1.moss/mɔ:s/n.苔，藓，地衣

This large stone is covered in moss.

这块石头上布满了苔藓。

Merlin tells a fairytale scene: a forest of oaks covered by mosses, with a meandering river.

梅林讲述了一个童话般的场景:一片被苔藓覆盖的橡树林，一条河流蜿蜒流淌。

2.platform/'pl?t,fɒrm/n.站台，讲台，平台，阵地，舞台，论坛

The train is passing the station platform.

列车正在经过火车站台。

After the civil war, newly freed African-American women sold fried chicken to passengers, passing them up from the platfrom through train windows.

内战结束后，刚刚解放的非裔美国妇女向乘客兜售炸鸡，她们通过车窗将炸鸡从月台上递上来。

3.glimpse/glimps/n.一撇，初步的感受v.一撇，瞥见

Alice caught a quick glimpse of Wonderland through the tiny door.

爱丽丝透过小小的门瞥见了仙境。

She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror one day and realized, to her horror, she no longer recognized her own face.

有一天，她向镜子里瞥了一眼自己，惊恐的发现，她已经认不出自己的脸了。

4.homogeneous/,houmə'dʒi:nɪəs/adj.同类的，同质的，有相同特征的

The old town is ethnically homogeneous compared with the big city.

与大城市相比，这个古镇的人口种族单一。

Women of color are given labels like “difficult” or “angry”—words that signal they don't “fit” a manager's homogeneous idea of success.

有色人种女性被贴上“难相处”或“易怒”之类的标签——这些词暗示她们不“符合”经理对成功的同质化理念。

5.aural/'ɔ:rəl/adj,听觉的，耳的，先兆的

High levels of aural pollution in cities can drive you crazy.

城市里的高强度的听觉污染简直可以把你逼疯。

6.radiant/'reɪdɪənt/adj.光芒四射的，绚丽的，喜悦的，辐射的

The sun warms the clouds to a radiant glow.

太阳为云层罩上了一层暖暖的绚丽光辉。

7.stairway'sterweɪ/n.楼梯

This wooden stairway, equipped with a handrail, led upstairs.

这个装有扶手的木质楼梯直通楼上。

8.abound/ə'bound/v.充满，很多，富于

Though this rumour abounds online and has been repeated by some manufacturers, the household freezers do not kill bacteria.

虽然这个谣言在网上比比皆是，并且被一些制造商传来传去，但是家用冰柜并不能杀死细菌。

9.commute/kə'mju:t/v.经常乘车往返于两地之间，通勤，上下班往返vt.减免n.通勤

I commute from my home to the office by bus every day.

我每天乘公交车往返于家和办公室。

People might be willing to put up with longer commuting times in return for more living space or lower housing costs.

人们可能愿意接受更长的通勤时间，以享受更大的生活空间或更低的住房成本。

10.bush/buʃ/n.灌木丛vi.丛生

Look,there is a rabbit in the bush!

看，那丛灌木里有一只兔子

Coffee bushes grow best in a rather narrow range of temperatures.

咖啡树在特定的少数温度范围内长势最好。