2 a thick flat object made of cloth or rubber, used to protect or clean sth., or to make sth. more comfortable 垫；衬垫；护垫

album

n.

[C] a book that you put photographs, stamps, etc. in （收存照片、邮票等的）簿，册proclaim

vt.

(fml.) say publicly or officially that sth. important is true or exists 宣称；宣布；声明Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers. 英国自豪地宣称自己是一个爱护动物的国家。

scandal

n.

1 [sing.] a situation that shocks you and makes you angry, esp. one that you think sb. in authority should change （尤指当局本应改变的）令人震惊的事，引起愤慨的事

It is a scandal that a person can be stopped by the police for no reason. 警察竟可以毫无理由地拦人，这很令人震惊。

2 [C] an event in which sb., esp. sb. important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people （尤指牵涉知名人士的）丑闻，丑事

The official got involved in a scandal and was forced to resign weeks later. 那位官员卷入了一桩丑闻，几个星期后被迫辞职。

thrust

v.

(thrust, thrust) push sth. somewhere roughly 猛推；猛塞

She never enjoyed the fame that was thrust on her. 对于强加给她的名声，她从未感到过开心。

proficiency

n.

[U] a good standard of ability and skill 熟练；精通

Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirements. 具备基本的英语技能是入学要求的一部分。