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offense
n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪
Guangdong province has promised a reward of up to 300, 000 yuan ($36, 000) to drug offense informers if they provide important information on drug trafficking.
广东省承诺，如果毒品犯罪举报人能提供毒品走私的重要情报， 他们就可以得到多达30万元（36000美元）的赏金。
It's an offense to drive a car at night without lights.
夜晚行车不开灯是违章的。
Genocide is an offense to all civilized human beings.
种族灭绝是对所有文明人的侵犯行为。
penalty
n.处罚，惩罚，罚金
A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty for his unnecessary roughness during the match.
足球队员在比赛中会因不必要的粗暴行为 受到黄牌或红牌处罚。
reference
n.提到，论及； 参考，查阅；引文，参考书目； 证明书（或人），推荐信（或人）
We are now forwarding you a catalog for your reference.
现寄去我方产品目录以供参考。
I asked for a reference letter from IBM Company when I resigned.
我从IBM辞职的时候向公司索取了推荐信。
resource
n.（pl. ）资源，财力； 应付方法，谋略
The Department of Human Resources is an important department in many big companies.
人力资源部是许多大公司的一个重要部门。
Zhuge Liang was a man of great resource.
诸葛亮是个足智多谋的人。
scan
vt.细看，审视； 浏览； 扫描 n. 扫描
Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast.
许多人喜欢在吃早饭的时候浏览一下报纸。
Migrating wild geese scan the ground for possible danger before they land.
迁徙野鹅在着陆之前总要细看有无危险。
sheer
a.完全的，十足的；陡峭的，垂直的；极薄的，透明的 ad. 垂直地，陡峭地 v. （off）急转向，偏离
Success is not achieved by sheer luck.
成功不是完全靠运气取得的。
"Mentholatum" sheer color lip balm was a new product loved by young girls.
“曼秀雷敦”薄色润唇膏是新推出的产品， 受到女孩子们的喜爱。
succession
n.连续；继任； 一连串，一系列
The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays and carried by a succession of runners to the stadium.
奥运会以火炬到达体育场为开始。火炬在奥林匹斯山上用太阳光点燃，并由一个接一个的选手送到体育场。
tolerance
n.宽容，容忍；忍耐（力）
Turn the volume down, please. My tolerance to noise is limited.
请把音量关小，我对噪音的忍耐力是有限的。
Tolerance between nations in the world is a global goal.
世界各民族间的互相宽容是全球的目标。
tremendous
a.巨大的，极大的；精彩的，了不起的
Some pop fans had a tremendous night at the theater last night with Jay's concert.
昨天晚上一些流行歌迷在剧院听周杰伦的音乐会，度过了一个美妙的夜晚。
Like the other parts of China, Dalian has also made tremendous progress in its social and economic development.
与中国其他地方一样，大连在社会经济发展方面也取得了巨大的进步。
trend
n.趋向，趋势，倾向；时新款式，时尚
The growth in the American population in the 1950s partly derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families.
20世纪50年代美国人口的增长部分 是因为早婚的倾向以及家庭平均规模的扩大。
SOHO has become a new international trend.
在家办公已成为一种国际新时尚。
unexpected
a.想不到的，意外的
Noise can have unexpected harmful effects on performance in certain kinds of tasks.
噪音对某些任务的完成会有意想不到的不利影响。
Many unexpected things would happen in one's life.
人的一生当中会发生很多意想不到的事。
virtually
ad.实际上，事实上；基本上，几乎
Some manufacturers make all sorts of promises, but it virtually means nothing.
有些生产商许下各种各样的诺言，但事实上却啥也不做。
If we travelled by Concorde, New York and Paris were virtually neighbours.
如果搭乘协和式飞机旅行，纽约和巴黎几乎是邻居。
