New words：

slight [slait] adj.轻微的；略微的；细小的；纤细的
slightly ['slaitli] adv.轻微地；些微地；稍微；略微

Sample Sentences：

Ann is a slight girl.
She has a slight fever.
The difference is so slight, that I can hardly see it.

Each of the houses is slightly different.
The number of passengers by this line fell off slightly in January.

New words：

superior [su:'piəriə]
n.上级；上司
adj.优越的；更好的；占优势的；更胜一筹的

superior to 优于

Sample Sentences：

John was his direct superior.
He always does what his superiors tell him.

This car is superior to that one.
You're a very superior young woman.
This handbag is made of superior leather.

leather['leðə] n.皮革

New words：

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和

Sample Sentences：

Adjectives modify nouns.
A noun sometimes modifies another noun.
We have to modify our plan a little bit.
We had to slightly modify the original design.
The plane was a modified version of the C-130.

slightly ['slaitli] adv.轻微地；些微地；稍微；略微

New words：

diet ['daiət]
n.日常饮食；规定饮食
v.节食；进行规定饮食

go/be on a diet 节食

Sample Sentences：

He is dieting.
The doctor is dieting me strictly.
He is on a diet to reduce some weight.
Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
Proper diet and exercise are both important for health.
I mustn't have too much potato because I'm now on a diet.

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和

New words：

distant ['distənt] adj. 遥远的；远处的；遥远的；远房的；久远的；不相似的

Sample Sentences：

He is my distant relative.
The sun is distant from the earth.
Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds.
When is power going to be supplied to the distant farms?