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New Words: 1handicap n. 1. [C] a disadvantage that prevents sb. from doing sth. well 障碍；不利条件 EG: Not being able to drive is quite a handicap if you live in the country. 你如果住在农村而不会开车，的确是一种缺陷。 His lack of height has not been a handicap to him. He is as good an athlete as anyone else in the school. 他身高不够对他并不是一种不利，和学校的任何人相比，他同样是个好运动员。 2. [C] a disability of the body or mind 残疾；缺陷 EG: Blindness is a great handicap. 失明是一种严重的残疾。 We help people with mental or physical handicaps to find work. 我们帮助有心身残疾的人找工作。 2authority authority (n.) ---authoritative (a.) ---authorize (v.); n. 1. [U] the power to make decisions or tell people what to do 权力；权威；威信 EG: He enjoys exercising his authority over his staff. 他喜欢对自己的职员指手画脚。 A leader must be a man of authority. 一个领导人必须有权威。 She has now authority over more than 1000 people. 现在她手下有1000多个人。 Who is in authority in your family? 你们家谁当家？ I am acting under her authority. 我受她支配。 2. (the ~ties) the people or organizations that are in charge of a country or area 当局；官方 EG: Cases of the illness must be reported to the health authority. 有这种病例出现必须向卫生当局报告。 The authorities in Spain have refused to allow him to enter the country. 西班牙当局拒绝他入境。 3misdoing n. [C] a wrong act; a mistake 错事；失误 EG: He said he would not repent of his misdoings. 他说他不后悔他做错的事。 One has to pay for his or her misdoings. 人应该为自己的失误付出代价。 4drawback n. [C] a disadvantage 缺点；不足 EG: High house prices are one major drawback to economic growth. 房价高是阻碍经济发展的一大弊端。 One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy. 做名人的一大缺陷是没有了隐私。 The great drawback to / of living on the main road is the constant noise. 住在主干道上的最大缺点就是噪声不断。 5invariably invariably (ad.) ---invariable (a.) ---variable (a.) ---vary (v.); ad. always 总是；始终 EG: The trains here are invariably punctual. 这里的火车一向准时。 He was panicking; and panic invariably leads to mistakes. 他惊慌了，而惊慌总是导致犯错。 6clarity clarity (n.) ---clear (a.); n. [U] clearness, esp. the quality of being easy to understan