blessing [ˈblesiŋ] n. 福分，福气
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A: All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil and self-denial.
B: I can't agree with you more.
A：我们得到的一切福气都是劳动、辛苦和自我克制的结果。
B：我十分赞成你的说法。
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disguise [disˈɡaiz] n. 伪装
【扩】camouflage 伪装
【搭】in the disguise of 伪装成
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A: His disguise was clever.
B: Yes, but his voice betrayed him.
A：他的伪装很巧妙。
B：是的，但是他的声音暴露了他的身份。
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tiny [ˈtaini] adj. 极小的
【扩】infinitesimal 极小的 teeny 极小的，微小的 dinky 小巧的
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A: The tiny ant can boost a burden 50 times its weight.
B: That's so miraculous.
A：小小的蚂蚁能搬动相当于其自身重量50倍重的东西。
B：这太神奇了。
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possess [pəˈzes] v. 拥有
cursed [kəːsd] adj. 可恨的
【扩】hateful 可恨的 hateable 可恨的
【例】What a cursed animal the fly is!
苍蝇是多么可恨的一种动物啊！
increase [inˈkriːs] v. 增加
【反】decrease 减少
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A: You should increase the sales.
B: That's not very easy.
A：你们得提高销售额。
B：那不是很容易。
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plant [plɑːnt] v. 种植
【派】plantation 种植园
【扩】grow 种植
【搭】plant trees 种树
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A: How many different kinds of plant are there in the park?
B: There are fifty kinds at least.
A：这个公园里有多少种不同种类的植物？
B：至少有50种。
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church [tʃəːtʃ] n. 教堂
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A: Where will your wedding be held?
B: It will be held in the church.
A：你们的婚礼将在哪儿举行？
B：将在教堂进行。
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evil [ˈiːvəl] adj. 坏的
【扩】wicked 坏的
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A: He hurt his leg while he was escaping.
B: Evil actions will bring retribution.
A：他在逃跑的过程中伤到了腿。
B：恶有恶报。
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reputation [ˌrepjuˈteiʃən] n. 名声
【搭】lose one's reputation 名声扫地
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A: I'm so sorry to have damaged the reputation of the company.
B: It's far from enough to merely say "sorry".
A：损害了公司的声誉，我真的感到非常抱歉。
B：光说声“对不起”是远远不够的。
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claim [kleim] v. 以……为其后果
victim [ˈviktim] n. 受害者，牺牲品
【扩】sufferer 受害者 underdog 受迫害者
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A: The victim was stabbed with a dagger.
B: Have you found the suspect?
A：受害者为一把匕首所伤。
B：你们找到嫌疑人了吗？
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vicar [ˈvikə] n. 教区牧师
source [sɔːs] n. 来源
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A: Ten sources is usually the minimum number for a paper.
B: I see. How about topics?
A：一篇论文通常至少要有十个来源。
B：我知道了，那么主题呢？
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income [ˈinkʌm] n. 收入
【扩】earnings 收入
【反】expense 花费
【搭】net income 纯收入
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A: Her retirement income will be ample for her needs.
B: But she is still very frugal.
A：她的退休金足够她的生活所需了。
B：但她仍然很节俭。
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trunk [trʌŋk] n. 树干
noun [专属名词]幸事，福祉；支持，赞同；上帝的恩宠，祝福；祷告，祈祷 - The bishop said the blessing.
verb [vt. 及物动词]求上帝保佑，祝福；祝圣，使圣洁；赞美上帝（bless 的现在分词形式） - For the most part good looks is a blessing．
verb [vt. 及物动词]假扮，伪装；掩饰，隐瞒 - She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield.
noun [抽象名词]伪装物，伪装 - He is a master of disguise.
in disguise 穿着伪装的
- a wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼, 被伪装的狼
a blessing in disguise 因祸得福
- a curse in disguise (curse] n. 诅咒, 咒语, 祸根, 祸因；vt. 诅咒, 咒骂, 降祸, 使受罪)
adjective [原级]极小的，微小的 - Each individual flower is tiny.
noun [专属名词]<非正式>幼童 - Her tiny hands gently touched my face.
verb [vt. 及物动词]<正式> 拥有，持有；具有（品质或能力）；（尤指邪恶的鬼魅或精灵）缠住，迷住；受（感情）支配，受（感情）影响；了解，懂得；<文> 与（女人）性交 - He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon. 他之后被逮捕了并被指控拥有攻击性武器。
- sb. possess sth. 某人有某物
- in one's possession 某人有某物
adjective [原级]被诅咒的 - Bulman was cursed with a poor memory for names. 布尔曼因记不住人名受折磨。
verb [vt. 及物动词]诅咒（curse 的过去分词） - I cursed and hobbled to my feet. 我诅咒着，蹒跚着站起来。
verb [vt. 及物动词]增长，增强，增大 - The population continues to increase. 人口持续增长。
noun [抽象名词]增长；增长量 - If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater. 增加 ...a sharp increase in productivity. …生产率的急速增长。
add 为及物动词；grow 为不及物动词
- The firm has increased his salary.
- His salary has increased.
noun [具体名词]植物；工厂，发电厂；<美>房屋，设施；重型机械，机械设备；栽赃物品；密探，卧底；（斯诺克）击接触球犯规 - Water each plant as often as required. 按要求经常给每棵植物浇水。
verb [vt. 及物动词]栽种，种植；灌输（思想）；栽赃；安放（炸弹），（秘密）放置；安插（眼线、密探等）；把…牢牢插进，稳固地放置…；（通常出于不可告人的目的）发布，散布；移栽，移植 - She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly. 她双脚大步稳稳分开，双膝微微弯曲。
① vt. 种植；在……内种植
- plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管)
- Tree Planting day 植树节
- They planted grass seed on the desolate hills.
grow v. 生长
- grow sth. 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长)
- A bomb was planted on the plane.
- On that day many policemen were planted along the main street.
noun [专属名词]教堂；礼拜仪式；教派，教会 - A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship. (基督教的) 教派
verb [vi. 不及物动词]<古>把（产妇等）带到教堂做感恩礼拜；<美>对…进行教会裁决 - ow often do you go to church ? 你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？
adjective [原级]教会的；礼拜的 - The church bells keep me from sleeping. 教堂的钟声使我不能入睡。
church 加 the 表示地点；church 不加 the 和功能有关
- go to the church 去教堂玩
- I am at the church. 在教堂玩
- go to church 去教堂做礼拜
- I am at church. 做礼拜
adjective [原级]恶毒的，邪恶的；有害的，易造成伤害的；讨厌的，令人不舒服的；恶魔的，不祥的 - If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people. 邪恶的; 凶恶的
noun [抽象名词]有害（或不受欢迎）的事；邪恶，罪恶；坏事，恶行 - Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world. 恶行 • He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world. 他毕竟不能阻止世上所有的恶行。
noun [抽象名词]名誉，名声 - The restaurant has a very good / bad name / reputation. 这家餐厅名声不错、不好。
- good reputation 好名声
- bad reputation 坏名声
fame n. 名声（一定是好名声）, 名望, 传说, <古>传闻
famous adj. 著名的, 出名的, <口>极好的, 令人满意的
verb [vt. 及物动词]声称，断言；索取，索要（钱）；要求（拥有），认领；使丧生，致命；赢得，获得；值得，需要（花时间或精力） - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. 他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。
noun [抽象名词]声称，断言；索要，索赔；权利，所有权；要求得到的土地使用权；专利新特征申明 - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. 他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。
claim = take 拿, 索取
claim 可以表示（疾病、意外等）夺去（生命）
- The accident claimed a few lives.
① vt. &vi.（对……）提出要求，认领，索取
- Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?
② vt. 声称，断言
- They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
- He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.
noun [专属名词]受害者，罹难者；（面对不幸事件或虐待时的）无助者，患病者；牺牲品，祭品；受骗者 - He was the victim of calumny.
noun [专属名词]教区牧师，教堂牧师；传教牧师；代理人 - A vicar is a priest who is in charge of a chapel that is associated with a parish church in the Episcopal Church in the United States. (美国新教圣公会教区中掌管一座小教堂的) 牧师
noun [抽象名词]来源，出处；（问题的）原因，根源；消息人士，信息来源；河流源头，发源地；源（代）码；（电子）源极，电源；（技）源 - Renewable sources of energy must be used. 可再生的能源必须利用。
verb [vt. 及物动词]（从某地）获得；找出…的来源 - Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. 他们一起环游世界，为那家小私营公司寻找服装货源。
noun [专属名词]收入，收益 - All income must be declared.
noun [专属名词]树干；（人或动物的）躯干；象鼻；<美>（汽车后部的）行李箱，后备箱；旅行箱，衣箱；男式游泳裤（trunks）；大血管，神经干；电缆管道，通风管；拳击手短裤（trunks） - Maloney unlocked his trunk and took out some coveralls. 马洛尼把他的大箱子的锁打开了，拿出了一些工作服。
adjective [原级]干线的 - I closed and roped the trunk. 我把箱子盖上，用绳子捆结实。
verb [vt. 及物动词]获得，赢得；受益；增加，增长；（经过努力）到达；（钟表）走快；持球前进，推进（一段距离） - Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine. 学生们通过在校园广播台或校刊工作能够获得宝贵的经验。
noun [抽象名词]增加；好处，改进；收益；将球推进的距离；（常用对数表示的功率或电压的）增益 - News on new home sales is brighter, showing a gain of nearly 8% in June. 有关新房销售的新闻更加乐观，显示6月份有近8%的增长。
vt. 获得，得到（＝get sth.）
受益，获益（earn 无此含义）
- Jane has gained much from her year in Australia.