1. recruit [rɪ'kruːt] 
n. 招聘；新兵；新成员v. 补充；聘用；征募；使…恢复健康
The police are trying to recruit more black and Hispanic officers. 警方正试图招收更多的黑人和西班牙裔的警官。

2. priority [praɪ'ɒrɪtɪ] 
n. 优先；优先权；优先考虑的事
Women are more likely to give priority to child care and education policies. 女性更可能优先考虑孩子的照料和教育方案。

3. neglect [nɪ'glekt] 
vt./ n. 疏忽，忽视；忽略
The woman denied that she had neglected her child. 那位妇女否认疏于照管她的孩子。

4. negative ['negətɪv] 
adj. [数] 负的；消极的；否定的；阴性的n. 否定；负数；[摄] 底片
The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative. 来自海外的消息完全不容乐观。

5. negotiate [nɪ'gəʊʃɪeɪt] 
v. 谈判，商议；转让；越过
It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the Democrats. 尚不清楚总统是否愿意与民主党人进行谈判。

6.owe [əʊ] 
vt. 欠；感激；应给予；应该把……归功于
Owing to staff shortages, there was no food on the plane. 由于工作人员不足，飞机上没有食物。

7. revenue ['revənjuː] 
n. 税收，国家的收入；收益
The need to shift to total revenue maximization is now widely recognized in the industry. 这种模式被广泛认同需要转变，应该转变成总体收益最大化。

8. vote [vəʊt] 
n. 投票，选举；选票；得票数v. 提议，投票；投票决定；公认，选举
He threw a vote for the Democratic candidate. 他投了民主党总统候选人一票。

9. devote [dɪ'vəʊt] 
vt. 致力于；奉献
He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation. 他决定把余生奉献给科学研究。

10. veto ['viːtəʊ] 
n. 否决权v. 否决；禁止
The president vetoed the economic package passed by Congress. 总统否决了国会通过的一揽子经济计划。