1. statement n. 聲明;陳述 The lawyer issued a statement on behalf of the victim's family. 該律師代表受難者家屬發布了一項聲明。 *on behalf of... 代表/代替…… 2. formally adv. 正式地 衍: formal a. 正式的 Jason wanted to formally apologize to Abby for offending her at the party. 傑森想要為在派對上冒犯艾比向她正式道歉。 It's a formal party, so you'll have to dress up. 那是一場正式的派對,因此你必須盛裝打扮。 3. institute n. 協會;機構 & vt. 制定;開始 This institute provides free job training programs for adults. 該機構提供免費成人職訓課程。 The new mayor instituted strict law enforcement as soon as he took office. 新市長一上任就開始嚴厲執法。 *enforcement n. 執行,實施 take office 上任,就職 4. benefit n. 慈善義演/義賣;利益 衍: for the benefit of... 為??的利益 Peter quit smoking for the benefit of his health. 彼得為了健康而戒菸。 5. honor vt. 向……致敬 & n. 敬意 衍: in honor of... 以紀念…… The city erected a statue in the park to honor the hero. 該市在公園內豎立了一座雕像以紀念這位英雄。 *erect vt. 建立;豎立 A state banquet will be held this evening in honor of the visiting President of the United States. 今晚將為來訪的美國總統舉辦一場國宴。 *banquet n. 宴會 6. donate vt. 捐獻,捐贈 Beth donated money to the charity to help people in need in Africa. 貝絲捐錢給該慈善機構幫助非洲的窮困人民。 7. instruct vt. 指示;指導 衍: instruction n. 指示,說明 The flight attendants instructed the passengers to fasten their seat belts. 空服員指示乘客繫好安全帶。 *flight attendant 空服員 These instructions are relatively easy to understand. 這些使用說明相當容易了解。 8. icon n. 偶像;崇拜的對象;指標 衍: iconic a. 具代表性的;象徵性的 Taylor Swift is a fashion icon to millions of teenage girls in the world. 對世界上數百萬名少女而言,泰勒絲是一個時尚指標。 The Capital Gate is one of Abu Dhabi's most iconic buildings. 首都門是阿布達比最具代表性的建築之一。 9. sponsor vt. 贊助 & n. 贊助者 We sponsored a charity event in association with the broadcasting corporation. 我們和那家廣播公司聯合贊助一場慈善活動。 *in association with... 與……聯合/合作 The inventor was trying to find sponsors for his latest creation. 這位發明家試著為自己的最新創作找到贊助者。 10. exclusive a. 獨有的;專門的 Our company has exclusive rights to distribute that product. 我們公司有經銷那項產品的獨家代理權。 *distribute vt. 配銷;分發 |