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詞匯(Vocabulary)

reportorial(adj.):reporting報道的，報告的

kimono(n.):alooseoutgarmentwithshort，widesleeveandasash。partofthetraditionalcostumeofJapanesemenandwomen和服

preoccupation(n.):amatterwhichtakesupanone'sattention令人全神貫注的事物

oblivious(adj.):forgetfulorunmindful(usuallywithoforto)忘記的；健忘的(常與of或to連用)bob(v．):moveoractinabobbingmanner，movesuddenlyorjerkily；tocurtsyquickly上下跳動，晃動；行屈膝禮

ritual(adj.):oforhavingthenatureof，ordoneasariteorrites儀式的，典禮的

facade(n.):thefrontofabuilding；partofabuildingfacingastreet，courtyard，etc．(房屋)正面，

門面

lurch(v．):roll，pitch，orswaysuddenlyforwardortooneside突然向前(或向側(cè)面)傾斜intermezzo(n.):ashortpieceofmusicplayedalone．oronewhichconnectslongerpieces插曲；間

奏曲

gigantic(adj.):verybig；huge；colossal；immense巨大的，弘大的，其大特別的usher(n.):anofficialdoorkeeper門房；傳達員

heave(v．):utter(asign，groan，etc．)withgreateffortorpain(費力或悲傷地)發(fā)出(痛惜、呻吟聲

)

barge(n.):alargeboat，usuallyflat—bottomed，forcarryingheavyfreightonrivers，canals，etc．；

largepleasureboat，esp.oneusedforstateceremonies，pageants，etc．大駁船；(尤指用于慶典的)大型游艇

moor(v．):hold(aship，etc．)inplacebycablesorchainstotheshore，orbyanchors，etc．系泊；

錨泊

arresting(adj.):attractingattention；interesting；striking引人凝視的；幽默的beige(adj.):grayish—tan米黃色；淺灰黃色的

tatami(n.):[Jap．]afloormatwovenofricestraw，usedtraditionallyinJapanesehomesforsittingon，aswheneating[日]日自己家里鋪在地板上的稻草墊，榻榻米

stunning(adj.):[colloq．]remarkablyattractive，excellent[口]極其漂亮的；極其優(yōu)異的

twinge(n.):asudden，brief，dartingpainorpang；asudden．brieffeelingofremorse，shame，etc．刺

痛，劇痛；痛心，懊悔，惱恨，內(nèi)疚

slay(v.):(slew或slayed,slain，slaying)killordestroyinaviolentway殺戮；毀掉

linger(v．):continuetoliveorexistalthoughveryclosetodeathortheend茍延；長久猶存agony(n.):verygreatmentalorphysicalpain(精神上或肉體上的)極度悲傷

inhibit(v．):holdbackorkeepfromsomeaction，feeling，etc控制(感情等)；拘束(行動等)spinal(adj.):oforhavingtodowiththespineorspinalcord脊背的；脊柱的；脊髓的agitated(adj.):shaken；perturbed；excited顫抖的；不安的，憂慮的；激動的

reverie(n.):adreamy，fanciful，orvisionarynotionordaydream夢想；夢想；白日夢

heinous(adj.):outrageouslyevilorwicked；abominable極可恨的，極可惡的，極壞的

cataclysm(n.):aviolentandsuddenchangeorevent．esp.aseriousfloodorearthquake災(zāi)變(尤指洪

水、地震等)

demolish(v．):pulldown，teardown，orsmashtopieces拆毀，撤掉；破壞，破壞

formaldehyde(n.):[chem.]acolorless，pungentgas，HCHO，usedinsolutionasastrongdisinfectantandpreservation，andinthemanufactureofsyntheticresins，dyes.etc．[化]甲醛

ether(n.):[chem.]alightcolorlessliquidmadefromalcohol，whichburnsandiseasilychangedintoagas(usedinindustryandasananaesthetictoputpeopletosleepbeforeanoperation)[化]醚；乙醚humiliate(v．):hurttheprideordignityofbycausingtobeorseemfoolishorcontemptible使受辱，使丟臉

genetic(adj.):oforhavingtodowithgenetics遺傳的

短語(Expressions)

havealumpinone’sthroat:afeelingofpressureinone’sthroat(causebyrepressedemotionaslove，sadness，etc．)如哽在喉，哽咽(因壓制激動的情緒所致，如愛、悲傷等)

例：ManyBritishpeoplehadalumpintheirthroatonhearingthedeathofDianna．好多

英國人在聽到黛安娜王妃的死訊時如哽在喉。

onone’smind:occupyingone’sthoughts(esp．a(chǎn)sasourceofwor-ry，)占有某人的思路，一

直在想的(尤指憂慮的本源)

例：Thethoughtthatisalwaysonmymindiswhethertogobroadornot．我素來在思慮

的一個問題是終歸要不要出國。

rubshoulderswith:(infml)meetandmixwith(people)與(人們)聯(lián)系，交往

例：TheforeignvisitorssaidthattheywouldliketorubshoulderswithordinaryChinesepeople．那些外國游客們說他們愿意與中國老百姓有來往。

setoff:start(ajourney，race，etc．)開始(旅行，跑等)

例：Ifyouwanttocatchthattrainwe’bettersetoffforthestationimmediately．你若是

想追上那班火，咱就最好上身去火站。

flashby／alorig／past／through:moveveryquicklyinthespecifieddirection急速向某方向運sinkin:

例：Thetrainflashedbyathighspeed火疾而。

(ofliquids)godownintoanothersubstance；beabsorbed指(液體)浸透，被吸取

(fig．)(ofwords，etc．)befullyabsorbedorun-derstood：penetrateesp．gradually(指等)完滿理解

例：Rubthecreamonyourskinandletitsinkin．把種膏搽在皮膚上