ad. in an absent-minded manner
fright
n. sudden, intense fear
motionless
a. without any movement; completely still
inwardly
ad. in the innermost being; mentally; to oneself
inward
a. directed toward or located on the inside of interior
blunt
a. having an edge or point that is not sharp 钝的
instrument
n. a device used for a particular kind of work
apology
n. a statement that one is sorry for sth.
undress
vi. take one's clothes off
reassuringly
ad. in a way that comforts, encourages, or restores confidence
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
in celebration of
in order to celebrate
sort of
to some extent; rather有几分;有点
work over
subject to harsh or cruel treatment, as by beating, torture, etc.
reach out(to)
try to communicate (with); make contact (with)
in the shadow of
very near to
kind of
to some extent; sort of
in simple terms
in very plain language
be certain of
have no doubt about
lose one's nerve
panic suddenly and become afraid of sth. that one is doing; lose courage or self-control
be immersed in
be deeply absorbed in
involve in
cause to be mixed up in
come / get to the point
talk about the important thing; reach the central question or fact
hang up
place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection
go out of one's mind
start to behave in a strange way; go crazy
scared to death
extremely frightened
(be) in need of
need or ought to have
cut off
interrupt or stop
PROPER NAMES
Erich Segal
埃里克.西格尔
Dover
多佛
Ipswich
伊普斯威奇
Massachusetts
马萨诸塞(州)
Jennifer
詹妮弗
Oliver Barrett
奥利佛.巴雷特
Percival
珀西瓦尔
Jenny
詹妮
Radcliffe
拉德克利夫学院
Harkness
哈克尼斯公共食堂
Agassiz Hall
阿加西楼
Paine Hall
潘恩楼
Bartok
巴尔托克
Bach
巴赫
Brahms
勃拉姆斯
Chopin
肖邦
Harvard Square
哈佛广场