1、underground n.Brit. the Tube; US subwaycommonly=usually; very oftenThat very commonly happens.Thomas, commonly known as Tom.tube n. tubes of glue 管裝的膠水travel to work by tube/ on the tube乘倫敦地鐵上班tube trains, tickets 地鐵列車、車票2021/8/8 星期日1distinction1.差別；區別 between A and B2.a writer of distinction 優秀的作家S

2、he had the distinction of being the firstwoman to swim the Channel.distant adj. the distant horizonThe airport is about ten miles distant from the city.2021/8/8 星期日2boundary n.The fence marks the boundary between my land and hers.這道柵欄是我的地和她的地的分界線。Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of kn

3、owledge.科學家不斷地把知識領域的邊緣向外擴展historic adj. 有歷史意義的，歷史上著名的This is a historic occasion.這是具有重大歷史意義的時刻。2021/8/8 星期日3transport v. sth. fromtotransport goods by lorry 用卡車運載貨物n. road and rail transport公路及鐵路運輸 means of transport 運輸工具I normally travel by public transport.vehicle n. motor vehicles 機動車輛 a space ve

4、hicle 宇宙飛船2021/8/8 星期日4choke choke on sth. 窒息She choked to death on a fish bone.choke the life out of sb.扼死某人The fumes almost choked me.煙霧幾乎把我嗆死。The drains are choked up with dead leaves.The garden is choked with weeds.choke off 阻塞2021/8/8 星期日5shuttle There is a shuttle between the town centreand th

5、e station.tunnel n. 隧道，地道，坑道v. The prisoners had escaped by tunneling.They tunneled along under the walls and up into the woods beyond.ones way into/through/under sth.挖地道開辟2021/8/8 星期日6beneath prep. & adv.The boat sunk beneath the waves. (prep.)小船淹沒在浪濤中。Her careful make-up hid the signs of agebeneat

6、h. (adv.)她的精心化妝掩飾了胭粉下面歲月刻下的痕跡。a first-class carriage 頭等車廂2021/8/8 星期日7comparatively adv.living in comparative comfortcomparatively wealthynarrow adj. a narrow circle of friends 交友不廣He has a very narrow mind.他度量很小。She takes a rather narrow view of the subject.她對這一問題有些偏見。2021/8/8 星期日8a narrow escape f

7、rom deathelected by a narrow majoritysection n.This section of the road is closed.White lines divide the playing area into sections.the financial section of the newspaper報紙上的金融欄the business, residential, shopping section商業區、住宅區、購物區2021/8/8 星期日9district n.mountainous, agricultural, poor districtsrura

8、l and urban districtslink up with The two spacecraft will link up with eachother in orbit.take/follow a middle course 中庸之道in the middle of 在中間2021/8/8 星期日10advanced adj. advanced studies 高深的研究have advanced ideas 有先進的思想accelerate vt.acceleration n.an acceleration in the rate of economic growth 經濟發展速率

9、的增長accelerator n.加速器，加速裝置 (尤指汽車等的油門踏板)2021/8/8 星期日11pace n.She took two paces forward./She advanced two paces.She slowed down her pace so I could keepup with her.He gave up his job in advertising becausehe couldnt stand the pace.the pace of change in the electronics industry 電子工業的發展速度keep pace with

10、sb./sth. 并駕齊驅2021/8/8 星期日12Its important for a firm to keep pace withchanges in the market.Are wages keeping pace with inflation?v. He paced up and down the platform,waiting for the train.他在月臺上踱來踱去等候火車。Living such a long way from the shops can be very inconvenient.inconvenience n.2021/8/8 星期日13put s

11、b. to inconveniencesuffer great inconvenienceput up with slight inconveniencesseparately adv.They are now living separately.separation separate the acquisition of knowledge2021/8/8 星期日14a board meeting 董事會議boarding-school 寄宿學校The leader must be a person of authority.權威，權力We have the authority to sea

12、rch this building.權限The health authorities are investigatingthe matter. 當局；官方；權力機構have authority to do 有權限做某事2021/8/8 星期日15the expansion of the school system學校機構的擴大Metals expand when they are heated.A tyre expands when you pump air into it.Is there a connection between smoking and lung cancer?in con

13、nection with sb./sth.I am writing to you in connection with your job application.此信是有關你求職一事的。2021/8/8 星期日16architect n. architecture n.This machine has stopped functioning.function as The sofa can also function as a bed.anti-aircraft guns, missiles 高射炮，對空導彈the Minister of Education 教育部長the Prime Minister 首相2021/8/8 星期日17Premier 總理administer v.1.sth. to sb. 供給，發給，給予administer relief to famine victims2.=put sth. into operation; applyadminister the law 執法3.=manageadminister a charity, a country=gove