severe:adj. 1)completely plain The widow wore a severe black dress to her husband's funeral. 目海明威成以其朴实的写作风格而闻名于世。 Hemingway is known for his severe writing style. 2) Only those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into the air force. Fu Lei was so severe with his son that even his wife would cry. 3)causing very great pain,difficulty,worry,etc. The severe chest pain experienced by the Vice-President proved to be a heart attack. Noxt End
tackle:vt.deal with ■Toshiba(东芝)recently designed a robot that can tackle almost any kinds of house-work. The question set by the teacher was so difficult that the pupils did not know how to tackle it. e判d
face up to:be brave enough to accept or deal with(a problem or difficulty) Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no longer fit for the Russian presidency and resigned on New Year's Eve. 眉既然你女儿已经诞生了，你就要承担起做 父亲的责任。 Now that your daughter was born,you'll have to face up to the responsibilities of being a father. End
CF:sequence series sequence是指"先后衔接的次序"。这种次序可以是历史性的， 即事态发生时的先后次序：也可以时逻辑性的，即论点先 后的衔接，相当于汉语的"语无伦次"中的"伦次“。例如： I have a poor memory for dates and often mix up the sequence of events. *我记日期的能力很差，常把事情的先后次序弄混。 Your argument lacks logical sequence,for your second point does not follow the first. *你的论据缺乏逻辑先后顺序，因为你的第二点与第一点衔 接不上。 Next end