discharge
n. act of giving somebody permission to leave the army, hospital, etc. 允許離開；退伍；出院

pint
n. a measure for liquids (and some dry goods) equal to about 0.57 of a litre 品脫

surgeon
n. a doctor who performs operations 外科醫生

sentiment
n. a mixture of thought and feeling 感情；情緒

renewal
n. the act of renewing or fact of being renewed 更新；恢復；重新開始；（中斷后的）繼續

appreciatively
ad. gratefully; thankfully 感激地

generous
a. showing readiness to give money, help, kindness, etc. 慷慨的，大方的

unselfish
a. not selfish; caring for others 無私的；為他人著想的

naturalist
n. a person who studies plants or animals, esp. outdoors 博物學家

tribute
n. a thing said or done or given as a mark of respect or affection, etc. 表示尊敬或贊美的言辭或舉止；稱贊；禮物

hitherto
ad. until this/that time 迄今；至今

barber
n. a person whose work is cutting men's hair and shaving them 理發師

elevator
n. a moving platform or cage to carry people and things; up and down in a building, mine, or the like 電梯

elevate
vt. lift up; raise to a higher place or rank; improve (the mind, morals, etc.) 舉起，提高；提升…的職位；提高（思想修養、道德品質等）

operator
n. a person who works a machine, apparatus, etc. 操作人員

monotonous
a. lacking in variety; boring through sameness 單調的；乏味的

agreeable
a. giving pleasure, pleasant 愉悅的；愉快的

confide
vt. tell (a secret) to sb. 吐露（秘密）

boast
vi. talk too proudly 吹牛，自夸

employer
n. a person or firm that employs others 雇主

Phrases and Expressions

think twice
think carefully; reconsider; hesitate 仔細考慮；重新考慮；躊躇，猶豫

save up
put aside (money) for future use 儲蓄；存（錢）

refer to
mention 提及

something of a
rather a; to some degree 有點兒；有幾分；可以說是一個

take /catch sb.'s fancy
attract or please sb. 吸引住某人；令某人喜歡

on sb.'s part/on the part of sb.
made or done by sb. 某人所做的；某人有責任的

in one way or another
by some means or method 以某種方式（或方法）

be /get fed up with /about
be(come) tired or bored; be(come) unhappy or depressed 厭倦；厭煩；沮喪

boast about /of
talk too proudly about /of 自吹；夸耀

take pains with
make an effort to do 努力；下功夫

refrain from
hold oneself back from; avoid 克制；避免

Proper Names

A. J. Cronin
克羅寧（1896—1981，英國醫生和小說家）

Cincinnati
辛辛那提（美國俄亥俄州西南部城市）

Normandy
諾曼底（法國西北部一地區）

Ardennes
阿登高地（歐洲西部一高原森林區）

Connecticut
（美國東北部）康涅狄格州

McGill University
（加拿大蒙特利爾）麥吉爾大學

Montreal
蒙特利爾（加拿大東南部港市）

W. H. Hudson
赫德森（1841—1922，英國作家、博物學家）

Arnold Bennett
阿諾德·本涅特（1867—1931，英國小說家）