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chestnut
n.栗子
Mother made my favorite chestnut cake for my birthday.
媽媽為了我的生日做了我最愛吃的栗子蛋糕。
curl
n.—根卷發 vt.使卷曲
One colleague of mine has nice, long curls.
我的一位同事有一頭漂亮的長卷發。
The hairdresser curled Kathy's hair and styled it for the wedding.
理發師為凱西的婚禮將她的頭發弄卷并做造型。
enclose
vt.封入，附寄
I enclosed a photo in my letter to my boyfriend.
我在給男友的信中附上我的照片。
Please find enclosed a check for $200.
請隨函查收一張面額200美元的支票。
photography
n.攝影
Bob and I studied photography together in college.
寶哥和我念大學時一起學過攝影。
haste
n.匆忙，急促
John left in haste after hanging up the phone.
掛上電話后，約翰便匆匆離開了。
Haste makes waste.
欲速則不達。——諺語
hasten
vt.催促 vi.急忙，趕快
The father hastened his children off to bed.
這個父親催促孩子們上床睡覺。
For fear that the reporters didn't fully understand him, the politician hastened to add an explanation.
這位政治人物擔心記者對他的話不能完全了解，便急忙地又加了一句解釋。
nonsense
n.胡說八道，廢話（不可數）
Nobody in our class likes Jim because he always talks nonsense.
我們班上沒有人喜歡吉姆，因為他總是胡說八道。
gifted
a.有天賦的
Jim Carrey is one of the most gifted comedians in Hollywood.
金·凱瑞是好萊塢最有天分的喜劇演員之一。
Believing that his son is gifted in painting, John has decided to send him to art school.
約翰相信他兒子有繪畫天賦，已決定送他到藝術學校念書。
quake
vi.顫抖，搖晃 n.顫抖；地震（是earthquake的簡寫）
Most retailers would quake at the thought of competing with such a corporate giant.
多數零售商一想到要跟這么大的企業競爭便膽顫心驚。
Japan is hit with small quakes every day.
日本每天都有小地震發生。
The homeless people on the streets were quaking with cold.
街上的流浪漢冷得發抖。
brutal
a.殘酷的；不仁道的
Murder is a brutal crime.
謀殺是殘忍的罪行。
The government was accused of brutal treatment of political prisoners.
該政府被控告以不仁道的方式對待政治犯。
brutality
n.殘酷
We should never forget the brutality of war.
我們永遠不該忘記戰爭的殘酷。
The protesters accused the officer of police brutality.
抗議者控告那名警察施暴。
