New Words：

flip [flip] v. 翻转；轻抛，轻掷

Sample Sentences：

The plane flipped and crashed.
Nancy flipped the egg over in the pan.
Let's flip a coin to decide who should go first - do you want heads or tails?

New Words：

shape [ʃeɪp] n. 形状；外形，样子，轮廓
gown [ɡaʊn] n. 长袍;女长服

Sample Sentences：

A pineapple is different in shape from an apple.
You can recognize the fish by the shape of their fins.

Tears streamed down his face and fell on his hospital gown.
The patient was asked to put on a hospital gown before his operation.
The story is about a young woman finding her prince while wearing a beautiful gown.

fin [fɪn] n. (鱼的)鳍

New Words：

drought [draʊt] n. 干旱;旱灾;久旱

Sample Sentences：

The river ran dry during the drought.
In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
More than seven million people have been affected by drought.

New Words：

relief [rɪˈliːf] n. 解脱;宽慰;轻松;(焦虑、痛苦等的)减轻;缓和

Sample Sentences：

What a relief !
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
It was a great relief to find that my family was all safe.
It is a great relief to have rain after a long time of drought.

drought [draʊt] n. 干旱;旱灾;久旱

New Words：

confirm [kənˈfɜːrm] v. 确认；认可；证实；证明

Sample Sentences：

Can you confirm what happened?
The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.
The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
So far 56 people have been confirmed dead, and 246 still missing.