attic
n. 閣樓；頂樓

clothesline
n. 晾衣繩

endure
vt. suffer, undergo (pain, hardship, etc.) 忍受（痛苦、困難等），耐住

penniless
a. 身無分文的

*bless
vt. (with) 使具有，使有權得到

bear(bore, borne)
vt. take (responsibility, etc.) on oneself 承擔（責任等）

wedding
n. a marriage ceremony, esp. with a party or meal after a church service 婚禮

bride
n. 新娘

altar
n. （教堂內的）圣壇，祭壇

kitchen
n. 廚房，灶間

teapot
n. 茶壺

fingernail
n. 指甲

stubbornness
n. 倔強；頑強

*stubborn
a. 1. 頑固的, 倔強的
2. 頑強的, 堅持的

*stagger
vi. have trouble standing or walking; move unsteadily on one's feet 搖晃著移動; 蹣跚
n. 搖晃不穩的動作; 蹣跚

*catastrophe
n. a terrible event that causes great suffering, misfortune, or ruin 災難，災禍，大禍

collapse
vi. （健康等）垮掉；倒坍

premonition
n. 預感

*mourn
vi. (for, over) feel and/or show grief, esp. for the death of someone; be sorrowful（尤指對某人的亡故）感到悲痛；哀悼

faithfully
ad. 1. with faith 忠實地
2. exactly 如實地；確切地

faithful
a. 1. loyal and true (to sb., to a cause, etc.) 忠實的，忠誠的
2. true to the facts or to an original 如實的

puff
n. a sudden short rush of air, smoke, etc.（空氣、煙霧等的）一陣，一股

totter
vi. walk with weak unsteady steps 蹣跚，踉蹌

*linen
a. 亞麻（布）的
n. 亞麻布（或線）；亞麻織品（床單、被單、桌布等）

utter
vt. make (a sound); say 發出（聲音）；說，講

half-choked
a. 半哽住的

*corpse
n. 死尸，尸體

unload
vt. 1. have (a load) removed 卸（貨）
2. remove a load from (sth.) 從 … 卸下貨物
vi. 卸貨

mumble
v. speak (words) unclearly 含糊地說（話），咕噥

sunken
a. 下陷的；凹陷的

recover
vi. (from) return to the usual state of health, strength, ability, etc. 痊愈，復原；恢復

somewhat
ad. by some degree or amount; a little 稍微，有點

priest
n. 牧師，神父