epilogue

n. the last part of a piece of literature 尾聲，后記，跋

gadfly

n. a fly that bites cattle 牛虻

legible

a. (of handwriting or print) that can be reed, esp. easily

blur

vt. make less clear; dim

misty

a. clouded with or as if with mist

childish

a. of or typical of a child; immature

nickname

n. a name used informally instead or a person's own name or a name connected with one's character or history

bereavement

n. loss of relative or friend by death (親人等的)喪失

afresh

ad. once more from the beginning; again

desperation

n. the state of being desperate; a hopeless or reckless feeling 拚命；絕望

clod

n. a lump or mass, esp. of clay 土塊

earth-clod n.

mackerel

n. a striped sea fish often used as food 鯖魚

variety show 雜耍

mercy

n. kind treatment of a person in one's power 慈悲

blessing

n. a gift from God or anything that brings happiness; an act of asking or receiving God's favor （祈神）賜福

bless

vt. in a sincere, honest or truthful manner; in fact or indeed

thankful

a. showing or feeling gratitude; grateful

comrade

n. a close companion, esp. a person who shares difficult work or danger 同志

stick-in-the-mud

a. extremely conservative or old-fashioned 極端保守的，墨守成規(guī)的

execution

n. (a case of) lawful killing as a punishment; performance of an order, plan, or piece of work （處）死刑；執(zhí)行，實(shí)施

steadily

ad. firmly, unwaveringly 堅(jiān)定地，不動搖地

courtard

n. an open space surrounded by walls or buildings 院子

sulky

a. silent because of bad temper or resentment 慍怒的

brute

n. beast; a cruel and harsh person

score

n. a wrong or injury to be repaid

old score

wrong done in the past 舊仇，宿怨

gingham

n. printed cotton or linen cloth 花條（格）布

frock

n. a woman's or girl's dress

pigtail

n. a braid of hair that hangs from the back of the head 辮子

piteously

ad. in a way that makes people feel pity

scoundrelly

a. characteristic of a scoundrel; mean and wicked

forgive

vt. stop being angry at; pardon 原諒，寬恕

consent

n. permission; agreement

signature

n. the name of a person as written in his/her own handwriting

verse

n. words put together with rhythm or rhyme or both; poetry

placard

n. a large notice or advertisement put up or carried in a public place 招貼，布告，標(biāo)語牌

fling(flung)

vt. throw hard; hurl

darling

n. (used when speaking to someone you love or to a member of your family) 親愛的

cathedral

n. the main church of a district under the control of a bishop 大教堂

toll

vt. sound slowly and regularly, esp. to show that sb. has died （鐘）鳴

self-command

n. self-control

hastily

ad. in a hasty manner; quickly

hasty a.

border

n. the line where one thing ends and another begins; a strip along an edge

black-bordered

a. with black borders 加黑框的

beloved

a. dearly loved

bishop

n. a high-ranking priest in charge of all the churches and priests in a large area 主教

Eminence

n. (used when speaking to, or about a cardinal) 閣下（天主教中對紅衣主教的尊稱）

cardinal

n. a priest with one of the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church紅衣主教

Monsignor

n. (It.) (used as a title for a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church) （意）閣下（對于主教主教等的尊稱）

rupture

n. a sudden breaking apart or bursting 破裂

aneurism

n. 動脈瘤

Madonna

n. (It.) Madame （意）夫人

Pheases & Expressions

stand out

be more noticeable, be clearly seen

come over

take control of, cause sudden strong feelings in

break sb's / one's heart

make sb. / one feel very sad

get over

overcome; recover from

pay back

give the same treatment as received; take revenge on; return borrowed money

do sb. a good / bad turn

do sth. that benefits / harms sb.

for God's sake

(infml.) (used when asking strongly for sth. or as an expression of annoyance) 看在上帝份上；天哪，哎呀

hold one's tongue

be silent, not talk

Proper Names

Ethel Lillian Voynich 埃塞爾·麗蓮·伏尼契

Jim 吉姆

Gemma 瓊瑪

Cesare Martini 切薩雷·瑪丁尼

Lorenzo Montanelli 羅倫梭·蒙泰尼里

Ravenna 拉維納