lesson 10

The first blow makes the anger,but the second makes the fray.

1. anger  ['RNgK]n.怒，愤怒

2. fray  [frei]n.吵架,打斗v.磨破,恼火

Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.

1. collar  ['kUlK]n.衣领；硬领

2. cuff  [kZf]n.袖口;护腕,手铐 v.打

Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.

1. hamper ['hRmpK]vt.妨碍,阻碍,牵制

Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.

1. malady  ['mRlKdi]n.病

The old man was plodding wearily along the bank of the river.

1. plodding  ['plUdiN]a.沉重缓慢的,单调乏味的

2. wearily  ['wiKrili]ad.疲倦地;厌烦地

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.

1. snore  [snU:]vi.打鼾,打呼噜

Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.

1. tinge  [tindJ]v.给……染色

It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.

1. remedy  ['remidi]n.&vt.治疗;补救 remedies  法律补偿

2. ailment  ['eilmKnt]n.小病,疾病

The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.

1. bicker  ['bikK]1.v.争吵;急流

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.

1. dazzle  ['dRzl]v.炫耀;迷惑

2. eyre  [EK]n.巡回,巡回法院

She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.

1. fumble  ['fZmbl]摸索

1. memorandum  [memK'rRndKm]n.备忘录

Poor food and hard work impaired her health and she became thin.

1. impair  [im'pEK]vt.损害,减少,削弱

The parents were mortified by their children’s bad behavior before the guests.

1. mortify  ['mU:tifai]v.使屈辱,使痛心

2. behavior  [bi'heivjK]n.行为,举止,态度

The United States became the predominate nation in the Western Hemisphere.

1. predominate  [pri'dUmineit]vi.占主导地位

2. hemisphere  ['hemisfiK]n.半球;半球地图

He worked to improve the sanitary condtions of slums.

1. sanitary  ['sRnitKri]a.卫生的,清洁的 n.公共厕所

2. slum  [slZm]n.贫民窟,贫民区

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?

1.warrant  ['wUrKnt]n.正当理由, 委任状,许可证