读《爱丽丝梦游仙境》前要掌握的40个英文单词
Alice’s adventures in Wonderland
刘易斯·卡罗尔在《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中反复使用、又不在英语最常用4000词之内的40个单词。先学会它们，前几章会读得轻松很多。每个单词都附有音标、释义和原书例句。
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到...为止书中出现21次
Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I’ll come up: if not, I’ll stay down here till I’m somebody else’ — but, oh dear!”
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/匆忙地, 急速地, 急躁地书中出现16次
After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance, and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/忧虑地, 不安地书中出现14次
She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, “Which way?
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/难题, 迷惑书中出现14次
Ah, THAT’S the great puzzle!”
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/奇怪的, 不舒服的, 可疑的书中出现13次
How queer everything is to-day!
timid/ˈtɪmɪd/胆小的, 羞怯的书中出现12次
… in a low, timid voice, “If you please …
offend/əˈfɛnd/犯罪, 冒犯, 违反书中出现11次
cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
grin/ˈɡɹɪn/露齿而笑书中出现11次
“How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws, And welcome little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!”
croquet/kɹoʊˈkeɪ/槌球游戏书中出现10次
… and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
hedgehog/ˈhɛdʒˌhɑɡ/豪猪, 刺猬, 难交朋友的人书中出现10次
… it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes …
twinkle/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/闪烁, 闪耀, 瞬息书中出现10次
For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
sneeze/ˈsniz/打喷嚏书中出现9次
And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within — a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash …
serpent/ˈsɝpənt/巨蛇座, 蛇, 蛇形管书中出现9次
… and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in any direction, like a serpent.
angrily/ˈæŋɡɹəɫi/愤怒地书中出现9次
cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/战栗, 颤抖书中出现9次
cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/渴望, 热衷于, 热切书中出现8次
The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: “There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
sob/ˈsɑb/啜泣, 呜咽书中出现8次
“But perhaps it was only sobbing,” she thought, and looked into its eyes again, to see if there were any tears.
lobster/ˈɫɑbstɝ/龙虾书中出现8次
“—you advance twice—” “Each with a lobster as a partner!”
gardener/ˈɡɑɹdənɝ/园丁, 花匠, 园艺家书中出现8次
A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/使惊吓书中出现8次
said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence; “and now for the garden!”
fancy/ˈfænsi/想象, 设想, 相信书中出现8次
(and she tried to curtsey as she spoke-fancy curtseying as you’re falling through the air!
mushroom/ˈməʃɹum/蘑菇形物, 蘑菇, 暴发户书中出现8次
There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself …
flamingo/fɫəˈmɪŋɡoʊ/红鹤, 火烈鸟书中出现7次
… the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet …
slat/ˈsɫæt/条板书中出现7次
The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates.
tart/ˈtɑɹt/果馅饼, 妓女书中出现7次
… in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard …
shriek/ˈʃɹik/尖锐的响声书中出现7次
She did not get hold of anything, but she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass …
chimney/ˈtʃɪmni/烟囱, 灯罩书中出现7次
… she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney, and said to herself “Now I can do no more …
pardon/ˈpɑɹdən/原谅, 赦免书中出现7次
“Oh, I beg your pardon!”
puppy/ˈpəpi/小狗, 小动物, 自负的年轻人书中出现7次
An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/硬度, 脾气, 心情书中出现7次
Let this be a lesson to you never to lose YOUR temper!”
dreadfully/ˈdɹɛdfəɫi/非常, 可怕地, 令人惊骇地书中出现6次
“If it had grown up,” she said to herself, “it would have made a dreadfully ugly child: but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.”
executioner/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃənɝ/[法] 死刑执行人, 刽子手, 行刑者书中出现6次
“I’ll fetch the executioner myself,” said the King eagerly, and he hurried off.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/忧郁的, 使人悲伤的, 愁思的书中出现6次
“As wet as ever,” said Alice in a melancholy tone: “it doesn’t seem to dry me at all.”
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/怒吠, 咆哮, 吼书中出现6次
The Mouse only growled in reply.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/英寸, 身高, 小岛书中出现6次
… she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock …
politely/pəˈɫaɪtɫi/有礼貌地, 文雅地, 客气地书中出现6次
said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: “Did you speak?”
procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/队伍, 连续, 列队行进书中出现6次
Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/接来, 取来, 售得书中出现6次
And it’ll fetch things when you throw them, and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner …
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/大叫, 呼喊, 大声叫书中出现6次
exclaimed Alice.
nonsense/ˈnɑnsɛns/无意义的事, 荒谬言行, 荒唐书中出现6次
Oh dear, what nonsense I’m talking!”
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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