2、rsonthePacificOcean.中国与太平洋毗连。2.branch[brɑ:ntʃ]n.树枝，分枝，分店，分部，分行vi.分支，分叉vt.使分支lHis specialty was psychology--one important branch on the great tree ofknowledge. 他的专业是心理学，这是知识之树上的一个重要分枝。lFollowthemainroaduntilitbranchesandthenturntotheleft.沿着大道走到分岔地方再向左拐。lThebookshophasdecidedtobranchoutintosellin
3、gsoftwareandelectronicpublications.那家书店已经决定扩大经营范围,销售软件和电子出版物。lHebranchedhistreatmentoftheproblemintothreeequalparts.他把他的问题分成三个相等的部分处理。3.breast[brest]n.胸部，乳房vt.把胸部对着，挺胸迎……而上；面对；（赛跑运动员）以胸撞（线）lThe president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake. 总裁捶胸顿足，称那是个错误的交易。lLung cancer has now overt
4、aken breast cancer as a cause of death for women inthe US 6肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。lIthinkthey breast thetapeatthesametime.我认为他俩是同时撞线的。lHebreastedeverytroubleasitcame.他勇敢地迎接每个困难。4.brighta.明亮的，鲜亮的;聪明的;机灵的，头脑灵活的lShe painted her fingernails bright red. 她把指甲涂成了亮红色。lI came into contact with very brig
5、ht Harvard and Yale students 我接触到一些非常聪明的哈佛和耶鲁的学生。5.buildv.建筑，建造；发展；积聚；增长n.体型，体格，体态lThe encouragement that young boys receive builds a greater self-confidence小男孩受到的鼓励会增强他们的自信心。lDr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically. 约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。lThetensioninthatstorybuildsuptowardac
6、limax.那个故事的紧张状态逐步发展到了高潮。lIwantedamoreathleticbuild.我想拥有更加健壮的身材。lTheyareofthesamebuild.他们的体形相同。6.burn[bɜːn] vi.燃烧，发热vt.燃烧n.燃烧；烧伤，灼伤，烫伤lThe fire which lights [warms]us at adistance will burn us when near. 火在远处是明灯， 火在近处烧灼人。lTellhimtoputcoldwateronthe burn.告诉他,在烧伤处敷凉水。7.complex[ˈkɒmpleks]a.组合的，复杂的n
7、.综合体，集合体，复合体lOriginally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex. 最初，哈特菲尔德是准备建成一个休闲娱乐中心的。lOur culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels. 我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。8.congestion[kənˈdʒestʃən]n.拥挤，堵塞lThe problem
