第一，词汇学习

1. repay

双语释义：sth (to sb) pay (money) back; refund sth

付还（钱）；偿还某物

典型例句：If you lend me 2, I'll repay it to you tomorrow.

你要是借给我两英镑, 我明天就还给你。

2. insult

双语释义：remark or action that insults

[C.N.] 侮辱; 辱骂; 侮慢

语法用法：~ (to sb/sth)

典型范例：She hurled insults at the unfortunate waiter.

她大骂那个倒霉的服务员。

Don't take it as an insult if I go to sleep during your speech; I'm very tired.

要是你讲着话时我睡着了, 可别以为是不敬, 我太累了。

第二、短语学习

1. make breakfast (for sb.)：（为某人）做做早餐

How often do you make breakfast yourself?

你多久自己做一次早餐？

2. an extra piece of：多一件（片）......

She went upstairs to put on an extra piece of clothing.

她上去加件衣服。

3. hurry up：赶快，匆匆行事

I will ask our chef to hurry up.

我催一下我们的厨师。

4. look after：照料，照看

We should advertise for someone to look after the garden.

我们应该登广告来寻求一个人照料花园。

5. leave sb alone：不干涉某人，甭理某人

The child will be terrified of being left alone In the big house.

这孩子一个人留在那座大房子里会感到害怕的

6. interfere with：干扰，妨碍，打扰

I don't want to interfere with you; proceed with your work.

我不想打扰你了,你继续工作吧。

I turned down the radio lest it should not interfere with his lessons.

我把收音机音量调低以免妨碍他做功课。

7. at least：至少

You should read one book a month at least.

你一个月至少应该看一本书。

8. in a low position：处于低层（社会）地位

9. in society：在社会中

He has a high position in society.

他社会地位很高。

He is popular in society.

他在社会上是有名望的。

10. receive every insult：受到每一个侮辱

讲解：insult作为名词，是可数名词。

第三、语法点拨

1. The boys went down to breakfast, which the girl Charlotte had made for them.

解析：换线部分是非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词breakfast。

2. Oliver sat alone in the corner,eating old bits of bread.

解析：划线部份为现在分词短语做伴随状况状语。

3. Charlotte and Noah both started laughing loudly.

解析：start是及物动词，后面接动词要跟动名词形式。

4. ... and to make the new boy"s life a misery.

解析1：划线部分的结构是make+something+something，意思是“使某件事情成为什么情况”。文中的make the boy’s life a misery的意思是“让这个男孩的生活不幸”。

解析2：misery在这款是可数名词，作为可数名词，其意思是“痛苦的事情”“不幸的事情”。例如：the miseries of unemployment（失业的痛苦）。