全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(第二版)綜合教程_第四冊(cè)_Unit5NeverJudgebyAppearances——AFriendinNeed

1、Somepeopleseemeasytounderstand:theircharacterappearsobviousonfirstmeeting.Appearances,however,canbedeceptive.有些人似乎容易了解：他們的個(gè)性在初次交往時(shí)就表露無(wú)遺。然而，外表可能具有欺騙性。AFriendinNeedSomersetMaughamForthirtyyearsnowIhavebeenstudyingmyfellowmen.Idonotknowverymuchaboutthem.Ishrugmyshoulderswhenpeopletellmethattheirfirstim

2、pressionsofapersonarealwaysright.Ithinktheymusthavesmallinsightorgreatvanity.FormyownpartIfindthatthelongerIknowpeoplethemoretheypuzzleme.患難之交薩默塞特毛姆三十年來(lái)，我一直研究我的人類同胞，但至今了解不多。每當(dāng)有人跟我說(shuō)他對(duì)一個(gè)人的第一次印象向來(lái)不錯(cuò)的時(shí)候，我就聳聳肩。我想這種人不是無(wú)知，就是自大。拿我自己來(lái)說(shuō)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)，認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)人的時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)，我就越感到困惑。ThesereflectionshaveoccurredtomebecauseIreadinthis

3、morningspaperthatEdwardHydeBurtonhaddiedatKobe.HewasamerchantandhehadbeeninbusinessinJapanformanyyears.Iknewhimverylittle,butheinterestedmebecauseoncehegavemeagreatsurprise.UnlessIhadheardthestoryfromhisownlips,Ishouldneverhavebelievedthathewascapableofsuchanaction.Itwasmorestartlingbecausebothinapp

4、earanceandmannerhesuggestedaverydefinitetype.Hereifeverwasamanallofapiece.Hewasatinylittlefellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender,withwhitehair,aredfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.IsupposehewasaboutsixtywhenIknewhim.Hewasalwaysneatlyandquietlydressedinaccordancewithhisageandstation.我產(chǎn)

5、生這些想法，是因?yàn)槲以诮裉煸缟系膱?bào)紙上看到愛德華海德伯頓在神戶去世的消息。他是個(gè)商人，在日本經(jīng)商多年。我跟他并不熟，但是對(duì)他挺有興趣，因?yàn)橛幸淮嗡屛掖蟪砸惑@。要不是聽他親口講述這個(gè)故事，我根本不會(huì)相信他能做出這種事來(lái)。這件事之所以特別令人驚訝，是因?yàn)闊o(wú)論是外表還是風(fēng)度，他都讓人想到一種非常明確的類型。要說(shuō)真有表里如一的人的話，那就是此公了。他個(gè)子很小，身高不過(guò)5英尺4英寸，身材纖細(xì)，白頭發(fā)、藍(lán)眼睛，紅紅的臉上布滿皺紋。我估計(jì)自己認(rèn)識(shí)他時(shí)，他大約有60歲光景。他向來(lái)衣著整潔素雅，合乎他的年齡和身份。ThoughhisofficeswereinKobe,Burtonoftencamedownto

6、Yokohama.Ihappenedononeoccasiontobespendingafewdaysthere,waitingforaship,andIwasintroducedtohimattheBritishClub.Weplayedbridgetogether.Heplayedagoodgameandagenerousone.Hedidnottalkverymuch,eitherthenorlaterwhenwewerehavingdrinks,butwhathesaidwassensible.Hehadaquiet,dryhumor.Heseemedtobepopularatthec

7、lubandafterwards,whenhehadgone,theydescribedhimasoneofthebest.IthappenedthatwewerebothstayingattheGrandHotelandnextdayheaskedmetodinewithhim.Imethiswife,fat,elderly,andsmiling,andhistwodaughters.Itwasevidentlyaunitedandaffectionatefamily.IthinkthechiefthingthatstruckmeaboutBurtonwashiskindliness.The

8、rewassomethingverypleasinginhismildblueeyes.Hisvoicewasgentle;youcouldnotimaginethathecouldpossiblyraiseitinanger;hissmilewasbenign.Herewasamanwhoattractedyoubecauseyoufeltinhimarealloveforhisfellows.Atthesametimehelikedhisgameofcardsandhiscocktail,hecouldtellwithpointagoodandspicystory,andinhisyout

9、hhehadbeensomethingofanathlete.Hewasarichmanandhehadmadeeverypennyhimself.Isupposeonethingthatmadeyoulikehimwasthathewassosmallandfrail;hearousedyourinstinctsofprotection.Youfeltthathecouldnotbeartohurtafly.伯頓的辦事處設(shè)在神戶，但他常常到橫濱來(lái)。有一次，我正好因?yàn)榈却?，要在那里呆幾天，在英?guó)俱樂部經(jīng)人介紹與他相識(shí)。我們?cè)谝黄鹜鏄蚺?。他打得不錯(cuò)，牌風(fēng)也好。無(wú)論在玩牌的時(shí)候，還是在后來(lái)一起喝酒

10、的時(shí)候，他的話都不多，但說(shuō)的話卻都合情合理。他沉靜幽默。他在俱樂部里似乎人緣不錯(cuò)，后來(lái)，在他走了以后，人家都說(shuō)他是個(gè)頂呱呱的人。事有湊巧，我們倆都住在格蘭德大酒店。第二天他請(qǐng)我吃飯。我見到了他的太太一一一位肥肥胖胖、滿面笑容的半老婦人一一和他的兩個(gè)女兒。這顯然是和睦恩愛的一家人。我想，伯頓當(dāng)時(shí)給我印象最深的主要還是他這個(gè)人和善。他那雙溫和的藍(lán)眼睛有種令人愉快的神情。他說(shuō)話的聲音輕柔；你無(wú)法想象他會(huì)提高嗓門大發(fā)雷霆；他的笑容和藹可親。這個(gè)人吸引你，是因?yàn)槟銖乃砩细械剿麑?duì)別人的真正的愛。同時(shí)他也喜歡玩牌，喝雞尾酒，他能繪聲繪色地講個(gè)來(lái)勁兒的段子什么的，他年輕時(shí)多少還是個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員呢。他是個(gè)闊佬，但他

11、的每一個(gè)便士都是自己掙來(lái)的。我想，人們喜歡他還有一個(gè)原因，那就是他非常瘦小、脆弱，容易引起人們的惻隱之心。你覺得他甚至連只螞蟻都不忍傷害。OneafternoonIwassittingintheloungeoftheGrandHotelwhenBurtoncameinandseatedhimselfinthechairnexttomine.Whatdoyousaytoalittledrink?Heclappedhishandsforaboyandorderedtwoginfizzes.Astheboybroughtthemamanpassedalongthestreetoutsideandse

12、eingmewavedhishand.DoyouknowTurner?saidBurtonasInoddedagreeting.Ivemethimattheclub.Imtoldhesaremittanceman.Yes,Ibelieveheis.Wehaveagoodmanyhere.Heplaysbridgewell.一天下午，我正坐在格蘭德大酒店的大堂里，伯頓走了進(jìn)來(lái)，在我旁邊的椅子上坐下。“喝一點(diǎn)，怎么樣？”他拍了拍手招呼侍者過(guò)來(lái)，要了兩杯杜松子汽酒。侍者端來(lái)酒的時(shí)候，有個(gè)人從外面街上走過(guò)，見到我招了下手?！澳阏J(rèn)識(shí)特納嗎？”在我點(diǎn)頭致意的時(shí)候，伯頓問(wèn)道?！拔沂窃诰銟凡坷镎J(rèn)識(shí)他的。聽說(shuō)他

13、是個(gè)靠國(guó)內(nèi)寄錢過(guò)日子的人?！薄笆茄?，我想是的。在這兒這種人可不少。”“他橋牌打得不錯(cuò)?！?1Theygenerallydo.Therewasafellowherelastyear,oddlyenoughanamesakeofmine,whowasthebestbridgeplayerIevermet.IsupposeyounevercameacrosshiminLondon.LennyBurtonhecalledhimself.Ibelievehedbelongedtosomeverygoodclubs.“這種人一般都玩得不錯(cuò)。去年這里有一個(gè)人，湊巧還和我同姓，我從來(lái)沒有遇到過(guò)一個(gè)橋牌打得那么

14、好的高手。我想你在倫敦沒有碰見過(guò)他。他說(shuō)他叫倫尼伯頓。我相信，他加入過(guò)一些相當(dāng)高級(jí)的俱樂部呢。”12No,IdontbelieveIrememberthename.13Hewasquitearemarkableplayer.Heseemedtohaveaninstinctaboutthecards.Itwasuncanny.Iusedtoplaywithhimalot.HewasinKobeforsometime.14Burtonsippedhisginfizz.“嗯，我實(shí)在不記得這個(gè)名字?！薄八Q得上是橋牌高手。好像對(duì)牌有一種本能似的，簡(jiǎn)直神了。我那會(huì)兒常和他一起玩牌。他在神戶住了一段時(shí)間。

15、”伯頓抿了一口杜松子汽酒。15Itsratherafunnystory,hesaid.Hewasntabadchap.Ilikedhim.Hewasalwayswell-dressedandsmart-looking.Hewashandsomeinawaywithcurlyhairandpink-and-whitecheeks.Womenthoughtalotofhim.Therewasnoharminhim,youknow,hewasonlywild.Ofcoursehedranktoomuch.Thosesortoffellowsalwaysdo.Abitofmoneyusedtocome

16、onforhimonceaquarterandhemadeabitmorebycard-playing.Hewonagooddealofmine,Iknowthat.“說(shuō)來(lái)也是件有趣的事，”他說(shuō)?！八瞬粔?。我挺喜歡他。他總是衣冠楚楚，穿著時(shí)髦。長(zhǎng)得也算英俊，蜷曲的頭發(fā)，兩頰白里透紅。女人都對(duì)他著迷。你知道，他沒有什么害人之處，就是放蕩了點(diǎn)。自然，他酒喝得太兇了。這種人總是這樣。他每個(gè)季度收到一小筆錢，靠打牌再賺一點(diǎn)。他贏了我不少錢，這我可知道?！?6Burtongaveakindlychuckle.Iknewfrommyownexperiencethathecouldlosemoneyatb

17、ridgewithagoodgrace.Hestrokedhisshavenchinwithhisthinhand;theveinsstoodoutonitanditwasalmosttransparent.伯頓和善地咯咯一笑。我的處世經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我，他打橋牌輸起錢來(lái)時(shí)一定是大大方方的。他用瘦小的手摸了摸剃得光光的下巴；手上青筋鼓起，手白得幾乎透明。Isupposethatiswhyhecametomewhenhewentbroke,thatandthefactthathewasanamesakeofmine.Hecametoseemeinmyofficeonedayandaskedmeforaj

18、ob.Iwasrathersurprised.Hetoldmethattherewasnomoremoneycomingfromhomeandhewantedtowork.Iaskedhimhowoldhewas.“大概就是因?yàn)檫@個(gè)，當(dāng)他落得一文不名的時(shí)候，就來(lái)找我了，再說(shuō)他和我同姓。有一天，他到我辦事處來(lái)見我，要我給他個(gè)差使。當(dāng)時(shí)我頗為驚訝。他告訴我說(shuō)家里不再給他寄錢了，他要干活兒了。我問(wèn)他多大年紀(jì)。Thirty-five,hesaid.Andwhathaveyoubeendoinghitherto?Iaskedhim.Well,nothingverymuch,hesaid.21Icould

19、nthelplaughing.22ImafraidIcantdoanythingforyoujustyet,Isaid.Comebackandseemeinanotherthirty-fiveyears,andIllseewhatIcando.“35，”他說(shuō)?！澳阋恢倍几墒裁磥?lái)著？”我問(wèn)道?！班牛瑳]怎么干過(guò)事。”他說(shuō)?！拔医蛔⌒α??！把巯驴峙虏荒軒湍忝α?，”我說(shuō)。,你再過(guò)35年來(lái)找我，到時(shí)候我再看看能幫些什么忙?！?3Hedidntmove.Hewentratherpale.Hehesitatedforamomentandthenhetoldmethathehadhadbadluckatca

20、rdsforsometime.Hehadntbeenwillingtosticktobridge,hedbeenplayingpoker,andhedgottrimmed.Hehadntapenny.Hedpawnedeverythinghehad.Hecouldntpayhishotelbillandtheywouldntgivehimanymorecredit.Hewasdownandout.Ifhecouldntgetsomethingtodohedhavetocommitsuicide.“他沒有動(dòng)彈，臉色變得相當(dāng)蒼白。他猶豫了一會(huì)兒，然后對(duì)我說(shuō)，這一陣子他牌運(yùn)一直不好。原來(lái)他不甘心老打

21、橋牌，便賭起撲克來(lái)，結(jié)果輸了個(gè)精光。他一個(gè)子兒也沒有，所有的東西都拿去當(dāng)了。他連酒店的賬都付不出，人家也不肯再賒賬給他。他已經(jīng)山窮水盡。要是找不到點(diǎn)事干，他只好自殺。Ilookedathimforabit.Icouldseenowthathewasalltopieces.Hedbeendrinkingmorethanusualandhelookedfifty.Thegirlswouldnthavethoughtsomuchofhimiftheydseenhimthen.50歲。姑娘我瞧了他一會(huì)兒。我能看出他已經(jīng)完全垮了。這一陣子他酒喝得比以前更兇，看上去足有們當(dāng)時(shí)要是瞧見他，準(zhǔn)不會(huì)對(duì)他那么著迷

22、了。Wellisntthereanythingyoucandoexceptplaycards?Iaskedhim.Icanswim,hesaid.Swim!Icouldhardlybelievemyears;itseemedsuchaninsaneanswertogive.Iswamformyuniversity.“嗯，你除了打牌以外，難道什么也不會(huì)干嗎？”我問(wèn)他?！拔視?huì)游泳，”他說(shuō)?！坝斡?！”“我?guī)缀跻詾樽约郝犲e(cuò)了呢；這種回答聽起來(lái)簡(jiǎn)直是牛頭不對(duì)馬嘴?！拔易x大學(xué)時(shí)曾經(jīng)代表學(xué)校參加游泳比賽?！盜gotsomeglimmeringofwhathewasdrivingat.Iveknowntoom

23、anymenwhowerelittletingodsattheiruniversitytobeimpressedbyit.IwasaprettygoodswimmermyselfwhenIwasayoungman,Isaid.SuddenlyIhadanidea.Pausinginhisstory,Burtonturnedtome.“我聽出了一點(diǎn)他話里的意思。上大學(xué)時(shí)自以為了不起的人我見得多了，我才不吃這套呢?！氨救四贻p時(shí)也是個(gè)游泳好手，”我說(shuō)?！巴蝗?，我有了個(gè)想法?！辈D停了下來(lái)，看著我。DoyouknowKobe?heasked.No,Isaid,Ipassedthroughitonce,

24、butIonlyspentanightthere.ThenyoudontknowtheShioyaClub.WhenIwasayoungmanIswamfromthereroundthebeaconandlandedatthecreekofTarumi.Itsoverthreemilesanditsratherdifficultonaccountofthecurrentsroundthebeacon.Well,ItoldmyyoungnamesakeaboutitandIsaidtohimthatifheddoitIdgivehimajob.“你對(duì)神戶熟悉嗎？”他問(wèn)?！安皇煜?，”我說(shuō)，“從前有

25、一次路過(guò)那里，只呆了一個(gè)晚上?！薄澳敲矗悴粫?huì)知道鹽谷俱樂部吧。我年輕的時(shí)候，曾經(jīng)從那里出發(fā)，游過(guò)燈塔直到垂水小溪上岸。一共3英里多路，燈塔一帶有激流，游起來(lái)挺費(fèi)勁。于是，我把這事告訴了那位與我同姓的年輕人，并對(duì)他說(shuō)，要是他能游過(guò)去，我就給他一個(gè)差使。Icouldseehewasrathertakenaback.Yousayyoureaswimmer,Isaid.Imnotinverygoodcondition,heanswered.Ididntsayanything.Ishruggedmyshoulders.Helookedatmeforamomentandthenhenodded.Allr

26、ight,hesaid.Whendoyouwantmetodoit?“我看得出，他嚇了一跳?！澳悴皇钦f(shuō)你是游泳好手嗎？”我說(shuō)?！拔椰F(xiàn)在身體狀況不太好，”他回答說(shuō)。“我什么也沒說(shuō)，只是聳了聳肩。他望了我一會(huì)兒，然后點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭?！昂冒?，”他說(shuō)了，,你要我什么時(shí)候游呢？”Ilookedatmywatch.Itwasjustafterten.Theswimshouldnttakeyoumuchoveranhourandaquarter.Illdriveroundtothecreekathalfpasttwelveandmeetyou.Illtakeyoubacktotheclubtodressandth

27、enwellhavelunchtogether.Done,hesaid.“我看了看表。剛過(guò)十點(diǎn)?！澳阌芜@段距離大概要花一個(gè)鐘頭零一刻多一些。我到12點(diǎn)半開車到小溪那里去接你，帶你到俱樂部換衣服，然后一起吃午飯?！薄熬瓦@樣吧，”他說(shuō)。Weshookhands.Iwishedhimgoodluckandheleftme.IhadalotofworktodothatmorningandIonlyjustmanagedtogettothecreekatTarumiathalfpasttwelve.ButIneednthavehurried;heneverturnedup.46Didhefunkitat

28、thelastmoment?Iasked.“我們握了握手。我祝他好運(yùn)，他就走了。那天上午我有好些事要辦，到12點(diǎn)半總算勉強(qiáng)趕到了垂水小溪。其實(shí)我根本用不著這么趕，他壓根兒就沒露面?！薄八R陣脫逃了？”我問(wèn)。No,hedidntfunkit.Hestartedallright.Butofcoursehedruinedhisconstitutionbydrinkanddissipation.Thecurrentsroundthebeaconweremorethanhecouldmanage.Wedidntgetthebodyforaboutthreedays.“沒有，他沒有臨陣脫逃。他確實(shí)出發(fā)了。

29、當(dāng)然嘍，他喝酒作樂早把身體搞垮了。燈塔周圍的激流他對(duì)付不了。大約有三天，我們都沒找到尸體。”Ididntsayanythingforamomentortwo.Iwasatrifleshocked.ThenIaskedBurtonaquestion.Whenyoumadehimthatofferofajob,didyouknowhedbedrowned?Hegavealittlemildchuckleandhelookedatmewiththosekindandcandidblueeyesofhis.Herubbedhischinwithhishand.Well,Ihadntgotavacanc

30、yinmyofficeatthemoment.我好一會(huì)兒什么話也沒說(shuō)。我感到有些震驚。然后我問(wèn)了伯頓一個(gè)問(wèn)題?！澳闾岢鼋o他差使的時(shí)候，是不是知道他準(zhǔn)會(huì)淹死？”他輕輕地咯咯一笑，用那雙和善又坦率的藍(lán)眼睛望著我。他用手摩挲著下巴。“哦，那時(shí)我的辦事處可沒有空缺呀。”(all)ofapiecethesameinallparts;thesameassth.else渾然一體的；一致的e.g.Thestyleofthebookisallofapiece,inbothillustrationsandtext.abackad.bysurprise猝不及防地betakenabackbeshockedorsurp

31、rised吃一驚e.g.Shewastakenabackwhenamanansweredthephone.accordancen.一致；符合inaccordaneewithinagreementorharmonywith與一致；按照，依據(jù)e.g.Studentswillbecriticizedorpunishediftheirbehaviorisnotinaccordancewithschoolregulations.affectionatea.showingloveortenderfeelingsfor(sb.)充滿愛的，親切的e.g.Shegavemeaverylongandaffecti

32、onatehug.be/go(all)topieces(ofaperson)haveabreakdown;losecontrolofoneself身體(或精神)垮下來(lái)；失去自制能力e.g.Iwasattractedbythestoryofahousewifewhowenttopiecesasonedisasterfollowedanother.beaconn.alightfixedonrocksoronthecoasttowarnorguideships燈塔；浮標(biāo)brokea.(infml)havingnomoney;bankrupt一文不名的，破了產(chǎn)的gobrokehavenomoney;g

33、obankrupt一文不名，破產(chǎn)e.g.Manymultinationalcompanieswentbrokeduringthefinancialcrisis,nottospeakofsmallbusinesses.candida.nothidingonesthoughts;frankandhonest真誠(chéng)坦率的；直言不諱的e.g.Letmebeabsolutelycandidwithyou:yourworkisnotgoodenough.chapn.(infml)(BrE)amanorboy家伙，小伙子clapv.strike(theinnersurfaceofoneshands)toget

34、her拍(手)，擊e.g.Thenoiseofconversationrose,andtheteacherclappedherhandsforsilence.cocktailn.analcoholicdrinkconsistingofaspirit,orseveralspirits,mixedwithfruitjuice,etc.雞尾酒commitvt.do(sth.illegalorwrong)犯(錯(cuò)誤、罪行)，干(壞事)e.g.Itisillegaltocommitviolationsofthecopyright.constitutionn.conditionofapersonsbodyw

35、ithregardtohealth,strength,etc.體格，體質(zhì)；素質(zhì)e.g.Havingbeenillforseveralyears,hehasaparticularlyfragileconstitution.creekn.anarrowstretchofwaterflowinginlandfromacoast;astream小灣，小港；溪e.g.tidalcreeksteemingwithshorewildlifecrueltyn.readinesstocausepainorsufferingtoothers;cruelactions殘忍；殘酷e.g.Hesawalotofcrue

36、ltyintheprisoncamp.curlya.卷曲的e.g.Thegirlwithcurlyhairiswaitingforherfriend.currentn.(水、空氣等的)流，潮流a.ofthepresenttime;happeningnow現(xiàn)時(shí)的，當(dāng)前的e.g.Undernormalconditions,theoceancurrentsofthetropicalPacifictravelfromeasttowest.deceptivea.likelytodeceive;misleading靠不住的；容易使人上當(dāng)?shù)膃.g.Thenewspaperspromisednottorund

37、eceptiveadsinthefuture.definitea.clear;thatcantbedoubted明確的，確切的e.g.Iwaswanderingroundtheshopwithnoverydefiniteaim.dissipationn.livingalifeofharmfulpleasuresandwaste放蕩；玩樂e.g.Yearsofdissipationhadruinedhishealth.downandouthavingnomoney,home,etc.窮困潦倒e.g.Whenhewasdownandout,noneofhisfriendsgavehimahelpi

38、nghand.driveatbetryingtosay意指，要說(shuō)e.g.TheteacherdidntmentionthewordcheatingbutIknewwhathewasdrivingat.elderlya.(ofpeople)ratherold;pastmiddleage較老的；上了年紀(jì)的e.g.Travelingat97km/h(60mph),anelderlydrivermaymisstheinformationheorsheneedsormayactonthewronginformation.evidentlyad.obviously;itappearsthat明顯地，顯然e

39、.g.Evidentlyourlivingconditionsaremuchbetterthanbefore.fellowmann.(同屬人類的)人；同胞fizzn.(infml)adrink,esp.champagne,thathasalotofbubblesofgas起泡和發(fā)嘶嘶聲的飲料(如香檳酒等)forsb.s(own)part/thepartofasfarassb.isconcerned至于；對(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)e.g.Someyoungstudents,fortheirpart,canstayuplateplayingcomputergames.funkvt.(infml)avoidbecaus

40、eoffear(因恐懼)避開e.g.Theyweregivenachanceoftakingpartinthespeechcontest,butfunkedit.glimmeringn.adimperceptionorfaintidea模糊的感覺(或認(rèn)識(shí))e.g.Webegintoseetheglimmeringsofasolutiontotheproblem.hithertoad.(fml)untilnow;untilaparticulartime迄今，到目前為止e.g.TheHopeProjectsentmoneytostudentshithertounabletoaffordtheirt

41、uitionfees.inawaytoacertainextentbutnotentirely在某種程度上；從某一點(diǎn)上看e.g.Iagreewithyouinaway,buttherearestillsomeareasonwhichIcantseeeyetoeyewithyou.inbad/goodconditioninbad/goodhealth身體狀況不好/好e.g.Heisingoodconditionagainafteralongholiday.insanea.(infml)veryfoolish蠢極的；荒唐的e.g.Youwouldbeinsanetorefusetheinvitat

42、iontoattendtheconference.instinctn.atendencythatoneisbornwithtobehaveinacertainwaywithoutreasoningortraining本能，直覺e.g.Itisthemothersinstincttoprotectherchildren.loungen.apublicroominahotel,club,etc.forwaitingorrelaxingin(旅館等處的)休息室，休息廳merchantn.apersoninvolvedintradeorcommerce商人milda.(ofpeopleortheirm

43、anner)gentleandkind;notsevereorharsh溫和的；不嚴(yán)厲的e.g.Peterisamildman,saken.apersonorthinghavingthesamenameasanother同姓、同名或同姓名的人；同名物oddlyad.inastrangemanner奇特地，古怪地oddlyenough(usedtosaythatsth.seemsstrangeorsurprising)說(shuō)來(lái)奇怪e.g.Childrensbooks,oddlyenough,continuedtohaveabigplaceinr

44、etailsales.pawnvt.典當(dāng)，抵押e.g.Hepawnedhisgoldwatchtopaytherent.remittancen.匯款rubvt.moveoneshand,anobject,etc.backwardsandforwardsrepeatedlyonasurfacewhilepressing摩擦；揉擦e.g.Coattheshoeswithpolish,thenrubhardwithasoftclothtogiveashine.shavev.(shaved,shavedorshaven)cut(hair)offonesface,etc.witharazor;cutor

45、scrapethinslicesfromthesurfaceof(用剃刀)刮(胡須等)；刨，削e.g.Hewashedandshaved,thenhurriedoutofthehouse.sipv.drink(sth.),takingaverysmallamounteachtime小口地喝，抿e.g.Jessicasippedhercoffee,listeningtothemusic.somethingoftosomedegree在某種程度上，有點(diǎn)兒e.g.Itssomethingofadisadvantagenowadaysifyoucantuseacomputer.spicya.excit

46、ing,esp.becauseofbeingslightlyindecent;containingortastinglikespice有刺激性的，粗俗的，有點(diǎn)下流的；(食品)用香料調(diào)味的，辛辣的e.g.Youcanoftenreadspicystoriesaboutfilmstarsinthelocalnewspapers.sticktorefusetoabandonorchange(sth.)堅(jiān)持e.g.Theoldmanstucktojoggingeverymorningalthoughhewaseightyyearsold.strokevt.passthehandgentlyover(a

47、surface),usu.severaltimes輕撫，撫摩，捋e.g.Atthesightofherhusbandgettingoffthetrain,thewomanwalkedforwardandembracedhimandstrokedhiswhitehair.transparenta.allowinglighttopassthroughsothatobjectsbehindcanbeseenclearly透明的e.g.Transparentplasticisoftenusedforpackagingfoods,enablingtheconsumertoseetheproductinside.triflen.athing,amatteroranactivitythathaslittlevalueorimportance小事；瑣事atrifleslightly有點(diǎn)兒；稍微e.g.Georgewasatrifleawkwardwithgirlsbutfondofdancing.trimvt.defeat;make(sth.)neatorsmoothbycuttingawayirregularparts擊??；整修，修剪e.g.Theyweretrimmedby3goalsto2.turnuparrive;ma