Nicholasss

barren

the barren land could produce little food.

這塊貧瘠的土地只能生產些微的食物。

重點詞彙:

barren adj. 貧瘠的 同: sterile

bump

the room was dark and i bumped my head against the door. 房間裡很暗, 所以我的頭才撞上門。

重點詞彙:

bump v. 碰撞 同: collide

devise

he devised a new method for teaching the blind. 他設計出一種教導盲人的新方法。

重點詞彙:

devise v. 設計, 發明 同: invent

exert

my wife's been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job. 我太太一直對我施加很大壓力, 要我換新工作。

重點詞彙:

exert v. 使用 同: use

intrigue

the king's younger brother took part in the intrigue to make himself king. 國王的弟弟為了爭奪王位而加入陰謀。

重點詞彙: intrigue

1. n. 陰謀同: conspiracy

2. v. 引起…的興趣take part in: 參與, 參加

oath

he placed his right hand on the bible as he spoke the oath of office.當他宣讀就任誓言時, 他把右手放在聖經上。

重點詞彙:

oath n. 宣誓, 誓言 同: pledge

postpone

they had to postpone their trip because of rain. 他們因下雨必須將旅行延期。

重點詞彙:

postpone v. 延期 同: adjourn

refuge

the cat took refuge from the dog behind a tree. 那隻貓躲在一棵樹後以逃避那隻狗。

重點詞彙:

refuge n. 避難所, 避難 同: shelter

regain

it took her a long time to regain her health. 她花了很長一段時間才恢復健康。

重點詞彙:

regain n. 恢復 同: recover

shatter

their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found. 他的屍體被發現時, 他們對他還活著所抱的希望破滅了。

重點詞彙:

shatter v. 破滅, 粉碎 同: smash

tease

at school, the other children always teased me because i was fat. 在學校裡, 其他的小孩老是因為我胖而嘲笑我。

重點詞彙: tease v. 嘲弄 同: vex

tilt

he tilted his chair back too far and fell on the floor. 他把椅子向後傾斜得太厲害, 因而摔倒在地板上。

重點詞彙: tilt v. 傾斜 同: incline fell on: 落到, 指向

version

do you have the english version of this book? 你有這本書的英文譯本嗎？

重點詞彙:

version

1. n. 翻譯 同: translation

2. n. 敘述