prime
a. 1.chief
首要的，主要的
Tony Blair is the present Prime Minister of Britain.
托尼•布莱尔是英国的现任首相。
2.of the best quality
最好的，第一流的
The show was on television during prime time when everyone was watching.
这套节目在黄金时间播出，收视率极高。
minister
n. [C] the person who is in charge of a government department
部长
The Minister of Agriculture should take responsibility for the poor production of corn this year.
农业部长应该对今年谷物歉收负责。
offence(美offense)
n. 1.[C] a wrongdoing; crime
过错；违例；犯罪
Driving while drunk is a serious offence.
酒醉驾车是严重违章。
2.[C; U] sth. that hurts feelings
引起反感的事情
These dirty houses are an offence to the eye.
这些肮脏的房屋挺刺眼。
tour
vt. 1.visit somewhere on a journey
游览
We're touring Italy on our vacation.
我们正在意大利观光度假。
2.[C] a journey during which several places are visited
旅游；周游；漫游
They went on a tour around the castle on that rainy day.
下雨那天他们去游览了城堡。
n. [C] a period of duty at a place
出差
He has a two-year tour in Germany as an engineer.
他以工程师的身份到德国出差两年。
elect
vt. choose sb. for a certain post
选举；推选
They elected him monitor of their class.
他们选他当班长。
courage
n. [U] the quality of doing things without feeling afraid
勇气，胆量
She was a woman of courage.
她是位有勇气的女性。
speech
n. 1.[C] an act of speaking to a group of listeners
演说，演讲
The President is going to make a speech to the press.
总统将对报界发表演说。
2.[U] the act of speaking
说话（能力）
Only humans have the power of speech.
只有人类具有说话的能力。
3.[U] a way of speaking
说话方式
By your speech, I can tell you are from Texas.
听你的口音，我想你是德克萨斯人。
address
v. 1.speak or write to sb.
向……讲话；给……写信
She particularly addressed the young people in the crowd.
她特别把话讲给人群中的青年人听。
2.write a name and address
写地址
There's a letter addressed to you.
有封写给你的信。
3.pay attention or efforts to
致力于；着手
He addressed himself to the main problem.
他把注意力集中在主要的问题上。
n. 1.[C] a speech made to a group of people
演说，讲话
The opening address turned out to be dull.
开幕式上的讲话结果很乏味。
2.[C] the number of a building, name of the street and etc., where sb. lives or works
地址
I can't read the address on the envelope.
我看不清这信封上的地址。
headmaster
n. [C] sb. in charge of a school
校长
The teachers are not happy with the way the headmaster works.
教师们不满意校长的工作方法。
obey
vt. do what one is ordered to do
服从；遵命
Everyone has to obey the law.
人人都要遵守法律。
kilo
n. [C] a kilogram
千克，公斤
A kilo of apples, please.
请给我一公斤苹果。
edge
n. 1.[U] the farthest part from the center
边缘
She stood by the water's edge.
她站在水边。
2.[C] the thin and sharp part of a knife
刀锋
The knife has a very sharp edge.
这把刀刃很锋利。
penny
n. [C] a coin worth a cent
便士
The tour won't cost you a penny.
这次旅游你不用花一分钱。
election
n. [C; U] choosing of a member for a position
选举
The election results were a surprise.
选举的结果令人吃惊。
vice
a. 1.a word used with a title
(头衔),
2.to mean that a person is next below the person with the title
副(职)的
Gore used to be the vice president of the United States.
戈尔曾经是美国副总统。
deed
n. [C; U] an action
行为，行动
We have to be honest both in word and deed.
我们在言行上都要诚实。
lock
vt. 1.put or keep (esp. a person or animal) in an enclosed
(与世隔绝的)
place and prevent them from leaving, esp. by locking a door
关押
She was locked in a basement.
她被关在地窖里。
2.make sth. firmly closed
锁上
Lock the door when you're away.
不在家时，门要锁上。
I'm sorry, the door won't lock.
对不起，这门锁不上。
3.become fixed
卡住
I can't control the car; the wheels have locked.
我无法操纵这辆车，轮子被卡住了。
n. [C] an instrument for fastening things like doors that can only be opened or closed with the right key
锁
I need a lock on my door.
我的门上需要加把锁。
damp
a. rather wet
潮湿的
I can't wear these damp socks.
我不能穿这双湿袜子。
bury
v. 1.cover over with sth.
埋藏；掩盖
The car was buried in heavy snow.
汽车被埋在厚厚的雪中。
2.put a dead body into the ground
埋葬
Her mother was buried in her native town.
她的母亲被安葬在老家。
valley
n. [C] an area of land lying between two lines of hills or mountains
山谷
There's a small river running through the valley.
山谷里有一条小河流过。
deaf
a. 1.not able to hear
聋的，失聪的
He can't hear you; he's deaf.
他听不见你说话。他是聋子。
2.not ready to listen
不愿听
She is deaf to others' advice.
她听不进别人的忠告。
bitter
a. 1.filled with hate, anger, disappointment, etc.
怀恨的；怨愤的；伤心的
She burst into bitter tears on hearing about the divorce.
听到离婚的裁决，她伤心地哭起来。
2.having a sharp taste
苦味的；苦的
The fruit tastes bitter.
这水果有苦味。
3.causing pain
引起痛苦的，辛酸的
It was a bitter blow when we found that they had been cheating us all the time.
发现他们一直在欺骗我们，对我们是严重的打击。
race
n. 1.[C] a group of humans different from other groups in size, color, and other features
人种；种族
The German race is a relatively big one.
日耳曼是一个比较大的种族。
Race relations between the two countries will improve.
两国之间的种族关系将得到改善。
2.[U] the fact of belonging to one of the groups
种族特征
There are more and more people of mixed race.
混血儿越来越多了。
survive
vt. 1.remain alive in spite of (disaster and etc.)
从……中逃生；幸存
Few birds managed to survive the bad winter.
没有几只鸟活过那个严寒的冬天。
He didn't survive long after the accident.
事故之后，他没能活多久。
2.live longer than
比……活得长
He died in 1950 but his wife survived him by another 30 years.
他死于1950年，但他的妻子比他多活了30年。
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
他的妻子和两个儿子比他活得长。
camp
n. 1.[C] a place where people are kept
集中营
Labor camps are built for some sorts of prisoners.
劳教所是为有些罪犯建造的。
2.[C;U] a place with tents where people live for a short time
营地
We'll soon be back in camp.
我们很快就回营地。
vt. live a short time in a camp
野营
We go camping every summer.
每年夏天我们都去野营。
concert
n. [C] a musical performance
音乐会
We attended an all-Beethoven concert.
我们聆听了一场贝多芬作品音乐会。
violin
n. [C] a four-stringed wooden instrument, supported between the left shoulder and the chin (下巴) and played by drawing a bow
小提琴
Stern plays the violin very well.
斯特恩小提琴拉得很好。
attend a school
go to school
上学
There are still a lot of children who cannot attend a school for one reason or another.
仍然有不少儿童由于这样那样的原因不能上学。
throw sb. out of
force sb. out of
撵走；开除
He was thrown out of the meeting.
他被撵出了会场。
bring courage to
make sb. feel brave
给……带来勇气
His words brought courage to us.
他的话给了我勇气。
give a speech
make a speech
作演说
The professor is going to give us a speech on the development of socialism.
教授将就社会主义的发展做一次演讲。
hold back
1.prevent from acting
阻碍，阻挡
Although there are opposite opinions, he won't hold himself back from his decision.
尽管有许多反对意见，他仍不会收回自己的决定。
2.stay back
远离
John held himself back from public activities because he felt embarrassed with strange people.
约翰远离公众活动，因为他不习惯与陌生人在一起。
lose one's job
no longer have a job
失业
The failing business of the company made him lose his job.
公司的业务不景气使他失业了。
lose an election
be defeated in an election
落选
She lost the election for the best actress this year.
她在今年的最佳女演员评选中落选了。
do great deeds
do great things
做伟大的事情；做好事
Common people can also do great deeds for the public.
普通人也能为公众做好事。
born of
brought into existence by
出生于
He was born of a poor family.
他生于一个贫穷的家庭。
write sb. off
1.believe that sb. is not good
认为……不行，不看好……
She'd been written off as a failure at the age of eleven.
她在十一岁时曾经被认为是一辈子不会有出息的人。
2.remove sth. or accept as a loss
扔掉；免除
Mr. Brown had so much trouble with the new TV set that he finally wrote it off.
布朗先生新买的电视机老是出毛病，结果他就把它扔掉了。
If a customer still owes the store money when he or she dies, the store must often write it off.
如果一位顾客死去的时候还欠商店里钱，那么这家商店一定会免除这宗债务。
Sir Winston Churchill
温斯顿•邱吉尔爵士（1874-1965，二次大战期间任英国首相）
Harrow
哈罗公学(英国著名的一所男生寄宿学校，创于1571年)
India
印度（亚洲国家，首都为新德里New Dehli）
World War II
第二次世界大战（1939-1945）
Abraham Lincoln
亚伯拉罕•林肯（1809-1965，美国第16任总统）
Illinois
伊利诺伊州（位于美国中北部）
U.S. Congress
美国国会
U.S. Senate
美国参议院
John Bunyan
约翰•班扬（1628-1988，英国作家）
Valley Forge
福捷山谷
George Washington
乔治•华盛顿（1732-1999，美国第一任总统）
Ludwig Van Beethoven
路德维格•范•贝多芬（1770-1827，德国作曲家）
Martin Luther King, Jr.
小马丁•路德•金（1929-1968，美国黑人民权运动领袖）
Nazi
纳粹
Itzhak Perlman
伊茨哈克•珀尔曼（1945- ，以色列小提琴家）
Albert Einstein
阿尔伯特•爱因斯坦（1879-1955，美国理论物理学家）
