New words:

after all 毕竟;终究


Sample Sentences:

Don' t get discouraged, you are new to the work after all.
After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
Don't blame him for breaking that vase; he is a child after all.


discourage [dis'kʌridʒ] v.阻止;劝阻;使泄气;使灰心;阻拦;使丧失信心

New words:

region ['ri:dʒən] n. 地区;区域;行政区


Sample Sentences:

No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.
Most of the countries in the region have unstable economies.
I guess there are much less people in the Arctic regions than here.


unstable ['ʌn'steibl] adj.不稳定的;易变的

New words:

scratch [skrætʃ]
v.划伤;挠;划破;刮坏
n.划伤;搔痒;刮(或擦、抓)的刺耳声;挠痒


Sample Sentences:

He pretended to scratch his ear.
His arms were scratched by thorns.
The cat scratched a hole in the ground.
He scratched his name on the wall with a knife.
He fell into a thorn bush and was covered with scratches.


New words:

snap fingers 弹指;打响指


Sample Sentences:

He snapped a finger at the wine waiter.
Don't snap your fingers to get our attention.


New words:

glint [glint]
v.闪亮;闪光
n.闪亮;闪光


Sample Sentences:

The sea glinted in the moonlight.
The gold was glinting in the sunlight.

At first he thinks it just a sudden glint.
I could tell he was angry by the glint in his eye.