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詞匯提煉：
1. trunk：大箱子
2. gloomy：昏暗的，陰沉的
3. solitary：荒涼的
4. grand：豪華的
5. dreary：沉悶的
6. equality：同等
7. port：波爾圖葡萄酒
8. journey：行程
9. frozen：冰凍的
10. goodness：天啦
重點詞匯精講：
1.tedious
Exp. tiresome because of being too long, slow or dull; boring （因過長﹑ 過慢或單調）令人厭倦的; 煩人的
Eg. The work is tedious.
這工作令人厭倦。
Eg. We had to sit through several tedious speeches.
我們只得坐在那里聽著幾個乏味的講演。
2.experienced
Usage: experienced in sth 熟習于..
Exp. having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity有經驗的
Eg. I am experienced in dealing with European clients.
我與歐洲客戶打交道很有經驗。
Eg. He is much experienced in teaching.
他有豐富的教學經驗。
Eg. That company is experienced in this type of project.
那家公司對于這方面的工程很熟。
Eg. He's experienced in looking after children.
他有照料孩子的經驗。
2.assure
Exp. tell (sb) positively or confidently 明確地或有信心地告訴（某人）; 向（某人）保證
Eg. I assure you they'll be perfectly safe with us.
我向你保證, 他們和我們在一起十分安全。
3.confess
Exp. acknowledge, often reluctantly 承認（常為不情愿地）
Eg. She confessed to (having) a dread of spiders, ie admitted that she was afraid of them.
她承認她害怕蜘蛛.
Eg. I'm rather bored, I must confess.
說老實話, 我真有點厭煩。
Eg. He confessed himself to be totally ignorant of their plans.
他承認自己對于他們的計劃一無所知。
短語提煉：
1.have a journey：旅程，行程
2. frozen hands：凍僵的手，冰涼的手
3. cut a sandwich：切一片三明治
4. at the back of：在......的后面，在......的背后
5. at the front：在前面
6. to be sure：的確，誠然，毫無疑問，當然
7. a grand old house：一座豪華的老宅
8. dreary and alone：孤寂冷清
9. on terms：以同等資格，友好地
重點短語精講：
1.at the back of
釋義1：在某處所的后面
Eg. I was at the back of the cinema and couldn't see well.
我坐在電影院的后排, 所以看不好。
Eg. We couldn' t hear the speaker at the back of the hall because her voice doesn' t carry very well.
我們在大廳后面聽不清演講人講話,因為她的聲音傳得不太遠。
釋義2：在某事件或某人的背后
Eg. There was always something at the back of everything!
什么事情總有點鬼！
2.at the front
釋義1：在某物體的前面
Eg. We'll try to get places/seats at the front of the hall.
我們要設法弄到大廳前面的座位.
Eg. At the front entrance of the building I saw my teacher.
我們大樓的正門看到了我的老師。
釋義2：在前線
Eg. How is the situation at the front?
前線有什么情況？
Eg. The doctor's job now is to be right up at the front.
該醫生現在的工作是在前線。
3.to be sure
Eg. Marianne to be sure is lost to me forever.
毫無疑問，我永遠失去了瑪麗安。
Eg. Joan's not pretty, to be sure, but she's very intelligent.
當然，瓊并不漂亮，可她非常聰明。
Eg, To be sure, he's rather young for such an important position.
誠然，他擔任這樣重要的職務還嫌年輕一些。
Eg. We want to be sure that you're responsible
我們要確定你是肯負責的，
Eg. To be sure, it is no longer winter ; neverthless, it is quite cold.
現在固然已不是冬天了，可是天氣還是相當冷。
3.on terms
（1）be on... terms with sb：與某人保持……的關系
Eg. I told you I was not on terms of strict intimacy with Eugénie.
我已經跟你說，我和歐熱妮算不上十分親密。
Eg. I am not on terms with that set.
我和那班人沒有來往。
Eg. I am not on familiar terms with him, so we haven't talked much.
我跟他不熟悉, 所以很少過話。
（2）one terms of friendship
Eg. Mary and I had lived on terms of close friendship under the same roof. It was not an easy parting.
我和瑪麗親密無間地生活在一起，分離時彼此依依不舍。
