vt.使提振精神

　　John refreshed himself with a cup of coffee during the break time.

　　约翰在休息时间喝了一杯咖啡提神。

　　expand

　　vt. vi.扩大，拓展

　　We've expanded our business by opening two more restaurants lately.

　　我们最近扩大影业，新开了两家餐厅。

　　Thanks to teamwork and sound strategies, our sales expanded by 20% last year.

　　由于团结合作且策略得当，我们的业绩去年扩张了20%。

　　expansion

　　n.扩大

　　The building's expansion took two years to complete.

　　该栋大楼的扩建花了两年的时间才完成。

　　consequence

　　n.结果；重要（=importance）

　　In consequence of your continual tardiness, I will dock your pay.=As a consequence of your continual tardiness, I will dock your pay.

　　因为你常迟到，所以我要扣你薪水。

　　Don't worry about the matter. It's of no consequence to you.

　　别担心这件事，它对你不重要。

　　consequent

　　a.由……的原因而发生的；必然的

　　The landslide was consequent on the heavy rains.

　　这次坍方乃是因大雨所造成的。

　　David didn't work hard, so his consequent failure was inevitable.

　　大卫不努力，因此他必然的失败在所难免。

　　consequently

　　adv.因此，所以

　　It rained, and consequently our picnic was postponed.

　　那天下雨，因此我们的野餐延期了。

　　The mayor is very popular; consequently, he is likely to be reelected.

　　这位市长非常受欢迎；因此，他很可能再次当选。

　　convince

　　vt.使确信；说服

　　How can I convince the boy of the clangers of smoking?

　　我要怎样才能让他相信抽烟的种种危险呢？

　　It seems I can do nothing to convince my husband to quit smoking.

　　我似乎拿不出办法说服我老公戒烟。

　　convinced

　　a.确信的

　　I'm convinced of John's innocence.=I 'm sure of John's innocence.=I'm convinced that John is innocent.

　　我相信约翰是无辜的。

　　illustrate

　　vt.为……画插图；说明

　　Jane illustrates children's books for a living.

　　阿珍替儿童书籍画插画维生。

　　The graphs illustrate the growth of our business.

　　这些曲线说明了我们事业的成长。

　　illustration

　　n.图解（不可数）；插图（可数）

　　Illustration is often more useful in teaching than mere words.

　　在教学时，图解常比光用文字解释要来得有用。

　　This book is full of beautiful illustrations.

　　这本书充满了美丽的插图。