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Dampish

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Dampish dark place

微濕的

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Ferocious / savage

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兇猛的,殘忍的

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Board and Lodging

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Board 木板, 饍食(n)

Lodging 寄宿(n)

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Chore

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家庭雜務

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Accustomed

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使習慣於

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Oddity

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奇特, 奇妙

The impression of oddity

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Bald

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光禿的, 禿頭的, 無裝飾的

The face that should be decorated with hair is as bald as a kettle

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Come across

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出現於, 偶然碰到 ,遇到,見過
i never come across such deformity

我從來沒有遇到過這樣的畸形

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Protrude

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突出, 伸出

V), (vi

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Puff

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噴著煙移動, 噴出, 吹,冒出

The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke.
煙囪向外冒出一縷縷的煙。

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Tremendous

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巨大的, 驚人的

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Thud

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重擊聲, 發出砰聲

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Thus far

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到目前為止,

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when i came to myself

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當我清醒過來時

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Protuberance

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突起, 隆起

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Giddy

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V, adj 頭暈的

I began to grow quite giddy
我開始變得頭暈目眩

Giddiness (n)

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Precious

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心愛的人(n)

珍愛的, 貴重的 (adj)

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Nook

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角落, 隱匿處(n)

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Crawl

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爬行 (n), (v)

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snatch away

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奪走 (n), (v)

i had been snatched away from softest straw only to be pitched with violence into prickly clump of bamboo grass
我從最柔軟的稻草上被搶走,卻被暴力地扔進了帶刺的竹草叢中

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Pitch

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投擲, 投, 定位於 (n), (v)

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Prickly

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多刺的, 滿是針的 (adj)

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Clump

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塊, 叢, 群, 沉重的腳步聲 (n)
a clump of bushes 灌木叢

聚集 (vi)
to clump together 聚在一起

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Struggle

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鬥爭, 競爭(n)

掙扎(v)

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Scramble

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Move quickly 倉促行動, 爬 (vI)
(n) 爭先恐後

i managed (完成, 做成某事) to scramble clear of the clump and emerged  (擺脫出來)to find a wide pond stretching beyond it
我設法從這叢中爬了出來,發現一個寬闊的池塘延伸到它後面
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painfully

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疼痛地, 艱難地, 極其; 強烈地 (adv)

a painfully bright place
一個非常明亮的地方

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might

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(aux) 可能, 應該, 也許

(n) 力量,威力;能力

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strike, struck

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使突然想到 , 擊打, 撞擊, 碰撞, 引起(v)
達成, to strike a deal 成交

(n) 發現, 擊打

After a while it struck me that, if I cried, perhaps the might come back to fetch (接來; 取來) me.

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feeble

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(adj)有氣無力的; 虛弱的; 微弱的;站不住腳的; 乾巴巴的; 無益的

I tried some feeble mewing, but no one came.

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persevere

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vi.堅持不懈

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at long last

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ph.(經過種種延誤或努力等)終於

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turn up

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(ph) (指股票、股市等)上揚, 反彈, 升值

露面; 來到, 出現

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sheer

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(adj) 純粹的

It was sheer chance

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adage

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(n) 諺語;格言;古語;箴言

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creep

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(vi) 躡手躡足地走;緩慢地行進, creep into
I had managed to creep into the property,

(n) 討厭鬼, 馬屁精
he’s a creep 他真討厭

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scruff

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(n) 後頸

by the scruff of the neck 揪著脖子

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flop

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vi. 笨重地行動; 沉重地落下;猛然坐下; 沉重地躺下
n. 撲騰; 撲通聲;搞砸
adv. 撲通一聲;徹底失敗地

(adv) 撲通一聲
the ball fell flop into the pond 球咚的一聲落進池子

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Flung , fling

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vt. (用力地)扔,擲,拋,丟[O]
She flung the book onto the bed. 她將書使勁往床上一扔。
vi. 猛衝,直奔;急行[Q]
She flung off without saying goodbye. 她沒有告別就匆匆走了。
n. 扔,擲,拋[C]

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utterly

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adv. 完全地;徹底地;十足地

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rid

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vt.使擺脫

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grievance

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n.不平的事;委屈

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Providence

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神的眷顧 n

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seize, seizing

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v.抓住;利用

to seize an opportunity to … 抓住機會來…

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Yet again

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ph.(強調)再; 再一次

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square accounts with

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ph.與…算帳;找…報仇

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peep

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n. 一瞥; 窺視
to have or take a peep at sth./sb. 瞥一眼某物/某人
just have a peep! 就看一下!
vi. 窺視
to peep at sb./sth. 窺視某人/某物
to peep through a hole in the wall 透過牆上的洞偷看

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enormous

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adj.龐大的

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gormandiser

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老饕,狼吞虎咽的人

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Taka-Diastase

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Taka-Diastase is a digestive enzyme discovered by Dr. Jokichi Takamine in 1894.

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religiously

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adv.虔誠地;十分認真地; 鄭重地

observed 觀察; 監視, 遵守
observe a rule
ph. 遵守規則

This is the routine religiously observed each evening.
這是每天晚上宗教遵守的例行公事。

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come round

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ph. (指有規律的事情)來到; 發生

Christmas seems to come round quicker every year. 聖誕節似乎一年比一年來得快

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grumble

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vi. 抱怨;發轟隆聲; 咕咕叫

n. 抱怨;轟隆聲; 咕噥聲

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on and on

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ph.繼續不停地

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siesta

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n.午睡

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fondness

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n.喜愛

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turn to

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ph.轉向;著手, 致力於; 開始努力地或熱情地工作

向…尋求幫助(或指教等)
She always turns to him when she is in real trouble. 她有實際困難時總是向他救援。
She has nobody she can turn to. 她求助無門。

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in the light of

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ph.按照

Additionally, and in the light of other experiments,
此外,根據其他實驗,

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veranda

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n. 陽臺;遊廊;走廊

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quilted

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adj.加襯芯的

a quilted jacket/bedspread/lining 棉衣/絮棉床罩/絮棉襯裡

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agreeable

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adj.親切友善的;宜人的; 愉快的

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snuggle down

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舒舒服服地躺下

to snuggle down in (one’s) bed 舒舒服服地躺上床

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snuggle down

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舒舒服服地躺下

to snuggle down in (one’s) bed 舒舒服服地躺上床

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somehow

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adv.以某種方式;出於某種原因

I can always find a space between their bodies, and I manage somehow to squeeze myself quietly in.
我總能在他們的身體之間找到一個空間,我設法悄悄地把自己擠進去。

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nasty

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adj.令人難受的;惡狠狠的; 惡意的; 凶惡的

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noisily

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adv.大聲地; 出聲地
My little sister was crying noisily. 我的小妹妹在大聲哭嚷。

noisy
adj. 喧鬧的,嘈雜的
a noisy crowd 喧鬧的人群

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noisily

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adv.大聲地; 出聲地
My little sister was crying noisily. 我的小妹妹在大聲哭嚷。

noisy
adj. 喧鬧的,嘈雜的
a noisy crowd 喧鬧的人群

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invariably

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adv.一貫地

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stuff

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v. 裝滿;填入

n. 東西;私人物品

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ram

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v.猛撞;硬塞

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commit

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vt.犯;使承諾

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mischief

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n.頑皮;傷害

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persecute

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vt.迫害;糾纏

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mistress

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n.女管事; 女主人;女教師

the mistress of the house 房子的女主人
to be mistress of the situation 是掌控局面的女子

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incensed

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adj.大怒的

vt. 激怒
to be incensed by or at sth. 被某事物激怒

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reluctance

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n.不情願

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exterminate

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vt.消滅; 滅絕

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indignant

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憤憤不平

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scrape along

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ph.勉強活下去

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flourish

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vi.興旺; 繁榮;茂盛; 健康成長

For surely even human beings will not flourish forever.
因為即使是人類也不會永遠繁榮。

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refrain

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vi. 忍住;抑制,節制;戒除[(+from)]
Please refrain from spitting on the sidewalk. 請不要在人行道上吐痰。
vt. 【古】克制,抑制
He could hardly refrain himself. 他幾乎不能自制。

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archery

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射箭

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chant

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吟誦

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hideous

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adj.極其醜陋的; 令人厭惡的;令人驚駭的

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devote

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vt.把…專用於;奉獻

he devotes himself
他全身心地投入

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whatsoever

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. But I am sorry to say that none of these activities has led to anything whatsoever.

. 但我很遺憾地說,這些活動都沒有帶來任何結果。

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antic

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adj. 古怪的,譁眾取寵的;滑稽的

n. 滑稽的動作,古怪的姿勢

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titter

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vi. 竊笑; 傻笑
vt. 竊笑著說
n. 竊笑; 傻笑

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aesthetics

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n.美學;美學理論

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spectacle

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n. 精彩的表演; 壯觀的場面
to stage or put on a spectacle 舉行盛大的演出
npl. 眼鏡
a pair of spectacles 一副眼鏡

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spectacle

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n. 精彩的表演; 壯觀的場面
to stage or put on a spectacle 舉行盛大的演出
npl. 眼鏡
a pair of spectacles 一副眼鏡

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picturesque

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adj.如畫的;生動的

paint a picturesque picture

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earnestly

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dv. 副詞
1. 認真地
2. 誠摯地
3. 熱切地
4. 勤懇地

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confess

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vi.認罪;承認

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conceivable

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adj. 可想到的,可想像的;可理解的;可相信的

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resemblance

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n.相似;相像

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queer

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adj. 古怪的; 反常的;可疑的

n. 同性戀者

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distinctive

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adj. 有特色的,特殊的
distinctive features 特點
Soldiers often have distinctive insignias on their lapels. 士兵的翻領上常佩有特殊的軍階識別符號。

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on the grounds of

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ph.以……為理由

He was dismissed on the grounds of negligence. 他因瀆職而遭解僱。
The lack might be excused on the grounds that the sketch is a sketch of a sleeping cat;
缺少可能是因為該草圖是一隻睡貓的草圖;

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on the grounds of

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ph.以……為理由

He was dismissed on the grounds of negligence. 他因瀆職而遭解僱。
The lack might be excused on the grounds that the sketch is a sketch of a sleeping cat;
缺少可能是因為該草圖是一隻睡貓的草圖;

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all the same

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ph. 還是,依然

He’s a bit naughty, but I like him all the same. 他有點頑皮,可是我還是喜歡他。

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be struck with

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ph.突然產生想法,被…留下深刻印象

However, I could not help being struck with admiration for my master’s grim determination.
但是,我不禁對師父冷酷的決心感到欽佩。

determination
n.決心, 堅定;果斷,決斷力

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grim

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adj.嚴肅的;嚴酷的; 堅定的

grim determination 不屈不撓的決心

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pins and needles / tingling

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(身體某部位的)痠痛,發麻,刺痛感

If you have pins and needles in a part of your body, you feel slight sharp pains in it, usually just after you have moved from being in one position for a long time.

Pins and needles’ are a sensation of uncomfortable tingling or prickling, usually felt in the arms, legs, hands or feet. ·

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obliged

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vt. 強迫, 使不得不,迫使

When the tingling reached a point where I couldn’t stand it another minute, I was obliged to claim my liberty.
當刺痛達到我無法再忍受一分鐘的程度時,我不得不要求我的自由。

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liberty

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n.自由;自由權

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wrath

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n.盛怒

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curse / imprecation

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n. 咒語;罵人話
vt. 對…下咒;咒罵
vi. 詛咒

imprecation
n.咒語

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impertinent

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adj.不禮貌的

But I thought it rather impertinent of him thus unjustifiably to call me “a fool.”

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unjustifiably

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adv.沒有道理地

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after all

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ph.畢竟, 終究, 歸根結底;應該記住

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tamely

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adv. 馴服地;溫順地

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puffed up

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ph.神氣活現的,趾高氣揚的

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brute

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n. 畜生:殘暴的人

蠻橫

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bully

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n. 小霸王; 惡霸
vt. 威嚇; 傷害
vi. 橫行霸道

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dire

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adj.可怕的;急迫的; 極度的

there’s just no knowing to what dire lengths their fool presumptuousness will eventually carry them
只是不知道他們愚蠢的自以為是最終會把他們帶到什麼可怕的境地。

presumptuousness
n.放肆