pity/mercy/merciless/merciful/shame/shameful/shameless/ashamed/sympathy/sympathetic
记忆：
1. pity [ 5piti] Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another. v. (觉得)可怜 A matter of regret n. 憾事, 怜悯, 同情 What a pity that he missed the party!他错过同根词聚会，好遗憾！
2. mercy [ 5mE:si] Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; A disposition to be kind and forgiving n. 仁慈, 宽恕, 怜悯 She has a heart full of mercy. 她有颗充满了同情的心。
3. merciless [ 5mE:silis ] adj. 无慈悲心的, 残忍的 Never expect his favour. He is always merciless. 没有指望他开恩。他总是无情的人。
4. merciful [ 5mE:siful ] adj. 仁慈的, 慈悲的 The merciful elder is respected widely. 仁慈了老人受到了大家的尊重。
5. shame [ Feim ] n. 羞耻, 羞愧, 可耻的人 Why Chinese men football brings shames to the fans frequently?为什么中国足球球频频给球迷带来遗憾？
6. shameful [ 5Feimful ] adj. 不体面的 How could he say such shameful words?他怎能说这样不体面的话来？
7. shameless [ 5Feimlis ] adj. 不知羞耻的 Keep away from those shameless fellows. 不要接近那些不知羞耻的年青人。
8. ashamed [ E5Feimd ] adj. 惭愧的, 羞耻的 We were ashamed to lose the game again. 很惭愧，我们又输了比赛。
9. sympathy [ 5simpEWi] sym-pathy A feeling or an expression of pity or sorrow for the distress of another n. 同情, 同情心 I have ever been a prisoner, so I have a lot of sympathy with other people in prison. 我当过囚犯，因此我对坐牢的人很同情。
10. sympathetic [ 7simpE5Wetik ] adj. 有同情心的 He gave me a sympathetic glance. 他同情地望了我一眼。
另类阅读：
What a pity! People used to be merciful and sympathetic, but now many have less sympathy and mercy than before. They stay still when a shameless man does some merciless things. The whole society should be ashamed of its numbness.