Exercise 19
COLUMN 1
obstinate
opponent
outspoken
occasional
outrage
overcast
obliterate
ordeal
outmoded
oust
COLUMN 2
A.create
B.reticent
C.celebration
D.pacify
E.habitual
F.invite
G.sunny
H.modern
I.ally
J.tractable
答案：JIBE DGAC HF
详解：
1.obstinate
adj. 顽固的；倔强的；难以控制的
How could you be so obstinate?
你怎么能够这样固执呢？
tractable
adj. 易于管教的；易驾驭的；易处理的；驯良的
If you separate the operations that can throw an exception from those that can't, the problem becomes more tractable.
如果将可能抛出异常的操作与不会抛出异常的操作分开，那么问题就更容易处理了。
2.opponent
n. 对手；反对者；敌手
She bowled out her opponent.
她打败了她的对手。
ally
n. 同盟国；伙伴；同盟者；助手
Another ally can do this but not that.
另一个盟国能这样、又不能那样做。
3.outspoken
adj. 坦率的，直言不讳的
I like a man none the worse for being outspoken.
我并不因为一个人直言不讳而改变我对他的好感。
reticent
adj. 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的
I am very British in that I'm reticent.
沉默寡言是我非常英国化的一面。
4.occasional
adj. 偶然的；临时的；特殊场合的
You should be cautious of these distractions, but allow yourself the occasional distraction to break up your day.
对于这些让人分心的事物你应该谨慎，但是你也要允许自己偶尔的分心去分解你的一天。
habitual
adj. 习惯的；惯常的；习以为常的
His boss discharged him for habitual absenteeism.
他的老板因他习惯性旷工而解雇了他。
5.outrage
n. 愤怒，愤慨；暴行；侮辱
They were horrified by the outrage before their eyes.
他们被亲眼所见的暴行吓得呆住了。
pacify
vt. 使平静；安慰；平定
There can be tremendous pressure to pacify these people, to reassuringly tell them that you know precisely what they want, how you're going to give it to them, and when.
你需要安抚这些人，向他们反复保证你非常清楚地知道他们的需求，告诉他们你将如何去实现，以及什么时候可以交付，这些都会成为你巨大的压力。
6.overcast
adj. 阴天的；阴暗的；愁闷的
Tomorrow will be overcast.
明天是阴天。
sunny
adj. 阳光充足的，和煦的；快活的；性情开朗的
We basked ourselves on the sunny beach.
我们在阳光充足的海滩上晒太阳。
7.obliterate
vt. 消灭；涂去；冲刷；忘掉
While Americans may think of countries such as Iran or North Korea as more dire threats, Russia is still the only nation with the nuclear heft to obliterate the United States.
虽然美国人可能认为，如伊朗和朝鲜的国家有更严重的威胁，俄罗斯仍然是拥有核武器可以消灭美国的唯一国家。
create
vt. 创造，创作；造成
And to create it, you have to create it for yourself.
为了创作它，首先你得为你自己而创作。
8.ordeal
n. 折磨；严酷的考验；痛苦的经验
They manned themselves for an ordeal.
他们振奋精神迎接考验。
celebration
n. 庆典，庆祝会；庆祝；颂扬
Does she accept to hostess my birthday celebration?
她答应作我生日庆祝的女主持了吗?
9.outmoded
adj. 过时的，不流行的
Forget about shared folders -- that is an outmoded paradigm.
忘了共享文件夹吧-那是个过时的模式。
modern
adj. 现代的，近代的；时髦的
She loves modern music.
她喜欢现代音乐。
10.oust
vt. 驱逐；剥夺；取代
I 'm sorry to say nothing could oust a computer.
很遗憾，什么也不可能取代计算机。
invite
vt. 邀请，招待；招致
Look about carefully before deciding whom to invite.
先仔细想好了再决定该邀请谁。