Lesson 1
A
monument was built to
commemorate the victory.
The children huddled together for warmth.
Censure is sometimes harder to bear than
punishment.
The new
vaccine
eradicated all traces of the
disease within three months.
The
barbarians
defiled the church
by using it
as a stable.
The
pregnant woman has an enlarged
abdomen.
The lost hikers were
bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.
The children were
bereaved by the death of their parents.
This battlefield is
consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.
A good joke does not necessarily evoke a
hearty laugh.
Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.
The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over
the rough road.
Bowing to greet a lady is now an
obsolete custom.
Many wild animals
prowl at night looking for something to eat.
The children
scooped holes in the sand.
Diplomats are interested in the
status of world affairs.
The farmer sued the
railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.
The counter of the sink has many grooves along which the water will run off.
The cat prowled around the
cellar looking for mice.
We all
sympathized with the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.
Her singing evoked admiration from the public.
We still use this machine though it is obsolete.
The
bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and
goes armed either alone or in a group.
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
The children‘s muddy shoes defiled all the
rugs in the hotel.
Running in the hall is a
deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.
She could bear the disappointments of other people with
tolerable fortitude.
The little girl was
inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.
Aren‘t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.
The
coronation of the new king was a
splendid
pageant.
After the
scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
The crippled child
tumbled down the stairs and was badly
hurt.
The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the
magnetic needle
of the compass.
A
marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.
The pretty girl‘s
reputation was defiled by
malicious gossips.
The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.
The
inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.
There are many illnesses, which
afflict old people.
His employer censured him for neglecting his work.
The thief
intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.
Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the
disobedient soldiers or sailors.
According to the
inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.
The gifts of charity
meddled with a man’s private affair.
He doesn‘t sit straight: his
posture is very bad.
John
rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.
The water
spouted out when the pipe was broken.
The climber
traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.
A child stood looking with
wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.
He was flogging his horse in a very
cruel way.
She rummaged change from the bottom of her
purse.
The law does not meddle
unduly with a person‘s private life.
The lights traversed the sky searching for
enemy planes.
The inscription on the
ancient monument was very hard to read.
The
amicable flash of her white teeth was very
impressive.
The soldiers are very
exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a
blizzard.
If I were rich, I would like to
cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a
private yacht.
Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.
The doctor‘s report gave us only a
glimmer of hope.
On his desk, many articles and documents are always
piled in great
lump.
The woman
ransacked the house for her lost
jewelry.
He
slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.
Out feet
slumped repeatedly through the
melting ice.
That pop-song had a great
vogue at one time.
Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its
treasures.
Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.
We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.
He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.
What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant
mammalian life in the
Northern Hemisphere.
He
ascribes his success to skill and hard work.
The soldiers kept their heads down behind the
bulwark.
She looked around this way and that in a
dubious manner.
Selfishness was a
facet of his character that we
seldom saw before.
For the first time he had to pay
heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.
The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.
The old man
mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.
This
ruined bridge is a
relic of the Korean War in 1950.
Automobile
exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of
smog.
The
thirsty
wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.
He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his
wont.
Four people were huddled under one
umbrella to avoid the
sudden shower.
I‘m feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.
No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually
ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.
We believe that a free press and free speech are
bulwarks of democracy.
Take
heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.
Lesson 2
The judge absolved the man of the crime.
The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.
Our baseball team is contending for the championship.
We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.
The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.
A crowd of great magnitude attended the President’s inauguration.
The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.
Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.
The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.
Many people would be aghst at the thought of another war.
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.
The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.
The children were frolicing with the puppy in the backyard.
There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.
In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep.
The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.
After a light spring rain,leaves began to sprout from trees.
She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.
A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.
The artist ws so engrossed in his pinting that he didn’t notive the people watching him.
If you got a deep cut in your arm, there’s usually a gush of blood.
The deep river was an insuperable barrier to those who could not swim.
Her life has been full of ordeals,sickness,poverty and loss of her beloved son.
He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.
The brakes screeched and the car suddenly stopped with a jerk.
A man who is six feet talll is bove the average stature in China.
The President’s enemies are spreading ill rumors to undermine his authority.
The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.
Damages from last week’s flood have been assessed at $50000.
The children searched each and every chamber of the house for the cat.
The Congress of the United States has two House of Representatives.
Now that she is rich,she disdains to speak to her old friends.
One day Robinson Crusoe espied a foot print on the sand.
The beautiful glossy coat of the cat shone as it lay in sunlight.
The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.
She bought a packet of envelops at the stationery store.
The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.
The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.
The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summer.
The ship surged in the stormy seas,rolling and pitching with each wave.
Pots,pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.
When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.
Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.
Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.
The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.
A faction in our club tried to make the president resign.
The diamond shoen with every hue under the bright sun.
He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.
The deeds or heroes add luster to a nation’s history.
He persevered in his study until he succeded.
Because of his high fever,the sick man raved all night.
He intended to slay his fatheer’s murderer.
The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.
Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one with intelligent look.
Lesson 3
The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.
Only high officials had access to the emperor.
The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.
I concur with the speaker in condemning every criminal.
This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.
He was denounced as a coward and traitor.
The first blow makes the anger,but the second makes the fray.
Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.
Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.
Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.
The old man was plodding wearily along the bank of the river.
Since the factory moved,this town has only a remnat of its former population.
The child with a cold in his nose snored all night.
Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.
It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.
The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.
The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.
The bright light of the motor car on the dark country road dazzled my eyres.
She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.
Poor food and hard work impaired her health and she became thin.
The parents were mortified by their children’s bad behavior before the guests.
The United States became the predominat nation in the Western Hemisphere.
He worked to improve the sanitary condtions of slums.
He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet.
Do you consider the wild behavior of the crowd was enough of a warrant for the police to use force?
The ford foundation allocated millionjs of dollars for cancer research.
The brawl in the street could be heard in the house nearby.
The boys made several cynical remarksj to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.
She embellished the simple dress with colorful laces and ribbons.
The defence of the alamo was a heroic action of gallant men.
He immersed his aching feet in a bucket of cold water.
He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way .
Soapy followed the man with a presentiment that luck would again run against him.
She was so satiated with bananas thaat she would not even look at one.
The field of wheat was undulating in the breeze.
A shop selling woman’s apparel is at the corner of the street.
He cajoled his fridends into deciding in his favor.
You can discard your old coat but not your old friends.
During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.
She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.
Four men kidnapped the little girl, but he police soon caught them and rescued the girl.
There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.she pries tooo closely itno the private life of her friends.
Men scoured the whold coundtry looking for the lost child.
The servant scoured the frying opan until it shone like silver.
He swaggered down the street after winnign the fight.
The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man’s vagary.
Ability to get along with people is an asset in busineess.
There was a deep opolitical chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war.
The cities of Greece and Asia were despoiled of their most valuable ornaments.
I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.
The wing of the airplance came off and the machine hurtled to the ground.
He wanted to be acused of larceny, because he felt comfortable in prison .
He sworked so hard that the weariness pervaded his whole body.
Though he was tortured to make him change his religion the prisoner would not recant.
He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died.
Eating human flesh is a taboo in civilized countries.
He wore all the trappings of high office.
Lesson 4
When the king abdicated his throne, his brother succeeded him.
Ability to think clearly will accrue to you from good habits of study.
The salesman has been badgering my father for two weeks to buy a new car.
They succeeded in baffling the enemy’s attack plans.
He conjectured that his new stocks would rise on eh stock market.
The poor woman’s mind has been deranged for many years.
The natives thought the explorer was possessed by a fiend.
The mother was pining to see her son and daughter.
The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time.
The long climb up the mountain made her heart throb rapidly.
Many people usually drink hot broth when they are sick.
Some tiny plants grow in the crevice of the stone wall.
The duke’s son demeaned himself by doing manual babor with his servants.
We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.
Our country has prospered by various incentive systems.
A guide led us through the maze of tunnels in the cave.
She pored over the picture book in silence enjoying the various colors.
Like human skin,soil has holes that are called pore.
Pick up the rubbish and throw it in the garbage an
We don’t need to speculate about the possible winner in the game.
Sweet music caught and held him transfixed aainst the iron fence .
A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.
If you look at the end of your nose,your eyes converge.
We have a duplicate key to the front door.
There were few peaceful epoches in the history of our country .
Hunger and suffering from cold had made the lost hikers gaunt.
The incessant barking of the dog kept him awake through the night.
Though the teacher asked a simple question about her parents,the little girl stood mute with embarrassment.
He was a passionte partisan of these people and had organized a Worker’s Union.
The parents of the sick boy scanned the doctor’s face for a sign of hope.
She scanned the newspaper in a few minutes.
He stabbed a piece of meat from the plate with his fork.
I tried to cook a nice dinner,but I’m afraid I’ve rather botched it .
Her new shoes chafed the skin on both her feet.
After a brisk moring widn dissipater the clouds,the sky was clear all day .
The foolish son dissipated his fater’s forturn by spending it on drinking and gambling .
The inscriptions on the ancient monuments have been effaced by time.
There was a glint in her eyes that showed she was angry.
Overtime work is often onerous,though it is well paid.
The girl did not move though the policeman iterated his command hat she go.
Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.
Mother singed chicken to get rid of hairs.
The little boy put on his father’s medals and strutted around the room.
There are many kinds of diseases that medical science is yet ot unravel.
He bellowed in pain when the hammer came down on his finger.
The horseback rider drew his cloak tightly around him in the rain.
His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intention.
The ministry was a vvery devout man and devoted his whold life to Christian mission work.
A man appeared at the castle gate in the guise of the woodcutter.
The power of a grain of wheat to grow into a plant remains latent if it is not planted.
He pawned his watch to byuy food until he could get a job.
When the cannon was fired the earth quaked under his feet.
Famine has often been the sequel of war.
After the ship sank, salvage of its argo was impossible.
The battle was won with so great a loss of soldiers that it was a virtual defeat.
He does things that are marvellous or apparently impossible,he is a wizard.
Lesson 5
He
admonished his friend not to be late for his work.
He seems to be doing nothing, but really he’s just
biding his time.
A man who cheats on his income tax and on his
expense account tends to
condone these
practices in his friends.
I
designate you to
act for me while I am away.
Most animals let their young
fend for themselves at an early age.
Only hardy plants will survive the
severe cold in the Arctic area.
Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to
limber
[fish1] themselves up.
You must pay in
humility / condescension / modesty of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of
philanthropy /charity.
Can you recollect the name of the author of [Ivanhoe]?
He was
smitten/affected with the view that he stopped and took out his camera.
According to the
testimony of the
medical profession, the health of the nation is improving.
He liked the bitter taste of the
ale; beer is his favorite drink.
Blend
[fish2] the
butter and the
sugar before adding other
ingredient / factor / elements of the cake.
Especially large, sharp canine characterizes the carnivorous animals
.
The common English sparrow is a
denizen of America; it was first brought from Europe to America about 1850.
She was in a
frenzy of
grief when she heard that her child was missing.
The player’s
injury
[fish3] incapacitated him for participating in the football match.
The hunters came from the East to
massacre the buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.
When I asked his advice he
ponder / meditated the matter and then told me not to go.
To the
riddle “What walks on four legs in the mooring, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” the answer is ”man.”
The father spanked the naughty child for his bad manners.
He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
The war was a terrible
catastrophe in which many people died and many buildings were
destroy
[fish4] ed.
He felt completely
daunted by the difficulties that faced him.
The crowd
gaped/ stared/ gawked at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.
He will be in the hospital for the
duration of the school year.
We
implored him to act before it was too late.
She muffled her
throat in a warm
scarf not to catch a cold.
On April
Fool’s day people often play
pranks on each other.
Soapy took the
umbrella and
saunter
[fish5] ed off with it slowly.
There was a
trickle of blood from the wound on his face.
She was
astounded / amazed by the news that she had won the speech contest.
The people living in that valley are all members of one
clan.
Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often
distorted.
While travelling, they
entrusted their children to the care of a
baby sitter.
Sometimes the gets hungry and eats like a
glutton.
Unless a check is signed it is invalid.
He became
invalid as the result of ill health and lack of exercise.
His words were
polite but there was an
overtone / implication of anger in his voice.
They
probe
[fish6] d his past career to judge his qualifications.
There are many
sacred
/ holy
shrines in the Near East.
The
statute increased the taxes we must pay.
The wounded soldier
writhed uncomfortably in
pain.
Watching the first man land on the moon, we beheld a sight never seen before by man.
They should change this bad habit and
condescend/deign to be pleased what is pleasing.
More than 5,000 years ago the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with
dikes.
The farmers
dug a deep
dike to carry water to the rice field.
He
flipped a coin on the counter to decide whether to go to the theater or not.
My uncle who had traveled to many countries in the world told a
grisly story about people who ate human flesh.
The
knave/ rogues who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.
The general held a
parley with the enemy’s leader about exchanging prisoners.
There is not a
shred/fragment of evidence that missing money was stolen.
The judge
surmised/guessed his
guilt; there was no proof that he killed the man.
The future is so
uncertain that we cannot know all the
vicissitudes/varieties of our fortunes.
The
fire warden
[fish7] told us not to light matches near the gas station.
Lesson 6
Most people abhor the criminal of kidnapping the children.
If you boost me up, I can reach the window easily.
His friend’s willingness to help him was a big boost to the morale.
The jail is used for detention of persons who have been arrested.
He gave such explicit directions that everyone understood them.
Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
I never went to school, and I’ve rued it bitterly all my life.
People in the far north subsist chiefly on fish and meat.
She was such an unruly child that nobody could get along with her.
The boy had an agile mind, and could come up with excuses as quickly as his mother asked for them.
His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary things.
She is disconsolate about the death of her father.
It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.
She gave ingenuous answers to the strangers’ entire question.
I saw a mirage that made highway ahead seem tube flooded with water.
The heavy thunderstorm precluded our going to the beach.
Sheer white curtains hung at the little window to let in as much light as possible.
From the top of the wall there was a sheer drop of 100 feet to the water below.
His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page.
There is not much arable land on the side of a rocky mountain.
The winner’s complacent smile annoyed the loser in the football game.
The wolves dismembered the deer’s dead body with their sharp teeth.
After the war, the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a nation.
She danced with glee when she saw the new toys, which her father bought for her birthday present.
He gave us implicit consent to take the apples, for he smiled when he saw us do it.
Someone is spreading mischievous stories about minister’s private life.
In the sentence “She lives alone by herself” the word “alone” is redundant.
The solicitude shown to him by his neighbors after the robbery impressed him very deeply.
The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
His ambition was consummated when he won the prize.
Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.
It is haphazard timetable, sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren’t.
It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile.
I know only his overt reasons for refusing; he may have others.
We tried to be friendly, but his rebuff made us think the wanted to be left alone.
He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.
The boy’s lack of money thwarted his plans for college.
I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals
The benign old lady sent us a kind and warm smile.
The sergeant was degraded to private for the reason of disobeying order.
My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.
People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.
The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa.
Not every rich man is lavish in spending money.
It is a mistake to lavish kindness ungrateful people.
He is the one who is peddling the drugs unlawfully.
She reproved the maid in an angry voice for breaking the dish.
Many kinds of fabrics, furs and drugs are synthetic products.
His unbounded courage and compassion made him an excellent leader of the nation.
He was wretched when he failed the entrance examination again.
Lesson 7
She continued to work in a blithe spirit in spite of all difficulties.
She was feeling dejected and unhappy until the good news cheered her up.
He is an erratic fellow whose actions are usually completely unpredictable.
When he was a child, his life contained noble ambitions and immaculate thought.
The little girl loathed leaving her mother for studying abroad.
The woman in this painting has a pensive smile.
I was restarted from keeping an appointment by a business conference that lasted most of the day.
She was proud of her stalwart good-looking grandson.
During his illness he shunned all society, and in particular those who had been his dearest.
They quarreled with such a loud noise that their voices were audible to the neighbor.
The new boy had an auspicious first day in the elementary school.
She was filled with elation at the new that she won the first prize in her class.
The haughty man thinks highly of himself while holding others in contempt.
The officer’s violation of a regulation is more of jeopardy than the enlisted man’s offense.
It is mandatory to pay a debt within a certain period of time.
The teacher rebuked the student for throwing the examination paper on the floor.
Not many people came to see the game; the sparse crowd was scattered thinly through the stadium
A miser gives undue importance to making and saving money.
The doctor’s friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.
Gluttony and drunkenness have been called carnal vices.
A family name becomes defunct when the only heir dies without any son.
Of the many plans submitted the committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.
The boy showed ingenuity in making toys out of scraps of discarded wood.
My joke caused a great deal of mirth among the little children.
Soldiers on the battlefield lead a precarious life.
Some people believe that fate has preordained whether they will be happy or unhappy.
At the council broad he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
His eldest brother died after the venomous bite from the rattlesnake.
The doctor said there was nothing amiss with her.
This anthology comprises samples from the work of ten authors.
Families that quarrel in the privacy of the home do well do dissemble when they to out to dinner.
A glib door to door salesman sold her a set of books that she did not want.
Before World War II, the French thought their Magnet Line as an invincible bulwark against German invasion.
The lazy little boy gave his face perfunctory washing.
The Disneyland tour was replete with unexpected thrills and suspense.
We respectfully solicit your continuous friendship and patronage.
The nation will soon be liberated from the foulest thralldom.
Give the flowers some water regularly, or they will wilt.
That abominable place was so dirty and evil smelling that he turned away in disgust.
Brainy students could understand easily what the teacher explained to them.
As the mooring progressed, the weather deteriorated more and more.
In German he was an exquisite stylist, and he brought to that language a new sensitivity in the art of story telling.
Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays, it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
Manual workers often earn more than office workers do.
This workbook has a teacher’s manual in which examination problems and their answers are included.
He is a potential leader to control this large state.
They are such ruthless parents that they never give presents to the children on Christmas Day.
Her explanations for failure to do the work were voluble but not easily believed.
Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous crowd during the intermission.
Lesson 8
The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.
The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to.
We should overcome the worst that the tyrant’s enmity can do.
In any case, parents should be impartial to their every child.
The teacher asked me to give a lucid explanation of my being late for class.
The old man is confused most of the time but he does have lucid moments.
A square has four 90-degree angles made by its four perpendicular.
In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my lire.
The politician showed a good sagacity avoiding the mistakes he’d made in the previous campaign.
Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
After Redding about the lives of several great Americans, John became an ardent student of American history.
I can’t bear his derogatory remarks about my brother’s character.
I won’t tell you what time to leave; you’re old enough to use your own discretion.
The house of the meetings will be fixed at the chairman’s discretion.
The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
It is a paramount responsibility of every officer to take care of his men before caring for himself.
Houses and trees seem to recede as we ride past in a train.
The whole city was rife with rumors of political corruption and bribery.
Both sides burst into spontaneous cheers at the magician’s skillful tricks.
The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.
A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.
He spared no one’s feelings and expressed his views with great candor.
The father finally dissuaded his son from leaving school.
Her advice was quite gratuitous, I can think for myself.
The house of representatives has the sole power to impeach an officer of the United States Government.
Her ostensible purpose was to borrow some sugar, but she really wanted to see her neighbor’s new furniture.
The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.
The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.
She makes it a rule to keep her room neat and tidy after coming back from school.
One tall boy stood aloof from all the small children.
Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal importance to our health.
There are many drab houses in the Smokey mining town.
The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.
The two families had been at feud with each other for three generations.
His insolent speech and behavior upset everyone in the room.
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.
A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent information.
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
Let me apologize for my being tardy in answering your letter.
You’d think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain, but it just whetted her appetite.
The man accused of stealing the money was acquitted for lack of witnesses.
Be careful not to break the box of glass, that thin glass is hard but brittle.
The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.
To extirpate weeds is not only to destroy their visible parts but also to pull them out by the roots.
The indulent mother bought her children everything they wanted.
The indulgent teacher praised every poem we wrote.
The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house.
For my own sake, I’ve told a plausible lie at the club meeting, but the members did not believe me at all.
We have the sanction of the recreation department to play ball in this park.
Youngsters usually rush into marriage with only the shallow notions of what love and responsibility mean.
We parked the car on the grass verge at the side of the highway.
Lesson 9
No one in the adjacent apartments was awakened by their quarreling sounds.
The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and houses were ruined.
The floods and storms, which have no precedent in the recorded history, devastated the country.
The exultant players were dancing on the ground over their team’s victory.
The wealth of our country seems inexhaustible to many people abroad.
We saw a maudlin movie about an orphan who lost his parents in the war.
The enemies plundered all the valuable things they could find in the village.
A scrupulous man never fails to give back the borrowed money to its owner.
From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
The children made zealous efforts to clean up the house for the Christmas party.
We wonder if human beings are primarily altruistic or selfish.
The public clamor for lower taxes continued year after year.
The old manuscripts had been disintegrated into a pile of fragments and dust.
Although Napoleon was Corsican, he is considered by most modern Frenchmen to have been French as their own forebears.
The boy who found it on the street returned the money intact.
We did not molest the big dog because we were afraid of him.
The mourner’s profuse tears at the burial were heartbreaking.
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
Tart apples taste sharp and are pleasantly acid in their taste.
This plan looks all right in principle, but in practice it wouldn’t be viable.
The carpenters made the roof aslant to allow water to run down.
They conceded that victory was no longer attainable and agreed to a negotiated surrender.
She could not allow the stranger to enter her house, for she distrusted him.
The table is very groggy. I think the leg is going to fall off.
The intrepid fireman saved persons trapped in a burning building disregarding of his own safety.
We found it hard to like the boy because of his overbearing manners.
Only a rash person would have rushed into the burning house to save some clothes.
Though polio has been practically wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of the disease.
Fumes from automobiles and factory chimneys are toxic.
The driver averted an accident by a quick turn of the steering wheel.
Mother deduced from my loss of appetites what had happened to the cookies.
Our ship embarked passengers and wool at an Australian port.
After leaving college, the young man embarked on a new business career.
The boy humiliated his parents by behaving badly in front of the guests.
A gregarious man, be enjoyed the companionship of a large number of jovial friends.
Baseball has been called American’s national pastime through four seasons.
The prince renounced his right to the throne.
My grandmother likes to read a newspaper in a snug corner near the fireplace.
She doesn’t need to borrow a book because she’s got umpteen books waiting to be read at home.
The boy blurred the picture by touching it before the paint was dry.
The slums were demolished before the town was extended.
Education makes people easy to govern but impossible to enslave.
Many a man is impeded in his career by a lack of belief in himself.
The mother lulled the baby to sleep by singing a song.
In the court the plaintiff asserted that the thief had stolen two hundred dollars from his store.
He was strong and healthy but he’s never been robust since his illness.
We had a strenuous day moving into our new house.
Pollution from smoke and dust vitiates the air.
All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of will power.
Lesson 10
The entire population was
aggrieved by the
tyranny of the king.
Only a
callous/
apathy person can see
suffering without trying to
relieve it.
Walking barefoot on the
asphalt pavement/trotter makes the bottom of your feet
callous.
She wants to continue her study in the United States, but her parents disapprove of her plan.
Ten dollars is a
fabulous price for an ordinary pencil.
He was
infuriated by the police man’s
rough treatment of his wife.
His political opponents feared his
mordant tongue, and even more his
mordant pen.
The idiotic Indiaese sang a shit-song of victory, describing their
prowess in battle.
He was arrested as a member of a
subversive organization
advocating
the forceful overthrow of the present government.
Many students find
temporary jobs during their summer holidays.
Through the years he amassed a large fortune to buy farm after he retired.
However, as the
evidence began to
accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt
obliged to
investigate.
People
tend to amass
possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
The Empire State Building is a
colossal structure.
Sickness or bad luck often makes a person feel
dismal.
She was glad to see us again and gave me
a genial welcome.
It is hard for an
inveterate smoker to give up tobacco/cigarette.
The punishment for that offence is two years in prison.
During his
sojourn /
stopover in Africa he learned much about native customs.
Six robberies in one night put our village in turmoil.
A scientist suspends judgment and
refrains from drawing conclusions until all the facts are in.
She assented to the doctor’s
assertion that her son was ill, but could not
consent to having him
hospitalized.
The couple wishes to live in a
cozy little home rather than in a lifeless
mansion.
That factory is trying to diversify its products to sell in different markets.
The
haggard faces of the rescued miners showed that they had a great deal of sufferings.
Careless drivers cause many
irreparable accidents.
Everyone has two
paternal grandparents and two
maternal grandparents.
The young artist made a
replica of the famous painting.
His
seclusion of the rabbit in the barn was kept secret from everyone else.
The two friends
wrangled and now they don’t speak to each other.
Most
bigoted people are
intolerant of opposition.
Most of the food they eat is
deficient in
iron and
protein.
The
sly fox
eluded the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.
Some very great men have come from ignoble families.
We are studying about
dew, frost, mist, and other
kindred facts of nature.
During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a
melancholy outlook on the world.
No one likes to be regarded as a
poltroon.
The enemy was
routed.
The most massive defense system would still leave the nation
vulnerable to
nuclear attack.
The child
abided with his grandparents for three years before being returned to his parents.
She can't
abide watching
horror films.
Please feel assured that we will
abide by our promise.
The
audience in the theater was
irritated by the
unruly and
boisterous children.
To
spit in the classroom is
despicable.
We saw many
exotic
plants at the flower exhibition, which we had never seen before.
For the mountain climber, it is
imperative to get food and water before sunset.
My wife has such an
imperative voice that everyone coveys her.
He was
nonplused by the strange customs he saw everywhere in the country.
The leader of the band
bowed
in a
pompous/exaggerated manner
He
severed connection with Tom.
The day was so
sultry that they had little energy left.
The moon was
waning, and in such a
waning light, it is very difficult to see the enemy.
Lesson 11
We are becoming
acclimated
to New York
weather.
The
senators
assailed the President on the subject of the treaty between the two countries.
His face was
congested with anger as the
argument grew more
heated.
Her
effusive welcome made us feel most
uncomfortable
A good manager is
frugal in the use of his
funds
The newspapers
accused the government of
being insolvent in its debts.
Most passengers of the ship were
seize
[fish8] d with nausea during the storm at sea
She had no way to
redeem her
furniture out of
pawn.
They used
waterproof cement to prevent water from
seeping through the roof of the
runnel.
A
swollen cheek
spoiled the
symmetry of his handsome face.
New York’s hot weather is often
aggravated by its
humidity.
A
balmy breeze was blowing across the beautiful lake.
The
culmination of the doctor’s life’s work was his discovery of a cure of cancer.
The storekeeper
endorsed my bill when I paid the full amount.
The main field of
hygiene is concerned with healthy living and cleanliness.
Sound is
intangible
[fish9] and the same is true of light.
Grandfather sat by the fireplace,
oblivious
of everything around him.
The
funeral will be performed according to church
rites
Her story was boring, but he simulated interest to please her.
The account of the trial was transcribed from the
stenographer
[fish10] ’s shorthand notes.
The United States
annexe
[fish11] d Texas in 1845.
Some people
brew beer at home for home use.
The boys
whispering in the corner are
brewing some mischief
The boys
derided him for his
fear
[fish12] of the darkness.
She always evaluates people by their clothes.
Swept along by the
swift current, he was in
imminent danger of going over the waterfall.
A
judicious historian selects and weighs facts carefully and critically.
There is a
preponderance of hot days in July and August.
Many
sage staffs around the commander helped him win the battle.
A
sagacious businessman
seldom fails in his business
The specter of the murdered man
haunt
[fish13] ed the house.
The shout of “Fire” caused a great
tumult
[fish14] in the theater.
Her
apathy since her husband’s death worries her children.
If the
aims of two countries
collide, there may be a war.
The buildings were
drape
[fish15] d with red, white and blue bunting.
After his boring speech for over an hour, the
fatuous speaker waited for applause from the audience.
The impudent boy made faces at the teacher.
I could have given a much better answer if I had had enough time to
meditate
This music seems to
purify one’s spirit of
evil thoughts.
The secretary’s beautiful figure and
suave
[fish16] manners made the office bright.
The watchman who caught the thief was praised for his
vigilance.
Lesson 12
The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.
I will keep it secret, I feel
averse
[fish17] to telling it to someone.
Two persons who saw the road accident
corroborate
[fish18] d the driver’s statatement.
It took the soldiers only half an hour to
encamp in the heavy rain.
The air is very
humid near the sea or large lake.
It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without
irrigation.
Absurd ! Are you really think have a wee bit liquid ? You should see mental doctor for whim.
Every baseball player envies him; he is
preeminent above all his
rivals for pitching.
Everyone learns the
rudiments of
arithmetic in
elementary school.
When they got in the boiler room they were almost
stifle
[fish19] d by the heat.
He is a very
versatile performer, he can act, sing, dance, and play the piano.
The
anatomy
[fish20] of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.
Football requires
brain as well as
brawn.
Dexterity
in questioning the witnesses helped the lawyer win many cases.
Mount Vesuvius hasn’t
erupted for a good many years.
Let’s discuss this topic on the
hypothesis that it is true.
To drive an automobile, you must learn how to
manipulated the steering wheel and
pedals.
The
tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their
prowess in battle.
A less
scrupulous
[fish21] /
conscientious man wouldn’t give the money back to its owner.
The nurse treated the wounded soldiers with the most
scrupulous care.
One hundred dollars a month will
suffice for the old lady’s need.
He really likes
antique art much more than modern art.
In
coherent /consistent writing, every sentences connected in thought to the previous sentence.
After dinner my father often
dozes in his chair for a while.
The actress’s beauty and
fascinated everyone in the room
Some people like to innovate the old systems and traditions, others like to preserve them.
The magician’s tricks mystified the audience in the theater.
Leap year
recurs every four years, and in that year February have 29 days. But according Chinese Traditional Calendar, Every 19-years have seven-leap month. Unfortunately, Mr.Baker has born in February 30. When he twenty-third, just celebrate ninety my day.
The sky was clear, and moonlight was
shimmering on the lake.
The general explained the
military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reporters.
A baby cries and
gurgles but does not use articulate speech (or speak distinctly).
The speaker was careful to
articulate his words so that everyone in the hall could understand him.
The soldiers were confronted by two
terrorists as they left their camp.
While she was waiting for her boy friend in the tearoom, a
sweet melody
[fish22] filled her with ecstasy.
The mother tried to
foster her son’s interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently.
The hall is not
dim; the four large lamps
irradiate it.
The
obstinate man would go his own way, in spite of all warning.
Some people eat foods that are repugnant to theirs
After his
soporific speech for an hour, the speaker received no applause from the audience.
The conquest of outer space is one of t
[fish1]Shapping; limber up;relax; elastic;pliable;spread
[fish2]搅和, 融合, 混合
[fish3]伤势
[fish5]poke around = stroll = saunter
[fish6]probe探求; investigate调查;magnetic needle
[fish7]消防官
[fish8]Seize up ;机器失灵;卡住了. Seize with 和 get arrest 差不多
[fish9] tangible asset 有形资产(tangible 切实的)
[fish10] occupation = profession
[fish11]合并 v. n.=anaexation
[fish12]fearless 无惧, 记不记得辛特勒名单中的 fearless Stan.
[fish13]Distinguish ‘hunt’ or ‘haunt’
[fish14]gradually violent: 1.tumult 2. turmoil 3. commotion 4. riot
[fish15]distinguish ‘drop’ or ‘drip’ or ‘drape’ 1.drape = curtain OR drape=hang
[fish16]温文尔雅
[fish17]adverse反对的;averse to 嫌恶
[fish18]validate;substantiate;attest to;make sure;prove;confirm;corroborate
[fish19]smother;suffocate; be muffled cause stifle
[fish20]组织构造
[fish21]正直的;谨慎的
[fish22]王熙凤?