34. position　 位置　　 Can you show me the position of our school on map ?　　

place sb in an awkward position 尴尬的境界　 hold an important position in company　　

33. portion　 一份　 order a portion of …点了一份　 distribute sth in equal portions 按份平分

32. popular　 大众的　　 meals at popular prices 价格大众化饭菜　 popular science 科普

be popular with/among　 在…中受欢迎 He is popular with the students.　 a popular teacher

31.the poor 穷人　 He is poor.　　 be poor in 在…方面缺乏　　　 be in poor health/condition

30.polish a car 给车上光polish a composition　 润色　 highly-polished floor 擦得很光的地板

29. a turning point in his life 他生命中转折点　　　 There is no point in doing sth 做…没意义

to the point　 在要点　　 off the point　 偏题　 His remarks were rather off the point.

at the point of 将近　 give one’s point of view on 发表…观点　 point at/to 指着　 point out　 May I point out that if we don’t leave now, we shall miss the train.

28. plunge into the river　 跳入　　　　　 plunge into a difficulty　 陷入

27. plenty of　 大量的　 a lot of　　 a large quantity of　

26. please 使高兴 He turned out to be a difficult men to please . 他被证明是个很难取乐的人。

　 be pleased with　　　 be pleased to do　　 We are pleased with the decision.

pleasure　 高兴　　 It gives me much pleasure .　　　 for pleasure = for fun　　

　　　　　 It is a pleasure ( for sb ) to do sth 做…是种娱乐

25. play 玩　 play a game　 play the piano(乐器前加 the) play football(体育用品前不加 the)　　　 play with fire　 play a joke on sb　　　 play an important part in