humo(u)r
n. 幽默,心情,诙谐
vt. 迎合,牵就,顺应
1. My sense of humor was shocked out of me.
我震惊得失去了幽默感。
2. Every page of the book glows with good humor.
书的每一页都洋溢着兴高采烈的情绪。
3. There was a glint of humor in his eyes.
他的眼里闪出幽默的神情。
independent
adj. 独立的, 自主的, 自立的 ;不相关连的, 无关的
搭配：be independent of 与...无关，不依赖
辨析：independent与dependent的区别见前面dependent条目
1.Children should be encouraged to be independent thinkers.
应该鼓励孩子独立思考。
2.Judges must be independent of political pressure.
法官们一定不能受政治压力的影响。
3.A wife can have property independent of her husband.
妻子可以拥有与丈夫无关的财产。
insurance
n. 保险 ;保险业 ;保险费;保险措施, 安全保障
辨析：保险通常用insure和insurance;英式英语用assure和assurance作保险
时多限于人寿保险。
人寿保险英式英语life assurance,美式英语用life insurance
1.She works in insurance.
她从事保险业工作。
2.He pays out insurance every year.
他每年付保险费。
3.I have one lock but I bought another as an additional insurance
against thieves.
我有一把锁, 可是另外又买了一把作为附加的防盗保障。
4.She took out a life insurance policy or a house insurance policy.
她投了人寿保险或房屋保险。
