1. consideration
/kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/
n.考虑；顾及；报酬；(对他人的)体谅；斟酌；深思；(作计划或决定时)必须考虑的事(或因素、原因)
为了便于记忆可以人文它就是动词consider的名词形式。请看精彩例句：
Careful consideration should be given to issues of health and safety.
健康与安全的问题应该认真予以考虑。
After a few moments' consideration, he began to speak.
他想了片刻后开始讲话。
economic/commercial/environmental/practical considerations
需要考虑的经济 / 商业 / 环境 / 实际因素
Time is another important consideration.
时间是另一个需要考虑的重要因素。
We will never accomodate ourselves to acts of aggression and intervention out of consideration for our relations with the power in question.
我们决不会因为考虑国家关系而对侵略和干涉行为姑息迁就。
Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family.
出于对丧失亲人家属的考虑，新闻记者没有到葬礼现场。
He has never shown much consideration for his wife's feelings.
他从来不大顾及他妻子的感情。
Show consideration for other rail travellers
体谅其他铁路乘客。
The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into consideration when the decision is made.
作决定时要考虑候选人的经历和资格。
Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success.
总的说来，这项活动取得了极大的成功。
2. considerable /kənˈsɪdərəbl/
adj.相当大的；相当多(或重要等)的；值得注意的，著名的；值得尊敬的
n.许多，大量
这个词主要掌握它作为形容词的用法。例：
To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow.
失去皮尔斯将是一个巨大的打击。
The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice.
这一对比表明理论和实践之间有相当大的出入。
The government is running up against considerable opposition to its tax reforms.
政府的税务改革遇到了相当大的阻力。
The project has demanded considerable investment of time and effort.
该项目已让我们投入了相当多的时间和精力。
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government
他清楚有相当多的人支持他对中央政府机构加强控制的计划。
Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time
把这事做好要耗费我们相当多的时间。
There is considerable overlap between the two subjects.
两门科目之间有相当多的共通之处。
He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government
他清楚有相当多的人支持他对中央政府机构加强控制的计划。
There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy
有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
Leslie presents considerable evidence for the proposition that the society as a whole is growing less curious.
莱斯利认为，社会整体上变得越来越不好奇，他也提出了相当多的证据。
Considerable modification of the existing system is needed.
需要对现有的系统进行相当大的改进。
He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people.
他是个对别人有相当影响的人。
There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
这家公司的前景相当渺茫。
There is considerable disagreement over the safety of the treatment.
这种疗法是否安全争论很大。
After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer.
他们经过反复讨论决定接受我们的报价。
