十二、hope 渴望，希望

　　1.desire [dɪˈzaɪə(r)]

　　They seem to regain their desire for life.

　　他们似乎重获对生活的热望。

　　2. eagerness ['i:gənɪs]

　　He began to explain with the most considerable eagerness.

　　他开始万分热诚地解释。

　　3.urge [ɜ:dʒ]

　　He had an urge to open a shop of his own.

　　他很想自己开一家店。

　　4.hunger [ˈhʌŋgə(r)]

　　I can't understand why he seems to have no hunger for knowledge.

　　我不明白为什么他看上去对知识毫无兴趣。

　　5.yearning [ˈjɜ:nɪŋ]

　　He has always a yearning to be a schoolteacher.

　　他一直想成为一名老师。

　　十三、sense 意识

　　1.consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnəs]

　　He is acutely conscious that this transition will bring with it the risk of social unrest.

　　他非常清楚这种转变伴随着社会动乱的危险。

　　2.awareness [əˈweənəs]

　　He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.

　　他在学校开通广播，以增进孩子们的认知。

　　3.perception [pərˈsepʃn]

　　Another interesting issue deals with certain cultures' perception of beauty.

　　另一个有趣的问题与特定文化中美的感知有关。

　　十四、character 性格

　　1.disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn]

　　He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition.

　　他是一个行动果断又爱冒险的人。

　　2. personality [ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti]

　　He has a very pleasant personality.

　　他性格很讨人喜欢。

　　3.temperament [ˈtemprəmənt]

　　His impulsive temperament got him into difficulties.

　　他容易冲动，经常因此惹麻烦。

　　4. nature [ˈneɪtʃə(r)]

　　She feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage.

　　她觉得她不安分的个性不适合包办的婚姻。