The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.
保护我的妹妹是我最重要的责任。
convenient 方便的, 便利的, 合适的 I have to find a convenient location for the shelves. 我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。 在你方便时我能来和你谈谈吗? Is it convenient for you to go out tonight? 今晚你方便出去吗? share with 与…分享〔合用〕 I'll share my apple with you if you'll give me half of
He suffers from acute depression. 他患有严重的忧郁症。 Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.
economic depression
prepare for (使)为…作准备
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man of words= keep promise遵守诺言
intend 意欲, 打算
He did not intend paying the bill. 他不打算付账。 be intended for专为……而设计，专供……使用 absolute绝对的, 完全的 I look upon this as an absolute necessity. 我认为这是绝对必要的。 convention习俗, 惯例 Convention dictates（命令、指示） that a minister
keep up with跟上, 不落人之后
extend延长; 扩展; 达到(某一点) France has greatly extended its influence in
world affairs. 在世界事务中, 法国的影响已大大地扩大了。 extend给予, 提供, 发出 It was kind of you to extend an invitation to us. 感谢你对我们的邀请。
along with跟……一起
Along with alcohol, tobacco is taxed in most countries.
apology道歉, 认错, 愧悔
I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资。 relieve缓解, 消除, 减少 The doctors did their best to relieve the patient. 医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。 relaxation消遣, 娱乐,放松; 放宽 relax v. It was the only place for off-duty relaxation. 这是假日休闲的惟一去处。
your cake. 你若把你的蛋糕给我一半, 我就与你分享我的苹果。
has an eye for有判断力、欣赏力 Mr. Wang has an eye for painting praise称赞, 赞赏 They have been praising you all the time. 他们总在夸奖你。 praise崇拜; 荣耀 He despised people who were lavish with
should resign in such a situation. conventional 依照惯例、传统的, 约定俗成的
regular有规律的, 定期的, 定时的 He leads a regular life. 他过着有规律的生活。 regular合乎原则的; 符合规定的; 正当的; 适当的 I think your method isn't quite regular. 我认为你的方法不正当。 original起初的; 原来的 The original settlers are the Indians. 最早在这里定居的是印第安人。 original独创的; 新颖的 The inventor had an original mind. 那个发明家具有创新的头脑。
their praises. 他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
blame
envy 妒忌; 羡慕 They were full of envy when they saw my new car. 他们看了我的新汽车, 都非常羡慕。 Spread one’s own wings 独立 perform执行; 履行 He not only promised, but performed. 他不仅许下诺言, 而且做到了。 perform表演; 扮演 He performed well under pressure. 他在压力之下表现得很好。 performance履行, 执行;演出, 表演
The police recovered the stolen jewellery.
relief(痛苦等)缓解, 减轻, 解除 This medicine will give you some relief. 这药会为你减轻一些痛苦。
They send relief to those who made homeless by floods.
expand使…变大, 扩大, 扩张 The ranks of the teachers are constantly expanding. 教师队伍日益扩大了。
The eagle expanded its wings. 雄鹰展翅。 exceed 超过; 超越 The demand for fish this month exceeds the supply. 本月的鱼市供不应求。 expose 曝光,暴露; 显露 New fashions are exposing more and more the body. This film has been exposed. 这胶卷已经曝光了。
他生病后康复得很快, 不久就去上班了。
Will the government's policies lead to an economic recovery?
recover恢复
He is very ill and unlikely to recover. 他病得很重, 不大可能恢复健康了
apologize 道歉
You forgot to apologize. 你忘记道歉了。
I must apologize that if I offended you, I didn't mean to.
我必须向您道歉, 如果冒犯了您, 我不是有意的。
innocent清白的, 无罪的, 无辜的 They have imprisoned an innocent man. 他们监禁了一个无辜的男子。 innocent涉世不深的; 天真的, 单纯的 I was very young, and very innocent. 我那时非常年轻, 幼稚无知。
Every day they are talking about peace but actually preparing for war.
他们每天都在谈论和平, 但实际上却在准备战 争。
get ready for (使)准备好... A piece of cake轻松的事，小事一桩，一块蛋
take pains take after 仿效 take apart 拆开 take over 接管:获得对… take back 收回(所说的或所写的事) take for 把…当作 Do you take me for a fool? take on 从事 Took on extra responsibilities
retreat 撤退; 退却
Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat. 我们的战士迫使敌人后退。 recovery恢复健康, 复原
He made a quick recovery from his illness and was soon back at work.
average平常的, 普通的,平均的e meal; it was average.
饭菜没什么特别, 挺平常的。 routine例行公事, 惯例, 惯常的程序
The security men changed their usual routine and collected the money at a different time.
保安人员改变了他们通常的做法, 在不同的时间取款。 例行的; 常规的
routine例行的; 常规的
It's just a routine medical examination, nothing to get worried about.
这只是例行的体格检查, 没有什么可担心的。
element成分, 要素, 原件 Cells are the elements of the human body. 细胞是人体的基本单位。 normal 正常的, 平常的 She braced herself to lead a normal life. 她振作起来去过正常生活 standard标准, 水准, 规范 The standard of length in France is the metre. 法国的标准长度是米。 living standard or standard of living