Many people are interpreting the minister's statement as meaning that she intends to resign.许多人把部长的声明解释成她打算辞职。

interval n.间隔时间

Katy went to the bathroom during the five-minute interval between the second and third acts of the play.在这部戏第二场和第三场之间的五分钟间隔期间，凯蒂去了一趟洗手间。

intimate adj.①亲密的②深刻的

The lovers became very intimate and decided to get married.那对情侣变得非常亲密，并决定结婚。

Professor Green has the most intimate understanding of physics than any other professor at our university.格林教授对物理学有最深知的了解，远远超过了我们大学的其他教授。

invade v.侵略，侵犯

Famous people often find their privacy is invaded by the press.名人经常会发现自己的隐私被媒体侵犯了。

investigate vt.调查，研究

Police are investigating allegations of corruption and bribery involving senior executives in the company.警方正在调查关于这家公司的高管贪污受贿的指控。

involve vt.包括；潜心于，使陷于

She involved herself in many activities to meet new friends.她参加了很多活动来认识新朋友。

isolate vt.使隔离，使孤立

John isolated himself and spoke to no one.约翰把自己彻底隔离，不与任何人说话。

issue n.①问题②(报刊的)期v.发行

Whether or not to abolish slavery constituted a big issue for the U.S. centuries ago.几个世纪之前，是否废除奴隶制是美国面临的一个重大 问题。

There’s an article on motorbikes in the latest issue.在最新一期中有一篇关于摩托车的文章。

The film company a film starring Tom Hanks.这家电影公司发行了一部由汤姆•汉克斯主演的电影。

item n.(可分类或列举的）项目，条款；（新闻等的）一条，一则

There were several interesting in today’s paper.今天的报纸上有几条有趣的新闻。

jail n.监狱

Johnny said that the food they serve jail tastes terrible.约翰尼说，监狱里的食物很难吃。