He made an all-out effort to be the best student in his class.
他尽最大的努力去成为班上最好的同学。
2.aptitude:(名)才能 natural ability or skill
The student shows a great aptitude for language; he can learn a foreign language much faster than others.
这个学生在语言上显出很大的才能;这学习外语的速度远较别人快。
3.axis: (名)轴the real or imaginary line around which something turns
It makes 24 hours for the earth to make one rotation on its axis.
地球绕轴一周需要二十四小时。
4.budget: (名)预算estimate of probable future income and expenditure
They planned a monthly budget for their family.
他们家每月都有预算。
5.cargo: (船、飞机等所载)货物the load of goods carried by a ship or plane; freight
A cargo of coal has arrived from Keelung.
从基隆来了一船的煤。
6.clergy: (名)牧师the men who serve a church as ministers or priests
Members of the clergy are serious students of religion.
牧师是宗教中最认真的学生。
7.cripple: (名)跛子a person unable to use one or more of his limbs
He became a cripple as a result of the accident.
他因为意外灾害而变成了跛子。
8.dodge:(名)闪避 move quickly to one side
The man jumped aside to dodge the speeding truck.
这人跳到旁边以躲避疾驶的卡车。
9.grinl smile broadly (showing one’s teeth)(动)露齿而笑
The boy grinned with pleasure when I give him candy.
当我给这个男孩糖果时，他高兴的张嘴大笑。
10.headquarters:(名)总部 any center from which orders are issued
The policeman was ordered to report to the police headquarters.
这警员被命令须对警察总部提出报告。
11.retort: (动)反驳answer quickly in a sharp or clever way
“Your question is not worth answering,” he retorted.
他反驳说：“你的问题不值得回答。”
12.textile:(名)织物 cloth made by weaving
We need to produce more textiles, especially silk and cotton.
我们必须生产更多的织物，尤其是丝和棉。
13.thigh:(名)大腿;股 the upper part of the leg above the knee
The fisherman’s boots came up to his thighs.
渔人穿的靴子到他的大腿上了。
14.toilet: (名)洗手间a bowl with a seat and lid for the disposal of body waste
The youngest child has not yet learned how to use the toilet.
这个最小的孩子还不知道如何用洗手间。
15.pierce: (动)扎;刺破;穿透to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object
The arrow pierced her shoulder.
箭头射入她的肩膀。
