sneak v. 偷偷摸摸地走
The cat ate the food and sneaked off.
貓吃完食物就偷偷跑了。
James loves sneaking up on his sister to frighten her.
詹姆斯喜歡溜到妹妹身後嚇她一大跳。
How did he find a way to sneak out of the house?
他是怎么設法從房子里溜出來的？

miserable adj. 悲慘的，痛苦的
The handmaid led a miserable life.
婢女過著悲慘的生活。
There are still many people whose living conditions are miserable.
仍有許多人的生活條件是很艱苦的。
Before liberation most of us lived a miserable life.
解放前，我們多數人都過著悲慘的生活。

strain v. 用力，竭力

vision n. 幻覺
High above, a vision of prisming colour takes wing.
在遠遠的天空中,一個幻覺般的影像正在高高地飛翔。

tiny adj. 極小的
A tiny fishing boat was drifting slowly along.
一只小小的漁船在緩緩地漂去。 

bow v. 鞠躬，彎腰，低頭
The cast bowed as the audience applauded.
演員們向鼓掌的觀眾鞠躬。
Every one bowed as the Queen walked into the room.
女王走進房間時，每個人都鞠躬致敬。
He moved aside for her with a polite bow.
他禮貌地鞠躬，退避一旁讓她過去。

furious adj. 狂怒的
I was annoyed, indeed furious, over what happened.
出了這件事我很不痛快,實際上是憤怒至極。
If this news ever reaches her ears, she'll be furious.
這個消息萬一傳到她的耳朵里，她一定得大發雷霆。
She maintained a calm exterior, though really she was furious.
在外表上她保持著平靜，但實際上她生氣極了。

merrily adv. 歡樂地，愉快地
The child rattled away merrily.
那孩子快活地喋喋不休地說著。
They sang and danced merrily and had a merry Christmas.
他們歡快地唱歌跳舞，度過了一個歡樂的圣誕節。
The boy was whistling away merrily.
那男孩愉快地吹著口哨離開了。

weird adj. 古怪的，怪異的

gang n. (歹徒等的)一幫
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
他被一幫暴徒打得死去活來。