1. cancel vt. 取消，废除
The match had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.
比赛因天气不好只得取消。
Ive lost my credit card, so I have to go to the bank to cancel it.
我的信用卡弄丢了,我得去银行申请作废。
2. variable a. 易变的，可变的
Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange.
物价会随汇率而变动。
His mood is as variable as the weather.
他的情绪如天气般反覆无常。
3. prospect n. 前景，前途;景象
What do you think about the marketing prospect?
你觉得市场前景怎么样?
The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
从阳台上看去景色美极了。
4. prosperity n.兴旺，繁荣
The new government ushered in a period of prosperity.
新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。
Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise.
繁荣兴旺既毁了蠢人，也使智者陷于险境。
5.aspect n. 方面;朝向;面貌
This is only one aspect of the problem.
这只是问题的一个方面。
The building has a southern aspect.
那座建筑是朝南的。
His brother is a man with a serious aspect.
他的兄弟是一个外貌严肃的人。
6. cope vi. 应付，处理
He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.
他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。
7.core n. 果心，核心
He ate the plum, and threw the core away.
他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。
The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.
我们的要求的核心是言论自由。
8. maintain vt. 维持，保持;坚持，主张
It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.
维持食物的供给是绝对必要的。
It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。
He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.
他断言,有效的管理没有捷径可走。
9. mainland n. 大陆
The programs will be beamed to Chinese mainland.
这些节目将对中国大陆播放。
10. discipline n. 纪律;惩罚;学科
She is strict in the matter of discipline.
她对纪律的要求是严格的。
Applied linguistics is a new and independent discipline.
应用语言学是一门新兴的独立学科。
1. domestic a. 本国的，国内的;家用的;家庭的
Washington responded by freezing the price of domestic oil.
华盛顿作出的反应是冻结国内的石油价格。
The store deals in objects of domestic utility.
那家商店出售家庭用品。
2. constant a. 不变的，恒定的 n. 常数
In our world nothing seems constant.
在我们这个世界上似乎没有东西是永恒不变的。
The speed of light is an important constant.
光速是一个重要的常数。
3. cliff n. 悬崖，峭壁
He couldnt find a hold on the cliff.
他在悬崖上找不到一个可以站住脚的地方。
The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.
这条狭窄的小径曲曲折折地向峭壁伸延。
4. authority n. 权威;当局
We see him as an authority on the subject.
我们把他看作为这方面的权威。
The new building must be financed by the local authority.
新大楼的建筑资金必须由地方当局提供。
5. audio a. 听觉
As with visual feedback, computer games tend to excel at positive audio feedback.
和视觉反馈一样，计算机游戏擅长于正面听觉反馈。
6. attitude n. 态度
She shows a very positive attitude to her work.
她工作态度非常积极。
7. community n. 社区，社会
Community colleges have become popular and their enrollments have increased rapidly.
社区大学日渐增多，报名人数迅速增长。
The welfare of the community is the same as the welfare of its members.
社会的福利就等于其成员的福利。
8. commit vt. 犯，干
They committed outrages on innocent citizens.
他们对无辜的市民犯下了暴行。
9. comment n. /vt. 评论
He made no comments on our proposal.
他对我们的建议没有作评论。
He commented that it was an excellent film.
他评论这电影很精彩。
10. distinguish vt. 区分，辨别
Its important to distinguish fact from fiction.
把现实与虚构区分开来是很重要的。
We should distinguish between right and wrong.
我们应辨别是非。
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