Lesson 80

第80课

rough

adj.粗的

The wall was made of rough stones.

此墙为粗石所造。

suffer

v.遭受，受苦

As doctors, how can we have the heart to watch patients suffer pain and do nothing?

我们作大夫的难道忍心看着病人受痛苦吗?

converse

v.谈话

I'd like to converse with my friends about interesting subjects.

我喜欢和朋友谈论有趣的话题。

neighborhood

n.附近

What happened in the factory is being whispered about the neighborhood.

工厂里发生的事正在附近居民中私下传说。

resolve

v.决定

He resolved to do better work in the future.

他决定以后要更努力工作。

tale

n.故事

He spun a tale of his adventures.

他编造了一个他自己冒险的故事。

vow

n.誓言 v.立誓

All the men made a vow of loyalty to their leader.

所有的人都立了誓言效忠领袖。

comfort

n.舒适

They surrounded the sick girl with every comfort.

他们尽量使生病的女孩感到舒适。

fortunate

adj.幸福的

You are fortunate in having such a fine family.

你有一个这么好的家庭，真是幸福。

modest

adj.谦逊的

He had always been modest and prudent and remained so after he had become famous.

他一直谦虚谨慎， 成名之后仍然如此。

patr(i); part(o);

pater置于词根前表示“父，祖”

patriarch

家长（patri+arch家长；族长）

patriarchal

家长的（patri+archal家长的）

patriot

爱祖国者（patri+ot爱祖国者，爱国主义者）