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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
