【詞匯講解】

1.slump vi. 猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

如：The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come.
當前的經濟滑坡預示著一次大的衰退即將來臨。

The slump hit his business hard.
物價暴跌使他的生意大受打擊。

2.stutter v. 口吃，結巴著說話

如：He was stuttering with rage.
他氣得說話也結結巴巴起來。

3.bully vt. 威脅，恐嚇，欺負

如：Don't let them bully you. Fight back!
別讓他們欺侮你. 把他們頂回去！

It is wrong of you to bully the child.
你不該欺侮那個孩子。

4.Straighten v. 弄直，使正確，整頓，挺直

如：She twitched the corner of the rug to straighten it.
她拉了拉小地毯的一角，把它弄正。

You'd better straighten up your house.
你最好把屋子搞整潔。

You should straighten up your room before going out.
出門前你應該把房間收拾整齊。