CULTURE CORNER

v.          a.        n.

explode – explosive – explosion

decide – decisive – decision

conclude – conclusive – conclusion

tragedy – tragic – tragedian

comedy – comic – comedian 

bear n. /vt. 忍受；携带；承担；结果实、生育

bear – bore – born

can’t bear to do/to be done

         doing sth/being done

No one can bear _____ (laugh) at by others.

Key: being laughed/to be laughed

have an impact/influence/effect on…

at a loss 不知所措

I’m at a loss what to do next.

dare – daring a.

grace n. – graceful a. – gracefully ad.

hunger n. – hungry a.

thirst n. – thirsty a.

have a hunger/thirst for …

                  to do…

hunger for …

= be eager for …

         to do…

universe n. – universal a. – universally ad.

It’s universally accepted/ acknowledged that S+V