There were perhaps ten between me and the bear.我与熊之间大概有十步的距离

We paced off the distance and found it to be 72 paces.我们步测了一下距离，发现有72步。

palm n.①棕榈树②手掌

Most palms have tall trunks, no branches, and many large leaves at the top.大多数棕榈树都有高高的树干，没有树枝，在树顶则有许多大叶子。

I applauded so hard that my palms hurt.我鼓掌太用力了,拍得手心都痛。

panel n.①镶板②专门小组 vt.(用木头、玻璃镶板等)覆盖

The kitchen floor was built with wooden panels.厨房地面铺的是木地板。

A panel of experts gave its opinion on ways to solve the traffic problems.关于解决交通问题的方法，一个专家组给出了建议。

The dining room was paweW in oak.餐厅的墙壁都镶有橡木板。

paraller vt.与…平行；匹敌n.类似，相似

Nobody can parallel him in this ability.没有人能在这项能力上与他匹敌.

Her background is a parallel of mine.她的背景与我非常相似。

arliament n.国会，议会

In Britain, Parliament consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the king or queen.在英国，议会由下院、上院和国王或女王组成。

partial adj.部分的

I am making only a partial payment at the present time and will pay off the balance in installments.目前義只支付一部分，剩下的部分将分期支付。

particiapate vi.参与，参加

The teacher particiapated in the children's games.老师加入了孩子们的游戏。

particle n.颗粒，微粒

The curtain was so dirty that when the wind blew, it filled the air with dust.窗帘太脏了，风一吹，便弄得空气里满是灰尘颗粒。

particular adj.①值得注意的，特别的②特有的，特定的

Lisa wrote the letter withattention to her choice of words.莉萨在写这封信时，特别注意自己的措辞。

"Was there a particular size of dress you wanted?" the clerk asked me. “这里有没有您想要的特定尺寸的裙子？ ”店员问我。

passion n.激情，热情；酷爱

Janet has a passion for seafood.珍妮特非常爱吃海鲜。