New Words

emulate
vt. imitate, especially from respect 仿效，模仿

penmanship
n. the skill or style of handwriting 書寫的技巧（或風格），書法

tablet
n. 1. a pad of writing paper glued together along one edge 便箋簿，拍紙簿
2. 藥片

thumb
vi. (through) turn the pages of (a book, etc.) quickly 迅速翻閱（書等）

painstaking
a. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble 刻苦的，下苦功的；煞費苦心的

punctuation
n. 標點符號 (=punctuation mark)

burrow
vt. dig (a hole, etc.) 挖（洞等）

mammal
n. 哺乳動物

termite
n. 白蟻

anteater
n. any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites 食蟻動物

miniature
a. very much smaller in size than is usual or normal 微型的，小型的

inevitable
a. incapable of being avoided or evaded 不可避免的

word-base
n. the vocabulary one commands 詞匯量

broaden
v. (cause to) become broad(er) （使）變寬，（使）變闊，擴大

bunk
n. a narrow bed built into a wall like a shelf （倚壁而設的）床鋪

wedge
n. 1. 楔子
2.（打高爾夫球用的）楔形鐵頭球棒

correspondence
n. communication by letters 通信

correspond
vi. 1. (with) 通信
2. (to, with) 相符合；成一致
3. (to) 相當，相類似

imprison
vt. put or keep (sb.) in or as if in prison 監禁，關押；禁錮

rehabilitation
n. restoration to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity 康復；（罪犯的）改造

inmate
n. a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) 囚徒；被收容者；住院者

intense
a. existing in an extreme degree 強烈的，極度的

well-read
a. well informed or deeply versed through reading 博學的，博覽群書的

debater
n. 辯論家，好辯論者

devour
vt. enjoy avidly 貪婪地看（或聽、讀等）

literature
n. 文學，文學作品

maximum
n. the greatest quality or value attainable or attained 最大值，最大限度
a. as high, great, intense, etc. as possible 最高的；最大的；最強的