【Congress】(1) the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); (2) a similar organization in other countries.
* The President's party did not win control of either house of Congress. (1)
总统的政党没有赢得对国会两院中任何一个的控制。
* Five members of Mexico's Congress are in Washington to discuss trade issues. (2)
墨西哥的国会的5名成员将在华盛顿讨论贸易问题。
【connect】(1) to join one thing to another; (2) to unite; (3) to link.
* If you connect this wire to the red one, the green light will turn on. (1)
如果你把这电线和红的那根连结起来，绿灯将亮起来。
* The two streams connect to form a river that flows through Greenlow City. (2)
两条小溪汇成一条江河流过Greenlow市。
* The policeman said the two crimes are connected. (3)
警官说这两宗案子有联系。
【conservative】one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change.
* William is a conservative about social issues.
威廉是一个对于社会问题保守的人。
【consider】(1) to give thought to; (2) to think about carefully.
* Jack is considering what to give Amy for her birthday. (1)
杰克正考虑着给艾米的生日买点什么。
* The head of my office said he would consider my ideas for a more effective sales campaign. (2)
我的办公室的头头说他将考虑我的一个更有效的促销活动的想法。
【constitution】the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government.
* How do the laws provide for making changes in the constitution?
在宪法里，法律的变更怎样的规定？（provide: 规定）
provide for：为…提供生活费，为…准备，规定
【contain】(1) to hold; (2) to include.
* The bottle contains one quart of milk. (1)＊one liquid quart = 0.9463 liter
这个瓶子内有一夸脱牛奶。(夸脱：液量单位，等于1/4加仑或2品脱，英制约等于1.13升，美制约等于0.94升）
* The paint in that old house contains a dangerous amount of lead. (2)
在那所旧房子里的油漆包含危险含量的铅。
【container】a box, bottle or can used to hold something.
* More juice is sold in plastic containers than in glass bottles.
与用玻璃杯瓶子相比，更多的果汁被装在塑料容器里出售。
【continent】any of the seven great land areas of the world.
* Did you know that long ago all the continents were joined together?
你知道很久以前所有大陆是连接在一起的吗？
join together：拼在一起，连在一起
【continue】to go on doing or being.
* The governor said he would continue to fight for justice.
州长说他将继续为正义而战斗。
【control】(1) to direct; (2) to have power over.
* Who controls the daily work of the company. (1)
谁管理公司的日常工作。
daily work：日常工作，每日作业
* The chairman of the transportation committee controls all the spending for transportation projects. (2)
运输委员会的主席控制所有的运输计划开销。
【convention】a large meeting for a special purpose.
* Political parties hold conventions to choose presidential and vice presidential candidates.
政党举行大会选定总统和副总统候选人。
【cook】to heat food before eating it.
* Helen will cook spaghetti with meat sauce tonight.
海伦今晚将煮加肉酱的意大利面。
【cool】almost cold.
* My coffee is cool. Would you warm it for me, please?
我的咖啡冷了，你能帮我加热一下吗？
【cooperate】to act or work together.
* If we cooperate on this work, we will finish more quickly.
如果我们在这工作上合作，我们将更迅速完成。
【copy】(1) to make something exactly like another; (2) something made to look exactly like another.
* Joseph can copy that document for us. (1)
约瑟夫能把那个文档复制给我们。
* This copy is so bad I cannot read it. (2)
这个副本如此劣质以致于我不能读它。
【corn】a food grain.
* Scientists are worried because genetically-changed corn got into food supplies for people.
科学家焦虑，因为转基因玉米进入了人们的食品供应。
genetically-changed：转基因，基因转变
【correct】(1) true; (2) free from mistakes; (3) to change to what is right.
* That is the correct date of the election. (1)
那是选举的真正日期。
* That sales agreement is correct. (2)
那项销售协议是正确的。
* Did you correct that script? (3)
你改正那篇手稿了吗？
【cost】(1) the price or value of something; (2) to be valued at.
* The cost of the book is five dollars. (1)
书的价格是5美元。
* The book costs five dollars. (2)
书价值5美元。
【cotton】a material made from a plant of the same name.
* Most clothes are made of cotton.
绝大部分衣服是用棉花做成的。
be made of：用…造成(用于原材料显而易见的场合)
be made from：由…所做成的(用于原材料不易看出的场合)
be made up of：由…组成
【count】to speak or add numbers.
* Her child learned to count by watching Sesame Street on television.
通过看电视节目芝麻街，她的孩子学会了数数。
【country】(1) a nation; (2) the territory of a nation; (3) land away from cities.
* English is one of the languages of his country. (1)
英语是他的国家的语言之一。
* Much of the country in the West is desert. (2)
在国家的西部大部分是沙漠。
* My family had a farmhouse in the country, not too far from the city. (3)
我家在乡下有一幢农舍，离城市不太远。
【court】(1) where trials take place; (2) where judges make decisions about law.
* We have to give evidence in court today. (1)
我们必须今天在法庭提出证据。
* The appeals court is considering mistakes made in his trial. (2)
上诉法院正在考虑他受审的案子中的差错。
【cover】(1) to put something over a person or thing; (2) anything that is put over a person or thing.
* Please cover the food left from dinner. (1)
吃完后请盖住食物。
* Put your name on the front cover of your book. (2)
把你的名字写在你的书的封面上。
【cow】a farm animal used for its milk.
* He must pump the milk from his cows every morning and evening.
他每天早上和晚上必须从他的奶牛身上挤奶。
【crash】(1) to fall violently; (2) to hit with great force.
* The airplane crashed into the mountain. (1)
飞机撞毁在山里了。
* The two cars crashed into each other. (2)
两个小汽车猛然相撞。
【create】(1) to make; (2) to give life or form to.
* She created a beautiful poem. (1)
她创作了一首美丽的诗。
* The Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal. (2)
独立宣言说所有的人都是生而平等的。
【creature】(1) any living being; (2) any animal or human.
* A microscope can show a great many living creatures in a drop of water. (1)
一台显微镜可以显示一滴水里许多活的生物。
* People are learning how to live peacefully with other creatures. (2)
人们在学习如何与其他生物和平共处。
【credit】an agreement that payments will be made at a later time.
* With this card I can use credit to buy things today and pay for them next month.
用这张卡我能使用信贷，今天买东西则下个月为他们支付。
【crew】a group of people working together.
* Ten members of the ship's crew were injured by the explosion.
轮船的全体人员中的10名成员因为爆炸受到伤害。
【crime】an act that violates a law.
* Telling a lie to the court is a crime.
对法庭说谎是一种犯罪。
【criminal】a person who is responsible for a crime.
* The organization tries to find jobs for criminals released from prison.
该组织努力为从监狱释放的罪犯找工作。
【crisis】(1) an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; (2) a dangerous situation.
* During a middle age crisis, people often make changes in their life. (1)
在中年这个关键时刻，人们通常做出人生中的转变。
* The Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s almost caused a nuclear war. (2)
在20世纪60年代的古巴导弹危机几乎引起一场核战争。
【criticize】(1) to say what is wrong with something or someone; (2) to condemn; (3) to judge.
* His teacher criticized him for not completing his report. (1)
他老师批评他有完成他的报告。
criticize for：因…指责(某人)
* The judge criticized the man for his evil acts and sentenced him to spend twenty years in prison. (2)
法官因其邪恶行为而判处他有期徒刑20年。
* Her editor asked her to criticize a new book about ancient Egypt. (3)
她的编辑要求她对一本关于古埃及的新书作评论。
【crops】plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables.
* The major crops in this area are corn and soybeans.
在这个地区的主要的作物是谷物和大豆。
【cross】(1) to go from one side to another; (2) to go across.
* The mother holds her child's hand when they cross the street. (1)
当他们过马路时，母亲握着她的孩子的手。
* This ship crosses the ocean in five days. (2)
这艘船在5天内穿过海洋。
【crowd】a large number of people gathered in one place.
* A large crowd gathered to watch the show.
一大群人聚集在一起看展览。
【crush】(1) to damage or destroy by great weight; (2) to defeat completely.
* The falling tree crushed the house. (1)
倒下的树压坏房子。
* The T.C. Williams High School football team crushed every team it played that year. (2)
T.C.威廉斯中学足球队在那年比赛中完全战胜每个队。
【cry】to express or show sorrow or pain.
* The thought of never seeing her again made him cry.
想想再也见不到她了，他失声痛哭。
【culture】all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population.
* Her Western culture and my Eastern culture made our lives exciting.
她的西方文化和我的东方文化使我们生活变得激动人心的。
【cure】(1) to improve health; (2) to make well; (3) something that makes a sick person well.
* Living more simply and eating plain food cured most of her health problems. (1)
简单的生活和普通的饮食治愈了她的绝大部分健康问题。
plain food：便餐，普通的饮食
* The doctor can cure the disease. (2)
医生能治好疾病。
* Antibiotics are a cure for infection. (3)
抗生素是一种治疗感染的药。
【curfew】an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses.
* The streets were empty every night after the ten o'clock curfew.
街道在每天晚上10点宵禁之后是空的。
【current】(1) movement of air, water or electricity; (2) belonging to the present.
* The current slows down in this wide part of the river. (1)
水流在这条河的这个宽阔地方减速。
* She found the report in a current publication. (2)
她在当前的出版物中找到了这份报告。
【custom】a long-established belief or activity of a people.
* It is our custom to go to church on Sunday mornings.
星期日早晨上教堂是我们的习惯。
【customs】taxes on imports.
* I like to buy items in the custom-free store because there are no taxes to pay on the purchase.
我喜欢在免税商店买东西，因为在购买时没有税款要支付。
【cut】(1) to divide or injure with a sharp tool; (2) to make less; (3) to reduce.
* She cut her finger while using the bread knife. (1)
她在使用面包刀时割伤了手指。
* The labor strike cut the company's production by 60 percent. (2)
劳工罢工使公司的产量削减了百分之60。
* Congress cut foreign aid spending. (3)
国会削减国外援助开支。