1.inscription n. 題字,碑銘
例句:
Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.
歲月和風(fēng)雨早已磨掉紀(jì)念碑上的銘文。
2.afflict v. 使苦惱,折磨
例句:
She was afflicted with conscience.
她受良心責(zé)備。
3.idleness n. 懶惰,閑散,失業(yè)
例句:
The tutor took the young lad in hand and soon cured him of his idleness.
這個(gè)家庭教師負(fù)責(zé)管教這一少年,很快就改正了他懶惰的習(xí)氣。
4.faculty n. 才能,能力,全體教員
例句:
Man is the only animal that has the faculty of speech.
人類(lèi)是唯一有說(shuō)話能力的動(dòng)物.
5.polish n. 光澤,優(yōu)雅,精良 v. 擦亮,磨光,推敲
例句:
It's an honest book but it hasn't been polished.
這本書(shū)寫(xiě)得真誠(chéng)坦率,但還未經(jīng)潤(rùn)色。
6.toil n.辛苦, 苦工, 網(wǎng), 羅網(wǎng), 圈套 v.苦干, 跋涉, 費(fèi)力地做
例句:
The slaves toiled up the hill pulling the heavy blocks.
那些奴隸艱難地把沉重的石塊拖上山。
7.quarry n. 采石場(chǎng),獵獲物,出處
例句:
a man who works in a quarry.
一個(gè)在采石廠工作的人。
8.astronomer n. 天文學(xué)家
例句:
He is the best one of those astronomers.
他是那些天文學(xué)家中最優(yōu)秀的一個(gè)。
9.unremitting adj. 不歇的,不斷的,堅(jiān)忍的
例句:
Due to the unremitting efforts of the leaders of the two countries, a frightful was disaster was avoided.
由于兩國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的不懈努力,一次可怕的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)災(zāi)難避免了。
10.vigilance n. 警戒,警覺(jué)心,守夜
例句:
Police's vigilance was eventually rewarded.
警方時(shí)時(shí)警戒終有所獲。