212. Suing the city council控告市议会 subsist-suited Thanks to suburbanization, sufficient attention has not been paid to our cities. What little attention there has been has not been substantive. Thats why Im suing the city government. Grant Fr...
211. The stubborn studio executive固执的电影公司经理 stringent-subsidy There was once a stubborn studio executive. He thought everyones ideas were subordinate to his. Had it not been for a stroke of good luck, his career would have already s...
210. The stocky stonemason肥胖的石匠 sting-string The government passed a stipulation that stocky stonemasons would no longer be receiving their stipends. The edict stipulated that in six months, if they had not made great strides in losing weig...
209. The statue of liberty自由女神像 stationery-stimulus The Statue of Libertys status as a steadfast symbol of freedom has remained steady for quite some time now. As huge in physical stature as Lady Liberty is, her stem, or base, is almost has...
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...
