Word 2008-06-08

2008年6月7日 星期六

 

traitor    patriot
terrorist  hostage

consolation (U) 安慰
solicit (v.) 懇求

adhere to his political/religious creed.
堅守

The man has committed a number of crimes but he is still at large .
                                                                                        逍遙法外

constructive 建設性的  misconstrue 誤解
instrumental  有幫助的
practical  實用性的
creative (imaginative) (inventive) 富有創造力的

put the fire out  將火滅熄

p.136
Linda shed crocodile tears when she learned that Batty, her rival in love, had been injured in the car crash.

打交道 to do with them
一幫惡棍 a bunch of crooks

nominate 任命
narrate 講(故事)
utter 說,發出一個聲音

nuisance 妨害
obscene
conscience
conscious 意識到的

Nowadays, children prefer watching TV to reading.
prefer  後加名詞 to ….

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