a.市的，市政的
The municipal government has decided to open a new canal to make the transportation more convenient between different districts.
市政府决定新开辟一条运河，以使各个区之间运输更加便利。

nominate
vt.提名，任命
The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister as the new foreign minister.
首相已任命前国防部长担任新政府的外长。

overflow
vi.满得外溢，泛滥；（with）充满 vt. 淹没，从…中溢出 n. 容纳不下的物（或人）；溢出；溢流管
I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again, ruining the wood floor.
我忘了关水龙头，结果厕盆里的水又溢了出来，搞坏了家里的木地板。
The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked. Get a repairman.
鱼缸的溢流管好像被堵住了。赶快叫一个修理工。

overhear
vt.无意中听到，偷听到
The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner and told it to her mistress.
女仆听到两个小偷在角落里低声说话，于是告诉了女主人。

pamphlet
n.小册子
On the streets you can often see students wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise.
在大街上，你会经常看到学生们披着彩带向路人发放各种商品的小册子。

pest
n.有害生物，害虫；讨厌的人
Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise.
有时候杀虫剂给我们的健康带来的危害比害虫还要大。
The little boy, usually behaving himself, is now a thorough pest to all of us.
那个平时很乖的小孩，现在简直让我们所有人头痛不已。

purify
vt.纯净，提纯；使纯洁
Now this water from the sewage system is passing through special mud to be purified-do you believe it?
现在这从下水道里流来的水正通过一种特殊的泥层而得以净化--你相信有这样的事吗？

rejoice
vi.感到高兴，充满喜悦
Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life rather than the physical pleasures.
许多哲学家教导我们要陶然于简单生活而不要追求物质上的享受。

shear
vt.剪（羊毛、头发等）使折断，使弯曲 n. （pl. ）（剪羊毛、树枝等的）大剪刀
I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off.
我想来个新形象，于是满头的卷发都被剪掉了。
Believe it or not, but Mrs. Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears.
信不信由你，克林顿夫人总是亲自手握一把大大的剪刀修理树篱。

supersonic
a.超声的，超音速的
Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic.
现在要找到一架不是超音速的大型民用客机很难。

supervise
v.监督，管理，指导
Most of us know how to do our own work properly, but it is quite another story to supervise others.
我们大多数人都知道如何干好自己的工作，但要指导别人又是另一回事了。
You can't see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? Yes, we have computers to do the job.
你看不见这个车间有任何管理生产流程的人员吗？是的，我们用电脑来管理。

terrify
vt.使害怕，使惊吓
The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance.
那个粗暴的警察恐吓老人，老人只有同意。

tow
v. /n.拖，拉，牵引
As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair.
由于其引擎和其他一些重要零件出了故障，那艘船只好被拖回船坞检查维修。

unfold
vi.展开，打开；显露，展现 vt. 展开，打开
When they reached the top of Mt. Tai, an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes.
他们登上泰山之巅，无与伦比的自然风光展现在眼前。
General Patton unfolded the map on the ground and began to study it very carefully with his general staff.
巴顿将军把地图在地上摊开，和他的参谋人员仔细地谋划起来。

verse
n.诗，诗句
I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music.
我喜欢诗歌，不喜欢散文，因为诗歌可以像音乐一样吟唱。
Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, wrote 154 verses as well.
除了37部戏剧之外，莎士比亚，这位人类历史上最伟大的剧作家，还写了154首诗歌。

wretched
a.极不愉快的，难受的，可怜的；令人苦恼的，讨厌的；拙劣的
The little boy who broke his father's antique vase stood there wretched, expecting punishment.
那个打烂了他爸爸古董花瓶的小男孩，可怜巴巴地站在那里，知道处罚是少不了的。