To most men , experience is like the stern light of a ship which il-luminates only the track it has passed.
——对于大多数人，经验像是一艘船上的尾灯，只照亮船驶过的航道。(英国诗人 柯勒津治. S .T .)

典型例句：She was a poor creature.

译文：她曾是个可怜的女人。

credit n. 信用贷款;信用

历年真题：The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.

译文：因为它们在课程成果方面比如科学的变化，学校而不是家庭应该受到赞扬。

名师导学：该词的固定搭配有：be a credit to(使……感到光荣，给……争光);give credit to(相信，信任，称赞，赞扬)。

想一想：①credibility ②credible

Key: ①n. 可信性 ②a. 可信的，可靠的

creep v. 爬行;缓慢地行进

典型例句：The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.

译文：乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着。

crime n. 罪，罪行;犯罪

典型例句：Theft or murder is crime.

译文：盗窃或谋杀都是犯罪行为。

名师导学：常见的搭配commit crime表示“犯罪”之意。

criminal n.罪犯;犯罪者 a. 犯罪的，狂法的，罪恶的

典型例句：Although criminal's amount is increasing, it is still inadequately stern to punish.

译文：尽管罪犯数量在增加，惩罚仍然不够严厉。