1.sketch n. 素描, 草图, 概述, 小品

At the meeting he give a sketch of recent happenings.
会上他简述了最近发生的事件。

2.twilight ['twailait] n. 黄昏, 微光, 含糊不清, 衰落时期

She often sits in the garden at twilight.
黄昏时分她常常坐在花园里。

3.crackle ['krækl] n. 劈啪响, 裂纹 v. 发劈啪声

A cheerful wood fire was crackling in the sitting room.
熊熊的柴火在起居室的炉中噼啪作响。

4.recess [ri'ses] n. 幽深处, 凹缝, 壁龛

I push the problem down into the dim recess of my mind.
我把这个问题藏到内心深处, 不去多想它。

5.chrysanthemum n. 菊, 菊花

It was a special tea which tasted of chrysanthemum.
它是一种有菊花味的特别茶叶。

6.plump adj. 丰满的, 丰富的

She has a plump figure.
她有着丰满的身材。

7.vain adj. 自负的；爱慕虚荣的

She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.
她自负而愚蠢, 然而人们喜欢她。

8.colt n. 小马, 无经验的年轻人

This colt is only two months old.
这只小雄驹只有两个月大。

9.comical adj. 好笑的, 滑稽的

He looked highly comical wearing that tiny hat.
他戴上那顶小帽子, 看上去很滑稽。