词汇:
wicked a.邪恶的,恶劣的,缺德的;淘气的
examine vt.检查, 调查, 考试, 仔细观察
hell n.地狱, 阴间, 苦境, 极大的痛苦
pit n.地洞,坑;煤矿(井)
burn vi.燃烧 vt.点燃;烧毁;烧伤
avoid vt.避免, 逃避
strict adj.严格的, 精确的, 完全的
guard vi.防止,防范
fault n.缺点;错误,过错
tendency n.趋势, 倾向, 秉性
deceit n. 欺骗, 诡计, 不诚实
tolerate vt.容许, 忍受, 容忍
fit v.适合
humble a.谦逊的
sin n.罪,罪孽
falsehood n. 谎言, 虚假
eternity n.永远, 来世, 不朽, 漫长的时间
brimstone n.硫黄
deceitful adj.欺诈的, 欺骗的
tame vt.制服;驯化,驯服
unruly adj.难控制的, 无法无天的, 任性的
词汇精学:
1. wicked
双语释义:(of a person or his actions) morally bad; sinful or evil (指人或人的行为)不道德的, 缺德的, 邪恶的
例句:That was very wicked of you. 你干的事可真缺德。 a wicked deed, lie, plot 邪恶的行为﹑ 谎言﹑ 阴谋
2. examine
双语释义:question (sb) formally in order to get information; interrogate 询问, 盘问, 审问, 讯问(某人)
例句:examine a witness in a court of law 在法庭上讯问证人
3. avoid
词源解说:1300年左右进入英语,直接源自盎格鲁法语的avoider,意为清理,退出;最初源自古法语的esvuidier:es(出)+vuidier(空的),意为倒空。
语法用法:avoid后可接动名词,不可接不定式。例子: You had better avoid reading in the train.你最好避免在地铁上阅读。句中的reading不可改成to read。再如:avoid (driving in) the centre of town 避开市中心(行驶)
4. strict
词源解说:1592年进入英语,直接源自古典拉丁语的strictus,意为紧的,严格的。
例句: Our manager is very strict with us. 我们的经理对我们要求很严格。
The doctor put me on a very strict diet. 医生严格限制我的饮食。
As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion. 作为清教徒,他的道德和宗教观念都很严格。
5. guard
语法用法:guard against
双语释义:sth use care and caution to prevent sth 预防某事物
例句:guard against disease 预防疾病
They've been doing very well, but they should guard against over-confidence, ie not become over-confident. 他们一直干得挺好, 但应防止过於自信.
6. tendency
例句:His illness grew out of his tendency to overwork.他的病是由于工作过度所致。
He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him. 当别人注意他时,他就会退缩一旁。
7. deceit
例句: He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies. 他陷入充满诡计和谎言的圈套。
Furious at his deceit, she let fly at him with a stream of abuse. 他欺骗人,气得她把他大骂了一顿。
He is full of deceit. 他诡计多端。
8. tolerate
例句:He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert. 他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。
She's not a woman to tolerate being played with. 她不是一个能容忍别人玩弄的女子。
She almost can tolerate any kind of torrid days. 她几乎能忍受各种酷热的天气。
9. humble
例句:He is a humble and submissive servant. 他是个恭顺的仆人。
She was born of humble parentage. 她出身卑贱。
10. falsehood
例句:Falsehood can in no way be turned into truth by repetition. 假话不管怎样重复,也不可能变为真话。
I was less capable than he of telling truth from falsehood. 我判断真话和谎言的本领不如他。
11. eternity
例句: The dull play seemed to last an eternity. 这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
He gave her an eternity ring when their son was born. 他们的儿子出世後他送给她一枚表示永恒的戒指。
It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.他平安的消息到达她那里之前,那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。
12. deceitful
例句: His political opponents tore away the show of sincerity covering his deceitful intention. 他的政治上的对手揭去了他那欺骗性目的真诚外表。
His political opponents were able to tear off the show of sincerity that had been covering his deceitful intentions. 他的政治对手们能够戳穿他表面的诚实,揭露他隐藏着的欺诈意图。
13. tame
例句: I advise you not to cooperate with that deceitful businessman. 我建议你不要和那个不诚实的商人合作。
Many kinds of squirrels are easy to tame. 很多种类的松鼠都很容易驯养。
She is too tame. 她太柔顺了。
13. unruly
例句: The headteacher was wrathful with the children's unruly behavior. 校长被那些不守规矩的小学生惹得发怒。
They are unruly mob. 他们是些难以控制的暴徒。