11.male / masculine

　　male: the sex of a man or animal

　　男人或雄性动物。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　The male of the species is very lazy.

　　这种雄性生物非常懒惰。

　　The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.

　　这个“女或男”的问题问的是“你是女人还是男人”。

　　masculine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a man.

　　形容词，用来描述男性常有的特征或行为方式。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　She's a very masculine woman.

　　她是一个女汉子。

　　His opinions are just too masculine for me.

　　他的观点对我来说太大男子主义了。

　　12.price / prize

　　price: noun - what you pay for something.

　　名词——你为某物付出的钱

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　The price was very cheap.

　　价格非常便宜。

　　What's the price of this book?

　　这本书多少钱?

　　prize: noun - an award

　　名词——奖励。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　He won a prize as best actor.

　　他获得了最佳男演员奖。

　　Have you ever won a prize in a competition?

　　你有没有在比赛中得过奖?

　　13.principal / principle

　　principal: adjective meaning 'the most important'

　　形容词，意为“最重要的”。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　The principal reason for my decision was the money.

　　我之所以做这个决定，最重要的原因就是钱。

　　What are the principal irregular verbs?

　　有哪些重要的不规则动词?

　　principle: a rule (usually in science but also concerning morals)

　　规则(常用于科学，但也涉及道德领域)

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　It's the first principle of aerodynamics.

　　这是气体力学的第一准则。

　　He has very loose principles.

　　他的原则弹性很大。

　　14.quite / quiet

　　quite: adverb of degree meaning 'very' or 'rather'

　　副词，意为“非常”或“相当”。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　This test is quite difficult.

　　这次测验非常难。

　　He was quite exhausted after the long journey.

　　长时间的旅行后，他疲惫不堪。

　　quiet: adjective meaning the opposite of loud or noisy

　　形容词，意思与“喧闹的”“嘈杂的”相反。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　Could you please be quiet?!

　　能请你安静点吗?

　　She's a very quiet girl.

　　她是一个非常安静的女孩。

　　15.sensible / sensitive

　　sensible: adjective meaning 'having common sense' i.e. 'not stupid'

　　形容词，意为“有常识的”，即“不笨的”。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　I wish you would be more sensible about things.

　　我希望，你遇事能够更明智一点。

　　I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.

　　恐怕你不够明智。

　　sensitive: adjective meaning 'to feel very deeply' or 'to hurt easily'.

　　形容词，意为“敏感的”或“易受伤害的”。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.

　　你要小心大卫。他非常敏感。

　　Mary is a very sensitive woman.

　　玛丽是一个极易受伤的女人。

　　16.shade / shadow

　　shade: protection from the sun, a dark area outside on a sunny day.

　　在晴天隔绝太阳的荫凉区。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　You should sit in the shade for a while.

　　你应该到荫凉处坐会儿。

　　It's too hot. I'm going to find some shade.

　　太热了，我要找个地方乘凉。

　　shadow: the dark area created by something else on a sunny day.

　　在晴天，由某物制造出的阴影区。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　That tree casts a large shadow.

　　这棵树投下一大片阴影。

　　Have you ever noticed your shadow getting longer as it gets later in the day?

　　你注意到影子会随着天色越晚而拉长吗?

　　17.some time / sometimes

　　some time: refers to an indefinite time in the future

　　指的是未来一个不确定的时间。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　Let's meet for coffee some time.

　　找个时间一起喝杯咖啡吧。

　　I don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.

　　我不知道什么时候会去做——但我会在某个时候去做的。

　　sometimes: adverb of frequency meaning 'occasionally'

　　频率副词，意为“偶尔”。

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　He sometimes works late.

　　他有时候会工作到很晚。

　　Sometimes, I like eating Chinese food.

　　有时我喜欢吃中国菜。

（编辑：何莹莹）