1. shift v. 移动;转变
shift responsibility on to others 转嫁责任
The Left is shifting their ground.
左派正在改变立场。
2. strive v. 力求
strive for freedom 力求自由
The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.
科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。
3. submit to v. 屈服=yield to
I submit to his wishes.
我顺从他的意愿。
4. striking a. 显著的
Her big eyes are her most striking feature.
大眼睛是她容貌最显著的特点。
5. scrape v. 刮,擦
He bent over to scrape some dirt off his shoes.
他弯腰刮掉鞋子上的尘土。
6. sensible a. 合情理的
That sounds very sensible to me.
我觉得这很合理。
7. submerge v. 淹没
I watched the submarine submerge.
我望着潜艇潜入水中。
8. stereotype n. 陈规,固定的看法
The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype.
这观点是老一套了。
9. sustain v. 维持=support
They had sufficient food to sustain life.
他们有足够维持生命的食物。
10. testify v. 作证
He testified that he had not seen the accident.
他作证说他没有看见那次事故。