1. oops [ʊps]
int.哎哟（ 表示惊讶；沮丧；狼狈；轻度道歉等）
an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident
参考例句：
1. Oops! I'm on the wrong plane! 糟糕！我上错飞机了！
2. Oops! I nearly dropped my cup of tea! 哎呀!我险些儿把自己的一杯茶掉到地上！
2. slave [sleɪv]
n.奴隶，附件，卑鄙的人；vi.拼命工作
a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for them
参考例句：
1. Don't be a slave to custom. 不要做风俗习惯的奴隶。
2. Why should I slave away all my life! 我为什么要辛辛苦苦地干一辈子呀！
3. mourn [mɔ:n]
v.哀悼，忧伤，服丧
to feel or express great sadness , especially because of someone's death
参考例句：
1. We mourn over the child's death. 我们悲悼这孩子的死。
2. When the old woman had died, she had very few to mourn for her. 那位老太婆去世的时候，没有什么人哀悼她。
4. portrait [ˈpɔ:treɪt]
n.像；人物画像
a painting , photograph , drawing , etc . of a person or, less commonly , of a group of people
参考例句：
1. There is a portrait of King Charles on the wall. 墙上挂着查尔斯国王的画像。
2. She painted a beautiful portrait for us. 她为我们画了一幅漂亮的肖像。
5. polar [ˈpəʊlə(r)]
adj.两极的，极地的，南辕北辙的，南极的，北极的，极性的；n.极线，极面
relating to the North or South Pole or the areas around them
参考例句：
1. It's very cold in the polar regions. 南北极地带是很寒冷的。
2. Love and hatred are polar feelings. 爱与恨是完全相反的感情。
6. Shakespeare [ˈʃeɪkspɪə]
n.莎士比亚(16世纪英国剧作家、诗人)
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
参考例句：
1. Shakespeare is a giant among writers. 莎士比亚是作家中的巨擘.
2. He read Shakespeare to help his English. 他阅读莎士比亚的作品以提高自己的英语水平。
7. equality [iˈkwɒləti]
n.等同性，同等，平等，相等，等式
the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment
参考例句：
1. They are fighting for the equality of women. 她们在为争取男女平等而奋斗。
2. Women must battle on until they have gained equality. 妇女必须坚奋战到底，直至取得平等权利。
8. prairie [ˈpreəri]
n.大草原，牧场
a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US
参考例句：
1. A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
2. The vast prairie stretches west to the horizon. 茫茫大草原向西伸展,直至天边。
9. upside [ˈʌpsaɪd]
n.上侧，上段，上部
the advantage of a situation
参考例句：
1. The children hung the picture upside down. 小孩把画挂倒了。
2. If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out. 你如果把信封倒过来，钥匙就会掉出。
10. labourer [ˈleɪbərə(r)]
n.体力劳动者(美laborer)
a person who does unskilled physical work , especially outside
参考例句：
1. He got a job as a builder's labourer. 他找到了一份建筑工人的工作。
2. He used to be a long-term labourer for a landlord. 他早先给地主扛过长活。
11. Cairo ['kaɪərəʊ]
n.开罗(埃及首都)
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
参考例句：
1. They get onto the plane at Cairo. 他们在开罗上飞机。
2. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. 开罗是埃及的首都。
12. drove [drəʊv]
vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群
past simple of drive
参考例句：
1. He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour. 他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
2. They drove foreign goods out of the market. 他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
13. apologise [ə'pɒlədʒaɪz]
vi.(=apologize）道歉
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
参考例句：
1. You forgot to apologise. 你忘记道歉了。
2. I must apologise that if I offended you I didn't mean to. 我必须向您道歉，如果冒犯了您，我不是有意的。
14. sunset [ˈsʌnset]
n.日落；衰落时期(尤指人的晚年)
the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky
参考例句：
1. They'll work on till sunset. 他们将继续工作，直到日落。
2. The sunset was a very beautiful sight. 那落日真是一幅美景。
15. reuse [ˌri:ˈju:z]
vt.再使用；重新使用
to use something again
参考例句：
1. There are some ways to reuse the wastes. 有很多废品再利用的方法。
2. The use and reuse of urban land. 城市土地利用与再利用。
16. parcel [ˈpɑ:sl]
n.小包；包裹；vt.分配；打包；adj.部分的；adv.局部地
an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper , especially so that it can be sent by post
参考例句：
1. Shall I tie up your things in a parcel? 我把您的东西包起来，好吗？
2. The parcel was sent by express. 这包裹是用快递方式寄出去的。
17. rider [ˈraɪdə(r)]
n.骑士，附件，扶手
a person who travels along on a horse or bicycle
参考例句：
1. The rider forced his horse on through the storm. 骑手在暴风雨中策马前进。
2. The jury added a rider to their verdict recommending mercy. 陪审团在裁决后加了一条建议宽恕的附文。
18. crispy [ˈkrɪspi]
adj.脆的；易碎的
describes food that is hard enough to be broken easily
参考例句：
1. I like crispy spring rolls. 我喜欢酥脆的春卷。
2. It is a kind of fried food that tastes delicious and crispy. 它是一种油炸类食物，味道可口，香脆。
19. pepper [ˈpepə(r)]
n.辣椒；胡椒；胡椒粉；vt.在…上撒胡椒粉；使布满
a greyish black or creamy coloured powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns , which is used to give a spicy hot taste to food
参考例句：
1. He put some pepper in the bowl. 他放了一些胡椒粉在碗里。
2. This pepper is really hot. 这辣椒真辣。
20. considerate [kənˈsɪdərət]
adj.考虑周到的；体谅的，替…着想的
kind and helpful
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