1.       present 提出，指出：

    He is going to present a question at the meeting of this afternoon.

    他打算在今天下午的会议上提出一个问题。

2.       puzzling 令人迷惑的：

    a puzzling question 一个令人迷惑的问题。

3.       appear 出现，显露：

    To our surprise, the lost gold coin appeared to be on the floor of the drawing room.

让我们惊奇的是，那枚丢失的金币出现在客厅的地板上。

4.       perform 演出：

    What play will be performed tonight at the Palace of Culture?

    今晚在文化宫会上演哪个戏目？

5.       scene （故事或事件的）发生地点：

    The policeman on duty arrived at the scene of accident immediately.

    值班警察马上赶到了事故现场。

6.       character (小说，戏剧等)人物，角色：

    a leading character 主角

7.       suspiciously 可疑地：

    The young man wandering on the street acted so suspiciously that the policeman in plainclothes brought him to the police station.

    这个在街上闲逛的年轻人行迹十分可疑，以至于便衣警察将他送到了警察局。

8.       reception (旅馆等的)接待处：

    To check in, you should at first go to the reception desk to register.

    要入住的话，你应当首先去总台登记。

9.       knock 敲；击：

    knock at (或on) a door敲门

10.   order 订购：

    order a suit 定制一套衣服/Don’t forget to order a meal for me. 不要忘了为我订一份饭。

11.   cereal 谷物

12.   bacon 腊肉：

    bring home the bacon 成功；谋生

13.   toast 烤面包片：

    I like toast for breakfast. 我早餐喜欢吃烤面包。

14.   apologize 道歉，认错：

    If I have said anything wrong, I am ready to apologize.

    如果我什么地方说错了，我很愿意道歉。

15.   definitely 肯定地；确切地：

    You are definitely wrong in your judgement of the situation.

    你对此形势的判断是完全（或绝对）错误的。

16.   disturb 打扰，扰乱：

    I am sorry to disturb you. 对不起，打扰你了。

17.   burst(into) 闯入：

    He burst into the room all of a sudden. 他突然闯进了房间。

18.   telegraph 电报：

    Please send the message by telegraph as soon as possible.

    请尽快用电报发出这则消息。

19.   discover 发现：

    It is Columbus who discovered the New Land. 正是哥伦布发现了新大陆。

20.   burgle 破门盗窃：

    Help! I have been burgled. 来人啊！小偷进来偷东西了！

21.   detective 侦探：

    He has been working as a private detective since 1980’s.

    自从八十年代以来，它一直做私家侦探这个工作。

22.   question 询问；审问；讯问：

    The witness was being questioned by the police. 这名证人正在被警方询问。

1.       lead to 导致某种结果（to为介词，后面接名词或名词性词组）

例：Hard work leads to success. 努力工作引导成功。

2.       be about to do sth.即将做某事

例：The airplane is about to take off. 这架飞机就要起飞了。

3.       pick up 拾起，捡起

例：He picked up a purse on the street and gave it to a policeman.

他在街上捡到一个钱袋，把它交给了警察。

4.       ever so 非常

例：He is ever so selfish.他非常自私。

5.       mix up 搞混，混淆

例：He listened to so many arguments at the meeting that he got all mixed up.

他在会上听了太多的论点以致他完全搞糊涂了。