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1.disability n.伤残；无力；无能
His disability prevents him from holding a job.
他的伤残妨碍他就业。
2.disabled adj.伤残的
It is our bounden duty to help the disabled.
帮助残疾人是我们义不容辞的责任
3.hearing n.听力；听觉
His hearing is somewhat impaired.
他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。
4.eyesight n.视力
Their eyesight is poor in low light.
光线很暗时他们视力不佳。
5.ambition n.雄心；野心
She has no personal ambition.
她没有个人野心。
6.ambitious n.有雄心的；有野心的
He's a very ambitious man.
他是个很有雄心的人。
p n.跑道的一圈；重叠部分；（人坐着时）大腿的上方On the third lap he left the other runners far behind.
跑到第三圈，他已经把别人远远地抛在后面了。
8.dictation n.口授；听写（的文字）
We have a dictation every English class.
每次上英语课我们都听写。
9.suitable adj.适合的；适宜的
Is she suitable for the job?
她适于做这工作吗？
10.beneficial adj.有益的；受益的
He did a lot of work that was beneficial to us.
他作了很多对我们有益的工作。
11.in other words 换句话说
In other words, we were about to crash.
也就是说，我们就要坠机了。
12.clumsy adj.笨拙的
He is a clumsy man.
他是个笨手笨脚的人。
13.outgoing adj.外向的；友好的；外出的；离开的
She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.
她很外向，喜欢交朋结友。
14.adapt vt.使适应；改编
Can he adapt himself to the job?
他能适应这工作吗？
15.adapt to 适合
I found it not easy to adapt to new life.
我发现适应新生活并不容易。
16.cut out 切去；省略；停止（做某事）
He could also have cut out much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.他原本也可以砍去许多重复的内容，从而缩减许多页。
17.out of breath 上气不接下气
I'm out of breath after climbing up all the stairs.
我爬完了这些楼梯后，上气不接下气。
18.absence n.缺席；不在某处
He took my place during my absence.
在我缺勤期间他代替了我。
19.fellow adj.同伴的；同类的/n.同伴；同志；伙伴
He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.
他是个好小伙，非常温和，彬彬有礼。
20.annoy vt.使……不悦；惹恼
His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.
他不停地开玩笑，已开始惹她生气。
21.annoyed adj.颇为生气的
Mary was annoyed at having had to wait so long for him
玛丽为不得不等他这么长时间而感到很恼
22.all in all 总而言之
All in all, there were twenty present.
一总有20人出席。
23.firm n.公司/adj.结实的；坚固的；坚定的
The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
这家公司的雇员期待着发放大笔奖金。
Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong
棉花价格始终保持坚挺，需求旺盛。
24.psychology n.心理（学）
I majored in psychology at Hunter College.
在亨特学院求学时，我主修心理学。
25.conduct n.行为；品行/vt.指挥，管理，主持Are you ashamed of your conduct?
你对自己的行为感到害臊吗？
I decided to conduct an experiment
我决定进行一次实验。
26.abolish vt.废除；废止
The whole system should be abolished.
整个制度应该被废除。
27.resign vt.&vi.辞职；辞去（工作、职位等）Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
罗布先生上个月辞职了。
panion n.同伴；伙伴
We become companion in misfortune from then on. 从那时起，我们就成了患难之交。
