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Lesson Eight
Pre-class Work
Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.
Glossary
airily
adv. not seriously, in a light-hearted way
apron
n. a piece of clothing that covers the front part of one's clothes and ties around one's waist, worn esp. when cooking to keep one's clothes clean
bet
v. (infml) to be sure
bid
v. to ～ farewell to sb.: to say goodbye to sb.
bourgeois
adj. typical of middle-class people; conventional
colony
n. a country or area under the control of a more powerful country
colonial
adj. the adjective form of colony
confess
v. to admit
convention
n. generally accepted practice, esp. with regard to social behavior and attitudes
crusade
n. a struggle for the advancement of an idea, a principle, etc.
crushed
adj. Here: extremely upset or shocked
divine
adj. (infml) very very good
earnest
adj. determined and very serious
enthusiastically
adv. showing a lot of excitement and interest about sth.
establish
v. to find out facts that will prove that sth. is true
exit
v. to go out
forehead
n. the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair
fuss
v. to give too much attention to small, unimportant matters
genteel
adj. (fml or literary) respectable, well-bred
girlishly
adv. behaving like a girl
gown
n. (AmE) a long dress, esp. one worn on formal occasions
grave
n. tomb
hastily
adv. in a quick and hurried way
ideally
adv. in an ideal way
investigate
v. to try to find out the truth about sth. such as a scientific problem
lap
n. the front part of a seated person between the waist and the knees
ma'am
n. a spoken form, abbr. for "madam", (AmE) a polite way of addressing a woman
maid
w. a woman who works as a servant in a private house
miserable
adj. very sad, very unhappy
mythology
n. ancient myths in general 古代神话
naive
adj. simple; childish; uneducated
overseas
adj. existing in a foreign country
partially
adv. not completely; partly
permanent
adj. intended to last for a long time or forever
pompous
adj. trying to make people think you are important, esp. by using very formal and important-sounding words
positively
adv. really, indeed
primitive
adj. belonging to the earliest period of development of life
psychology
n. the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people's behavior
puzzled
adj. confused and unable to understand sth.
readjust
v. to make a small change to sth. or to its position
reprimand
n. a severe official scolding
respectable
adj. showing or having socially acceptable standards of behavior
shell-shocked
adj. mentally ill because of the terrible experience of war
shh
int. used for asking for silence or less noise
snoop
v. to secretly look round a place in order to find out sb.'s private affairs
speculatively
adv. thoughtfully
sternly
adv. severely; seriously
stifle
v. to stop; to prevent from happening
sympathetically
adv. in a way that shows sympathy or approval
tribe
n. a group of people of the same race who share the same customs, religion, language, etc., esp. of a fairly low level of civilization 部落
wander
v. to move about (an area) without a clear direction or purpose
