<1>patvt.轻拍teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。
little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the head. 每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。
n. |[C] a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand |轻拍used to give his dog a pat before he left for work in the morning. |吉姆以前常常在早上离家上班前拍拍他的狗。
boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。
<2>presencen. 在场；出席presence is requested. |敬请光临。
should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。
真希望没有人会注意到我的存在！<3>promisinga. 有前途的；有希望的The promising student couldn't go on with his studies because his family was too poor to afford it. |因为家境贫穷无法供他求学，这个本来很有前途的学生无法继续读书了。
I would like to work in a promising company like yours. |我希望在如贵公司一样有前途的公司里就职。
<4>amateura.业余的My elder brother is an amateur photographer, but he really takes very nice pictures. |我哥哥是个业余摄影师，但他拍的照片真的很棒。
The amateur football players meet twice a week for practice. |这些业余足球运动员每周集训两次。
n.业余爱好者Only amateurs will be allowed to participate in this match. |只有业余爱好者才能参加此项比赛。
Some amateurs can perform at such a high level that even professionals sing high praise for them. |有些业余爱好者表现得非常好，即使那些专业人员都对他们大加赞叹。
<5> skiern. 滑雪者an amateur skier 业余滑雪运动员<6>sessionn. 1. [C]（从事某项活动的）一段时间There will be a question-and-answer session before the final examination. |期末考试前会有一堂答疑课。
Can you get two tickets for the guitar session |你能弄到两张吉它演奏会的门票吗2.会议This year's session of Congress was unusually long. |今年国会的会期特别长。
Can you tell me when the next session of Parliament will begin |你能告诉我议会下一次会议何时召开吗<7>amusinga. 有趣的His amusing answer made all of us laugh. |他有趣的回答把我们大家都逗笑了。
I didn't even smile after he told his joke. I didn't find itamusing at all. |他讲完笑话后我甚至都没微笑一下。
我觉得那一点都不有趣。
<8>lowervt. 1|减少；降低The price will be lowered from $150 to $100 to attract more customers. |为了吸引更多的顾客，价格将从150 美元降到100美元。
The baby has just fallen asleep. Would you please lower your voice |宝宝刚入睡，你能声音轻些吗2. |降下National flags were lowered to half-mast in memory of this great man. |国旗下半旗以纪念这位伟人。
The old man lowered his hand so that the pigeons could eat the corn out of his palm. |老人把手放低了些，让鸽子能吃到他掌心的玉米粒。
<9>anniversary|n. |[C]周年纪念日The couple were thinking of a romantic dinner for their wedding anniversary. |夫妇俩正考虑去吃一顿浪漫的晚餐来庆祝结婚周年纪念日。
It will be the 50th anniversary of the foundation of this nation tomorrow. |明天将是这个国家建立五十周年纪念日。
<10>woolena. 羊毛的a woolen scarf |羊毛围巾a woolen coat |羊毛外套<11>romantica. 浪漫的The woman writer is famous for her romantic love stories. |这为女作家因她所着的浪漫爱情小说而闻名。
Everything looked quite romantic under the night sky dotted with thousands of stars. |在繁星点点的夜空下，一切都显得很浪漫。
<12>gratituden. |[U]感激；谢意I showed my gratitude to Susan by sending her a box of chocolate. |我给苏珊送了盒巧克力以示谢意。
I owe a debt of gratitude to you. I couldn't have achievedanything without your support. |我真得感谢你们。
没有你们的支持，我不可能做成任何事情。
<13>perceptivityn. 知觉；理解力You can always sense her perceptivity whenever she makes comments on something. |每次她就某事发表评论时，你总能感觉到她敏锐的洞察力。
The writer is worth admiring for his outstanding perceptivity and memory. |这位作家因其超群的洞察力和记忆力而值得钦佩。
<14>skivi.滑雪Salt Lake City will be a good choice if you want to go skiing. |如果你们想去滑雪，盐湖城会是个不错的选择。
We had a great time skiing in the mountains last weekend. |上周末我们在山上滑雪，玩得十分开心。
<15>massivea. 大的；严重的They made massive efforts to carry out the research with limited budget. |他们作了大量的努力，用有限的预算进行着研究。
|I was impressed by the massive walls surrounding that ancient city. |环绕古城四周的高大的围墙给我留下了深刻的印象。
<16>fatiguevt. 使疲劳|Having been climbing the mountain for two hours, we all felt fatigued. |我们已经连续爬了两小时的山，都感到很疲惫。
Whenever he felt fatigued, he got angry easily. |他每次感觉疲惫时都很容易发怒。
n. 疲乏，疲劳The girl looked pale with fatigue after the long journey. |长途跋涉之后，那女孩因疲惫而脸色苍白。
I ran for another two kilometers before I stopped because of fatigue. |我在感觉疲惫而停下来之前，又跑了两千米。
<17>clearingn. （林中）空地They found a clearing in the forest and took a rest there. |他们发现了一小块空地，在那里休息了一下。
<18>approximatelyad. 大约，大概She has lost approximately 10 pounds since I met her last time. |从我上次遇见她后，她已经减了大约十磅体重。
The train will arrive in approximately five minutes. |火车大概五分钟后到达。
<19>breezen. 微风，和风Colorful flags danced in the breeze. |微风中彩旗飘舞。
The warm spring breeze kisses the earth and the green grass grows. |和煦的春风亲吻大地，绿草儿长了出来。