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1、ØAbsorbingenjoyableandinteresting,andkeepingyourattentionforalongtime:吸引人的,非常有趣的ØAltruisticadj.altruisticbehaviorshowsthatyoucareaboutandwillhelpotherpeople,eventhoughthisbringsnoadvantageforyourself利他的,无私心的e.g.Werehismotivesentirelyaltruistic?ØAmpleadj.mo
2、rethanenough足够的e.g.You'llhaveampletimeforquestionslater.ØAptlyadv.aptlynamed/described/calledetcnamed,describedetcinawaythatseemsverysuitable:适当地,适宜地e.g.TheaptlynamedSkylineRestaurantprovidesspectacularviewsofthecitybelow.ØBrothn.soupwithmeat,rice,orvegeta
3、bles肉汤,鱼汤,菜汤ØBruteadj.bruteforce/strengthphysicalstrengthratherthanintelligenceandcarefulthinking:暴力蛮劲e.g.Discussioncanbemoreeffectivethantheuseofbruteforce.ØCausationn.RPtheactionofcausingsomethingtohappenorexist原因,(某种结果的)出现,发生因果关系ØCharactern.theparticula
4、rcombinationofqualitiesthatmakessomeoneaparticulartypeofperson特征,好的品质ØCheatn.someonewhoisdishonestandcheats:欺骗行为，骗子e.g.Hisaddictionhasturnedhimintoacheatandaliar.ØClausen.SCLapartofawrittenlaworlegaldocumentcoveringaparticularsubjectofthewholelawordocument
5、:从句，(法律文件等的)条款e.g.Aconfidentialityclausewasaddedtothecontract.ØCommitmentn.apromisetodosomethingortobehaveinaparticularway:承诺,许诺,保证e.g.Areyoureadytomakealong-termcommitment?ØConformv.toobeyalaw,ruleetcconformto/with遵守，符合e.g.Studentscanbeexpelledforrefusing
6、toconformtoschoolrules.ØConnivern.apersonwhodoesnottrytostopsth.wrongfromhappening纵容者conniveatanescapefromprison故意放纵越狱ØContortionn.whensomethingistwistedsothatitdoesnothaveitsnormalshapeandlooksstrange(脸部或躯体的)扭曲,变形,走样,扭曲的动作(或姿势)ØDerivev.togetsomething,espe
7、ciallyanadvantageorapleasantfeeling,fromsomething得到，源于Derivesomethingfromsomethinge.g.Medically,wewillderivegreatbenefitfromthistechnique.ØDestructionn.theactorprocessofdestroyingsomethingorofbeingdestroyed破坏,毁灭,消灭ØDevastatingadj.badlydamagingordestroyings
8、omething毁灭性的Devastatingeffect/impacte.g.Acidrainhasadevastatingeffectontheforest.ØDiscreetadj.carefulaboutwhatyousayordo,sothatyoudonotoffend,upset,orembarrasspeopleortellsecrets谨慎的,慎重的,考虑周到的e.g.Heassuredhert
