Jan 4th, 2009

1. taint[teint] n 感染
Exg: The meat was tainted.
     Bad books will taint the young mind.

2. petition[piˈtiʃən] n. 请愿书 vt 请愿
Exg: They presented a petition to the governer.

3. demolish [diˈmɔliʃ]  vt.  拆毁， 推翻
Exg: The city was demolished during the war.

4. confiscation[] n. 没收， 充公
Exg: the confiscation of pornographic material by the police

5. pornographic [] a. 色情的

6. autonomous[ɔ:ˈtɔnəməs] a. 自治的
Exg: autonomous region

7. vacancy [ˈveikənsi] n. 空缺， 空地
Exg: The numbers of job applicants in China have for exceeded the number of available vacancies.

8. stunt [stʌnt] n. 特技， 噱头
Exg: The school explained that it was Fan's experience and talent that accounted for the offer, but the media accused it of conducting a publicity stunt.

9. pick up on... 注意到
Exg: Did you pick up on what she was saying during the dinner? She sounded a little homesick. (想家)

10. to the chagrin of... 让...苦恼的
Exg: To the chagrin of his parents, he returned from university without a job.