vt. provide an explanation for sth. 为...作出合理解释；使合理化
EG: He rationalized his decision to leave the job by saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. 他阐述了决定辞职的理由，说他想多花些时间和家人在一起。
Tom's parents sometimes find it difficult to rationalize his behavior. 汤姆的父母有时候发现很难理解他的行为。
★<35>schedule
n. [C] a plan or timetable of what sb. is going to do and when they are going to do it 日程表；进度表 EG: His schedule for this week is full. 他这个星期的日程表排得满满的了。
e've planned our teaching schedule for the next six months. 我们已安排好了接下来六个月的教学计划。
We finished the project three weeks ahead of
schedule.
我们提前三个星期结束了这项工程。
The president completed his visit on schedule. 总统如期完成了访问。
★<36>indispensable
a. very important and useful, without which nothing can be done 必不可少的；不可或缺的 EG: Air, food, and water are indispensable to life. 空气、食物与水是生命所必不可缺少的。
She's good but not indispensable for the team; no player is. 她是个优秀队员，但并非是必不可少的队员，任何队员都不是必不可少的。
★<37>ambition
ambition (n.) ---ambitious (a.);
n. 1. [C] a strong desire to achieve sth. 抱负；追求目标
EG: My family is more important to me than
political affairs and personal ambition. 我的家庭对我来说比政治事务和个人抱负更为重要。 He has already achieved his main ambition in life—to become rich. 他已实现了生活的主要目标——发财致富。
2. [U] determination to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. 雄心；野心
EG: She denies that she has any political ambitions. 她否认自己有任何政治上的野心。
I've always had a burning ambition to be a film actor. 我一直雄心勃勃，想成为一名电影演员。
<38>durable
durable (a.) ---duration (n.) ---during (prep.); a. continuing for a long time 耐用的；持久的 EG: Our friendship is durable. 我们的友谊是永恒的。
It calls for a durable solution in the area. 在该地区需要一个持久的解决方法。
★<39>welfare
n. [U] the health and happiness of people 幸福；安康
EG: The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child. 警方非常担心失踪儿童的健康。
These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of the people. 这些组织非常努力地为人民的权利和福利而奋斗。
<40>psychological
psychological (a.) ---psychologically (ad.) ---psychologist (n.) ---psychology (n.);
a. relating to the way that the mind works 心理的 EG: Doctors dismissed her complaints of pain as psychological. 医生们认为她喊疼完全是心理上的反应。
The cause of a physical illness can often be
psychological. 生理上的疾病往往是心理因素造成的。
<41>psychologically ad. 心理上地
EG: Years of torment ruined the inmate psychologically. 多年的折磨使囚犯心理深受创伤。
The child is psychologically normal and does not need to see a psychiatrist. 这孩子心理上正常，没必要去看心理医生。
★<42>summarize
summarize (v.) ---summary (n./ a.);
v. (BrE summarise) make a brief statement of the main points 概述
EG: Could you summarize the plot so far because I haven't seen any of it? 我一点也没看，你能把情节跟我大致说一下吗？