a.光荣的；可尊敬的

　　John wants to be a singer, but his father doesn't think it's an honorable profession.

　　约翰想当歌手，可是他爸爸却认为唱歌不是光荣的职业。

　　Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, I m honored to deliver a speech to you.

　　尊敬的裁判，各位女士先生，本人能对大家演讲深感荣幸。

　　glorious

　　a.荣耀的

　　The nation celebrated its glorious victory with parades and speeches.

　　该国以游行和演说的方式庆祝他们光荣的胜利。

　　usage

　　n.用法

　　As an editor, you should have a dictionary handy to check on the usage of words.

　　身为编辑，你身边应当有本字典可以查询单词的用法。

　　sculpture

　　n.雕刻（不可数）；雕刻作品（可数）

　　How much do you think the sculpture would fetch at auction?

　　你觉得这雕像在拍卖时会卖出多少钱？

　　He has a large collection of sculptures by Rodin.

　　他收藏有大量罗丹的雕塑作品。

　　sculptor

　　n.雕刻师，雕刻家

　　Michelangelo was an accomplished sculptor from the Renaissance.

　　米开朗基罗是文艺复兴时期一位杰出的雕刻家。

　　bloom

　　n. vi.(观赏植物的花）开花

　　Spring is around the corner, and all the flowers in the garden are in full bloom.

　　春天就要来临，花园里的花都盛开中。

　　Many plants bloom in spring.

　　许多植物都会在春天开花。

　　blossom

　　n. vi.(果树的花）开花

　　Look! The cherry trees are in full blossom.

　　瞧！这些樱花树正在盛开。

　　The apple trees in the garden are blossoming.

　　花园内的苹果树开满了花朵。

　　hardware

　　n.硬件（不可数）

　　We upgraded our computer hardware to improve our efficiency.

　　我们将电脑硬件升级以增进效率。

　　software

　　n.软件（不可数)

　　Could you assist me in installing the new software?

　　你能不能协助我安装这套新软件？

　　idle

　　a.游手好闲的 vt.虚度（光阴）（与副词away并用) vi.闲荡（与副词around并用）

　　Most clerks in the store sat idle because there were no customers.

　　由于没顾客上门，店里大部分的店员闲闲坐着没事干。

　　An idle youth, a needy age.

　　闲荡的青春会导致贫困的老年。/少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。--谚语

　　Bob idled away many hours watching baseball games.

　　宝哥顾着看棒球而浪费了好几个小时。

　　Stop idling around and find something to do, Peter.

　　彼得，别再鬼混。找点事做。