1. presence n. 出席,到场,存在
Your presence is a present to the world .
你的存在是给予世界的一个礼物。
2. preening v. 整羽;自满(preen的ing形式) n. 整羽;自我夸耀
He's always preening himself on his success.
他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。
3. prancing v. 欢腾(prance的ing形式)
The children were prancing about with delight.
孩子们高兴得蹦蹦跳跳。
4. disagreeable adj. 不愉快的,厌恶的,不为人喜的
Some fruits are disagreeable to the taste.
有几种果子味道不好。
5. stoop v. 弯下,弯下上身,屈服
Don't stoop to quarrel with her about it.
别降低身份为这事去跟她争吵。
6. hospitality n. 好客,殷勤,酒店管理
In response to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note.
为回报他们的热情,我们写了一封感谢信。
7. reputation n. 声誉,好名声
He earned a high reputation for his learning.
他在学识方面享有很高的声誉。
8. contredanse n. 对面舞,对面舞曲(三至四或六至八拍的)
9. glutinous adj. 粘性的,胶状的
Add water gradually into glutinous rice flour.
把清水慢慢加入糯米粉中。
10. execrable adj. 恶劣的;可憎恨的
What an execrable meal!
这顿饭菜真是糟透了!
11. anarchic adj. 无法无天的,杂乱无章的
The situation in the country is becoming increasingly anarchic.
这个国家的局势日益混乱。
12. leave n. 许可
Please give me leave to do what I like.
请允许我做自己喜欢的事。
13. please vt. 使高兴,使满意,取悦
He's very hard to please.
取悦他很难。
14. company n. 陪伴,同伴
His father asked him to avoid bad company.
他父亲要他不要交坏朋友。