rare [reə] adj. 罕见的
【派】rarely 难得
【扩】scarce 罕见的
【搭】rare animal 稀有动物
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A: What kinds of collections can I see?
B: The collections include tea sets, ancient coins, fans, root-carving, rare stones and rocks and so on.
A：我能看到多少种收藏品呢？
B：这些收藏包括茶具、古钱币、扇子、根雕、奇石等。
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ancient [ˈeinʃənt] adj. 古代的，古老的
【例】The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.
威尼斯的美在于其古建筑的风格。
【扩】hoary 古老的
【搭】ancient building 古建筑
myth [miθ] n. 神话故事
trouble [ˈtrʌbəl] n. 麻烦
【派】troublesome 讨厌的，令人烦恼的
【搭】be in trouble with 和……闹矛盾
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A: I'll return it to the kitchen and bring you one that's well cooked.
B: Sorry for the trouble.
A：我把这盘送回厨房，再给您拿一盘做得熟透的来。
B：对不起，给您添麻烦了。
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effect [iˈfekt] n. 结果，效果
【派】effective 有效的
【搭】have a effect on sth. 对某事物有影响
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A: We need to put our heads together and make a workable plan for staff training.
B: Yes, we have to do that in order to guarantee the training effects.
A：我们需要商量一下，制定一个职工培训的可行方案。
B：是的，这样才能保证培训效果。
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Medusa [miˈdjuːzə] n. 美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一）
Gorgon [ˈɡɔːɡən] n. （古希腊神话中的）3位蛇发女怪之一（凡见其貌者都会变石头）
adjective [原级]少见的，不常发生的；稀罕的，珍贵的；半熟的，半生的；（品质）极好的，杰出的；（空气）稀薄的，缺氧的；<英，非正式>非常的，极度的 - An event or situation that is rare does not occur very often.
① adj. 罕见的
- rare animal 稀有动物；rare bird 珍稀鸟类；rare illness 疑难杂症
- scarce[ ] adj. 缺乏的，不足的，稀有的，不充足的（少有的，表示某个时间段或某个地方少有）
- Watermelon is scarce in winter. （watermelon n. 西瓜）
② adj. 几乎是生的
- well done 全熟
- medium adj. 半生半熟的
adjective [原级]古代的，远古的；古老的，年代久远的；老的，老掉牙的 - Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans.
noun [具体名词]（尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的）古代人；<古>老头 - Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.
noun [专属名词]错误的观点，荒诞的说法；神话，神话故事；虚构的人（或事），想象中的人（或事） - If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue.
noun [抽象名词]困难，难题，苦恼；险境，困境；费事，不便；问题，麻烦，缺陷；（机器、车辆或系统的）故障，毛病；动荡，骚乱；疾病，疼痛；需劳神费力的人（或动物）；内战，动乱时期（the Troubles） - Are you causing trouble again?
verb [vi. 不及物动词]使忧虑，苦恼；费神，费力；劳驾，麻烦；给…造成麻烦（困难）；折磨，使疼痛 - You've caused us a lot of trouble.
① n. 麻烦
- I'm sorry to put you in trouble. 我很抱歉给你带来麻烦(口语)
ask for trouble 自找麻烦
- He is asking for trouble.
have trouble in doing sth. 在做……时遇到麻烦（书面语）
- I have trouble (in) parking the car.=I have a lot of trouble parking the car.
② v. 麻烦
- Woman/Man/Child troubles. 女人/男人/孩子真麻烦。
- Never trouble troubles until troubles trouble you. 永远不要自寻烦恼
- Let sleeping dog lie. 不要自找麻烦 (let sb. do sth.)
noun [专属名词]作用，影响；（刻意制造的）效果，印象；所有物，财产；生效，实行 - An effect is an impression that someone creates deliberately, for example in a place or in a piece of writing.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]实现，引起 - You can say that something takes effect when it starts to produce the results that are intended.
noun [专属名词]美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一） - Milton has dug up a gem from the pages of The Iliad, and this gem has something like a Medusa effect on the poem or on us as readers.
noun [专属名词](medusa) 水母；水母体 - With a thin scream, like a tea-kettle whistle, the medusa starts to descend.
noun [专属名词]戈耳工（希腊神话中的蛇发女怪）；丑陋可怕的女人（gorgon）；（波、美、英、罗、德、比）戈尔贡（人名） - They would not be devoured by this gorgon of the East.
