21. pandemic widespread; affecting the majority of people （疾病）大面积流行的
They feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach pandemic proportions.
人们害怕艾滋疫症会很快大面积蔓延开来
Proportions：面积 容积
22. pandemonium wild tumult 大喧闹[pAndI5mEJnIEm]
When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers.
海港中的船只相撞时乘客中暴发了大骚乱
Tumult[5tju:mQlt; (?@) 5tu:-]喧闹 骚乱
23. pander cater to the low desires of others 迎合（他人卑劣愿望）
The reviewer accused the makers of Lethal Weapon of pandering to the masses' taste of violence.
批评家谴责致命武器的制造商对大众的暴力欲望的迎合
24. panegyric formal praise[pAnI5dVIrIk] 颂词，褒词，赞扬（书面或正式场合）
The modest hero blushed to hear the speakers delivering panegyrics about his valorous act.
这位谦逊的英雄在听到演讲者关于他英勇行为的赞誉时脸红了
Valorous: 英勇的，勇猛的
25. panoramic denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view 全景的
On a clear day, from the top of the
天气晴朗时，站在世贸中心上便可尽览纽约市全景和它相邻的新泽西和朗岛的一些风景
（可惜 现在这样的机会已不会有）
26. pantomime acting without dialogue[5pAntEmaIm]哑剧，手语；[Br]圣诞节演出的儿童剧
Because he worked in pantomime, the clown could be understood wherever he appeared.
由于表演哑剧，小丑无论何地出现都能被人们接受
27. papyrus ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant[pE5paIrEs] 纸莎草；古代用纸莎草制的莎草纸
The ancient Egyptians were among the first to write on papyrus.
早期的埃及人是最早使用莎草纸书写的人之一
28. parable short, simple story teaching a moral寓言[5pArEb(E)l]
Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this parable teaches.
让我们在行动中应用这则寓言中的哲理吧
29. paradigm model; example; pattern[5pArEdaIm]楷模
Pavlov's experiment in which he trains a dog to salivate on hearing a bell is a paradigm of the conditioned-response experiment in behavioral psychology.
Pavlov（巴浦洛夫）训练狗在听到铃声后过量分泌唾液的条件反射实验是行为心理学的一个范例
Salivate[5sAlIveIt]过量分泌唾液
30. paradox statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement悖论 自相矛盾的话；似非而是的话
Wordworth's "The child is father to the man" is an example of paradox.
华兹华斯“这个孩子是这个人的爸爸”的话是自相矛盾的言语的一个典例
今天的单词作业完成~
