Ellen always polished her boyfriend’s shoes in order to please him.埃伦为了取悦她的男朋友，经常给他擦鞋。

Theof polish of the furniture reflected our faces like a mirror.家具的光泽像镜子般照出了我们的面孔。

pool v.联合经营；共享

The only one way for us to overcome the difficulty is to pool our resources.我们克服困难的唯一途径就是资源共享。

portable adj.便携的，手提式的；轻便的

With the growing popularity of back-packing and hiking, all kinds of portable camping equipment is being sold.随着背包旅行和徒步旅行的日益流行，各种便携式露营设备开始上市。

portrait n.肖像，画像；描写

The queen posed for a portrait painted by a famous artist.女王摆出一个姿势，让一名著名艺术家为她绘制肖像。

positive adj.①【电】阳极的 ②肯定的；积极的

An electric current can consist of charges that are positive, negative, or both.电流中可能包含正电荷、负电荷，或两种电荷同时存在。

Nodding one’s head is a positive response.点头是表示肯定的回答。

possess vt.占有，拥有

That businessmanmore possesses more than five companies.那个商人拥有超过五家公司。

postpone vt.推迟，使延期

The meeting was postponed till next week.会议被推迟到下周。

potential adj.可能的；潜在的

Destroying nuclear weapons reduces a potential threat to human survival.销毁核武器可以减少人类生存所面临的潜在威胁。

pour v.灌注，倾泻

I poured the milk out of the bottle.我把牛奶从瓶子里倒出来。

poverty n.贫困

There were very few jobs in the town, and many families lived in poverty.这个城市没有太多的工作机会，许多家庭生活贫困。