n. 茄子

◆记忆方法一：
联想方式：egg鸡蛋；pl漂亮；ant蚂蚁
记忆方法：吃了茄子炒鸡蛋，就会变成漂亮的蚂蚁

egg/seed/fruit/eggplant/nut/peanut/walnut/hatch
记忆：
1. egg [e^] n. 蛋, 鸡蛋, 卵 Life begins with some kind of egg. 生命从卵开始。 格言： Don't put all your eggs in one basket.不要孤注一掷。
2. seed [ si:d ] n. 种子, 原由v. 播种, 结实 When the fruit ripens, the seed comes.果子成熟时，种子就成熟了。
3. fruit [ fru:t ] n. 水果, 果实, 果类, 成果 What’s your favorite fruit?你最喜欢的水果是什么？
4. eggplant [5e^plB:nt] n. 茄子 The eggplant is a kind of purple vegetable.茄子是一种紫色的蔬菜。
5. nut [ nQt ] n. 坚果, 核桃，螺母 I’m afraid it’s a hard nut to crack. 恐怕那个件棘手之事。
6. peanut [ 5pi:nQt ] n. 花生 We are fond of peanuts. 我们都喜欢花生。
7. walnut [ 5wC:lnEt ] n. 胡桃 His story spread over the walnuts and the wine.他的事在饭后闲谈中传开了。
8. hatch [ hAtF ] hat-ch vt. 孵, 孵出, 策划 The hen stayed there still, hatching its young.那只母鸡一动不动地呆在那里孵小鸡。
另类阅读：
Animals often need eggs to reproduce, for example, chicks hatch from eggs. At the same time, plants such as eggplants need seed contained often in fruits to reproduce.
轻松一刻：
A man's son was fighting against another boy for something.
While he was standing by watching, another man came, " The boys are fighting. Why don't you stop them?"
The first said, "Unnecessary. My son will never suffer losses."
The second asked, "In case he loses?"
The first said, "Well, don't you see that I am standing by?"