16. omit 省略　 You may omit the second paragraph from the article.

15. an official letter　 公函　 　　news from an official source　 官方消息

14. offer to do = make an offer to do 主动提出做…　　　 offer sb sth = offer sth to sb　　 提供　

　　 I offered him ￥100 for his bike. 我出100元买他的车。

13. offend sb　 冒犯　　 be offended with sb　 生…的气　　 be offended at sth

12. see sb off　　 turn/switch off　　 take off 取消，脱衣，起飞，离开　　 be well off 富有

pay off 还清　　 be off duty 不上班　　 off the point 不在要点

May Day is only a week off.　 五一只有一星期了.

11. in the east of　 be born of 出生于　 be afraid of　　 be made of (材料不可见)　 be full of

of the same opinion/age 　think of 记起(think about 考虑)　 dream of 梦见　 learn of 记牢

be made up of 由…组成　　 in memory of 纪念　　　 in search of 寻找　　 cure sb of

get rid of 除去　 inform sb of 通知　 remember of 记起…　 suspect sb of 怀疑　 rob sb of　　　　 out of stock　 　all of a sudden 突然 　

10. odd　 古怪的　 oddly enough = strangely enough 说也奇怪　　 odds and ends 零碎小东西

9. occur 发生　 Don't let this occur again. (happen, take place)　

The Olymipcs occur every four years.

　It occurred to sb that ... 人突然想到… It occurred to me that I forgot my pen in the classroom.

8. occupation　 工作　　　 a side occupation 副业

occupy a lot of room (=take up) 占据, Is this seat occupied ? occupy an important position　

　　 occupy oneself in doing ,　 be occupied in/with = be busy in doing/with　　 忙于干…

7. occasion 场合；时刻　 on this happy occasion .在这个快乐场合下　 on the occasion of