备考英语四级：三个5000英语单词以及例句

第1周

1.strivefor努力，力求

,Whileachallenge,balance,ingeneral,issomethingIstriveforinmylife.

2.becontentwith对…满意;对…感到满足

•Butitdoesn'tmeanthatIamcontentwith(herestofhisprogram.

3.keepupwith跟上

•iokeepu。withpopulationgrowth,theeconomyneedsabout125,OOUnewjobspermonth.

4.derivefrom源自，源于

•Infact,muchoftheircunentsupportappearstoderivefromforeignsources.

5.vanish['vaeniJ]v.消失

•Hejustvanishedandwasneverseenagain.

6.core[ko:Jn.核心

•Intheendtheybothgettouseit,butonlyintheircoremarkets.

7.comeintobeing形成，产生

•Whendidthisoddtheorycomeint。being?

8.makealiving谋生

•Thefactthati(takestwopeoplenowadaystomakealiving,changesallgenderroles.

9.uncertain[An's3：t(a)n;-tin]a.无常的;迟疑不决的uncertaintyn.不确定性

•Withthebirthofmassmedia,suddenlywewerebeingtoldinnouncertainterms.

•Withsomuchuncertainty,itisfarfromanidealtimetobearetiree.

10.assessment[^sesmont]n.评定，评估

"Theassessmentisstillunderwayandthisnumberwillcontinuetogrow.

11.perceive[po*si：v]v.察觉；感知到perceiveda.察觉到的，感知到的

"Studentsmustperceiveforthemselvestherelationshipbetweensuccessandeffort.

,Muchoftheassessmentwasandstillisbasedonaperceivedlackofthingswearetoldwe

shouldwantorhave.

12.brand-new['breencl'njuja.崭新的；新近获得的

•Thebrand-newcomputeryoubuyisoutofdateassoonasyouwalkoutofthestore.

13.outofdate过时的，不再流行的

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•Thevolunteerswhoworktherecomplainthatallareoutofdateandhalfareinlanguagesno

onespeaks.

14.vicious['vifas]a.恶毒的；品行不端的

•Somepeoplehavenightmaresaboutbeingchasedbyrunawaytrains,viciousanimalsorbad

guys.

15.guilt[giItJn.犯罪；内疚guiltya.内疚的；犯罪的

•Whenourgoodsarenotasgoodasothers,wewillfeelguilt,andmostofall,shame.

•Ifeelsoguilty,leavingallthistoyou.

16.cultural['kAItfonl]a.文化的

,EatingtogetheristhefoundationoftheculturalidentitythroughouttheMediterranean.

17.meaningless[mimiijbs]a.无意义的

•SocialmediainteractionatthescaleofFacebooklikescanbesuperficial,andmeaningless.

18.attribute[o'(ribju：tjn.属性vt.(to)把…归因于

•ManyintheNetherlandsattribute(heirsuccesstoharmoniousrelationsbetweenthesesocial

partners.

19.advocate['sedvakeit；司n.提倡者vt.提倡;拥L

•Hewasastrongadvocateoffreemarketpoliciesandamulti-partysystem.

•AndthePresidentwillcertainlycontinuetoadve/ateforsenatorstosupportthatban.

20.ultimately[AIIImatll]ad.最后;基本上

•ThedecadealsosawtheFordplantcontract(缩小)andultimatelythecompanyannouncedit

wasclosingdown.

21.leadto导致

•Sheconfessedto(hekillingandledpolicetohisremains.

22.miserable['mizorob(o)l]a.悲惨的，痛苦的

,Wcusedtohaveeverythingwcwant-thebighouse,thenicecars-butwcweremiserable.

23.forthesakeof为了…目的俐益

•Ifyouaretryingtoearnmoneyforthesakeofhavingmoremoney,youwillneverbe

satisfied.

24.contentment[kon'tenlmsnljn.“两意，满足

•Isitpossibleforustofindakindofcontentmentindoingthejob?

25.lasting['la:sag]a.持久的，永恒的

•Truecontentmentandlastingjoydon'tcomefromanythingthatmoneycanbuy.

26.lookbackon回顾

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Wouldyoutradethosemomentsyoulockbackonasyourfondestmemoriesforapileof

cash?

27.impress[Im'prcs]v.给某人印象impressionn.印象

•Inthestrip,thecreatorpokedfunatourneedtodothingsinordertoimpressotherpeople.

28.affordable[s'fo：dobol]a.负担得起的affordvt.提供：买得起

•Magazineswerenotwidelyread,andtheywereonlyfbrtherichwhocouldaffordboththe

timeandmoneytoreadthem.

,Atthattime,onlytherichwereaffordablethemagazines.

29.integrate['intigreit]vt./vi.融合;使成一整体

,Manychildrenwithlearningdifficultiesareintegratedintoordinaryschools.

,Hedidn'tintegratesuccessfullyintotheItalianwayoflife.

30.messy「mesi]a.肮胜的；混乱的

"He'sjuslbeenthroughaparticularlymessydivorce.

31.massive['m<esivla.大星的；严重的

,Therewasevidenceofmassivefraud.

•Hediedsixweekslaterofamassiveheartattack.

32.deliberateIdi'libareit]a.不慌不忙的；故意的

•Witnessessaythefiringwasdeliberateandsustained（持久的）.

33.fascinating[fesineitig]a.迷人的，有极大吸引力的

•Itwillbefascinatingtoseewhatnewdiscoveriesitmakesinthecomingyear.

34.surrender[so'rends]v.投降；放弃

•GeneralMartinBonnetcalledontherebelstosurrender.

•Nadjahadtofilloutformssurrenderinwallrightstoherproperty.

35.destructive[distrAktiv]a.破坏（性）的,毁灭（性）的

"Whatisgoodfbrtheindividualcanbedestructivetothefamily.

36.inhabit[in'hasbit]vt.（A）居住于；（动物）栖居于

,Thesocialnetworkhashelpedcreatethebuzzinghive（蜂巢）ofinfbrmationthatweall

inhabit.

37.distribute[dis'tribjua]vt.分发；分配

,Withoutaregistration,theymaynotlegallydistributeorsellbeerinthestale.

38.invade[in'veid]v.侵入vt.涌入

,TheRomansinvadedBritain2,000yearsago.

•Peopleinvadedthestreetsinvictoryprocessionsalmostthroughouttheday.

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39.enrich[inritf]vt.充实，使丰富；使富裕

•Itisimportant(oenrichthesoilpriortoplanting.

•Hewilldrain,rathertlianenrich,thecountry.

40.significantLsig'nifikont]a.重要的，意义重大的

,Thistrendisboundtohaveasi^iiificantimpactforbusinesses.

41.eliminate[i'limincit]vt.排除,消除

•Iiwilleliminaie4,000ofiiscombined57,000jobsasaresultofthemerger.

42.permanent['poimonont]a.永久(性)的,固定的

,BuitherewillalsobesomesealswaitinglobefilledonaDcrmanenlbasis.

43.implication[,impli'keifon]n.含意,暗示;可能的影响或结果

•Theimplicationwasobvious:voteforusoritwillbeveryembarrassingforyou.

44.neglect[ni'glekt]n.疏忽vt.疏忽；忽略；遗漏

•Whattheyneglecttoconsideriswhythecityexistsinthefirstplace.

45.consult[kon'sAit]vt.找…商议，请教；查阅，查看

,Hedidnotconsultwithanyaccountingorfinancialadvisersregardinghisresearchand

writingactivity.

46.discipline['disiplin]n.学科：纪律vt.训导；惩罚

•Thischartshowshowquicklythebudgetcanbebalancedwithvaryingdegreesof

fiscaldiscipline.

47.elementI'climant]n.元素,要素

•ButIwasinterestedmoreintherecruitmentelement,theprocessofprovidingworkfor

people.

48.fulfil(l)[fulfil]vt.履行,实现；满足

•GDP,whoevertakesofficewillfindpromisesmucheasiertomake(hantofulfil.

49.foundation[faun'deijan]n.基础，根据

•AsIsaidlastweek,acreativeculturemustbebuiltonafoundationofrcspcct.

50.promote[pr。'mout]vt.促进；升职；促销

•Sucharuleisnotlikelytoimproveprivateinvestmentdecision-makingor，romotcmore

efficientmarkets.

(1-26出自Text,Unit2；27-50出自四级核心词汇)

第2周

1.reserve[口'z3：v]n.储备vi.预定vt.储备；保留；预约

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•I'llreserveatableforfive.

•ThePersianGulfhas65percentoftheworld'soilreserves.

2.reasonable[rizonabal]a.合理的；通情达理的

•Privateplanesarcnotintheirbudget,sotheyassumetheirspendingisreasonable.

3.necessity[ni'sesiti]n.必然性；必需品

,Yesterday'sluxurieshaveahabitofbecomingtoday'snecessities.

4.entitle[ln'UUt(o)l;en-]vt.给…称号；使…有权利

•Accordingtoa2006surveyentitled"NecessityorLuxury'',33%ofAmericansnowview

cableTVasanecessity.

5.luxury[1Akf(a)n]n.奢侈

•Byallaccountsheleadsalifeofconsiderableluxury.

6.justify['djAstifai]v.证明…正当

•Noargumentcanjustifyawar.

7.cosmeticjkoz'metik]a.美容n.化妆品cosmeticsurgery整容手术

的

,Wecameallthewayhereforacosmeticsurgerythatwon'tfixanything.

8.appliance[o'plaions：n.(家用)器具

•Thatstrengthwasoffsetbycontinuedweaknessinindustrialandappliancedemand.

9.qualify['kwDllfai]v.有资格qualificationn.资格

,Cosmeticsurgerystillqualifiesasluxuryinmostpeople'sminds.

10.popularity[pnfijulaeratl]n.普及.流行

•FromMumbaitoRiotoNewOrleans,organizedtoursofpoorareashavegrownin

popularity.

11.categoryI'kactig(a)ri]n.种类categorizevt.分类

•Howlongwillitbebeforetheseitemsmakethejumptothenecessitycategory.

,Makealistofyourchild'stoysandthencategorizethemassociableorantisocial.

12.excessive[ik'sesiv]a.过多的；过分的excess(ik'ses]n.超额；过量

•Thewesterncountriesarewellknownfbrtheirexcessiveconsumption.

•Thevalueofthecompanyiswellinexcessof$2billior..

13.favor[,feivo]n.赞同；偏爱vt.偏爱favorablea.有利的；赞成的

•Hewasparticularlylikelytobuythemwhentheywereparticularlyoutoffavor.

•Sixty-fourpercentofAmericansnowsaytheyfavoramissiledefensesystem,upfrom56

percent.

14.instant['instant]a.立刻的，立即的

•Onedisadvantagetoinstantcommunicationisthattheeaseofcommunicatingcan

sometimesresultinmis-communicating.

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15.barelyfbeoli]ad.儿乎不；勉强

•Itwas90degreesand(heairconditioningbarelycooledtheroom.

16.statistics[sta'tistiks]n.统计；统计学

,Thescienceofstatisticstellsusthatpositivecorrelationsrangefrom0.0to1.0.

17.bankruptcy[terjkrAptsi]n.破产bankrupta.破产的

•Notsurprisinglytherewasalsoarecordnumberofconsumerbankruptciesfiledin2005.

•Ifthefirmcannotsellitsproducts,itwillgohankrunt.

18.grim[grim]a.严肃的；阴冷的：令人沮丧的

•Asmentionedearlier,:he，rimoutlookisn'tlimitedtoAmericaeither.

19.publication[pAbll'kelf(o)n]n.出版;出版物

•Theguideisbeingtranslatedintoseverallanguagesforpublication.

20.fund[fAnd]n.资金vt.投资,为…提供资金

,TheconcertwillraisefundsforresearchintoAIDS.

•Smithmakesnoprofitfromit,buthopesadvertisingwillfundi(infuture.

21.maximize['mceksimaizlvt.使最大化

,Todothatyoumayneedtomaximizeyourrisksratherthanmanagethem.

22.inreality实际上

"Forsome,thiswillbeamodern-dayinterpretationoftheCinderellastory,

unfoldinginreality.

23.priority[pnii□roti]n.优先考虑的事;重点

•Ifapproved,itwouldmakereducinglevelsofgender-basedviolenceaU.S.foreignpolicy

priority.

24.byallmeans一定，务必

,Ifyouareabsolutelycertaintohavethesolution,byallmeans,stepforward.

25.powerfulI'pausfiil]a.强大的，强有力的

•Withoutacomputer,themostpowerfulmindwouldsinkundertheloadofinfbrmation.

26.assume[o'sju:m]v.假定;采取;承担assumptionn.假定，臆断

•Mostpeopleassumethattheyaren'ttheonesdoingallthisneedlessspending.

-Mr.CrosswillassumetheroleofCEOwithateamoffourdirectors.

27.emerging[l'ma-djIg]a.新兴的emergevi.浮现：败露

•TheemergingmiddleclassesinChinaandIndiaareworkinghardtojointhecrowdof

excessiveconsumptior.

,Letthemarketdeterminetheproperpriceforthestuffandremedies(补救)willnaturally

emerge.

28.getby过得去

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•Ifyouaskthemhowtheyaredoing,theywilltellyouthattheyarejustbarelyzettingby.

29.conduct|'kDndAkt]v.管理；引导n.行为；实施

,Asurveyconductedindicatedthatnearly2/3ofAustralianssaytheycan'taffordtobuy

everythingtheyneed.

30.property['propoti]n.财产：房产：性质

•Heisinsuredfordamagetohisproperty,butnotforhislossofearnings.

31.inevitable[in'cvitob「a.必然的，不可避免的

,Itischange,continuingchange,inevitablechange,thatisthedominantfactorinsociety

today.

32.register['redjista]vi./vt.记录；登记;注册

•Youmustregisterifyouintendtovote.

33.comparable['komporobol]a.类似的，同类的；比得上的，相当的

•Isthesituationoftheworldtodaycomparable(othatof10yearsago?

34.intensity[in■tensoti]n.强烈，剧烈；强度

,Asaresult,between2001andnow,theiremissionsintensityactuallyroseby14%.

35.regulate['rcgjulcit]控制，管理；调节

"TheFAAhasstruggledtofigureouthowtoregulatedrones.

36.abuse[o'bju:s]n./vt.滥用;虐待

•Still,stockloanisabusinessthatisripefbrabuse,atleastaccordingtoinvestigators.

37.resistant[rizistant]a.抵抗的，反抗的

•Ahealthydietcreatesabodyresistanttodisease.

38.intelligent[in'telidjant]a.聪明的，有才智的

,Ifmenshouldnotmanyintenixentandsuccessfulcareerwomen,(henwhomshouldthey

marry?

39.aggressive[o'gresiv]a.侵略的，挑衅的；有进取心的

"Thearrangementshowshowmuchmoreae-rcssivcregulatorshavegottenindealingwith

(hebankingcrisis.

40.barrier「ba?同n.障碍；隔阂

•Theinnovation-blockinggroupshasbeenandcontinuestobeanimportantbarriertoriches.

41.indispensable[.indis'pensobl]a.必不可少的,必需的

•Themoralisthatnoneofusshouldforgettheoldtruismthatnobodyisindispensable.

42.fundamental[,fAneb'mental]a.基本的,基础的

,Butthepastthreeyearshaveseentwofundamentalchangesacrossthesmartphone-laptop

continuum.

43.indifferent[indifront]a.漠不关心的;不积极的

•Ilis(ruethatmostRepublicansonCapitolHillwereindifferent,andmostDemocratshostile.

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44.launch[10:nif]vt.发起(运动)；发射

•TheMythOfStars06.12.02Moviestarsareabsolutelynecessarytolaunchahilpicture.

45.manual['mjenjuol]a,手工做的n.手册，指南

,Youmayfindyourselfdealingwithdifficult,demandingbossesanddoingmanualwork

besides.

46.preserve|pri'zo:v]vt.保护，维持；保存

,Wehavetoacttopreservetheunityofthisnation.

47.military['militori]a.军事的，军用的

•Hisbrother,hesays,hasremainedinanAmericanmilitaryjailfor18months.

48.preferable[prefbrob]a.更好的,更可取的

,Itwouldbepreferableforlegislatorstocleanupthemesscreatedbytheirpredecessors.

49.available[s'veilobl]a.可得到的；可达到的；可用的

"Since1978,theamountofmoneyavailabletobuybookshasfallenby17%.

50.enormous[i'no.mos]a.巨大的，庞大的

•Inbusiness,nothingisfree,andresultslikeoursonlycomeafterfacingenomnuschallenges

first.

(1-24出自Reading1,Unit2；25-50出自四级核心词汇)

第3周

1.inherit[in'hentlv.继承inheritancen.继承；遗产

•WhenPeterBuffettwas19,heinherited$90.000instockfromhisfamily.

2.release[n'li：s]v./n.释放；发布

,Hehadanexemplarymilitarycareerandhasacleanrecordsincehisreleasefromprison.

3.considerable[kon'sid(o)r0b(o)l]a.相当大的：值得考虑的

•Thebook,releasedlastyear,isdrawingconsiderableattentioninChina.

4.lavishvi[]a.浪费的；大方的

•TheChinesemediahascriticizedthelavishspendinghabitsofweaithychildren.

5.inclination|inkli'neif(o)n]n.倾向；爱好inclinev.倾斜;易于

"Therichsecondgenerationalsohasaninclinationtospend.

•Thosewhofailinclinetoblametheworldfortheirfailure.

6.liveoff依赖…生活

"Mostoftherichsecondgenerationarelivingofftheirparents.

7.stir[st3：]n./v.搅拌；轰动

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•TheextractscreatedastirinChina.

,Thegroupkeepsaprivate,online"wallofshame"todocumentcontroversies（争议）theystir

up.

8.offspring['Dfspriij]n.后代,子孙

•Criticshavesaidspoilingthemdoesn'tteach（heoffspringhowtosurviveinsociety.

9.passionate['p<ef（9）not]a.热情的

,Still,thesearethechidlengeswe'veacceptedtoliveourversionofapassionatelife.

10.privilege['privaildjjn.特权vt.给与…特权

•Andso,now,itisapleasureandaprivileuetobeheremyself.

11.compose[kom'pouz]vt.创作；作曲compositionn.

•Buffettlookhismusicaltalenttofilms,comDosinqapieceforKevinCostner'sDanceswith

Wolves.

12.enterprise['entopraiz]n.企业;进取心

,TheLondonversionhasonlybeenopenafewmonthsandisanambitiousenterprise.

13.empower[Im'paua;em-Jvt.授权;使能够

•TheNoVoFoundation,anonprofitorganization,isdedicatedtoempowerinqwomenand

girlsaroundtheworld.

14.currency['kAr（9）nsi]n.货币；通货

,Valuesarethesteadycurrencythateamustheall-importantrewards.

15.reward[riwo:d]n.报答，奖赏：报酬vt.报答，奖励

•Very,veryfewcompaniesareinasfavorableofapositiontorewardshareholders.

16.tough[（Af]a.艰苦的；牢固的

•Hebuiltupareputationasatou-hbusinessman.

17.spoil[spDI1]vt.溺爱;破坏spoileda.被宠坏的

,Grandparentsareoftentemptedtospoiltheirgrandchildrenwhenevertheycometovisit.

•Therichsecondgenerationhaveinheritedthelabelofspoiledheirswithlittleorno

responsibilities.

18.dedicate['dcdikcit]vt.致力；献身

,Forthenextfewyears,shededicatedherselftoherwork.

19.prosperity（pro'spentl]n.繁荣prosperv.繁荣，昌盛

•Economicprosperitymaycomeandgo.

,Hisbusinesscontinuedtoprosper.

20.depress[di'pres]vt.使沮丧，使消沉；使不景气

,Thethoughtoftakingtheexamagaindepressedhim.

•Moreover,thestrongdollar-afactorthathashelpeddepressimportprices—neednotbea

permanentphenomenon.

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21.dispute[dis'pju:tjn.争端，争论vl.质疑，反驳vi.争论，争吵

•Thefirmisinvolvedinalegaldisputewitharivalcompany.

,Hedisputedtheallegations（指控）.

22.substantial[sob'sta?nfol]a.可观的,有分量的

,Asubstantialnumberofmotherswithyoungchildrenaredeterredfrom（F且止）undertaking

paidworkbecause（heylackaccesstochildcare.

23.define[di'fain]vt.给…下定义

•TheConventionAgainstTorturedefinestortureasanyactthatinflicts（造成）severepainor

suffering,physicalormental.

24.spur[spa:]vt.激励，促进n.刺激（物）；激励

•Theirattitude,ratherthanreininghimback,onlyseemedtospurPhilipon.

"Wewouldoftendecidewhattoplayonthes〉urofthemoment.

25.impact['imp史kt]n.影响，作用；冲击

•Theysaytheyexpectthemeetingtohaveamarkedimpactonthefutureofthecountry.

"TheFoodSafetyActwillprogressivelyimpactonthewayfoodbusinessesoperate.

26.dynamic[dai'na?mik]a.有活力的；动力的n.匆态：动力，活力

•SouthAsiacontinues（obethemostdynamiceconomicregionintheworld.

,Whatisneededisinsightinto（hedynamicsofthesocialsystem.

27.promptIpiOmpt]vt.推动；促使（某人做某事）a.及时的

•Thedecision/romutcdanoutcry（强烈抗议）amongprominentUScampaigners.

,Promptactionmustbetaken.

28.enforce[in'fb:s]vt.施行;强制执行

•Boulderwasoneof（hefirstcitiesinthenationtoenforceabanonsmoking.

,Theystruggledtolimit（hecostbyenforcingalow-techspecification.

29.productive[pro'dAktiv]a.多产的，富饶的

•Mostofusaremoreproductiveinaquietplacewherewearenotgoingtobeinterrupted.

30.dumb[dAm]a.哑的,说不出话的;愚蠢的

,Wewereallstruckdumbfbraminute.

•Thequestionsweresetuptomakeherlookdumb.

31.fade[feid]vi.褪色，变黯淡；逐渐消失

•Thesunhadfadedthecurtains.

•Hopesofapeacesettlementarebeginningtofade.

32.appropriate[s'praupriot]a.适当的,恰当的

•ItisappropriatethatHispanicnamesdominatethelist.

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33.feature['fi:tfa]n.特征，特色

•Dumbeconomicthinkinghasbeenafeatureofenergylegislationatleastsince1973.

34.consequence[konsikwans]n.结果，后果

,Whetherdeathwillremaintheultimateconsequenceofgrowingoldremainstoheseen.

35.associate[a'souf使联合，结合

•Theideaistoassociatethecardwithmomentsofenjoyment,andanemotionalreward.

36.academic[,aeka'demik]a,学术的:学院的

,Theauthorhassettledforamoreacademicapproach.

37.accurate['aekjurit]a.精确的，准确的

"Broadcastnewswasaccurateandreliablebutdeadlydull.

38.identical[ai'dcntikal]a.完全相同的，一模一样的

•Youcouldbuysimilar,butnotidenticalsecuritiesandsellthemafter30days.

39.exposure[iks'pou3o'n.暴露，显露exposevt.

,Likemanyofus,hertrainexposuretothatcity'srichcultureisthroughfriends,foodand

music.

40.deprive[dipraiv]vt.(of)剥夺，使丧失

•Weknowthatifyoudeprivearatofsleep,theratsbegintoeatmore.

41.undergo[,Ands'gau]vt.经历；遭受

•Astensofmillionsofbabyboomersreachretirement,thesystemwillundergoenormous

stress.

42.urgent['a:d30ntia.急迫的,紧要的

,Thenotealsopromotestheurgentneedforadaptationinthemanagementofwatcr.

43.widespread[waidspred]a.分布广的；普遍的

•Thesaleofgametes-humaneggsandsperm-isalreadylegalandwidespreadaioundthe

world.

44.withdraw[wid'dro：]vt.收回；撤销；撤退

,Whatifyouandyourspousewithdrawmoneyfromthesameaccountatthesametime?

45.boundary'['baundori]n.分界线，边界；界限

•Theboundariesbetweenhistoryandstorytellingarealwaysbeingblurredandmuddled(模

糊南「

46.elegant|'eligont]a.优雅的,高雅的

•Patricialookedbeautifulandelegantasalways.

47.standfor代表；表示，象征

,Believeinwhatyoustandforandputyourselftothetesteveiyday.

48.analyze['aenalaiz]vt.分析;解析

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三个5000英语单词

•Gainmoreinputfromcitizenreportersandbeabletoanalyzeandtakeaction.

49.sophisticated[so'fistikeitid]a.世故的，老练的；精密的，复杂的

,Honeybeesuseoneofthemostsophisticatedcommunicationsystemsofanyinsect.

50.transformation[,trsensfb'meifsn]n.转化；转变

•Thetransformationwearedealingwithnowwouldnothavebegunwereitnotforhim.

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1.nowthat既然

•Nowthatyouhavebsenhomeforawhile,itisthetimeforyoutothinkaboutwhattodo

next.

2.reflect[n'flcktjv.反映；反省，反思

•AsIreflecteduponmyowncareer,Ithinkaboutthepossibilityoftakingaworkingholiday

abroad.

,Hadtheybeenmorereflective,theywouldprobablybeteachingattheiridealcolleges.

3.emotional[Imaufona]a.感情上的emotionallyad.

,Buttheemotionalequilibrium（平衡）fbrwomenandworkwilllikelyhappenwomanby

woman.

4.crash[kr«f]n.撞车；撞碎，坠毁v.撞坏；崩溃，垮台

,Ilostmyjobandhadtwocrashesinfivemonths.

,Sometimesoon,andmaybenow,wewillhavethedefinitive（决定性的）endofthe2008

crash.

5.fillout填写

•Toapplyforajob,youmustfilloutaform.

6.awkward['□：kvvad]a.尴尬的；笨拙的

•Ienjoyedmakingnewfriendsandtheyacceptedmeformysociallyawkwardself.

•But.fbrmuchoftheprogrammeheseemsillateaseandalittleawkward.

7.clue[klu:Jn.线索,提示

•Oneday,asinvestigatorswerereviewingthecrime-scenephotographs,theystumbledora

possibleclue.

8.capture['kaeptfo]vt.录制,拍摄；俘获；捕捉n.捕获；战利品

•Microsoftgotintothevideogamebusinesstocapturesomeofthegrowingmarket.

,Hetookoneofthemdown,whichledtothecaptureoftheothers.

embrace[lin'biels,ein-]vl.拥抱;信奉;包含

三个5000英语单词

•Iwasproudofmyselfforconstantlysteppingoutofinycomfortzoneandembracingthe

unknown.

"Whyshouldwcembraceimmigrants（移民）iftheyseethemselvesfirstasMexicansandnot

asAmericans?

10.beobsessedwith着迷于

•IndianwomenareabletoadmireWesternmodelswithoutbecomingtotallyobsessedwith

lookinglikethem.

11.version['v3：f（o）n]n.（事物的）变化形式，变体：版本：译文

,Thankyou,Vancouver,forhelpingmebecomeabetterversionofmyself.

12.perspective[po'spektiv]n.观点

,Wecanalsogiveyousomepers—ecticethatwillhelpyouinvestforthelongterm.

•Buttoday,wc'vcgotacloserlookatthelayofthelandfromalocalperspective.

13.majority[mo'djDU（I]n.多数

•Thereweretimesandpeoplethatstressedmeout.butforthemajorityofmyemploymentI

enjoyedgoingtowoikeveryday.

14.regular['regjub]a.定期的;普通的n.常客

•Wchadfunatworklisteningto90smusic,drinkingourdailyStarbucksandservingour

friendlyregulars.

,Someofmyregularcustomersturnedup,sawwhatwasgoingonandleftwithouthavinga

drink.

15.adore[o'do:]v.崇拜，爱慕；喜欢

•Iadcredseeinganewcityeveryfewdays.

•Tennisfanshaveknownthisforyears,andthey'vecometoexpectitandadoreit.

16.ensure[In'f0;-Jua;en-]vl.确保;使…安全

•Thegoalofastatesmanwastoensurethatthespiritheldthewidestpossiblerangeofobjects.

17.unity['ju:niti]n.团结，统一（性）

•Wchavetoacttopreservetheunit、ofthisnation.

18.ironic[aironik]a.讽刺的，令人啼笑皆非的

•Itisironicthatsomanywomenareanti-feminist（反对女权主义者）.

19.convert[kan*vo:t;'konv0：t]v.（使）转变（化）；（使）改变信仰等

•Thechallengeistoconvertsomeofitintocommercialenterprises（企业）and

en（repreneurialstarl-ups（新创公司）.

,HewasamajorinfluenceinconvertingGodwintopoliticalradicalism（激进主义）.

20.decent['di:s0nt]a.像样的，相当好的；得体的

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•Unlikemany,she'sseendecentgrowthinherpayoverthepastfewyears.

•Theychosetoworkhardandmadeadecentlivingincareersthatinterestedthem.

21.abnormal[xb'no:mol]a.不正常的

,Ifyouhaveheartdiseaseorabnormalbloodpressure,saunas（桑拿浴）canpotentiallyhe

dangerous.

22.panic['pamik]n.恐（惊）慌v.（使）恐慌，（使）惊慌失措

,Shegotintoapanicwhenshecouldn'tfindthetickets.

23.incredible[inkredobol]a.极好的；难以置信的

"Il'sincrediblethathesurvivedthefall.

24.oblige[o'blaid3]vt.迫使；帮…的忙；使感激obligationn.义务，责任

•Circumstanceshadobligedhimtosellthebusiness.

,Ifyouneedaridehome,Tdbehappytooblige.

"I'dbeobligedifyou'dtreat（hismatterasstrictlyconfidential.

25.context['