New words:

fable ['feibl] n. 寓言;传说;神话
Aesop's Fables ['i:sɒp] 伊索寓言


Sample Sentences:

Children can learn a lot from reading fables.
Fables often have animals as the main characters.
Kids like listening to fables, especially Aesop's Fables.


New words:

prank [præŋk] n.恶作剧;玩笑
April fool's day 愚人节


Sample Sentences:

Those schoolboys like to play pranks on their teachers.
On April fool's day people often play pranks on each other.


New words:

tourney ['tʊrni] n.锦标赛
tournament ['tuənəmənt] n.锦标赛


Sample Sentences:

His victory in the tourney earned him$ 50 000.
The number two seed is safely through to the second round of the tournament.
We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue with that.


New words:

overturn /ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn/ v.倾覆;翻倒;翻掉;推翻


Sample Sentences:

She overturned the bottle.
The boat overturned but didn't sank.
The vase overturned and crashed into pieces.
The building was overturned at the earthquake.


New words:

contour ['kɔntur] n. 轮廓;外形
coastline ['kəustlain] n. 海岸线


Sample Sentences:

The contour of that mountain looks like a dragon.
The road follows the natural contours of the coastline.
Some people in California were warned to avoid the coastline for 12 hours.