New Words：

overcome [.əuvə'kʌm] vt. 战胜, 克服
shortcoming [ˈʃɔrtˌkʌmɪŋ] n. 缺点；短处

Sample Sentences：

Can you overcome your shortcomings?
He has enough courage to overcome the difficulty.
He has made up his mind to overcome his shortcomings.
There will be no difficulty in the world that they cannot overcome.

New Words：

ability [ə'biliti] n. 能力；能够；才能；能干

Sample Sentences：

He is a man of many abilities.
She did the work to the best of her ability.
She has every confidence in her students' abilities.
It's hard to measure his ability when we haven't seen his work.

New Words：

double ['dʌbl]
n.两倍；两倍数；两倍量；一杯双份的烈酒
v.折叠；（使）加倍；是…的两倍；把…对折
adj.两倍的；加倍的；双的；成双的
adv.两倍的；双倍的；双双地；成对地

Sample Sentences：

Ten is the double of five.
He doubled his bread to make a sandwich.
Be double careful when you cross the street.
Can I have a double room for tonight,please?
Ten dollars for a single room and 15 for a double.

New Words：

landlord ['lændlɔ:d] n. 房东；地主；(酒吧或招待所的)店主，老板
rent [rent] n. 租金

Sample Sentences：

His landlord doubled the rent.
The landlord has put the rent up again.
He asked the landlord if he could let him have a room for the night.
The landlord refused to serve him because he considered him too drunk.

double ['dʌbl] v. 翻一番, 使 ... 加倍

New Words：

owe [əu] v.归功于；欠（债）；欠（账）；欠（情）

Sample Sentences：

I think you owe us an explanation.
I owe the landlord one hundred dollars.
I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.
He owes his success more to luck than to ability.
He owes his good health and long life to his wife's care.

landlord ['lændlɔ:d] n. 房东；地主；东家
ability [ə'biliti] n. 能力；能够；才能；能干