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* * 1. 环保主义者面临着一个严峻的问题，就是如何说服人类减少破坏自然平衡的活动。(face) Environmentalists are facing a serious problem, which is how to persuade human beings to reduce the activities that upset the balance of nature. face v. 面临;摆在…面前;面对,正视,对付Sb be faced with difficulty/ problem/ situation…Difficulty/ Problem/ Situation…face sb.Sb ~ difficulty/ problem/ situatione.g. Such is the situation we are ~ing. The whole world is now ~ing a financial crisis.  We must ~ our trouble and bear it.  I am prepared to ~ poverty and loneliness. They are both ~d with the same problems. 2. 他尽了一切努力，但还是没有能帮助他的朋友摆脱困 境。(fail) He tried everything but failed to help his friend out of trouble. fail vi.失败;不及格;没能…;衰退/竭,中断,歉收,破产,失灵e.g. All our attempts to solve the problem ~ed. She ~ed in the test/ ~ed to pass the test. He had to cancel his visit to France because he  ~ed to obtain a visa. As she grew old, her health/ eyesight ~ed. Our food supply and water supply have ~ed.  The crop ~d because of the drought.  Several big banks ~ed during the depression.  The brake ~ed when my car was going down  the hill. 3. 我觉得他学不好英语的原因是缺乏毅力。(failure) I think the reason for his failure to learn English well is that he lacks perseverance. failure n. 失败(U); 失败的事/人(C);e.g. His plan ended in ~. The visit was a ~.  One can learn through ~s. Almost everyone thought he was a ~ as a  soldier. e.g. His ~ to help us was disappointing.  crop ~/ ~ of crops庄稼歉收 engine/ brake ~发动机/刹车失灵 power ~停电 heart/ liver/ kidney ~心脏/肝脏/肾脏衰竭 ~ of one’s eyesight视力衰退 4. 如果你对你自己的能力失去了信心，那么没有人能真 正帮助你。(faith) Nobody could really help you if you have lost faith in your own ability. faith 信心，信任，信赖e.g. I have ~ in him/ his ability.(对…有信心,信任…) She began to lose ~ in herself. (对…失去信心) put one’s ~ in相信 You can’t expect your friends to trust you if  you do not keep ~ with them.背弃 Once again he broke ~ with her.(背弃,不再信仰) The attack has destroyed his ~ in humanism. faithful adj.