He plays quite well.他表现得相当好。'Be quiet,’ said the teacher.“安静点！”老师说道。affect 影响；假装 | effect 结果；影响Your opinion will not affect my decision.你的意见不会影响我的决定。I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.我当然能感受到熬夜太多产生的影响。adapt 适应 | adopt 采用 | adept 内行We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.我们不得不迅速适应新制度。Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。He is an adept guitar player.他是个吉他高手。angel 天使 | angle 角度Poppa thought her an angel爸爸视她为小天使。The plane was coming in at a steep angle.飞机当时正俯冲降落。dairy 牛奶厂 | diary 日记They ran the general store and the farm dairy.他们经营着杂货店和农场的乳品店。I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary.我将把下次会议的事记在我的记事簿上。contend 奋斗，斗争 | content 内容；满足的 | context 上下文 | contest 竞争，比赛Three armed groups were contending for power.三个武装集团在争夺权力。She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.她没有看过那封信，所以对其内容一无所知。You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.你应该能从上下文猜出这个词的含义。Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。principal 校长；主要的 | principle 原则Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.唐纳德·金是达特茅斯中学的校长。The principle behind it is very simple.其中的原理十分简单。implicit 含蓄的 | explicit 明白的Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.他话语中的言外之意是设定他们有罪。He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.他清楚地向我说明了去那儿的路线。dessert 甜食 | desert 沙漠；放弃What's for dessert ?餐后甜点吃什么？Somalia is mostly desert.索马里大部分地区都是荒漠。pat 轻拍 | tap 轻打 | slap 掌击 | rap 敲，打He patted his sister's hand consolingly.他轻拍着妹妹的手安慰她。Someone tapped at the door.有人轻轻叩门。She slapped his face hard.她狠狠给了他一个耳光。There was a sharp rap on the door.有人在重重地急促敲门。decent 正经的 | descent 向下；血统 | descend 向下Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.人人都说他是个品行端正的小伙子。The plane began its descent to Heathrow.飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。The plane began to descend.飞机开始降落。sweet 甜的 | sweat 汗水I had a craving for something sweet.我馋甜的东西。She wiped the sweat from her face.她擦去脸上的汗水。
