1.glumly adv. 1. 忧郁地;闷闷不乐地2. 阴郁地

Simon glumly watched TV and went to bed snappy.
西蒙闷闷不乐地看电视，然后没好气地去睡觉。

2.breech n. 后膛, 臀部

3.stew [stju:] n. 炖汤, 焖, 烦恼 v. 炖汤, 焖, 忧虑

Simmer the stew for an hour.
用文火把菜炖一小时.

4.court n. 法院, 庭院, 奉承, 球场 v. 献殷勤, 追求, 招致危险

The young man courted the young lady by bring her flowers every day.
那青年通过每天给那女子送花而向她求爱。

5.approbation n. 认可, 嘉许

The goods are not allowed to be exported without approbation of the customs.
没有海关的许可, 这些货物是不允许出口的。

6.fervently adv. 热心地, 热诚地

I fervently believe in our eventual victory.
我坚信我们最后会胜利。

7.tame [teim] adj. 驯服的,柔顺的,乏味的 vt. 驯养,使...驯服 vi. 变得驯服

Many kinds of squirrels are easy to tame.
很多种类的松鼠都很容易驯养。

8.diverge v. 分歧

Our views diverged so greatly that it was impossible to agree.
我们的观点存在着严重的分歧, 绝无调和余地。