n.減少；折扣

　　There has been a reduction in the birth rate of this country ever since war broke out.

　　战争爆发后，该国的出生率已经降低了。

　　The supermarket advertised many price reductions.

　　该超市做了许多优惠活动的广告。

　　fake

　　a.假的 n.赝品 vt.伪造;假装

　　Brian was caught using fake money.

　　布莱恩因为使用假钞被抓。

　　After careful examination, the experts revealed that the painting was a fake.

　　经过详细检验,专家指出这幅画是假画。

　　The teacher was angry when he found Gary had faked his father's signature.

　　老师发现盖瑞伪造父亲的签名时很生气。

　　Ruth didn't want to go out with Tim, so she faked a stomachache.

　　茹丝不想和提姆约会,所以假装胃痛。

　　religion

　　n.宗教（可数/不可数）

　　Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right.

　　宗教信仰自由是一项基本人权。

　　religious

　　a.虔诚的；宗教的

　　The rational scientist is very religious.

　　这位理性的科学家对宗教非常虔诚。

　　Never talk about religious or political issues at social gatherings.

　　社交聚会千万不要谈论宗教或政治议题。

　　strength

　　n.力量;优点

　　Operating this machine requires skill more than physical strength.

　　操作这台机器需要的技巧比体力还多。

　　Please analyze the strengths and weaknesses of this proposal.

　　请针对这个提案分析它的优缺点。

　　weakness

　　n.虚弱；弱点

　　You're not suitable for the job because of your physical weakness.

　　你身体虚弱，因此不适合这个工作。

　　Math is my weakness but music is my forte.

　　数学是我的弱项，不过音乐却是我的强项。

　　factor

　　n.因素（与介词in并用）

　　Arrogance was a major factor in his failure.

　　傲慢自大是他失败的主因。

　　individual

　　a.个别的，个人的 n.个人，个体

　　She couldn't give the students individual attention because the class was too large.

　　由于这个班太大，她无法个别去照料学生。

　　They discussed the rights of the individual versus the rights of the group.

　　他们讨论个人权益和团体权益的冲突。

　　individually

　　adv.个别地

　　People differ individually.

　　人各有不同。

　　fax

　　n.传真 vt.传真

　　Did you get the fax from Mr. Wilson?

　　你收到威尔逊先生传来的传真了吗？

　　Could you fax me a copy of your report?

　　可以把你报告的副本传真一份给我吗？