virtual

virtual reality1. very nearly a particular thing Car ownership is a virtual necessity

when you live in the country. Finding a cheap place to rent is a virtual impossibility in this area.

2. The website allows you to take a virtual tour of the art gallery. constructing virtual worlds

virtual office

Accent 你看起来很象北方人，但你的口音却证明你是四

川人。 Ascent

Interpret

interpret 1.[intransitive and transitive] to translate

one language into anotherThey spoke good Spanish, and promised

to interpret for me.2. His refusal to work late was interpreted

as a lack of commitment to the company.

3[transitive] to explain the meaning of somethi

ngFreud's attempts to interpret the meaning of

dreams4[transitive] to perform a part in a play, a piece

of music etc in a way that shows your feelings about it or what you think it means

They are worried that the workers might interpret the new law as a restriction of their rights.

fluid

gaseous, solid

As markets become more fluid and global, leaders must be more careful about alienating investors.

correction fluid brake fluid

telecommuter

Telepathy TelecastTeleconferencetelecoursetelefacsimiletelegnosisTelemarketingtelescope telesthesia: extrasensory perception

A1. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through _______ transmissions from the United States.

A) televised B)televising C) televise D) being televising

RelationsRelationshipRelation

communication

Communiqué

communicate

commute

data

Datum---dataStratum—strataMedium--- media

Fungus---fungi Terminus----termini focus--- foci alumnus---- alumni

formula---formulaeAlumna---alumnae

Phenomenon—Phenomenacriterion---criteria

basis---bases axis --- axesAnalysis--- analyses Crisis --- crisesHypothesis-hypothesesoasis ---- oasesellipsis--- ellipsesindex---- indices

Aversion

AverseAvertAdverse

Crime:

FelonyMisdemeanorPatricideMatricideFratricide arson

RobberyLarceny (theft)AutotheftBurglaryAssaultRapeMurder

PesticideHerbicide

Mis-

MisbeliefMisdeedMisgivingMishapMisstepMisfireMislayMisleadMistreatment

Stay tuned (to…)

Text A

Mosquito netNetworktrawl net Netetiquette NeteaseNetscope

Sheringham has netted nine goals for United so far this season.

I was netting around $64,000 a year.An undercover sweep netted 22 suspects in o

ne evening.-- net income

We have just begun to plan the projects, and our ideas may be various and fluid.

He is so weak that he must be fed fluids only.

Liquid assetsFixed assets

Solidify gasify sublimate

Assisted

Assisted suicide: EuthanasiaAssisted reproductionTeaching assistantAssistant manager

away

In each shop sit the apprentices-boys and youths, some of them incredibly young-hammering away at copper vessels of all shapes and sizes….

The young couple were just quarrelling away all day long.

angle

This drawing of the monastery was done from an unusual angle.

We're approaching the issue from many different angles

The novel is written from a child's perspective.

So let us look at the issue realistically, but also from the perspective of our commitment to authentic communication.

Jar

1 vt&vito make someone feel annoyed or shocked His enthusiasm jarred. His words jarred Harriet.jar onThe screaming was starting to jar on my nerve

s .

Jar withThere was a modern lamp that jarred with

the rest of the room.

-- jarring opinions\colors\tunes

In radio you have to keep the listener listening. That's the bottom line.

in-line skateInternational Date LineLine up, everybody!Pensions will be increased in line with

inflationYou just keep quiet! You're way out of

line.

Linear

project

project something on/onto somebody

You're projecting your insecurity onto me.

Jay's finally realizing that he projects his own sorrows onto his friends.

his attempts to project himself as a potential leader

The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%.

dog daysFew opera houses survived the dog days of

the 1980s.dog-tired dog-eared books or papers have been used

so much that the corners are turned over or torn

Lapdog: someone who is completely under the control of someone else and will do anything they say

Sheepish DoggedCowardCowherd ( weaving girl; milky way) ask a student to tell the story Chickenpox ( compare: smallpox)Bullshit

Kitten, puppy, pony(steed), lamb, calf, piggy(piglet)cub

flee

Masaari spent six months in prison before fleeing the country .

Up to five million political refugees have fled to other countries.

他发现要在家庭与工作间寻求平衡实在是太难了。

目前发生的种种危机使得原有的权利天平向总统一边倾斜。

He was finding it difficult to strike a balance between his family and his work.

Crisis situations tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president.

Vis-

Blair explained the bargaining position of the UK vis-à-vis the rest of Europe.

VisualVisageVisionaryVisitationVisitVision

Do, make, take

1.If you are not happy with the situation you should ______ a complaint.

domaketake

2. I usually ______ the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife, as she's a better cook than me.

domaketake

3.I ______ your point; we should consider the offer more seriously.

domaketake

4.Some people ______ so much money in the Internet boom that they became rich overnight.

didmadetook

5.He ______ a lot of his business by email these days so he doesn't have to visit his clients often.

doesmakestakes

6.I really think I should ______ a break once this project is finished.

domaketake

7.You have to ______ a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?

domaketake

8.They had been in India for three weeks when he was suddenly ______ ill.

donemadetaken

9.Please ask your friends to be quiet. They are ______ a lot of noise.

doingmakingtaking

10.He was in second place but on the last bend he suddenly passed his rival and ______ the lead.

didmadetook