1、temptation[temp'tei??n]
n. U引誘,誘惑;C誘惑物
例句: When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.' 一天上午,當一個小偷在一家大型珠寶店里被人抓住的時候,店員一定會忍不住說:“他罪有應得。”.............................................................................................................................................
2、credulous['kred?ul?s]
a. 輕信的,易被瞞的,易受騙的
例句: We are less credulous than we used to be. 我們不再像以往那樣輕易相信別人了。.............................................................................................................................................
3、maidservant['meids?:v?nt]
n. 女仆,女傭
例句: Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero's mother. 當時的讀者卻愉快地接受這樣一些事實,一個低賤的女傭實際上是主人公的母親..............................................................................................................................................
4、odd[?d]
a. 奇數的,單數的;單只的,不成對的;臨時的,不固定的;帶零頭的,余的;奇特的
例句: At the time, this did not strike me as odd. 那時,我并未感到奇怪。.............................................................................................................................................
5、barely['b??li]
ad. 赤裸裸地,無遮蔽地;僅僅,勉強,幾乎沒有
例句: It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. 我突然感到這趟快車并沒以時速90英里的速度呼嘯前進,而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行,時速僅30英里。............................................................................................................................................. |
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