Lesson 59

29.He believed¹ that the greatest of his ______ was² that he'd never had³ a college⁴ education⁵.
   A. griefs   B. misfortunes   C. disasters   D. sorrows

grief  悲伤
brief  简洁
relief  缓解
bleary  模糊的
blight  使枯萎

misfortune  不幸、灾祸

disaster  灾难

sorrow  悲伤、悲痛、懊丧
sorry  遗憾的
sob  哭泣
subtle  敏锐的、敏感的

1 believed   

v.相信( believe的过去式和过去分词 )；认为；以为；对…信以为真

参考例句：

• They believed she was possessed by devils. 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
• It would be interesting to know what he really believed. 了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

5 education   

n.教育；培养

参考例句：

• He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
• We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。