[00:00.00]LESSON12

[00:05.14]account

[00:06.34]My account is now empty.

[00:08.09]Beijing officials said

[00:10.61]they were finally taking into account the SARS patients

[00:13.56]undergoing treatment in the city's military hospitals.

[00:16.40]Imports from Japan accounted for 40% of the total.

[00:22.31]extend

[00:24.72]The headmaster extended our holiday by four days.

[00:28.00]The bank has promised to extend your company credit.

[00:32.38]He thought her invitation had been

[00:36.10]extended out of politeness.

[00:38.48]decline

[00:40.12]The standard of education has declined in this country.

[00:43.08]We declined her offer of a lift as we wanted to walk.

[00:47.89]capacity

[00:50.18]This tank has a capacity of 500 gallons.

[00:53.47]That production capacity is grossly underused

[00:58.50]with many idle workers and machines is obvious to

[01:02.44]any visitor to the state factory.

[01:04.08]He may have great capacity for acquiring knowledge,

[01:08.46]and yet not possess ability to teach.

[01:10.75]consent

[01:14.25]She made a proposal,

[01:16.77]and I readily consented to it.

[01:18.08]consistent

[01:20.49]You're not very consistent: first you condemn me,

[01:24.42]and then you praise me.

[01:25.63]consult

[01:28.58]I consulted a doctor about my pains.

[01:31.42]He consulted with his partners before taking action.

[01:35.37]He consulted his dictionary to look up

[01:39.41]the meaning of the word “apotheosis”.

[01:41.82]contrast

[01:44.12]Careful contrast of the two plans shows up

[01:47.28]some key differences.

[01:49.80]convey

[01:52.43]Words cannot convey how delighted I was.

[01:55.38]Blenk? No, the name doesn't convey anything to me.

[02:00.53]decrease

[02:03.48]The workmen want to decrease the number of

[02:06.10]working hours and increase pay.

[02:08.95]Is crime on the decrease?

[02:11.47]delay

[02:14.20]Don't delay! Book your holiday today!

[02:17.26]There was a delay of two hours

[02:20.10]before the plane took off.

[02:21.74]deny

[02:24.59]He denied that he was involved.

[02:26.78]He denies himself nothing.

[02:28.85]descend

[02:31.70]The elevator descended rapidly to the bottom floor.

[02:34.98]These ideas descend from

[02:38.16]those of the ancient philosophers.

[02:40.23]He was so poor that he descended to begging for his food.

[02:45.04]display

[02:48.22]Her writing displays natural talent.

[02:51.17]The displays in Harrods are one of the sights in London.

[02:56.97]dominate

[03:00.36]Price tends to dominate all other considerations.

[03:03.20]My weekend was dominated by housework.

[03:07.47]expose

[03:10.75]The bike was exposed to the wind and sun.

[03:14.04]We shouldn't expose soldiers to unnecessary risks.

[03:18.85]guarantee

[03:22.24]A few local authorities adopted local protectionism to

[03:26.83]guarantee the sale of their unmarketable products.

[03:30.00]inspire

[03:32.85]The Lake District scenery inspired Wordsworth to

[03:36.46]write his greatest poetry.

[03:37.88]omit

[03:40.73]You have omitted my name from the list.

[03:43.46]He omitted to tell me when he was leaving.

[03:47.18]proceed

[03:49.92]To go on a journey is often full of hardships,

[03:53.53]but so long as one lives he proceeds on his life's journey.

[03:58.01]He was allowed to proceed to an MA.

[04:01.40]promote

[04:04.90]Because of his good work,

[04:07.09]John was promoted to a higher class.

[04:09.50]No doubt you are trying to raise money for

[04:13.98]promoting your party.

[04:15.18]regard

[04:17.81]You can't regard him as a friend

[04:20.66]but a business associate.

[04:22.29]Regarding the second point in your letter,

[04:25.79]I think it is very important.

[04:27.32]I have nothing to say with regard to your complaints.

[04:31.15]regardless

[04:34.22]I protested, but she carried on regardless.

[04:37.72]He continued speaking,

[04:40.78]regardless of my feelings on the matter.

[04:41.98]reservation

[04:44.94]Ideas and thoughts, major or minor,

[04:48.44]correct or not were all aired without reservation.

[04:52.05]If you want to go to the concert,

[04:55.66]you'll have to make a reservation,

[04:57.84]or there will be no tickets.

[04:59.60]response

[05:01.46]The airline has been forced to cut staff and suspend flights

[05:05.94]on some routes in response to rising costs,

[05:09.00]increased domestic competition

[05:11.30]and a weaker Austrian dollar.

[05:12.83]sensitive

[05:15.90]A sensitive nerve in a tooth can cause great pain.

[05:19.28]The Stock Exchange is sensitive to

[05:22.68]likely political changes.

[05:24.64]shift

[05:27.71]The shift of surplus farm labour to

[05:30.66]rural enterprises stimulated industrial development.

[05:33.18]We work a split shift at our company.

[05:37.33]submit

[05:39.41]Every company must by law submit accounts annually.

[05:43.35]Nothing but contempt is due to those people

[05:47.29]who ask us to submit to unmerited oppression.

[05:50.13]sustain

[05:52.87]High oil prices,if sustained,

[05:56.37]will reduce growth and lift inflation.

[05:58.78]You should eat good sustaining food.

[06:03.26]tedious

[06:06.65]The government has been keeping people informed

[06:09.93]that the fight against SARS is

[06:11.57]a long and tedious process,

[06:13.00]which can not succeed without persistence.

[06:15.84]term

[06:19.45]It took a long time for me to come to terms

[06:22.41]with the changing of this community.

[06:24.70]Barry is successful in terms of money,

[06:27.98]but not in his personal life.

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