1.frightened adj. 受驚的, 受恐嚇的

例句：
Frightened children were calling for their mothers.
受驚的孩子們呼喊著找媽媽。

2.self-appointed adj.自己作主的; 自行推薦[任命]的; 自封的

例句：
A leader is not self-appointed. His leadership has to be accepted and approved by the masses.
領導不是自封的，要看群眾承認不承認，批準不批準。

3.kangaroo court n.私設之法庭, 非法法庭

例句：
To the people who refused to go on strike, the most difficult part of their decision was the possibility that they would later be subject to the union's kangaroo court.
對于那些拒絕參加罷工的人來說，他們這一決定最麻煩的地方是，他們以后可能受到工會袋鼠法庭的審判。

4.firing squad n. 行刑隊，執行死刑的射擊隊

例句：
The condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity;
那個被宣布有罪的人大義凜然的面對著行刑的隊伍；

5.meteor n. 流星,大氣現象,一夜成名的人

例句：
A meteor shot across the sky.
流星劃過天空.

6.materialize v. 賦與實質,使體現,物質化; 成有形,體現,實現

例句：
A truck suddenly materialized out of the fog.
一輛卡車突然駛出煙霧。

7.measured adj. 量過的,慎重的,基于標準的

例句：
march in measured steps
用整齊的步伐行進

8.stifle v. 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制

例句：
Our ideas were stifled.
我們的意見被壓了下來。

9.tackle v. 處理,抓住

例句：
Some people tackle the difficult jobs first.
有的人愛先做難做的工作。