Lesson 33

第33课

junior

adj.下级的

She was displaced by her junior clerk.

她被她的下级职员顶替。

exist

v.生存

We cannot exist without air, food, and water.

我们没有空气、食物和水就不能生存。

crop

n.农作物，产量

Wheat, corn and cotton are the three main crops of the United States.

小麦、玉米和棉花是美国三种主要的农作物。

thirst

n.口渴

When everything is over, the thirst for life is gone.

一切都过去之后，对于生活的渴求也消散了。

silly

adj.愚蠢的

It's silly of you to trust him.

你相信他的话，真是愚蠢。

occasion

n.场合

What you said on the occasion was not appropriate.

在这种场合你说这样的话是不相宜的。

fury

n.愤怒

A fury snake overarching was looking at us.

一条弓起身子狂怒的蛇在盯着我们。

critical

adj.吹毛求疵的

I don't like people who are too critical about everything.

我不喜欢对每件事都太吹毛求疵的人。

whisper

v.悄悄地说

She whispered a few words at the corner.

她在角落悄声地说了一些话。

steep

adj.陡峭的

Who would have expected that he could climb up that steep cliff?

这么陡的峭壁, 谁知他竟爬上去了。

e，ex，ec

置于词根前表示“向外”

eclipse

使晦暗，遮掩(ec+lipse 使晦暗，遮掩）

elect

选举，推选(e+lect 选举，推选）

exaggerate

夸大，使扩大(ex+aggerate 夸大，使扩大）