重点词汇

■credulous adj. 轻信的 (ready to believe things, 修饰人) 反：incredulous

credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修饰事物）反：incredible

Eg: The story he told us is credible.

联想：believable：强调以事实为根据 反：unbelievable

Eg: He demanded for believable explanation.

■obscure adj. 不起眼的（not known to the people）

Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town.新概念英语网上学习

令人费解的，模糊的 （not easily or clearly seen or understood; indistinct）

Eg: His real motive for the crime remains obscure.

联想：vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清

He was a little vague when I asked what had happened.

■presume v. 假定 (suppose sth. To be true; take sth. for granted)

■assume v. 假定，认为 (accept sth. as true before there is proof)

presume that

比较：

presume: 假定 (根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)

assume : 武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合

suppose : 最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法

Eg: Let us assume that your words are fact.

 I suppose that it was my fault.

    Mr. White, I presume?

■wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地，邪恶地 (in a wicked evil manner)

Eg: The knife gleamed wickedly in the moonlight.