介绍:
Lesson 10
1
The entire population was aggrieved by the tyranny of the king.
Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.
He was infuriated by the police man’s rough treatment of his wife.
His political opponents feared his mordant tongue, and even more his mordant pen.
The Indians sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
He was arrested as a member of a subversive organization.
2
She was glad to see us again and gave me a genial welcome.
It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco.
During his sojourn in Africa, he learned much about native customs.
Six robberies in one night put our village in turmoil.
A scientist suspends judgment and refrains from drawing conclusions until all the facts are in.
3
She assented to the doctor’s assertion that her son was ill, but could not consent to having him hospitalized.
The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed that they had a great deal of sufferings.
Careless drivers cause many irreparable accidents.
His seclusion of the rabbit in the barn was kept secret from everyone else.
The two friends wrangled and now they don’t speak to each other.
4
Most bigoted people are intolerant of opposition.
The sly fox eluded the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.
We are studying about dew, frost, mist, and other kindred facts of nature.
During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a melancholy outlook on the world.
No one likes to be regarded as a poltroon.
The enemy was routed.
5
The child abided with his grandparents for three years before being returned to his parents.
The audience in the theater was irritated by the unruly and boisterous children.
To spit in the classroom is despicable.
He was nonplused by the strange customs he saw everywhere in the country.
The leader of the band bowed in a pompous manner.
He severed connection with Tom.
The day was so sultry that they had little energy left.
The moon was waning, and in such a waning light, it is very difficult to see the enemy.
