Words and expressions
disability n.[u] lack of ability; being disabled 无能；伤残；残疾
His disability prevents him from holding a job 他的无能使他不能胜任工作。
ability n.[u] power to do something; cleverness 能力；本领
I do not doubt your ability to do the work. 我不怀疑你有担任这项工作的能力。
n.[u] (pl. abilities) what one can do 才能；技能 He is a man of many abilities. 他是一个有多方面才能的人。
obstacle n.[c] sth.in the way that stops progress or makes it difficult障碍；妨碍物
We had to overcome all kinds of obstacles and difficulties. 我们不得不克服种种障碍和困难。
sidewalk n. a paved walkway along the side of a street（美）人行道(=[英]pavement)
a sidewalk fruit stand; 街旁的一水果摊
elevator n. lift（美）电梯；升降机
escalator n.[c] 自动梯；电动扶梯
take an escalator 乘自动梯
waist n. the middle of the body 腰；腰部
The water is up to my waist. 水深及我腰部。
get around/about go or travel from place to place; go about四处走动；活动
The old man doesn't get about much these days. 老人近来不怎么走动了。
fair n. special market 商品博览会；商品交易会
We saw new kinds of farm machines at the agricultural fair.
我们在农展会上看到各种新式的农业机器。
n. a market, esp. one held at a particular place at regular periods for selling farm produce 集市；定期市场
They are going to the fair. 他们正在到集市上去。
adj. honest, treating people in the right way公正的；公平的
Did you receive fair treatment? 你受到公正的待遇吗？
potential the inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being 潜力；潜能
war potential 战力
capable of being but not yet in existence; latent可能的；潜在的；有潜力的
Every seed is a potential plant. 每粒种子都可能长成植物。
guidance n.[u] 引导；指引
under a person's guidance 在某人的引导下
gifted adj. 有天赋/资的；有才华的
a gifted pianist 有天才的钢琴家 a gifted child 天才儿童；智能高的儿童
assist v. help someone 帮助；援助
He assists me with money. 他援助我以金钱。
cooperate vi. to work together 合作；协作
I can't do it alone. Let's cooperate. 我一个人做不了，咱们合作吧。
recognition n. the act of recognizing承认；公认；接受
Einstein gained international recognition in his theory of relativity.
爱因斯坦的相对论已得到国际的公认。
sympathy n. the sharing of another person's sorrow; the kind feeling that one person has for another 同情；同情心
We all had sympathy for him. 我们大家都同情他。
encouragement n. an act of encouraging鼓励；激励
He owed his success to his wife's encouragement 他把他的成功归功于他妻子的鼓励。
productive adj. producing abundantly; fertile 多产的
a very productive writer 多产作家
producing or capable of producing 能生产的；生产的
a productive effort 生产力
Huhhot [XhChCt] n. 呼和浩特
visual adj. of or relating to the sense of sight 视力的;视觉的
the visual arts 视觉艺术 the visual organs 视觉器官
motivate vt. to provide with an incentive; move to action 使有动机
Her suicide was motivated by desperation. 她自杀的诱因是自暴自弃。
vt. impel 激发；引起
What motivated you to do such a thing? 引起你做这样的事的动机是什么 ?
adjust to change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond调节；调整
adjust my watch 校准我的表
vt. to adapt or conform, as to new conditions (使)适应
You must adjust yourself to new conditions. 你必须使自己适应新的环境。
get used to 习惯于……
candy n.[u/c] (=(英) sweets)pieces of sugar in different shapes（美）糖果
There are two pieces of candy on the plate. 盘里有两颗糖。
niece n. daughter of your brother or sister 侄女；外甥女
ceremony n.[c] special programme at an important happening典礼；仪式
The school leaving ceremony is at 3:00. 毕业典礼于三点举行。
victory n. winning a game, fight, war, etc. 胜利；战胜
We are marching from victory to victory. 我们从胜利走向胜利。
dignity n.[u] calm and serious manner or style尊严；威严
If you're afraid of losing your dignity, you can't expect to learn to speak a foreign language.
如果你害怕失去尊严，你就不能期望学会说一种外语。
shameful adj. very bad可耻的；丢脸的
What a shameful conduct! 多么可耻的行为！
participate v. work or play with other people in a particular happening参加；参与
How many people participated in the opening ceremony? 多少人参加了开幕典礼？
participant n. one that participates, shares, or takes part in something. 参加者；参与者
an active participant in social work 积极参加社会活动的人
self-confidence Z n. 自信
Olympian n.[c] a contestant in the Olympic games. 奥林匹克运动会选手
adj. of or relating to the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants 奥林匹亚的
facility (pl) something that facilitates an action or process设施；设备
There are facilities for cooking in the kitchen. 厨房里有烹饪设备。
conduct vt. lead or guide 引导；带领
When our parents came to visit our school, Mary conducted them into the classrooms.
我们的家长来参观学校时，玛丽把他们带到教室去。
vt. manage; direct; carry on 经营；管理；指挥
Who conducts this orchestra? 谁指挥这个乐队？
n.[u] 行为；操作
Many pupils in this class got prizes for good conduct.
这个班的许多学生因为操行好而得了奖。
survey n. 调查
According to a recent survey, in Shanghai alone there are more than 2.5 million migrant workers. 根据最近的一项调查,单上海就有250多万外来民工。
s vt. to make a survey 调查；勘察
We had the house surveyed before buying it. 在买那栋房子以前我们请人勘察过。
accessible easily approached or entered 易接近的；易进入的
An open minded person is accessible to reasons. 虚心的人易于服理。
