【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 le n. [C, U] (infml) sth. that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do 麻煩 ? . ? 1. It’s such a hassle not having a washing machine. ? 沒有洗衣機(jī)真是麻煩。 ? 2. It saves a lot of hassle if you buy them by post. ? 郵購可以減少很多麻煩。 inland 1) a. (only before noun) not near a coast 內(nèi)地的；內(nèi)陸的 . 1. The economy of the inland towns and cities of our country also develops rapidly in recent years. 近幾年，我國內(nèi)地城鎮(zhèn)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展也很快。 2. This is an inland lake. 這是內(nèi)陸湖。 2) ad. in a direction away from the coast 向內(nèi)地，在內(nèi)陸 . The path turned inland and met the road. 小徑轉(zhuǎn)向內(nèi)陸，與大道相接。 deduct vt. take an amount or number from a total 減去；扣除 . 1. Nothing will be deducted from your pay without your consent. 沒有你的同意你的工資一分錢也不會扣。 2. The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 損壞東西的費(fèi)用將從你的工資中扣除。 Word family: deduction n. repayment n. 1) [C] an amount of money that you pay to the person, bank etc. that you have borrowed it from 償還款；所付還的錢 . The repayments of the loan are spread over 10 years. 貸款可在十年內(nèi)分期償還。 2) [U] the process of paying someone money that you have borrowed from them 付還；償還 . Interest will be refunded in the event of early repayment of the loan. 提前還貸的話利息可以退還。 loan n. [C] an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank （ 尤指銀行的 ） 貸款；借款 . 1. As it was an unsecured loan, their property was not at risk. 2. They were struggling to meet their monthly loan repayments. 3. I’d take into account his reputation with other farmers and business people in the munity, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. 我要考慮一下他在該社區(qū)其他農(nóng)戶和商人中的聲譽(yù)，然后決定是否同意貸款給他。 landlord n. [C] a man who owns a house, flat, or room that people can rent。 a landowner who leases to others 房東；地主 . 1. Do you pay your landlord a fixed charge for heating? 你是不是付給你的房東固定的取暖費(fèi) ? 2. My landlord is turning me out at the end of the month. 我的房東讓我月底搬走。 3. They were driven off their plots by the landlord. 他們被地主從土地上趕走。 ? landlady n. 女房東；地主婆 spark n. [C] an elegant, fashionable, or lively young man or woman。 a gallant, a fop 翩翩少年；花花公子 . 1. He is only a spark, driving a car everywhere all day. 他只是個(gè)花花公子，整天開著車四處亂逛。 dropout n. [C] someone who leaves school or college without finishing their course of study 輟學(xué)者；退學(xué)者 . 1. In the long haul, she’ll regret having been a school dropout. 她終歸會后悔不該中途輟學(xué) 。 2. Even a dropout from Edinburgh changed the world. 即使一個(gè)愛丁堡的肄業(yè)生都改變了世界 。 3. Bill Gates, richest man on the pla—for now, anyway—is a dropout from Harvard. 比爾 蓋茨 ， 這個(gè)星球上最富有的人 —— 就目前而言 —— 是個(gè)哈佛大學(xué)的退學(xué)生 。 gamble v. 1) risk money or sth. valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess sth. correctly 打賭；賭博 . 1. He gambles in the casino when he is in cash. 他有錢時(shí)就在賭場賭博。 2. Their house and land were all gambled and lost by her husband that morning. 他們的房子、土地就在那一天上午被她丈夫全輸光了。 3. When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live. 他輸光了錢就湊合著過日子。 2) do sth. that involves risks but may result in benefits if things happen as you hope they will 冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn) . 1. She’s had two kidney transplants and now her family are gambling on one last operation. 她做過兩次腎移植，現(xiàn)在家人正冒險(xiǎn)讓她做最后一次手術(shù)。 2. The federal government gambled hundreds of thousands of dollars in research funds to work on the project. 聯(lián)邦政府為了這項(xiàng)研究計(jì)劃 冒險(xiǎn)動(dòng)用了好幾十萬美元的資金 。 fortunately ad. used for emphasizing that sth. good has happened, especially because of good luck 幸運(yùn)地；僥幸地 . 1. I was late, but fortunately the meeting has not started. 我遲到了，不過幸好會議還沒開始。 2. Fortunately, I found the wallet I’d lost. 很幸運(yùn)，我找到了丟失的錢包。 Word family: fortunate a. fortune n. Synonym: luckily belongings n. ( pl ) the things you own 所有物；財(cái)產(chǎn)；財(cái)物 . 1. Remember to take all your personal belongings when you leave the plane. 下飛機(jī)時(shí)切記帶走您的私人物品。 2. In her absence, someone had gone through her belongings. 她不在場的時(shí)候，有人搜查過她的物品。 photocopy n. [C] a photographic copy of printed or written material produced by a process involving the action of light on a specially prepared surface。 a copy made by a photocopier 復(fù)印件；照相復(fù)制品 . 1. I made two photocopies of the report. 我把這份報(bào)告影印了兩份。 2. It is a very poor photocopy but you should be able to make something of it. 那個(gè)照相復(fù)制本非常蹩腳，不過你應(yīng)該能夠看懂的。 regular 1) n. [C] a customer who often goes to the same bar, restaurant, or shop ?？?；老主顧 . 1. They are more or less the regulars of this place. 他們多少可算這兒的?？?。 2. The barman gave free drinks to the regulars at Christmas. 圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候 ， 酒吧侍者免費(fèi)給老顧客酒喝 。 2) a. normal, usual, ordinary 平常的，規(guī)則的；通常的；正常的 . 1. Driving the van was a change from his regular