exceed [ik5si:d] vt. 1.超過，勝過 2.超出

　　exceedingly [Ik5si:dINlI] ad. 極端地，非常地

　　excess [5ekses] a. 過量的，額外的

　　n. 1.超過，過多 2.過度，過分

　　excessive [ik5sesiv] a. 過多的，極度的

　　1. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. (NETEM 2000, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

　　這就意味著男孩到了尋找伴侶的關鍵年齡將首次出現男孩過剩現象。

　　2. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. (NETEM 1995, Passage 1, Paragraph 4)

　　他把兩者區分得過于細微.

　　3. Men always look on themselves as proud princes, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones.

　　世上的男人總以為自己是驕傲的王子(除了少數極丑和少數極聰明的例外)。

　　settlement [5setlmEnt] n. 1.定居點 2.結賬3.調停，解決

　　settle [5setl] vt. 1.結(帳)，支付 2.解決3.使定居

　　vi. 1.定居 2.(鳥等)歇落

　　settle的相關近義詞及衍生：

　　inhabit [in5hAbit] vt. 居住于，棲息于

　　inhabitant [in5hAbitEnt] n. 居民

　　dwelling [5dweliN] n. 住處，寓所

　　Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. (NETEM 1997, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)

　　單獨旅行時，如果挨餓、受傷或生病，通常只能向最近的小屋或村落求助。

　　term [tE:m] n. 1. (pl.)條件 2.術語3. 期限，某特定的期間

　　4. 學期

　　terminate [5tE:mineit] v. 結束

　　terminal [5tE:minl] a. 末端的，終端的;

　　n. 1.終點(站) 2.終端，接線端

　　determine [di5tE:min] vt. 1.決定，決心 2.確定3.限定

　　1. In the emic approach, the goal is to describe behavior in one culture or ethnic group in terms  that are meaningful and important to the people in that culture or ethnic group, without regard to other cultures or ethnic groups. (CET-6, 2002.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)

　　著位法的目的是描述某一種文化或者一個種族中對其有意義或重要的行為，而不必涉及其他文化和種族。

　　2. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. (CET-6, 2000.1, Passage 3, Paragraph 4)

　　在贏利性的組織中，作決定的有效性通常由財政條件來衡量。

　　3. If they are not looking, the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will terminate the conversation. (CET-6, 1997.6, Passage 4, Paragraph1)

　　如果聽者沒有看他，說話人會以為他對話題不感興趣，因此他會暫停一下，直到眼神交流恢復或者他會結束談話。

　　4. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.

　　人生重要的事情是確定一個偉大的目標，并決心實現它。 (注：我們人生的偉大目標不是考上研，而是考上研之后的理想)

　　resolution [7rezE5lju:FEn] n. 1.堅定，決心 2.決定，決議3.解決

　　absolute [5AbsElu:t] a. 絕對的，純粹的

　　dissolve [di5zClv] vt. 1.解除(婚約等) 2.(使)溶解，融化

　　solve [sClv] vt. 解決，解答

　　salute [sE5lu:t] v. 1.歡迎 2.向……打招呼3.敬禮

　　solution [sE5lju:FEn] n. 1.解決方法 2.溶解，溶液

　　soluble [5sCljubl] a. 可溶的

　　resolute [5rezElju:t] a. 堅決的，果斷的

　　resolve [ri5zClv] v. 決定，決定

　　n. 1.解決，解答 2.決心，決定3.決議

　　nonetheless [7nQnTE5les] ad. 盡管如此，可是(亦作：none the less)

　　nevertheless [7nevETE5les] ad./conj. 盡管如此，可是

　　notwithstanding [7nCtwiW5stAndiN] prep./ad./conj. 雖然，盡管，還是

　　1. That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. (NETEM 1995, Passage 5, Paragraph 1)

　　過去的經歷會影響日后的行為，這就表明存在著一種明顯但卻非凡的腦力活動——記憶。

　　2. The notion that learning should have in it an element of inspired play would seem to the greater part of the academic establishment merely silly, but that is nonetheless the case. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

　　應該將具有靈氣的戲劇元素納入到學習中來，這種觀點對于大多數學術權威來說似乎有些荒謬，但事實的確如此。

　　decide [di5said] vi. 裁決，解決

　　decided [di5saidid] a. 1.明確的 2.決定了的

　　decision [di5siVEn] n. 1.決定，決心 2.果斷

　　decisive [di5saisiv] a. 1.決定性的 2.果斷的，斷然的

　　concise [kEn5sais] a. 簡明的，簡潔的

　　precision [pri5siVEn] n. 精確，精密度

　　precise [pri5sais] a. 精確的，準確的

　　1. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy — far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragrph 2)

　　由于電子和微觀機械儀器的不斷縮小，現在已有一些機器人系統能夠進行精確到毫米的腦部和骨髓手術，其精確性遠遠超過熟練的醫生用他們的雙手所能達到的水平。

　　2. Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as “steering the economy to a soft landing” or “a touch on the brakes”, makes it sound like a precise science. (NETEM 1997, Passage 5, Paragraph 1)

　　很多用來描述貨幣政策的語言，如“引導經濟軟著陸”，“觸動經濟剎車”，使它聽起來像是一門精確的科學。