1. acquaint /ə'kwent/ vt. (with) 使瞭解
The Internet and newspapers acquaint us with recent happenings around the world. 互聯網和報紙使我們能及時瞭解天下之事。
2. advantage /əd'væntɪdʒ/ n. 優點；好處
Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
3. certificate /sɚ'tɪfɪkɪt/ n. 證書，執照
These three certificates establish a claim against you for quality discrepancy. 這三份證明書證實質量不符，所以我們向貴公司提出索賠。
4. civil /'sɪvl/ adj. 公民的，國內的；民用的；民事的；文明的
Until now, Gone with the Wind, a film about the American Civil War, has still been regarded as the best Hollywood make. 直到現在，《亂世佳人》（《飄》）這部關於美國內戰的影片仍被認為是好萊塢的扛鼎之作。
5. conflict /'kɑnflɪkt/ n. 衝突；戰爭；vi. 衝突
Do American immigration laws conflict with any international laws? 美國的移民法與國際法有牴觸嗎？
6. counter /'kaʊntɚ/ n. 櫃檯；籌碼；計數器；vt. 反駁；ad. 反方向地
I countered her arguments by pointing out the advantages of my plan. 我指出自己所做計劃的優點以反駁她的論點。
7. detective /dɪ'tɛktɪv/ n. 偵探
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue is considered the world's first real detective story. 埃德加·愛倫·坡的小說《莫格街謀殺案》被認為是世界上第一本真正的偵探小說。
8. dismiss /dɪs'mɪs/ vt. 不再考慮；解僱；解散；駁回
Bryant claims he was unfairly dismissed from his post. 布賴恩特聲稱自己被無理免職。
9. evident /'ɛvɪdənt/ adj. 明顯的
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. (Thomas Jefferson) 我們認為這些真理不證自明——人皆生而平等。（托馬斯·傑斐遜）
10. filter /'fɪltɚ/ n. 濾器；v. 過濾；（消息等）走漏
All drinking water must be filtered. 飲用水都必須過濾淨化。
11. govern /'ɡʌvɚn/ vt. 統治；支配
Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern. 英國有女王，但執政的是首相和內閣。
12. inhabitant /ɪn'hæbɪtənt/ n. 居民
American Indians were the earliest inhabitants of America. 美洲印第安人是美洲最早的居民。13. lodge /lɑdʒ/ vi. 借宿；vt. 供……以臨時住宿；n. 鄉間小屋
The travelers lodged in motels every night. 這些旅行者每晚都借宿汽車旅館。
14. intermediate /ˌɪntɚ'midɪət/ adj. 中間的；中級的
The pupa is at an intermediate stage of development; it is intermediate between the egg and the adult butterfly. 蛹是蝴蝶發育的中間階段，介於卵和成蟲之間。
15. jealous /'dʒɛləs/ adj. 妒忌的；精心守護的
Some girls easily get jealous of other girls’ beauty. 有些女孩容易妒忌其他女孩的美貌。
16. loose /lus/ adj. 松的；不精確的；自由的
The older you become, the looser your skin will be. 年紀越大，皮膚就會越鬆弛。
17. loosen /'lusn/ v. 解開；鬆弛
You should loosen up (your muscles) before and after doing physical exercises. 運動前後，應該放鬆一下（肌肉）。
18. necessity /nə'sɛsəti/ n. 必需品；必要（性）
Those refugees lack money even for basic food and water-the necessities of life. 那些難民沒錢買起碼的食品和水等生活的必需品。
19. objection /əb'dʒɛkʃən/ n. 反對；反對的理由
“What do you think of my proposal?” “I don't have any objection to it.”“你覺得我的建議怎麼樣？”“我沒異議。”
20. preface /ˈprefɪs/ n. 序言
The characteristics of this book are mentioned on the cover and in the preface. 本書的特色在封面和前言都有提及。
21. proportion /prə'pɔrʃən/ n. 比例；部分；均衡
The proportion of boys to girls is usually about four to one in science and engineering colleges. 理工大學的男女生比例通常是4：1。
22. render /'rɛndɚ/ vt. 使得；給予；翻譯
Fatness renders a person clumsy. 身體肥胖使人笨拙。
23. representative /'rɛprɪ'zɛntətɪv/ n. 代表；adj.（of）有代表性的
In Britain, representatives in the House of Commons are elected by the British people. 在英國，下議院代表是英國人民選出的。
24. somehow /'sʌmhaʊ/ ad. 用某種方法；不知怎麼地
Maybe we could glue it together somehow or other. 說不定我們會有辦法把它給粘起來。
25. somewhat /'sʌmwʌt/ ad. 稍微，有點
It is somewhat difficult to answer this question. 要回答這個問題有點困難。
26. specify /'spɛsɪfaɪ/ vt. 明確說明
It is against federal law in the U.S. to specify skin colour in a newspaper ad for roommates. 在美國，在報紙廣告上具體指明合租者必須是某種膚色是違反聯邦法律的。
27. strategy /'strætədʒi/ n. 戰略，策略
Mao Zedong was a great strategist skilled in military strategy. 毛澤東是一位善於制定軍事策略的偉大的軍事戰略家。
28. typical /'tɪpɪkl/ adj. 典型的
The architecture of the Chinese imperial garden the Old Summer Palace has a typical baroque style—highly ornate and extravagant. 中國帝王御花園圓明園的建築風格是典型的巴洛克風格——裝飾極其奢華。
29. vice /vaɪs/ n. 缺點；邪惡，惡行
Greed, jealousy, dishonesty and lewdness are considered to be vices; and of all vices, lewdness is the worst. 貪婪、嫉妒、欺詐和淫慾被視為惡行，而萬惡淫為首。
30. appetite /'æpəˌtaɪt/ n. 胃口；慾望
A good appetite is a good sauce. （諺）飢不擇食。
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