Words and expressions
edible adj. fit to be eaten (因无毒性等) 可以吃的；适于食用的
Are these berries edible, or are they poisonous? 这些草莓可以吃，还是有毒？
n. something fit to be eaten; food（名词）
可吃的东西；食物：
edibles such as vegetables and meat. 如蔬菜和肉类等食物
flavour n. 味道；风味
What flavor(s) of ice cream do you like? 你喜欢哪一种味道的冰淇淋?
laptop n. a microcomputer small enough to use on one's lap 笔记本电脑；便携式电脑
vest n. piece of clothing that you wear next to the skin on the upper part of your body背心；汗衫；内衣
This is a blue vest. 这是一件蓝色的背心。
heel n. 脚后跟；鞋跟
inflatable adj. that you can inflate可充气的；可膨胀的
That is an inflatable rubber boat. 那是条可充气的橡皮船。
patent n.[c] 专利 (权) ；专利证书
apply [ask] for a ~ 申请专利
take out a patent for [on] an invention 取得一项发明的专利
officer n.[c] a person who works in a government公务员；(政府)官员
an administrative officer 行政官员
n.[c] an important person in an organization like the army or police 军官；警官
His father is a police officer. 他父亲是警官。
petrol n.[u] sort of oil that makes car engines go. (英)汽油 （=<美>gasoline）
You must put some petrol in the car to make it go. 你必须给汽车加油才能开动它。
creative having the ability or power to create有创造力的；创造(性)的
Human beings are creative animals. 人类是有创造力的动物
background n. things at the back in the picture背景
This is a photo of my house with the mountains in the background.
这是我家的照片，背景是群山。
n. the part which shows off the chief thing or person (一个人或物的)背景；经历
Tell me your background. 告诉我你的经历和情况。
rephrase to phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way
重新描述；重新措辞；改变说法
allow for take into consideration考虑到
We must allow for the train being late. 我们应当考虑到火车可能晚点。
reject vt. say "no" to; not take something拒绝；排斥
She rejected my offer of help. 我主动提出给予帮助，她拒绝了。
vt. throw away; cast aside as useless丢弃；抛弃
He rejected the rotten eggs. 他扔掉了坏鸡蛋。
get stuck 遇到困难；陷进去
The bus was stuck in the mud. 公共汽车陷在泥里动不了了。
partial adj. of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete 部分的
The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
警察只对嫌疑犯进行了不完全的描述
favoring one person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced偏袒的
a decision that was partial to the plaintiff. 一项偏袒原告的决定
break away from 摆脱；逃脱；脱离
Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules.
现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。
possibility n. something which is possible 可能(性)；可能的事情
Is there any possibility of your getting to London this week? 本周你有可能到伦敦去吗？
perception n. the process, act, or faculty of perceiving; the effect or product of perceiving 感知；知觉
otherwise conj. if not, or 要不然；否则
You must go early, otherwise you will miss the bus.
你必须早点走，否则就赶不上公共汽车了。adv. differently别样；不同地
I could not do otherwise. 我只能这样做。
adv. apart from that, if you forget that 除此以外；别的方面
The house is small, but otherwise it is comfortable. 房子小是小，但是很舒适。
visible adj. that you can see 看得见的
Stars are only visible when the sky is dark. 只有在天空不亮时才看得见星星。
connection n.[u] something which connects two or more things 联系
There's no connection between these two things. 这两件事没有任何联系。
previous adj. of an earlier time; that came before先前的；早先的
I had already visited Italy on a previous holiday. 在早先一次休假中，我们访问过意大利。
aware adj. having knowledge or cognizance 知道的；意识到的；觉察到的
How can you make a fool aware that he is a fool?
你怎么能够使一个傻瓜知道他是个傻瓜?
be aware of知道；注意到,觉察到
He was [became] aware of the danger. 他知道 [注意到] 危险。
trial n. test; using something to see if it works well检查；试验；试用
He gave the bicycle a trial before he bought it. 这辆自行车他买之前试骑过。
n. trial in court of law 审问；审判
He was on trial for theft. 他因偷盗而受审。
trial and error (u) 反复试验；不断摸索
learn by trial and error 在不断摸索中学习
Mozart n. 莫扎特(奥地利作曲家)
relativity n. the state or quality of being relative 相对性；相关性；相对论
Theory of Relativity 相对论
rider n.[c] (马、自行车、摩托车等的) 骑手；骑士
He's a good [poor] rider. 他骑术高明 [低劣] 。
desktop [XdesktCp] n. the top of a desk. 桌面；台式电脑
adj. designed for use on a desk or table 桌上用的
small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace 台式的
a desktop computer. 台式计算机
palmtop [XpA:mtCp] n 掌上电脑
dusty adj. covered with dust 满足尘土的
a dusty desk 满足灰尘的书桌
Mona Lisa n. [the ~] 蒙娜丽莎(达芬奇作品)
pilot n. someone who flies an aeroplane 飞行员
He is a jet pilot. 他是一位喷气飞机驾驶员。
Charles Chaplin [XtSA:lz XtSBplin] 查尔斯·卓别林
Isaac Newton n. 艾萨可·牛顿(英国科学家)
Abraham Lincoln [XeibrRhBm XliNkRn] 亚伯拉罕 · 林肯(美国第16 任总统)
Eve 夏娃
metaphor n. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison 隐喻; 暗喻; 象征
Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors.
因此她是天使, 他是雄狮都是比喻说法。
paste v. stick something on to another thing with paste 贴；粘
We pasted the paper on to the wall. 我们把那张纸贴在墙上。
n.[u] stuff that sticks things together 浆糊
We used paste to attach our designs to the poster.
我们用浆糊把我们设计的图案贴在招贴牌上。
storage n. keeping things in a safe place 储存；保管；贮藏
The best place for storage of money is a bank. 银行是存钱最好的地方。
glue n. a sticky substance used for joining things 胶；胶水
He stuck some bits of wood together with glue. 他用胶水把碎片粘在一起。
after all in spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless毕竟；终究；虽然这样
We chose to take a plane after all. 我们仍然选择乘飞机
everything else having been considered; ultimately 终究；最终
So you see I was right after all! 你看,毕竟还是我对吧!
electronics n. the science and technology of electronic phenomena电子学
typewriter n. a writing machine that produces characters 打字机
ENIAC [`i: niBk] n. [c] =Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator[Computer]
电子数字积分计算机 (第一台通用计算机的名称, 1946年美国制造)
keep track of have information about what is happening or where sth/sb is了解……的动态；
保持联系
It is difficult to keep track of all the new ideas and developments in education.
要时刻掌握/了解教育方面所有的新思想和发展是困难的。
