Section 4
8.
catastrophe = apostrophe = cataclysm = calamity 灾难
cataract 大瀑布
catalogue 目录
humiliate 侮辱
humility 谦虚
mortify 苦恼
moribund 垂死的
mortal 致命的
embarrass = discomfit 使尴尬
prophet = oracle = sibyl = augur 预言家
prescient 预言的
omniscient 无所不知的
prospect 前景
retrospect 回顾
recollection = reminiscence 回忆
nostalgia 思乡病
9.
sonnet 正式的诗
doggerel 不正式的诗
limerick 幽默色情诗
burlesque 讽刺诗
paean = hymn = psalm = anthem 赞美诗
elegy = dirge 哀诗
anthology 诗集
poem = poetry =verse 诗
poet 诗人
meter 韵律
rhyme 尾韵
alliteration 头韵
stanza
line
10.
placid = tranquil = serenity = quietude 平静的
adroit = dexterous(: surgeon) = deft = agile(: acrobat) = adept 灵巧的maladroit = ungainly = gauche = ham-handed 笨拙