1.sale[seIl]n. 销售=the exchange of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent; the act of selling

        This year's sales promotions haven't been very successful.

        今年的推销不十分成功。

2.suit [sju:t]n. 套装=a set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt

        I’d like to buy a man's suit.

        我想买一套男子衣服。

3.order[5C:dE] n. 定货=a commission or an instruction to buy, sell, or supply something

        Our order will not arrive until next week.

        我们的订货下周才会到。

4.club[klQb] n. 俱乐部=a group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly

        Jack joined the radio enthusiasts club.

        杰克加入了无线电爱好者俱乐部。

5.prefer [prI5f\:] vt. 更喜欢；宁愿= to choose or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value

        Which of these two dresses do you prefer?

        这两套衣服你喜欢哪一套？

6.poet [5pEJIt] n. 诗人= a writer of poems

        He is a romantic poet.

        他是位浪漫主义诗人。

7.bloom [blu:m] n. 开花=flowering

        The gardens are all in bloom.

        春色满园。

8.liquid [5lIkwId] adj. 流动的；液体的= of or being a liquid

        Now the patient can only eat liquid food.

        现在这个病人只能吃流质食物。

9.dozens [`dEJzEnz] n. 许多；几时=an indefinite, large number

        There were dozens of people there.

        那里有许多人。

10.novel[5nRvl] n. （长篇）小说=a long story

        Dickens wrote many novels.

        狄更斯写了许多小说。

11.gallery[5^AlErI] n. 美术馆=a building, an institution, or a room for the exhibition of artistic work (附图)

        He likes going to the art gallery in his spare time.

        他空闲时愿意去美术画廊。

12.renaissance[rE5neisEns] n. 文艺复兴时期=the period of the humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times

        Da Vinci is a famous painter of the Renaissance.

        达芬奇是文艺复兴时期著名的画家。

13.mail [meIl]vt. 邮寄=send letters, parcels, etc. by post

        He mailed a letter for me.

        他为我寄了一封信。

1.at first 当初

        At first it was very hot, but then it got cooler. 

        一开始天挺热，但后来变凉了。

2.from top to bottom 彻底地

        I am disappointed with him from top to bottom.

        我彻底地对他失望了。

3.as a result of 由于

        He has to quit as a result of his poor health.

        他由于健康原因不得不辞职。

4.first of all 首先，第一

        First of all, we have to make a good plan.

        首先，我们要制定一个很好的计划。

5.so far 迄今为止

        So far, China has only taken part in one World Cup.

        迄今为止，中国只参加了一届世界杯。

6.at least 至少

        He's going away for at least a week.

        他起码一星期出去一次。