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sex
n. 1. [C] male or female
男性，女性；雄性，雌性
There are many differences between the sexes.
两性之间有许多差别。
This is typical (典型的) of the male(男) sex.
这是男性所特有的。
2. [U] gender
性别
What sex is your dog?
你的狗是公的还是母的？
There is sex discrimination(歧视) in school, too.
校园里也有性别歧视。
suggest
vt. 1. say sth. indirectly
暗示
Her silence suggested anger.
她的沉默暗示愤怒。
Are you suggesting that I am not telling the truth?
你的意思是我没有讲实话？
2. put forward an idea for consideration
建议；提出（想法等）
I'd like to suggest another plan for our business.
我想为我们的生意提出另外一个计划。
Can you suggest how we should do it?
你能建议我们该怎么做吗？
actual
a. real; being the fact
实际的，确实的
The actual cost(费用) was much higher than we had thought.
实际成本比我们预料的高得多。
actually
ad. in fact
事实上
He looks honest, but actually he is bad.
他外表忠厚，但是实际上很坏。
prefer
vt. choose one rather than another; like one better than another
更喜欢
He decided to go to Xi'an, but I preferred to go to Hainan.
他决定去西安，但是我更想去海南。
She prefers coffee to tea.
与茶相比，她更喜欢咖啡。
I prefer walking to driving a car.
我愿意步行，不愿意开车。
special
a. not usual; for a certain purpose
特殊的，专门的
Teachers should take care of children with special needs.
教师应该照顾那些有特殊需要的孩子。
There is a special train to Beijing at 1 p.m.
下午一点有一班到北京的专列。
poet
n. [C] a writer of poems
诗人
How could the critics(评论家) praise such a poet？
评论家们怎么会赞扬这样的诗人？
poetess
n. [C] a woman poet
女诗人
Emily Dickinson is a well-known American poetess.
艾米丽•狄金森是著名的美国女诗人。
actress
n. [C] a woman actor
女演员
The good-looking actress performed(表演) well in this play.
这位漂亮的女演员在戏中有出色的表演。
artist
n. [C] a person who practices any of the arts
艺术家
Picasso was a great artist.
毕加索是位伟大的艺术家。
silly
a. showing a lack of good sense; foolish
愚蠢的，糊涂的
It's silly to make such a decision.
做出这样的决定真傻。
How silly of me! I've left the key in the room.
我真笨，竟把钥匙忘在房间里了。
That's the silliest report I've heard.
那是我所听到过的最愚蠢的报道。
beautiful
a. having beauty; giving great pleasure to the mind or senses
美丽的，优美的
Her voice is not quite perfect. However, her singing is beautiful.
她的嗓音并非十全十美，但是她的演唱却相当动人。
The beautiful Kunming Lake has almost(几乎) been destroyed by pollution(污染).
美丽的昆明湖几乎被污染彻底破坏了。
actor
n. [C] a man who acts on TV, or in films, etc.
演员,男演员
Parker is thought to be a very good actor.
派克被公认为是一名出色的演员。
respect
vt. have a high opinion of
尊敬，敬重
We deeply respect her courage (勇气).
我们深深敬佩她的勇气。
n. [U] the feeling of having a high opinion of sb.
尊敬，敬重
They were looking at the professor with great respect.
他们用充满敬意地看着那位教授。
respectable
a. [usually of a person] showing qualities that are widely held to be good or right
受人尊敬的；体面的；正派的
It is not thought to be respectable to throw (扔) away waste paper in public.
公共场所扔废纸被认为是不文雅的。
I have to go and put on a clean shirt to make myself look respectable.
我得去换件干净的衬衫，让自己看上去体面一点。
professor
n. [C] a university teacher of the highest level
教授
He became a professor at the age of forty.
他40岁当上了教授。
Many professors prefer knowledge(知识) to money.
许多教授看重知识胜过金钱。
good
a. 1. having pleasant qualities
良好的；令人满意的
He is a good person to work for.
他是一个值得为之工作的人。
He suggests that his exam results will be good.
他暗示他会考得很好。
2. useful or suitable
有用的；适合的，相宜的
It's a good time to take the medicine now.
现在正是吃药的时间。
Without any information from outside(外界), we'll be good for nothing in this world.
在当今这个世界，如果没有外界的信息，我们将变得一无是处。
n. （pl.）things for sale
货物，商品
foreign goods
进口货
partly
ad. in some way or to some degree
部分地；在一定程度上
She was only partly responsible(责任) for the death of the man.
她只对那个人的死负部分责任。
describe
vt. say or write what sb. or sth. is like
描述
The professor described the sex differences clearly in class.
教授在课上对性别差异作了详细的描述。
mailman
n. [C] a postman
邮递员
His clothes suggest that he is a mailman.
他穿得衣服表明他是个邮递员。
officer
n. 1. [C] the name given to a policeman
对警察的称呼
"Yes, officer, I saw the man going into the store."
"是的，警察先生，我看见那个人进了商店。"
2. [C] a person who has an official position of importance
官员
Her brother is a local(当地的) government officer.
她的哥哥是当地政府的一名官员。
mail
n. [U,C] letters, small boxes, etc. sent by post
信件，邮件
The office mail is opened in the morning.
公务信件在早晨开启。
There is another special mail in the afternoon.
下午还有一批特殊邮件。
carrier
n. [C] a person who carries sth.
运送物品的人
The mail carrier brings a newspaper to my door every morning.
每天早晨邮差会把报纸送到我家门口。
remove
vt. get rid of
移去，去除
His words removed doubts(疑虑) in her mind.
他的话打消了她的疑虑。
When oil is added to the food, it is difficult to remove the oil.
一旦把油掺杂到食品里，就很难再把它除去。
suppose
vt. 1. think or accept as true or possible
认为；猜想
I don't suppose that he will agree to our suggestion.
我认为他不会同意我们的建议。
2. have as a condition
假设
The company's(公司) decision supposes growing sales (销售).
公司的决定假设了销售是不断增长的。
believe
vt. accept sth. as true
相信
I will believe it when I see the prize.
当我亲眼见到奖品才会相信。
It is not silly to make others believe the importance of information.
让人相信信息的重要性并不是一件愚蠢的事情。
ability
n. [U; C] the fact of having the skill, knowledge or power to do sth.
能力，才能
He was a man of many abilities.
他是个多才多艺的人。
We wondered at his ability to invent explosives.
我们为他发明炸药的能力感到惊讶。
culture
n. [C; U] the customs, beliefs, art or other products of a particular group of people at a particular time
文化
People from different countries may feel a culture gap and culture shock(冲突).
来自不同国家的人可能会有文化差异并造成文化冲突。
sort
n. [C] a group of things that are similar in some way
种，类
Pop music(流行音乐) is the sort she likes most.
流行音乐是她最喜欢的音乐。
ending
n. 1.[C] the last part of a word
词尾
All these words have the same ending: criticize, organize and realize.
下列单词的结尾部分是一样的：criticize, organize 和 realize。
Often, we can tell what part of speech(词性) a word is from its ending.
在很多情况下，我们可以从一个词的词尾判断出这个词的词性。
2. [C] the end of a story, film, play, etc.
结局, 结尾
The actors and actresses showed a perfect happy ending in the play.
演员们以大团聚作为整场戏的结束。
sound
vi. 1. give an idea about sth. when heard
听起来
What he described sounds reasonable.
他的描述听起来合情合理。
2. make a sound
发出声音，鸣响
The bell(铃声) sounded when the mail arrived.
邮件来时,铃声响了。
instead
ad. in place of sth. or sb.
代替，更换
Stuart was ill so I went instead.
斯图尔特病了，所以换了我去。
situation
n. [C] how things are or might become
形势，情况，状况，局面
If this unlikely situation comes, you should discuss the problem with us.
万一这种不太可能的形势出现的话，你要同我们商量这个问题。
But the situation isn't as simple as that.
但是情况不是那么简单。
custom
n. 1. [C; U] usual ways of doing things
风俗，习俗
Sometimes it is difficult to get used to another country's customs.
有时要适应另一个国家的风俗习惯很困难。
2. [C] the usual practice of a person
习惯
It was his custom to go to bed early and get up early.
他的习惯是早睡早起。
for example
as one of the things just talked about
例如, 举例
For example, we have found that we can do good business by selling services(服务).
举个例子，我们可以通过销售服务做生意。
used to do
(used in the past tense) showing that sth. always happened in the past
（用于过去时）过去常常
We used to have lots of friends but they all seem to have gone now.
我们过去有许多朋友，但现在他们似乎都走了。
talk about sth.
say or speak about
谈论
What we talked about did not seem to matter much.
我们谈论的事无关紧要。
be present in
appear at/in (some place)
出现
If you need any more facts, then they are present in his latest book.
如果你需要更多的证据，在他最近出版的书里可以找到。
as if
as it would be
好像，仿佛
Mother and Father smiled at everyone and looked as if they were having a great time.
父母对每个人都微笑，似乎他们玩得很痛快。
mean… by
show in writing or speech, etc. by the use of
用……表示……的意思
What Marx meant by a particular society was a group of people making a living together.
马克思所说的社会就是人们有组织地在一起生活。
think of
call to mind; remember
想到，想起
He was the first man I ever thought of working with.
他是第一个我想与其共事的人。
dozens of
(informal) lots of; many
(非正式) 许多
They only found three of the dozens of girls that had been lost in the London area(地区).
他们只找到在伦敦地区失踪的许多女孩中的三个。
end in
have as a result at the end
结果为, 以……结束
The love began in a hotel and ended in sorrow (悲伤) and pain for Rose and David.
罗斯与戴维的爱情开始于一家宾馆，而以悲伤与痛苦告终。
remove…from
take away from
移走, 去除
This year, the police and fire services(服务) will be removed from this area(地区).
今年在这个地区要取消警察和火警服务。
after all
in spite of everything
毕竟，终究
He didn't look happy; after all, the exam was too important to him.
他看上去不太高兴；毕竟这次考试对他来说太重要了。
agree with
have the same opinion as (sb.)
同意……的观点
We all agree with him about the need for a new teaching building.
他提出需要建一座新教学楼，我们都表示同意。
a part of
a piece of a whole
（整体中的）一部分
You could win a week in Hainan, for free - and bring a friend along with you as a part of the prize.
你可以免费在海南玩一周；作为奖励的一部分你还可以带上你的一位朋友同去。
all sorts of
all kinds of
各种各样的
"What a helpful boy you are, my dear," she said softly. "Good at all sorts of things."
"亲爱的，你真能干，"她温和地说，"什么都会干。"
find out
learn or discover
发现，查明
You still haven't told me how he found out where she lived!
你还没有告诉我他是怎么找到她住在哪里的。
instead of
in place of
替代，取代
She usually collected her mail in the evening, instead of in the morning.
她一般晚上取信，而不是早晨。
wait for
not leave until sb. or sth. comes
等待，等候
She smiled and waited for her listeners to come back to her.
她微笑着等待听众回到她这边。
Gigi Jones
吉吉•琼斯
Doctor Speakwell
斯皮克韦尔博士
Japan
日本，亚洲东部的一个岛国，首都东京（Tokyo）
