encyclop(a)edia
n. a book or set of books dealing with a wide range of information presented in alphabetical order 百科全書

aardvark
n. 土豚，非洲食蟻獸

asteroid
n. 小行星；海星

* henceforth
ad. from this time onwards 自此以后

hence
ad. 1. for this reason, therefore 因此，所以
2. from this time on 今后，從此

erudition
n. learning acquired by reading and study 博學(xué)；學(xué)問

* cafeteria
n. a self-service restaurant 自助餐廳

anchovy
n. 鳳尾魚

sigh
n. the act or sound of sighing 嘆息（聲）；嘆氣（聲）

reliefn. feeling of comfort at the end of anxiety, fear, or pain （焦慮等的）解除；寬慰

casually
ad. in a relaxed way 隨便地；漫不經(jīng)心地

casual
a. relaxed; not formal 隨便的；漫不經(jīng)心的；非正式的

* sturdy
a. physically strong 強壯的

seal
n. 1. 海豹
2. 印記，印章
vt. 1. 蓋章于
2. 封，密封

widen
v. make or become wider 加寬；變寬

* browse
v. casually look or search, e.g. in a shop, in a library, at a book, etc., with no specific aim or object in mind 瀏覽

crossword
n. (= crossword puzzle) 縱橫字謎，縱橫填字游戲

frown
vi. contract the brows, as in displeasure or deep thought 皺眉頭

* stump
vt. put an unanswerable question to; puzzle 把…難住；使為難

* oriental
a. of, from or concerning Asia 東方的

amah
n. 阿媽（印度等一些東方國家的奶媽、女傭或保姆）

glorious
a. having or deserving glory; very delightful and enjoyable 榮耀的；令人愉快的

joyous
a. full of or causing joy 充滿歡樂的；令人高興的

romantic
a. 1. (of sth.) beautiful in a way that strongly affects one's feelings 有浪漫色彩的
2. (of sb.) showing strong feelings of love 多情的；浪漫的
3. being unrealistic or unpractical 不切實際的

* relish
vt. get pleasure out of; enjoy greatly 從…獲得樂趣；很喜愛

confidence
n. belief in one's own or another's ability 信心

mariner
n. (obsolete) a sailor 〈廢〉水手

marine
a. 1. of ships and their goods and trade at sea 航海的；海事的
2. of, near, living in, or obtained from the sea 海洋的；海生的；海產(chǎn)的