consolation
n. comfort during a time of sadness or disappointment 安慰；慰問

consolation prize
a prize given to sb. who has not won the competition 安慰獎

alike
ad. in (almost) the same way; equally 同樣地；相似地；以同樣程度
a. similar in appearance, quality, character, etc. 想像的，同樣的

*impulse
n. 1. a sudden desire to do sth. （一時的）沖動
2. 沖力；脈沖；神經沖動

inquire, enquire
v. ask For information 詢問；查問

inquiry, enquiry
n. (into, about) an act of inquiring 詢問；查問

afford
vt. 1. be able to buy 買得起
2. be able to do, spend, give, bear, etc., without serious loss or damage 擔負得起（損失、費用、后果等）

repetition
n. the act of repeating, or sth. repeated 重復；反復

ill-chosen
a. not well chosen 選擇不恰當的

ill
ad. 1. not well. not enough 不恰當地；拙劣地
2. unfavourably; badly, unpleasantly or cruelly 不利地；惡劣地；冷酷無情地
3. hardly 幾乎不；困難地

prompt
vt. cause or urge; encourage or help sb. to continue 促使；推動；激勵
a. done without any delay; not late 迅速的；及時的

*ballet
n. 芭蕾舞（劇）

*stock
n. 1. a supply(of sth.)for use 庫存物；儲備物
2. the thick part of a tree trunk 樹樁；樹干
v. (up) keep supplies of; store 備貨；儲備

courageously
ad. bravely; in a way showing courage 英勇地，無畏地

toe
n. 腳趾；足尖

toe shoe
芭蕾舞鞋

therapy
n. the treatment of mental or physical illness （心理或生理）療法，治療

heroism
n. the quality of being a hero; great courage 大無畏精神；英勇

horsemanship
n. the practice or skill of horse-riding 馬術；騎術

*haunt
vt. (often pass.) be always in the thoughts of (sb.); visit regularly [常被動]（思想、回憶等）縈繞；纏擾；常去

terror
n. (sb. or sth. that causes) extreme fear 恐怖；引起恐怖的人（或物）

tumble
vi. (down) fall suddenly or helplessly; collapse 摔下；跌倒；倒塌，坍塌

whither
conj. & ad. (archaic) (to) where 〈古體〉（無論）去哪里

bound
a. 1. (for, to) going to or intending to go to 準備到…去的
2. very likely; certain 一定的；注定的

Phrases and Expressions

place/lay/put emphasis on/upon
give sth. special force or attention to show that it is particularly important 強調；把重點放在，著重于

in the long run
after enough time; in the end 從長遠觀點來看；終究

a world of
a lot of 大量的，無數的

be brilliant/best at sth.
having or showing great skill at sth. 在某一方面極為出色

at the cost of
以…為代價

branch out
(into) add to the range of one's interests or activities 擴大（興趣、活動、業務等的）范圍

count on/upon
expect; depend on 指望；料想；依靠

turn down
refuse (a request or offer or the person that makes it); reject 拒絕（某人或其請求、忠告等）

take stock
consider a situation carefully so as to take a decision 作出判斷，進行評估

Proper Names

Fredelle Maynard
弗雷德勒·梅納德（男子名）

Vicky
維姬（Victoria的昵稱）（女子名）

S. I. Hayakawa
S·I 早川（日本人名）

Olympic
a. 奧運會的

Ralph Waldo Emerson
拉爾夫·沃爾多·愛默生（1802—1882，美國思想家、散文作家、詩人）