claim n. 要求，聲稱;v. ①要求，索取 ②主張

　　例：Mary made a claim to the pencil. 瑪麗認為她應得到這支鉛筆。The old man claimed the land. 老人要求得到這塊土地。She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. 她聲言那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遺失的。搭配：claim to fame 與眾不同之處，成名的原因：The town’s only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Edgar. 小鎮所以成名的唯一原因是它是埃德加的出生地。lay claim to 堅持對……的權利：She laid claim to her father’s crown. 她要求繼承父親的王位。拓展：claimant n. 申請者，要求者

　　communication n. 傳達，交流

　　例：The satellite has become an important means of communication. 衛星已成為重要的通信工具。 Communication between old and young people is not as difficult as you think. 老年人與年輕人之間的交流沒有你想象的那樣難。拓展：communicate v. ①溝通 ②通信

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: Why are you interested in working in personnel department?

　　B: I am good with people and have excellent communication skills.

　　A: Do you consider it a rewarding job?

　　B: Very much so.

　　A：你為什么喜歡在人事部門工作?

　　B：我擅長與人相處，交際能力強。

　　A：你覺得這項工作有意義嗎?

　　B：非常有意義。

　　concern v. 關于，涉及，關系到;n. 關心的事，重要的事

　　例：The news concerns your brother. 這消息與你兄弟有關。That’s no concern of mine. 那不關我的事。搭配：as far as…is concerned就……而言：The measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned. 就通貨膨脹而言，這些措施無關緊要。have no concern with(正式)與……無關：Drama seemed to have no concern with “truth” at all. 戲劇似乎與“事實”毫無關系。拓展：concerned a. 憂慮的;concerning prep. 關于

　　聽力擴展：He is suspected to be afflicted with cancer. Doctors are checking his body and the result will come out tomorrow. His bad health gives some cause for concern. It may be lung cancer. He loves smoking. Everyone of my family always asked him to give up, but he never cared. Some people know smoking is harmful to our health, but they still can’t give up smoking. 他被懷疑得了癌癥。醫生們正在為他做身體檢查，結果明天會出來。他的健康很令人擔心。可能是肺癌吧。他很愛抽煙，家里每個人都讓他戒煙，但他總是不在乎。一些人明明知道抽煙有害健康，但是就是戒不了。 【注】suspected a. 可疑的，令人懷疑的;afflict v. 使痛苦，折磨

　　consumer n. 消費者，消耗者

　　例：Consumer demand grew steadily. 消費需求穩步增長。Enforcement of Consumer Protection Legislation. 強制執行消費者保護法。

　　create v. ①創造，設計 ②引起，產生

　　例：An artist should create beautiful things. 藝術家應該創造美的東西。That would create a wrong impression. 那將造成一種錯誤的印象。拓展：creation n. 創造，產生;creative a. 創造的，創造性的

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: Certainly! If you got you clothes by yourself, you could show off in front of me. Once your parents leave you, you will be a useless man.

　　B: Maybe I am wrong. Sorry, I shouldn’t be rude just now. I see. We should depend on ourselves! We can create our future without our parents!

　　A：當然，如果這些衣服是你自己買的，你可以在我面前炫耀。一旦離開父母，你就是一個無用之人。

　　B：也許我錯了。對不起，我剛剛不該那么粗魯。我明白了，應該靠自己!我們可以自己獨立創造未來。【注】rude a. 粗魯的，魯莽的

　　describe v. ①描寫，敘述 ②把……說成

　　例：He described in detail how the accident happened. 他詳細地敘述了事故發生的原委。He describes himself as a doctor. 他聲稱自己是醫生。拓展：description n. 描寫，敘述;descriptive a. 描述的，敘述的

　　easily ad. ①容易地 ②無疑，確實

　　例：You can find books easily in this library. 在這個圖書館找書很方便。That is easily the best TV program. 那無疑是最佳電視節目。

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: Do you come to this club a lot?

　　B: I come here at least twice a week. My friends keep telling me I have to lose weight.

　　A: You’re kidding!

　　B: Yeah. But seriously speaking, if I don�餿 exercise, I easily gain weight.

　　A：你經常到這個俱樂部來嗎?

　　B：每周至少來兩次。朋友們老說我該減肥了。