12. employment工作 職業(yè)雇傭

　　After the earlier period of settlement, the first sharp increase in immigration took place in the 1830s and 1840s, this brought to American crafts people from northern Europe who lose employment in the industrial Revolution.

　　13. enable使能夠 使可能 使可行

　　Benjamin Franklin worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.

　　14. encourage鼓勵 支持

　　The program will encourage governments to establish building standards, emergency response plants and training programs.

　　15. engage占用 使從事于 雇 使訂婚 參加

　　Young children should be not allowed to engage in activities at the same time that they eat.

　　16. engine發(fā)動機(jī) 引擎 機(jī)車

　　In the earlier days, horses pulled the trains. The train had no engine and no power of their own.

　　17. enjoy享受 喜愛 享有

　　During the summer, people started work very early in morning, so they can finish early and enjoy a leisure afternoon.

　　18. ensure保證 擔(dān)保 確保

　　Laws have been written to govern the use American national flag and to ensure proper respect for the flag.

　　19. entertain招待 款待 給…娛樂

　　Good movies not only entertain us, they also help us understand a little more about life.

　　20. entertainment娛樂 文娛節(jié)目 款待

　　Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans.

　　21. enthusiasm熱情 巨大興趣

　　Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court.

　　I only wish he’d show much for his studies.

　　22. enthusiastic滿腔熱情的 熱心的 倍感興趣的

　　You didn’t seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.

　　You must be kidding. I couldn’t have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.

　　23. environment環(huán)境 周圍狀況 自然環(huán)境

　　Yoga is a corporeal practice which emphasizes on a work on a body in a specific environment.

　　24. epidemic流行病

　　Some people believe that the obesity epidemic is a result of a more evolutionary development of the sedentary life-style in modern society.

　　25. erupt(火山、噴泉等)噴發(fā) (危機(jī)、問題等)爆發(fā)

　　Mount Etna does erupt frequently, but those eruptions are usually minor, So the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small.