n. 平衡, 差额vi. 平衡, 相等vt. 称, 权衡, 比较, 使平衡, 结算, 抵消【化】 天平【医】 平衡, 天平【经】 差额, 余额, 结余相关词组: to hold the balance to keep one's balance to lose one's balance to redress the balance to strike a balance to throw sb off his balance to tremble in the balance on balance be out of balance

◆记忆方法一：
谐音：拜伦死 拜伦死后诗坛失去了平衡。
◆记忆方法二：
分析：ba——“爸”的拼音；lance——跳舞（dance）的近似拼写；
记忆方法： 爸爸在跳舞的时候失去了平衡

◆记忆方法三：
联想方式：ba八；lance烂车
记忆方法：八部烂车如何保持平衡？

heavy/light/slightly/weigh/weight/balance/measure
记忆：
1. heavy [ 5hi:vi] adj. 重的, 繁重的, 沉重的 The loss of his gamble get the family into heavy debts.他在赌博中输的钱使他家庭负债累累。
2. light [ lait ] adj. 轻的, 发光的, 明亮 n. 光, 日光, 发光体, 灯 Actually, the larger box is lighter than the smaller one because there is a block of iron in the smaller one.实际上大盒子比小盒子轻，因为小盒子里面有一块铁。
3. lightly [ 5laitli ] adv. 轻轻地, 轻松地 Please knock at the door lightly. 请轻轻敲门。
4. slightly [ 5slaitli ] adv. 些微地, 苗条地 My hand was just slightly wounded.我的手只是受了点轻伤。
5. weigh [ wei ] vt. 称...重量, 称 vi.重(若干) Caocong, a young boy in Three Kingdom period, weighed the elephant in a very clever way.三国时代一个叫曹冲的小孩非常聪明地称出了大象的重量。
6. weight [ weit ] n. 重力, 重量, 分量 I won’t go. The ice on the lake can’t bear my weight.我不想去。湖面的冰不能承担我的重量。
7. balance [5bAlEns] n. 秤, 天平, 平衡 v.平衡, 称, 权衡 The balance symbolizes the justice of law.天平象征着法律的公正。
8. measure [ 5meVE ] n. 尺寸, 量度器,方法, 测量, 措施 vt. 测量, 测度 How can we measure the distance between the earth and the moon?我们怎样才能测量地球和月亮之间的距离呢？ to one’s own measure 按某人自己的尺寸
另类阅读：
As I have weighed the boxes with a balance, I know their weight. You can carry the light box and leave the heavy one to me. They look the same, but they are slightly different in size. You may measure it with a ruler.

轻松一刻
As the plane was flying low over some hills near Athens, a lady asked the stewardess: "What's that stuff on those hills?"
"Just snow," replied the stewardess.
"That's what I thought," said the lady, "but this fellow in front of me said it was Greece."