1. honour n. & vt.

All the athletes tried their best to win honor for their motherland.

It was a great honour to be invited here today.

She is an honour to the profession.

in honour of sb/sth | in sb’s / sth’s honour

a ceremony in honour of those killed in the explosion

A banquet was held in her honour.

honorable adj. 可敬的, 榮譽的, 光榮的

Though it is honorable to be a cleaner, many people wouldn’t like to do that

2. delight n.& v. 樂趣；喜悅；欣喜； （使）高興，（使）欣喜

She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.

He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong.

This news will delight his fans all over the world.

de light in sth / doing sth 熱衷于；引以為樂

He delights in making fun of others.

adj. delighted欣喜的, 快樂的

I was delighted to be invited to her party.我很高興被邀請參加她的晚會。

delightful adj. very pleasant

a delightful book / restaurant / town/ child

3. significance n.重要性； 重要意義

We should be fully aware of the significance of television in shaping our ideas.

She couldn’t grasp the full significance of what he had said.

significant adj. 重要的

Your work has shown a significant improvement.

It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.

4. briefly

1) for a short time: She met John briefly on Friday night.

2) in a few words: Let me tell you briefly what happened.

in brief = in a few words, without details:

In brief, the meeting was a disaster.

brief adj. (briefer, briefest)

Mozart’s life was brief.

a brief description / summary / account

5. compete vi.競爭；競賽

1）~ (with / against sb) (for sth)

Several companies are competing for the contract.

We can’t compete with them on price.

2）~ (in sth) (against sb) to take part in a contest or game:

He’s hoping to compete in the London marathon.

competition n. 競爭；競賽

In modern society the competition for jobs is very fierce.

在現代社會求職的競爭十分激烈

competitor n.競賽者；對手

He feels nervous as it seems his competitor is stronger.

他感覺緊張因為他的對手好像比他強。

6. separate adj. / sepr t/分開的, 分離的, 個別的, 單獨的

They sleep in separate bedrooms

For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives.

7.light n光, 日光, 發光體, 燈vt. 點燃, 照亮

She could just see by the light of the candle.

Suddenly all the lights went out.

I put a lighted match to the letter and watched it burn.

well / badly lit streets

8. record n. 履歷, 檔案, 訴狀, 最高紀錄, 報告, 唱片

The doctor keeps a record of all the serious illnesses in the village.

vt. 記錄, 標明, 將...錄音

Reporters recorded what the actor said at the news conference.

記者記錄了該演員在新聞發布會上講的話。

9. absent adj. 缺席的；不在場的

He is absent from Beijing. 他不在北京。

adj. 漫不經心的；心不在焉的；茫然的

He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望著我。

vt.不在；缺席Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday? 昨天你為何不到校？

n. absence 缺乏

He didn’t finished his paper because of absence of information他因為缺乏資料沒有完成論文。

10. attempt v& n努力, 嘗試, 企圖

They made no attempt to escape.

I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

[V to inf] I will atempt to answer all your questions.

Do not attempt to repair this yourself.

[VN] The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed.

an attempted murder 殺人未遂

11. limit n& v 極限，界限

She knew the limits of her power.

a time / speed / age limit

push / stretch / test sb/sth to the limit

The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice.

Families are limited to four free tickets each.

I’ve limited myself to 1 000 calories a day to try and lose weight.

12. movement n. 運動,移動

Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.

Troy watched her every movement.

the women’s / peace movement

13. state n. 狀況；情形；狀態；政府；盛禮，隆重的禮儀；州；邦

a confused state of mind

You’re not in a fit state to drive.

In China, the railways are owned by the state. 在中國，鐵路是國有的。

The President was received in state. 總統受到隆重接待。

the United States of America is made up of 50 states.美國由50個州組成。

v.陳述，敘述to formally write or say sth, especially in a careful and clear way:

Please state your name, age and occupation on the form.

It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping.

14. retire

The company’s official retiring age is 65.

She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.

She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire.

The jury retired to consider the evidence.

a retired worker

15. side by side

There were two children ahead, walking side by side.

We have been using both systems, side by side, for two years.

The two communities exist happily side by side.

16. by the name of ... (formal) who is called:

a young actor by the name of Tom Rees

in the name of sb / sth | in sb’s / sth’s name

We reserved two tickets in the name of Brown.

The car is registered in my name.

under the name (of) ... using a name that may not be your real name

The Frenchman came to England in an English name.