1.attendance n. 出席
Attendance at lectures is compulsory.
这些讲座是必须参加的 。
2.concerning prep. (表示论及)关于,就…而论
I'm going to the library to enquire after any information concerning this matter
我准备去图书馆查询有关此事的任何信息 。
3.punitive adj. 处罚的,惩罚性的
And finally our government must change its punitive attitude towards both big and little business.
最后,政府必须改变对大小事务一律惩罚的态度 。
4.resort n. 采用的办法
Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort...
不到万不得已时不能选择使用核武器 。
5.massive adj. 大规模的
We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change.
我们得让工人学习新技能,以应对巨大的技术变革 。
6.secondary adj. 中等的;中等教育的
More than five-thousand secondary school students have been expelled for cheating.
5,000多名中学生因为作弊被开除 。
7.indigenous adj. 土生土长的;生来的
Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.
印第安人是美洲的土著居民 。