1.mandolin['mændlin] n. [音]曼陀林(一种琵琶乐器)

2.string instrument n. 弦乐器

The viola is a stringed instrument.
中提琴是一种弦乐器。

3.audition n. 听，听力，试听

I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.
我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。

4.rendition n. 演奏，解释，翻译 n.投降

Mother and I are especially fond of the Tchaikovsky Concerto, and your rendition of it was simply superb.
妈妈和我特别喜欢柴可夫斯基的小协奏曲，您把那支曲子演奏得好极了！

5.hymn[him] n. 赞美诗，圣歌 v. 唱赞美歌

I can hear the hymn from the nearby church.
我能听到从附近的教堂传来的圣歌。

6.sharecrop v. 作佃农耕种

7.limestone n. 石灰石

We may burn limestone to obtain lime.
我们可以通过烧石灰石来得到石灰。

8.quarry n. 采石场，猎获物，出处，被追逐的目标 v. 挖出，苦心找出

They are quarrying in old manuscripts.
他们正在旧手稿中寻找资料。

9.conveyor n. 输送机，运送者，交付者=conveyer

A mechanism, often with buckets or scoops attached to a conveyor, used for hoisting materials.
吊车一种通常配有联接在传送带上的吊桶或戽斗，用来举起材料

10.inoperable adj. 不能动手术的，不起作用的，不能生效的

An inoperable tumor.
不能施行手术的肿瘤

11.chemotherapy n. 化学疗法

12.tune up n. 开始奏乐(开始，调准)

The orchestra were tuning up as we entered the hall.
我们进入大厅时，管弦乐队正在调音。