name［E］/n. ［C］姓名；名字；名聲；-v. 給…取名；說出…的名字：Can you tell me your name？可以告訴我你的姓名嗎？/My name is Julia. 我的名字是朱莉。/He has a good name for being polite. 他有一個有禮貌的好名聲。/They named their baby Mark. 他們給寶寶取名馬克。/Can you name all the famous scientists in China? 你能說出中國所有著名科學家的名字嗎？
in the name of 以…的名義
national /adj. 國內的；國（家）的；民族的：My father likes watching national and international news. 我爸爸喜歡看國內和國際新聞。/We visited the national museum when we were in Beijing. 在北京時，我們參觀了國家博物館。/We also went to see the raising of the national flag. 我們也去看了升國旗。/Lin Zexu is one of the Chinese national heroes. 林則徐是中國民族英雄之一。
natural /adj. 自然的；天然的；天生的：We should protect our natural environment. 我們應該保護我們的自然環境。/It is quite natural for children to love their parents. 孩子愛父母很自然。/Many families use natural gases to cook. 許多家庭用天然氣做飯。/She is a natural singer. 她是一個天生的歌手。
nature /n. ［C］［U］大自然；自然；天性：We were attracted by the beauties of nature. 我們被大自然的美景吸引住了。/Many people are longing for returning to nature. 許多人正渴望回歸自然。/Fear is human nature. 恐懼是人的天性。
by nature 天生地/in nature 實際上；本質上
near［E］/prep. 在…附近；（臨）近；-adj. 不遠的；近的；-adv. 附近地；臨（近）地：She lives near the school. 她住在學校附近。/We are near the end of the term. 我們臨近期末。/They told the children not to go near the lion. 他們告訴孩子們不要走近那獅子。/Maybe in the near future we will be able to travel to the moon. 或許在不遠的將來，我們可以到月球旅行。/She went to the station by the nearest way. 她走最近的路到了車站。/We live near. 我們住在附近。/The autumn comes near. 秋天來臨。
nearly /adv. 幾乎；差不多：When I finished my homework，it was nearly midnight. 當我做完作業，幾乎是午夜了。/We haven't seen each other for nearly two years. 我們差不多兩年沒見麵了。
necessary /adj. 必需的；必要的；有必要的：Water is necessary for life. 水是生命必需的。/We need necessary knowledge and training for the future work. 為了未來的工作，我們需要必要的知識和培訓。/It's not necessary to go to the book store today. 今天沒有必要去書店。/It is necessary that you start training a few months before the race. 你有必要在賽跑之前訓練幾個月。
if necessary 如果有必要
neck /nek/ n. ［C］脖子；領口；頸：She wears a ring around her neck. 她在脖子上戴了一條項鏈。/The policeman caught the thief by the neck. 那個警察抓住小偷脖子。/The neck of this shirt is too small. 這件襯衫的領口太小了。/Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters. 圍著瓶頸是一張紙，上麵有大寫字母的字“DRINK ME”。
need /v. & modal v. 需要；-n. ［C］［U］需要；貧困：He needs everything - money，food，house，love and friendship. 他需要一切：錢、食物、房子、愛情和友誼。/This house needs repairing. 這間房子需要修理。/You needn't have hurried. 你其實不需要這麼急。/There is no need for him to come. 不需要他來。/Many families are in great need. 很多家庭處於極大的貧困之中。
neighbor /（＝neighbour
） n. ［C］鄰居：Someone visited my next-door neighbour，but nobody was in. 有人拜訪我的隔壁鄰居，但是沒人在家。
neither /pron. （兩個中的）哪一個都不；-conj. 既（沒、不）；-adv. 也不：Neither of the stories was true. 兩個故事中的哪一個都不是真的。/Neither story is interesting. 兩個故事中的哪一個都沒有趣。/They have neither time nor money. 他們既沒有時間，也沒有錢。/John can't swim，neither can I. 約翰不會遊泳，我也不會。/ “I don't smoke.” “Neither do I.” “我不抽煙。”“我也不抽。”
neither ... nor ... 既不…也不…；都不
nervous /adj. 緊張的：I am sometimes nervous when I answer questions. 我回答問題時有時緊張。
never /adv. 從未；永遠不；決不；總不：He has never been abroad. 他從未到過國外。/You should believe in yourself，or you'll never succeed. 你應該相信自己，否則你永遠不會成功。/He thinks that he will never succeed no matter how hard he works. 他認為無論他多麼努力工作，都不會成功。/Never should they know what happened. 他們決不能知道發生了什麼。/He's never in when I phone. 我打電話的時候他總不在家。
new［E］/ adj. 新的；生（詞）的；新來的：She bought a new dress. 她買了一件新衣服。/You can write the new words in your notebooks. 你們可以把生詞寫在筆記本裏。/I am new in the class. 我是班裏新來的。