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housewife /ˋhaʊs͵waɪf/  n. [C]家庭主婦(housewives=複數形) 

Susan is a housewife. She takes good care of her family. 
Susan 是個家庭主婦。她把家人照顧得很好。

Mrs. Lynn thinks a good housewife should always stay at home to cook, clean and take care of children. 
林太太認為一個好的家庭主婦應該總是待在家裡煮飯、打掃和照顧小孩。

importance /ɪm'pɔrtṇs/  n. 重要性 

We cannot emphasize the importance of time too much. 
我們再怎樣強調時間的重要性也不為過。

lightning /ˋlaɪtnɪŋ/  n. 閃電 

Lightning always comes before thunder. 
閃電總是比雷聲先到。

minus /ˋmaɪnəs/  n. 負號；損害
                            adj. 負的；不利的
                            prep. 減  

At night, temperatures sometimes fall to minus 20 degrees. 
在晚上溫度有時候會降到負二十度。

Three minus two is one. 
三減二等於一。

Traffic noise is one of the minuses of living in a big city. 
噪音污染是住在大城市裡的缺點之一。

spirit /ˋspɪrɪt/  n. 靈；靈魂；情緒 

Mike likes to sing songs to keep his spirits up. 
Mike 喜歡藉由唱歌來提振精神。