1.amuse v. 消遣，娛樂，使 ... 發(fā)笑

The boys amuse themselves by drawing caricatures of their teacher.
男孩子們以畫老師的漫畫取樂。

2.scandalize vt. 令人憤慨，令人覺得可恥，令人丟臉

Scandalize the neighbours by sunbathing naked on the lawn
在草坪上作裸體日光浴教鄰居觸目驚心

3.queer n. 同性戀者 adj. 奇怪的，不舒服的，可疑的

There is something queer about him.
他有些古怪。

4.snowy adj. 多雪的，被雪所覆蓋著的，下雪的

I like to go for a walk in the snowy streets.
我喜歡去雪中的街道上散步。

5.hedge n. 樹籬，籬笆

They managed to wriggle (their way) through the thick hedge.
他們設法鉆過了厚厚的樹籬。

6.pause n. 暫停，中止，猶豫不決 vi. 停頓，中止

There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question.
她耐人尋味地停頓了一下才回答我的問題。

7.curly adj. 卷曲的

She has straight, not curly hair.
她的頭發(fā)很直，不彎曲。

8.dismal adj. 陰沉的，凄涼的，暗的

We were all depressed by the dismal weather.
陰沉的天氣讓我們都感到壓抑。

9.handful['hændful] n. 少數，一把，棘手之事

He dipped into the bag and brought out a handful of sample wheat.
他把手伸進袋里，取出一把小麥樣品。

10.listless['listlis] adj. 無精打采的

She was very listless after her illness.
她病后懶洋洋的。

11.brighten['braitn] vt. 使變亮，使生輝 vi. 發(fā)光，發(fā)亮

Flowers brighten (up) a room.
房間里有了花顯得滿室生輝。

12.flourish vi. 繁榮，茂盛，活躍，手舞足蹈 vt. 揮舞 n. 揮舞，華麗詞藻，茂盛，興旺，炫耀

She rushed in flourishing a document.
她急匆匆地走了進來，手里揮舞著一份文件。

13.croakv. 嗄嗄叫，發(fā)牢騷，<俚>死 n. 嗄嗄聲，哇哇聲

A bullfrog was croaking in the distance.
一只牛蛙在遠處呱呱地叫。

14.hoarsely adv. 嘶啞地

“Excuse me,” he said hoarsely.
“對不起。”他用嘶啞的嗓子說。

15.raven n. 大烏鴉