|@★ |<1>contend |vt. |argue or state that sth. is true |声称；认为
|| ||The man contend that it was not his fault. |那人认为这不是他的过错。
|| ||I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point. |我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
| | |vi. |compete against sb. in order to gain sth. |竞争
|| ||As Crawford contended with heartbreak in his private life, his career soared to greater heights. |当克劳福德在他个人私生活上与伤心事搏斗时，他的职业生涯却上升到了更高点。
|| ||Three armed groups were contending for power. |三个武装集团在争夺权力。
|@★ |<2>contemplate |v. |think carefully about sth. for a long time |思量；仔细考虑
|| ||contemplate the problem from all sides |从各方面慎重考虑这个问题
|| ||You are too young to cotemplate retirement. |你考虑退休还太年轻。
<TITLE>Phrases and Expressions</TITLE>
||<3>shave off |remove hair with sth. sharp |剃掉
|| |I've decided to shave off my beard. |我决定剃掉胡子。
|| |During that time he was ordered by those criminals to shave off his beard to change his appearance. |那时，那帮罪犯命令他把胡子剃掉，改变外貌。
||<4>take sb. to court|begin a case against sb. |起诉某人
|| |She threatened to take them to court if they didn't publish an immediate apology. |如果他们不马上发表一个道歉，她扬言要诉讼他们。
|| |He was stunned last week to receive a letter from his former neighbors accusing him of "damaging" their land and threatening to take him to court. |上周他感到很震惊：他收到他以前几个邻居的一封信，指控他“破坏”他们的土地，并威胁要把他告上法庭。
||<5>put sth. before sth. |consider sth. more important than sth. else |认为...比...更重要
|| |He puts his health before all other considerations. |他认为他的健康比别的什么都重要。
|| |Putting yourself before anyone else is very selfish. |把你自己看得比任何人都重要，这是很自私的。
||<6>for all |despite |尽管，虽然
|| |For all her privilege and wealth, life had not been easy and the experiences of childhood had left an indelible mark on her mind. |尽管她享有特权和财富，可是她的生活一直是很不容易，童年的经历在她的脑海中留下了一个抹不去的印记。
|| |For all the talk of "cuts", state spending on health has increased by nearly a third in real terms since 1979. |尽管一直在谈“削减”，但实际上政府在健康问题上的开支从1979年以来上涨了近三分之一。
||<7>come into |begin to be in a state |开始进入某种状态
|| |The ship had come into service only weeks before the rescue mission. |这条船在救援任务开展前几个星期刚开始投入使用。
|| |The planned cable is set to come into service by the end of 1999. |计划中的电缆定在1999年底前投入使用。
||<8>so far |until now; up to this point |到目前为止；迄今为止
|| |Meanwhile, health campaigns have largely failed so far to change their behavior. |同时，健康运动到目前为止总体上没能改变他们的行为。
|| |The authorities have so far managed to prevent a chain reaction. |到目前为止，当局已经设法避免了连锁反应。
||<9>in response to |as a reply or reaction to an event or sth. that is said |作为对...的答复；作为对...的反应
|| |The product was developed in response to customer demand. |为了满足顾客的需求，开发了这种产品。
|| |The law was passed in response to public pressure. |在公众压力下该法规获得通过
||<10>in a lash |quickly or suddenly |转眼间
|| |It happened in a flash, although in retrospect everything seemed to occur in slow motion. |这是眨眼间发生的，尽管回想起来一切似乎都是慢慢出现的。
|| |She thought she saw a flicker of admiration in his eyes, but it was gone in a flash. |她想她看到了他眼神里微微流露出的一丝羡慕，但转眼间它又消失了。
<TITLE>Proper Names</TITLE>
||<11>Euro Disneyland | |欧洲迪斯尼乐园
||<12>Mickey Mouse | |米老鼠（迪斯尼创造的雄性老鼠动画形象）
||<13>TGV | |高速电气铁路
||<14>Sleeping Beauty | |睡美人（法国童话中因着魔而昏睡100年的公主）
||<15>Snow White | |白雪公主
||<16>Peter Pan | |彼得·潘（苏格兰剧作家 James Barrie 所著同名剧本中的主角，一个不肯长大的小孩）
||<17>Pinocchio | |匹诺曹（同名故事和电影中的主角，一个木偶男孩，说谎时，他的鼻子就变长）
||<18>Walt Disney World | |沃尔特·迪斯尼世界
||<19>Jules Verne | |儒勒·凡尔纳（1828-1905，法国小说家，现代科幻小说的奠基人）
||<20>the Louvre | |卢浮宫（法国国立美术博物馆，位于巴黎）
||<21>Minnie Mouse | |米尼老鼠（迪斯尼创造的雌性老鼠动画形象）
||<22> <em>Mona Lisa</em> | |《蒙娜·丽莎》（欧洲文艺复兴时期意大利画家达·芬奇所作的一幅著名肖像画） |