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Words to be Memorized (New Edition. B I) Unit Two available: adj. able to be used, obtained or seen 可得到的，搞得到的；可用的; 看得见的（常作 后置形容词） eg --Since 1990, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%. --Weve already used up all the available space. 自1990年来，可用作买书的那笔款项下降了百分之十七。 --Im sorry, sir, those shoes are not available in your size. 对不起，合你尺码的那种鞋没有。 2. estimate: v. calculate (an amount, cost, etc) ; form a judgement about (a quantity or value) 估计/估价，估量；评定 eg --I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000.我估计治病的总费用将是五千到八千美金。 --His personal riches were estimated at $244 million. 他的个人财产估计有… n. a judgement about (a quantity, value, quality etc.)估计；估价；评定 eg --My estimate of her character was wrong. 我对她性格的估计是错误的。 --We got three estimates before having the roof repaired, and accepted the lowest.我们修理房顶前收到三份估价，最后接受了最低的那份。 3. correspondence: n. (1) the act of writing, receiving or sending letters(s, a, often followed by with + n. )通信往来 eg --His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend. (2) [U] the letters that sb. receives or sends 信件 eg --Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address. 再有信件来就都送到我的新址。 --Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence.玛莉在信件中从不提她继母。 [搭配] correspondence course 函授课程 4. practically: adv. (1) almost, but not completely or exactly; very nearly 简直；几乎, 差不多 eg --I know habitual smoker are practically impossible to give up smoking. 我知道有抽烟习惯的人简直不可能戒烟。 --Hed known the old man for practically ten years. …差不多有十个年头了。 --The holidays are practically over; theres only on day left.寒假几乎结束了，只剩下一天了。 --Practically everything he does is a tremendous success. 他做的每一件事几乎都非常成功。 (2) usefully; suitably 实际上；实用上 eg --Practically speaking, such a view is wrong. 实际上这种观点是错误的。 --The coat is a practically perfect fit. 这件外衣穿起来非常合适。 5. neighborhood: n. one of the parts of a town where