herish v.珍爱；怀有
同treasure， care for
［例］One of our cherished privileges is the right of free speech.
我们所珍视的权利之一是言论自由。
Every minute I have spent here impressed me with the friendship your people cherish for our people. 我在这里度过的每一分钟都能使我感受到贵国人民对我国人民所怀的友情。
chorus n.合唱队；合唱
v.异口同声地说，随声附和
［例］We continued to rehearse the chorus after the break. 休息之后我们继续排练合唱节目。
The papers all chorused the praises of the President. 各报都异口同声地对总统表示赞扬。
circumstance n.情况，形势，环境；经济情况，境遇
同condition， consideration， context
［例］He was forced by the circumstances to do this. 他做此事是为环境所迫。
Due to circumstances beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.
由于无法控制的情况，讲座取消了。
civil a.公民的，市民的；国内的，民间的；有礼貌的
［例］The America Civil War was broken out during the presidency of Lincoln.
在林肯就职其间，美国爆发了内战。
It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison.
这是一桩民事案件，因此他没有被送进监狱的可能。
