应用会话部分：

五、生活的表达：

3. Creation/Destruction (2)

10) The poet creates pictures with words.
    诗人用语言创造万物。

11) His confidence can be destroyed by a harsh word.
    他的信念，只要受到严厉的批评就会崩溃。

12) From mutual understanding, a comfortable situation has been creation.
    由于彼此的了解，因而建立了愉快的关系。
    * create 除了“创造”以外，还有“give rise to, cause”的意思。

13) Why are all those toys broken?
    那些玩具为什么统统坏了？
    * break 除此也用于折树枝、破坏房屋、乱了步骤、背弃合约，一定要与 destroy 区分开。
    e.g. He always breaks faith with his clients.
         他对顾客总是不守信用。

14) A story can be created with these characters.
    从这些人物可以创造出一篇故事。

15) The restaurant has built up a fine reputation for a good food.
    那家饭馆因（饭菜）美味可口而建立了良好的声誉。

16) The locusts completely wiped out this year's crops.
    蝗虫使今年的庄稼全毁了。
    * destroy 也可以替代 wipe out。

17) A forest fire has consumed all the trees here.
    一场森林大火将此地的树木焚烧殆尽了。
    * consume 有消耗、消灭、吃尽的意思，也有烧尽成灰的意味在。

18) The ancient Roman civilization was finally destroyed by the nomadic tribles.
    古罗马终于被游牧民族灭亡了。