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efficient a.效率高的;有能力的
Efficient service can be achieved through modern technology. ;高效率的服务可以通过现代技术得到.

affect v.影响;感动
Does the weather affect your mood? ;天气会影响你的情绪吗？
We were deeply affected by the news of Sang Lan's serious injury. ;桑兰严重受伤的消息使我们深感难过.

incline v.(使)倾斜; (使)倾向于,赞同 n.斜面,斜坡
People are inclined to sleep more in spring. ;春天里人们容易犯困.

see v.看见;领会,理解; 会见;把……看作; 考虑
See to it that all the windows and doors are closed before you leave the office. ;离开办公室前请注意关好门窗.

purchase vt.买,购买 n.购买的物品
Inflation reduces the purchasing power of people living on fixed incomes. ;通货膨胀降低了靠固定收入的人们的购买力.

get v.获得,得到;收到; 使得;变得;到达; 抓住
It's a common case in a family ;家庭中常有
that the mother-in-law and the daughter-in- law don't get along with each other. ;婆媳不能融洽相处的事情

surprise n.惊奇;令人惊奇的或 意想不到的事物 vt.使诧异,使惊奇; 突然袭击,撞见
General Patton once said,"Never tell people how to do things. ;巴顿将军说过,“永远不要告诉人们怎样去做 事.
Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." ;告诉他们去干什么, 他们的足智多谋将会令您惊讶.
The cost of traveling to Japan is surprisingly high. ;到日本的旅游费用高得惊人.

particularly ad.特别,尤其
"Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him."(John Knowles) ;“每个人在历史上都有只属于他自己的一刻." (约翰.诺里斯)

retain vt.保持,保留
As women age,many like to wear make up in order to retain their youthful appearance. ;为了保有年轻的外貌, 许多女人一上年纪就喜欢化妆.

endure vt.忍受,容忍 vi.忍耐;持续
Is it true that women's ability to endure pain is better than men's? ;女人忍受痛苦的能力比男人强,这是真的吗？

survive vt.比……活得长; 幸免于…… vi.活下来,继续存在, 幸存
Some centenarians survived their grandchildren. ;有些百岁老人比他们的孙子还活得长.
Few survived the plane crash. ;幸免于空难的人极少. (飞机失事后生还者 极少)

distant a.在远处的,久远的; 冷淡的,疏远的
The distant flash from the lighthouse gives hope to boats floating on the sea. ;远处来自灯塔的闪光给飘荡在海上的船带来了希望.
Few young people would plan for their old age because it seems so distant to them. ;极少年轻人会为自己的晚年作计划,这在他们看来是很遥远的事情.

distance n.距离,远方;疏远
In most Asian countries distance is measured in kilometers not miles. ;在大多数亚洲国家测量距离以公里为单位, 而不是英里.
Boys soon make it up after fistfights, ;男孩子之间打完架很快就会和好
but there will be a great distance between girls after a quarrel. ;但女孩子争吵以后就会疏远了.

stock n.备料,库存,现货;股票 公债;血统,[总家畜 v.储备 a.常用的,常备的
He dose not cook and stock up on canned foods. ;他不做饭,贮存了很多罐头食品.
The New York stock exchange crashed in 1929. ;纽约股票交易所于1929 年大崩溃.

practice n.练习,实习;实践, 实际;业务 v.练习,训练; 从事(职业);执行;开业
Practice makes perfect. ;熟能生巧.
Practicing law is challenging. ;从事律师业是充满挑战性的.