Collocation:
hand in hand on hand out hand over
上交；交给 传递；依次传下去 分给；分发 交出；移交
16. (L.122) at any rate: whatever may happen; in any case
* At any rate, I’m going back home.
* At any rate, you survived the car accident.
Collocation:
birth rate first-rate at this / that rate rate of exchange
出生率 一流的
这样/那样的话；照这样/那样的情形 汇率
CF: speed, rate & pace
speed一般指单位时间内所运动的距离。例如：
rate指比率、率，如速度、出生率、入学率等。指速度时可与speed换用。
例如：
pace主要指行走、跑步等的步速，也可指生活、生长、进展等方面的速度、
进度等。例如：
这几个词都是名词，都有“速度”的意思。
* He drove at a speed of 70 miles per hour. 他以每小时七十英里的速度行驶。
* We can’t go any faster. We’re already at top speed. 我们不能再快了。我们已经全速前进了。
* She can read at the rate of 100 words a minute. 她每分钟能阅读100个单词。
* He must pay at the rate of 10 percent. 他必须按照百分之十的比率付款。
* If you advance one pace, I will shoot you. 你再向前走一步，我就开枪了。 * The work progressed at a slow pace. 工作进展很慢。
17. (L.123) community: n. the people living in one place, district, or country, considered as a
whole
* The job of a policeman is to serve the community.
* College students have learned a lot in community service.
18. (L.125) narrow down: make (a list of things) smaller
* The answer to the question was narrowed down to two choices.
* 一百多位申请者将会被减少成仅仅五位候选人。
(=Over a hundred applicants will be narrowed down to a short list of five candidates.)
Pattern: narrow down to
19. (L.129) exhaust: vt.
1) make (sb.) very tired, either physically or mentally * What an exhausting day!
* Four hours’ work almost exhausted her.
2) use up completely
* They have exhausted the supply of oxygen.
* What will we do if we exhaust our reserves of oil?
CF: tired, exhausted & worn out
tired为常见词，但本身没有指明精力的削减程度。例如：
exhausted指体力、精力的完全损耗，难以恢复或需要较长时间才可恢复。例
如：
worn out指过度使用而失去价值或功效。例如：
* He returned at last, too exhausted to eat anything. 他终于回来了，累得吃不下任何东西。
* He became tired from hours’ reading. 他阅读了几小时，感到疲倦。
这几个词都是形容词，都有“累、疲惫”的意思。
* He divorced his wife because he was worn out from listening to her constant complaints. 听妻子不停地抱怨而厌烦，他为此和她离婚了。
20. (L.130) repeatedly: adv. again and again
* I repeatedly warn you not to take the job.
* 我们反复要求员工不允许在办公室吸烟。
(=We have repeatedly requested that staff should not be allowed to smoke in the office.)
21. (L.151) swallow: v. cause or allow (esp. food or drink ) to go down the throat; hide or
suppress a feeling
* Chew your food properly before swallowing it.
* I tried to swallow, but my mouth was too dry.
22. (L.155) frank: adj. showing one’s thoughts and feelings openly
* If you want my frank opinion, I don’t think the plan will succeed.
* It is clear that my students have been frank with me.
Pattern: be frank with sb. be frank about sth.
23. (L.167) interference: n. unwanted or unnecessary involvement in sth.
* I wanted to do the thing on my own without outside interference.
* 你干涉他的私人事务是没道理的。
(=Your interference in his private affairs is unreasonable.)
Pattern: interference in sth.
interference with sb.
24. (L.167) constant: adj.
1) without stopping * He was in constant pain.
* I have had a constant headache for three days.
2) unchanging
* She is my constant companion.
* 产品的价格不是固定的，而是随供求的变化而变化。
(=The price of the product is not constant but varies with supply and demand.)
25. (L.172) in charge of: having control (over) or responsibility (for)
* I am in charge of the department.
* He was left in charge of the shop while the manager was away.
Collocation:
take charge of in one’s charge on a charge of bring a charge against sb. face a charge
负责
由某人照管 以…罪名 指控某人 面临控告
26. (L.181) exceptional: adj. unusual
* All her children are intelligent, but the youngest boy is really exceptional.
* He was an exceptional man with great business talents.
27. (L.184) fill out: complete (a document or form) by supplying required information
* Fill in your name on this check.
* Please fill out the application form and signed it at the bottom.
Collocation:
fill in fill in for sb. fill up fill with
28. (L.190) proof: n.
填入；填上 临时代替 填满；装满 用…填满
evidence or facts that are sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable
* I wouldn’t demand proof of honesty from my friend.
* 美国研究人员发现证据证明，不吸烟的人与吸烟的人一起工作也能得癌症。
(=Researchers in America have found proof that non-smokers can develop cancer by working with smokers.)
29. (L.197) junior: adj.
1) younger
* You are my junior.
* Jane is several years junior to her husband.
* Do you want John Brown Senior or John Brown Junior, the father or the son?
Pattern: be junior to
NB:
Abbrs.: Jr. or jr., used after the name of a person who has the same name as his father, e.g. Tom Brown, Jr.
2) lower in rank than others
* He is a junior officer.
* 他被提升为高级职员之前，做了三年低级职员。
(=He had been a junior clerk for three years before he was promoted to senior clerk.)