1.possess vt. 持有,支配
The police asked me if I possessed a gun.
警察問我是否有槍。
2.delicacy n. 柔軟,精致,佳肴
Religion is a subject that must be approached with great delicacy.
宗教是一個必須慎重處理的問題。
3.impulse n. 沖動,驅動力,傾向,心血來潮 vt. 推動
He bought the house on an impulse.
他憑一時沖動買下了這所房子。
4.arise vi. 上升,升起,出現,發生,起來
An opportunity has arisen.
機會來了。
5.elegant adj. 優雅的,精美的,俊美的
I like my clothes to be simple but elegant.
我喜歡樸素但漂亮雅致的衣服。
6.unstudied adj. 不造作的,優雅的
She was utterly feminine and devastatingly attractive in an unstudied way.
她溫存無比,魅力四射而又絕不矯揉造作。
7.keen[ki:n] adj. 鋒利的,敏銳的,強烈的,精明的,熱衷的
The blind have a keen sense of touch.
盲人有敏銳的觸覺。
8.resolute adj. 堅決的,果斷的
He was resolute in carrying out his plan.
他執行計劃是堅決的。
9.composure n. 鎮靜,沉著
Keep calm; don't lose your composure.
保持鎮靜,不要驚慌失措。
10.countenance n. 面容,面部表情,支持
His countenance fell.
他愁眉不展。
11.readily['redili] adv. 不遲疑地,迅速地,輕易地
She made the proposal, and I readily consented (to it).
她提出了這個建議,我欣然同意。
12.circulating adj. 循環的,流通的 動詞circulate的現在分詞形式
He gave away his books to a circulating library.
他把自己的書籍損贈給一家流通圖書館。
13.deliberation n. 熟慮,審議
What was the result of your deliberation?
你仔細考慮后結果如何?
14.monotonous adj. 單調的
The explorer live on a monotonous diet of bean and rice.
探險者靠吃豆子和米飯這些單調的食物為生。