1.slant [slɑ:nt] vt. 使倾斜, 歪曲 vi. 倾斜

We slanted across the river.
我们斜渡过河。

2.dogwood n. 山茱萸

I know my brothers would, with dogwood spraying in hand, Climb the mountain and think of me so far away.
遥知兄弟登高处遍插茱萸少一人。

3.hitch v. (用环、钩等)套住, 钩住(某物)

That's a car with a trailer hitched on to it at the back of the road.
路上有一辆背后挂着一辆拖车的汽车。

4.aloof adj. 疏远的, 冷淡的 adv. 远离, 离开

The house stands aloof from the streets.
那所房子远离街道。

5.sleek [sli:k] adj. 光滑的, 井然有序的 v. 使光滑, 梳拢

The cat looked very sleek and well fed.
这只猫毛很光滑, 看来喂得很好。

6.mettlesome adj. <褒>(通常指马等)精力充沛的，勇猛的

7.slack [slæk] adj. 松弛的, 不流畅的，懒散的

Business is slack just now.
目前生意萧条不振。

8.sedate [si 'deit] adj. 安静的, 镇静的

Perhaps that's his style,cautious,sedate and methodical.
也许，这就是他的风格，严谨、庄重、井井有条。

9.nicety ['naisiti] n. 精密, 正确, 纤细

The manner in which she received him was calculated to a nicety to seem cool without being uncivil.
她接待他时始终准确地把握好分寸, 看似冷淡, 却不失礼。