[不可数名词, 可数名词]The president survived a number of assassination attempts.

The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.

首相遭极端分子暗杀。

She had, however, a peculiar taste ; she liked to receive cards.

然而, 她有一种特殊的癖好,这就是接受名片.

Can I have a card with the hotel's address?

是否可给我一张有旅馆地址的名片?

She began to get letters and cards.

她开始收到来信和名片.

Here's my card. You may need me.

这是我的名片，你也许会用得到我。

Many dated expressions are being dropped from the new dictionary.

这本新词典中删去了很多过时的词语.

These words are jumbled up and don't make sense.

这些词藻堆砌在一起讲不通.

He likes to use an ornate style when writing.

他写文章时喜欢雕砌词藻.

All we have from the report is flowery rhetoric.

这份报告只是堆砌了些华丽的词藻而已.

He was sensitive to rhetoric.

他对那浮华的词藻还是很敏感的.

Then Babbitt slid into a sea of eloquence.

接着,巴比特驶入了词藻的海洋.

He begged the servant off.

他辞退了佣人.

Again he announced that he was going to fire me.

他又一次宣告要辞退我.

We have no alternative but to dismiss you.

我们只好辞退你,别无其他办法.

The committee has decided to dismiss him.

委员会已决定辞退他。

These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked.

这些问题在9月变得十分尖锐，当时该台有5名记者遭到辞退。

The chief difficulty with reading is that are so many new words.

阅读的主要问题是有许多的生词.

When you are reading, mark each new word with a red line.

读书的时候, 用红线标一下生词.

Read the text first and then explain the new words.

先读课文,然后解释生词.

Read again. And find out the new words and answer the questions.

让学生再读一遍课文, 找出生词,回答问题.