1、possession

占有；拥有

Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian.

那些文件目前在《卫报》手里。

We should go up and take possession of the land.

我们应该北上占领那片土地。

所有物；财产；财物

People had lost their homes and all their possessions.

人们失去了自己的家园和所有的财物。

She had tidied away her possessions.

她已收拾好个人物品。

属地；领地

All of them were French possessions at one time or another.

它们都曾是法国的领地。

Britain's imperial possessions.

大英帝国的属地

2、preserve

保持，维持（原状）

We will do everything to preserve peace.

我们会尽全力维持和平。

an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.

在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力

保护；保存；维护

We need to preserve the forest.

我们需要保护森林。

Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.

资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。