1.devotion n.热爱；投入
同dedication, passion
He recalled her devotion to her husband during his hour of need.
他回忆起她在丈夫困难之时的忠贞奉献。
2.devote v.奉献
devote oneself to sth.
Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.
全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。
3.modest adj.谦虚的；适度的
He is a quiet, modest and reliable man.
他很文静、谦逊、值得信赖
4.divorce n.离婚；脱离 v.使离婚；与...脱离
divorce sb.
sb was divorced/ got divorced
Was your daddy heartbroken when they got a divorce?
他们离婚时你爸爸是不是很伤心？
5.unsatisfactory adj.令人不满意的，不得人心的，不能解决问题的
He asked a few more questions, to which he received unsatisfactory answers.
他又问了几个问题，得到的答案都不令人满意。
satisfactory adj.令人满意的
Theirs had been a happy and satisfactory marriage.
他们的婚姻曾经一直幸福美满。
satisfy 满意
She will never be satisfied.
6.approval n. 赞成；承认；正式批准
China did not restart its approval of nuclear plants until October, 2012.（2014.6）
直到2012年10月，中国才再次恢复对核电站的审批。
7.captain n.船长；首领 v.做首领
Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages.
库克船长驾驶的船安全出航100次无事故。
8.civil adj.公民的；文职的
civil war 内战
9.civilization n.文明，文化
People have no letters at the primary stage of civilization.
在文明的初期,人类是没有文字的.
10.civilize v.使文明；教育
We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.
我们必须教育这孩子使其改掉恶习.

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