第二段

envisage

to?imagine?or?expect?something in the?future,?especially?something good?設(shè)想；展望，預(yù)計(jì)Train?fare?increases?of 15?percent?are envisaged for the next?year.

預(yù)計(jì)明年火車票價(jià)將會上漲15%。

injection

the?introduction?of something new that is?necessary?or?helpful?to a?situation?or?process?投入；增添；引入，帶來

A?cash?injection of ￡20 million will be used to?improve?the?health?service.

2000萬英鎊將被投入用于改善醫(yī)療服務(wù)。

第四段

subsidize

to?pay?part?of the?cost?of something?給予…津貼（或補(bǔ)貼）；資助

￡50 would?help?to subsidize the?training?of an?unemployed?teenager.

50英鎊能夠資助一名無業(yè)青少年接受培訓(xùn)。

第五段

drawback

a?disadvantage?or the?negative?part?of a?situation缺點(diǎn)，弱點(diǎn)；不利因素One of the drawbacks?of?living?with someone is having to?share?a?bathroom.和別人合住的缺點(diǎn)之一就是不得不合用洗手間。

gravitate towards/to sth/sb?(US?gravitate toward?sth/sb)

to be?attracted?by or to?move?in the?direction?of something or someone?吸引到；受吸引而轉(zhuǎn)到Susie always gravitates towards the?older?children?in her?playgroup.

蘇茜在幼兒游戲組里總是愛跟比她大的孩子玩。

第六段

avow

to?admit?something or say something?publicly?聲明；宣稱；承認(rèn)

[?+ that?]?He avowed?that?he?regretted?what he had done.

他承認(rèn)對自己的所作所為感到后悔。

homogeneous

consisting of?parts?or?people?that are?similar?to each other or are of the same?type?由同類事物（或人）組成的；同類的；相似的

a homogeneous?group/society?由同種族人組成的群體／社會

by and large

when everything about a?situation?is?considered?together?大體上，總體上，一般來講

There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable.

雖然有些小的地方讓我不太滿意，但總的來講我還是很喜歡這份工作的。

第八段

lavatory

a?toilet?廁所，衛(wèi)生間

crudity

behaviour?that is?rude?and?offensive?粗俗的行為；無禮的行為

She?worries?about his crudeness and his?temper.

她擔(dān)心他的粗魯和脾氣。

stark

empty,?simple, or?obvious,?especially?without?decoration?or anything that is not?necessary?裸露的；簡單的；明顯的；（尤指）毫無修飾的，粗陋的；嚴(yán)重的；極端的

In the?suburbs?the?spacious?houses?stand?in stark?(=?extreme)?contrast?to the?slums?of the city's?poor.

郊區(qū)寬敞的大房子和城里的貧民窟形成了鮮明的對比。

第十一段

blow your own trumpet/horn

to?tell?everyone?proudly?about?your?achievements?自吹自擂，自我吹捧