Lesson Four

Pre-class Work

Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.

Glossary

beneath
prep. (fml) below; directly under

bloom
v. to come into flowers

breast
n. Here：the front part of a bird's body

bride
n. a woman about to be married, or just married

bridegroom
n. a man about to be married, or just married

bubble
v. to make the sound like water boiling 发出汩汩的流水声

bud
n. a young tightly rolled-up flower (or leaf) before it opens 花蕾；芽

butterfly
n. 蝴蝶

chamberlain
n. an important official in charge of housekeeping affairs in a king's court 内侍总管

chill
v. to make sb. or sth. very cold

coral
n. 珊瑚

crimson
adj. having a deep purplish red colour

crystal
n. a transparent natural mineral that looks like ice 水晶

cynic
n. a person who sees little or no good in anything and shows this by making unkind and unfair remarks about people or things

daffodil
n. 水仙花

daisy
n. 雏菊

delicate
adj. finely made; needing careful handling

dove
n. a kind of small pigeon （鸽子） used as a sign of peace

ebb
v. to flow away from the shore; to gradually decrease

ecstasy
n. a very strong feeling of joy and happiness

emerald
n. a bright green precious stone 绿宝石

fling (flung, flung)
v. to move (oneself) quickly with a lot of force

flush
n. a red appearance of the face

flutter
v. to move (the wings) quickly and lightly up and down

foam
n. 泡沫

frost
n. ice that looks white and powdery and covers things outside when the temperature is very low

frown
v. to move one's eyebrows together to show disapproval

girdle
n. 女用腰带

grove
n. a small group of trees in a garden

gutter
n. a channel at the edge of a road next to the pavement where water collects and flows away

harp
n. a large musical instrument with strings 竖琴

instrument
n. musical ～: an object which is used for producing music

jewel
n. a precious stone

lizard
n. 蜥蜴

mermaiden (usu. mermaid)
n. a woman in stories who has a fish's tail instead of legs

musician
n. a person who plays on a musical instrument very well or as a job

nest
n. a hollow place built or found by a bird as its home to hold its eggs in

nightingale
n. a small bird that sings beautifully, esp. at night

nip
v. to take off; to keep sth. from growing or development

opal
n. a precious stone which looks like milky water with colours in it 蛋白石

outright
adv. completely and at once

pang
n. a sudden sharp pain

petal
n. leaflike divisions of a flower 花瓣

pluck
v. to pick

prince
n. the son of a king or queen

ruby
n. a red jewel 红宝石

sincerity
n. the quality of being honest and true