1    The company was not capable of handlling such a large order.

       公司沒有能力應付這樣大批的訂貨

       How the situation in the Middle East will develop is anybody's guess.

6 The belief that the universe is expanding has been proven and is no longer theoretical.

  universeUS:[ˈjunɪvərs]  UK:[ˈjuːnɪˌvɜː(r)s]  宇宙;

  expandingUS:[ɪkˈspænd]

  theoreticalUS:[ˌθiəˈretɪk(ə)l]  UK:[ˌθɪəˈretɪk(ə)l]  

7   This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments.

      hypothesis   英音：[hai'pɔθisis]美音：[haɪ'pɑθəsɪs]假設;假說 

          transparent US:[trænsˈperənt]  UK:[trænsˈpærənt] 

    Fish with transparent head seen alive for first time.

       translucentUS:[trænsˈlus(ə)nt]  UK:[trænzˈluːs(ə)nt]   半透明的; 微微透明的

        The transmission of light through a translucent material.

       Pitch  US:[pɪtʃ]   瀝青;含有瀝青的物質;松脂,樹脂   

                                    度  程度 頂點  態度  投擲

         With the national team, i am always the last off the bus and the last to run out on the pitch 

       It's not enough that you can beat the other guy to the pitch, you have to be able to quote fast as well.

8 cosmetics  英音：[kɔz'metiks]美音：[kɑz'mɛtɪks] 化妝品  彩妝

  At the time she said,'His mother owns a very,very small cosmetics company'

  deficiency 英音：[di'fiʃənsi]美音：[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ] 不足,缺乏 缺陷,缺點

  The deficiencies in this plan are clear.

  a deficiency of $100    100美元的短缺

   Can't be a vitamin deficiency.

   Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.

   Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.

   Many poor children suffer from a deficiency of food.

   Rectify the deficiency within 14 days.

   RectifyUS:[ˈrektəˌfaɪ]  UK:[ˈrektɪfaɪ]   改正  更正

   Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature.

                                                                    
9  We have rarely found him in such a good mood

sauce     US:[sɔs]  UK: [sɔːs] 文火)煮的水果;(果)醬

調味汁,醬油

10  synchronous US: [ˈsɪŋkrənəs]      同步的 同期的 同時的

    Asynchronous US: [eɪˈsɪŋkrənəs]   非同步的 不同時的

Alias US: [ˈeɪliəs]    別名 化名

Ceremony 英音：['seriməni]美音：['sɛrə,monɪ] 典禮 禮儀

Televise英音：['telivaiz]美音：['tɛlə,vaɪz] 電視播送  電視拍攝

Live英音：[liv]美音：[lɪv] 活的

Telstar英音：['telstɑ:]美音：['tɛl,stɑr] 通訊衛星

11

Saber英音：['seibə]美音：['sebɚ]

佩劍 馬刀,軍刀

A soldier came up to her with a drawn saber.
fencing英音：['fensiŋ]美音：['fɛnsɪŋ]

I use a heavy saber in fencing.

weightlifting英音：['weitliftiŋ]美音：['wetlɪftɪŋ] 舉重

lift英音：[lift]美音：[lɪft] 舉起

This box is too heavy for me to lift.

The good news lifted our spirits.

Food is being lifted in by helicopter.

12  The boy stood up tiptoe and reached for the map on the wall.

Tiptoe 英音：['tiptəu]美音：['tɪp,to] 腳尖 踮著腳

She walked into the room on tiptoe.

He tiptoed quietly up the stairs

I stood tiptoe upon a little hill

With the Spring Festival coming,the children were on tiptoe.  孩子殷切盼望