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1. adversity n. 逆境;厄运;(经济方面的)窘境
例句：When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.
面对逆境她从未想过放弃。
2. keen adj. 热衷的, 热心的,热切的
例句：The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.
父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。
3. odds n. 可能性, 机会
例句：The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.
她获胜的机会是五比一。
4. inspiration n. 灵感
例句：These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.
这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
5. grab vt. 攫取, 抓住；对…有好感, 对…产生影响
例句：How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣吗?
6. compose vt. 使安定, 使镇静，使平静
例句：I heard he ask her to compose herself.
我听到他叫她镇定。
7. pardon vt.宽恕, 原谅
例句：She asked him to pardon her rudeness.
她请求他原谅她的无礼。
8. severity n. 严重；剧烈
例句：The disease ranges widely in severity.
这种病的严重程度可以很不同。
9. penalty n. 处罚;刑罚
例句：There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.
现在对酗酒开车的处罚更严厉了。
10. estimate vt. 估计; 评价, 评估
例句：We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.
我们估计费用为5000美元。
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