Jan 5th, 2009

 1. ideolory [ˌaidiˈɔlədʒi] n. 思想意识
Exg: He argued that fights in the new century would be different from those between ideologies.

2. antagonism  [ænˈtægənizəm] n. 对抗， 敌对， 对立
Exg: He felt a strong antagonism towards his immediate superior.

3. affiliation [əˌfiliˈeiʃən] n. 入会, 从属
Exg: The affiliation with IBM led to dramatic growth for Bill Gates' small company.

4. countering [ˈkauntə] a. 敌对的
Exg: He argued that its efforts to promote the values of democracy and liberalism as universal values would only lead to countering responses from other civilizations.

5. cyber ['saibə] a. 电脑的
Exg: Do you believe in cyber love?

6. lounge [laundʒ] n. 休息室 vi 倚， 闲逛
Exg: I was lounging about in a movie chat room when a German guy greeted me with a question.

7. incompetent  [inˈkɔmpitənt] a. 无能力的，不能胜任的
Exg: Any civil servant who is found to be incompetent for two consecutive years in the annual assessment will be dismissed.

8. flatter  [ˈflætə] a. 使高兴， 奉承
Exg: oh, you flatterd me.

9. self-esteem  [ 'selfis'ti:m] n. 自尊， 自负
Exg: Her sarcasm touched his self-esteem.

10. I think it's great that you have feelings for someone and realize there is more to life than just being driven to succeed.