读《快乐王子》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
奥斯卡·王尔德在《快乐王子》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。
wheelbarrow/ˈhwiɫˌbɛɹoʊ/手推车, 独轮车书中出现19次
I am going to bring them into the market and sell them to the Burgomaster’s daughter, and buy back my wheelbarrow with the money.’
thorn/ˈθɔɹn/刺, 棘, 荆棘书中出现12次
You must sing to me with your breast against a thorn.
blossom/ˈbɫɑsəm/花, 花开的状态, 兴旺期书中出现12次
His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire …
ruby/ˈɹubi/红宝石, 深红色书中出现9次
He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
weep/ˈwip/哭, 哭泣书中出现8次
“Why are you weeping then?”
plank/ˈpɫæŋk/厚木板, 支架, 木板制品书中出现7次
‘I can easily put it in repair, as I have a plank of wood in the house.’
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到...为止书中出现7次
Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey.
mend/ˈmɛnd/改进, 修补, 好转书中出现6次
… looking at it, ‘and I am afraid that after I have mended my barn-roof there won’t be any left for you to mend the wheelbarrow with; but …
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/令人愉快的, 可爱的书中出现6次
“This is a delightful spot,” he said, “we must ask the Hail on a visit.”
pluck/ˈpɫək/摘, 猛拉, 拔书中出现6次
So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/吼, 咆哮, 轰鸣书中出现6次
They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.”
bride/ˈbɹaɪd/新娘书中出现6次
And a delicate flush of pink came into the leaves of the rose, like the flush in the face of the bridegroom when he kisses the lips of the bride.
sack/ˈsæk/麻布袋, 洗劫书中出现6次
“There was the Miller with a large sack of flour on his back.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/荣誉, 头衔, 信用书中出现5次
She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/奇异的, 神奇的, 奇迹般的书中出现5次
“Dear little Swallow,” said the Prince, “you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women.
scarlet/ˈskɑɹɫət/绯红色的, 鲜红色的书中出现5次
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/灯笼, 提灯, 航标灯书中出现5次
He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships.
selfish/ˈsɛɫfɪʃ/自私的, 利己主义的, 自我中心的书中出现5次
She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that the arts are selfish.
ditch/ˈdɪtʃ/沟渠书中出现5次
But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch.’
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/珠宝, 贵重物, 镶珠宝的饰物书中出现5次
Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/低声说书中出现5次
he murmured, “will you let me kiss your hand?”
soar/ˈsɔɹ/往上飞舞, 高耸, 翱翔书中出现5次
Suddenly she spread her brown wings for flight, and soared into the air.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/谷仓书中出现5次
said the Miller; ‘why, that is just what I want for the roof of my barn.
sword/ˈsɔɹd/刀, 剑, 战争书中出现5次
Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt?
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/次日书中出现4次
“To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/灰色的, 阴沉的书中出现4次
He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.
frost/ˈfɹɔst/霜, 冰冻, 冷漠书中出现4次
Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost.
bridegroom/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹum/新郎书中出现4次
It was a magnificent ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a canopy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls.
quack/ˈkwæk/鸭叫声, 冒牌医生, 冒充内行之人书中出现4次
“Quack, quack, quack,” she said.
selfishness/ˈsɛɫfɪʃnəs/自我中心, 利己主义, 任性书中出现4次
The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.”
violet/ˈvaɪəɫɪt/堇菜, 紫罗兰书中出现4次
He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets.
petal/ˈpɛtəɫ/花瓣书中出现4次
And on the top-most spray of the Rose-tree there blossomed a marvellous rose, petal following petal, as song followed song.
cloak/ˈkɫoʊk/斗蓬, 大氅, 掩护书中出现4次
The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver.
fireworks/ˈfaɪɹˌwɝks/烟火, 激烈争论书中出现4次
The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/损坏, 破坏, 溺爱书中出现4次
She has let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled.
cough/ˈkɑf/咳嗽书中出现4次
Suddenly, a sharp, dry cough was heard, and they all looked round.
magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/华丽的, 高尚的, 宏伟的书中出现4次
It was certainly a magnificent display.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/把...淹死, 淹没书中出现4次
cried the old Water-rat; “they really deserve to be drowned.”
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/梯, 梯状物, 发迹的途径书中出现4次
So he jumped off the ladder, and ran down the garden, and looked over the wall.
spray/ˈspɹeɪ/水沫, 浪花, 水花书中出现4次
In the centre of the grass-plot was standing a beautiful Rose-tree, and when she saw it she flew over to it, and lit upon a spray.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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