From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.
從那以后，他認識到自己發明的小小惡作劇是要付出很大的代價的。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義：pricey, costly, dear
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
vt. 一再騷擾;使煩惱;在戰爭中攻擊，掠奪搶劫;
n. 惡魔，惡鬼;胡鬧的青年人;倫敦佬;（人名）哈里;
"Harry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs."
哈里想修理那把椅子, 可他笨手笨腳的.
近義：hound, irritate, nag, persecute, pester, plague
adj. 清楚的;堅決的;明顯的;明白無誤的;
v. 下決心( decide的過去式和過去分詞 );（使）決定;解決;裁決;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已經決定留起絡腮胡子和髭。
近義：sharp, unquestionable, categorical, conclusive, decisive, definite
反義：arguable, argumentary, moot, mootable, pregnable, protestable
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點;短時間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. （數量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 游戲，運動;比賽，競賽;詭計;獵物;
adj. 受傷的，瘸的;對…有興趣的;雄赳赳的;關于野味的;
v. 打賭，賭輸贏;賭輸;
"the East-West All-Star Game"
東西部全明星賽
近義：play, sport, toy, dally, match, round