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presumably
ad.概，可能，据推测
The HR manager should have arrived. Presumably, the bad weather delayed the flight.
人力资源经理早该到了，大概恶劣的天气使飞机误点了。
Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times.
拿破仑也许是现代最伟大的军事家。
primitive
a.原始的，早期的；简单的，粗糙的 n.原（始）人，原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe.
爱斯基摩人居住在北美地区的北冰洋海岸与格陵兰岛部分地区以及西伯利亚的东北地区， 他们被看做是一个原始的部族。
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.
小贝壳曾经被当作简单的钱币使用。
prompt
vt.使，推动；提示 a. 敏捷的，及时的，迅速的 n. 提词，提示
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread.
可怜的男孩承认他偷面包是因为他太饿了。
Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers' bounden duty.
立即服从命令是军人的天职。
reputation
n.名气，名声，声誉
Some people take good reputation more important than life.
有的人把好名声看得比生命还重要。
My grandpa may be a man of no reputation, but he is definitely a man of honor.
我的祖父也许是个默默无闻的人，但他绝对是个正直的人。
resort
vi.（to）求助，凭借，诉诸 n. 求助，凭借，诉诸； 求助（或凭借）的对象，采用的手段（或方法）；常去之地，胜地
Merely resorting to force couldn't resolve the conflicts in the Middle East.
单靠诉诸武力解决不了中东的争端。
Chengde is a famous summer resort. The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there.
承德是著名的避暑胜地， 清朝的皇帝就特别喜欢去那儿。
revenue
n.（尤指大宗的）收入；（政府的）税收
State universities in the U. S. get most of their revenue from taxes.
在美国的州立大学大部分收入靠税款。
In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities.
仅财政税一项，英国政府从烟民那里收到的钱就足以支付全部教育设施开支。
routine
n.例行公事，惯例，惯常的程序 a. 例行的，常规的
The routine business of the assistant to the general manager includes preparing various kind of documents.
总经理助理的日常事务之一是准备各类文件。
Mother found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement.
母亲退休后觉得很难建立起新的生活秩序。
solemn
a.严肃的；庄严的，隆重的
The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tian'anmen Square is a solemn ceremony.
每天在天安门广场升国旗是个庄严的仪式。
sorrow
n.悲哀，悲痛；伤心事，不幸的事
You can't conceal your sorrow, because your eyes tell us everything.
你隐藏不了悲伤，因为你的眼睛已告诉了我们一切。
When Chairman Mao died, the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow.
当毛主席逝世时， 全国人民陷入了深深的悲痛之中。
steer
vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导 vi. 驾驶
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity.
闭关自守的政策不能引导国家走向繁荣。
How does your car steer? Does it corner well?
你的车开起来怎么样？转弯灵活吗？
supplement
n.增补（物），补充（物）；增刊，副刊 vt. 增补，补充
Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books.
有些老师著书以增加日常的收入。
The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily.
《21世纪英文报》是《中国日报》的副刊。
thoughtful
a.沉思的，思考的；体贴的，关心的
Why do you always have thoughtful looks?
你为什么总是带着沉思的表情？
You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife.
有个这么体贴的妻子，你真幸运。
It's very thoughtful of you.
你真够细心体贴的。
