1.assassinate vt.暗杀,行刺
例句:They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.
他们正秘密策划将如何暗杀总统。
2.bitter a.激烈的,苦涩的,辛酸的,厉害的,悲痛的
例句:The youth's harsh retort proclaimed his bitter anger.
那年青人的刺耳的反驳声显示了他的恼怒。
3.protest vt.不及物动词 vi.声明; 抗议
例句:He protested the decision made by the committee.
他抗议委员会做出的决议。
4.worthless adj.无价值的, 没有用处的
例句:Don't read worthless books.
不要读没有用的书。
He was worthless as a painter.
他作为画家一事无成。
5.poorly adv.拙劣地;蹩脚地
例句:They lived poorly.
他们过着贫困的生活。
They did poorly in the examination.
他们考试考得不好。
1.The Democratic Party had a much more difficult time choosing a candidate for president in eighteen sixty-eight.
had a much more difficult time choosing做某事有困难,相当于have difficulty doing sth的用法
2.Neither Grant nor Seymour campaigned very hard.
neither nor既不...也不...
例句:He is neither an electrician nor a repairman.
他既不是电工也不是修理工。
I have neither friends nor books to divert me.
我没有朋友或书本可作消遣。