Lesson 11-The Pen of My Aunt Wordstudy 3. apt adj. having a natural tendency(to do sth) Examples: )易于,有……倾向的 b)恰当的,适宜的 )聪明的,反应敏捷的 aA careless person is apt to make mistakes a Plants are apt to suffer from drought. a The boy is apt to get into mischief a The words were all apt and well chosen a He is very apt at picking up a new subject W B T L BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt 3. apt adj. having a natural tendency (to do sth.) Examples: A careless person is apt to make mistakes. Plants are apt to suffer from drought. The boy is apt to get into mischief. The words were all apt and well chosen. He is very apt at picking up a new subject. a) 易于，有······倾向的 b) 恰当的，适宜的 c) 聪明的，反应敏捷的 I. Word Study
Lesson 11-The Pen of My Aunt Word study 4. barbarism Translation n an instance, act trait or custom characterized 野蛮状态 by bruta lity or coarseness 愚昧行为 barbarity/barbarian n barbarous/barbaric adji barbarize WBTL E BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt 4. barbarism n. an instance, act, trait or custom characterized by brutality or coarseness barbarity/barbarian n. barbarous/barbaric adj. barbarize vt. Translation 野蛮状态； 愚昧行为 I. Word Study
Lesson 11-The Pen of My Aunt Word study 5. blot Synonyms V, to obliterate: to destroy completely; to blur spot stain spread ink or dye 弄脏,涂上墨水渍;使蒙辱;使模糊,黯然失色 n.污渍,耻辱(品性、道德、名誉等) WBTL E To be continued on the next page. BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt 5. blot v. to obliterate; to destroy completely; to spread ink or dye 弄脏，涂上墨水渍；使蒙辱；使模糊，黯然失色 n. 污渍， 耻辱（品性、道德、名誉等） Synonyms blur spot stain I. Word Study To be continued on the next page
Lesson 11-The Pen of My Aunt Word study Examples: a blot the paper with ink spots aa blot on the fair name of the school 学校名声的污点 a memories blotted from sb. s mind 从某人头脑中抹掉的记忆 a We watched as the moon blotted the sun 我们注视着月亮遮蔽了太阳 a blot out: to wipe out W B T L BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt Examples: blot the paper with ink spots a blot on the fair name of the school 学校名声的污点 memories blotted from sb.’s mind 从某人头脑中抹掉的记忆 We watched as the moon blotted the sun. 我们注视着月亮遮蔽了太阳。 blot out: to wipe out I. Word Study
Lesson 11-The Pen of My Aunt . WordStudy 遵守,依从, 6.comply(with) 顺从 vi. to act according to a command, wish, request, rule or the like Examples: a comply with rules(safety regulations) a We couldnt comply with your request. WBTL E BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt 6. comply (with) vi. to act according to a command, wish, request, rule or the like Examples: comply with rules (safety regulations) We couldn’t comply with your request. 遵守，依从， 顺从 I. Word Study