lecture
[`lɛktʃɚ]
v. 訓誡、教訓(及物);給⋯⋯講課(不及物)
n. 講課;訓誡
例句

Robyn's parents often lecture her about staying out too late on weekends.

羅蘋的父母常訓斥她週末在外待得太晚。

用法
lecture sb about/on N.、lecture sb about V-ing 訓誡、責備某人⋯⋯
allowance
[ə`laᴜəns]
n. 零用錢;定期津貼
例句

Zach told me that he spends most of his allowance on snacks and video games.

查克告訴我,他大多數的零用錢都花在零食和電玩上。

financial
[faɪ`nænʃəl]
adj. 財務的、金融的
例句

Thanks to her job, Charlene was able to give her parents some financial support when their business failed.

多虧有了這份工作,夏琳得以在父母事業失敗時提供他們一些經濟上的援助。

incredibly
[ɪn`krɛdəbli]
adv. 極其;難以置信地
例句

Alonzo is incredibly talented at playing both piano and guitar.

阿朗佐在鋼琴和吉他的演奏上極具天賦。

beneficial
[͵bɛnə`fɪʃəl]
adj. 有利的、有益的
例句

Professor Rowe said it would be beneficial to review the material before the test.

羅教授表示,在考試前複習教材將會很有幫助。

tempt
[tɛmpt]
v. 吸引;引誘、誘惑
例句

I was tempted to buy the shoes even though they were quite expensive.

雖然那雙鞋相當昂貴,我還是很想買。

補充
temptation [tɛmp`teʃən] n. 引誘、誘惑
用法
be tempted to + V. 想要做⋯⋯
proportion
[prə`pɔrʃən]
n. 部分;比例、比率
例句

Only a small proportion of Taiwan's population lives in rural areas.

臺灣只有一小部分人口居住在鄉村地區。

analyze
[`ænə͵laɪz]
v. 分析;解析
例句

Experts are already analyzing the cause of the plane crash, which killed 28 people.

專家們已開始分析這起造成二十八人喪生的飛機失事原因。

determine
[dɪ`tɝmən]
v. 確定、查明;下定決心
例句

We should determine how long the trip will take before we leave.

我們應該在出發前決定這趟旅程會花多久時間。

necessity
[nɪ`sɛsəti]
n. 必需品;需要、必要
例句

Food and water are basic necessities for survival.

食物和水是生存基本必需品。

calculate
[`kælkjə͵let]
v. 計算;估算、估計
例句

Rosa calculated the total expected cost of the trip to see if she could afford it.

羅莎計算這趟旅行的預估總花費,看看自己是否負擔得起。

luxury
[`lʌkʃəri]
n. 奢侈的事物(可數);奢華、奢侈(不可數)
例句

For some families, eating out at a nice restaurant is considered a luxury.

對某些家庭而言,到高級餐廳用餐被視為一種奢侈享受。

utility
[ju`tɪləti]
n. (水、電、瓦斯等)公共設施(常用複數形);公用事業
例句

Utilities like electricity and gas are often more expensive during the summer months in Taiwan.

在臺灣夏季,電力和瓦斯等公共設施通常會變得更昂貴。