minister['ministə] mini 小
n. 部长；大臣；牧师
vi. 执行牧师职务；辅助或伺候某人;给予照料(to)：
短语
prime minister首相，总理
minister to 照顾；援助; 帮助

例句

I ministered to her in her last hours.
她临终时我在旁侍候。

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As I said, when the health minister of China says that, over nutrition is a bigger problem than under nutrition, we're seeing a changing world, so the global view is extremely interesting as we look around the world.

正如我所说,中国的卫生部部长表示,较之于营养不良,营养过剩是一个更大的问题,世界是在不断变化的,当我们环视世界,这是十分有趣的

ad means to add an increase of position and the diffrence between both is that minister means to be below the administer....so to put it simply minister is stage 1. and administer is stage 2. of the given position and or title given...

administer [əd'ministə]
to control the operation or arrangement of something; to manage or govern
to cause someone to receive something
to administer medicine/punishment/relief
vt. 管理；执行；给予
vi. 给予帮助；执行遗产管理人的职责；担当管理人

考点
administer to
有助于；给予；照料，帮助

例句
The nurse administered the medicine to the patient.
护士给病人服药。
to administer to the poor
对穷人给予帮助
He will administer and supervise the new installed programs.
他将管理和监控新安装的程序
Health administers to peace of mind.
健康有助于身心的安宁。
The patient nurse administered to the dying man.
耐心的护士照料那名垂死的男人。

chalk 古代的粉笔通常用天然的白垩制成 ,白垩是石灰岩的一种，主要成分是碳酸钙

calcium ：['kælsɪəm] 钙
calculus ['kælkjuləs] n. [病理] 结石；微积分学；演算；计算；慎重的计划；预测

calculate['kælkjuleit]

to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc.
to guess something or form an opinion by using all the information available

Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.
We haven't really calculated the cost of the vacation yet.

vi. 计算；以为；作打算
vt. 计算；预测；认为；打算

考点
calculate on 指望；期待
be calculated for 适合于……；为适合…而设计的

例句

I calculated that he would arrive at midnight.
我估计他将在午夜到达。

When buying things he doesn't stop to calculate.
他买东西时往往不假思索。

We cannot calculate upon having fine weather for the sports meeting.
我们不能指望着开运动会时会有个好天气。

昨日重现
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1998年6月CET-6真题
"Although it was his first experience as chairman, he _____ over the meeting with great skill."

A.presided
B.administered
C.mastered
D.executed

TEM-4
After much _____ they decided to give him the position of manager.

A.communication
B.composition
C.decision
D.calculation

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