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例句：They roamed about in the park.
       他们在公园里漫步。

2.comprehend vt.理解, 领会

例句：I did not comprehend his meaning.
      我不理解他的意思。

3.assess v.评价,评估,评判,评定

例句：He can quickly assess a person's character.
      他能很快地评定出某人的品质。

4.grandiose a.宏伟的,宏大的,堂皇的

5.precariously adv.不安全地,危险地

例句：She leaned precariously out of the window.
      她把身子探出窗外，真危险。

      The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.
      旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上。

6.count v.起作用；值得考虑

例句：It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.
      问题不在于你读了多少书，而在于你读了哪些有价值的书。

7.unease n.不安

8.discretion n.自行决定的自由；自行决定权

例句：Bail is granted at the discretion of the court.
      由法庭决定是否准予保释。

      There is no service charge and tipping is at your discretion.
      不收服务费，给不给小费您看着办。

9.humiliate vt.羞辱；使丧失尊严
 
例句：Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.
       子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。

10.underestimate vt.对…估计不足, 低估

例句：I underestimate the distance, and am exhausted.
      没想到这么远, 我可累坏了。