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Captive a.被俘虏的,被捕获的 n.俘虏 Lying in my hospital bed,I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories.躺在医院里的病床上,我只好听那些乏味的旧故事. Catholic a.天主教的; 普通的,广泛的 n.天主教徒 Most non-Christians find it hard to under- stand why a Catholic isnt a Protestant.非基督徒很难理解天主教徒与基督教徒有什么不同. Commend vt.表扬,称赞;推荐 We should commend good people and good deeds.我们应当表扬好人好事. Deem vt.认为,视为 Murdock deemed it was time for a change,so he quit the Time- Warner Corporation.默多克觉得是换换环境的时候了,于是辞职离开了时代-华纳公司. Doom n.厄运,劫数 vt.注定,命定 With its natural habitat shringking day by day,the species is doomed to extinction. 随着它的栖息地日益萎缩,这个物种命中注定要灭绝. Drought n.干旱,旱灾 When a drought wrecks havoc,millions of people are compelled to run for life.当旱灾肆虐的时候,数百万的人被迫将流离失所. Endeavor n.努力,尽力,尝试 Sweden has failed in its endeavor to rank among the world powers in table tennis.瑞典本想在世界乒乓球强国中占有一席之地,但是失败了. | 
