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　　1. cope vi. (with)(成功地)应付，处理

　　I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.

　　既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

　　2. core n. 果心，核心

　　He ate the plum, and threw the core away.

　　他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。

　　The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.

　　我们的要求的核心是言论自由。

　　3.maintain vt. 维持，保持;坚持，主张

　　It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.

　　维持食物的供给是绝对必要的。

　　It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.

　　坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。

　　He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.

　　他断言,有效的管理没有捷径可走。

　　4.mainland n. 大陆, 本土

　　The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.

　　岛上有座桥与大陆相连。

　　Hawaii and Alaska are not on the mainland of the United States.

　　夏威夷和阿拉斯加不在美国本土。

　　5. discipline n. 纪律;惩罚;学科

　　She is strict in the matter of discipline.

　　她对纪律的要求是严格的。

　　A little discipline would do him a world of good.

　　稍微处分他一下会对他大有好处。

　　Applied linguistics is a new and independent discipline.

　　应用语言学是一门新兴的独立学科。