pending

【1】悬而未决的，待解决的

 

①【例】We have a heavy pile of pending orders.

我们有许多订货尚待执行[交货]。

 

②用作表语或补语。

【例】There is one question still pending.

有一个问题，尚待解决。

 

【2】在……之前，直到

 

【例】Pending an answer from you, we have packed the shoes ready to ship.

在得到你方回复之前，我们已将鞋子包装好待运。

 

penetrate

穿透，渗入

 

【例】We hope our sales promotion can penetrate these new markets.

我们希望我们的促销活动能渗入这些新市场。

 

people

【1】人们

 

形式上是单数而在意义和语法（使用）上应看作复数。

【例】Were there many people at the annual shareholders’ meeting?

股东年会上有许多人吗？

 

【2】（一国的）人民，民族

 

【例】It is our common desire to develop the economic cooperative relations between the peoples of our two countries.

发展我们两国人民间的经济合作关系是我们的共同愿望。