New Words：

situate ['sitjueit] v. 使位于；使坐落于
situation [.sitju'eiʃən] n. 情况；状况；形势；局面；位置

Sample Sentences：

Where will the new school be situated?
They were in complete control of the situation.
You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
It's not the first time that you've found yourself in this situation.

handle ['hændl] v. 处理；控制；操纵；拿

New Words：

economy [i'kɔnəmi] n. 经济
economic [.i:kə'nɔmik] adj. 经济学的；经济的

Sample Sentences：

The economy is at last beginning to recover.
The national economy was badly damaged by war.

They bought an old house for economic reasons.
It is difficult to find work in the present economic situation.

situation [.sitju'eiʃən] n. 情况；状况；形势；局面

New Words：

politics ['pɔlitiks] n.政治；政治学；政治活动
political [pə'litikəl] adj. 政治的

Sample Sentences：

Politics was one of his university subjects.
His ideas on politics are exactly in line with mine.

What political party does he belong to?
Henry was forced to leave his motherland for political reasons.

belong [bi'lɔŋ] v. 属于

New Words：

cultural ['kʌltʃərəl] adj. 文化的；与文化有关的

Sample Sentences：

Our new cultural centre will be located here.
Beijing is the political, economic and cultural centre of China.
The cultural difference in China and the West were discussed in the paper.

political [pə'litikəl] adj. 政治的
economic [.i:kə'nɔmik] adj. 经济学的, 经济的

New Words：

chat [tʃæt]
v.聊天；交谈；闲谈；闲聊
n.聊天；闲谈；闲聊

Sample Sentences：

You can chat to other people who are online.
We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.
My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends.

I had a long chat with her (about her job).
We had a friendly chat that was free of age or cultural differences.

cultural ['kʌltʃərəl] adj. 文化的；与文化有关的