(1) pray - to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks 祈祷: Mandy prayed to God for help. (2) proof - facts, information that prove something is true 证明；证据: Do you have any proof that this man stole your bag? There is no proof that the document is authentic. (3) hopeful - making you feel that what you hope for is likely to happen [= promising] 有希望的；有前景的: Things might get better, but it doesn't look very hopeful right now. (4) barely - almost not [= hardly] 几乎不: I barely understood what she said because she spoke with a strong accent. Joe and his brother are barely on speaking terms. (5) frail - something that is frail is easily damaged or broken 脆弱的: These frail boats could not survive in such a storm. (6) prove - if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc 被证明（是困难的，有用地，等等）: The design proved to be a success. (7) seek - to try to achieve or get something 寻求；追求: Do you think the President will seek re-election? (8) give in to - to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed 向某事让步或妥协: The government refused to give in to their demands. (9) resilient - strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc 有回弹力的；适应性强的: She is very resilient to changes.
