booklet
n. a small book, usu. with a paper cover 小册子

exchange
vt. give and receive (one thing in return for another) 交换

trump
n. 王牌

royal
a. for, belonging to, or connected with a king or queen 皇家的; 王室的

statement
n. expression in words; a written or spoken declaration, esp. of a formal kind 陈述;声明

ace
n. (纸牌中的)"A"牌,爱司

foretell
vt. tell beforehand; predict 预言

solar
a. of the sun

the solar system
the sun and the planets which revolve round it

justify
vt. give a good reason for; show to be just, right or reasonable 证明……是正当的；为…辩护

say-so
n. an authoritative pronouncement; one's unsupported assertion 权威性声明；无证据的断言

Egyptian
n.,a. (native) of Egypt 埃及人；埃及的

predict
vt. announce or tell beforehand; forecast 预言

bang
ad. with a sudden loud noise; with a sudden impact 砰地

navigation
n. the act or process of navigating 航海

calculation
n. the act of adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing to find a result 计算

calculate vt.
calculator n. 计算器

counter
n. sth. of value in bargaining; a return attack, such as a blow in boxing 讨价还价的本钱；回击，反击

precarious
a. insecure; depending upon mere assumption 不安全的；根据不足的，靠不住的

exceptionally
ad. unusually

authority
n. power to influence; power to give orders and make others obey 权威；权力

ignoramus
n. an ignorant person 无知的人

stray
vi. wander away; (of thoughts or conversation) move away from the subject 走离；离题

specialty
n. a special field of work or study 专业

outline
vt. indicate the main ideas or facts of
n. a systematic listing of the important points of a subject 提纲

press
vt. demand or ask for continuously 催促，逼迫

credulous
a. tending to believe sth. on little evidence, arising from credulity 轻信的

burden
n. sth. difficult to bear; load 重负；负荷

Phrases & Expressions

follow up
pursue or investigate closely; take further action after (sth.) 深入研究或调查；采取进一步行动

for the sake of
for the good or advantage of; for the purpose of 为了…的利益；为了

throw/shed light on
make clear; explain 使明白，使明朗；解释

and so forth
and so on

as for
with regard to, concerning 至于

may well (not)
be very likely (not) to 完全（不）可能

bring out
show; offer to the public 拿出；使显出；推出（新产品等）

aim at
have as one's target, objective, etc.

fall back on
turn to for support 求助于

rest on
depend on, rely on

stray away from
wander from; move from 偏离

start off
begin; depart

in a way
to a certain extent; a little; somewhat 在某种程度上

Proper Names

Saint Joan
圣女贞德

Bernard Shaw
萧伯纳