1、Obama Victory SpeechGlossaryassemble v. to come together as a group 聚集，集合；聚集，集合； to fit together all the separate parts of sth.組裝；組裝；eg. All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall. The shelves are easy to assemble. assembler n. a person who assembles a machine or its parts 裝配工assembly

2、n.立法機構，會議，議會；集會者；組裝 ballot n. the piece of paper on which sb. marks who they are voting for 選票；（選票；（=ballot paper) v. to vote secretly about sth. 無記名投票無記名投票;eg. cast ones ballot 投票投票 The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot. The union balloted its members on the proposed changes. the ballot n. the

3、 total number of votes in an election投票總數(shù) ballot box 投票箱 the ballot box 投票選舉制brave v. to have to deal with sth. difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve sth. 冒風險，經(jīng)受；冒風險，經(jīng)受； adj. not afraid 勇敢的，無畏的；勇敢的，無畏的；eg. to brave the bitter cold 冒著嚴寒冒著嚴寒 Over a thousand of people braved the elements to atten

4、d the meeting. put a brave face on sth. 強裝自信快樂 a brave new world 美好的新世界 defining adj. to describe or show sth. accurately 決定性的決定性的 eg. defining moment 決定性時刻決定性時刻definite adj. sure or certain; unlikely to change 確定的；不會改確定的；不會改的；的； n. sth. that you are certain about or that you know will happen 肯定的事；肯

5、定的事； eg. They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. dismiss v. to decide that sb./sth. is not important and worth thinking or talking about 不予考慮；摒棄不予考慮；摒棄 eg. I think we can safely dismiss their objections. dismissal n. 不予理會；打發(fā)走 dismissive adj. 輕蔑的，鄙視的 endorsement n. public support f

6、or sth./sb. 贊同，支持贊同，支持eg. The election victory is a clear endorsement of their policies. endorse v. to say publicly that you support a person, a statement or course of action 贊同，支持，認可； harness v. to control sth. in order to use it for a particular purpose 控制，利用控制，利用eg. We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce.hatch v. to create a plan or idea , esp.