gossip
n.流言飞语；爱说长道短的人vi. 传播流言飞语，说长道短
It is ridiculous that here newspapers are read mainly for their gossip columns.
真滑稽，这里的人们读报主要是冲着闲话栏目而去。

heritage
n.遗产，继承物，传统
Every generation has the duty to pass down heritage of knowledge from the past.
每一代人都有责任把过去继承的知识传下去。

imperative
a.必要的，紧急的，极重要的；命令的 n. 必要的事，必须完成的事；祈使语气(的动词)
It is absolutely imperative that the whole international community should work together to stop polluting the earth.
国际社会共同行动，制止环境污染是极为必要的。

lame
a.跛的，瘸的；站不住脚的，差劲的，蹩脚的
Sleeping late is a lame excuse for being late.
睡过了头不能成为迟到的充足理由。

mock
vt.嘲笑，嘲弄；(为了取笑)模仿 vi. 嘲笑，嘲弄a. 模拟的，演习的；假的，假装的
He made us laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke.
他模仿老师说话的样子，把我们逗笑了。

nickel
n.镍；(美国和加拿大的)五分镍币，五分钱
To buy that pudding, the poor old gentlemen counted out dimes nickels, and cents.
为了买那个布丁，那位可怜的老先生数出了一堆1角、5分、1分面值的硬币。
Don't take any wooden nickels.
(临别用语)再见，多加小心。

oath
n.誓言，誓约；咒骂，诅咒语
George W. Bush took the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States.
乔治·W.布什宣誓就任美国第44届总统。

paralyze
vt.使瘫痪；使丧失作用；使惊愕
The electricity failure paralyzed the train service.
电力中断使得列车无法运行。

pope
n. (常the P-)(天主教)教皇，罗马主教
The Pope holds the highest position of the Roman Catholic Church.
教皇在罗马天主教堂中的地位最高。

reap
vt.收割，收获；获得，得到
They are just shameless:we invented the idea and they reaped its profit.
他们真是寡廉鲜耻：主意是我们想出来的，好处却被他们占了。

shabby
a.破旧的；衣衫褴褛的；卑鄙的，不公正的
Cinderella looks rather shabby in that shabby old dress.
灰姑娘穿着那件破旧的裙子显得很寒酸。

silicon
n.硅
Silicon Valley has been hailed as a symbol of creativity and success.
硅谷作为创新与成功的象征而被人们推崇。

sovereign
n.君主，元首 a. 拥有最高统治权的，至高无上的；具有独立主权的
The true sovereigns of a country are those who determine its mode of thinking.
国家的真正领袖是那些决定该国思想方式的人。

successor
n.接替的人或事物，继任者
J. F. Kennedy Sr. would have blown his top at hearing what his unworthy successor had done.
要是老肯尼迪知道他卑劣的继任者的所作所为，他一定会气爆的。