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penniless a.身无分文的 That old guy was penniless and had to sleep on the street. 那位老先生身无分文，必须露宿街头。 basin n.盆地；洗脸盆 Taipei city is built on a basin. 台北市建立在一个盆地上。 You need to sc

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arms n.武器（恒用复数）；怀（恒用复数） After three rounds of arms talks, both countries reached an agreement. 经过3回合的限武谈判后，两国终于达成协议。 John held his girlfriend in his arms, gently kissing her. 约翰

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wizard n.男巫 The wizard was wearing a black cloak and a pointed hat. 这名巫师身穿黑披风，头戴尖帽子。 keen a.激烈的；敏锐的；渴望的 Though the competition was keen, we kept going and finally succeeded. 虽然这场比赛竞

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socket n.插座 The light was not on because I forgot to put the plug into the socket. 这盏灯不亮，因为我忘了把插头插入插座。 alcohol n.酒；酒精 I never drink alcohol because I get drunk easily. 我从不喝酒因为我很容易醉

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privacy n.隐私，私生活 The couple closed the door so they could have some privacy. 这对夫妻关上门，如此他们才能有一点隐私。 ferry n.渡轮 vt.(搭渡轮）渡过 If you want to go to that island, you have to take the ferry. 如

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disorder n.无秩序，杂乱 How come your room is always in disorder? =How come your room is always (in) a mess? =How come your room is always in chaos? 你的房间为何老是很杂乱？ His papers are in disorder. 他的文件乱成一堆。 le

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newcomer n.新手 William is a newcomer to the movie business. 威廉是电影界的新人。 pianist n.钢琴家 This film is about a legendary pianist who grew up on the ship. 这部电影是有关一个传奇性的钢琴师在船上长大的故事。

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honorable a.光荣的；可尊敬的 John wants to be a singer, but his father doesn't think it's an honorable profession. 约翰想当歌手，可是他爸爸却认为唱歌不是光荣的职业。 Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, I m honored

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immigrate vi.移民（由外移入） Many Chinese immigrated to Taiwan from Fujian about three hundred years ago. 大约3百年前有许多中国人从福建移民到台湾。 immigrant n.移民者(由外移入） Canada has many immigrants from Eur