1. plea [pliː] n. 恳求，请求；辩解，辩护；借口

a plea for help

恳请帮助

The judge questioned him about his guilty plea.

法官就他的认罪答辩对他提出质疑。

The naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache.

那淘气的男孩借口头疼， 离开了教室。

He refused the appointment on the plea that his car wasn't working.

他以车坏了为由拒绝了那次约会。

2. layout ['leɪaʊt] n. 布局，设计；版面安排

the layout of a house

房子的布局

All the flats in the building had the same layout.

大楼里所有的公寓布局都是一样的。

the layout of a business letter

商务信函的格式

The editor will have to redo the page layouts.

编辑不得不重新调整版面设计。

3. hasty ['heɪstɪ] adj. 急促的，匆忙的；草率的

He had overturned a chair in his hasty departure.

他仓促离开时撞翻了一把椅子。

a hasty meal/farewell

匆忙的用餐/辞别

Let's not make any hasty decisions.

我们不要匆忙做决定。

Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.

我拒绝他的提议也许过于草率了。

haste [heɪst] n. 匆忙；轻率

Haste makes waste.

欲速则不达。

4. resort [rɪ'zɔːt] n. 凭借，手段；度假胜地  vi. 求助；诉诸

Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort.

核武器应该只被用作最后一招。

We hope they will be able to resolve the situation without resort to force.

我们希望他们不用诉诸武力就能处理这一情况。

Nice is a popular holiday resort.

尼斯是个很受欢迎的度假胜地。

We regret we must resort to legal action this time.

很遗憾，这次我们必须诉诸法律。

resort to violence/war/force

诉诸暴力/战争/武力

5. pave [peɪv] vt. 铺路；铺设

They always seem to pave the roads in hot weather.

他们似乎总是在炎热的天气铺路。

This is a garden well paved with flowers.

这是一座花团锦簇的花园。

pave the way for

The negotiations should pave the way for more business for us.

谈判应该为我们的更多业务铺平道路。

The agreement paves the way for a lasting peace.

这项协议为持久和平铺平了道路。

pavement ['peɪvm(ə)nt] n. 人行道

pound the pavement （为找工作而）四处奔走

If you're going to find work you'd better start pounding the pavement.

如果你要找工作，你最好现在开始四处奔走。