prayer
n. 祈祷,祷告;恳求;祈祷文
He upraised his hands in prayer.
他在祈祷时高举双手。
plead
vt. 借口;为...辩护;托称
I heard him plead in court only once.
我只有一次听到他在法庭上作辩护。
permission
n. 允许,许可
With your permission, he'll go.
如果你允许,他会去的。
persistent
adj. 固执的,坚持的;持久稳固的
This is not persistent.
这不是持久的。
ponder
vt. 仔细考虑;衡量
We can ponder over the ways and means for raising funds before the construction work starts.
我们可以在建筑工程开工之前详细考虑各种筹款集资的措施。
plausible
adj. 貌似可信的,花言巧语的;貌似真实的,貌似有理的
Debate remains as to why this happened, but the most plausible explanation is that when modern humans began to live in larger groups, our hair filled with more and more ticks and lice.
关于为什么人类的毛发消失,还有很大的争议,但是目前最可信的解释就是当现代人开始在大集体中生活,我们的毛发会滋生大量的虱子。
possession
n. 拥有;财产;领地;自制;着迷
No possession, but use, is the only riches.
真正的财富不是占有,而是使用。
(实习编辑:王晓晓)