英语听力精选进阶版 13707（在线收听）

A war of words

 Vocabulary

abandoned

gave up on

farce

comedy

stifled

suppressed

inflicting pain

causing harm

in a similar vein

likewise, along the same lines

declined

refused

immeasurable

huge

doubted

did not believe

warming to his subject

becoming more excited about the topic

cast

give a role to