【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并从a-e中找出与句1-句5中的severe相符合的释义。

1. I have just recovered from a severe illness.

2. Don't be too severe on others' errors.

3. The pace of the race was too severe to last for long.

4. Her black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.

5. The winter is already here, and promised to be a most severe one.

a. 严厉的，严格的 b. 严重的

c. 朴实无华的 d. （天气）严酷的

e. （对技巧﹑能力﹑耐心等）要求很高的

【自我归纳】severe在以上各句中的意思分别为：1→ ________；2→ ________；3→ ________；4→ ________；5→________。

【即学即练】翻译下面句子。

1. My grandma is a severe woman who seldom smiles.

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2. Modern furniture is a little too severe for my taste.

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3. Don't be too severe with Brian; he is only a little boy.

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4. This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.

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eager

【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳eager的意思及用法。

1. He listened to the story with eager attention.

2. He was eager for work, for he could not imagine life without it.

3. The child is eager to have the candy.

4. The boss is eager that all workers should arrive on time.