208. Office drearms办公室的梦想 stack-stationary It was July 1830. On a sunny, hot day, feeling as if all his stamina had left him, Case Steele staggered up the staircase and into his office. A stack of papers nearly reaching the ceiling greete...
207. The spontaneous and sporadic spotlight不请自来和偶然出现的聚光灯 spontaneity-stable Fame can be spontaneous. I dont like spontaneity. It can also be sporadic. Like a mountain spring that flows plentifully, I was squarely ensconced w...
206. The spinal cord operation脊髓手术 spectra-sponge There was a lecture given at a medical school on a spinal cord operation. The professor began: In order to have a speedy but safe operation, one must speculate on the entire spectrum of possib...
205. The space shuttle航天天飞机 spacecraft-spectator There was an engineer who specialized in designing spacecraft. It was his job to meet specifications specified by NASA. He was involved in the design of the space shuttle, a spaceship specifi...
204. The soloist and the solicitor独唱演员与推销员 solicit-soybean There was a singer who had retired to a life on the farm. She had been a soloist for the big city opera and had been very famous, but she grew tired of the city life and decid...
203.The smuggler走私分子 sly-solemn I am a smuggler. Once or twice a month, I go up river to get a load of contraband and smuggle it back across the border. I was in a water front bar once, when I met a man obviously of some social distinction. B...
202. Al and Myrtle艾尔和默特尔 slander-slump Al and Myrtle are husband and wife. Their relationship is sometimes in a slump. Al comes home from work and Myrtle catches him at the dooor. Hi, honey. Im home, says Al. Take off your shoes, you slov...
201. The sinuous skeleton on a slab平板上形状扭曲的骨架 sigh-slacken A silversmith was commissioned to make a replica of a sinuous skeleton on a slab. However, a local priest was skeptical of its religious significance and said that it was...
200. The shipwreck海难 shelter-sideways There was a sailor who suffered a shipwreck off the shore of a small group of islands. He had been sailing along, having a slight case of sea sickness, when a gust of wind shifted the direction of the boat an...
199. Another sermon再一次布道 seinsitive-shell The Reverend Jessie Johnson gives another sermon: My brethren, tonight Im gonna talk about a sensitive topic. Its about what the Lord can do for you and what you can do for the Lord. I want you all...