admire
vt.欽佩；贊美vi.欽佩；稱贊
We all admire a brave boy, a beautiful picture, or a fine piece of work.
我們都喜歡勇敢的孩子，美麗的圖畫和好的作品。
assemble
vt.&vi.集合，聚集
The students were assembles in the school hall.
學生們在學校禮堂內集合。
beast
n.野獸；畜生
Lions, bears, cows, and horses are beasts.
獅子、熊、牛和馬都是走獸。
bravery
n.勇敢；勇氣
A young man of bravery saved the child from the burning house.
一個勇敢的小伙子了從失火的房子里救出小孩。
castle
n.城堡；象棋中的車
A king once lived in the mountain castle.
曾有一位國王住在山上的城堡里。
claim
n.要求vt.要求vi.提出要求
Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.
每一位公民都可以請求法律的保護。
conclude
vt.推斷；決定，作結論；結束vi.推斷；斷定；決定
As he didn't get here at six, I concluded that he had been delayed.
由于他六點還沒到此，我推斷他誤點了。
contract
vt.感染；訂約；使縮短vi.收縮；感染；訂約
Our shop contracted with a local clothing firm for 100 coats a week.
我們店約定與一家當地服裝公司每星期購買100件外套。
Most metals contract when they cool.
大部分的金屬在冷卻時收縮。
crop
n.產量；農作物；莊稼
Wheat, corn and cotton are the three main crops of the United States.
小麥、玉米和棉花是美國三種主要的農作物。
The drought made the potato crop very small this year.
干旱使今年馬鈴薯的產量很低。
deed
n.行動
Good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds should be punished.
好行為應受到獎勵，壞行為應受到懲罰。
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devote
vt.致力于；奉獻
He devoted his efforts to the improvement of the parks in the city.
他致力于自己的努力來改善城市公園。
divorce
n.離婚；分離vt.使離婚，使分離；與…離婚vi.離婚
He has been divorced for a year.
他已離婚一年。
His wife asked him for a divorce.
他的妻子向他提出離婚。
elegant
adj.高雅的，優雅的；講究的
The furnishings of the palace were elegant.
這宮殿的裝飾很高雅。
equator
n.赤道
The United States is north of the equator.
美國在赤道的北邊。
exist
vi.存在；生存；生活；繼續存在
We cannot exist without air, food, and water.
沒有空氣、食物和水我們就不能生存。
federal
adj.聯邦的；同盟的
The United States has a federal government.
美國是個聯邦政府。
forbid
vt.禁止；妨礙，阻止
Smoking is forbidden in the crowded bus.
在擁擠的公共汽車上禁止吸煙。
gallery
n.畫廊；走廊
Many pictures were hung on the walls of the gallery.
許多照片掛在畫廊的墻上。
grind
vt.＆vi.磨碎
That mill grinds corn into meal and wheat into flour.
那家磨粉廠將玉米磨成玉米粉，小麥磨成面粉。
improve
vt.改善vi.增加；變得更好
She improved her handwriting by constant practice.
她借著不斷的練習來改進她的書法。
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instrument
n.儀器；工具；器械
A doctor's instruments must be kept clean.
醫生的用具必須保持清潔。
junior
adj.年少的；下級的
This teaching course is for junior officers.
這門教學課程上為下級軍官設的。
leak
n.泄漏；漏洞，裂縫vi.漏，滲
There is a leak in the roof.
屋頂上有個洞。
The rain is leaking in through a crack in the roof.
雨正從屋頂上的縫隙漏進來。
lower
vt.減弱，減少；放下，降下
We lower our flag usually at six o'clock.
我們通常在六點降旗。
mayor
n.市長
A mayor is the chief government official of a city or town.
市長是一個城市或城鎮的主要政府官員。
mistrust
n.&vt.&vi.不信任；懷疑
He keeps his money at home because he mistrusts banks.
他把錢放在家里，因為他不信任銀行。
neat
adj.整潔的；優雅的；齊整的
The child was taught to put away her toys and clothes to keep her room neat.
那孩子被教導要將玩具和衣服收拾好，以維持房間的整潔。
occupy
vt.占據，占領；居?。皇姑β?br /> Mr. Smith occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.
史密斯先生在教育部擔任要職。
overall
adj.全部的；全體的；一切在內的
The overall length of the table is six feet.
桌子的總長度是六英尺。
patch
n.碎片vt.修補vi.打補丁
She sewed patches on the elbows of his jacket.
她將補丁縫在他夾克的肘彎處。
The mother patched the boy's trousers.
母親縫補那男孩的褲子。
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phrase
n.成語；習語；措詞vt.用短語表達；用語言表達vi.用話表示
He spoke in simple phrases so that the children under stood him.
他用簡單的語句說使孩子們聽得懂。
portion
n.部分；一份；命運vt.分配；給…嫁妝
His portion of the family property was the largest.
他分得的家產最多。
procession
n.隊伍，行列；一列，一排；列隊行進
A funeral procession moved along the main street.
葬禮隊伍沿主街道向前走。
quarrel
vi.吵架；爭論；挑剔
We have had a quarrel and don't speak to each other.
我們爭吵過后，就不再和對方說話了。
regret
n.遺憾；抱歉vi.感到抱歉
They said goodbye with great regret.
他們非常抱歉地說再見。
I regret to say that I cannot help you this time.
我非常遺憾地說，這次是幫不了你了。
reserve
vt.儲備；保留；預約vi.預訂
The seats are reserved for old and sick people.
這些座位是為老人和病人而保留的。
role
n.角色；任務
His role in that movie proved his acting ability.
他扮演那部電影的角色證明了他的演技。
scare
vt.驚嚇；把…嚇跑
The sudden noise scared her.
突如其來的響聲把她嚇一跳。
serious
adj.嚴肅的，嚴重的；認真的；莊重的；危急的
He spoke about the problem in a serious way.
他嚴肅地談論那問題。
silverware
n.銀器；鍍銀餐具
Her silverware consists of knives, forks, spoons, a water pitcher, and candlesticks.
她所有的銀器包括刀、叉、匙、一個水壺，還有燭臺。
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sole
n.鞋底；腳底adj.唯一的；單獨的；僅有的＼
He was the sole heir to the fortune when his rich aunt died.
他有錢的叔母死后，他是唯一的財產繼承人。
The stone cut the sole of his foot.
石頭割傷了他的腳底。
split
vt.分成…份，
The boys split the money into four shares.
男孩們將錢分成四份。
stern
n.船尾；末端adj.嚴厲的；堅定的
He is very stern in his students' discipline.
他對學生的紀律要求非常嚴格。
subtract
vt.減去；扣掉
Subtract 2 from 4, and the remainder is 2.
4減2得2。
sword
n.刀，劍；武力
Those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword.
那些靠刀劍吃飯的人，終將死于刀劍之下。
thorough
adj.徹底的；十分的；周密的
You must give the horse a thorough cleaning every day.
你必須每天給馬徹底清洗。
tradition
n.慣例，傳統；傳說
It is a tradition that women get married in long-white dresses.
女人結婚時穿白色長禮服是一種傳統。
unite
vt.使…混合；使…聯合；使…團結vi.團結；聯合；混合
The common interests made the countries unite.
共同的利益使得這些國家聯合起來。
vision
n.視力；眼力；想象力
The old man wears glasses because his vision is very poor.
老人戴著眼鏡，因為他的視力很差。
We need a man of vision as president.
我們需要一個有洞察力的人當總統。
widow
n.寡婦；孀婦
A widow is a woman whose husband had died, and who has not married again.
寡婦是有一個女人，她的丈夫已經死了，沒有再婚的女人。