词汇讲解：
1. lower v. （使）降低，（使）跌落例句：The sun lowers in the west.
太阳从西边落下。
2. chamber n. 房间
例句：We played the bride and bridegroom into the bridal chamber.
我们奏乐把新娘新郎迎进新房。
3. sharp adj. 锋利的，尖锐的例句：Be careful with that sharp axe.
那把斧子很锋利, 你要当心。
4. acid n. 酸 例句：This chemical acts a part of an acid in our experiment.
这种化学药品在我们的试验中起酸的作用。
adj. 酸的
例句：Lemons taste acid.
柠檬吃起来有些酸。
5. dissolve v. （使）溶解例句：The sun dissolves snow.
太阳使雪融化。
6. entrance n. 入口，大门
例句：The car waited at the front entrance.
汽车在前门口等候。
7. archeologist n. 考古学家例句：He is an archeologist and director of Egypt's Giza Pyramids.
他是一名考古学家，也是埃及金字塔计划的负责人。
8. sight n. 看见，瞥见例句：The sight of the garden bears back the days when we lived in Paris.
见到那个花园使我们回想起当年住在巴黎时的日子。
9. curiosity n. 好奇心例句：His curiosity about the world was insatiable.
他对宇宙的好奇心是无止境的。
10. gaze vi. 凝视，注视例句：The climbers stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the splendid view.
登山队员们站在山顶, 凝视壮丽的景色。
11. gigantic adj. 巨大的，庞大的例句：He has a gigantic appetite and eats gigantic meals.
他有很大的食量, 能吃很多的食物。
12. creep vi. 蹑手蹑脚地走，缓慢地行进例句：The hunter crept up to the deer.
猎人蹑手蹑脚地走近那头鹿。
13. brink n. 边沿例句：We were on the brink of disaster when the rescue team arrived.
当救生队到达时,我们已经处于灾难的边缘。
14. perch v. 把...置于(较高或较险处)例句：A pair of spectacles was perched near the end of his nose.
一副眼镜架在他的鼻尖上。
15. glow vi. 发光，发热例句：The remains of the fire glowed for hours.
火的余烬好几小时都发着光亮。
16. photographer n. 摄影师例句：He is an amateur photographer.
他是个业余摄影爱好者。
17. monument n. 纪念碑例句：The monument was dedicated to the memory of the national hero.
这座碑是为纪念那位民族英雄而建造的。
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