1. dump傾倒 傾銷

　　This chemical pollution has two sources: the factories, which dump polluted water directly into the river, and the local community, which dumps untreated human wastes into the river.

　　2. earn賺得 掙得 獲得

　　Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in a style that is too expensive for most of people.

　　3. ease不費(fèi)力 安適 自在

　　Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused 120 deaths. I’m never at ease when taking a flight.

　　Though we often hear about the air crashes and serious casualties, flying is still one of the safest ways to travel.

　　4. economic經(jīng)濟(jì)的 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)

　　For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing property in one of the volcano’s frequent eruptions.

　　5.edition版 版本

　　Hi, Louise, I’ve got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price.

　　I’m afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but we’re supposed to be using is the third edition.

　　6. electricity電

　　Benjamin Franklin’s Experiments with electricity and lightening led directly to the invention of the lightening rod.

　　7. electronic電子的 電子學(xué) 電子設(shè)備

　　I’m told Alice is trying to find a job in an electronic company.

　　As far as I know, she is good at anything but electronic.

　　8. elementary基本的 初級(jí)的 基礎(chǔ)的 小學(xué)的

　　Youth in elementary school sites completed one version of the survey, while youth in junior high site completed a different version.