介绍:
Lesson 9
1
The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and houses were ruined.
The floods and storms, which have no precedent in the recorded history, devastated the country.
We saw a maudlin movie about an orphan who lost his parents in the war.
The enemies plundered all the valuable things they could find in the village.
A scrupulous man never fails to give back the borrowed money to its owner.
From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
2
We wonder if human beings are primarily altruistic or selfish.
The public clamor for lower taxes continued year after year.
The old manuscripts had been disintegrated into a pile of fragments and dust.
The boy who found it on the street returned the money intact.
We did not molest the big dog because we were afraid of him.
The mourner’s profuse tears at the burial were heartbreaking.
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
Tart apples taste sharp and are pleasantly acid in their taste.
3
The carpenters made the roof aslant to allow water to run down.
The table is very groggy. I think the leg is going to fall off.
The intrepid fireman saved persons trapped in a burning building disregarding of his own safety.
We found it hard to like the boy because of his overbearing manners.
Only a rash person would have rushed into the burning house to save some clothes.
Though polio has been practically wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of the disease.
4
The driver averted an accident by a quick turn of the steering wheel.
Mother deduced from my loss of appetites what had happened to the cookies.
Our ship embarked passengers and wool at an Australian port.
After leaving college, the young man embarked on a new business career.
The prince renounced his right to the throne.
She doesn’t need to borrow a book because she’s got umpteen books waiting to be read at home.
5
The boy blurred the picture by touching it before the paint was dry.
The slums were demolished before the town was extended.
The mother lulled the baby to sleep by singing a song.
In the court the plaintiff asserted that the thief had stolen two hundred dollars from his store.
Pollution from smoke and dust vitiates the air.
All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of willpower.
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