13. reason 理由　　 the reason why/for　　 the reason for his being late　　 the cause of the fire

12. reality現(xiàn)實(shí)　 make sth a reality實(shí)現(xiàn) bring sb back to reality使…面對現(xiàn)實(shí)in reality = in fact

11. ready 準(zhǔn)備好　 Your dinner is ready .　 get ready for 為…做準(zhǔn)備　 be ready to do 樂意干…　 readily　 樂意的,欣然的

10. read traffic signs 讀懂交通標(biāo)志　 read one's hand 看手相

　I can't read your heart. 我不知道你在想什么？　 The full text reads as follows. 全文如下。

　read about/of 讀到…

9. react　 起反應(yīng)　　　 The eye reacts to light.眼對光線做出反應(yīng)。

reaction　 反應(yīng)　　 What was his reaction to our suggestion ?他對我們建議的反應(yīng)是什么？

8. rather　 相當(dāng)　 It's rather cold today.　　 rather too + adj. 太…　　 rather than 而不是

　　　　 would rather do A than do B　　 prefer to do A rather than do B

7. rare　 稀有的　 rare = uncommon, unusual　　　 It's rare for me to be late.　　 rare books

rarely　 罕有地　　 She is a rarely beautiful girl.

6. range　 在一定范圍內(nèi))變動　 a wide range of …很廣的范圍　　 out of range　 在范圍外　

range from ... to ... 從…到…　 Their age ranged from 9 to 15.

　 annual range of temperature in Shanghai is 5 to 30.上海溫度范圍是5℃到30℃。

5. raise 　raise one's head　 舉起　 raise sb 養(yǎng)育…　　 raise pigs 養(yǎng)豬　 raise money 募集錢　　　　 raise a question 提出問題　　 raise one's voice 提高聲音　　 raise price 抬價

4. quote 引用　　 quote... from　　 We quoted a few lines from Chairman Mao.