1. encourage  vt.鼓励；激励；促进，刺激
After reading the book, he was encouraged by the heroes.
在看了这本书后，他被那些英雄人物所激励。
He felt encouraged by the progress he has made in English.
他为自己在英语上所取得的成绩而欢欣鼓舞。
Music and lighting are used to encourage people to buy more.
音乐和灯光被用来刺激人们购买更多。   

2. intend  vt. 打算，意图；意指…
He intends to learn French in Paris next year.
他打算明年去巴黎学法语。
The father intends his son to marry the girl whose father is a millionaire.
这位父亲打算让他的儿子和一位百万富翁的女儿结婚。
The teenagers are not allowed to see the film, since it is intended for the adults.
青少年们不允许看这部电影，因为这部电影是为成人准备的。

3. promote  vt. 促进；推动；促销；推销；提升；晋升
The government has made some new laws aimed at promoting the development of science and technology.
政府已经制定了一些旨在促进科技发展的新法律。
My cousin has been promoted to manager of the company.
我的堂兄已经被提升为这家公司的经理。
Do you have any good idea how to promote the sales of this new product?
你有什么好办法来推销这种新产品？

4. lie  vi. 撒谎；位于；躺  n. 谎话，谎言
Don’t trust him;he always lies.
不要相信他，他总是撒谎。
Shanghai is a modern city, which lies in the east of China.
上海是位于中国东部的一座现代化城市。
He is very lazy; every time I see him he is lying on the sofa.
他非常懒，每次我看见他，他总是躺在沙发上。

5. appeal  vi. 呼吁，要求，求助， 有感染力  vt. 控诉，上诉  n. 呼吁，要求
Good work appeals to everyone.
好作品无人不爱。
We appealed to him for help.
我们向他求助。
She appealed to us to go with her.
她恳求我们与她同行。
She made an appeal to him for help.
她恳求他帮助。

6. determine  v.确定；决定；下定决心
We’ve determined a date for the meeting.
我们确定了开会的日期。
His major has not been determined, but he may study medicine.
他的专业还没确定，但他或许会学医。
I am determined to succeed in finishing the task.
我下定决心要成功地完成这次任务。
They have determined where the new school would be built.
他们已决定了新学校将建在何处。

7. vary  vt. 改变；变更；是多样化  vi.  变化
various adj. 不同的；各种各样的；多方面的；多样的
variety n. 多样化，种类
Most of the teachers in the school suggested that the traditional teaching method be varied.
大多数在校老师建议改变传统的教学方法。
Cultures and customs usually vary from country to country and from area to area.
文化和习俗通常是因国家不同而不同，因地区不同而不同。
Many people were absent from the meeting for various reasons.
许多人因各种各样的原因没有参加会议。
Varieties of plans which can be found only in Australia exist nowhere else.
很多种可以在澳大利亚发现的植物在别的地方是不存在的。

8. approach  v. 走近；接近  n. 接近；学习方法
We approached the crowds to see what happened.
我们走近人群去看一看发生了什么。
The students are very excited since Christmas is approaching.
学生们非常兴奋，因为圣诞节就要来临了。
Tom wanted to buy a house, so he was busy approaching a bank for loan.
Tom想买房子，因而他忙于向银行接洽贷款事宜。
The lazy boy always wants to find an easiest approach to getting high marks, but it’s in vain.
这个懒惰的孩子总是想找到得高分的捷径，但徒劳无功。