1. compete  vi. 比赛，竞争，争夺；对抗，匹敌
Will you compete in the sports meeting of our school?
你会参加我们学校的校运会吗？
The two teams compete for the championship.
那两支队伍要争夺冠军。
The smell of cooking competed with tobacco.
烹调的气味和烟草味不相上下。
Our team is going to compete against our old rival in the final competition.
我们队将在决赛中与我们的老对手竞争。

2. light  vt.&vi. 点燃；点亮；…点着
A smile of victory lighted/lit up her face.
她的脸上闪耀着胜利的微笑。
The match lights easily.
这火柴很容易划着。
He stopped and lit the cigarette.
他停下来点燃香烟。
The old man came into the house, with a lighted candle in his hand.
那个老人进了屋子，手里拿着一根点燃的蜡烛。

3. attempt  n.& vt. 企图，试图；尝试
The prisoners attempted an escape from the place where they were kept, but failed.
囚犯们试图从关押他们的地方逃跑，但没有成功。
The firefighters attempted to put out the great fire before great damage was caused.
消防队员试图在大火还未造成大的损失前把火扑灭。
Our country ever made an attempt to rebuild the Yuanmingyuan Garden, but soon gave it up.
我们国家曾试图重修圆明园，但很快放弃了。
It was said that Tom murdered his wife, but actually it was an attempted murder.
据说, Tom 杀了他的妻子，但事实上Tom杀人未遂。

4. limit  n. 界限，限制；边界  vt. 限制，限定
Although he is a gentleman, his patience reached its limit.
尽管他是一个绅士，但他的忍耐已到了极限。
There is a speed limit of 40 miles per hour at this road.
这条路限速为每小时40英里。
All the new factories are built outside the city limits.
所有的新工厂都建在市外。
I limit myself to a little rice to lose weight.
我限制自己只吃一点饭来减肥。

5. otherwise   conj. 否则；不然  adj.不是这样  adv. 不同地；除此外；在其他方面
You’d better work hard, otherwise you will feel regretted in future.
你最好认真学习，否则将来你会后悔的。
The truth is quite otherwise.
实情大有出入。
I could not do otherwise.
我只能这样做了。
You obviously think otherwise.
很显然你有不同的想法。

6. origin  n. 起源；来源；由来；起因，出身；血统
However hard we try, we cannot escape our origins.
无论我们如何努力，也改变不了自己的出身。
The origin of human beings is still a mystery.
人类的起源仍然是一个谜。
The original writer of the book is Jinyong.
这本书的原作者是金庸。
This painting is a copy, the original is in the national museum.
这幅画是复制品，原件在国家博物馆里。

7. practise  v. 练习，学习；开业当（医生、律师） n. practice 实际；练习；惯例；习惯
I need to practise my French before my trip.
在旅游之前我要练习一下我的法语。
He practised as a doctor for many years.
他做了很多年的医生。
What you should do is to put your plan into practice.
你要做的是把你的计划付诸于实施。
It is the practice in China to drive on the right.
在中国，靠右行驶是一个惯例。

8. involve  v. 卷入，连累；有关联；需要；热衷于
Don’t involve me in your quarrel with your friend.
不要把我卷入你和朋友的争吵中。
The child’s bad habits involved his grandparents.
这个孩子的坏习惯和他的爷爷奶奶有关。
What does the job of teacher involve?
老师这份工作需要什么条件？
He got involved in chatting online.
他热衷于网上聊天。