 Privileged adj.

享有特权的 ; 特许的
 privileged students 有特权的学生
 the privileged classes 特权阶级
 We are privileged tonight to have as
our distinguished guest Chairman of
the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
 今晚我们非常荣幸 , 请到外交事务委员
会主席作为我们的贵宾。
 Bore vt 令人厌烦
 I‘m bored with this job. 我对这件工作
厌烦了。
 Bored adj. 无聊的 , 无趣的 , 烦人的

 Boring adj. 令人讨厌的

 A boring job 令人厌倦的工作

 Vacation-er n. 度假者 , 休假者

 Activity活跃；活动性 ; 活动
 The classroom was full of activity;
every child was busy.
 教室里充满了活跃的气氛，每个孩子
都忙个不停。
 social activities 社会活动
 Too many extracurricular activities
take up too much of our precious time
for study.
 课外活动太多 , 占去了我们很多宝贵的
学习时间。
 Harmless adj. 无害的；无恶意的
 Their dog seems fierce, but he's harmless.

 他们家的狗看上去面目狰狞 , 但不会伤人。

 escape harmless 安全逃脱

 Harmful adj 有害的；能造成损害的

 Smoking can be harmful to your health.

 Harm n. 损害 , 伤害 ; 危害

 The drought did a lot of harm to the crops.

 干旱给庄稼带来许多危害。

 I mean no harm to her. 我对她并无恶意。

 Instrument n 工具 , 手段 , 方法
 an instrument for writing 书写工具

 musical instrument 乐器

 optical instrument 光学仪器

 apparatus appliance device

 Appearance n. 出现 , 露面 , 外貌 ,
外观
 His sudden appearance surprised
her.
 他的突然到来使她很惊讶。

 He had an unhealthy appearance.

 看起来他身体不太好。

 Don't judge by appearances.

 不能以貌取人。
 Rebuild v. 重建 , 改造 ,
 rebuild one's shattered fortune

 重建受损的产业

 tried to rebuild society. 试图改造社会

 Display vt.&n. 陈列 , 展览 , 显示

 The children's work was displayed on

the wall.
 孩子们的作品在墙上展出来了。

 The work was on display. 作品正在展

出。
 variousadj. 不同的 , 各种各样的 , 多
样的
 There are various colors to choose
from.
 有各种各样的颜色可供选择。

 for various reasons.

 因为各种各样的原因

 a person of various skills.

 具有多方面才能的人


 Region 区域 , 地方 , ( 世界上某个特
定的 ) 地区 , ( 艺术 , 科学等的 ) 领域 ,
 forest regions 森林地带
 the region of the heart 心脏部位

 an autonomous region 自治区

 the region of philosophy 哲学领域

 the upper [middle] region of the air

 大气的上 [ 中 ] 层

 in the region of 大约

 in the region of $500 大约 500 美元

 Historical adj. 历史 ( 上 ) 的 , 有关历
史的
 a historical play 历史剧

 historical evidence 史实
Historic adj. 历史上著名的 , 有历史性
的
 a historic meeting between the two
leaders a historic spot 古迹
 两位领导人的具有历史意义的会见

 Historic 指历史上有重要意义的：
 director 主任 , 主管 , 导演 , ( 公司 ) 董
事
 He is one of the directors of the
company.
 他是这个公司的董事之一。

 The board of the directors decided to

carry on the discussion next day.
 董事会决定第二天继续讨论。

 managing director 总经理 ; 局长


 Touch 触摸；触到 ; 谈到；涉及；提到
 Visitors are not allowed not to touch
the exhibits.
 参观者请勿触摸展览品。

 Don't touch that pot; it's very hot.

 不要摸那口锅，它很烫。

 The matter touches your interests.

 这事涉及到你的利益。

 Keep in touch with lose touch

 Principle n. 法则 , 原则 , 原理
 the principles of democratic government
民主政治的原则
 It is a principle of mine to help people
when I can. 我的一个原则是在我能够帮助
人的时候帮助人。
 On the basis of the five principles for
peaceful coexistence there can be
reasonable dialogue between any two
governments.
 以和平共处的五项原则为基础任何两国政
府间都可以进行合理的对话。
 Purpose n. 目的 , 意图 , 用途 ,
 What is his purpose in coming back
this time?
 他这次回来的意图是什么 ?

 live to some purpose 活得有意义

 He was a man of purpose.

 他是一个意志坚强的人

 on purpose 故意地；为了；特地

 I came here on purpose to see you.


 operate

 v. 操作 , 运转 , 起作用 , 动手术 , 开
刀
 The workers have been told to
improve their operating level.
 已告诉工人要提高操作水平。

 The new law doesn't operate in our

favour.
 那项新法例实施起来对我们不利。

 The new drug began to operate not

 这种新药服用后不久就会开始见效。

 These reasons operated on the mind

of the audience.
 这些道理在听众的思想上产生了作用
。
 The doctors operated on her stomach.

 医生给她的胃动了手术。

 operate a business. 经营一家企业

 act carry on conduct handle

manage perform run work