memory
n.记忆(力);回忆;纪念;存储(器)
My memory ‘s not as good as it once was.我的记忆力不如以前了。
menace
vt./ n.有危险性的人(或物);威胁，威吓
the growing menace of oil pollution at sea越来越严重的海洋石油污染
ornament
n./ vt.装饰(品)，点缀(品);装饰，美化
a shelf covered with books and ornaments摆满了书和装饰品的架子
outcome
n.结果
People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome.在审判过程中听取这一证词的人都对此结果感到吃惊。
plot
n.故事情节;密谋;小块土地 v.密谋;绘图
The court heard how she and her lover hatched a plot(=planned a plot)to kill her husband. 法庭听取了她和情人密谋杀害她丈夫的案情。
