b: yeah, he thinks that money grows on trees.
naive
a. １．幼稚的，轻信的；２．天真的
a: i’m feeling a bit tired.
b: why don’t you have a quick nap?
nap
n. / vi （尤指在白天）小睡，打盹
catch sb napping １．发现某人在打瞌睡；２．使措手不及
a: here is a napkin is case you spill your drink.
b: oops, too late!
napkin
n. 餐巾
a: did you enjoy the novel you just completed?
b: yes, very much, the narrative was exceptional.
narrative
n. １．叙述文，故事；２．叙述，讲述
a: that is a nasty cold that you have.
b: oh, it is getting better, you should have seen me last week!
nasty
a. １．令人讨厌的，令人厌恶的；２．难弄的，困难的；３．严重的，恶劣的，险恶的；４．下流的，道德败坏的
a: my son is so naughty.
b: don’t worry, he will grow up soon.
naughty
a. １．顽皮的，淘气的；２．猥亵的
a: the rain necessitated that the concert was held indoors.
b: oh, i did not realize that it had rained.
necessitate
vt. 使成为必要，需要
a: have you seen my new necklace?
b: yes, just below your chin, you are wearing it!
necklace
n. 项链
a: the school was found guilty of negligence.
b: was it closed down as a result?
negligence
n. 疏忽，粗心大意
a: did you make any progress in learning french this month?
b: negligible, i did not work hard enough.
negligible
a. 可忽略不计的，微不足道的
a: where is your apartment?
b: right beside the shop with the bright neon sign.
neon
n. １．氖；２．氖灯，霓虹灯
a: what would you like to do when you leave school?
b: i’d love to be a newscaster on tv?
newscaster
n. 新闻播音员
a: they will be showing a recent newsreel just before the film in the cinema.
b: oh good, i have not seen the news for a long time.
newsreel
n. 新闻影片
a: mum, can i have my pocket money please?
b: i haven’t even a nickel to give you this week.
nickel
n. １．镍；２．（美国和加拿大的）五分镍币，五分钱
a: do you have a nickname, steven?
b: well, my father calls me “pest”, if that counts!
nickname
n. 绰号
vt. 给．．．起绰号
a: keith’s teeth are badly stained with nicotine.
b: yes, he smokes a lot.
nicotine
n. 尼古丁
a: what was the score in the football match?
b: one- nil, to our team.
nil
n. 无，零
a: did the committee do good work?
b: no, it was only nominal, i think the members met only once.
nominal
a. １．名义上的，有名无实的；２．（费用等）很少的，象征性的；３．名词性的
a: i am going to nominate you to be the president of our organization.
b: oh, thanks, i didn’t realize you thought so highly of me.
nominate
vt. 提名，任命
a: even though peter hurt his foot he nonetheless won the race.
b: yeah, he has always been a determined athlete.
nonetheless
ad. 尽管如此，依然，然而
a: what usually happens at the end of one of these meetings?
b: i’m not sure what the norm is.
norm
n. １．标准，规范；２．［常pl.］准则
a: i spent the afternoon looking at old photos.
b: that must have made you nostalgic.
nostalgic
a. 怀旧的，引起对往事怀恋的
a: why are dragons said to have large nostrils?
b: so that they can blow fire through them.
nostril
n. 鼻孔
a: mr. hardy made a notable presentation at the conference.
b: well, tell me the details then.
notable
a. 值得注意的，显着的，着名的
n. 名人，要人
a: did you play this piece at the concert?
b: no, i was unable to read the musical notation. it wasn’t printed clearly.
notation
n. １．记号，标记法；２．注释，记录
a: i am notorious for my bad spelling.
b: yes, your teacher did mention it to me once.
notorious
a. 臭名昭着的，声名狼藉的
a: notwithstanding the weather, we had a great day out.
b: yeah, it is best not to let the rain spoil our plans.
notwithstanding
prep. / ad. 尽管
a: what are you doing?
b: i am reading a book to nourish my mind.
nourish
vt. １．养育，喂养，滋养；２．怀有（希望等），增强（希望等）
a: my daughter sleeps with her new shoes on.
b: don’t worry, the novelty will wear off soon.
novelty
n. １．新奇事物；２．新奇，新奇感，新奇性；３．新颖小巧而廉价的物品
a: what did you think of the nude painting in the gallery?
b: i thought it was a masterpiece.
nude
a. ****的
n. ****画，****雕像
a: what is the numerical value you would attach to happiness?
b: that is an impossible thing to give a figure to .
numerical
a. 数字的，用数字表示，数值的
a: my aunt wants to become a nun.
b: she must be very religious.
nun
n. 修女，尼姑
a: my plants just died.
b: that is because you didn’t nurture them. plants are like children!
nurture
vt. / n. 养育，培育，滋养
a: i love all types of fruit.
b: excellent, and they are so rich in nutrients.
nutrient
n. 营养品，滋养物
a. 营养的，滋养的
a: the young child looked very unwell.
b: yes, i think he was lacking nutrition.
nutrition
n. 营养