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1、1.Noble 高尚的 2.count for 值得的 3. grieve悲傷 4.saunter漫步 閑逛5. My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. 我母親開車載我去機(jī)場(chǎng)，車窗開著。(with 復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)) 6.sleeveless, white eyelet lace 無(wú)袖，帶著白色的網(wǎng)眼蕾絲7.inconsequential 不重要的 8.That ought to count for something. 這應(yīng)該是值得的9.Terrified as I was, I couldnt bring my

2、self to regret the decision. 盡管我十分恐懼，我依然無(wú)法讓自己后悔這個(gè)決定. (倒裝句)10.My carry-on item was a parka. 我隨身攜帶的物品只是一件皮夾克11.It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old.(強(qiáng)調(diào)句) 就是從這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)，我母親帶著我逃出來(lái)，逃離那里充斥著的壓抑的陰霾，那時(shí)我才幾個(gè)月大。Page 1112.gloomy黑暗的陰郁的 1

3、3. omnipresent無(wú)處不在的 14.exile 流放 15.detest 討厭16.put my foot down 下決心反對(duì) 16.the vigorous, sprawling city. 生氣勃勃，不斷擴(kuò)張著的城市 18.panic 驚慌 19.convincing有說(shuō)服力的 20.sacrific 犧牲 21.How could I leave my loving, erratic, harebrained mother to fend for herself? 我怎能離開我摯愛的、穩(wěn)定性極差的、粗心大意的母親，讓她自己照顧自己呢？22.permanence 持久 23.

4、distaste 厭惡 24.Neither of us was what anyone would call verbose. 我們都不擅長(zhǎng)談話。 25.omen 征兆26.despite the scarcity of my funds雖然囊中羞澀 27.Nothing slows down traffic like a cop. 沒有什么比警察更能造成交通堵塞。2Page 2 1. to his face to ones face 當(dāng)著某人的面2. permeable p:mi:bl可滲透的，具滲透性的(薄),透水 3. My mom and I had pooled our resou

5、rces to supplement my winter wardrobe, but it was still scanty. scantysknti: 我母親和我把錢湊起來(lái)給我添置了一些冬裝，但這仍遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。 pool v. 集中資源（或材料等）4. cruiser kru:z n.巡洋艦；警察巡邏車 5. strap in 系上安全帶 6. be suspicious of 懷疑7. as opposed to （表示對(duì)比）而，相對(duì)于8.reservation rezvein （美國(guó)為土著美洲人劃出的）保留地;居留地 9. prompt 提示，引起310. I do a good job

6、of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory. 把那些充滿痛苦的，不必要的回憶抹去是我的拿手好戲。11. I hoped he didnt think so little of me as to believe I would give up that easily. 我希望他不要這樣小看我，認(rèn)為我會(huì)輕易放棄。 think little of sb 不重視/ 小看，某人 so as to 為了，以便于12. at the earliest 最早13. sheepishly i:pl 窘迫的;難為情的;尷尬的14. the thin

7、g runs great. They dont build them like that anymore. 這家伙跑得棒極了。他們?cè)僖矝]有生產(chǎn)過像這樣的好車。15. The thing, I thought to myself it had possibilities as a nickname, at the very least. 這家伙，我暗自思索著這可能是是個(gè)昵稱，極有可能。 at the very least 用于加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣 一點(diǎn)，絲毫 416.How cheap is cheap? After all, that was the part I couldnt compromise o

8、n. “所謂便宜是有多便宜？” 無(wú)論如何，在這方面我都不能妥協(xié)。compromise on 妥協(xié) kmprmaiz 17. Charlie peeked sideways at me with a hopeful expression. 查理滿懷希望地偷看著我。 peek at 偷看，窺視 sideways 斜著，斜向一邊；18. be comfortable with 對(duì)有信心，自在的，能應(yīng)付自如的 （擅長(zhǎng)）19. Even the air filtered down greenly through the leaves. 就連空氣都像被葉子過濾了一樣彌漫著綠意。 filter down 逐

9、漸擴(kuò)散并擴(kuò)大，滲入20. Eventually we made it to Charlies. 最終我們抵達(dá)了查理的房子。 make it 及時(shí)到達(dá)；成功；約定時(shí)間5 page 31.horrific adj. 可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的2.dreadful adj. 可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的3.cruiser n. 巡洋艦；巡航飛機(jī)，警察巡邏車4.gruffly adv. 粗暴地；粗聲地；生硬地5.crib n. 嬰兒床；柵欄；食槽6.staple vt. 把分級(jí)；釘住7.stipulation n. 規(guī)定；約定；條款；契約8.dwell vi. 居住；存在于；細(xì)想某事9.hover vi.

10、盤旋，翱翔；徘徊610.deject vt. 使沮喪；使灰心 adj. 沮喪的；氣餒的11.toddler n. 學(xué)步的小孩；幼童裝12.tan adj. 黃褐色的；鞣皮的13.slender adj. 細(xì)長(zhǎng)的；苗條的；微薄的14.coordination n. 協(xié)調(diào)，調(diào)和；對(duì)等，同等15.humiliate vt. 羞辱；使丟臉；恥辱munal adj. 公共的；公社的17.tangled adj. 紊亂的；糾纏的；纏結(jié)的；復(fù)雜的18.translucent adj. 透明的；半透明的19.pallid adj. 蒼白的；暗淡的；無(wú)生氣的720.niche n. 壁龕；合適的職業(yè)21.gli

11、tch n. 小故障；失靈22.faded adj. 已褪色的；已凋謝的23.drizzle n. 細(xì)雨，毛毛雨24.claustrophobia n. 心理 幽閉恐怖癥25.creep vi. 爬行；蔓延；慢慢地移動(dòng)8Page 51. flashy adj. 閃光的；瞬間的；俗麗的；暴躁的2. Paradise Valley 天堂谷（美國(guó)地名）3. district n. 區(qū)域；地方；行政區(qū)4. Mercedes msidi:z n. 梅賽德斯（公司名）5. Porsche pr n. 保時(shí)捷（德國(guó)知名汽車廠商或其出產(chǎn)的轎車品牌名）6. Volvo n. 沃爾沃（汽車品牌，總部設(shè)在瑞典）7.

12、 thunderous adj. 像打雷的，隆轟隆響的；多雷的，強(qiáng)有力的8. stuff n. 東西；材料；填充物；素材資料 vt. 塞滿；填塞；讓吃飽 vi. 吃得過多9. exhale vt. 呼氣；發(fā)出；發(fā)散；使蒸發(fā) vi. 呼氣；發(fā)出；發(fā)散 10. hood n. 頭巾；覆蓋；兜帽 vt. 罩上；以頭巾覆蓋9page6 1,vaguely 含糊地 2,stammered, , 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地，3,blushed臉紅地 4,diplomatic老練地 5,Illustrated有插圖地 6,pixielike 7,小精靈般的8,statuesque輪廓清楚的 prattle about 閑聊

13、 gawk at 呆呆地 make conversation with和某人談話 waved at揮手1，As if they were all suffering from a sleepless night,2， He was more boyish than the others, who looked like they could be in college, or even teachers here rather than students. 比另外兩個(gè)顯得更孩子氣些，那兩個(gè)看上去更像是大學(xué)生，或者說(shuō)，更像這里的老師而不像是學(xué)生。3，But all this is not why

14、 I couldnt look away. 但這都不是我無(wú)法收回視線的緣故。4，My eyes darted back to the others, who sat unchanging 我重新把目光投向剩下的幾個(gè)人，他們?nèi)砸粍?dòng)不動(dòng)地坐著。 1011. sidewalk n. 人行道12. relief n. 救濟(jì)；減輕，解除；安慰13. Hyperventilation n. 臨床 換氣過度；臨床 強(qiáng)力呼吸14. unisex adj. 男女皆宜的15. hooks n. 鉤子；掛鉤（hook的復(fù)數(shù)） v. 鉤；釣（hook的第三人稱單數(shù)）16. standout n. 杰出的人；突出度 a

15、dj. 杰出的；出色的17. nameplate n. 銘牌；標(biāo)示牌18. identify vt. 確定；識(shí)別；使參與；把看成一樣 vi. 確定；認(rèn)同；一致1119. nasal adj. 鼻的；鼻音的 n. 鼻骨；鼻音；鼻音字20. buzzing adj. 嗡嗡響的；嘈雜的 n. 嗡嗡聲；嘈雜聲 v. 發(fā)出嗡嗡聲；東奔西忙；暗中散布（buzz的ing形式） 21. radius n. 半徑，半徑范圍；解剖 橈骨；輻射光線；有效航程22. definitely adv. 清楚地，當(dāng)然；明確地，肯定地23. tentatively adv. 暫時(shí)地；試驗(yàn)性地24. eavesdrop n.

16、屋檐上流下來(lái)的水 vi. 偷聽，竊聽25. paranoid adj. 類似妄想狂的；屬于偏執(zhí)狂的 n. 患妄想狂的人；偏執(zhí)狂患者26. sarcasm n. 諷刺；挖苦；嘲笑12Page 10The door opened again, and the cold wind suddenly gusted through the room, rustling the papers on the desk, swirling my hair around my face. 門又開了，一陣?yán)滹L(fēng)突如其來(lái)地涌進(jìn)房間，把桌子上的紙張吹得沙沙作響，我的頭發(fā)不停地拂著我的臉。2. his face was

17、absurdly handsome with piercing, hate-filled eyes. 他的臉英俊得不可思議用洞悉一切，充滿厭惡的眼神，注視著我。低頻詞，記不記隨你啦！piercing （眼睛或眼神）銳利的；鋒利的 3. For an instant, I felt a thrill of genuine fear, raising the hair on my arms. (現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語(yǔ))那一瞬間，我感到一陣顫栗，一種真正的恐懼，我手臂上的細(xì)毛都豎起來(lái)了。 4. And he turned on his heel without another look at me. 然后他轉(zhuǎn)身離去，再也不看我。 turn on his heel 急向后轉(zhuǎn)；突然轉(zhuǎn)身13