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1、Parts of Speechn.(noun)-a name wordv.(verb)-an action wordad.(adjective/adverb)-a describing wordprep.(preposition)-a word used to show a relationpro.(pronoun)-a word used in place of a nounconj.(conjunction)-a joining worda(an)-adviseAa(an)-ad.one;any;eachable-v.having the power to do somethingabou

2、t-adj.almost(about half);of or having a relation to(We talk about the weather/1)above-ad.at a higher placeabuse-n.bad treatment causing harm or injuryaccept-v.to agree to receiveaccident-n.something that happens by chance or mistake;an unplanned eventaccuse-v.to say a person is responsible for an ac

3、t or crime;to make a statement against someoneacross-ad.from side to side;to the other sideact-v.to do somethingactivist-n.one who seeks change through actionactor-n.someone acting in a play or showadd-v.to put(something)with another to make it larger;to say moreadministration-n.the executive part o

4、f a government,usually headed by a president or prime ministeradmit-v.to accept(admitted to the United Nations);to express one s guiltor responsibility(/JHe admitted that what he did was wrong/1)adult-n.a grown personadvertise-v.to show or present the qualities of a product to increase salesadvise-v

5、.to help with information,knowledge or ideas in making a decisionaffect-v.to produce an effect on;to influence(A lack of sleep affected thesinger1 s performance/)afraid-ad.feeling fearafter-ad.later;behindagain-ad.another time;as beforeagainst-ad.opposed to;not agreeing with somethingage-n.how old a

6、 person or thing isagency-n.an organization that is part of a larger group(an agency of theUnited Nations)aggression-n.an attack against a person or country;the violation of a country1 sbordersago-ad.of time past;before nowagree-v.to have the same belief as someone;to be willing to do somethingagric

7、ulture-n.farmingaid-v.to help;to support;n.help,assistanceaim-v.to point a gun at;n.a goal or purposeair-n.the mixture of gases around the earth,mostly nitrogen and oxygen,thatwe breatheair force-n.a military organization using airplanesairplane-n.a vehicle with wings that fliesairport-n.a place whe

8、reairplanes take off and landalbum-n.a collection of recorded musicairplaneaffect-album A11alcohol-n.a strong,colorless liquid,usually made fromgrain,used in drinks or in industrial productsalive-ad.having life;not deadall-ad.everything;everyone;the complete amountally-n.a nation or person joined wi

9、th another for a special purposealmost-ad.a little less than completelyalone-ad.separated from othersalong-ad.near or on(along the ro ad)already-ad.before now;even nowalso-ad.added to;tooalthough-conj.even if it is true thatalways-ad.at all times;every timeambassador-n.a nation s highest diplomatic

10、representative(to anothergovernment)amend-v.to add to or to change(a proposal or law)ammunition-n.the bullets or shells fired from gunsamong-ad.in or part of(a group)amount-n.the number,size or weight of anythinganarchy-n.a lack of order;lawlessnessancestor-n.a family member from the pastancient-ad.

11、very old;long agoand-conj.also;in addition to;withanger-n.a strong emotion against someone or somethinganimal-n.a living creature that moves,such as a dog or catanniversary-n.a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened inthe past A12alcohol-anniversary13A announce-artillery artannou

12、nce-v.to make known publicly;to declare officiallyanother-ad.one more;a different oneanswer-n.a statement produced by a question;v.to makea statement after being asked a questionantibodies-n.special proteins produced in the blood that kill harmful bacteriaany-ad.one or more of no special kindapologi

13、ze-v.to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one acceptsresponsibilityappeal-v.to take to a higher court,person or group for a decision;to call onsomebody for helpappear-v.to show oneself;to come into sight;to seemappoint-v.to name;to choose(appoint a ju d g e)approve-v.to agree with;t

14、o agree to supportarcheology-n.the scientific study of past human life and activitiesarea-n.any place or part of itargue-v.to offer reasons for or against something;to dispute;to disagreearms-n.military equipment;weaponsarmy-n.military ground forcesaround-ad.on every side(of)arrest-v.to seize a pers

15、on for legal action;to take as a prisonerarrive-v.to come to a place,especially at the end of a tripart-n.expressions or creations by humans,such as paintings,music,writing orstatuesartillery-n.big gunsas-available14Bas-conj.equally(as fast as);when;whileash-n.the part left after something burnsask-

16、v.to question;to say something is wanted(We ask the teacher questionsevery d ay.)assist-v.to helpastronaut-n.a person who travels in spaceastronomy-n.the scientific study of stars and the universeasylum-n.political protection given by a government to a person from anothercountryat-prep.in or near(at

17、 the edge);where(look at);when(at noon)atmosphere-n.the gases surrounding any star or planetatom-n.a very small part of all things;the smallest part of an element that canjoin with parts of other elementsattach-v.to tie together;to connectattack-n.a violent attempt to damage,injure or kill;v.to star

18、t a fightattempt-v.to work toward something;to try;to make an effortattend-v.to be present atattention-n.close or careful observing of or listening to,someone or something(The student paid attention to his teacher/)automobile-n.a vehicle with wheels used to carry people;a carautumn-n.the time of the

19、 year between summer and winteravailable-ad.present and ready for use;willing to serve orhelp.(There was a list of available candidates/)average-n.something(a number)representing the middle;mon;normalavoid-v.to stay away fromawake-ad.not sleepingaward-n.an honor or prize for an act or serviceaway-ad

20、.not nearBbaby-n.a newly born creatureback-n.the part behind the front;ad.the other way from forwardbacteria-n.living things that are one cell and can be seen only through amicroscope;some cause diseasebad-ad.wrong;acting against the law;not goodbalance-v.to make two sides or forces equalball-n.some

21、thing roundballoon-n.a device of strong,light material that rises when filled with gas lighterthan airballot-n.a piece of paper used for votingban-v.to not permit;to stop;n.an official restrictionbank-n.an organization that keeps and lends moneybar-v.to prevent or blockbarrier-n.anything that blocks

22、 or makes an action difficultbase-n.a military center;v.to establish as a fact(Her research was based on experiments/)babyaverage-base B15battle-bird16Bbattle-n.a fight between opposing armed forcesbe-v.to live;to happen;to existbeat-v.to hit again and againbeauty-n.that which pleases the eyez ear o

23、r spiritbecause-prep.for the reason that(He left because he was sick.)become-v.to come to bebed-n.a sleeping placebefore-prep.earlierbegin-v.to do the first part of an action;to startbehavior-n.the way in which a person or animal acts(The child s behavior was bad because he fought with other childre

24、n/)behind-ad.at the back of;in back ofbelieve-v.to think;to feel sure of;to accept as true;to trustbelong-v.to be owned by;to be a member ofbelow-ad.lower thanbest-ad.the most goodbetray-v.to turn against;to be false tobetter-ad.more good thanbetween-ad.in the space or time that separates;from oneto

25、 the other(talks between two nations)big-ad.of great size;not smallbill-n.a legislative proposalbiology-n.the scientific study of life or living things in all their formsbird-n.a creature that fliesbite-v.to cut with the teethblack-ad.dark;having the color like that of the night skyblame-v.to accuse

26、;to hold responsiblebleed-v.to lose bloodblind-ad.not able to seeblock-v.to stop something from being done;to prevent movementblood-n.red fluid in the bodyblow-v.to move with force,as in air(The wind blow s.)blue-ad.having the color like that of a clear skyboat-n.something built to travel on water t

27、hat carries people or goodsbody-n.all of a person or animal;the remains of a person or animalboil-v.to heat a liquid until it becomes very hotbomb-n.a device that explodes with great force;v.to attack or destroy withbombsbone-n.the hard material in the bodybook-n.a long written work for readingborde

28、r-n.a dividing line between nationsborn-v.to come to life;to come into existenceborrow-v.to take as a loanboth-ad.not just one of two,but the two togetherbottle-n.a container,usuallymade of glass,to hold liquid bedbite-bottle B17bottom-ad.the lowest part of somethingbox-n.something to put things int

29、o;a container,usually made of paper or woodboy-n.a young male personboycott-v.to refuse to take part in or deal withbrain-n.the control center of thought,emotions and body activity of all creaturesbrave 一 ad.having no fearbread-n.a food made from grainbreak-v.to divide into parts by force;to destroy

30、breathe-v.to take air into the body and let it out againbridge-n.a structure built over a waterway,valley or roadso people and vehicles can cross from one side to the otherbrief-ad.short;not longbright-ad.giving much light;strong and clear in colorbring-v.to come with somethingbroadcast-v.to send in

31、formation,stories or music by radioor television;n.a radio or television programbrother-n.a male with the same father or mother as another personbrown-ad.having the color like that of coffeebudget-n.a spending planbuild-v.to join materials together to make somethingbuilding-n.anything built for use

32、as a house,factory,office,school,store or placeof entertainmentbullet-n.a small piece of metal shot from a gunburn-v.to be on fire;to destroy or damage by fire C18bottom-burn19www.VOASpecialEC burst-cancelcameraburst-v.to break open suddenlybury-v.to put into the ground and cover with earthbus-n.a p

33、ublic vehicle to carry peoplebusiness-n.one s work;buying and selling to earn money;tradebusy-ad.doing something;very activebut-conj.however;other than;yetbuy-v.to get by paying something,usually moneyby-conj.near;at;next to(by the road);from(a play byWilliam Shakespeare);not later than(by midnight)

34、Ccabinet-n.a group of ministers that helps leada governmentcall-v.to give a name to(I call myself John.n);to ask foror request(They called for an end to the fighting.)calm-ad.quiet;peaceful;opposite tensecamera-n.a device for taking picturescamp-n.a place with temporary housingcampaign-n.a competiti

35、on by opposing political candidates seeking supportfrom voters;a connected series of military actions during a warcan-v.to be able to;to have the right to;n.a container used to hold liquid or food,usually made of metalcancel-v.to end;to stopcancer-cell20Ccancer-n.a disease in which dangerous cells g

36、row quickly and destroy parts ofthe bodycandidate-n.a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honorcapital-n.the official center of a government;the city where a country7 sgovernment iscapture-v.to make a person or animal a prisoner;to seize or take by force;to getcontrol ofcar-n.a vehi

37、cle with wheels used to carry people;an automobile;a part of a traincare-v.to like;to protect;to feel worry or interestcareer-n.a chosen profession;a person s working life(The actor1 s career lasted for thirty years.)careful-ad.acting safely;with much thoughtcarry-v.to take something or someone from

38、 one place to anothercase(court)-n.a legal actioncase(medical)-n.an incident of disease(There was onlyone case of chicken pox at the school/7)cat-n.a small animal that often lives with humanscatch-v.to seize after a chase;to stop and seize withthe handscause-v.to make happen;n.the thing or person th

39、at producesa resultceasefire-n.a halt in fighting,usually by agreementcelebrate-v.to honor a person or event withspecial activitiescell-n.a small mass of living material that is part of allplants and animalscenter-n.the middle of something;the place in the middle;a place that is the main point of an

40、 activitycentury-n.one hundred yearsceremony-n.an act or series of acts done in a special wayestablished by traditionchairman-n.a person leading a meeting or anorganized groupchampion-n.the best;the winnerchance-n.a possibility of winning or losing orthat something will happenchange-v.to make differ

41、ent;to become differentcharge-v.to accuse someone of something,usually a crime;n.a statement in whichsomeone is accused of somethingchase-v.to run or go te r someone orsomethingcheat-v.to get by a trick;to steal fromcheer-v.to shout approval or praisechemicals-n.elements found in nature ormade by pe

42、ople;substances used in thescience of chemistrychemistry-n.the scientific study of substances,what they are made of,how they act underdifferent conditions,and how they formother substanceschief-n.the head or leader of a group;ad.leading;most importantchild-n.a baby;a boy or girlchildren-n.more than

43、one childchoose-v.to decide between two or morecarrycenter-choose Cwww.VOASpecialE21chromosome-n.a line of genes;most human cells contain46 chromosomescircle-n.a closed shape that has all its points equallydistant from the center,like an Ocitizen-n.a person who is a member of a country by birthor by

44、 lawcity-n.any important large towncivilian-ad.not militarycivil rights-n.the political,economic and social rightsgiven equally to all people of a nationclaim-v.to say something as a factclash-n.a battle;v.to fight or opposeclass-n.a group of students who meet to study the samesubject;also a social

45、or economic group.(They weremembers of the middle class/)clean-v.to make pure;ad.free from dirt or harmfulsubstances(clean w ater)clear-ad.easy to see or see through;easilyunderstoodclergy-n.a body of officials within areligiousorganizationclimate-n.the normal weatherconditions of a placeclimb-v.to

46、go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the handsclock-n.a device that measures and shows timeclose-v.to make something not open;ad.near to clockchromosome-close22Ccloth-n.a material made from plants,chemicals,animal hair and othersubstancesclothes-n.what people wearcloud-n.a mass of

47、 fog high in the skycoal-n.a solid black substance used as fuelcoalition-n.forces,groups or nations joined togethercoast-n.land on the edge of the oceancoffee-n.a drink made from the plant of the same namecold-ad.not warm;having or feeling great coolness or a low temperaturecollapse-v.to fall down o

48、r inward suddenly;to break down or failsuddenly in strength,health or power.(The building collapsed in theearthquake/The government collapsed after a vote in parliament/)collect-v.to bring or gather together inone place;to demand and receive(collect taxe s)college-n.a small universitycolony-n.land c

49、ontrolled by another country or governmentcolor 一 n.the different effects of light on the eye,makingblue,red,brown,black,yellow and otherscombine-v.to mix or bring togethercome-v.to move toward;to arrivecommand-v.to order;to have power over somethingcomment-v.to say something about;to express anopin

50、ion about somethingcommittee-n.a group of people given special workcoffeecloth-committee Cwww.VOASpecialE23common-ad.usual;same for all(a common purpose)communicate-v.to tell;to give or exchange informationcommunity-n.a group of people living together in one place or areacompany-n.a business organiz