读《坎特维尔的幽灵》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Canterville Ghost
奥斯卡·王尔德在《坎特维尔的幽灵》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。
stain/ˈsteɪn/沾染, 染污, 着色书中出现15次
Following her, they passed through the fine Tudor hall into the library, a long, low room, panelled in black oak, at the end of which was a large stained glass window.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/使惊吓书中出现9次
However, by taking great care of himself, he recovered, and resolved to make a third attempt to frighten the United States Minister and his family.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/尖叫, 发尖声书中出现6次
The ghost started up with a wild shriek of rage, and swept through them like a mist, extinguishing Washington Otis’s candle as he passed, and so leaving them all in total darkness.
staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/楼梯, 梯子, 楼梯部分书中出现6次
Just, however, as he reached the top of the great oak staircase, a door was flung open, two little white-robed figures appeared, and a large pillow whizzed past his head!
fearful/ˈfɪɹfəɫ/可怕的, 恐怕的, 担心的书中出现6次
… but no sooner had he said these words than a terrible flash of lightning lit up the sombre room, a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/珠宝, 贵重物, 镶珠宝的饰物书中出现6次
He had been very wicked, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died.”
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到, 在...以前, 迄书中出现6次
They did not return home till nine o’clock, when they had a light supper.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/灰色的, 阴沉的书中出现5次
His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments …
wainscot/ˈweɪnskət/护壁板, 墙裙书中出现5次
There was evidently no time to be lost, so, hastily adopting the Fourth dimension of Space as a means of escape, he vanished through the wainscoting, and the house became quite quiet.
churchyard/ˈtʃɝtʃˌjɑɹd/教堂墓地, 教堂庭院书中出现5次
… so he contented himself with becoming faintly phosphorescent, and vanished with a deep churchyard groan, just as the twins had come up to him.
gipsy吉普赛人书中出现5次
… some few days before, he had given a band of gipsies permission to camp in the park.
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/主妇, 女管家书中出现5次
This was Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, whom Mrs. Otis, at Lady Canterville’s earnest request, had consented to keep in her former position.
rusty/ˈɹəsti/生锈的, 腐蚀的, 生疏的书中出现5次
… were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/坏的, 邪恶的, 缺德的书中出现5次
He remembered the terrible night when the wicked Lord Canterville was found choking in his dressing-room, with the knave of diamonds half-way down his throat …
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/明显地, 根据现有证据来看书中出现5次
… with the light-hearted gaiety of schoolboys, were evidently amusing themselves before they retired to rest, but at a quarter-past eleven all was still …
accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/相应地, 因此, 于是书中出现5次
He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time, but the second morning it appeared again.
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/翡翠的, 翠绿色的书中出现4次
… according to the simple rites of the Free American Reformed Episcopalian Church, they found it a bright emerald-green.
pony/ˈpoʊˌni/矮种马书中出现4次
She was a wonderful Amazon, and had once raced old Lord Bilton on her pony twice round the park, winning by a length and a half …
hollow/ˈhɑɫoʊ/空的, 虚伪的, 空腹的书中出现4次
… he fled down the corridor, uttering hollow groans, and emitting a ghastly green light.
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/呻吟, 叹息书中出现4次
A few hollow groans from the wardrobe, he thought, would be more than sufficient, or, if that failed to wake her, he might grabble at the counterpane with palsy-twitching fingers.
skeleton/ˈskɛɫətən/骨骼, 骨瘦如柴的人, 梗概书中出现4次
Imbedded in the wall was a huge iron ring, and chained to it was a gaunt skeleton, that was stretched out at full length on the stone floor …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/低声说书中出现4次
“Poor, poor Ghost,” she murmured; “have you no place where you can sleep?”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/战栗, 颤抖书中出现4次
… and there to place a clammy hand on Mrs. Otis’s forehead, while he hissed into her trembling husband’s ear the awful secrets of the charnel-house.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/使苦恼书中出现4次
… for some unexplained reason, was always a good deal distressed at the sight of the blood-stain, and very nearly cried the morning it was emerald-green.
eleven/ˈiɫɛvən/十一, 十一个书中出现4次
At eleven o’clock the family retired, and by half-past all the lights were out.
ruin/ˈɹuən/使毁灭, 毁坏, 使破产书中出现4次
He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellowing trees fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/昏倒, 变得微弱书中出现4次
… a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/英里书中出现3次
As Canterville Chase is seven miles from Ascot, the nearest railway station, Mr. Otis had telegraphed for a waggonette to meet them, and they started on their drive in high spirits.
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/可怕的, 极讨厌的, 毛骨悚然的书中出现3次
“How horrid!”
peal/ˈpiɫ/响亮持久的声音, 钟声书中出现3次
On reaching the top of the staircase he recovered himself, and determined to give his celebrated peal of demoniac laughter.
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/颜色, 面色, 颜料书中出现3次
The chameleon-like colour, also, of the stain excited a good deal of comment.
phantom/ˈfænəm/幻影, 虚位, 幽灵书中出现3次
… and, after a second hasty glance at the awful phantom, he fled back to his room …
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/楼梯书中出现3次
The third morning also it was there, though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried up-stairs.
aristocracy/ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/贵族, 上层社会, 知识界杰出分子书中出现3次
But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.”
heirloom/ˈɛɹˌɫum/传家宝, 动产继承物书中出现3次
… or should be, heirlooms in your family.
wither/ˈwɪðɝ/枯萎, 衰退书中出现3次
… and, raising his withered hands high above his head, swore according to the picturesque phraseology of the antique school …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/男管家, 司膳总管书中出现3次
… and finally dropping the rusty dagger into the Minister’s jack-boots, where it was found in the morning by the butler.
dagger/ˈdæɡɝ/匕首书中出现3次
… a winding-sheet frilled at the wrists and neck, and a rusty dagger.
supernatural/ˌsupɝˈnætʃɝəɫ/超自然的, 神奇的书中出现3次
No mention at all was made of the supernatural, nor was Sir Simon de Canterville alluded to in any way.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/啼叫, 报晓书中出现3次
Hour after hour he waited, but the cock, for some strange reason, did not crow again.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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