1. confidence

　　n. 信心; 信任; 秘密;

　　adj. 骗得信任的; 欺诈的;

　　[例句]I have every confidence in you.

　　我完全相信你。

　　2. confront

　　vt. 面对; 使面对面，使对质; 碰到，遇到; 比较;

　　[例句]She was confronted with severe money problems.

　　她面临严峻的资金问题。

　　3. contrast

　　n. 对比，对照; 差异; 对照物，对立面; [摄]反差;

　　[例句]The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.

　　这两位访客的外表截然不同。

　　4. conventional

　　adj. 传统的; 习用的，平常的; 依照惯例的; 约定的;

　　[例句]It is simpler and quicker to use than conventional methods.

　　这比通常的做法更简单、更快捷。

　　5. criminal

　　n. 罪犯，犯人;

　　adj. 犯罪的; 刑事的; 可耻的;

　　[例句]A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals in Moroto.

　　一伙持枪歹徒袭击了莫罗托的一所监狱，放走了9名罪犯。

　　6. crisis

　　n. 危机; 危难时刻; 决定性时刻，紧要关头; 转折点;

　　[例句]Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the continent's economic crisis.

　　很显然，自然灾害也是造成该大陆经济危机的原因之一。

　　7. critic

　　n. 批评家; 批评者; 评论员; 挑剔的人;

　　[例句]He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry.

　　他成了烟草业的强烈反对者。

　　8. current

　　adj. 现在的; 最近的; 流行的; 流传的;

　　n. 电流; 趋势; 水流; 涌流;

　　[例句]Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.

　　在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。

　　9. cycle

　　n. 循环，周期; 自行车; 时代，一段时间; 整套;

　　vi. 周而复始，循环; 骑自行车; 轮转;

　　vt. 运转，循环; 使轮转;

　　[例句]The seasons of the year make a cycle.

　　一年四季构成一个循环。

　　10. define

　　vt. 规定; 使明确; 精确地解释; 画出…的线条;

　　vi. (给词、短语等)下定义，构成释义;

　　[例句]We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.

　　我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

　　11. deprive

　　vt. 剥夺，夺去，使丧失;

　　[例句]To deprive the boy of his education is a violation of state law.

　　剥夺这个男孩受教育的权利是一种违反国家法律的行为。

　　12. derive

　　vt. 得到，导出; 源于，来自; (从…中)提取;

　　[例句]Mr Wang is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.

　　王先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。

　　13. deserve

　　vt. 值得; 应得; 应受;

　　vi. 应受报答; 应得报酬; 应得赔偿; 应受惩罚;

　　[例句]Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.

　　政府官员显然也应当承担部分责任。

　　14. device

　　n. 装置，设备; 方法; 策略; 手段;

　　[例句]We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.

　　我们认为有一个爆炸装置被留在了一只集装箱里。

　　15. diminished

　　vt. (使)减少，缩小; 减弱…的权势;[乐]减半音;

　　vi. 变小或减少; 逐渐变细;

　　[例句]The threat of nuclear war has diminished.

　　核战争的威胁已经减小了。

　　16. disappear

　　vi. 不见，消失; 不复存在，灭绝;

　　[例句]The black car drove away from them and disappeared.

　　那辆黑色轿车驶离了他们的视线。