1. portrayal n. 飾演；描繪；肖像
衍: portray vt. 描繪；飾演
The actor received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Spider-Man.
那名演員因為飾演蜘蛛人而頗受好評。
＊critical acclaim 備受好評
acclaim n. & vt. 讚揚，稱讚
In fairy tales, witches are typically portrayed as evil women.
在童話故事裡，巫婆通常被描繪成邪惡的女子。 2. appear vi. 出現
反: disappear vi. 消失
disappear without a trace 消失得無影無蹤
As soon as the singer appeared on stage, the fans started to scream.
那位歌手一上臺，粉絲就開始尖叫。
The man disappeared without a trace after committing several murders.
那名男子犯下多起謀殺案後便消失得無影無蹤。 3. version n. 版本
Our company plans to launch a new version of the product in July.
我們公司預計在七月發行該項產品的新版本。 4. a smash / huge / big hit 造成轟動的人事物
smash a. 極為成功的
The award-winning director's latest movie is a smash hit.
那位得獎導演的最新電影造成轟動。 5. positive a. 正面的；積極的
反: negative a. 負面的；消極的
The review of the Japanese author's new book was generally positive.
這位日本作家的新書廣泛受到正面的評價。
People who have a negative attitude towards life are usually unhappy.
對生命抱持消極態度的人通常不快樂。 6. review n. & vt. 評論；審核
Last night, we went to see a movie which has received great reviews.
我們昨晚去看了一部獲得好評的電影。
Regarding your proposal, the board needs more time to review it.
關於你的提案，董事會需要多點時間審核。 7. professional a. 專業的；職業的
衍: professionally adv. 專業地
It was impressive to watch children cooking like professional chefs.
看到小朋友像專業主廚般烹調食物，真是令人印象深刻。
The manager thinks highly of the new employee because he handles everything professionally.
這位新進員工處理任何事情都很專業，因此經理很看重他。
＊think highly of... 對……評價很高 8. capacity n. 職位；容量；能力
In my capacity as general manager of this company, I would like to recommend Mr. Peter Johnson for the job.
本人以本公司總經理的身分推薦彼得•強森先生從事這份工作。 9. release vt. 發行；釋放，解放
The publisher just released a book about the complete history of teddy bears.
那家出版社剛發行了有關泰迪熊完整歷史的書籍。 10. represent vt. 代表；象徵
Penny found it an honor to represent her country at the World Chess Championships.
佩妮覺得代表她的國家參加世界西洋棋冠軍賽是件光榮的事。 11. appoint vt. 委派，任命
Kevin was recently appointed to manage the sales department.
凱文近期被指派去管理銷售部門。 12. diverse a. 多樣化的
衍: diversity n. 多樣性
Experts from a diverse range of research fields attended the seminar.
這場研討會有各個研究領域的專家出席。
The United States is known for its cultural diversity.
美國以其多元文化而聞名。 | 
