offend v． 使…恼火；冒犯，触犯

Don't be offended. I am just kidding．

别恼火，我只是在开玩笑。

People who are too straightforward in speech easily offend others．

说话太直率的人很容易冒犯他人。

impress vt． 给人留下印象，引人注目；（~ on）印，盖印

The scenery of the Lugu Lake is strongly impressed on my memory.

泸沽湖的景色给我留下了深刻的印象。

impression n． 印象；印记，压痕

Vivian Leigh's excellent acting in the motion pictureGone with the Windhas made an indelible impression on movie fans all over the world．

费雯丽在电影《乱世佳人》（《飘》）中出色的表演 给全球影迷留下了不可磨灭的印象。

impressive a． 印象深刻的，感人的

The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's most impressive speech, concisely expressed many of the ideals and principles of democracy．

《葛底斯堡演说》是林肯最感人肺腑的演说, 它简明地阐述了民主的理想和原则。

bother vt. 打扰，麻烦；使不安 vi. 尽力；担心 n. 烦恼

Don't bother me with such small matter.

不要为区区小事来烦我。

I emailed my friends an invitation, but they didn't even bother to reply.

我用电子邮件向我的朋友们发了个请贴, 但他们竟懒得（不想费神）回复我。

You needn't bother yourself about all these details then.

You needn't bother your head about all these details then.

那么你就不必为这些琐事伤脑筋。

interfere vi． （~ with）妨碍，打扰；（~ in）干涉

Don't call people late at night. You will interfere with their sleep．

别半夜三更给人打电话，你会扰人清梦的。

The U. S. is often accused of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries．

美国经常被指责干涉他国内政。

range v． 在…范围内变化；排列成行；徘徊

n． 组合，系列；范围，距离，领域；山脉

The temperature in Kunming usually ranges between 15℃ and 25℃ (=from 15℃ to 25℃), and that's why it is called "the Spring City"．

昆明的气温通常在15到25摄氏度之间，所以被称为"春城"。

I have a wide range of interests．

我有广泛的兴趣爱好。

The Alps are long stretches of mountain ranges mostly located in Switzerland, France, and Italy．

阿尔卑斯山是延绵的山脉，主要位于瑞士、法国和意大利。

differ vi. (~ from) 和……不同；(~ with, ~ from) 与……意见不同

Human beings differ from animals because of their ability to speak and use tools．

人类和其他动物不同，在于他们会说话和会使用工具。

I am afraid I differ with / from you in this matter．

在这件事情上我恐怕与你意见不同。

difference n. 判别，差异；差，差额；（意见的）分岐

Both Bill Gates and Richard Lee are tycoons in the IT industry, although neither of them finished college. However, this does not mean that higher education makes no difference.

比尔·盖茨和李泽楷虽都没完成大学学业，却都是信息技术产业巨头。

然而，这不等于说高等教育不重要。

separate v. 使分离；划分；区分；分离 a. 分离的；不同的

Theory should by no means be separated from practice.

理论绝不应脱离实际。

I can't put up with you any more. Let's go our separate ways.

我无法再忍受你了，我们还是各奔东西吧。

take vt. 携带；需要，花费；学习（某学科），教（某学科或某人）；拿，取；取得，接受；买上，租用，订；服（药等）；乘（车）；测定，拍（照）；记录；理解

What does it take to become a TV host / hostess?

要当电视节目主持人需要具备什么条件？

I will take up journalism after graduation.

毕业后我将从事新闻工作。

bare a． 赤裸的，光秃的，无遮盖的；勉强够的 vt． 露出，暴露

In winter, the garden is bare of flowers．

冬天，花园里没有花，光秃秃的。

vacant a． 空的，未被占用的

It's hard to find a vacant postwith such a high unemployment rate nowadays．

现在失业率那么高，很难找到空缺的职位。

Is the lavatory vacant?

厕所没有人用吧？

hollow a． 空的，中空的；空虚的；声音沉闷的 v． 挖空，凿空

The trunk of a palm tree is hollow．

棕榈树的树干是中空的。

Some people think that playing cards seems a hollow pleasure．

有人认为打牌是一种无聊的消遣。

blank a． 空白的，空着的；失色的，无表情的 n． 空格；表格

If you press this key the screen will go blank．

如果你按一下这个键，荧屏上就什么都没了。

My mind was a complete blank when I had to fill in the blanks on the test paper．

当我得在试卷上填空的时候，脑子却完全一片空白。

relate vt． 叙述，讲述；使互相关联

vi．（~ to）和……有关；与……和睦相处

In the court, a witness must honestly relate what he has seen．

法庭上，目击者必须如实讲述所目睹的一切。

Freudianism relates what happened in one's childhood to his present state of mind．

弗洛伊德精神分析学说把一个人童年发生的事和他目前的思想状况联系起来。

Happiness does not always relate to wealth．

幸福不总与财富有关。

as ad. 同样地 prep. 当作；像

conj. 当…时；如同…那样；由于；尽管

As for your department's plan, you can change it as you wish.

至于你们部门的计划，你愿意怎么改就怎么改吧。

David comes as a manager, but he works like a worker.

戴维是做经理来的，但却像工人一样地工作。

relation n. 关系；亲戚

Researches show that there is a relation between smoking and lung cancer.

研究表明肺癌和吸烟有关。

Friendly relations between two countries are based on mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

两国间的友好关系建立在对主权和领土完整互相尊重的基础上。

owing a． 应付的，未付的

Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year．

由于资金缺乏，这项计划明年不再继续。

You need to pay the amount owing, plus the interest．

你需付应付的数额，再加上利息。

regard vt. （as）认为；注意；尊敬

n. 尊敬；（pl.）致意，问候；方面

A self-centered person shows no regard for other people's feelings.

以自我为中心的人不顾及别人的感情。

Please give my regards to your father.

请代我问候令尊。

Bach is regarded as the Father of Music.

巴赫被视为"音乐之父"。

idle a． 空闲的；懒散的；无用的

vt． 虚度 vi． 懒散，闲逛

Many people were idle during the depression．

在萧条时期，很多人都无事可做。

Don't idle away your youth！

不要虚度青春年华！

Every Saturday I idle my time going to movies．

每个星期六我都把时间消磨在看电影上。

lazy a. 懒惰的；慢吞吞的

Let's eat out today; I feel too lazy to cook.

我们今天外出吃饭吧，我懒得做饭。

We spent a lazy day at the beach.

我们在海滩上度过了懒散的一天。

indifferent a． 冷淡，不关心

You can be indifferent to politics, but how can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?

你可以对政治漠不关心，但你怎能对饥民的疾苦无动于衷呢？

inevitable a． 不可避免的，必然要发生的

If the population continues to expand, mass starvation and ecological disaster will be the inevitable consequences．

如果人口继续膨胀，大面积饥荒和生态灾害将会是不可避免的后果。

poverty n． 贫穷，贫困

In some rural areas, people live in poverty because of the poverty of the soil.

在一些农村地区，人们因为土壤贫瘠而过着贫穷的生活。

vigorous a． 精力充沛的；用力的，有力的

The best way to keep ourselves in shape is to do some vigorous exercise every day.

保持好身材最好的办法就是每天进行强身健体的运动。

Deng Xiaoping's theory has won numerous vigorous supporters of reforms．

邓小平理论赢得了无数改革的积极支持者。

alike a． 相同的，相像的（只作表语用）

Good friends are generally alike in background and tastes．

一般来说，好朋友的背景和品位都是相像的。

battery n． 电池（组）；炮兵连，炮组

Cell phones use rechargeable batteries．

手机使用充电电池。

bargain n. 便宜的东西；交易 vi. 讨价还价

Twenty for a Giordano coat? What a bargain!

20块一件佐丹奴大衣？真便宜！

What a waste of time to bargain for everything!

买什么都要讨价还价，多浪费时间啊！

store n. 商店，店铺；贮存，贮备；仓库 vt. 贮藏，存储

Small articles of daily use are usually sold cheaperin convenience stores than in big department stores.

便利店的小件日用品比大百货商店卖得便宜。

A computer can store a great deal of information.

计算机能储存大量的信息。

reserve vt． 保留，保存；预订

n． 储备（物）；保留，（言语、行为）拘谨，矜持；自然保护区

All rights reserved．

版权所有，侵权必究。

If you are not on a package tour during the peak tourist time,you must reserve tickets and hotel rooms before you go．

如果在旅游高峰期不参加旅行团,你就必须在出发前预订好票和酒店房间。

Foreign exchange reserves jumped．

外汇储备大幅度增长。

A reserved man seldom shows his emotions．

沉默寡言的人难得表露情感。

supply n. 供应（量）；（常pl.）存货，必需品

vt. 供给，供应；满足（需要），弥补（不足）

Factories and companies that don't supply the marketwith new products will be eliminated sooner or later.

不向市场提供新产品的厂商迟早会被淘汰。

Japan is dependent upon other countries for their material supply.

日本在原料供应方面要依靠别的国家。

provision n． 提供；准备，安排；条款，规定；（pl．）给养；口粮

Provision of shelter was the Red Cross's main concernfor the disaster victims．

为灾民提供避难处是红十字会的主要工作。

Those who spend all their money and make no provisionfor the future are short-sighted．

那些把钱都花光而不为未来做任何准备的人是目光短浅的。