New Words:

confident ['kɑnfidənt] adj. 自信的;有自信心的;肯定的;确信的
be confident of 确信


Sample Sentences:

They are confident of success.
He is confident of passing the examination.
He is quite confident that he will pass the examination.
Your encouragement made me more confident of my future.
We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.


encouragement [in'kʌridʒmənt] n. 鼓励, 激励
overcome [.əuvə'kʌm] vt. 战胜, 克服

New Words:

plug [plʌg] n. 塞子;插头
wire ['waiə] n. 电线;导线;金属丝;金属线


Sample Sentences:

She pulled the plug to let out the water.
They used electricity from a plug in the garage.

Electricity is carried along wires.
He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
The rope was not strong enough, so we used wire.


New Words:

ornament ['ɔ:nəmənt]
n.装饰;装饰品;饰物;首饰
v.装饰;点缀;美化


Sample Sentences:

There is an ornament made of shells on the wall.
We bought some ornaments for the Christmas tree.

I ornamented my room with flowers.
The hall is ornamented with Chinese paintings.


New Words:

charm [tʃɑrm] n. (链或手镯上的)吉祥小饰物
bracelet ['breislit] n. 手镯


Sample Sentences:

The charm is believed to bring good luck.
I'd like you to take this bracelet as a gift.
A girl was given a beautiful charm bracelet for her birthday.
One of the charms fell off the bracelet, and it went down the plug hole.


plug [plʌg] n. 插头;塞子

New Words:

shovel ['ʃʌvl]
n.铲;铁铲;(推土机、挖土机等的)铲
v.铲;铲起


Sample Sentences:

They shoveled a path through the snow.
They were shoveling food into their mouths.

He put a shovel of coal on to the fire.
They used shovels dug many deep holes, but find nothing.