1. collapse n. & vi. 瓦解；坍塌；倒下
• I wonder what caused the collapse of Amy's marriage.
我想知道是什麼造成艾咪的婚姻破裂。
• After weeks of hard work, the worker collapsed with exhaustion.
在努力工作好幾個星期後，這名工人因疲累而倒下了。 2. decline n. & vi. 衰落；下降
be on the decline 不斷下降／衰退
• Sales of DVDs have been on the decline since the creation of on-demand streaming.
DVD 的銷量自隨選影音串流發明後便不斷下跌。
• The candidate's popularity declined in the latest poll.
該候選人的人氣在最近一次的民調中下滑了。 3. conquer vt. 征服，克服
• The best way to conquer your fears is to face them.
克服自身恐懼最好的辦法就是面對它們。 4. remains n. 殘骸／遺跡（恆用複數）
• Those remains are the most famous tourist attraction in the country.
那些遺跡是該國境內最有名的旅遊景點。 5. witness vt. 親眼看見，目擊；見證
• Gina had to appear in court because she witnessed a crime.
吉娜目擊了一樁犯罪，因此她必須出庭作證。
• The 20th century witnessed the evolution of computer technology.
二十世紀見證了電腦科技的進展。 6. trek vi. 跋涉，徒步長途行走
• After trekking through the wilderness of New Zealand, Larry returned to his life in the concrete jungle.
經過一趟紐西蘭野外之旅後，賴瑞又回到都市的水泥叢林中生活。 7. sacred a. 神聖的，受崇敬的
• Churches, temples, and mosques are all considered sacred.
教堂、寺廟及清真寺都被視為是神聖的。 8. expand vt. 擴大，拓展
expansion n. 擴張，拓展
• We've expanded our business by opening two more restaurants.
我們新開了兩家餐廳來擴張事業。 9. numerous a. 許多的，很多的
• I thought of numerous ways to solve the problem, but none of them would actually work.
我想出很多個方法要解決這個問題，但說實在的，沒有一個行得通。 10. ceremonial a. 儀式的
ceremonially adv. 按照儀式地，禮法上地
• The ambassador received the guests in a ceremonial way.
那位大使按禮儀接待賓客。
• The bride was veiled at first and then her face was ceremonially revealed.
那新娘一開始戴著面紗，接著才按照儀式揭紗露面。 11. venture vi. 冒險
• This cave is dark. Do you think we should venture in?
這個山洞很暗。你認為我們應該冒險進入嗎？ 12. quest [ kwEst ] n. 探索，尋覓
in one's quest for...
尋找……的任務（通常為某項艱鉅任務）
• These scientists worked day and night in their quest for a cure for the disease.
這些科學家日以繼夜地工作以尋求治療該疾病的方法。 | 
