读《波洛探案集》前要掌握的40个英文单词
Poirot Investigates
阿加莎·克里斯蒂在《波洛探案集》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。
diamond/ˈdaɪmənd/钻石, 菱形书中出现33次
… above all one jewel, the great diamond which had been nicknamed, to match its owner …
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/珠宝, 贵重物, 镶珠宝的饰物书中出现32次
… her furs, her jewels, above all one jewel …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/低语, 低声而言书中出现24次
he murmured.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/灰色的, 阴沉的书中出现23次
You use your grey cells at last.
chambermaid女服务员书中出现23次
An hotel chambermaid, looking frightened to death …
necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/项链书中出现18次
She stood there with one hand just touching the necklace.
monsieur/məsˈjɝ/先生书中出现17次
“Then perhaps I might have a few words alone with you, monsieur?”
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/主妇, 女管家书中出现17次
Hunter’s Lodge is looked after by a housekeeper who is quite capable of doing all we need when we run down for an occasional week-end.
revolver/ɹɪˈvɑɫvɝ/左轮手枪书中出现17次
By the way, Hastings, have you a revolver?”
drawer/ˈdɹɔɹ/抽屉, 开票人书中出现16次
I went to the drawer here,”—she indicated the bottom right-hand drawer of the knee-hole dressing-table—“took out my jewel-case and unlocked it.
maid/ˈmeɪd/少女, 未婚女子, 女仆书中出现15次
“I was changing for tea when my maid came up—one of the gardeners had just run to the house.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/隐藏, 掩盖, 隐瞒书中出现15次
I was secretly rather pleased with myself, though I tried to conceal the fact for fear of irritating him.
valet/væˈɫeɪ/贴身男仆书中出现14次
… and then walked down to the end of the corridor, stopping outside the small den where the chambermaids and valets of the respective floors congregated.
pearls/ˈpɝɫz/珍珠书中出现13次
You know, I’ve got some pearls of my own that have a history attached to them.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/电报, 一封电报书中出现13次
At that moment the butler entered with a telegram on a salver which he handed to Lord Yardly.
thoughtfully/ˈθɔtfəɫi/沉思地；体贴地, 亲切地书中出现13次
Poirot nodded thoughtfully.
nephew/ˈnɛfju/侄子, 外甥书中出现13次
… Monsieur Poirot, but Lord Cronshaw was telling me last night how wonderfully you cleared up the mystery of his nephew’s death, and I felt that I just must have your advice.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/胡须书中出现13次
“He had a black beard, sir, and was about middle-aged, and had on a light overcoat.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/聪明的, 精明的书中出现12次
“That ‘full of the moon’ idea was clever.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/用符咒, 有魅力书中出现12次
A very beautiful and charming young creature, but terribly unstrung by this sad catastrophe.
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/迷惑, 苦思书中出现12次
As we hurried in a taxi to the Magnificent, I puzzled out the true inwardness of the scheme.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/次日书中出现11次
But to-morrow morning we see this milord!”
placid/ˈpɫæsəd/平静的, 温和的, 沉着的书中出现11次
asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair.
utter/ˈətɝ/发出声音, 做声, 发表书中出现11次
Then I uttered another cry which Lord Yardly echoed.
thief/ˈθif/小偷, 贼书中出现11次
There, just short of the threshold, lay the glittering necklace, evidently dropped by the thief in the panic of his flight.
bolt/ˈboʊɫt/门闩, 螺钉, 筛子书中出现11次
There was no doubt as to my bolt having shot home.
depart/dɪˈpɑɹt/离开, 出发, 背离书中出现11次
I had my way with Poirot, however, and we departed immediately, leaving behind us a note of explanation and apology for Lord Yardly.
bow/ˈbaʊ/鞠躬, 屈服书中出现11次
He bowed them both to the door.
milord老爷书中出现10次
“First, milord, I would ask you if these facts are substantially correct?”
impatiently/ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntɫi/不耐烦, 忍受不了, 急躁书中出现10次
I said impatiently.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/接来, 取来, 售得书中出现10次
We returned reluctantly, and Lord Yardly sent off one of the footmen post-haste to fetch the police.
keen/ˈkin/锋利的, 敏锐的, 强烈的书中出现10次
He took the jewel in his own hand and scrutinized it keenly, then restored it to her with a little bow.
insure/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹ/投保书中出现10次
Much, true and untrue, had been written about this famous stone which was reported to be insured for the enormous sum of fifty thousand pounds.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/毒药, 毒, 毒物书中出现10次
Still, life is full of discrepancies, and assuredly the man cannot have taken his own life—there is no poison that would fill his mouth with blood.
fancy/ˈfænsi/想象力, 幻想, 喜好书中出现10次
“I presume that it is a true story, not one of your efforts of fancy.”
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/在楼上, 向楼上, 处于更高地位书中出现10次
She has already wrenched out the diamond with pliers upstairs——”
chauffeur/ˈʃoʊfɝ/司机书中出现9次
The real car was found in a side road, with the chauffeur and the A.D.C.
superstition/ˌsupɝˈstɪʃən/迷信书中出现9次
I saw Mrs. Maltravers give a terrified start, and my mind flew to the old superstition that a suicide cannot rest.
briskly/ˈbɹɪskɫi/活泼地, 精神勃勃地书中出现9次
He remained a moment or so in thought, then rose briskly to his feet.
mistress/ˈmɪstɹəs/主妇, 女主人, 情妇书中出现9次
She showed us into a small morning-room, and retired to tell her mistress.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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