ear/earring/earn/hear/bear/near/dear/wear/fear/year/tear 记忆： 1. ear [ iE] n. 耳朵, 听力, 穗 vi. 抽穗 The horse is deaf in the right ear. 那匹马右耳是聋的。 2. earring [5IEnIN] n. 耳环, 耳饰 I find it terrible for her to wear the big earrings.我觉得她戴上那付大耳环后非常糟糕。 3. earn [ E:n ] n. 赚得, 获得 The writer earns his bread by writing.作家以写作谋生。 4. earning [5E:nIN] n. 所赚的钱, 收入 He has a large monthly earning.他月收入可观。 5. hear [ hiE ] vt. 听到, 听说, 听取 I’ve never heard of such a thing.我从未听说过这样的事。 6. bear [ bZE ] n. 熊 v. 负担, 忍受 The ice can’t bear the bear so the bear fell into the water.冰承受不了熊的重量，熊掉进了水中。 7. near [ niE ] adj. 亲近的, 亲密的, 近 adv. 近, 不远 prep. 在...近旁, 近... There is a soft deer near the fierce bear.在凶猛的熊附近有一只温顺的鹿子。 8. dear [ diE ] adj. 昂贵的, 亲爱的 Oh dear! Her dear deer is really dear!噢，天！她心爱的鹿子真的很昂贵的。 9. wear [ wZE ] vt. 穿, 戴 wear out 磨损, 用旧 The shoes have been worn out. I will buy another pair.鞋子已穿破了。我要重新买一双。 10. fear [ fiE ] n. 恐怖, 害怕 He said he feared nothing in his life.他说在他的一生中没怕过什么。 11. year [ jE:, jiE ] n. 年, 年龄 Pines are green all the year round.松树一年四季都是绿的。 12. tear [ tiE ] n. 眼泪, 扯 [ tZE ] vi. 撕破 vt. 扯, 撕, 撕破 With tears down the face, she torn the letter into pieces.她流着泪把那封信撕成了碎片。 另类阅读： Mary wears dear earrings she bought with her own earnings. Hearing the story, her mother can’t bear it and tries to tear them off her ears. Mary is filled with fear and burst into tears.
轻松一刻 HAROLD: Teacher, would you punish me for something I didn't do? TEACHER: Of course not. HAROLD: Good, because I didn't do my homework.
