misfortune
n.不幸,災禍
She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.
她不幸得了重病。
devastate
vt.毀壞(destroy,ruin,wreck)
massacre
n./v.殘殺,大屠殺(slaughter)
They cruelly massacred all the people in the village.
他們殘酷地屠殺了村里所有的人。
deluge
n.洪水
upheaval
n.劇變
When talking about the mental upheaval caused by war, the old man became indignan towards the Japanese.
當談到戰爭帶來的精神劇變時,老人對日本人充滿了憤怒。
accident
n.意外事件,事故
famine
n.饑荒(deficiency)
Many people die of famine every year.
每年都有許多人死于饑荒。
victim
n.受害人,犧牲者(sufferer); 犧牲品
You are a victim of your own scheming.
你自作自受。
anguish
n.痛苦,苦惱 vt.使極苦閑,使極痛苦
ailment
n.疾病
wreckage
n.破片,殘骸
They were petrified by the wreckage of the plane after the crash.
飛機失事后,他們被飛機殘骸驚呆了。
torment
v.折磨(agonize) n.痛苦
debris
n.殘骸;廢墟(residue, wreckage)
abduct
vt.綁架,誘拐(kidnap)
The boy of the wealthy family had been abducted twice.
這個富有家庭的男孩被綁架了兩次。
accomplice
n.從犯(accessory)
They arrested the man and his two accomplices last week.
他們上周逮捕了男子和他的兩名同伙。
assassinate
vt.暗殺,行刺
J.F.Kennedy was assassinated in Dalas.
J.F.肯尼迪在達拉斯被暗殺。