看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。
What prompted him to be so generous?
是什么原因使得他如此大方呢?
2.likelihood n.可能, 可能性
例句:I don't think there is any likelihood of his agreeing to it.
我认为不会有他同意那件事情的可能。
3.provocative a.气人的,挑拨的,刺激的
4.stray vi.走失, 离群; 迷路
例句:The child strayed away from home.
这孩子离家走失了。
5.successive adj.连续的,;相继的;接连的
例句:He won three successive matches.
他连胜三场比赛。
6.reprisal n.报复(行为)
例句:They took bloody reprisals against the leaders.
他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。
7.shutdown n.关门,停工
8.outnumber vt.数量多于;比…多
例句:Reporters outnumbered guests at the political gathering.
在那次政治性集会上, 记者的数量超过了来宾。
9.sharply adv.突然地;急剧地;猛烈地;激烈地
例句:Cannabis consumption has increased sharply.
大麻用量急剧增加。
Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.
对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
10.austerity n.(经济的)紧缩; 严格节制消费
例句:War was followed by many years of austerity.