1.*sum
[sʌm]
n. 金额；总数
v. 总结；合计
He owes me a large sum of money.
他欠我一大笔钱。
To sum up, one should think before speaking.
总之，开口说话之前应该先思考。
2.summit
['sʌmɪt]
n. 顶点；峰会
His election as President represented the summit of his career.
他当选总统意味着他到达了事业的顶峰。
G20 summit G20峰会
3.*peak
[piːk]
n. 高峰，顶点
vi. 达到顶峰
adj. 高峰的，zui高(好)的
Sales this month have reached a new peak.
本月的销售额创了新高。
Extra buses run at peak times.
交通高峰时段加开公共汽车。
4.climax
['klaɪmæks]
n. 高潮；顶点
The election campaign reaches its climax next week.
下周竞选活动将进入白热化。
5.*summarize
['sʌməraɪz]
v. 总结；概述
The authors summarize their views in the introduction.
作者在序言里概述了他们的观点。
summary n. 总结，概要，摘要
6.presume
[prɪ'zjuːm]
v. 假定；推测
In British law, you are presumed innocent until you are proved guilty.
按英国法律，在证明你有罪前，假定你是无辜的。
The universe is presumed to contain many other planets with some form of life.
据推测，宇宙中很多其他的行星上有某种形式的生命存在。
7.*assume
[ə'sjuːm]
v. 假定，假设；想当然地认为；假装；承担
I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.
你们不是上的同一所学校吗？我还以为你们两个认识呢！
assume responsibility 承担责任
8.*consume
[kən'sjuːm]
v. 消耗; 消费; 吃、喝
She consumes much of her time in studying.
她把很多时间用在学习上。
consumption n. 消费
consumer n. 消费者; 顾客
9.*customer
['kʌstəmə]
n. 顾客
We aim to offer good value and service to all our customers.
我们力求为所有的客户提供物有所值的商品和服务。
10.client
['klaɪənt]
n. 客户；委托人
a lawyer and his client 律师和他的委托人
11.costume
[kɒstjuːm]
n. 服装；戏装
The dancers were in national costume.
舞者都穿着民族服装。
12.resume
[rɪ'zjuːm] v.
['rɛzjʊmeɪ] n.
v. 重新开始，继续
n. 摘要；简历
He resumed his work after a short rest.
他休息片刻后又继续工作。
