New words：

quarter [ˈkwɔtər]
n.三个月时间，季度；一刻钟；四等份之一

Sample Sentences：

It's a quarter past ten.
She cut the cake into quarters.
Three quarters of the theatre was full.
The theatre was about three quarters full.
We pay our rent at the end of each quarter.
It's (a) quarter to four now─I'll meet you at (a) quarter past.

New words：

leather['leðə]
n.皮革
adj.皮革的

Sample Sentences：

I have a pair of leather mittens.
His black leather couch looks expensive.
From animals we get such materials as wool, silk, leather and furs.

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 harvdly see it.

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

hardly ['hɑ:dli] adv.几乎不

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