New Words：

effort [ˈefərt] n. 努力；尽力；成就；气力

Sample Sentences：

Your success lies upon your effort.
It's quite an effort to lift this heavy box.
You should put more effort into your work.
I'll make an effort to be the kind of man you want.
It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.

New Words：

sorcerer ['sɔ:sərə] n. 巫师；魔法师
sorceress ['sɔ:səris] n. 巫婆；女巫

Sample Sentences：

I wish to be the most powerful sorcerer in the world!
The sorcerer pointed to the door. He wanted the boy to leave his castle.
The king wanted to kill Finola, but an old sorceress told him if he killed the girl, he himself would die on the same day.

New Words：

grain [ɡreɪn] n. 谷物；颗粒；谷粒；一点儿

Sample Sentences：

There is a grain of sand in his eye.
Not a grain of rice should be wasted.
That big building is a barn for keeping the grain.
The old man loaded his grain on his donkey and left.

New Words：

palace [ˈpæləs] n. 宫殿；王宫；总统府；豪宅

Sample Sentences：

The doors of the palace were made of gold.
She's the guide who took us round the palace.
They'd bought a huge barn with some land and planned to turn it into a palace.

New Words：

mean [mi:n]
v.意味着；意思是；打算
n.平均值；平均数
adj.刻薄；吝啬的；小气的；不善良

Sample Sentences：

The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10.
He's too mean to buy us a meal.
I'm sorry I hurt you,I didn't mean to.
They didn't mean to go and help you.
I don't understand what the word means.