1. prodigious a. 巨大的;庞大的
The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number.
数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息 。
2. molehill n. 土堆
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
你不要小题大作了 。
3. hamlet n. 村庄
Hemmed about byhills, it is a small hamlet of a hundred or so peasant households.
那是一座被小山围绕的、约有100户农户的小村庄 。
4. protest v. 抗议,反对
She paid the fine under protest.
她争执一番後, 无可奈何地缴纳了罚金 。
5. Negro n. 黑人
"Negro songs make me sick," said the racist.
这个种族歧视者说:“黑人歌曲使我恶心 。”