1、personal

个人的；私人的

He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.

吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

That's my personal opinion.

那是我的个人观点。

亲自的；本人的

a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.

经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意

a personal letter from the President's secretary.

总统秘书亲自寄出的信

针对个人的；人身攻击的

Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.

报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。

Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal.

迈拉批评我写的东西，她的批评多少有些人身攻击的味道。

2、practice

通常做法；常规；惯例

Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.

一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。

Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.

戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。

练习；训练

She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day...

她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。

the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.

从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练