country n.
everyone is obligated to make contributions to his country.
[猜一猜] a. 國家 b. 農村，鄉下 c. 故鄉 d. 單位
[翻譯] 每個人都有義務為國家做貢獻。
[詞義擴展]n. 農村，鄉下
the air in the country is cool and clean. 鄉村的空氣清新而又涼爽。
countryside n.
the plain girl who comes from countryside is very shy.
[猜一猜] a. 城市 b. 鄉下，農村 c. 小鎮 d. 國外
[翻譯]這個從鄉下來的樸素女孩很害羞。
[分析] country+side → 鄉村邊上,即鄉下
parade n.
every year on october，1st there will be a dress parade.
[猜一猜] a. 表演 b. 晚會 c. 排練 d. 檢閱
[翻譯]每年十一，都會舉行閱兵典禮。
[詞義擴展]v. （使）列隊行進，遊行
unsatisfied with the current situation, they parade through streets. 對當前局勢不滿，他們上街遊行。
paradise n.
it is said that in paradise there will be no hunger, no coldness.
[猜一猜] a. 夢境 b. 天堂 c. 幻覺 d. 世界
[翻譯]據說天堂里沒有飢餓，沒有寒冷。
[近義詞]heaven
paradox n.
as the paradox “the last, but not the least.” goes, we should not neglect the last point of the message.
[猜一猜]a. 格言 b. 哲理 c. 雋語 d. 事實
[翻譯]就像雋語“最後的，但不是最不重要的。”說的那樣，我們不應當忽視信息的最後一點。
[大頭巧計]para：contrary to；dox：opinion；與一般意見相反 → 似是而非的話。
paragraph n.
there should be some space left before a new paragraph.
[猜一猜] a. 文章 b. 段落 c. 句子 d. 單詞
[翻譯]新段落開始前應該在左邊留一些空。
[詞義擴展] n. 小新聞，短評
he wrote a brief paragraph on corruption. 他就貪污腐敗問題寫了一篇簡短的報導。
parallel a.
the bridge runs parallel to the river.
[猜一猜] a. 高處 b. 快速 c. 交匯 d. 平行
[翻譯]這座橋和河流平行。
[大頭巧計] para ＋ allel beside ＋ one another → 在彼此的旁邊：平行
[詞義擴展] a. 相同的，類似的
my experience in this matter is parallel to yours，so i have nothing else to say. 在這件事情上，我的經驗和你類似，沒有什麼可說的了。
n. ① 平行線，平行面
parallels will never meet. 平行線永遠不會相交。
② 類似，類似物
she is an actor without parallel in the modern cinema. 她是當代電影界無與倫比的演員。
③ 對比，緯線
beijing is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude. 北京靠近北緯40度。
paralyze/paralyse v.
her right leg is paralyzed after interjected.
[猜一猜] a. 麻痹 b. 疼痛 c. 腫脹 d. 發燒
[翻譯] 注射後她的右腿麻痹了。
[大頭巧計] para ＋ lyze beside ＋ loosen → 鬆弛以致脫離：使喪失作用
[詞義擴展] v. 使喪失作用
the enemy's fighting will was paralyzed，thus the battle was ended up with our victory. 敵人鬥志被瓦解了，因此，戰役以我方勝利終結。
parameter n.
x is a changeable parameter with different numbers instead of it.
[猜一猜] a. 物體 b. 觀點 c. 參數 d. 處境
[翻譯] x 是一個可變參數，賦予不同的數就有不同的值。
parasite n.
he is a miserable parasite who lives totally on others supporting.
[猜一猜] a. 流浪者 b. 寄生蟲 c. 破產者 d. 失業者
[翻譯] 他是一個可憐的寄生蟲，完全靠別人的供養為生。
[大頭巧計] para ＋ site → beside ＋ food → 在食物旁邊生活的：寄生蟲
legal a.
it is against the law if someone exceeds the legal speed limit within the town——30 miles per hour.
[猜一猜] a. 約定俗成的 b. 有目共睹的 c. 最高的 d. 法定的
[翻譯]在這個小城鎮，如果你超過了法定時速３０公里每小時就違法了。
[大頭巧計] le ＋ al → law ＋ 形容詞詞尾 → 法律的，法定的
[詞義擴展] a. the law was set up to protect the legal right of the people. 法律是為保護人民的合法權利而設立的。
[近義詞] lawful: 合法的，法定的； legislative: 立法的，制定法律的
liability n.
he was unwilling to take on the liability belongging to him.
[猜一猜] a. 功課 b. 工廠 c. 事業 d. 責任
[翻譯]他不願承擔屬於自己的責任。
[大頭巧計] lia＝lig，被綁住；lity是名詞詞尾 → 責任你逃脫不了，就是被綁在它上面了。
[詞義擴展] 〔pl.〕債務
he committed suicide to escape the heavy liabilities. 他以自殺的方式來逃脫沉重的債務。
[近義詞] responsibility: 責任，負責
liable a.
he is liable for this accident.
[猜一猜] a. 受責備的 b. 有責任的 c. 有益處的 d. 袖手旁觀的
[翻譯] 他對這次事故負有責任。
[大頭巧計] lia＝lig 被綁住，ble 是形容詞詞尾 → 被綁住的，被義務束縛的 → 有責任的
[近義詞] responsible: 須負責任的
[詞義擴展] （to ＋ inf）有…傾向的，易於…
childern are liable to iminate others. 孩子們很容易模仿別人。
measurable a.
the depth of earth is not measurable.
[猜一猜] a. 可測量的 b. 可稱的 c. 可想像的 d. 可知的
[翻譯]地球的深度是不可測量的。
[大頭巧計] measure 測量 + able形容詞後綴, 表示能力 → 可測量的。
measure v.
we measured the room and found it was 20 feet long and 15 feet wide.
[猜一猜] a. 看 b. 估計 c. 測量 d. 稱
[翻譯] 我們量了一下房間，發現它有20英尺長15英尺寬。
[詞義擴展] n. 尺寸，大小
① he has not become rich in business, but he has had a certain measure of success. 他的生意還不是很興旺，但是他已經取得了一定的成功。
② (pl.) 措施，辦法
these measures were supported by all parties 各個方面都很支持這項措施。
pace n.
i can’t come up with your advanced paces.
[猜一猜] a. 希望 b.消費 c. 步伐 d. 聯翩
[翻譯]我跟不上你前進的步伐。
[詞義擴展] 踱步
he paced the floor as he tried to get a solution to the problem. 當他在想辦法時，他不停地踱步。
keep/hold pace with 跟上，與…同步
the little boy can’t keep pace with his elder brother. 那小男孩跟不上他哥哥的步伐。
mix v.
he mixed tea with beer secretly so that he can deal with his friends who forced him to drink.
[猜一猜] a. 倒 b. 混合 c. 稀釋 d. 喝
[翻譯]他偷偷地把茶和啤酒混在一起，好去應付那些逼他喝酒的朋友。
[詞義擴展] v. 混淆
the teacher mixed the students exercises of class one with those of class two. 老師把一班和二班的作業混在一起。
[詞組] mix up ① 混合
he mixed up the two kinds of ingredients. 他把這兩種配料混在一起。
② 混淆，搞糊塗
i was totally mixed up by his elusive and ambiguous remarks. 我完全被他摸稜兩可，含混不清的話搞糊塗了。
mixture n.
the mixture of the two kinds of chemical elements creates a new element.
[猜一猜] a. 混合 b. 融合 c. 合併 d. 熔化
[翻譯]這兩種化學元素混合在一起會產生一種新的元素。
[大頭巧計] mix 混合 + ture名詞詞尾 → 混合物
[詞義擴展] n. 混合物，混合劑
mixture is frequently used in chemical experiment. 在化學實驗中經常使用混合劑。
program(me) n.
the last item on the program is a wonderful dance.
[猜一猜] a. 圖表 b. 程式 c. 方案 d. 節目單
[翻譯] 節目單上最後一個節目是精彩的舞蹈。
[詞義擴展] n. ① 計畫，議程
what is the program of your journey? 你的旅程計畫是什麼？
② 程式
we need a program controlled by computer. 我們需要一條由電腦控制的程式。
③ 規劃，綱要
the government will proclaim a new program for education. 政府將宣布新的教育綱領。
v. 編製程序
the door is programmed to open whenever necessary. 門被設定成在必要的時候自動開關。
[近義詞] list
progress v.
the building of the bridge on the lake is progressing smoothly.
[猜一猜] a. 連續的 b. 進展 c. 先進的 d. 主張
[翻譯] 湖上正在順利建橋。
[分析] pro + gress向前 + 行走 → “ 向前走”即“進展，前進”
[詞義擴展] n. 進步，進展
progress made by students satisfied the teacher. 學生的進步使老師滿意。
[詞組] make progress 進步，進展
our country has been making rapid progress in all fields since the year 1987. 我國自1987年以來各個領域都飛速發展。
[近義詞]succeeding
ought v.
you ought to have come earlier.
[猜一猜] a. 打算 b. 或許 c. 應該 d. 最好
[翻譯]你應該早一點來的。
[大頭巧計] 常和to連用，表示本應該，本當怎么樣
laundry n.
she never washes clothes by hand. whenever they are dirty, she sends them to laundry.
[猜一猜] a. 洗衣房 b. 商店 c. 服裝店 d. 裁縫店
[翻譯] 她從來不用手洗衣服；衣服髒了，她就送去洗衣店。
[大頭巧計] lau ＋ ry to wash＋ 表地點的名詞詞尾 → 洗衣服的地方： 洗衣房
[詞義擴展] n. 衣服
has the laundry come back yet? 洗的衣服送回來了嗎？
i.e.
what i饁e said are sheer nonsense, i.e. they are meaningless.
[猜一猜] a. 但是 b. 也就是 c. 除非 d. 所以
[翻譯] 我所說的全是廢話，也就是沒意義的。
doze v.
most of the students are dozing because of the dull atmosphere in the classroom.
[猜一猜] a. 抱怨 b. 瞌睡 c. 煩躁 d. 走神
[翻譯] 因為課堂上的單調氣氛，許多學生都在打瞌睡。
[詞義擴展] n. ① 假寐
he dozes when his mother comes in. 他媽媽進來了，他就裝作睡覺。
② 瞌睡
i had a quick doze on the train. 我在火車上打了一會兒瞌睡。
[詞組] doze off 打瞌睡
he dozed off during the film. 他在看電影時打起了瞌睡。
dozen n.
pencils are sold by the dozens.
[猜一猜] a. 一打 b. 類別 c. 質量 d. 價格
[翻譯] 鉛筆按打賣。
effective a.
the riot was appeased after the authorities took some effective measures.
[猜一猜] a. 殘忍的 b. 極端的 c. 安撫的 d. 有效的
[翻譯] 在當局採取了一些有效的措施後，騷亂平息了。
[大頭巧計] 詞幹 effect(作用，效果) + 後綴瞚ve (…的、與…有關的)，即為有效的，生效的。
[大頭例句] he found an effctive way of studying english. 他找到了學英語的有效方法。
efficiency n.
the new machine improved the productive efficiency largely.
[猜一猜] a. 效率 b. 質量 c. 外觀 d. 用途
[翻譯] 新機器大大提高了生產效率。
[大頭巧計] 詞幹 efficient(有效的，高效的) + 後綴瞔y(性質，狀態)
[大頭例句] the administrator gained much public praise because of his efficiency and probity. 這位行政官因其高效和廉潔而受到了人民的稱讚。
efficient a.
[詞義] 有效的，效率高的；有能力的，能勝任的
[大頭例句] we should establish an efficient government. 我們應該建立一個高效的政府。
favor/favour n.
do others a favor and you餽e favored.
[猜一猜] a. 殷勤 b. 幫助 c. 客套 d. 陷害
[翻譯]幫助他人就是幫助自己.
[詞義擴展] n. ① 好感,喜愛
he was in his tutor's favor. 他深受他導師的喜愛.
② 贊成，支持，偏愛，偏袒
he obtained his position more by favor than by merit or ability. 他因得寵而獲得此地位，並非有何特長或本事。
in favor of 支持，贊成
due to personal prejudice against him, the general manager vetoes the overture although the majority of the company is in favor of him. 儘管公司大多數人都支持他，但由於個人恩怨總經理還是一票否決了他的提議。
favorable/favourable a.
it's encouraging to receive favorable report on one's work.
[猜一猜] a. 拖欠的 b. 讚許的 c. 賞臉的 d. 深入的
[翻譯]工作得到好評是令人鼓舞的。
[詞義擴展] 有利的
the weather is not favorable for tennis. 這種天氣不適宜打網球。
favorite/favourite n.
she is her anut's favorite.
[猜一猜] a. 多餘的人（物） b. 無理取鬧的人 c. 無聊的人 d. 最喜歡的人（物）
[翻譯]她姑媽特別喜歡她。
[詞義擴展] a. 特別喜歡的，中意的
my favorite author 最喜歡的作家
depart v.
he departed from beijing at 7 o餭lock and several hours later he would be in america.
[猜一猜] a. 離開，啟程 b. 停留 c. 旅遊 d. 轉機
[翻譯] 他七點從北京啟程，幾個小時之後就會到達美國。
[分析] de + part off + part → 離開，啟程
[近義詞] leave 離開
department n.
the minister of the education department will come to our university next week.
[猜一猜] a. 人物 b. 工作 c. 負責人 d. 部，部門
[翻譯] 教育部長將於下個星期來我們學校。
[分析] de + part + ment de + 部分 ＋ 名詞詞尾 → 部，局，處，科，部門
[詞義擴展] 系，學部
the english department 英語系
departure n.
his sudden departure left his poor mother in a despair state.
[猜一猜] a. 災難 b. 失敗 c. 離開 d. 消失
[翻譯]他的突然離去讓他的母親瀕臨絕望。
[分析] de + part + ure off + separate+名詞詞尾 → 離開，啟程 arrival 到達
fluid a.
what he showed us was another kind of fluid substance.
[猜一猜] a. 水 b. 果凍 c. 藥物 d. 流動的，流體的
[翻譯]他給我們看的是另一種流體。
[大頭巧計] flu (流動的)－id → 流動的，流體的
[近義詞] liquid
[詞義擴展] n. 液體，流體
one should drink plenty of fluids in summer, especially in wuhan.夏天應該多喝水，尤其是在武漢。
cue n.
it's her cue to weep when he falls down slowly on the stage.
[猜一猜]a. 時機 b. 羞恥 c. 悲哀 d. 提示
[翻譯]舞台上，當他緩緩倒下時，那便是提示她該哭泣了。
[詞義擴展]暗示，信號
when the boy sitting beside the window began coughing, it was our cue that the teacher was coming. 坐在窗邊的那個男孩大聲地咳嗽，暗示我們老師來了。
on cue 恰好什麼時候
i was dealing with the broken glass, when right on cue mother came in. 我正在收拾打碎的玻璃杯，恰在這時媽媽進來了。
take one's cue from 學…樣，聽…的勸告
① she takes her cue from her mother to participate the speech contest. 她聽從她媽媽的勸告，去參加了演講比賽。
② john took his cue from charles chaplin as to amuse us. 約翰學著卓別林的樣來逗我們開心。
invest v.
he risked investing all of his money in car industry.
[猜一猜] a. 浪費 b. 購買 c. 投資 d. 冒險
[翻譯] 他把所有的錢都投資到汽車工業上。
investment n.
we should be particularly careful about the investment to cotton.
[猜一猜] a. 投資 b. 浪費 c. 購買 d. 冒險
[翻譯] 我們對棉花投資時要格外小心。
[大頭巧計] invest ＋ ment 投資（v.）＋ 名詞詞尾 → 投資（n.）
love v.
she had loved shakespeare since childhood.
[猜一猜] a. 討厭 b. 熱愛 c. 崇拜 d. 尊敬
[翻譯]她從童年起就很熱愛莎士比亞。
[詞義擴展]v. 愛好，喜歡
she loves painting. 她愛好畫畫。
n. 愛，熱愛
their love towards him never fades away. 他們對他的愛永不減弱。
[詞組] fall in love (with) he fell in love with her at the first sight. 他見到她第一眼就愛上了她。
lovely a.
she is a lovely girl.
[猜一猜] a. 可愛的 b. 聰明的 c. 淘氣的 d. 漂亮的
[翻譯]她是一個可愛的女孩。
[大頭巧計] love 愛 + ly( adj) 可愛的，好看的
[詞義擴展] a.另人愉快的，美好的。
it's really a lovely story, and i enjoy it.
lover n.
she is a lover of music.
[猜一猜] a. 愛人 b. 崇拜者 c. 愛好者 d. 能者
[翻譯] 她很愛好音樂。
[大頭巧計] love 愛+er(…的人) 愛好者
[詞義擴展] n. 情侶 pl.
the lovers departed yesterday night.
investigate v.
the police investigated the accident several days but had no result.
[猜一猜] a. 無視 b. 調查 c. 視察 d. 干涉
[翻譯] 警察調查了這起事故幾天了,但仍無結果.
[大頭巧計] vestigate：to trace 跟蹤，調查
[近義詞] examine；look into
miserable a.
the loss of his dog made him quite miserable.
[猜一猜] a. 孤獨的 b. 痛苦的 c. 哭泣的 d. 可憐的
[翻譯] 丟了狗讓他很傷心。
[大頭巧計] misery 痛苦 + able 形容詞尾痛苦的
misery n.
position and money are nothing. they bring misery.
[猜一猜] a. 孤獨 b. 嫉妒 c. 仇恨 d. 痛苦
[翻譯] 地位和金錢什麼都不是，他們只會帶來痛苦。
journalist n.
it is true that journalists are well paid, but they have a lot of pressure as we ll.
[猜一猜] a. 播音員 b. 新聞工作者 c. 飛行員 d. 航海家
[翻譯]新聞工作者薪勞是很高，但他們也要面對許多壓力。
[近義詞] reporter：記者，新聞通訊員
high a.
he got a high fever all through the day.
[猜一猜] a. 嚴重的 b. 高的 c. 冷的 d. 不堪構想的
[翻譯]他一整天都發高燒。
[詞義擴展]he never got very high in the government. 他在政府里的職位一直不高。
highland n.
we drive our car onto the highland for a picnic once a month.
[猜一猜] a. 山脈 b. 小山丘 c. 草原 d. 高原
[翻譯] 我們每月一次驅車去高原上野餐。
[分析] high（高）+ land（地方） 聯想：高原
highlight v.
the grass is so green that the flowers are highlighted pretty.
[猜一猜] a. 照亮 b. 使突出 c. 高舉 d. 使美麗
[翻譯] 草地很綠顯得花兒更美了。
[詞義擴展] n. ① 強調
our teacher highlights the importance of this test. 老師強調這次考試的重要性。
② 最精彩的部分，最重要的事件
the highlight of this travel was visiting the museum. 這次旅行最精彩的部分是參觀博物館。
[分析] high（高）+ light（光）
highly ad.
his behaviors are highly praised by chairman.
[猜一猜] a. 高度地 b. 高地 c. 高興地 d. 一致地
[翻譯] 他的行為被主席高度讚揚。
[詞義擴展] 讚許地
we all think highly of him because of his skill. 因為他的技術我們都讚許他。
[分析] high（高的） +ly （副詞詞尾）= 高度地
highway n.
our car is driving in a high speed on the highway.
[猜一猜] a. 草地 b. 大路 c. 草原 d. 街道
[翻譯]我們的汽車在公路上高速行駛著。
[分析] high +way