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break [breɪk]

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n.破裂；间断；改变；间歇

v. 打破（纪录）；（常指好天气）突变；（价格）突然下跌

【例】v.打破（纪录）

（2012上海）White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world.He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.

【译】怀特此次骑行的第二个原因是为了打破世界纪录，成为骑自行车周游世界最快的人。他依然还在等着弄清自己是否打破了这一纪录。

【形】unbroken [ʌn'brəʊkn] adj.未破损的；完整的；继续的；未被阻断的

breakdown ['breɪkdaʊn] n.故障；崩溃；分解；衰弱

breakfast ['brekfəst] n.早餐；早饭 v.吃早餐

breakthrough ['breɪkθruː] n.突破；突破性进展

bread [bred] n.面包；生计

breadboard [ˈbredbɔːd] n.擀面板；案板；电路试验板

breast [brest] n.乳房；胸部；胸怀；心情

breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息；一口气

【例】n.呼吸

（2010江西）After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone.

【译】在尽可能久地屏住呼吸之后，安迪从水下出来换气，发现蜜蜂已经不见了。

breathless ['breθləs] adj.喘不过气来的；停止呼吸的

breathe [briːð] v.呼吸；使喘息；流露；轻声说出

breathtaking ['breθteɪkɪŋ] adj.惊人的；惊险的；令人激动的

decide [dɪ'saɪd]

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v.决定；下决心；解决；判决

【派】decision [dɪ'sɪʒn] n.决定；决议

【例】n.决定

（2013湖南）Having worked as a full time teacher and now as an adolescent advisor, Podell believes that talking things out is important in the decision-making process.

【译】波德尔之前是位全职老师，现在是位青少年顾问，她认为在做决定的过程中把事情都讲出来很重要。

decisive [dɪ'saɪsɪv] adj.决定性的；果断的；坚定的

【形】decimal ['desɪm(ə)l] n.小数 adj.小数的；十进位的

American [ə'merɪkən]

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adj.美国的；美洲的

n. 美国人；美语

【例】adj.美国的

（2009四川）American College Test is one of the most difficult parts of the admissions course.It's nor the most important, though, and not everyone needs to prepare for the test.But, if you think you can do better, find the right course for better scores.

【译】美国大学入学考试是录取程序中最难的一部分。虽然它既不是最重要的，也并不是所有人都需要为它做准备，但如果你认为你还能做得更好，那就找到合适的课程，以取得更好的分数。

【派】America [ə'merɪkə] n.美洲；美国

Americanism [ə'merɪkənɪzəm] n.美国英语；美国特点

【形】among [ə'mʌŋ] prep.在……中间；在……之中

【例】prep.在……之中

（2008福建）The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer—people with fair skin and freckles, for example—are more likely to use sunscreen.

【译】研究人员表示，早期一些研究的问题在于，它们往往没考虑到那些最可能患皮肤癌的人——比如皮肤白皙、长雀斑的人——更有可能用防晒霜。

amount [ə'maʊnt] v.总计；共计 n.数量；总额；总数

【例】n.总额

（2007陕西）Between January and November, the amount was up 18% on the same period of 2005.Poverty and unemployment are still high in the Philippines and other labour exporting countries.

【译】在1月到11月间，这一总额较2005年同期增长了18%。菲律宾和其他劳动力输出国的贫困率和失业率仍居高不下。