① meditate [?med?te?t] 

v.沉思, 冥想; 仔細(xì)計(jì)劃, 策劃

【例】

It is a good habit to spend some time meditating every day.

每天花一些時(shí)間來(lái)沉思是個(gè)好習(xí)慣。

② menial [?mi?ni?l] 

adj.(工作)低賤的; 枯燥的

n.做粗重工作的人

【例】

Many people consider washing dishes and cleaning streets as menial work.

許多人把洗碗和打掃街道視為低賤的工作。

③ methodical [m??θ?d?kl] 

adj.有條理的，有條不紊的

【例】

methodical study有條理的學(xué)習(xí)

a methodical professor 一位辦事有條理的教授

④ muster [?m?st?(r)] 

v.集合, 召集; 收集

【例】

If you've successfully mustered the willpower to kick a bad habit，you gain confidence to confront other challenges.(TEM-8)

如果你成功地鼓起勇氣改掉了一個(gè)壞習(xí)慣,那么你就能在面對(duì)其他挑戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候獲得信心了。

⑤ override [???v??ra?d] 

v.比…更重要，凌駕;推翻，使無(wú)效

【例】

The man's proposal has been overridden by the board of directors.

男子的提議已被董事會(huì)推翻了。

⑥ pledge [pled?] 

n.誓言，誓約;保證物,信物;抵押品

v.保證;抵押

【搭】

fulfill one's pledge履行諾言;

make/give a pledge to do sth.保證做某事

【例】

The university since August has raised about Z$32.5 million in donations and pledges.(TEM-8)

該校自從八月份以來(lái)已募集到大約3250萬(wàn)津巴布韋元的捐款和抵押品。

⑦ plight [plait ] n.困境

【例】

These years he has been receiving support from all over the world on the Web for his plight.

這些年,他一直收到來(lái)自世界各地的網(wǎng)上資助以幫助他走出困境。

⑧ predicament [pr??d?k?m?nt]

n.困境,窘境

【例】

Peter was in a predicament when he got the news that he had missed the last bus to the company.

當(dāng)彼得得知自己已經(jīng)錯(cuò)過(guò)了去公司的最后一班公共汽車(chē)時(shí)，他陷入了困境。

⑨ preside [pr??za?d] 

v.主持(會(huì)議等); 負(fù)責(zé)指揮

【搭】

preside at sth.主持(會(huì)議等);

preside over sth.掌管、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)…;對(duì)…負(fù)有責(zé)任

【例】

I think William is the best person to preside at the meeting to be held tomorrow.

我認(rèn)為威廉是主持明天那個(gè)會(huì)議的最佳人選。

⑩ proposition [?pr?p??z??(?)n] 

n.提議, 建議; 主張; 命題

【例】

The proposition appeals to political leaders and scholars as well.(TEM-8)

這一提議同樣適用于政治領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和學(xué)者。