regret
n. [C; U] a feeling of being let down
懊悔，遗憾
Much to my regret, I must leave now.
非常遗憾，我得走了。
v. feel sorry and wish sth. were not true
懊悔，惋惜
I regretted my decision not to take the job.
我后悔没有接受这份工作。
fairly
ad. rather; quite 相当，颇
It's fairly cold today.
今天相当冷。
later
ad. after some time
以后，后来
I'll tell you later.
以后我再告诉你。
At first he said no, but later he agreed.
他起初反对，但后来同意了。
satisfy
vt. 1. please someone by giving enough
使满意，使满足
The meal satisfied him.
这顿饭他吃得心满意足。
2. meet the demands of
符合（要求）
You seem to satisfy the conditions.
看来你符合条件。
freedom
n. 1. [U] the state of not being under someone else's control
自由
They enjoyed their freedom during the holidays.
他们在假期中享受自由。
2. [C; U] the right to do, say, think or write what one wants to
自由（主）权
You may have complete freedom of action in dealing with the matter.
在处理这件事情时，你可以有完全的自主权。
suitcase
n. [C] a case used for carrying clothes and other things, usually for travel
（旅行用）手提箱
The small suitcase is very heavy.
那只小手提箱很重。
date
v. 1. have a planned meeting between a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl
异性约会
They've been dating for months.
他们约会已有几个月了。
2. give the date
注明日期
The letter was dated July 4th.
信上的日期是7月4日。
n. 1. [C] a planned meeting between a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl
异性约会
I have a date with Jenny tonight.
我今晚与詹妮有约会。
2. [C] the number of the day, the month, and the year
日期
What's the date today?
今天几号？
career
n. [C] a job; life's work
职业
I take teaching as my life career.
我以教书为终生职业。
promise
v. agree to do or not to do sth.
允诺
They have promised to support us.
他们已答应支持我们。
n. [C] a statement that one will do or will not do sth.
诺言
Give me your promise that you'll never do that again.
答应我你永远不再干那种事。
include
v. have as a part
包括
The spending on equipment is not included in the bill.
账单中没有包括购买器材的费用。
absolutely
ad. very; completely
完全地
I trust him absolutely.
我完全信任他。
He is not kind, but not absolutely bad.
他不太友好，但并非很坏。
wonderful
a. very good; pleasing
极好的；美妙的
We're having a wonderful time.
我们过得非常愉快。
smooth
a. 1. free from problems and difficulties
没有问题的，顺利的
The way is now smooth.
道路现在通行无阻了。
2. having an even surface
光滑的
This paper is not smooth enough.
这张纸不够光滑。
treasure
n. 1. [C] a person considered very precious
不可多得的人物
He is a living treasure.
他是当今不可多得的人才。
2. [C; U] a very precious thing
珍宝，财宝
The library has many art treasures.
该图书馆收藏了许多艺术珍品。
v. keep or consider as precious
珍藏，珍视
She treasured those memories.
她珍惜那些回忆。
excitement
n. [U] the state of having strong feelings
兴奋
He should avoid excitement since he has a weak heart.
他心力衰竭，应当避免激动。
argue
v. fight in words
争吵，争辩
The couple is always arguing about money.
那对夫妇总是为钱争吵。
Don't argue with me; do what you are told.
别跟我争，让你怎么做你就怎么做。
lawyer
n. [C] sb. who practices or studies law
律师
I suggest you talk to a lawyer.
我建议你去请教律师。
divorce
n. 1. [C; U] the official ending of a marriage
离婚
She wants to get a divorce.
她打算离婚。
2. [C] parting
分离
His divorce from reality created serious problems.
他脱离实际，这产生了严重的问题。
v. 1. end a marriage officially
离婚
His wife divorced him last month.
他妻子上个月和他离婚了。
2. part completely
使完全脱离
Promise and action shouldn't become divorced.
许诺与行动不应脱离。
ought to
modal v. should
应该
You ought to be more careful.
你要更加小心。
fool
n. [C] a silly person
傻瓜
I was a fool to have refused his help.
我拒绝了他的帮助，真是糊涂。
v. make a fool of sb.
欺骗
He fooled the old woman out of all her money.
他骗走了那个老妇人所有的钱。
delay
v. 1. move to a later date
推迟；使延期
Our school decided to delay the sports meeting until next week.
学校决定把运动会推迟到下星期。
2. (cause to) be late
耽误
Our plane was delayed by a heavy rain.
我们的飞机因大雨晚点了。
3. move or take action slowly
拖延
Don't delay; post the cards today!
别再拖延了，今天就把明信片寄出去。
n. [C; U] keeping back and slowing down
拖延; 耽误
He came without delay.
他很快就来了。
After a delay of three hours, the train arrived.
火车晚点了三个小时后终于到达了。
rush
v. 1.act too quickly
仓促行动
Don't rush your breakfast. We still have enough time.
不要急急忙忙吃早饭，我们还有许多时间。
2.move suddenly with great speed
冲；急速前进
They rushed out of the house when they heard someone screaming outside.
他们听到外面有人尖叫，立刻冲了出去。
The car rushed past and nearly hit us.
汽车疾驰而过，差点儿撞上我们。
n. [C;U] a sudden quick movement
急促的行动；匆忙
I'm in a terrible rush.
我非常忙。
What's the rush?
为何如此匆忙？
bear
v. 1.give birth to
生（孩子）
She bore him a daughter.
她为他生了个女儿。
2. put up with
容忍
She bore the pain without any word.
她默默地忍受着痛苦。
single
n. [C] a person who is not married
未婚的人
She's one of the few singles in our school.
她是我们学校为数不多的未婚者之一。
a. 1.not married
未婚的
He's still single.
他仍然是单身。
2. being the only one
仅有一个的
His single idea is to leave the company.
他惟一的想法就是离开这家公司。
rotten
a. 1.not pleasant; not satisfying
糟糕的，恶劣的
He's a rotten driver.
他是个糟糕的司机。
2.gone bad
腐坏的
These bananas will go rotten in a week.
这些香蕉一星期后就会腐烂。
bar
n. [C] a place where such drinks as wine are served
酒吧
What time does the bar close?
酒吧什么时候关门？
He goes to the singles bar every Friday.
他每星期五都去独身者酒吧。
crazy
a. 1. mad; foolish
疯狂的，愚蠢的
This noise is driving me crazy.
这声音吵得我快发疯了。
2. very excited; very interested
狂热的，着迷的
She's crazy about dancing.
她迷恋跳舞。
turn out
1.end up; prove to be
结果是；证明是
It turned out nice and warm again today.
今天的天气又晴朗温暖了。
2. shut off
关掉
Please turn the light out.
请把灯关掉。
3. make; produce
制造，生产
The factory can turn out 100 cars a day.
这家工厂每天生产100辆汽车。
in college
at school of higher education; during the time of higher education
在大学里；在大学期间
Life in college is quite different from that at a middle school.
大学生活与中学生活非常不同。
go out of the window
be no longer considered
不再被考虑
Our plan went out of the window when the leader of our group fell ill.
我们的组长病了，我们的计划也随之泡了汤。
share in
have a part in sth.
分享；分担
While she often asks others to share in her troubles, she never lets others enjoy success with her.
她时常要别人分担她的困难，却从不与人一起欢庆成功。
be / feel tired of
feel too much of sth.
厌倦
Many students are tired of the history class which usually turns out to be rather dull.
历史课上得非常沉闷，许多学生对它感到厌倦。
argue about
talk about sth. that involves different opinions
争论，讨论
These professors argued about the level of the courses because they took it seriously.
这些教授讨论了课程的程度问题，因为他们对此很重视。
talk to sb.
speak to sb.
对某人说；与某人交谈
It is worth talking to your students about the importance of sharing information when it is very limited.
在信息有限的时候，很值得与你的学生谈谈分享信息的重要性。
get into
move into; fall into
进入，跌入，卷入
They forgot the key, so they made an effort to get into the room.
他们忘记带钥匙了，所以费了很大力气才进了屋子。
get out
move out
出去
Smoking is a bad habit, easy to get in but hard to get out.
吸烟这种坏习惯容易学会，但是很难戒掉。
take advice
accept advice
接受忠告
It is easy to persuade others but it is difficult to take others' advice.
劝别人容易，接受别人的忠告却很难。
run into
1. meet sb. by chance
偶然遇见
Guess who I ran into in town today?
猜猜我今天在市里遇见谁了？
2. hit
撞上
The boy was so careless that he ran into a wall when he walked along the street.
这男孩非常大意，在路上走的时候竟然撞在墙上。
3. get into a difficult situation
陷入困境，遇到困难
After a promising start, the company ran into trouble.
公司起先很有生气，但之后便陷入了困境。
Carol
卡罗尔 （男子或女子名，文中为后者）
Alicia
艾丽西亚（女子名，Alice的异体）
Bill
比尔（男子名，William的昵称）
Lisa
莉萨（女子名，Elizabeth的昵称，亦作Lise）
Sarah
萨拉（女子名，亦作Sara）
Robert
罗伯特（男子名）
