六、工具，設備（tool）

1.appliance [??pla??ns]

【例句】He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine and other household appliances.

【翻譯】他可以再學學使用吸塵器、洗衣機和其他家用電器

2.equipment [??kw?pm?nt]

【例句】The photographer came early to set up his equipment.

【翻譯】攝影師很早就把他的設備搭起來了。

3.device [d??va?s]

【例句】The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.

【翻譯】這臺儀器可以辨別癌細胞和正常的細胞。

4.apparatus [??p??re?t?s]

【例句】They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.

【翻譯】他們?nèi)鄙倌軌蜻M一步研發(fā)這一技術(shù)裝置的科研人員。

5.instrument [??nstr?m?nt]

【例句】The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.

【翻譯】幾個世紀以來否決權(quán)一直是外交上慣用的手段。

七、同盟，聯(lián)盟 league

1.coalition [?k????l??n]

【例句】The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.

【翻譯】自由黨領(lǐng)袖已宣布該黨退出執(zhí)政聯(lián)盟。

2.alliance[??la??ns]

【例句】Yet now he was here, in extremis, to seek an alliance.

【翻譯】然而現(xiàn)在他就在這里，在絕境中尋求聯(lián)盟。

3.ally [??la?]

【例句】He is a close ally of the prime minister.

【翻譯】他是首相的親密支持者。

4.union [?ju:ni?n]

【例句】In union there is strength.

【翻譯】團結(jié)就是力量

八、娛樂消遣（leisure）

1.pastime [?pɑ:sta?m]

【例句】Reading has always been an important part of learning and enjoyable pastime.

【翻譯】一直以來讀書都是學習中的一個重要部分，也是消磨時間的好方法。

2.recreation [?rekri?e??n]

【例句】All the family members need to have their own interests and recreations.

【翻譯】所有的家庭成員都需要有自己的興趣和休閑方式。

3.diversion [da??v?:?n]

【例句】Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.

【翻譯】用手指畫畫是很臟，但卻是一項極好的消遣。

九、方式，方法（way）

1.manner [?m?n?(r)]

【例句】The issue will be resolved in a manner that is fair to both sides.

【翻譯】這個問題將用對雙方都公平的方式來解決。

2.fashion [?f??n]

【例句】She speaks in a very strange fashion.

【翻譯】她說話的樣子非常奇怪。

3.approach [??pr??t?]

【例句】We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information.

【翻譯】我們將探索收集信息的不同方法。

4.tactic [?t?kt?k]

【例句】The giant oil corporations are earning fabulous profits by cunning tactics.

【翻譯】這些大石油公司以狡詐的手段賺取巨額利潤。

5.means [mi:nz]

【例句】Do you have any means of identification?

【翻譯】你有什么鑒定的方法嗎？

6.channel [?t??nl]

【例句】The Americans recognize that the UN can be the channel for greater diplomatic activity.

【翻譯】美國人認識到可以通過聯(lián)合國這個渠道開展更多的外交活動。

十、標準（standard）

1.criteria [kra?'t??r??]

【例句】The criteria will be different from those that pertain elsewhere.

【翻譯】這里的標準將不同于其他地方適用的標準。

2.norm [n?:m]

【例句】We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist.

【翻譯】我們很輕而易舉便遵守規(guī)則，所以我們很難意識到他們的存在。