一、word study
　　decline,impact,stir,provision
　�、� decline vi.1、下傾，下降；2、衰退，衰弱；3、謝絕，拒絕
　　The production of natural gas declined slightly.
　　天然氣的生產略有下降。 His strength slow ly declined. 他的體力慢慢地衰弱了。
　　A blind man smilingly declined to be helped across the street.
　　盲人微笑著謝絕別人幫他過馬路。
　　vt.謝絕，拒絕
　　He respectfully decline the invitation. 他有禮貌地謝絕了邀請。 n.1、下傾，下降；2、衰退，衰弱
　　The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade.
　　關稅數(shù)字表明英國的貿易在持續(xù)下降。
　　We are studying the decline and fall of ancient Rome.
　　我們正在研究古羅馬的衰亡。
　�、� impact n.1、沖擊，碰撞；2、效果，影響
　　The storm of the w orld revolution has powerful impact on imperialism.
　　世界革命風暴對帝國主義有強大的沖擊力。
　　The book Ten That Shook the World  made a great impact on its readers.
　　《震撼世界的十天》這本書對讀者產生了很大的影響。
　　vt.裝緊，壓緊
　　The ground had been impacted by many people walking across it.
　　因為走的人多，地面被踏得堅實了。
　�、� stir vt.1、攪拌，攪動；2、激起，打動
　　You should stir the sugar in your coffee with a spoon.
　　你應該用湯匙攪動咖啡里的糖。
　　We all deeply stirred by the beauties of nature. 我們都被大自然的美深深地打動了。 vi.微動，活動
　　I read Hemingw ay’s The Sun Also Rises  through to the end w ithout stirring from the table.
　　我一步不移地坐在桌前把海明威的《太陽照樣升起》讀完。
　　n.驚動，轟動
　　The invention is going to cause a big stir in the w orld.
　　這項發(fā)明將在全世界引起轟動。
　　④ provision
　　n.1、供應，供應品；2、條款，規(guī)定；3、【常 p l】給養(yǎng)，口糧
　　Provision of shelter w as the Red Cross’s main concern for the disaster victims.
　　為災民提供避難處是紅十字會的主要工作。 Necessary provision has been made against flood. 已為防洪做了必要準備。
　　You should save up money to make provision for the future.
　　你們應該存些錢，為將來做些準備。
　　You can do so under the provisions of a new foreign aid bill.
　　根據新的援外法案的條文，你可以這樣做。 Provisions are kept in the storehouse. 儲備的口糧存放在倉庫里。