city ['sɪti]

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n.城市；都市

【派】citizen ['sɪtɪzn] n.公民；市民；老百姓

citizenship ['sɪtɪzənʃɪp] n.公民身份；公民资格；国籍；公民权

【形】civil ['sɪvl] adj.公民的；民间的；文职的；有礼貌的；根据民法的

civilization [ˌsɪvɪlaɪ'zeɪʃn] n.文明；文化

【例】n.文明

（2011安徽）Politeness is a mark of civilization.

【译】礼貌是文明的标志。

civilize ['sɪvəlaɪz] v.使文明；变得文明；教化；使开化

buy [baɪ]

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n.购买；买卖；所购的物品

v. 购买；采购；收买

【例】v.购买

（2009辽宁）What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything.People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes—the list goes on and on.

【译】什么是eBay？简单地说，这是一个几乎可供任何人进行任何交易的全球交易平台。人们可以在eBay上买卖各种各样的产品和货物，包括汽车、电影、DVD、体育用品、旅游门票、乐器、服装和鞋履——例子不胜枚举。

【派】buyer ['baɪə(r)] n.买主；采购员

【形】buzz [bʌz] n.嗡嗡声 v.嗡嗡地响

late [leɪt]

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adj.已故的；晚的；迟到的；时间不早的；原来的；之前的；临近终了的

adv. 晚；迟；后期地；最近地

【派】lately [ˈleɪtli] adv.最近

latter [ˈlætə(r)] adj.后者的

【形】talent [ˈtelənt] n.潜力

【例】n.潜力

（2007上海）Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my talent and the talents of other students in our school.

【译】当然，父亲给予我很多鼓励，而且学校里很多老师也花时间培养我的潜力和其他同学的天分。

latte [ˈlɑːteɪ] n.拿铁咖啡

idea [aɪ'dɪə]

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n.想法；观点；主意；概念

【例】n.观点

（2008湖南）The main idea of the passage is that ____.

A.people can learn a lot from their failures

B.it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

C.people should not judge things by their appearance

D.creative people can make the best of what they have

【译】本文的主题是______。

A.人们能从失败中学到很多东西

B.在一栋老建筑物上花钱是值得的

C.人们不应该通过外表来判断事物

D.有创造力的人可以充分利用他们所拥有的东西

【派】ideal [aɪ'dɪəl] n.理想；典范 adj.理想的；完美的；想象的；不切实际的

ideally [aɪ'dɪəlɪ] adv.理想地；观念上地