1. cancel vt. 取消，废除
　　The match had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.
　　比赛因天气不好只得取消。
　　I’ve lost my credit card, so I have to go to the bank to cancel it.
　　我的信用卡弄丢了,我得去银行申请作废。
　　2. variable a. 易变的，可变的
　　Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange.
　　物价会随汇率而变动。
　　His mood is as variable as the weather.
　　他的情绪如天气般反覆无常。
　　3. prospect n. 前景，前途；景象
　　What do you think about the marketing prospect?
　　你觉得市场前景怎么样?
　　The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
　　从阳台上看去景色美极了。
　　4. prosperity n.兴旺，繁荣
　　The new government ushered in a period of prosperity.
　　新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。
　　Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise.
　　繁荣兴旺既毁了蠢人，也使智者陷于险境。
　　5.aspect n. 方面；朝向；面貌
　　This is only one aspect of the problem.
　　这只是问题的一个方面。
　　The building has a southern aspect.
　　那座建筑是朝南的。
　　His brother is a man with a serious aspect.
　　他的兄弟是一个外貌严肃的人。
　　6. cope vi. (with)（成功地）应付，处理
　　He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.
　　他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。
　　7.core n. 果心，核心
　　He ate the plum, and threw the core away.
　　他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。
　　The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.
　　我们的要求的核心是言论自由。
　　8. maintain vt. 维持，保持；坚持，主张
　　It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.
　　维持食物的供给是必要的。
　　It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
　　坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。
　　He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.
　　他断言,有效的管理没有捷径可走。
　　9. mainland n. 大陆
　　The programs will be beamed to Mainland China.
　　这些节目将对中国大陆播放。
　　10. discipline n. 纪律；惩罚；学科
　　She is strict in the matter of discipline.
　　她对纪律的要求是严格的。
　　Applied linguistics is a new and independent discipline.
　　应用语言学是一门新兴的独立学科。

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