isolation
n. solitude 隔離；孤立

outrage
vt. make very angry and shocked 激怒；激起…的義憤
n. 1. a feeling of great anger and shock 義憤，憤怒
2. a very cruel, violent, and shocking action or event 暴行；駭人聽聞的事件

engrossing
a. taking up sb.'s attention completely 使人全神貫注的

corridor
n. a passageway into which compartments or rooms open 走廊，過道

interval
n. a space of time between events; a space between objects, points or states （時間的）間隔；間歇；（空間的）間隔；空隙

footstep
n. 腳步，腳步聲

feign
vt. give a false appearance of 假裝，佯作

light-glow
n. 燈光

vista
n. 遠(yuǎn)景；前景

dormant
a. temporarily inactive 暫?；顒拥?；休眠的；潛伏的

confer
vt. give or grant (a degree or title) to sb. 授予（某人）（學(xué)位或頭銜）
vi. discuss, talk together 討論，商談

sensitivity
n. the quality or state of being sensitive 敏感（性）

dumbness
n. lack of power of speech 啞

alma mater
n. a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated 母校

intensively
ad. 加強(qiáng)地；集中地；密集地；透徹地

ignorance
n. the state or fact of lacking knowledge 無知，愚昧

Phrases and Expressions

in person
physically present親身，親自

take charge of
take control of; become responsible for 控制；掌管

go through the motions (of doing sth.)
pretend to do sth.; do sth. without sincerity or serious intention 裝出（做某事的）樣子；敷衍

get hold of
take in the hands; manage to find 抓住；得到，找到
along with
together with 與…一起

thumb through
turn over (pages, etc.) quickly with one's thumb 用拇指迅速地翻閱（書頁等）

down to
下至，直到

live off
have as food; depend upon for support 以…為食；靠…生活

stick out (cause to) project, stand out 伸出，突出

pick up
gain (speed) 增加（速度）

up to
up until 直到

smile upon
direct a smile towards; approve of or favor 對…微笑；贊許；惠及

check out
have the removal (of sth.) recorded 登記借出
adjust to
become used to 適應(yīng)于

reflect upon /on
think deeply about; consider carefully 沉思；仔細(xì)考慮

confer on /upon
give (an honor, etc.) to (sb.) formally 把（某種榮譽(yù)等）授予（某人）

Proper Names

Malcolm X
馬爾科姆·艾克斯（1925 — 1965，美國黑人領(lǐng)袖）

Charlestown
查爾斯頓（美國地名）

Bimbi
賓比（男子名）

Norfolk
諾福克（美國地名）

Elijah Muhammad
伊萊賈·穆罕默德（1897 — 1975，美國黑色穆斯林教派領(lǐng)袖）