rebel
n.
[C] sb. who opposes or fights against people in authority 造反者；反叛者
A Red Cross car drove into the rebel territory to help the wounded. 红十字会的车开进反叛军的领土去帮助伤员。 vi.
oppose sb. in authority or oppose accepted ways of doing things 造反；反抗（权威或常规） The people rebelled against the harsh new government. 人民反抗苛刻的新政府。
rebellious
a.
deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behavior 叛逆的；反叛的；反抗的 Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl, but in fact she never causes any trouble. 她的老师认为她是一个有逆反心理、且会制造麻烦的女孩，可事实上她从来都不会惹麻烦。
resent
vt.
feel angry or upset because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect 对…感到愤恨（不满）
The young girl bitterly resented her father‘s new wife. 这个年轻女孩极为憎恨父亲的新妻子。
fluid
a.
likely to change 不固定的；易变的
The military situation is still very fluid. 军事局势仍然非常不确定。
The price of raw oil is always very fluid, and the cost of gasoline tends to go either rapidly up or slowly down. 原油的价格始终非常易变，汽油的成本趋于迅速上涨或缓慢下降。 n.
[C, U] a liquid 液（体）
If you have a fever you should drink plenty of fluids. 如果发烧，就需要大量饮水。
resort
vi.
(fml.) (~ to) do sth. extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem 采取，诉诸（不好的事物）
I think we can solve this problem without resorting to legal action. 我认为我们可以不诉诸法律就解决这个问题。
To teach your children to obey, never resort to body punishment. 教孩子服从，千万不可诉诸体罚。 n.
[C] a place where a lot of people go for holidays度假胜地
distract
vt.
get sb.‘s attention and prevent them from concentrating on sth. 分散，转移（注意力） I decided to ignore the rumor as I did not want anything to distract me from writing the paper. 我决定对谣言不予理睬，因为我不希望有任何事打扰我写论文。
allowance
n.
1 (make ~s for) accept behavior that you would not normally accept because you know why sb. has behaved that way 体谅；原谅
You should make allowances for him; he‘s been quite ill recently. 你应该体谅他，他最近身体相当不适。
2 [C, usu. sing.] an amount of money that sb. receives regularly in order to pay for the things they need 定期补贴；津贴
I couldn‘t have managed at college if I hadn‘t had an allowance from my parents. 如果没有我父母的补贴，我根本念不完大学。
transition
n.
[C, U] (fml.) the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another 过渡；转变；变迁
The health-care system is in tremendous transition at the moment, but unfortunately not all of the changes are positive for patients. 医疗保健系统目前正处于重大转变期，可是很不幸，不是所有的改变都对病人有利。
predict
vt.
say sth. that will happen before it happens 预言；预料；预测
It‘s still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. 地震的发生仍然无法准确预测。
guideline
n.
[C, usu. pl.] rules or instructions about the best way to do sth. 指导方针；指导原则 The European Union has issued guidelines for appropriate levels of pay for part-time manual workers. 欧盟已发布有关支付兼职体力劳工适当酬劳的指导原则。
version
n. [C]
1 a form of sth. that is different from other forms or from the original 版本；改编形式 The computerized version, which contains all the same information, costs only a 10th of the price of the printed book. 电脑版本包含了印刷本的所有信息，而成本只是印刷本价格的十分之一。
2 a description of sth. that happened according to one person （根据个人的观点对事件的）描述，说法
I am inclined to accept the official version of the many reports about how the events developed after the heavy rain flooded the village. 对大雨淹没村庄后各种事件如何发展的众多报道中，我倾向于接受官方版本的报道。
status
n.
[U] sb.‘s position in a profession or society, esp. compared to other people 社会地位（尤指与其他人相比）
Many wealthy people drive expensive cars as a sign of their high social status. 许多有钱人开昂贵的轿车作为他们社会地位高的标志。
Doctors have traditionally enjoyed high social status. 医生们传统上享有较高的社会地位。
stable
a.
steady and not likely to move or change 稳定的；不变的
After several part-time jobs, he‘s now got a stable job in a bank. 做了几份兼职工作后，他现在在一家银行找到了一份稳定的工作。
boom
vi.
(usu. in progressive) experience a period of economic success, with a lot of trade and business activity （国家、地区或行业）繁荣，迅速发展
Because people have more money to spend and more vacation time to enjoy, the leisure industry in this country is booming. 因为人们有更多的钱消费，有更多的时间休假，这个国家的休闲产业正在蓬勃发展。
apart
ad.
separated by a distance or, less commonly, by time （空间、时间方面）成距离，相间隔 The two men, who had consumed too much alcohol and were now fighting, had to be dragged apart in case they would hurt each other. 两个喝了很多酒的男人在打架，人们不得不把他们拖开，以防他们互相伤害。 a.
separate 分离的；分隔的
We‘ve been apart for too long, but we‘ll soon be together again. 我们已经分开太久，但我们将很快在一起。
implicit
a.
(fml.) forming a central part of sth., but without being openly stated 暗含其中的；不明言的 He interpreted her open comments as an implicit criticism of the government. 他把她的公开评论理解为对政府的含蓄的批评。
considering
prep. & conj.
used to say that you are thinking about a particular fact when you are giving your opinion 考虑到；鉴于
She did well finding her way around the big city, considering she‘d only been there once before. 考虑到她以前只去过那个大城市一次，她能找到路已经很了不起了。
Considering the heavy traffic and the bad weather, we got here quite quickly. 考虑到受堵的交通和糟糕的天气，我们到达这里相当迅速。
contemporary
a.
belonging to the present time 当代的
Although the story was written more than a hundred years ago, it has a contemporary feel to it. 虽然这个故事是一百多年以前写的，但它还是给人一种当代的感觉。
witness
vt.
1 used for saying that sth. happened at a particular time or in a particular place 是发生（某事件）的时间或地点
The modern society has witnessed the increasing phenomenon of the single parent family. 现代社会已目睹了单亲家庭不断增加的现象。
2 see sth. happen, esp. a crime or an accident 目击，亲眼看见（尤指罪行或事故发生） Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack. 几位居民称目击了这个袭击事件。
deceive
vt.
make sb. believe sth. that is not true 欺骗
Advertisers are now forbidden to deceive customers with false claims. 现在已禁止广告商用不实之词来欺骗消费者。
outset
n.
(at/from the ~) at or from the beginning of an event or process 从开头时；从一开始 Many customers have complained that there have been troubles with the new coffee shop right from the outset of its opening day. 很多客人都抱怨这个新咖啡店从开张起就一直麻烦不断。
résumé
n.
[C] (BrE CV) a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job 个人简历
To get only one interview, a college graduate must count on sending out at least one