一、课文A重点词汇

1.       incompetence  n.不胜任，不称职

（反义词）competence  competence in doing / to do

（形容词）competent   competent in/at …

2.       sole 1) n.鞋底；袜底

2)adj. 唯一的；独占的  the sole cause of the accident

                       the sole survivor of the crash

3) adj.专有的；独用的

【例句】 We have the sole right to sell this range of goods.

3.       squeeze 1) 硬塞；硬挤 squeeze onto a crowded bus

【例句】There were already 10 people in the lift, but he manage to squeeze in.

2) v. n.挤压；榨 squeeze a lemon dry

3) v. n.经济困难；拮据

【例句】She has just lost her job, so she is really feeling the squeeze.

4.peculiar 1)奇特的；古怪的 a peculiar taste, smell 怪异的口味、气味

   2）独有的；特有的 an  accent peculiar to the north of the region 该地北部特有的口音    customs peculiar to the 18^th century 18 世纪特有的风俗习惯