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A: I heard that your house is haunted, how scary.
B: I’m not afraid of ghosts.
haunt vt. 1.(鬼魂等)长出没于;2. 使苦恼,使担忧;3. (思想,回忆等)萦绕在心头,缠绕
n. 常去的地方
A: The countryside offers me a welcome haven from city life.
B: Yes, it is necessary to get some clean and fresh air every once and a while.
haven n. 安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
A: There was havoc in the country when news of the war broke out.
B: I am not surprised.
havoc n. 大破坏,大毁坏
play havoc with 毁坏,扰乱
A: That is a very large bird in the sky.
B: I think it is a type of hawk.
hawk n. 1. 鹰;2. (主战或主张强硬路线的)"鹰派"人物
vt. 叫卖,兜售
A: Did you enjoy your drive?
B: Not really. There was haze and I could not see much out of the window.
haze n. 1. 烟雾;2. 懵懂,迷糊
vi. (over) 变模糊,变朦胧
A: Let’s sit around the hearth tonight and tell stories.
B: Great idea, I’ll light the fire.
hearth n. 炉床,壁炉边
A: I just bought 100 hectares of land.
B: That is a lot of land. What are you going to do with it?
hectare n. 公顷
A: The policewoman’s talk heightened my awareness of the dangers in the city.
B: Yes, she gave an informed speech.
heighten v. (使)提高,加强
A: I am the sole heir to my father’s wealth.
B: Lucky you. It is shame that your father is not very wealthy!
heir n. 继承人
A: Why are you wearing that helmet?
B: I am pretending to be a firefighter!
helmet n. 头盔
A: Excuse me, but the hem on your skirt is showing.
B: Oh, thanks. I meant to sew it up this morning.
hem n. 贴边,镶边
vt. 1. 给...缝贴边;2. (in)包围,限制,约束
A: Have you been to the Southern Hemisphere?
B: No, I have never even traveled outside of Europe.
hemisphere n. 1. 地球的半球;2. 大脑半球
A: Henceforth, I promise to work much harder.
B: You promise that every year!
henceforth ad. 从今以后,从此以后
A: The trumpet blast heralded the news of the king’s arrival.
B: And did the crowds gather after hearing it?
herald vt. 1. 预示……的来临(或发生);2. 宣布,欢呼
n. 1. 传令官,信使;2. 预兆,先兆
A: This meal is very tasty.
B: Oh, that must be the herbs that I put into it.
herb n. 药草,(调味用的)香草,草本植物。
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