The plane can carry 400 passengers.
(這飛機可以搭載 400 位乘客。) P20
passion
passionate
(n.)熱情，激情
Her passion for music inspired the people around her.
(她對音樂的熱情啟發了她周圍的人。) (adj.)熱愛的，熱情的，激昂的
Allen is extremely passionate for Latin dance.
(亞倫非常熱愛拉丁舞蹈。)
P21
passive
(adj.)被動的，消極的，順從的The teacher feels frustrated when his students are too passive to study.
(當學生太被動而不學習時，那位老師就會感到挫折。)
P22
passport
(n.)護照When you go through the immigration customs, you need to show your passport to the customs officer.
(當你經過移民局的海關時，你需要向海關官員出示你的護照。)
P23
password
(n.)密碼When you apply for an email account, you need to create a password.
(當你申請電子郵件帳戶時，你需要建立一個密碼。)
P24
pasta
(n.)義大利麵(包括通心粉，細麵條等)Rebecca prefers Italian pasta to Chinese noodles.
(瑞蓓卡喜歡義大利麵多過於中式麵條。)
P25
paste
(n.)漿糊，麵糰(v.)用漿糊黏貼
Put some paste on the back of the picture before you stick it in the book.
(在你把照片貼在書上以前，要在照片背面塗一些漿糊。) Since nobody seemed to be home, I pasted a note on the door.
(既然沒有人在家，我在門上貼了一張便條紙。)
P26
pastime
(n.)消遣，娛樂Listening to classic music is Rita’s favorite pastime.
(聽古典音樂是莉塔最喜愛的娛樂。) P27
pat
(n./v.)輕拍，輕打When I did a good job, my mom patted me on the shoulder and said,
“Good girl.”
(當我做好一件事，我的媽媽會輕拍我肩膀並且說，「好女孩」。)
I give my dog a pat as I come back from school every day.
(我每天從學校回來時會輕拍我的狗。)
P28
path
(n.)小徑，小道After the heavy snow last night, the path to the garage could not be seen at all.
(在昨晚大雪以後，到車庫的小路完全看不見。)
P29
patient
patience
(adj.)耐心的 (n.)病人
You have to be patient if you are at the end of a long line.
(如果你排隊排在一長列的末端，你必須有耐心。) The doctor made another appointment with his patient.
(那位醫師對病人做了另外一次的預約。) (n.)耐心
Taking care of children requires patience and carefulness.
(照料孩子需要耐心與細心。)
P30
pattern
(n.)圖案，方式，形式，模型，典範(v.)模仿
The pattern of family life has been changing over recent years from big family to nuclear family.
(家庭生活的模式在最近幾年期間從大家庭變成核心家庭。) There are two patterns for the curtains: one is striped, and the other is checked.
(窗簾有二個圖樣，一個條紋的，另一種是格子的。)
P31
pause
(n.)停頓，間斷(v.)停頓，暫停
The teacher has been talking for more than two hours without a pause.
(老師談話談了二個多小時而沒有停頓。)
After asking the question, the teacher paused and waited for students’
answers.
(在問完問題以後，老師停頓了一下等待學生的回答。)
P32
pea
(n.)碗豆As green peas are a good source of fiber, they should be included in the meals.
(因為碗豆是纖維的一個好來源，在餐食中應該多包含碗豆。)
P33
peak
(n.)山頂，高峰，頂端，最高點The peak of Mt. Fuji is always covered with snow.
(富士山的山頂總是覆蓋著雪。)
P34
pearl
(n.)珍珠The string of pearls on your neck goes well with this dress.
(你脖子上的珍珠項鍊跟這件洋裝很相配。)
P35
peek
(v.)偷看，窺視(n.)偷偷一看，一瞥
Tom was caught for peeking in through the keyhole.
(湯姆被逮到他從鑰匙孔裡向裡面窺視。)
Feel free if you want to take a peek at the name list now.
(如果你現在要看一下名單是沒問題的。)
P36
peel
(v.)削去…皮 (n.)外皮An apple peel is full of nutrients, but it has wax on it.
(蘋果果皮營養素有很多，但是它外表有蠟。) Amy helped her mom peel the carrots.
(艾米幫助她的媽媽削紅蘿蔔的皮。)
P37
peep
(v.)偷看The boys are peeping through the window of the mansion to see the luxurious furniture.
(男孩們從窗口偷看豪宅裡的豪華家具。)
P38
peer
(n.)同輩For teenagers, the opinions of their peers are more important than those of their parents.
(對於青少年，他們同輩的觀點比他們父母的觀點重要。)
P39
penguin
(n.)企鵝Penguins cannot fly through the air, but they can swim in water.
(企鵝不能在空中飛行，但是他們能在水中游泳。)
P40
pepper
(n.)胡椒Would you like some freshly ground black pepper on your pizza?
(你的披薩上要不要一些現磨的黑胡椒粉呢?) Pass the salt and pepper, please.
(請把鹽和胡椒傳給我。)
P41
period
(n.)期間，時期I have not seen my friends for a long period of time.
(我已經有好長一段時間沒見到我的朋友們了。) P42
percent
percentage
(n.)百分比，百分之(幾)
The department store has a ten percent discount today.
(這間百貨公司今天打九折。) (n.)百分率，百分比，比例，部分
In the company, each of employees will receive a percentage of the profits in the end of the year.
(在這家公司，每位員工在年底都會得到一定比例的利潤。) P43
perfect
perfection
(adj.)完美的，完備的 (v.)使完美
The car is ten years old, but it is still in perfect condition.
(這部汽車有十年了，但是它的狀況仍然頗佳。) She needs to perfect her writing skills.
(她需要精進她的寫作技巧。) (n.)完美，盡善盡美，完善
Mr. Roberts is a man who always pursues perfection.
(羅伯特先生是一個一直追求完美的人。)
P44
perform
performer
performance
(v.)履行，實行，演戲，演奏
Our school drama club will perform Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the end of the semester.
(我們學校的話劇社在學期的結束時將要表演莎士比亞的「哈姆雷特」。)
(n.)演出者，演奏者，表演者
We can see many interesting street performers’ shows in this shopping area on weekends.
(在周末，我們可以在這購物區看到許多街頭藝人有趣的表演。) (n.)演出，演奏，成績，成果
The graduation show was considered a brilliant performance.
(該畢業成果展被認為是一次出色的演出。)
Her performance on the exams is good; her parents are proud of her.
(她的考試成績很好，她的父母為她感到驕傲。)
You cannot work in Taiwan without a work permit.
(你沒有工作許可證是無法在台灣工作的。) (n.)允許
Jerry asked the teacher’s permission to leave the classroom.
(傑瑞請求老師允許他離開教室。)
P46
personality
(n.)個性，性格She has such a kind and friendly personality that every classmate likes to make friends with her.
(她的個性是如此的親切和友好，以致於每個同學都喜歡跟她作朋友。) P47
persuade
persuasion
persuasive
(v.)說服，勸服
Nancy persuaded her mother to go to France with her.
(南茜說服她的母親跟她一起去法國。)
The President’s speech in the Congress today was very persuasive.
(總統今天在國會的演講很有說服力。)
P48
pest
(n.)害蟲Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
(每年有百分之十的農作物被一種叫做玉米食根的害蟲吃掉。)
P49
photographer
photography
(n.)照相師，攝影者
They hired a professional photographer to take their wedding pictures.
(他們雇用一位專業攝影師拍他們的婚禮照片。) The photographer owned a personal photography studio.
(該攝影師擁有一家個人攝影工作室。) P50
physics
physicist
(n.)物理學
According to physics, nothing can travel faster than light.
(根據物理學，沒有什麼東西能超過光速。) (n.)物理學家，(古)自然科學家
A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics.
(物理學家是專門研究物理學領域的科學家。)
P51
pianist
(n.)鋼琴家，鋼琴演奏者Beethoven was both a pianist and a composer at that time.
(貝多芬在當時既是鋼琴家也是作曲家。)
P52
pickpocket
(n.)扒手The pickpocket was caught in the act.
(這個扒手在行竊時被當場逮到。)
P53
pigeon
(n.)鴿子Carrier pigeons were used in World War I to send messages back from the front lines.
(傳信鴿在第一次世界大戰被用來從前線送信息回來。)
P54
pile
(n.)堆，一堆(v.)堆積，疊，累積
Mr. Jones has got piles of work to do this morning.
(瓊斯先生上午有一堆工作要做。)
The books were piled up on the shelves in the warehouse.
(那些書堆疊在倉庫的架子上。)
P55
pilot
(n.)飛機駕駛員200 people were killed in the air crash, including the pilots and the crew.
(二百個人在空難中喪生，包括飛行員和機組人員。)
P56
pipe
(n.)管，導管，輸送管(v.)用管道輸送
The pipes lead the water into the fields.
(這些管道把水引到田裡。)
In this area, gas is piped into all the houses.
(在這地區，瓦斯由管道輸送到各家各戶。)
P57
pitch
(v.)搭帳篷，安營，投擲，調音高(n.)投球【音】音高
When Tiffany sang a song, she would drop her voice to a lower pitch.
(當蒂芬妮唱歌時，她會調低她的音高。) David pitched the ball as far as he could.
(大衛盡力把球投得遠一些。)
P58
plain
(adj.)簡單的，樸素的 (n.)平原It was a plain and gray stone house, distinguished for its simple style.
(它是一棟簡樸灰色的石房子，以它的簡單的樣式出色。) He prefers plain coffee; he adds neither sugar nor cream.
(他較喜歡黑咖啡，他不加糖，也不加奶油。) The river flows into a wide plain.
(這河流流入廣闊的平原。)
P59
planet
(n.)行星There are nine planets in the solar system and the Earth is one of them.
(太陽系有九個行星，地球是其中之一。)
P60
plastic
(n./adj.)塑膠Today plastics are used to make various products.
(今天塑料被來製造各種產品。)
There are some plastic dishes on the table.
(餐桌上有一些塑膠盤子。)
P61
plate
(n.)盤，碟The children were so hungry that they ate up the pancakes on their plates.
(孩子們很餓，以致於他們吃光了他們盤子上的鬆餅。)
P62
platform
(n.)月台，平台A crowd of passengers waited on the platform for the train to Taipei.
(一群乘客在月臺上等待到臺北的火車。) P63
plenty
plentiful
(n.)大量，充足
I can’t drink any more wine; I’ve had plenty.
(我不能再喝酒了，我已經喝很多了。)
We’ve got plenty of time before we leave for the train station.
(在前往火車站之前，我們還有許多時間。) (adj.)豐富的，充足的，多的，豐產的
The military base has a plentiful supply of food.
(這個軍事基地有充足的食品供應。)
P64
plot
(n./v.)陰謀，祕密計畫(n.)(小說，戲劇等的)情節
The secret plan they plotted to kill the prime minister was discovered by the government agents.
(他們密謀殺掉總理的計畫被政府特勤人員發覺了。) That novel has a good plot and much clever dialogue.
(那本小說的情節引人入勝，並有許多巧妙的對白。)
P65
plug
(n.)插頭，塞子 (v.)塞Is there a plug in the bedroom that I can use for my hairdryer?
(臥室裡有插頭可以讓我使用吹風機嗎?)
The keyboard plugs in at the back of the computer.
(這鍵盤的插頭要插在電腦的後面。)
P66
plumber
(n.)鉛管工，水電工You had better fix the toilets by yourself because it is too expensive to ask a plumber to come.
(你最好自己修理廁所，因為請水電工來修太貴了。)
P67
plural
(adj.)複數的，多元的(n.)複數，複數形
Fish as a countable noun has two plural forms: fish and fishes.
(Fish 作可數名詞時有兩個複數形式: fish 和 fishes。)
P68
pocketbook
(n.)錢包，女用手提包，筆記本，(書的)袖珍本David took the money from his pocketbook and paid the bill.
(大衛從錢包裡拿出了錢並付了帳單。) The dictionary I bought is a thin pocketbook (我買的字典是一本極薄的袖珍字典。)
P69
poetic
(adj.)詩的，韻文的，有詩情畫意的，詩人的The dancer moved with poetic grace.
(那位舞蹈家用富有詩意的優美步伐移動著。)
P70
policy
(n.)政策，方針The purposes of this scholarship award policy are to recruit promising high school students.
(這項獎學金頒發政策的目的是要招收有為的高中學生。) P71
pollute
pollution
pollutant
(v.)污染
The water and air in big cities are seriously polluted.
(大城市裡的水源和空氣都受到嚴重的污染。) (n.)污染，污染源
People should be more concerned about consequences of pollution in the environment.
(人們應該更關心環境汙染的後果。) (n.)汙染物，汙染源
Carbon dioxide may not be a typical air pollutant.
(二氧化碳可能不是一種典型的污染物。)
P72
porter
(n.)搬運工人，門房A porter helped me carry my luggage.
(有位搬運行李工人幫我提行李。)