4)指挥（乐队）

5)导电；导热 Metal conducts electricity.

例题：The prisoner was released early because of good _____. A. conduct B. praise C. comment D. condition

4. genius/ talent/ gift/ skill

　genius - 是一个很重的词,只用于少见的才华或有天才的人:

Einstein had genius./was a genius.

She has a genius for mathematics.

talent-- 也表示特殊才能(她不指人本身not the person who has it),但不如genius重

a young actor with a lot of talent

She has a talent for music.

He is a talented football player.

He has none of his father's

talent. 他一点没有他父亲那样的才气。

　 gift-- a natural ability to do sth.天赋,天才

He has a gift for music.

a gifted painter

skill -- talent和genius都是某人天生的能力,而skill指一种可以学到本领,技能,只可以做好某事的能力

a skilled worker

5.lose vt.丢失；错过；迷路；输掉；使沉溺于；专心致志于

　1)lose face丢面子

lose heart灰心；泄气

lose one's way＝be lost迷路