21. cheat n.①骗取，哄骗，作弊

Some tax cheats have been discovered in the past half-year.头半年查出了几起偷漏税案件。

His management turned out to be a shameful cheat.他的经营原来是见不得人的欺诈行为。

②骗子

The cheat was caught and taken to the police.那个骗子被抓住送给警察了。

The two weavers who made the new clothes for the emperor turned out to be cheats.给皇帝做新衣服的那两个织工原来是骗子。

v.骗取，哄骗, 作弊

You’re really just cheating yourself if you cheat in an examination.你要在考试中作弊其实就是蒙蔽你自己。

It wasn’t the first time that he had cheated at cards.这不是他头一回打牌捣鬼了。

22. committee n.委员会

The committee believes that the Department of Education must be improved.委员会觉得教育部应该改进。

She is on several committees.她是好几个委员会的委员。

23. complex a.错综复杂的，难以理解的

We soon got lost in the complex network of roads connecting the two cities.我们不久就在连接这两座城市的错综复杂的道路网中迷路了。

His political ideas were too complex to get support from ordinary people.他的政治理念太过于复杂从而很难得到公众的支持。

n.复杂，合成系统

The new sports complex in our district has everything needed for many different activities.我们社区新建的综合体育馆可以提供各种不同体育运动所需要的一切设备。

Did they pull down the houses to make room for a big industrial complex? 他们拆除那些房屋是为腾出地方来建设一个大型的工业联合体吗？

24. consist v.包含，组成，构成

The delicious soup consists of tomatoes, peas and meat.这份可口的汤里有番茄，豌豆和肉。

How many districts does the city of Beijing consist of? 北京城由几个区组成？

25.convince v.说服，使确信

We convinced her to go to the library.我们说服她去了图书馆。

It was hard to convince you that we couldn’t afford a large house.要让你确信我们买不起一幢大房子很不容易。

26. culture n.文化

Beijing is a good city for anybody who is really interested in culture.北京对任何真正对文化感兴趣的人都是个好城市。

Chinese culture has already become widely known in the Western countries.中国文化已经为西方国家所广泛了解。

27. debt n.债务, 欠款

What does your debt add up to? 你总共欠多少钱？

His sons spent too much of his money and soon he got into debt.他的儿子们花去他太多的钱，很快他就债台高筑了。

28. dot n.点，小点，圆点

The captain marked the position with a dot on the map.船长在地图上的那个位置标了个小点。

She’s wearing a white dress with little pink dots.她穿着件带粉红圆点的白连衣裙。

29. fee n.费，费用

The famous surgeon charged a fee of $200 per consultation.这位著名外科医生每次出诊要收取二百美元。

Her parents couldn’t afford the fees for her to study music.她的父母负担不起她学习音乐的费用。

30. finance n. ①财务，财政

Her grandpa is an expert in finance.她外公是个财务专家。

It’s strange that a person working in a bank doesn’t know about finance.很奇怪在银行工作的人不了解财务。

②经费，资金

Unless we get more finance, we’ll have to close some branches.除非我们得到更多的经费，不然我们就要不得不关闭一部分分公司了。

Additional finance may be necessary to meet expanding needs both at home and abroad.为了满足国内外日益增长内的需要有必要追加经费。

31. focus v.使聚焦

This picture looks funny. Did you forget to focus the camera? 那张照片看上去很有意思。你忘记调节照相机的焦距了吗？

The beams of light moved across the sky and finally focused on the balloon.光束在天空移动最后聚焦在那个气球上了。

n.焦点，中心

This photograph is badly out of focus. We can’t see his face clearly.那张照片很模糊。我们根本看不清楚他的脸。

Bring the vase into focus if you want a sharp picture.你要是想照张清晰的照片就要聚焦在这个花瓶上。

32. folk a.民间的

Which do you prefer, pop music or folk music? 流行音乐和民间音乐你更喜欢什么？

She became interested in Irish folk dancing.她对爱尔兰民间舞蹈产生了兴趣。

33. forecast n. & vt.预告

Warmer weather is forecast for the next three days.预报以后的三天天气更加暖和。

The recent weather forecast is inaccurate.最近的天气预报不很准确。

Her teachers forecast a brilliant future for the little girl.小女孩的老师们都预见她将来前程辉煌。

34. function n.功能，作用

What’s the function of a chairman at a meeting? 会议主席的作用是什么？

Computers can fulfill a useful function if used properly.如果运用得当电脑能够起很大作用。

v.运行，起作用

The sewing machine won’t function well if you don’t oil it regularly.如果你不定时上油那台缝纫机就不好用。

Is your brain functioning normally? 你的脑子没有毛病吧？

35. honey n.蜂蜜

It’s said that honey does good to women’s health.据说蜂蜜对妇女的身体健康有利。

Susan helped herself with a piece of toast and spread it with honey.苏珊自己拿了块烤面包并抹上蜂蜜。

36. horrible a.令人恐惧的, 恐怖的

How many people were killed in the horrible accident? 那次恐怖的事故中有多少人丧生？

I don’t like films full of horrible scenes of murder and violence.我不爱看充满可怕的凶杀和暴力镜头的影片。

37. ignore v.忽视，不理

He ignored the speed limit and drove too fast.他无视限速开得飞快。

I could no longer ignore his rudeness.我对他的无礼忍无可忍了。

38. import v.进口，输入

Cars are imported into our country every year.每年我们国家都进口汽车。

A lot of countries import wool from Australia.很多国家都从澳大利亚进口羊毛。

n.进口，输入

The import of oil from abroad was cut off when the war broke out.战争一爆发从国外进口石油就被切断了。

There’s been a great increase in both import and export.进出口都有很大增长。

39. impress vt.留下极深的印象

I was very impressed by what he said.他所说的话给我留下了深刻的印象。

The significant sights of the Great Wall impressed the foreign tourists.外国游客无一不对长城的壮观景象留有深刻的印象。

40. indicate v.指示，表示

He indicated the bar across the street when I asked where his father was.我问他爸爸在哪里的时候他指了指街道对过的酒吧。

A red sky at night indicates fine weather the following day.晚上天边有红云就表示次日天气会很晴朗。