lay
放置；产卵
Don't lay anything on the table.
桌上不要放任何东西。
The hen just laid an egg.
母鸡刚刚下蛋。
rule
规则；统治；统治
If you break the rules, you will be punished.
你如果违反规则就会被处罚。
Taiwan was under Japanese rule for fifty years.
台湾被日本统治过50年。
The king has ruled this kingdom for forty years.
国王统治这个国家40年了。
He makes it a rule to get up early.
他有早起的习惯。
As a rule, I get up at eight in the morning.
通常我都是早上8点起床。
ready
准备好的
Are you ready to go now?
你准备好要走了吗？
Mr.Smith is always ready to criticize others.
史密斯先生随时都会批评别人。
plant
植物；工厂；种植
This plant only grows in the tropics.
这种植物只生长在热带地区。
Nobody likes to live near a power plant.
没有人喜欢住在发电厂附近。
I saw farmers planting seeds in the fields.
我看到农人在田里播种。
dark
黑暗的；颜色暗的；黑暗
By the time Sam got home, it was dark outside.
山姆回到家时，外面天色已暗。
People with dark skin are more likely to get skin cancer.
深色皮肤的人罹患皮肤癌的可能性较高。
We couldn't see each other in the dark.
在黑暗中我们看不见彼此。
direct
直接的；指导；将……对准；导演
We took a direct plane to New York.
我们搭乘一班直达飞机到纽约。
He didn't do the work himeself but directed the others.
他自己并没有下去工作，只是指导其他人。
They all directed their attention to the speaker.
他们都把注意力集中在该演讲者身上。
The movie Brokeback Mountain was directed by Ang Lee.
电影《断背山》是由李安所执导。
directly
直接地
As the storm was coming, the principal told the students to go home directly.
由于暴风雨要来了，校长叫学生们直接回家。
answer
回答；回应电话、门铃等；答案；回答；回复
The teacher asked John to answer the question on the board.
老师叫约翰回答黑板上的问题。
I rang the doorbell, but no one answered the door.
我按了门铃，但是没有人应门。
I have the answer to this question.
我知道这个问题的答案。
I won't take no for an answer.
我不接受拒绝这个回答／你非答应不可。
scene
景色可数；戏剧，小说的场，景；事件的现场
The scene from the window was beautiful.
窗外的景色很美。
That was my favorite scene in the play.
那是这出剧我最喜爱的一场戏。
The police arrived at the scene of the accident.
警方抵达了事故的现场。
foreign
外国的；无关连的
We have a foreign visitor today.
我们今天会有一位外宾来访。
He said something that was foreign to the topic.
他说了些跟主题无关的话。