1.attribute:
    (1)（動）把…歸因于.say or think that something is caused by; assign; ascribe
    We attribute Edison’s success to intelligence and hard work.
    我們把愛迪生的成功歸因于智慧和努力工作。
    (2)（名）品性.a quality considered as belonging to a person or thing
    Politeness and kindness are attributes of a gentleman.
    有禮和仁慈是紳士的品性。
    2.banish: （動）放逐send a person away from his home or out of his country; exile
    England once banished many criminals to Australia.
    英國曾經(jīng)放逐很多罪犯到澳大利亞。
    3.barrier: （名）障礙anything that prevents people from going forward or getting near; hindrance
    The Sahara desert is a natural barrier that separates Northern and Central Africa.
    撒哈拉沙漠是分隔北非和中非的天然屏障。
    4.code:
    (1)（名）法規(guī). A collection of laws arranged in a clear and practical manner; rule
    The city building code limits the height of new buildings.都
    市建筑規(guī)章限制了新建筑物的高度。
    (2)(名)暗號；密碼.system of secret writing
    The enemy could not understand the code in which the general’s letter was written.
    敵人無法了解將軍的確信所用的密碼。
    5.hinder:（動）阻止；妨礙 stop someone from doing something; prevent
    You’re hindering me in my work by talking all the time.
    你一直在講話，妨礙了我的工作。
    6.isolate:（動）使隔離 place apart; separate from others
    Several village in the North have been isolated by heavy snowfall.
    北方的好幾個村莊因為大雪與外界隔離。
    7.mist:（名）霧 a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog
    During the autumn the mountain top is always covered in mist.
    在秋天山頂總是被霧所籠罩。
    8.porter:（名）腳夫 one employed to carry traveler’s bags; carrier
    The hotel porter carried their suitcases to their room.
    旅館的腳夫把他們的行李帶到了他們的房間。
    9.subdue: （動）征服overcome by superior force; bring under control; conquer
    They subdued the enemy and captured the city after a long battle.
    經(jīng)過一場持久戰(zhàn)之后，他們終于征服了敵人并占領(lǐng)了城市。
    10.tempest:（名）暴風雨 a violent windstorm usually accompanied by rain; storm
    The tempest forced the ship onto the rocks.
    暴風雨使這船撞上了礁石。
    11.transform: （動）使改觀change the shape or nature of; change
    The beautiful dress transformed the girl into a pretty young lady.
    美麗的服飾使這基督女孩變成一個年輕、漂亮的淑女。
    12.piercing:
    (1)（形）銳利的；逼人的；尖利的.look at somebody in the way that make somebody anxious or embarrassed
    She looked at me with piercing blue eyes.
    她用一雙敏銳的藍眼睛盯著我。
    (2)（形）尖利的；刺耳的.very high, loud and unpleasant
    She has such a piercing voice.
    她的聲音是那么的刺耳。