1. domestic a.本国的,国内的;家用的;家庭的
Washington responded by freezing theprice of domestic oil.
华盛顿作出的反映是解冻国内的石油价格。
My value for domestic tranquilityshould much exceed theirs.
我该当远比他们重视家庭的镇定生活。
2. constant a.不变的,恒定的 n. 常数
In our world nothing seemsconstant.
在我们这个世界上似乎没有东西是永恒不变的。
The speed of light is an importantconstant.
光速是一个紧张的常数。
3. cliff n. 绝壁,峭壁
The sea had undermined the cliff.
海水腐蚀了绝壁的基部。
4. authority n.威信;当局
We see him as an authority on thesubject.
我们把他看作为这方面的威信。
The new building must be financed bythe local authority.
新大楼的建筑资金必需由中心当局供给。
5.audio a. 听觉
Students is very interested in theaudio-visual instruction.
学生们对视听教学非常感乐趣。
6. attitude n. 立场
attitude后常接towards/to,指“对于……的立场,见解”,如her attitude towards/to thequestion(她对这个问题的见解)。
值得注意的是,因上面例子中的宾语是question,有时间能够用on庖代to,如her attitude on thequestion。
She shows a very positive attitude toher work.
她事神志度非常主动。
7. community n.社区,社会
Everyone should invest some time incommunity service.
每小我都该当花些工夫在社区服务上。
The welfare of the community is thesame as the welfare of its members.
社会的福利就等于其成员的福利。
8. commit vt.犯(毛病,恶行等),干(功德等)
commit oneself to doing something使自己不得免于
They committed outrages on innocentcitizens.
他们对无辜的市平易近犯下了暴行。
9. comment n. /vt. 评论
He made no comments on ourproposal.
他对我们的建议没有作评论。
He commented that it was an excellentfilm.
他评论这电影很出色。
10. distinguish vt.辨别,辨别
词义辨析:distinguish, discern,discriminate
distinguish:平凡用词,指辨别者的能力或现实视察到的辨别,强调辨别所需的技巧。
discern:语义较笼统,侧重博识与精确的视察力,纷歧定有能力辨别关系亲切的各项事物。
discriminate:语气强,指从十分类似的事物中辨出差别,迥殊把好坏辨别开来。
Speeches distinguish human beings fromanimals.
人类和植物的辨别在于人会语言。

