The words

voyeurism 窺陰癖者 gawk cash cow 搖錢樹 blotter 吸墨紙,記事簿 hazelnut subterranean 地下的 truffle mania prurience  好色,淫亂 stench   臭氣,惡臭 pillory  頸手枷,示眾,嘲弄 mug shot  麵部照片, 嫌疑犯照片 conundrum fodder puerile  孩子氣的,天真的,未成熟的 My Self-contempt Self-respect Self-esteem Self-complacency Self-possession Tuned-up nose last fugitive remnant of well-being and self-complacency has collapsed and disintegrated. As a pitiful and ridiculous figure Unendurable My first impulse, my first instinct, was to try Cloak my contemptible wretchedness It was all vanity To hold myself aloof from society and turn my back on it I am too vain to bear its scorn and disregard I cannot live without the approval of the society I am unable to view myself except through the eyes of others A bad conscience A good conscience To forfeit one’s own opinion of oneself Stricken vanity Briefly visit the town on business In good faith He continues most cordially To express his respect for me and pay me compliments Crestfallen embarrassment He senses this Consider me a superior man Undisguised contempt Let his mind wander in contemplation Bring him back to reality He holds his head high He stands as if rooted, with his hands clasped behind his back and his eyes to the ground eschew laconic faggot pariah phallic tromp fritter earshot bellyache sacramental protagonist laconic domesticate insidious misogyny castration voluptuous freak botch ebullition pillory extravagant epicurean langushis puberty panorama was indulging in the predictions of his future whine n. 抱怨,牢騷 v. 哭訴,發牢騷 imperious 傲慢的,專橫的 effrontery  厚顏無恥 unwarrantable   不能保證的,不能承認的,不允許的 breech n. 後膛,臀部 v. 裝上炮後膛,使穿短褲 a tall, gaunt woman summing up the particulars of the event an animated conversation light of heart, high in spirits and full of expectation promenade n. 散步,騎馬,舞會 v. 漫步,騎馬 halo (日月等)暈,神像之光環 topaz 黃晶,黃玉,蜂雀 slaty 石板一樣的,石板色的 rung 腳蹬橫木,橫檔,車輻 freestone 毛石 vane 風向標,風信旗 mirage 海市蜃樓,幻想 chimaera 吐火獸, 幻想,銀鮫 He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV ( 他伸開手腳坐在電視機前的沙發上 ) He lay in a sprawl over the desk. ( 他手腳攤開趴在書桌上 ) The last part of the ascent is very steep (最後一段上坡路很陡) bilk v. 賴,白吃,白座 n. 賴帳,詐騙,騙子 wherewithal adv. 所需的財力(手段) ascent n. 上升,上坡路 swerve v. 1. 突然轉向;轉彎;偏離方向 2. 背離[(+from)] vt.1. 使突然轉向;使轉彎 2. 使背離[(+from)] n.[C]1. 轉向;偏離方向 2. 偏離的程度 despondency ( feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless ) warp n. 彎,歪曲,乖僻 v. 弄歪,翹曲 enterstice n. 細裂縫,空隙 garish 眩耀的,過分裝飾的 delinquency n. 行為不良,錯失 dereliction n. 廢棄(不負責,錯誤,海水退後露出的新陸地) sprawl vi. 1.躺臥(蔓延) 2.(植物)蔓生,蔓延 n. 躺臥(蔓延) sap 1. the liquid within a plant that carries food to all parts of it 2 a foolish person; 3. (v) to gradually weaken(somebody's strength); example: Her long illness gradually sapped her strength. (長期的患病使她的體力漸漸衰竭。) journeyman n. 熟練工人(計日工) dop vt. 剪去樹枝,剪去,砍掉 puny adj. 微小的,不足取的 sordid 肮髒的,不幹淨的,心一髒的 tickle n. 胳肢 v. 胳肢,發癢,使快樂 burnish n. 光澤 v. 擦亮,磨光 vt. 磨,拋光 tasset n. (盔甲的)腿甲,腿罩 alight v. 落,下 bicker v. 鬥嘴,潺潺而流,閃動 clod n. 呆子,泥塊,鄉下佬 gradation 灰度,濃淡度,漸變,過度 granary n. 穀倉,穀物倉,穀產豐富的地區 corduroy n. 楞條花布,用該布製的衣服,褲子 adj. 楞條花布做的,沼地上用木頭鋪排成的 expanse n. 寬闊的區域,寬闊 rook n. 白嘴鴉,賭棍 vt. 騙 rick n. 幹草堆 v. 堆成小屋形 n. 瑞克 fallow n. 休耕地 adj. 休耕的 dribble v. 流口水,滴下,運球 pleasanntry n. 幽默, 開玩笑 brimming adj. 盈滿的 cast-rion adj. 鑄鐵的, 堅固的, 嚴格的 commemorate v. 紀念,慶祝 vt.&n. 紀念 obliterate v. 塗去,擦去,刪除 immemorial (imi'mo:riel) adj. 太古的,極古的 hipped v. 熟悉內情 adj. 屋頂有斜脊的 quaint adj. 古雅的,離奇有趣的,奇怪的 turret n. 小塔,角樓,攻城用仰衝車 shaft n. 軸,杆狀物 upland n. [pl.]高地,山地 wriggle n. 蠕動,蜿蜒 v. 蠕動,蜿蜒前進 strut n. 高視闊步,支柱,抗壓材 v. 趾高氣揚地走,用支柱支撐 gable n. 山牆,三角牆 reave v. 奪,偷 hallmark n. 純度檢驗證明,品質證明 v. 加蓋純度檢驗證明,有品質保證的

indispose

[indis'pəuz]

v. 使厭惡,使不適當,使不能

Epicurus

[.epi'kjuərəs]

伊壁鳩魯(公元前342?-270, 古希臘傑出唯物主義和無神論者

impedimenta

[im.pedi'mentə]

n. 隨身攜帶物,行李

ingenuity

[.indʒi'nju:iti]

n. 智巧,創造力,精巧的設計

exquisite

['ekskwizit]

adj. 精致的,細膩的,敏銳的

vivacity

[vi'væsiti, vai-]

n. 快活,活潑,精神充沛

benediction

[beni'dikʃən]

n. 祝禱,祝福