reward: 1. reward sb. with sth. 用某物报答/酬谢/奖励某人 2. reward sb. for sth. 因某事而报答/酬谢/奖励某人 3. rewarding adj. : helpful 有益的;值得做的 e.g. Make the extra effort to impress the interviewers and you will be likely to be rewarded with a better job with a better salary. 如果你能多花些心思,给面试的考官留下深刻的印象,那么你就可能得到一个比较好的、工资也很高的工作。 ***注意区分与award之间的不同。award主要是表示“奖励,授予因优点或善行而给予” e.g. He was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner. frustrate: 1. adj. frustrating /frustrated 2. n. frustration e.g. Failure is one of the most frustrating experiences in life. e.g. Poverty frustrates most people, but in the case of my parents, it stimulates them to work even harder for a better life. junior: 1. be junior to sb. 比某人年少的;比某人资历浅的 反义词:senior: be senior to比某人年长的;比某人资格老的 e.g. She is a very snobbish woman, being contemptuous of people who are junior to her in rank while trying her best to please those who are senior in position. 她是个非常势利的女人:对地位比自己低的人不屑一顾,而对比自己职位高的人阿谀逢迎。 positive: 积极的;肯定的  (negative为其反义词) e.g. There are many positive aspects of taking part in sports. intimidate: e.g. The young policeman was intimidated by someone concerned with the case. 1. intimidate sb. into sth./ doing sth. 恐吓或胁迫某人做某事 2.intimidating: adj. frightening 吓人的,令人惊恐的  3. intimidation n. 恐吓,威胁  unlike: e.g. Unlike city life which is noisy and colorful, life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. like: v./n. 喜欢  prep. 像......一样 dislike v./n. 不喜欢  likely: adj. 可能的 be likely to do sth. unlikely: adj. 不可能的  likelihood: n. 可能性 likeness: n. 相似之处 alike: adj. 相象的;相似的 opportunity: e.g. When opportunities arise, we should seize them and take advantage of them. 重要的词语搭配:  at the first opportunity 尽快 open up the opportunity 提供机会  seize the opportunity 抓住机会 miss out the opportunity 错过机会 take advantage of the opportunity利用机会 2. opportunity 与chance 的区别:  chance 常用词,指人或自然界中的不可计算、预料的“偶然机会”;opportunity 正式用词,常指使某人能做适合其意向、志向、目的或愿望的时机,这种机会是某人非常想得到的。 此外,短语take the chance 和take the opportunity 的意义不同:前者指“冒险”,而后者为“利用机会,趁机”。 communicate: e.g. The officer communicated his order to the men by radio. 军官用无线电向士兵下达命令。 e.g. It’s important for us to communicate with others, especially our parents and friends. 1. communicate sth. to sb. 向某人传达某事 2. communicate with sb. 交流情况、信息、思想    3. communicate with sth. 与......相连 4. communication n. 传递,表达,交流,通信 5.communicative: adj.愿意交流并提供信息的 access: e.g. The only access to the farmhouse is across the field. e.g. In the past, children who were from poor families were denied access to education. However, nowadays, thanks to the compulsory educational system, almost every child has access to free education. 1. 短语have /get access to 可以接近/使用,有......的机会  2.accessible adj. 可进入的;可接近的;可使用的 3.accessibility n. 易接近,可到达 participate: 搭配:participate in :attend; take part in 参加;参与  e.g. She actively participates in local politics. 她积极参与本地政治活动。 2.participant n. 参加者 3.participation n. 参加  commitment : e.g. We are looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job. e.g. I’m overworked at the moment--- I’ve taken too many commitments. 我目前劳累过度,我应承的事情太多了。 1.commit Vt. do sth. wrong or illegal 做(错或者坏)事  2.committed adj. 尽忠的;坚定的 embarrass: e.g. I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes. 他对我衣服的评价令我很尴尬。 1.embarrassment n. 尴尬;难堪 2. embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬的 3. be embarrassed at sth. 对......感到尴尬 reap: e.g. The child’s good behavior reaps praise. e.g. She reaped large profits from her unique invention. 1. reaper n. 收割者;收获者 2. reap the reward 获得报偿   reap the fruits 获得成果 insight: e.g. The novel shows insight into human character.这部小说表现出对人性的深刻了解。 e.g. This is a book full of remarkable insights. 这本书富有真知灼见。 insightful adj.富有洞察力的;有深刻见解的 gain/ get an insight into sth. 了解......