Dim adj.微暗的
The light is too dirn for me to see.
灯光太暗，我看不见。
Drag v.拖
The horse was dragging a heavy load.
马正拖着重负。
Emperor n.皇帝
Napoleon was the Emperor of France.
拿破仑是法国的皇帝。
Estate n.财产
The rich left a great estate when he died‘
那富人死时留下一大笔财产。
Exclaim v.大叫
“It's eight o'clock.”his mother exclaimed.
“8点了。”他的母亲大叫着。
Tierce adj.凶猛的
He bought a fierce dog to guard his house.
他买了一只恶犬看家。
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。
Gaze [v..凝视
同stare
For hours she sat gazing the stars.
她坐着凝视星星好几个小时。
Habit n.习惯
Some people said that smoking is a bad habit
有人说抽烟是坏习惯。
Hop v.跳跃
He had hurt his foot and had to hop along.
他的脚受伤了，不得不跳着走。
练习及答案：从上面所学单词中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:
1.Are you in the_____of going to bed early and rising earlier?
2 .The child had_____at the stranger for a few minutes before answering his questions.
3 .You are_____to have such rich parents.
4 .He has a beautiful_____40 miles from Los Angeles with a country house and a
swimming pool on it.
5 .He was_____out of his hiding place.
[解答]1.habit 2 .gazed 3 .fortunate 4.dragged 5.estate