9. 虽然他是新来的，但他很会适应新环境。 (adapt)
Although he is a new-comer, he is quick to adapt to a new environment.
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10. 在开学典礼上，校长代表全校致欢迎辞。 (address)
At the school opening ceremony, on behalf of the whole school, our principal delivered an address of welcome.
Translation practice:
1. 她很有教书的才干。真遗憾她放弃了她的教师职位。 （ability, abandon ）
She has the great ability to teach. It is a pitycher. 2. 每次我看到他的时候，他总是专心于他的功课。 (absorb)
6. 一些学生常把老师和家长的话当作耳边风，经常 表现不佳。 (take … account of) Some students often take no account of what their teachers and parents say and don't behave well.
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7. 班长昨天指责 Jack 上课迟到，今天又责备他做功课 动作慢。 (accuse, blame)
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17. 由于上了岁数，他的健康开始衰退。此外， 疾病使他老得更快。 (age)
His health begins to fail with age. Besides, illness ages him very quickly.
18. 惟有努力学习，你才会赶超班上其他同学的。 (Only, go ahead) Only by studying hard will you go ahead of the rest of the class. 19.我祖父还很有活力，比我们年轻人更活跃。 他的双眼总是因为快乐而炯炯有神。 (alive)
She has the job more easily because she has an advantages over others in English.
15. 就我的肺病我请求医生能给我些忠告，她劝我不要 抽烟。 (advise)
I asked the doctor to advise me on the lung problem. He advised me against smoking.
Monitor accused Jack of being late for school yesterday, and today she blamed him for doing his homework slowly.
8.他于多年前养成抽烟的坏习惯，因此现在的健康越来 越差。 (acquire) He acquired a bad habit of smoking, so his health has been failing.
Every time I see him, he is always absorbed in his home work. 3. 门锁上了，所以我们只得从窗户进入房间。 (access)
The door is locked, so we have to gain access to the room through the window.
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Translation (2)
11. 我们订购了一些可根据孩子们不同高度任意调节的 椅子。 (adjust) We have ordered some chairs which can be adjusted to the different heights of children.
12. 他承认丢了这间屋子的钥匙。 (admit) He admitted having lost the key to the house.
My grandfather is still very much alive, more alive than us young people. His eyes are always alive with happiness.
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20.据我所知，只有她能回答这个问题，所以我想与 她单独谈谈。 (only, alone) As far as I know, only she is able to answer this question, so I'd like to talk to her alone.
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4. 我们的班主任和我们同学很亲近。 (accessible) Our class teacher is accessible to us students.
5. Tom在告别会上自告奋勇弹钢琴为我伴奏。 (accompany)
Tom volunteered to accompany me on the piano at the farewell party.
16. 今年，我本可以腾出一周的时间去度假。但老板要 我放弃，我无法无视老板的命令。 (afford)
I could have afforded to take a week's vacation this year. However, the boss asked me to give up, and I can't afford to neglect his instruction.
13. 如果假期要出游，最好预先订好票。 (in advance)
You'd better book a ticket in advance if you want to
travel during the holidays.
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14. 因她比别人在英语上更有优势，所以她轻易地 得到了这份工作。 (advantage)