expense n. the act of spending money; cost; money used or needed for sth.花费;

支出;代价;费用

The expense of running a car has risen recent years. 近几年来使用汽车的费用增加了。

look our for to be careful of 当心;注意;警惕

Look out (for the car)! 留神(汽车)!

on a large scale 大规模地;大范围地

cocoa n. brown powder from the beans of a tree, made into chocolate 可可粉

n. drink that you make with cocoa powder and milk 可可茶

hemp n. 大麻

involve vt. to contain as a part; include 包括;涉及

All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。

vt. to engage as a participant 使牵涉;使卷入;使参与

Don't involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。

enterprise n. an undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk; a business organization 事业;企业

government enterprise 公/国营企业 private enterprise 私/民营企业

small-to-medium-sized enterprises 中小企业

settlement n. group of homes in a place where no people have lived before 拓居地;定居点

The first settlements were on the east coast of America. 最初的殖民地是在美洲的东海岸。

n. agreeing about something after discussing it 解决(方案)

After long talks about pay, the managers and workers reached a settlement.

就工资进行长期谈判后，劳资双方达成一项解决办法。

Kew [kju:] n. 克佑(伦敦之西郊,为皇家植物园之所在地)

accumulate vt&i. to gather or pile up; amass; to mount up; increase

积累;聚集

He accumulated a fortune by hard work. 他靠努力工作积蓄了一笔财富。

Snow accumulated to a depth of 10 feet. 雪已积到十尺深。

abandon vt. leave someone or something; give up; desert 离弃;放弃;抛弃