Lesson 9

When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.

1. ammuntion  军火

2. bayonet  ['beiKnit]n.刺刀

3. rifle  ['raifl]n.步枪,来复枪

Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.

1. compassion  [kKm'pRFKn]n.同情,怜悯

2. orphan  ['U:fKn]n.孤儿

Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.

1. detain  [di'tein]vt.扣留,扣押,阻止

The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.

1. suspect  [sKs'pekt]vt.怀疑 vi.疑心

A faction in our club tried to make the president resign.

1.resign  [ri'zain]vt.放弃 vi.辞职

The diamond shoe with every hue under the bright sun.

1. hue  [hju:]n.色彩,色泽

He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.

1. polish  ['pUliF]vt.磨光;使优美

2. luster  ['lZstK]n.光彩,荣誉,光泽

The deeds or heroes add luster to a nation’s history.

He persevered in his study until he succeded.

1. persevere  [pK:si'viK]vi.坚持,不屈不挠

Because of his high fever,the sick man raved all night.

1. rave  [reiv]n.热切赞扬,倾倒

He intended to slay his father’s murderer.

1. slay  [slei]v.杀害,残杀

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.

1. voluptuous  [vK'lZptjuKs]a.耽迷肉欲的;艳丽的

The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.

1. access  ['Rkses]n.接近;通道,入口

Only high officials had access to the emperor.

1. emperor  ['empKrK]n.皇帝

The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.

1. beckon  ['bekin]v.招手,召唤

I concur with the speaker in condemning every criminal.

1. concur  [kKn'kK:]v.同意;合作;同时发生

2. condemn  [kKn'dem]vt.谴责,指责;判刑

3. criminal  ['kriminl]n.犯人,罪犯,刑事犯

This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.

He was denounced as a coward and traitor.

1.denounce  [di'nauns]vt.谴责,声讨;告发

2.coward  ['kauKd]a.懦怯的,胆小的

3.traitor  ['treitK]n.叛逆者,叛国者