n. 水兵
albatross
n. 信天翁
wingspread
n. the distance between the tips of a pair of fully spread wings 翼幅
shellfish
n. 贝壳类动物
shell
n. 1. the hard covering of a sea creature, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 动物的壳(如贝壳、蛹壳等),蛋壳;果壳;荚
2. the outside frame of a building (房屋的)框架;骨架
appetite
n. 1. one's desire to eat and one's feeling about how much to eat 食欲,胃口
2. (for) a strong desire 欲望;爱好
beam
vi. shine brightly; smile warmly 照耀;(面)露喜色;满脸堆笑
n. 1. 微笑;喜色
2. 光束
perceive
vt. notice; be conscious of 注意到;感觉;察觉
* revelation
n. the act of revealing sth., usually of great significance 揭示;暴露
asthma
n. 气喘,哮喘
bullfinch
n. 红腹灰雀
invest
vi. put money into sth. with the expectation of profit or other advantage 投资
investment
n. 1. 投资;投资额
2. the spending of (time, energy, etc.) to make sth. successful (时间、精力等的)投入
* betray
vt. be disloyal or unfaithful to 出卖,背叛
* drastic
a. strong, violent or severe 激烈的;迅猛的
consequence
n. (usu. pi.) the result or effect of an action or condition [常复数]结果;后果
* incentive
n. encouragement to greater activity; motivating factor; stimulus 鼓励;刺激
paprika
n. 红灯笼辣椒
pterodactyl
n. 翼手龙
Phrases and Expressions
out of focus
not sharply defined 焦点没对准;模糊的
beyond one's wildest dreams
(in a way that is) better than what one expected or hoped for 超过某人所期望的(地);出乎某人意料的(地)
the apple of sb.'s eye
a person or thing that is the main object of sb.'s love and attention 某人的掌上明珠;宝贝
sweep sb. off his/her feet
make sb. feel suddenly and strongly attracted to you in a romantic way 使某人倾心
get sth. in
manage to say sth. about a subject 设法说完
play into sb.'s hands
do something which gives sb. an advantage 干对某人有利的事
file into
enter in a single line 鱼贯进入
step up
(infml) increase the size or speed of 〈口〉加快;增加
hang on sb.'s words
listen very carefully to 倾听;注意地听
feed on
eat habitually 以…为食物;靠…为生
go steady with
date sb. regularly and exclusively 仅与(同一异性)经常约会
invest in
1. buy (sth.) with the expectation of profit or some other kind of advantage 投资于
2. (infml) 〈口〉买
in time
1. eventually 经过一段时间后;最终
2. at or before the right or necessary time 及时
pore over
study or give close attention to 钻研;专心阅读
Proper Names
Steve Brody
史蒂文·布罗迪(男子名)
Cupid
丘比特(罗马神话中的爱神)
Debbie
黛比(女子名)
Larrivee
拉里维(姓氏)
Spain
西班牙(欧洲西南部国家)
Portugal
葡萄牙(欧洲西南部国家)
Aleutian Islands
阿留申群岛(美国阿拉斯加州西南部)
Aleut
阿留申人
Coleridge
柯尔律治(1772—1834,英国诗人,评论家)
"The [Rhyme of the] Ancient Mariner"
《古舟子咏》(柯尔律治的著名诗作)
Agamemnon
阿伽门农(希腊神话中迈锡尼的国王,特洛伊战争中希腊联军统帅,战后回国被妻子及其情夫谋杀)
Pierian spring
比埃里亚圣泉;知识的源泉