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1 We are less credulous thank we used to be. 背熟

credulous adj. 轻信的 (修饰人)

credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修饰事物）

Eg: The story he told us is credible.

incredulous   不轻信的，表示怀疑的

incredible难以置信的,不可思议的,惊人的

believable 新概念英语第二册

Eg; He demanded for believable explanation

2 accepted the fact that an obscure maid-servant

obscure adj. 不起眼的

Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town

令人费解的

An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.

vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清

3 a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences

bring ... to a conclusion          "...结束"

Eg:

They had made so wonderful a plan that the work was brought to a good conclusion.

介词 by 引导的介词短语作方式状语

coincidences   n.    巧合

conscious     adj.   感觉到的,意识到的