n. 水兵

albatross
n. 信天翁

wingspread
n. the distance between the tips of a pair of fully spread wings 翼幅

shellfish
n. 貝殼類動物

shell
n. 1. the hard covering of a sea creature, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 動物的殼（如貝殼、蛹殼等），蛋殼；果殼；莢
2. the outside frame of a building （房屋的）框架；骨架

appetite
n. 1. one's desire to eat and one's feeling about how much to eat 食欲，胃口
2. (for) a strong desire 欲望；愛好

beam
vi. shine brightly; smile warmly 照耀；（面）露喜色；滿臉堆笑
n. 1. 微笑；喜色
2. 光束

perceive
vt. notice; be conscious of 注意到；感覺；察覺
* revelation
n. the act of revealing sth., usually of great significance 揭示；暴露

asthma
n. 氣喘，哮喘

bullfinch
n. 紅腹灰雀

invest
vi. put money into sth. with the expectation of profit or other advantage 投資

investment
n. 1. 投資；投資額
2. the spending of (time, energy, etc.) to make sth. successful （時間、精力等的）投入

* betray
vt. be disloyal or unfaithful to 出賣，背叛

* drastic
a. strong, violent or severe 激烈的；迅猛的

consequence
n. (usu. pi.) the result or effect of an action or condition ［常復數］結果；后果

* incentive
n. encouragement to greater activity; motivating factor; stimulus 鼓勵；刺激

paprika
n. 紅燈籠辣椒

pterodactyl
n. 翼手龍

Phrases and Expressions

out of focus
not sharply defined 焦點沒對準；模糊的

beyond one's wildest dreams
(in a way that is) better than what one expected or hoped for 超過某人所期望的（地）；出乎某人意料的（地）

the apple of sb.'s eye
a person or thing that is the main object of sb.'s love and attention 某人的掌上明珠；寶貝

sweep sb. off his/her feet
make sb. feel suddenly and strongly attracted to you in a romantic way 使某人傾心

get sth. in
manage to say sth. about a subject 設法說完

play into sb.'s hands
do something which gives sb. an advantage 干對某人有利的事

file into
enter in a single line 魚貫進入

step up
(infml) increase the size or speed of 〈口〉加快；增加

hang on sb.'s words
listen very carefully to 傾聽；注意地聽

feed on
eat habitually 以…為食物；靠…為生

go steady with
date sb. regularly and exclusively 僅與（同一異性）經常約會

invest in
1. buy (sth.) with the expectation of profit or some other kind of advantage 投資于
2. (infml) 〈口〉買

in time
1. eventually 經過一段時間后；最終
2. at or before the right or necessary time 及時

pore over
study or give close attention to 鉆研；專心閱讀

Proper Names

Steve Brody
史蒂文·布羅迪（男子名）

Cupid
丘比特（羅馬神話中的愛神）

Debbie
黛比（女子名）

Larrivee
拉里維（姓氏）

Spain
西班牙（歐洲西南部國家）

Portugal
葡萄牙（歐洲西南部國家）

Aleutian Islands
阿留申群島（美國阿拉斯加州西南部）

Aleut
阿留申人

Coleridge
柯爾律治（1772—1834，英國詩人，評論家）

"The [Rhyme of the] Ancient Mariner"
《古舟子詠》（柯爾律治的著名詩作）

Agamemnon
阿伽門農（希臘神話中邁錫尼的國王，特洛伊戰爭中希臘聯軍統帥，戰后回國被妻子及其情夫謀殺）

Pierian spring
比埃里亞圣泉；知識的源泉