1.shed n. 車棚，小屋，脫落物 vt. 使 ... 流出，散發(fā)，脫落，除掉

She shed crocodile tears (ie pretended to be sorry) when she dismissed him from his job.
她把他解雇時(shí)，流出了鱷魚的眼淚(假裝難過).

2.expand[iks'pænd] v. 增加，詳述，擴(kuò)展，使 ... 膨脹 vi. （談吐）放開

The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine.
許多花的花瓣在陽光中綻放。

3.Engulf v. 吞沒

If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
假使明天會(huì)有一場(chǎng)地震席卷英國(guó)，英國(guó)人也會(huì)設(shè)法在頹垣敗瓦中找個(gè)地方見面飲宴來慶祝這件大事的吧。

4.sponge n. 海綿，海綿狀的東西 vt. 用海綿擦拭，吸收掉，抹掉

I am cooking a sponge cake with jam filling.
我在做果醬松糕。

5.sin[sin] n. 原罪 v. 犯罪，違反(教規(guī))

I guess ignorance must be a sin.
我認(rèn)為無知是一種罪。

6.plateau n. 高原;平穩(wěn);穩(wěn)定狀態(tài) vi. 到達(dá)平穩(wěn)階段

Sales have now reached a plateau.
銷售現(xiàn)已開始停滯不前。

7.fertile adj. 肥沃的，富饒的，能繁殖的，多產(chǎn)的，（創(chuàng)造力）豐富的

We have irrigated the desert area to make it fertile.
我們已經(jīng)灌溉了荒蕪地區(qū)使它肥沃。