* counter
v. 反驳，反对
'I could ask the same thing of you,' she countered.
“我也可以同样要求你。”她反驳道。
counter an argument/an allegation/a criticism etc
反驳一个论点/指控/批评
* counterpart
n. 相对应或具有相同功能的人或物
Belgian officials are discussing this with their French counterparts.
比利时官员与法国同级官员正在讨论此事。
* encounter 1
v. 偶然碰到 (某人)
I first encountered him when studying at Cambridge.
我第一次遇到他是在剑桥读书时。
* encounter 2
v. 遇到或发现自己面临（令人不快的、危险的、困难的...某事[某人]）
encounter opposition/resistance
遇到反对/抵抗

* contradict 1
v. 反驳，驳斥
Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
黛博拉张嘴想要反驳，但又把嘴闭上了。
* contradict 2
v. (说法真相等) 与...抵触，与...矛盾
The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.
目击者的说法互相矛盾，真相依然未明。
* controversial
a. 有争议的，引起争议的
a controversial person, decision, organization, book
有争议的人物、决定、组织、书
* controversy
n. 争议，争论
a political controversy
政治争议
the controversy surrounding Skinner's theories
围绕斯金纳的理论的争论
* mediator
n. 调解人，斡旋者
* mediate
v. 调停，调解，斡旋
mediate between two countries which are at war
在两交战国间斡旋。
* contrast
v. 对比（以显出两人或事物的差异）
It is interesting to contrast the two writers.
将这两位作家加以比较是很有意思的。
* contrary
n. 反面；a. 相反的
It wasn't a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.
那不是件好事，恰恰相反，是个巨大的错误。