eg：undertake oneself to care for an elderly relative.
7. breakthrough n.
1) “An act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction.”
2) ‘A military offensive that penetrates an enemy's lines of defense’
eg: a ~ in cancer research
8. disturb v. “break the quiet, calm and peace’
eg: She opened the door quietly so as not to disturb the sleeping boy.
Don’t ~ the papers on my desk.
9. arbitrary adj.
1) “Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason”
eg：stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice; arbitrary division of the group into halves.
2) “Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference”
eg：The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
10. altogether adv.
1) “Entirely; completely; utterly”
eg：lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.
2) “With all included or counted; all told”
eg：There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.
11. objection n. “The act of objecting”
eg: He has a strong ~ to getting up early.
~s to the plan will be listened to sympathetically.
12. media n. 媒体
eg: The running for president drew the ~’s attention.
Now the press is an useful media.
13. moral adj.
1) “Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness”
eg：moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.
2) “Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character”
eg：a moral lesson.
14. accumulate v. “To gather or pile up”
eg: By buying ten books every month, he soon ~d a library.
Dust soon ~s if the room is not swept.
15. forbid v.
1) “To command (someone) not to do something”
eg：I forbid you to go.
2) “To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit”
eg：forbid smoking on trains.
The Forth period Learning about language and Using language
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