A: Is your new house by the coast?

B: Yes, it is on the peninsula, just by the beach.

peninsula?n.?半島

A: The bird has not moved from its perch all day.

B: It must be very tried!

perch?n. 1.?（鳥類的）棲息處，棲枝，棲木；2. 高處，較高的位置；3. 鱸魚

v. 1.?（鳥）飛落，暫棲，停留；2. （在較高處或物體邊緣）坐著

vt.?把……置于較高或危險處

A: You did your homework to perfection, well done.

B: Thanks, I worked for a long time on it.

perfection?n.?完美，完善

to perfection?完美地，盡善盡美地，完全地

A: You smell beautifully.

B: Thanks, it must be my new perfume.

perfume?n.?香水，香料，香氣

vt. 1.?使充滿芳香；2. 灑香水于

A: You enter the car race at your own peril.

B: Don’t worry, I will be careful.

peril?n. 1.?極大危險；2. ［常pl.］危險的事（或環(huán)境）

at one’s peril?（尤用于告誡某人勿做某事）自擔風險

A: Do you know the chemical symbol of gold?

B: No, you better check the periodic table.

periodic?a.?周期的，定期的，時而發(fā)生的

A: I have an article published in a new periodical.

B: Oh, what is the name of the journal?

periodical?n.?期刊

a.?周期的，定期的，時而發(fā)生的

?A: John nearly perished on the mountain.

B: Who came to his rescue?

perish?vi. 1.?喪生，毀滅，消亡；2. （橡膠，皮革等）失去彈性，老化

A: You always dress according to the latest fashion trends.

B: Well, trends permeate quickly these days.

permeate?v. 1.?彌漫，遍布，散布；2. 滲入，滲透

A: Is smoking permissible in this restaurant?

B: I’m not sure, you better check with the waiter.

permissible?a.?可允許的，許可的

A: I have a perpetual headache.

B: You better go to see a doctor about that. It does not sound healthy.

perpetual?a. 1.?永久的，永恒的，長期的；2. 無休止的，沒完沒了的

A: Did you understand the lecture?

B: No, I was perplexed, it was too complicated for me.

perplex?vt.?使困惑，使費解，使復雜化

A: Too many people have been persecuted because of war.

B: I agree, but unfortunately they continue to be so.

persecute?vt. 1.?迫害，虐待；2. 糾纏，騷擾

A: Don’t give up now, you are nearly there.

B: I intend to persevere.

persevere?vi.?堅持不懈，鍥而不舍

A: Every week Simon asks me out on a date.

B: Gosh, he is very persistent.

persistent?a. 1.?堅持不懈的，執(zhí)意的；2. 持續(xù)的