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2011-02-09来源:和谐英语
1.aquaculture n.水产业

2.represent v.代表, 象征, 表示

例句:The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.
      飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。

      He represented himself to be the Son of God.
      他自称是救世主。

3.headquarter n.总部

4.raise v.抚养; 饲养

例句:The old man likes raising rabbits, chickens, dogs and horses.
      这个老人喜欢养兔子、鸡、狗和马。

      They raised five thousand chrysanthemums last year.
      去年他们种了五千株菊花。

5.yearly adj.每年的, 一年一度的

例句:The flower show is a yearly event in our town.
      我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。

      The earth makes a yearly revolution around the sun.
      地球每年绕太阳一周。

6.harvest n.收成, 收获量

例句:There was a good harvest that year.
      那一年收成好。

7.improvement n.增加或修改

例句:There is room for further improvement in English.
      你的英语尚有进一步提高的余地。

改进, 改善, 改良

例句:Your work shows considerable improvement.
      你的工作显示出相当大的改进。

8.deplete vt.〈正〉使大大的减少; 使空虚

例句:Our supplies of food are rather depleted.
      我们的食品供应大大地减少了。