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7. assistant adj. 助理的；副的 e.g. assistant manager / director / cook / professor / journalist etc. assistant n. (C) : someone who helps someone else in their work, especially by doing the less important jobs e.g. a sales / shop assistant e.g. Hughes, who was Motts assistant, will now become head coach. e.g. Lydia is the assistant to the Director of Finance. 4. cover 1). She was sent to cover the event. ( ) 2). The road was covered with snow. ( ) 3). She laughed to cover her worry. ( ) 4). The red army covered about 30 miles a day. ( ) 5). Is the money enough to cover the cost of a new shirt? ( ) 6). The city covers ten square miles. ( ) 7). So far this month I have covered ten lessons. ( ) 19. skill n. (C/U): an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it Reading and writing are two different skills. Many jobs today require computer skills. Being a good manager requires a number of highly specialized skills. skilled adj.: good at something because you have experience or training有能力的; 有经验的; 训练过的 (反) unskilled The company is fortunate to have such highly skilled workers. Many Silicon Valley companies are growing so fast, they are eager to build a skilled high-tech workforce. skillful adj. having or showing skill 有技巧的；熟练的 They were highly professional and very skillful. We give him instruction in safe and skillful driving. Biological evolution has made the human species more sensitive to its environment and more skillful in dealing with it. 25. deadline n a date or time by which you have to do or complete something deadline for The deadline for applications is May 27th. deadline of It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st