deficit

n. 赤字;不足额

And so -- but we do have to deal with the deficit.

所以说——但是，我们的确必须解决赤字问题。

damp

vt. 使潮湿;使阻尼;使沮丧，抑制

Damp gunpowder will not fire.

潮湿的火药不会起火。

departure

n. 离开;出发;违背

The secretary’s sudden departure disorganized the whole company.

该秘书的突然离去使全公司陷入混乱。

cynical

adj. 愤世嫉俗的;冷嘲的

He was so cynical that he sneered at everything that made life worth living.

他也太玩世不恭了，凡是对人生有意义的事，他一概加以嘲笑。

dedicate

vt. 致力;献身;题献

To her I dedicate this book.

我把这本书献给她。

deadline

n. 截止期限，最后期限

In this case, you’ll want to set yourself a deadline.

在这种情况下，你要为自己设定一个最后期限。

degenerate

vt. 使退化;恶化

But why do men degenerate ever?

为什么人类总是在退化?

depict

vt. 描述;描画

Therefore using control flow to depict events is not a good idea.

因此使用控制流来描述事件并不是一个好主意。

curb

n. 抑制;路边;勒马绳

We must curb the spread and use of these weapons.

我们必须遏制这类武器的扩散和使用。

deadly

adj. 致命的;非常的;死一般的

The shock was deadly to him.

这次打击对他是致命的。

1.Educational standards in this school are__________year by year because of a lack of funds.

2.It looks like we’re going to have another budget __________ this year because we overspent.

3.Arsenic is a __________ substance and can kill people in a couple of minutes.

4.The grass is still__________from yesterday’s rain.

5.If Janet wants to succeed,she must first learn how to__________her temper.

6.The teacher made Friday afternoon the __________ for handing in all book reports.

7.It is hard to befriend someone who is __________about friendship.

8.The doctor__________ her life to improving hospital care.

9.Our __________ was delayed because of bad weather at the destination airport.

10.These paintings__________the lives of the aristocracy in the last century.

答案：1.degenerating 2.deficit 3.deadly 4.damp 5.curb 6.deadline 7.cynical 8.dedicated 9.departure 10.depict