3 Tradition is often an obstacle to progress.
obstacle US: [ˈɑbstək(ə)l] UK:[ˈɒbstək(ə)l] 障碍(物),妨害,阻碍,干扰
inertia US:[ɪˈnɜrʃə] UK:[ɪˈnɜː(r)ʃə] 惯性,惰性,惯量
innovationUS:[ˌɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n] UK:[ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃ(ə)n] 创新
The inertia is the innovation stumbling obstacle.
Trun a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
化绊脚石为垫脚路。
disease US:[dɪˈziz] UK:[dɪˈziːz] 病,疾病;
The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease.
Crayon US:[ˈkreɪən] 粉笔;蜡笔
Shirley dropped the crayon as if it burned her fingers.
5 The similarity between the two reports suggests that they were written by the same person.
similarity US [ˌsɪmɪˈlerəti] UK:[ˌsɪməˈlærəti]
Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have at least one similarity.
You're such a big gossip. 你真八卦。
gossip US:[ˈɡɑsɪp] UK:[ˈɡɒsɪp]
7 This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments.
hypothesis 英音：[hai'pɔθisis]美音：[haɪ'pɑθəsɪs]假设;假说
transparent US:[trænsˈperənt] UK:[trænsˈpærənt]
Fish with transparent head seen alive for first time.
translucentUS:[trænsˈlus(ə)nt] UK:[trænzˈluːs(ə)nt] 半透明的; 微微透明的
The transmission of light through a translucent material.
Pitch US:[pɪtʃ] 沥青;含有沥青的物质;松脂,树脂
度 程度 顶点 态度 投掷
With the national team, i am always the last off the bus and the last to run out on the pitch
It's not enough that you can beat the other guy to the pitch, you have to be able to quote fast as well.
8 cosmetics 英音：[kɔz'metiks]美音：[kɑz'mɛtɪks] 化妆品 彩妆
At the time she said,'His mother owns a very,very small cosmetics company'
deficiency 英音：[di'fiʃənsi]美音：[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ] 不足,缺乏 缺陷,缺点
The deficiencies in this plan are clear.
a deficiency of $100 100美元的短缺
Can't be a vitamin deficiency.
Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.
Many poor children suffer from a deficiency of food.
Rectify the deficiency within 14 days.
RectifyUS:[ˈrektəˌfaɪ] UK:[ˈrektɪfaɪ] 改正 更正
Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature.
9 We have rarely found him in such a good mood
sauce US:[sɔs] UK: [sɔːs] 文火)煮的水果;(果)酱
调味汁,酱油
10 synchronous US: [ˈsɪŋkrənəs] 同步的 同期的 同时的
Asynchronous US: [eɪˈsɪŋkrənəs] 异步的 不同时的
Alias US: [ˈeɪliəs] 别名 化名
Ceremony 英音：['seriməni]美音：['sɛrə,monɪ] 典礼 礼仪
Televise英音：['telivaiz]美音：['tɛlə,vaɪz] 电视播送 电视拍摄
Live英音：[liv]美音：[lɪv] 活的
Telstar英音：['telstɑ:]美音：['tɛl,stɑr] 通信卫星
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Saber英音：['seibə]美音：['sebɚ]
佩剑 马刀,军刀
A soldier came up to her with a drawn saber.
fencing英音：['fensiŋ]美音：['fɛnsɪŋ]
I use a heavy saber in fencing.
weightlifting英音：['weitliftiŋ]美音：['wetlɪftɪŋ] 举重
lift英音：[lift]美音：[lɪft] 举起
This box is too heavy for me to lift.
The good news lifted our spirits.
Food is being lifted in by helicopter.
12 The boy stood up tiptoe and reached for the map on the wall.
Tiptoe 英音：['tiptəu]美音：['tɪp,to] 脚尖 踮着脚
She walked into the room on tiptoe.
He tiptoed quietly up the stairs
I stood tiptoe upon a little hill
With the Spring Festival coming,the children were on tiptoe. 孩子殷切盼望
