New words：

leather['leðə]
n.皮革
adj.皮革的

Sample Sentences：

I have a pair of leather mittens.
His black leather couch looks expensive.
From animals we get such materials as wool, silk, leather and furs.

New words：

slight [slait] adj.轻微的；略微的；细小的；纤细的
slightly ['slaitli] adv.轻微地；些微地；稍微；略微

Sample Sentences：

Ann is a slight girl.
She has a slight fever.
The difference is so slight, that I can harvdly see it.

Each of the houses is slightly different.
The number of passengers by this line fell off slightly in January.

hardly ['hɑ:dli] adv.几乎不

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superior [su:'piəriə]
n.上级；上司
adj.优越的；更好的；占优势的；更胜一筹的

superior to 优于

Sample Sentences：

John was his direct superior.
He always does what his superiors tell him.

This car is superior to that one.
You're a very superior young woman.
This handbag is made of superior leather.

leather['leðə] n.皮革

New words：

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和

Sample Sentences：

Adjectives modify nouns.
A noun sometimes modifies another noun.
We have to modify our plan a little bit.
We had to slightly modify the original design.
The plane was a modified version of the C-130.

slightly ['slaitli] adv.轻微地；些微地；稍微；略微

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diet ['daiət]
n.日常饮食；规定饮食
v.节食；进行规定饮食

go/be on a diet 节食

Sample Sentences：

He is dieting.
The doctor is dieting me strictly.
He is on a diet to reduce some weight.
Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
Proper diet and exercise are both important for health.
I mustn't have too much potato because I'm now on a diet.

modify ['mɔdifai] v.修饰；修改；调整；缓和