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Lesson 2 Discovery of a Father Word Study bitter: adj. 1) not sweet, tasting like beer Good medicine tastes bitter. 2) hard to bear; causing sorrow That failure was a bitter experience for him. 3) filled with or showing envy, hatred, remorse or disappointment bitter quarrels/words/enemies/tears 4) piercing cold a bitter wind fight to the bitter end 战斗到底 take the bitter with the sweet 接受顺境也接受逆境 broke: adj. without any money He went broke. a broken home破裂的家庭 a broken promise背弃的诺言 a broken spirit消沉的意志 broken English蹩脚的英语 cover: v. 1) to place or hide sth. over in order to hide or protect He had to cover his ears when the noise became really unbearable. to have?in size This national park covers roughly 400 square miles of beautiful land. 3) to travel a certain distance By sunset they had covered 30 miles. 4) to include The 700-dollar rent does not cover water, electricity and telephone service. 5) to protect sb. by aiming a gun at the enemy He began to move towards the house carefully, and Bob covered him. 6) (of money) to be enough for $1,000 will cover his needs for the journey. credit: n. 1) delayed payment 赊账；信贷 He bought this car on credit. The bank refused further credits to the company. 2) praise 光荣；功劳 We must give her credit for our discovery. I think that he deserves all the credit for lifting the villagers out of poverty. 3) sth. that can bring honor or pride to sb. These Olympic gold medalists are no doubt a great credit to our country. 4) recognition for a successfully completed course at the university The professor decided to give him full credit for the exam. 5) money shown as owned by a person, company in a bank account You have a credit balance of $500. 6) belief; trust; confidence The rumor is gaining credit. drip v. to fall or let sth. fall in very small drops n. the drop-by-drop falling of a liquid The tap is dripping. His paintbrush is dripping. It’s so hot that he’s dripping with sweat. T