Saturday, February 11, 2006

Kevin's Riddle Time (Feb.10)


This thing all things devour,

Birds, beasts, trees, flowers,

Gnaws iron, bites steel,

Grinds hard stones to meal,

Kill kings, ruins towns,

And beats high mountains down.


Answer:
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Key Words:
devour (vt) 狼吞虎嚥
gnaw (vt) 腐蝕
grind (vt) 碾碎、研磨
ruin (vt) 毀滅
beat down (phr) 打倒、推翻

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