Exercise 3
COLUMN 1
bland
avid
bolster
breathtaking
boring
aversion
benign
backbone
belie
blues
COLUMN 2
A.dangerous
B.ordinary
C.spinelessness
D.liking
E.apathetic
F.exciting
G.happiness
H.weaken
I.spicy
J.reveal
答案：IEHB FDAC JG
详解：
1.bland
adj. 乏味的；温和的；冷漠的
Serle has a blander personality than Howard.
塞尔在个性上比霍华德更沉闷。
spicy
adj. 辛辣的；香的，多香料的；下流的
Thai food is hot and spicy.
泰国食品很辛辣。
2.avid
adj. 渴望的，贪婪的；热心的
He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
他遗憾没有足够的书，因为他是一个热爱读书的人。
apathetic
adj. 冷漠的；无动于衷的，缺乏兴趣的
Even the most apathetic students are beginning to sit up and listen.
即使最漠不关心的学生都开始坐直身子听了。
3.bolster
vt. 支持；支撑
The country is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
这个国家可自由采取措施来巩固经济。
weaken
vt. 减少；使变弱；使变淡
Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
家庭结构正在弱化、崩溃。
4.breathtaking
adj. 惊人的；惊险的；令人激动的
The house has breathtaking views from every room.
这房子从各个房间都能看到令人惊叹的风景。
ordinary
adj. 普通的；平凡的；平常的
I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me.
我强烈地感到大多数普通老百姓会赞同我。
5.boring
adj. 无聊的；令人厌烦的
Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母亲们不仅得不到报酬，而且所干的乏味艰辛的活儿也很少被留意。
exciting
adj. 令人兴奋的；使人激动的
The race itself is very exciting.
比赛本身就令人非常兴奋。
6.aversion
n. 厌恶；讨厌的人
Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.
很多人对昆虫有一种天生的厌恶之感。
liking
n. 嗜好，爱好
She had a liking for good clothes.
她有种对好衣服的爱好。
7.benign
adj. 良性的；和蔼的，亲切的；吉利的
They are normally a more benign audience.
他们通常是更为和善的观众。
dangerous
adj. 危险的
It's a dangerous stretch of road.
这是一截危险路段。
8.backbone
n. 支柱；主干网；决心，毅力；脊椎
You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.
你可能在采取极端措施，而且你得有骨气做它。
spineless
adj. 没有骨气的；无脊椎的；懦弱的
It’s as if getting a job somehow drains all the free will out of people and turns them into spineless cowards.
这就好像是得到了一份工作后却又不知何故地丢失了自由意志，并使得这些人变成了没有骨气的懦夫。
9.belie
vt. 掩饰；与…不符；使失望；证明…虚假错误
Her looks belie her 50 years.
她的容貌掩饰着她的50岁年龄。
reveal
vt. 显示；透露；揭露；泄露
She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter.
她已拒绝透露她女儿的行踪。
10.blues
n. 忧郁布鲁斯歌曲；蓝色物（blue的复数）
Eat away your blues. 跟读
吃走你的忧郁。
happiness
n. 幸福We all desire happiness and health.
我们都渴望幸福和健康。