1 locomotive 机车，火车头n
eg. The Locomotive Construction Company Ltd is a whole-owned subsidiary of the Trust.机车建筑有限公司是该托拉斯的全资子公司。
2 emerge 出现，显露v eg.Richard was waiting outside the door as she emerged.她出现的时候，理查德正在门外等着。
eg. It soon emerged that neither the July nor August mortgage repayment had been collected.很快就发现，原来7月和8月的抵押还款都没有偿还
摆脱出来，兴起v eg. There is a growing evidence that the economy is at last emerging from the recession.有越来越多的证据表明经济终于开始摆脱萧条。
eg. A loose alliance of developed and emerging countries.发达国家和新兴国家之间的松散联盟
3 walks of life行业，职业n eg. Johnson’s appeal is to people in all walks of life.约翰逊广受各界人士欢迎
4 vote 选举，表决v 投票权，表决权n decision-making决策 eg. Shortening the decision-making process would be one solution.缩短决策过程会是一个解决办法。
5 base on 建立在...基础上，立足于eg. We must base ourselves on the interest of the people.我们一定要从人民的利益出发。
6 up to sb 由某人做决定 far away遥远 make it a point十分重视，努力做到
7 breadwinner 养家糊口的人n eg. Social status is largely detemined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
8 take out of取出 eg. Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of the meteorology.现代天气预报试图揭开气象学的神秘面纱.
9 daily necessities 生活必需品 basic 基础，基本内容，必需品n
10 comfort安慰nv eg. He began to comfort me with such unaccustomed gentleness.他开始以那种少有的温柔安慰我。
舒适n eg. Surely there is some way of ordering our busy lives, so that we can live in comfort and spiritual harmony too.总会有办法能安排好我们忙碌的生活，这样就能过得舒服一点，同时还能达到内心的平静。
令人担忧 eg. Although crimes against visitors were falling, the levels of crime were still too high for comfort.尽管针对游客的犯罪活动有所减少，但犯罪率还是太高，令人担忧。
11 accountable 负有责任的，应当解释的 eg. Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions.终于要对政府官员实行问责了。
12 ahead of time提前 hospitality热情友好，招待茶点n eg. A few of us in the press were there,goggle-eyed目瞪口呆的 at the lavish hospitablity.我们几位记者当时在那里，眼馋地看着丰盛的茶点
eg. Every visitor to Georgia is overwhelmed by the kindness,charm and hospitality of the people.来到佐治亚州的每位游客都被当地人的善良、可爱和热情好客所深深打动。
13 drop by顺便拜访 pal朋友
14 victim 受害者，灾民n eg. Infectious diseases are spreading among many of the flood victims.传染病正在遭受洪灾的很多灾民中蔓延。
15 dominant 统治地位的，优势的 eg.She was a dominant figure in the French film industry. 她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
16 couch 长沙发，睡椅n 用词，表达v eg. This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
17 prevail 占优势，获胜,流行v eg.Rick still believes that justice will prevail.里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。
18 ego 自我，自负n eg. He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
19 account for 解释;占；负有责任 eg. How do you account for the company's alarmingly high staff turnover?你怎么解释这家公司高得令人忧虑的人员流动率？
20 concede 承认；赋予;让步 eg. Well, he conceded. I do sometimes mumble a bit.“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
21 prejudge 预先判断，先入为主 eg. They tried to prejudge the commission's findings.他们试图预先判定考察团的发现结果。
22 keep down 抑制;压制v eg. Administration costs were kept down to just $460.管理费用被控制在区区460英镑。