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1. honest adj.诚实的；正直的 2. brave adj.勇敢的 3. loyal adj.忠诚的；忠心的 4. wise adj.英明的；明智的；聪明的 5. handsome adj.英俊的；大方的；美观的 6. smart adj.聪明的；漂亮的；敏捷的 7. argue vi.争论；辩论 8. classical adj.古典的；古典文学的 9. fond adj.喜爱的；多情的；喜欢的10. fond of 喜欢；爱好11. match n.火柴12. mirror n.镜子13. fry vi./vt.油煎；油炸14. gun n.炮；枪15. hammer n.锤子；槌16. saw n./vt./vi.锯17. rope n.绳；索；绳索18. movie n.电影19. cast vt./vi.(cast,cast)投掷；投射；抛20. deserted adj.荒芜的；荒废的21. hunt vt./vi./n.打猎；猎取；搜寻22. hunt for 有哪些信誉好的足球投注网站；追寻；寻找23. in order to 为了24. share vt./vi.分享；共有；分配 n.分享；份额25. sorrow n.悲哀；悲痛26. care about 担心；关心27. feeling n.触觉；知觉；感觉；情绪28. such as 例如…29. airplane n.飞机30. lie n.谎话；谎言31. speech n.演说；讲话；语音32. adventure n./vt./vi.冒险；冒险经历33. notebook n.笔记本；笔记本式电脑34. drop sb a line 给某人写信(通常指写短信)35. error n.错误；差错 A When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be sev