a. 无希望的, 绝望的, 不可救药的

card/cartoon/card/games/wish/hope/hopeful/hopeless/desperate/desire/design
记忆：
1. card 音“卡”， 卡片 card games 纸牌 We often send cards to express our greetings for New Year. 我们常常发送贺卡来表达新年的祝福。
2. cartoon 音“卡通”， 卡通，动画片 Some cartoons are popular with both children and adults.一些动画片既受到孩子的欢迎，也受到成人的欢迎。
3. wish sh, 音“希”，希望，n.愿望, 心愿, 祝愿v.希望, 但愿(实现的可能性小，后面的宾语从句要用过去式的虚拟语气) Remember to give your parents my best wishes. How I wish I could see them soon!别忘了代我向你的父母问好，我多想很快见到他们。
4. hope n. & v. 希望(注意：不能说：hope somebody to do something) I hope to visit your parents soon .我希望很快去看望您的父母。 Great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。
5. hopeful adj. 充满希望的 Every child is hopeful when you believe so.如果你相信每个孩子有希望，每个孩子就有希望。
6. hopeless adj. 绝望的，无希望的 Those who refuse to listen to advice is hopeless.不愿听建议的人是没有希望的人。
7. desperate des-per-ate des音似death,死，拚死的 per, 彻底； adj. 令人绝望的, 不顾一切的, 拚死的 They started a desperate attack before long.不久他们发起了一场殊死的进攻。
8. desire de-sire vt. 想望, 期望 n. 欲望 We should control our desires instead of that our desires control us.人应当控制欲望而不是欲望控制人。
9. design sign 标志，符号， design, 用标志设计，图案 I must design my life reasonably. 我必须合理规划我的人生。
另类阅读：
When New Year is coming, we have time to enjoy card games and we design cards with cartoon figures to show best wishes to our friends and our desires/hope for the new year.
轻松一刻
TEACHER: If I had seven oranges in one hand and eight oranges in the
other, what would I have?
CLASS : Big hands!