A: What aspect of healthcare does your research focus on?

B: Early pregnancy and female attitudes towards childbirth.

pregnancy?n.?懷孕，懷孕期

A: I was a smaller than average child when I was born.

B: Why, were you premature ?

premature?a. 1.?比預(yù)期（或正常）時(shí)間早的

2.（做法等）不成熟的，倉(cāng)促的

A: Who is the Premier in your country?

B: Oh, I can’t remember her name offhand.

premier?n.?總理，首相

a.?首要的，首位的，首次的

A: I’ve rented the premises for two years.

B: Do you think you will move away before then?

premise?n. 1. [pl.]（企業(yè)、機(jī)構(gòu)等使用的）房屋和地基，經(jīng)營(yíng)場(chǎng)址

2.?前提，假設(shè)

A: Do you own a car?

B: No, I can’t afford the insurance premium .

premium?n. 1.（投保人向保險(xiǎn)公司支付的）保險(xiǎn)金

2.?額外費(fèi)用，加付款

3.?獎(jiǎng)品，贈(zèng)品，額外津貼

a. 1.?高級(jí)的，優(yōu)質(zhì)的

2.?售價(jià)高的

at a premium

1.?奇缺的，難得的

2.?以超過(guò)一般的價(jià)格，以高價(jià)

put/place a premium on

高度評(píng)價(jià)，重視

A: Did you notice the beautiful sunset last night?

B: No, I was preoccupied with other matters.

preoccupy?vt.?使全神貫注，使入神

?A: I can get the medicines I need over the counter?

B: No, you will have to go to a doctor for a prescription .

prescription?n. 1.?規(guī)定，規(guī)定性的東西（如條例、指示、命令等）

2.?處方，藥方，（醫(yī)生開(kāi)的）藥

3.?解救方法，訣竅

A: Who will preside over the meeting?

B: Probably the president of the organization.

preside?vi. (at,over)主持，主管

A: I studied at the top university in my country.

B: That must bring a lot of prestige .

prestige?n.?威信，威望

A: You can presume I will be late for the meeting.

B: I will, you are always late

presume?vt. 1.?推測(cè)，假定，（沒(méi)有證據(jù)地）相信

2.?冒昧（做），擅（做）

3.?認(rèn)定，推定

vi.?擅自行事

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