A: How many people do you have on your payroll?

B: Well, I employ twenty people in total.

payroll?n. 1.?工資表，在職人員名單；2. 工薪總額

A: Would you like a peanut?

B: No thanks, do you have any fruit instead?

peanut?n. 1.?花生；2. ［pl.］很少的錢

A: Your necklace is beautiful.

B: Thanks, it is made from pearls.

pearl?n. 1.?珍珠；2. 珠狀物；3. 珍品

A: Oh, I have to stop walking, I have a pebble in my shoe.

B: That must be uncomfortable.

pebble?n.?卵石，小圓石

A: Did he give you a kiss?

B: Well, just a peck on the cheek.

peck?vt. 1.?啄；2. 匆匆輕啄

vi. 1.?啄食；2.?(at)小口地吃

n. 1.?啄；2. 匆匆的一吻；3.?(谷物等的干量單位)配克

A: Sorry, I’m late, I lost pedal on my bike.

B: Oh, don’t worry. Were you still able to cycle here?

pedal?n.?踏板，踏腳

vi.?踩踏車，騎車

vt.?腳蹬，踩一的踏板

A: This street is perfect for pedestrians.

B: Yes, cars are only allowed access in the late evening.

pedestrian?n.?步行者，行人

A: Could you peel my orange for me? I hate doing it!

B: Certainly, it would be my pleasure.

peel?vt.?削……的皮，剝……的殼

vi.?剝落，脫皮

n.?（水果等的）皮，外皮

peel off?剝掉，脫去

?A: There is someone peeping through the curtains.

B: Quick, close them!

peep?vi. 1.?窺視，偷看；2. 隱現(xiàn)，慢慢露出

n. 1.?窺視；2. （汽車喇叭的）嘟嘟聲；3. （鼠，小鳥等的）吱吱聲

A: Did you hang the clothes on the washing line?

B: Not all of them, I ran out of pegs.

peg?n. 1.?小釘，栓，掛物釘；2. 樁

vt. 1.?用釘子釘，用釘（或樁等）固定；2. 限定（價格，工資等）；3. 將……看成，將……歸入；4. 投（球）等

peg away at?堅持不懈地做

A: If you are late again I will have to penalize.

B: Oh, please don’t punish me.

penalize?vt. 1.?使處于不利地位，不公平地對待；2. 罰款

A: Are you busy at the moment?

B: Yes, very, I have five jobs pending.

pending?prep.?直到，在等待……期間

a. 1.?未決的，未定的，待定的；2. 即將發(fā)生的，迫近的

A: The old clock has stopped working.

B: Oh, the pendulum sometimes gets stuck.

pendulum?n. 1.?擺，鐘擺；2. 搖擺不定的事態(tài)（或局面）

A: I am wearing only black and white. I look like a penguin.

B: Don’t be silly, I think you look beautiful.

penguin?n.?企鵝