1. debt n. 欠债
debt collector 收债人 bad debt 呆账，坏账，死帐 national debt 国债
He promised to pay his debt within a month.
他保证在1个月内偿还债务。
2. decade n. 十年
decade scaling 十进换算
Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
在过去十年里，物价一直在上涨。
3. enclose vt. 围住;把...装入信封
enclose with 附上，将装入
Farmers often enclose their land with hedges.
农夫们常用树篱将他们的地围起来。
I enclose herewith two copies of the contract.
随函寄上合同副本两份。
4. encounter vt. /n. 遭遇，遭到
词义辨析：meet, encounter, confront, face, contact
meet: 普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动，最终相碰。
encounter: 通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。
confront: 不可避免地，面对面地相遇，也指敢于正视困难或问题。
face: 侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。
contact: 多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。
If both participate, it may be an actual encounter of bodiless consciousness.
如果是双向的，这会是一个真实的与灵魂的相见。
I encountered an old friend at Rome.
我在罗马邂逅了一个老朋友。
5. globe n. 地球，世界;地球仪
Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
麦哲伦是第一个环球航行的人。
6. global a. 全球的;总的
global village 地球村，世界村 global warming 全球气候变暖
The green campaign is a global phenomenon.
绿色运动是全球性的现象。
7. scan vt. 细看;扫描;浏览
I scanned my pocket for change.
我仔细查看囗袋找零钱。
The doctors gave him an ultrasonic brain scan.
医生给他做了脑部超声波扫描检查。
Im too busy to read the whole newspaper, I just scan the headline.
我太忙了，没法看整份报纸，只是浏览了一下大标题。
8. scandal n. 丑事，丑闻
A crime or scandal brings much notoriety to those involved in it.
罪行或丑闻常使有牵连的人声名狼藉。
9. significance n. 意义;重要性
He puzzled out the significance of the statement.
他解释了这一论断的意义。
In modernanthropology, animism as a theory has little significance, other than historical.
在现代人类学中，泛灵论作为理论来说，除具有历史意义外，已没有多大意义。
10. subsequent a. 随后的，后来的
subsequent to 在... 之后, 随后
The chairman will be pleased to discuss the matter with you subsequent to lunch.
主席很高兴能与你在吃过午餐之后讨论这个事件。
Subsequent events proved me wrong.
後来发生的事证明我错了。
1. virtue n. 美德，优点
Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.
信守诺言是一种美德。
Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife.
温顺是他所欣赏的妻子的优点之一。
2. virtual a. 实际上的，事实上的
A virtual state of war exists between the two countries.
这两国间实际上处于战争状态。
3. orient vt. 使适应，使朝向 n. 东方
I need some time to orient my thinking.
我需要一些时间来使我的思想适应。
They love paintings from the Orient.
他们喜欢来自东方的绘画。
4. moisture n. 潮湿
The plants absorb moisture from the soil.
植物从土壤中吸取水分。
5. promote vt. 促进;提升
They discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries.
他们讨论如何促进两国间的合作。
He has been promoted to general manager.
他已被提升为总经理。
6. region n. 地区;范围;幅度
I guess there are much less people in the Arctic regions than here.
我想北极地区的人要比这里的少得多。
The region near the erupting volcano was evacuated rapidly.
火山爆发处附近已迅速撤空。
7. register v./n.登记，注册
You must register as a member first.
你必须先注册成为会员。
No register of his death was found.
没有查到他的死亡记录。
8. stable a. 稳定的
Markets are flourishing and prices are stable.
市场繁荣, 物价稳定。
9. sophisticated a. 老于世故的，老练的;很复杂的
She is such a sophisticated woman that she saw through his trick at the first sight.
她是个十分老练的女人,她一眼就看穿了他的把戏。
The publishers techniques for the promotion of his books have become increasingly sophisticated since the 1950s.
自20世纪50年代以来,出版商推销书籍的方式愈加复杂。
10. splendid a. 极好的，壮丽的，辉煌的
My kid sister has a splendid memory.
我小妹记忆力极好。
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
王室伉俪身穿盛装出现。
We won another splendid victory.
我们又赢得了辉煌的胜利。
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