New Words：

Rome [rәum] n.罗马
Roman ['rəʊmən] adj.罗马的 n.罗马人

Sample Sentences：

Rome was not build in a day.
An old Roman vase was dug up here last month.
The Roman Empire existed for several centuries.
He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.
A great Roman once said that if you want peace, prepare for war.

empire ['empaiə] n. 帝国；大企业；企业集团

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.