New Words：

pronounce [prə'nauns] v. 发音；读（音）；正式宣布（或公布、授予等）

Sample Sentences：

I don't know how to pronounce this word.
The doctors pronounced that he was no longer in danger.
The judge pronounced a sentence of death on the murderer.
She knows a lot of French words but pronounces them incorrectly.

sentence ['sentəns] n. 句子；判决

New Words：

trip [trip] v.绊倒；将…绊倒；使跌倒；脚步轻快地走（或跑、跳舞）

trip up 绊倒；把…绊倒；出差错

Sample Sentences：

The child tripped lightly like a bird.
They planned to make a wedding trip to Paris.
She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip
As I passed, he stuck out a leg and tried to trip me up.

New Words：

pony ['pəuni] n. 矮马；小型马
ponytail ['pəuni.teil] n. 马尾辫

Sample Sentences：

Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.
A few weeks later, she can tie the hair up into a small ponytail.

New Words：

battle ['bætl]
n.战斗, 争斗
v.与 ... 作战, 与 ... 竞争

Sample Sentences：

They won the battle but lost the war.
His younger brother died in battle during World War II.

The two boxers battled until the final bell.
The sailors battled with the winds and waves.

New Words：

gird [ɡɜrd] v. 束紧；系上；捆上；缠上；做好准备
loin [lɔin] n. 腰部
gird oneself (束紧腰身)做好准备，准备行动
gird (up) one's loins (束紧腰身)做好准备，准备行动

Sample Sentences：

They were girding for the exam.
The climber girded himself with a rope.
The soldiers girded themselves for battle.
There’s a lot of hard work to be done before the weekend, so let’s gird up our loins and start.