* refuge
n. (a place that provides) protection or shelter from harm, danger or unhappiness 避難（所）；庇護（所）

alas
int. a cry expressing grief, sorrow or fear 唉（表示悲傷、憂愁、恐懼等）

* revive
v. 1. regain strength, consciousness, life, etc.；bring (sb. or sth.) back to strength, consciousness, life, etc. （使）復蘇；（使）重振活力
2. become active, popular, or successful again 恢復生機；復興；重新流行

glow
n. a feeling of warmth or pleasure 熱烈
vi. emit a soft light 發光

amateur
a. & n. (a person who is) not professional 業余（水平）的（運動員、藝術家等）

entry
n. 1. a person or thing taking part in a competition, race, etc. 參賽一員
2. entrance; the act of entering or the right to enter 進入；進入權

* anonymous
a. (of a person) with name unknown；(of a letter, painting, etc.) written or created by an unidentified person 名字不詳的；匿名的

disqualify
vt. make or declare unfit, unsuitable, or unable to do sth. 取消…的資格；使不適合；使不能

rely
vi. (on, upon) 1. have trust or confidence (in) 信任；信賴
2. depend with full trust or confidence 依賴

* historian
n. a person who studies history and/or writes about it 歷史學家

* barren
a. (of land) unproductive （土地等）貧瘠的，荒蕪的

awaken
vt. 1. (to) cause to become conscious of 使意識到
2. cause to wake up 喚醒

* menace
n. a threat or danger 威脅

abundant
a. plentiful; more than enough 豐富的；充足的

abundance
n. a great quantity; plenty 豐富；充裕；大量

odd
a. 1. (infml.) (after numbers) a little more than the stated number ［常用以構成復合詞］…以上的；…出頭的
2. strange or unusual 奇特的；古怪的
3. 奇數的，單數的

existence
n. the state of existing 存在；實有

* pastime
n. hobby；sth. done to pass time in a pleasant way 消遣，娛樂

Phrases and Expressions

pay the price
experience sth. unpleasant because one has done sth. wrong, made a mistake, etc. 付出代價

come to sb.'s rescue
help sb. when he/she is in danger or difficulty 解救某人，救助某人

chance upon
meet by chance; find by chance 偶然碰見；偶然發現

try one's hand
attempt (to do sth.), esp. for the first time 嘗試

plunge into
begin to do sth. suddenly; enter without hesitation 突然或倉促地開始某事；突然沖入

before one knows it
before one has time to consider the course of events 轉眼之間，瞬息之間

fall upon
attack fiercely 猛攻，猛撲

take refuge
seek protection from danger or unhappiness 避難

rely on
trust, or confidently depend on 依賴，依靠

fall from office
lose a position of authority to which sb. was elected or appointed 離位，下臺

awaken to
cause to become conscious of 使意識到

bear fruit
produce successful results 結果實；有成果

date from
have existed since 始自

keep sb. company
stay with sb. so that he/she is not alone 陪伴某人

Proper Names

Winston Churchill
溫斯頓·丘吉爾（1874—1965，英國保守黨政治家、首相［1940—1945，1951—1955］、作家）

Mary Soames
瑪麗·索姆斯

First Lord of the Admiralty
（英國）海軍大臣

Dardanelles
達達尼爾海峽（位于亞洲小亞細亞半島同歐洲巴爾干半島之間）

Clementine
克萊門泰因（女子名）

Surrey
薩里郡（英國英格蘭郡名）

John Lavery
約翰·萊佛利

Marigold
瑪麗戈爾德（女子名）

Chartwell
查特威爾（宅名）

Adolf. Hitler
希特勒（1889—1945，納粹德國元首）