1. Agricultural adj 农业/农艺的
例句：Agricultural land is important for growing
crops.农田（质量）对于种庄稼来说很重要。
Technological advancements have improved
agricultural efficiency.科技进步提高了农业生产的效率。
2.surplus adj 过剩/多余的 n 过剩/盈余/顺差
He has some surplus cash every month.
他每个月都可以存下一些闲钱。
Now there's a surplus of people for this job.
现在来应聘这个职位的人过多了。
3. labour n. （体力）劳动；劳动者；分娩
v 劳动；为…迷惑；过于详尽地阐述
vi 奋斗；努力工作 adj 工党的，支持工党的
manual labour 体力劳动
a labour of love 心甘情愿做的事
in labour 分娩，临产
labour relations 劳资关系
labour costs 劳动成本
Many people make a living by doing manual
labour.许多人靠从事繁重的劳动谋生。
His only way to earn a living was hard
physical labour.他养活自己的唯一出路就是重体力劳动。
Many people make a living by doing heavy
labour.许多人靠从事繁重的劳动谋生。
4.consume vt 消耗/消费/吃/喝/饮/毁灭
consume away 憔悴；消耗；枯萎
propensity to consume 消费倾向
power consume 耗电量；功率
We've consumed all of the toilet paper that
we bought from the supermarket.
我们把从超市买来的厕纸都用完了。
We've consumed all of the toilet paper.
我们把厕纸都用完了。
The food blogger consumes a lot of food at
one meal.这个美食博主一顿饭吃很多食物。
5 minority n.少数派，少数人；少数民族；
未成年 adj.构成少数的
minority group 少数民族；少数群体
The red men are the minority in this crowd.
在这群人中，红色的人是少数。
A minority of people did not enter the yellow
circle.少数人没有进入黄色的圈。
The two ladies of an ethnic minority group
wear colorful clothes.这两位少数民族妇女穿着鲜艳的服饰。
6. Cronyish adj 有裙带关系的
cronyism任人唯亲；任用亲信
We're sick of our boss's cronyism! She only
hires her friends.我们受够了我们老板的任人唯亲！她只雇用她的朋友。
7 revenue n 税收/收益
lost revenue 收益损失
tax revenue 税收
revenue growth 收入增长
Tourism contributes a large part of the local
government's revenue.
旅游业收入在地方政府的收入中占很大一部分。
His revenue comes from his online work.
他的收入来自他的线上工作。
His source of revenue is his online work.
他的收入来源是他的线上工作。
8. Infrastructure n 基础设施
A good infrastructure includes transport,
communications,etc.
完善的基础设施包括交通、通信等。
9. Resident n 居民；住客；住院实习医师
adj.居住的；校的；固有的
senior residents老年居民
local residents当地居民
permanent resident永久居民；长期定居者
resident correspondent常驻记者
resident population 常驻人口
I'm a US citizen and a California resident.
我是美国公民，居住在加利福尼亚。
The residents here like to interact with each
other.这儿的居民喜欢相互交流。
The local residents like to interact with each
other.当地的居民喜欢相互交流。
10 accelerate v.加速，增长；使增速，促进；提前，跳级
The car accelerated from 60 km/h to 100 km/h.
汽车从60km/h加速到了100km/h。
11. Adequate adj 足够/充分/过得去/尚可/胜任的
Be adequate for 胜任/适合……的
I've prepared adequate snacks for the outing.
我为这次郊游准备了充足的零食。
The meal would not feed a family, but it was
adequate for two.
这一餐不够一家人吃，但够两个人的量。
His performance was adequate-not great, but
good enough.
他的表现还过得去，不是非常棒，但是足够好了。
I have prepared an adequate amount of food
for 5 people.
我为五个人准备了充足的食物。
12 expense n 开销/花费/代价
at the expense of 以……为代价；由……付费
at great expense 以巨大的代价
unnecessary expense 不必要的费用/开支
Buying a car can be a great expense.
买车是笔大花销。
Our expenses far outweigh our income.
我们的支出远大于我们的收入。
Economic growth should not come at the expense of the environmental disruption.
经济增长不应以环境破坏为代价。
13. Rational adj 理性/理智/合理的
rational thinking 理性思维，理性思考
rational design 合理的设计
rational behavior 理性行为
The mother tried to remain rational when her
son smashed the bowl.
儿子打碎碗时，母亲试着保持理智。
It's a rational decision not to blame her son
after he broke the bowl.
她儿子打碎碗后不责怪他，这是合理的决定。
14 absorb v 吸收；吸引……的注意；理解，掌握；承受；消减，缓解
absorb in 集中精力做某事，全神贯注于
absorb information 吸取信息
absorb heat 吸收热量
absorb foreign capital 吸收外资
absorb knowledge 吸取知识
Plants absorb water from the soil.
植物从土壤中吸收水分。
The green part absorbs 60% of the chart.
绿色的部分承担了饼图60%的部分。
Sponges can absorb a lot of water.