8.4 笨拙: clumsy, bungle, awkward, stupid dessert甜点 desert沙漠 extravagant 多为贬义 译为‘挥霍的,铺张浪费的,无节制的’; luxurious 中性词, ‘奢华的,豪华的’; Salary,wage和pay这三个词都可以表示“工资”,但其含义不同。salary是指非体力劳动者所得到的“工资、薪水”,通常按月,有时按季或年计算(Salary is usually paid monthly,sometimes three months or a year,for a job,esp.as for workers of higher skill and rank);wage指简单劳动或体力劳动者所得的“工资、工钱”,通常按周、日等短期计算发给(Wages are paid weekly for a job,esp.as for labourers or workers.),常用复数形式;pay指不论工作性质如何,针对劳动所支付的报酬,它包含salary和wage(s)(pay is paid for a job),为不可数名词。