break away 突然逃脫；掙開；脫離/break down 壞掉；失敗；垮掉；中斷；分解/break forth 迸發/break in 非法闖入；破門而入；打斷/break into 非法闖入；破門而入；打斷；突然/break off 突然停止；斷絕；停止/break one's promise 不守諾言/break out 突然發生；爆發/break through 突圍；突破/break up 分散；結束；放假/break up into 分解成；分割成/break upon 顯露；突然出現/break with 與…決裂
breakfast［E］/n. ［C］［U］早餐：He usually has an egg and some milk for his breakfast. 他通常早餐吃一個雞蛋，喝一些牛奶。
bridge /n. ［C］橋；橋梁；-v. 消除：They helped the villagers build a bridge over the river. 他們幫助村民們在河上架起了一座橋。/The training program has become a bridge between school and work. 那個訓練項目已經成為學校與工作之間的橋梁。/What are the good ways to bridge differences between different cultures？什麼好方法可以消除不同文化之間的差異？
bright /adj. 明亮的；聰明的；燦爛的；鮮豔的；光明的；高明的：I like her bright eyes. 我喜歡她明亮的眼睛。/He is the brightest of the bright students. 他是聰明學生中最聰明的。/Our English teacher has bright smiles. 我們的英語老師有著燦爛的笑容。/Bright colors can attract more attention. 鮮豔的顏色能吸引到更多的注意力。/He has a bright future as a scientist. 作為一名科學家，他有著光明的前途。/Do you have any bright ideas? 你有高明的主意嗎？
bring［E］/v. （brought /，brought /）帶著；帶；給…拿來（帶來）；引發：I brought enough money with me that day. 那天我隨身帶著足夠的錢。/Can I bring a friend to the party? 我能帶個朋友來聚會嗎? /Could you bring me a glass of water? 你能給我拿一杯水來嗎？/Many visitors brought him flowers and presents. 許多探望者給他帶來花和禮物。/The heavy rain brought the worst flood for over 60 years. 大雨引發60多年來最嚴重的洪水。
bring about 引起；導致/bring back 帶回來；回想起/bring down 使倒下；使降落；降低/bring forth 產生；提出/bring forward 提出/bring off 使成功；救出/bring on 引起；使發生/bring out （使）顯露；出版；推出/bring through 使度過；使得救/bring to 使蘇醒；使複蘇/bring up 養育；養大
Britain /n. ［U］英國：In Britain，people not only use knives to cut things but also use them to have meals. 在英國，人們不但用刀子切東西，而且用它們吃飯。
British /adj. 英國的；英國人的：He speaks British English. 他講英國英語。/He is British. 他是英國人。
brother［E］/n. ［C］兄弟；哥；弟：Do you have any brothers? 你有兄弟嗎？/He has one older brother and two younger brothers. 他有一個哥哥，兩個弟弟。
brown［E］/adj. 褐色的；棕色的；-n. ［U］棕色；褐色：She has brown hair. 她有褐色頭發。/She decided to wear her brown shoes. 她決定穿棕色鞋子。/The man in brown is Mr. Brown. 穿棕色的人是布朗先生。
brown paper 牛皮紙/brown sugar 紅糖
brush /n. ［C］刷子；毛筆；刷；灌木叢；-v. 刷；輕拂：He painted the wall white with a brush. 他用刷子把牆粉刷成白色。/Shall we write with pencils or brushes? 要我們用鉛筆還是毛筆寫？/She gave my coat a brush. 她把我外套刷了一刷。/A cat ran out of the brush. 一隻貓跑出灌木叢。/I brush my teeth every morning. 我每天早上刷牙。/Her hand brushed her daughter's face. 她的手輕拂她女兒的臉。
build /v. （built /，built /） 建（造）；修（建）；蓋；建立；創辦；為…造：We should build more houses so that every family can have one to live in. 我們應該建更多的房子，這樣家家都能有房子住。/ The people in this city will plant more trees and build more roads. 這座城市的人們將種更多的樹，修更多的路。/The young couple built a new house on their own. 那對年輕夫婦自己蓋了一棟新房。/ The party led its people to build a new country. 黨領導人民建立了一個新國家。/We will build China into a beautiful，peaceful and hopeful country. 我們要把中國建設成一個美好、和平和充滿希望的國家。/The two brothers built a successful business out of their corner grocery store. 兄弟兩個從街角雜貨店起家，創辦了一家成功的企業。/He built his son a model ship. 他為他兒子造了一艘模型船。
building /n. ［C］［U］樓；建築：This is our new teaching building. 這是我們的新教學樓。/The Great Wall is one of the most famous buildings all over the world. 長城是全世界最著名的建築之一。
burn /v. （burned/burnt /，burned/burnt /）燒；燒傷；燒糊；燒焦；燃燒；-n. 燒傷；燙傷：Does your family still burn coal to cook? 你們家仍然燒煤做飯嗎？/He fell on the fire and burnt his knee. 他摔到火上，燒傷了膝蓋。/I watched television and burned the soup. 我看電視，燒糊了湯。/He doesn't mind eating burnt food. 他不介意吃燒焦的食物。/The house is burning. 那座房子在燃燒。/The fire has been burning for quite some time. 那火已經燒了相當一段時間。/Why is cold running water helpful to treat a small burn? 為什麼冷流水有助於治療輕微的燙傷？
burn down 燒毀/burn out 燒盡；燒光/burn up 燒掉；燒毀；燒得更旺
bus［E］/n. ［C］公交車：She likes to take a bus to school. 她喜歡乘公交車去上學。/She goes to school by bus every day. 她每天乘公交車去上學。
get off （on） the bus 下（上）公交車/bus stop 公交車站/bus station 公交車起點或終點站
business /n. ［C］［U］生意；商業；貿易；企業；事情；事：He borrowed some money from his friends and started his own business. 他從朋友那裏借了些錢，開始了自己的生意。/This city is an important center for business and industry. 這座城市是一個重要的商業與工業中心。/He decided to go into the food business. 他決定從事食品貿易。/This company developed from a family business. 這家公司從一個家族企業發展起來。/Collecting stamps is a serious business for some people. 集郵對某些人來說是一件認真的事情。/That is none of your business. 那不關你的事。
get down to business 著手做正事；言歸正傳/go out of business 破產；歇業/have no business 無權；沒有理由/in business 經商；做生意/mind one's own business 管好自己的事/on business 因公
busy［E］/adj. 忙的；繁忙的；占著的；忙於：I've been very busy since I came back from holiday. 自從我度假回來，一直很忙。/Wangfujing is one of the busiest streets in Beijing. 王府井是北京最繁忙的街道之一。/The line is busy. 電話占線。/Kate's busy with her homework. 凱特忙於做作業。/James is busy practicing for the school concert. 詹姆斯正忙於為校音樂會排練。
but［E］/conj. 但（是）；-prep. 除…以外；-adv. 隻：It is pretty，but I don't like the color. 它很漂亮，但我不喜歡那顏色。/This is a small park，but there are a lot of flowers and trees in it. 這是一個小公園，但是裏麵有許多花與樹。/There is no one here but me. 除了我之外，這裏沒有任何人。/She's but a little girl. 她隻是一個小女孩。
but for 要不是
buy［E］/v. （bought /，bought /）買；給…買：I want to buy a book about animals. 我想買一本關於動物的書。/He bought me a new coat. 他給我買了件新外套。/She bought a present for her brother. 她給他弟弟買了一個禮物。
by［E］/prep. 在…旁邊；通過；被；由；到（時）；按照；靠；（乘）坐；-adv. 旁邊；（走）過去：The girl was sitting by the window and watching the snow. 那女孩坐在窗戶旁邊看雪。/We keep in touch with each other by email. 我們通過電子郵件保持聯係。/We are shaken by the changes in this village. 我們被這個村子的變化所震撼。/This is a decision made by the whole class. 這是由全班做出的決定。/The snow was heavy by then. 到那時，雪下得很大。/Being a good football player means to play by the rules. 做一個好的足球運動員意味著按照規則踢球。/He is old enough to live by himself. 以他年齡足可以靠自己生活。/Shall we go to the city library by bus? 我們坐公交車到市圖書館嗎？/Please stand by. 請站在旁邊。/He let me by. 他讓我過去。