1. upset  [ʌp'set] 
vt. 使心烦；颠覆；扰乱adj. 心烦的；混乱的；弄翻的n. 混乱；翻倒；颠覆
Our school team upset the local champions. 我们的校队把当地的冠军打败了。

2. disturbance [dɪ'stɜːb(ə)ns] 
n. 干扰；骚乱；忧虑
Poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance. 学习表现不好与情绪不稳定有关。

3. version  ['vɜːʃ(ə)n]  
n. 版本；译文；倒转术
Some former hostages contradicted the official version of events. 一些以前的人质反驳了官方对这些事件的说法。

4. govern ['gʌv(ə)n] 
v. 管理；支配；统治；控制
They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country. 他们周五去投票站选出他们希望来治理国家的人。

5. government ['gʌv(ə)n,m(ə)nt] 
n. 政府；政体；管辖
The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve. 政府强调需要有信心经济状况才能改善。

6. conduct ['kɒndʌkt]  
v. 导电；管理；引导；表现 n. 进行；行为；实施
I decided to conduct an experiment. 我决定做一项实验。
For Europeans, the law is a statement of basic principles of civilized conduct. 对欧洲人来说，该法律是对基本文明行为原则的表述。

7. interpret [ɪn'tɜːprɪt]  
vt. 说明；口译；解释；翻译
The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it's been passed. 法官很有理地说他必须按照法律被通过时的意义进行解释。

8. define [dɪ'faɪn]  
vt. 定义；使明确；规定
This booklet defines the committee's functions. 这本小册子说明该委员会的职能。

9. specify  ['spesɪfaɪ] 
vt. 指定；详细说明；列举；把…列入说明书
The fund was specified to maintain the ancient buildings. 该项基金被指定为专门从事维修古建筑而使用。