Our enemy has greatly strengthened during the truce talks. 和谈期间，敌人力量已大为增强。

differ vi. not to be the same 不同;相异

I must differ from you. 我不能同意你的意见。

pronunciation n. how you say a word or words 发音

His pronunciation is very bad. 他的发音很糟。

vocabulary n.[c] all the words in a language 词汇

He has a vocabulary of only a few hundred words. 他掌握的词汇只有几百个字。

n.[c] list of words in a lesson or book 词汇表

There is an English Chinese vocabulary at the end of the book. 书末附有英汉词汇表。

n.[c] all the words that one person knows 词汇量

A young child has a small vocabulary. 小孩子的词汇量小。

mate n.[c] friend; someone who works or learns, etc. with you 伙伴;同事

His mates waited for him by the gate. 他的同事在门口等他。

n.[c] husband or wife 配偶

She has been a faithful mate to him. 她一直都是他忠实的妻子。

v. to join closely; pair. (使)密切结合;(使)配对

sheila [5Fi:lE] n. ( Australian) a girl or young woman 少女;少妇

female n.[c] woman or girl; animal that can have baby animals; plant that has fruit 女子;雌性植物

A daughter is a female child. 女儿是女性孩子。

adj. of, relating to, or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young. 女的;女性的

wilderness n. an unsettled, uncultivated region left in its natural condition荒野;荒地

billabong n. a dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river死河;

干河道

aboriginal adj. of or relating to aborigines 土著的

aboriginal races 原始种族

concept n. a thought; an idea; a general notion 概念;观念

A small baby has no conc ept of right and wrong. 小孩不懂什么是正确和错误。

break out start suddenly 爆发;突然发生