Lesson 21
第21课
alarm
n.恐惧
Small earthquakes are so common here that people don't feel much alarm at them.
小地震在此常发生，因此人们对它们并不感到很害怕。
dash
v.投掷
She dashed the chair against the door.
她把椅子猛撞在门上。
humble
adj.卑微的
The vastness of the universe makes a person feel humble.
宇宙的浩瀚使人觉得自身渺小。
palm
n.手掌
She put a coin in the palm of the beggar's hand.
她将一枚硬币放在乞丐的手中。
strain
v.竭力
Whatever might have caused some muscle strain, it could be the source of your back pain.
不管怎样都有可能导致某些肌肉的紧张，它可能是背痛的原因。
tap
v.轻拍
The girl tapped the door with her knuckles.
女孩用指关节轻轻敲门。
accidental
adj.偶然的
We became friends after our accidental meeting at the Christmas party.
在圣诞宴会偶然的相遇后，我们成为朋友。
charm
n.迷人
His essays have a charm of style that can't be found in other writers.
他的文章有一种迷人的风格，这在其他作家中是找不到的。
depress
v.使沮丧
It depressed us that no progress was made during the negotiations.
谈判毫无进展，我们情绪低落。
faint
adj.微弱的
Her voice yields to our silences like a faint light that quivers in fear of the shadow.
她的声音波动在我们的沉默中，犹似一道微弱的光在对阴影的恐惧中颤抖。
ob
置于词根前表示“相对，反对，全面”
object
反对; 物体，物件(ob+ject 反对; 物体，物件）
obligation
义务，职责(ob+ligation 义务，职责）
obdurate
冷酷，无情(ob+durate 冷酷，无情）