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evil
a.邪惡的；不懷好意的 n.邪惡，罪惡
Dragons are thought to be evil and powerful creatures in the West.
龍在西方世界里被視為邪惡且強大的怪物。
Mary gave me an evil smile that made me uncomfortable.
她給了我一個不懷好意的微笑，讓我很不舒服。
The love of money is the root of all evil.
錢是萬惡的根源。——諺語
wicked
a.惡毒的；缺德的
Snow White's wicked stepmother is very jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty.
白雪公主的惡毒繼母非常嫉妒她繼女的美貌。
The wicked shopkeeper tried to rip off his customers whenever he got the chance.
這個缺德的店主一逮到機會就敲客人竹杠。
innocent
a.清白的，無罪的；純真的
The suspect claimed to be innocent of the robbery,but no one believed him.
該嫌犯聲稱這起搶案他是清白的,但沒人相信他。
I believe Susan is incapable of this crime because she is such an innocent girl.
我相信蘇珊不可能犯下這起案件，因為她是個非常純真的女孩。
restrict
vt.限制，制止
Hoping that she could eventually quit smoking, Mary started restricting her smoking to half a pack a day.
瑪麗希望終究能把煙戒掉，便開始限制自己一天抽半包煙。
Because of martial law, many activities are restricted.
因為戒嚴，很多活動都遭到限制。
pause
n.沉默，中斷 vi.停頓
There was a long, embarrassing pause after Tommy asked a stupid question.
湯米問了個笨問題后，便是一陣漫長難堪的沉默。
Howard paused to think about his answer.
霍華德停頓了一下，思索該如何回答。
darkness
n.黑暗
It's very dangerous to drive in such darkness without headlights.
在如此的黑暗中沒開頭燈開車真是非常危險。
The power failure left the whole town in darkness.
停電讓整個城鎮陷入一片漆黑。
Don't go out after dark.
天黑后不要外出。
John kept me in the dark about his wedding.
約翰把我蒙在鼓里，不讓我知道他的婚事。
darken
vt. vi.(使）變暗
The theater room darkened and then the film began.
電影放映廳暗了下來，接著影片便開始了。
The loss of a big deal darkened the future of this company.
失去一筆大買賣使得該公司的前途一片茫茫。
fate
n.命運
The committee is going to have a meeting that will decide the fate of the company and its 500 employees.
該委員會即將召開會議，決定這間公司及其500名員工的命運。
fortune
n.命運（不可數）；財富（可數）
Frank always says it's his good fortune to work with so many brilliant and talented people here in this company.
法蘭克總是說他運氣好,能在這間公司跟這么多優秀.有才氣的人共事。
What a superb bike! It must have cost you a fortune.
這部腳踏車真棒！一定花了你一大筆錢吧。
Uncle Peter made a small fortune selling hot dogs.
彼得叔叔賣熱狗發了一筆小財。
challenge
n.挑戰，質疑 vt.向……挑戰
The politician is facing the biggest challenge of her career.
這位政治人物正面臨她個人生涯最大的挑戰。
This job is tough, but I think I'm ready to meet the challenge.
這份工作很艱巨，不過我想我已準備妥當可以迎接挑戰。
The writer's new book is viewed as a direct challenge to the authorities.
該作家的新書被視為是對當局的直接挑戰。
The young chess player challenged the world champion to play a game of chess.
該位年輕的西洋棋棋士向世界冠軍挑戰一回棋賽。
It can be quite difficult for the physically challenged to climb the steps.
對行動不便的人來說，爬樓梯相當困難。
