赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit114

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　　n.美德；优点，长处

　　A man of virtue is a man of principle. He will never do anything against his conscience.

　　有美德的人即是有原则的人。他绝不会做任何违背良心的事。

　　This plan has the virtue of being easy to carry out.

　　这个计划的好处就是它容易实现。

　　permanent

　　a.永恒的；常设的

　　The rich man has permanent residence in several countries.

　　这位有钱人拥有几个国家的永久居留权。

　　Mary is one of the five permanent members of our committee.

　　玛丽是我们委员会的五位常设委员之一。

　　permanently²

　　adv.永久地

　　The accident left the man's brain permanently damaged.

　　这场意外让该男子的脑部永久受损。

　　transfer

　　vt. vi.调离；移转 n.调任

　　Neil was transferred to a Seattle-based law firm.

　　尼尔被调任到总部设于西雅图的律师事务所。

　　Can you transfer $1,000 into my account by Friday?

　　你能否在周五前把1000美元汇到我的帐户？

　　Sophie asked for a transfer to the company's branch office in Europe.

　　苏菲请调至欧洲的分公司。

　　regarding

　　prep.关于，有关（=about)

　　Regarding this issue, I'd like to hear your opinions.

　　针对这件事，我想听听诸位的意见。

　　testify

　　vi. vt.作证

　　I'd like to testify to the boy's good behavior.

　　我愿意为这男孩的良好行为作证。

　　The success of our plan testified to the importance of teamwork.

　　我们计划的成功为团结合作的重要性做了见证。

　　All the witnesses testified against the woman.

　　所有证人都对这名女士作不利的证词。

　　testimony³

　　n.证词；见证

　　The judge decided⁴ that the witness's testimony was not reliable.

　　法官认定这名证人的证词不可靠。

　　The success of our plan was a testimony to the importance of teamwork.

　　我们计划的成功为团结合作的重要性做了见证。

　　merit

　　n.优点；功绩

　　What are the merits and demerits of living in the country?=What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country?

　　住在乡下的优缺点是什么？

　　In our company, people get promoted on merit rather than on seniority.

　　在我们公司，大家升迁是凭绩效而不是以年资而论。

　　curve

　　n.曲线 vi.弯曲

　　There are several curves on this road, so drive carefully.

　　这条路上有很多转弯，小心驾驶。

　　A sidewalk curves around the park.

　　沿着公园有人行步道。

　　license⁵

　　n.执照（可数）

　　Without a license, you can't drive.

　　没有驾照不准开车。

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