eccentric adj.古怪的

同odd, queer, strange

Mr. Wang is an eccentric old man who likes to collect tea pots.

王先生是个古怪的老人，他喜欢收集茶壶。

endowment n.①天分②捐赠

同1.talent, faculty², attribute 2.donation, bestowal³

Alice's beautiful painting shows her artistic⁴ endowment.

艾丽斯美丽的画作显露出她的艺术天分。

estate n.地产；财产

同domain⁵, demesne⁶, manor⁷, property

The Jones' estate was very large, and it included rolling green hills and a large fish pond.

琼斯家拥有大面积的地产，包括起伏的绿色山丘和一个大鱼池。

fabric⁸ n.①质地②结构

同1. textile, material 2. framework, structure

Many people believe that corruption⁹ is destroying the fabric of our society.

许多人认为贪污正在破坏着我们社会的肌体。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. After many years of smoking cigarettes, she has become ___ to them.

2. Doctors were _____ by the new virus and struggled to find a cure.

3. Roger likes _____ music, but his father enjoys classical music.

4. Superman knew that _____ his true identity to the woman was risky¹⁰.

5. My mother's sister is an _____ woman, but she is very friendly.

解答：1. Addicted¹¹ 2. Baffled 3. Contemporary 4. Disclosing 5. eccentric

famine n.饥荒同hunger

There was great fear that people would die of hunger if the famine continued.

如果饥荒持续下去，人们恐怕都会被饿死。

fusion¹² n.结合 同 merger¹³, coalescence¹⁴, union

The musician's fusion of modern music and traditional Chinese music was very popular.

这位音乐家将现代音乐与中国传统音乐结合创作出来的乐曲十分受欢迎。

haggard adj.憔悴的

同 gaunt, careworn¹⁵, fatigued¹⁶, wan¹, emaciated¹⁷

The soldiers looked haggard after their ten-hour march.

这些士兵在10小时的行军之后，看起来非常憔悴。