值得尊敬：worthy、respectable(区别：respective分别)

遵守：comply with、conform to

水流：currency、stream

昂贵：dear(区别：deer鹿)、expensive

探测：detect、investigation

换句话说：put another way、in other words

获得：gain、acquire、achieve、fetch、obtain

高估：overestimate、overrate、overvalue (区别：overlook忽视)

培养：nurture(区别：nature自然)、foster、cultivate

The Night Rider lamp has been designed to conform to new British Standard safety requirements.

“夜行者”灯的设计符合新的英国安全标准的要求。

There’re few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge.

数据：data、statistics、figure

工厂：factory、plant

大的：giant、massive、tremendous、dramatic

医生：doctor、surgeon(外科医生)、physician(内科医生)

复杂：complicated、mixed、complex、confused

安乐死：mercy killing、euthanasia、physician-assisted suicide

Now the Dutch are considering permitting euthanasia for babies.

现在荷兰正在考虑关于对婴儿实施安乐死的问题。

处理：resolve、handle、tackle、deal with、cope with、dispose、address

繁荣：prosperous、flourish

boom(繁荣) → loom(朦胧) → gloom(忧郁，阴暗) → doom(末日)

revival、restore、recover、reshape

首位：predominance、primary、primitive、primacy

源于：origin、come from、be from、originate from、stem from、evolve from、derive from

合并：merger and acquisition、consolidation、concentration

The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598,000 jobs were slashed from U.S. payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974.

Another interesting note was the predominance of London club players.

另一个有趣的现象是，伦敦俱乐部的球员在数量上占优势。