Lesson seven words
6.spongy adj. very soft 柔軟如海綿的
sponge n. [C] 海綿
Lying down on the spongy grass is like lying down on a comfortable bed.
She washed the plates with a sponge.
7.luxurious adj. extravagant奢侈的
luxury n. [U] 奢侈
Can you imagine living a luxurious life in an ancient Egyptian palace?
People who live in luxury may have trouble imagining what it is like to live in poverty.
8.longing n. [U, C] desire 渴望
long v. [I] 渴望
His intense longing for privacy was understandable in the circumstances.
She finally traveled to Beijing
During the war, people longed for nothing but peace.
** long v. [I] 渴望
long adj. 長的，長久的，漫長的
long adv. 長久地
long distance call 長途電話
long face 拉長了臉（表示不樂）
long weekend 長週末（通常是指與週一或週五連在一起的週末）
It's a long story. 說來話長。
have a long way to go 尚有待努力
in the long run 最後
to make a long story short 長話短說
long for 渴望
as long as 只要（連接詞片語）
before long 不久（= soon）
9.pleasure n. [U] happiness 樂趣
He finds a lot of pleasure in reading poetry.
Some read for knowledge; others read for pleasure.
** please v. [T, I] 討好，取悅
please adv. 請
pleasant adj. 令人愉快的
pleasing adj. 令人愉快的
pleased adj. 愉快的
hard/difficult to please 很難取悅
Pleased to meet you. 幸會。（禮貌用語）
a pleasant surprise 驚喜
(It's) my pleasure. 我的榮幸。（禮貌用語）
with pleasure 非常樂意（回應別人的請求）
例：Reading books brings me a lot of pleasure.
My son finds a lot of pleasure in collecting stamps.
Some people are so critical that almost nothing can please them.
Take a sit, please.
He has a pleasant personality.
His progress in English writing was most pleasing to his teacher.
She is pleased with the result of the contest.
10.reveal v. [T] to show 表露；洩漏
Her facial expression and her voice revealed that she was very nervous.
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