英文生字复习

收拾东西时，偶然间发现我还留着我小学六年级的英文书。
好吧！ 我们来复习一些英文生字吧！

1. Cobbler - one who mends shoes
2. Ironmonger - one who sells nails, hammers and other iron goods
3. Matron - a woman who is in charge of a hospital
4. Miser - a greedy person who keeps a lot of money
5. Pilgrim - one who travels to holy place
6. Stationer - one who sells pens, ink, writing materials etc.
7. Spinster - a woman who is not married
8. Dispensary - a place where medicine are sold
9. Godown - a place where goods are stored
10. Reservoir - a place where water is stored
11. Stable - a place where horses are kept
12. To bring someone to book - to punish the culprit (e.g. the prisoner was caught and brought the book)
13. To beat about the bush - to talk about something in an indirectly way, to talk in a roundabout manner (e.g. The boy kept beating about the bush all the time when asked about the accident)
14. To eat one's word - to take back one's statement  i.e. what one has said (e.g. Ali called Ahmad a great liar. Ahmad will make Ali eat his words one day)
15. To take French leave - to take leave without permission, to be absent without permission (e.g. Alice took French leave to to to Pulau Pinang)
16. To play havoc - to cause great damage and destruction (e.g. The storm played havoc in the villages)
17. To have a say - to have an authority, to have a voice (David has no say in the company)
18. To kick the bucket - to die (e.g. The old man kicked the bucket after a long illness)
19. A chip of the old block - a son who is very like his father
20. A cock and bull story - an absurd story that one should not believe