1. temper n.情绪；脾气；韧度v.回火；锻炼

　　temple n.寺；庙；神殿；太阳穴

　　He flew into(was out of) temper when he found the stamps missing from the letters. 他发现信封上的邮票没有了，大发脾气。

　　There is an old temple on the hill. 山上有一座古庙。

　　2. virtual adj.实际上的；实质的；[物]有效的

　　virtue n.美德；德行；优点；功效

　　She is the vircual president, though her title is the secretary. 虽然她的头衔是秘书，她是实际上的董事长。

　　Freedom from prejudice is one of the virtues of these commentaries. 这些评论的优点之一在于没有偏见。

　　A new laboratory was set up by virtue of government aid.依靠政府的支援，成立了一个新实验室。

　　3. chapter n.章；回；[人生、历史]重要时期

　　charter n.宪章v.包租；租赁

　　The main theme of the novel is basically reflected in Chapter 4. 小说的第四章基本反映了主题。

　　The Charter of the United Nations should be followed by each member country. 每一会员国都应遵守联合国宪章。

　　We were advised to charter a bus. 我们得以忠告去租一辆车。

　　4. access n.接近；进入；道路；入口

　　excess n.过度；额外；过剩

　　The teacher has no access to the students' files, which were locked in the principal's office. 学生的档案都锁在校长的办公室，老师无权查看。

　　The demand for funds was in excess of the actual need.对基金的要求不属于正当要求。

　　5. affect v.影响；感动

　　effect n.效力；影响 v.实现；产生；招致

　　The doctor wanted to see how the medication would affect the patient. 医生想知道药物治疗是否对患者起了作用。

　　To effect a change in city government we must all vote on Tuesday. 为影响城市政府做以改变，我们所有的人都得去投票。

　　6. formally adv.正式地；形式上

　　formerly adv.以前；从前；原来

　　At the resort we were required to dress formally for dinner every night. 在旅游胜地,每天晚上我们必须着装正规就餐。

　　He formerly worked as a professor, but now he is a physicist. 以前他是教授,可是现在是个物理学家。

　　7. strip n.窄条；长带；狭长地带v.剥；剥去

　　stripe n.条子；条纹

　　The trip of ribbon he awarded represents his pride in the past. 他获得的那条长丝带代表着过去的骄傲。

　　She stripped the paper off the wall. 她把纸从墙上撕去。

　　My niece likes wearing clothes with white and blue stripes. 我侄女喜欢穿带有白色和蓝色条纹的衣服。

　　8. proceed v.开始进行；继续进行；前进

　　precede v.在……前；优于；早于

　　The speaker cleared his throat and then proceeded with his speech. 讲演者清了清嗓子又继续讲演。

　　Mr.Kennedy was preceded by Mr. Eisenhower as president. 肯尼迪总统的前任是艾森豪威尔先生。

　　9. assure v.担保；保证；确实是；使安心；使确信

　　ensure v.使确定；担保；使安全；保证

　　insure v.接受保险；保险；担保；投保各种保险

　　I assure you of the success of the project. 我向你保证这项工程会成功。

　　I assure you that the project will succeed. 我向你保证这项工程会成功。

　　Good sleep will ensure you quicker discovery. 好好睡一觉保证你会恢复很快。

　　I can not ensure that she will be chosen as May Queen.我不能保证她会被选为五月皇后。

　　He insured his life for one million dollars.他为自己投了一百万美元的人寿保险。

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