Words#
rare adj. /ɹɛ/ #
rare animal
It’s the rare animal that everyone wants to see.
I saw a rare white tiger catching a rabbit in the field.
It’s rare to see rabbits in my town.
This type of watch is so rare that there are few people who have it.
ancient adj. /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ #
Rome has a lot of ancient buildings.
We had a very exciting trip visiting an ancient building.
I received an ancient coin from my father.
An ancient building was built in the center of the field.
We are going to go abroad to visit that ancient building.
myth n. /mɪθ/ #
The woman who told me a lot of myths is very kind.
When I was still a kid, my father told me stories about ancient myths.
If you want to listen to some stories, I can tell you ancient myths.
I find the ancient myth that you told me very boring.
trouble n. /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ #
have trouble with sth.
have trouble doing sth.
We had a trouble putting up a tent in the center of the field.
When I was still in school, I always had trouble with history.
It was raining heavily, so I had a trouble to put up the campfire.
A man who always gives me trouble sent an email to me.
effect n. /ɪˈfɛkt/ #
have no effect
Why doesn’t this machine have any effect?
I’d tried, but it still have no effect.
The medicine had a good effect on my headache.
I know a man whose tools will have an effect on the machine.