
读《当代女孩在阿迪朗达克》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks
格特鲁德·霍尔·布朗内尔在《当代女孩在阿迪朗达克》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。
bungalow/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/平房书中出现80次
"I heard Mr. Pursell say they were going to visit friends who have a bungalow on Lower Saranac.
canoe/kəˈnu/独木舟, 轻舟书中出现80次
"I am just dying for a chance in a canoe with——"
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/大叫, 呼喊, 大声叫书中出现80次
exclaimed Sylvia.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/低声说书中出现70次
she murmured, as she sipped the spiced, icy drink.
chum/ˈtʃəm/密友, 室友书中出现53次
She gazed at her trio of chums, who had seated themselves about the room, in various positions of comfort.
chaperon伴护书中出现47次
Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley will chaperon us, and——"
gasp/ˈɡæsp/气喘吁吁地说书中出现33次
gasped Rose.
assent/əˈsɛnt/同意书中出现19次
"Oh, that's all right," assented Alice.
stove/ˈstoʊv/火炉, 窑书中出现18次
… for a tea outfit had been brought along, and one of the men was lighting the alcohol stove which was not only to boil water for the beverage, but also to warm some of the numerous viands.
mile/ˈmaɪɫ/英里, 很大距离书中出现17次
Then, after we get to the end of the fourth lake there is a carry of one mile to the sixth lake."
mil/ˈmɪɫ/英里书中出现16次
From Fulton Chain a little railroad ran the two miles, more or less, to Old Forge.
cavalier/ˈkævəɫiɹ/骑士, 骑手书中出现15次
Sylvia gasped her surprise, but a moment later it was added to, for a thirteenth-century cavalier, with glossy black curls flowing over his lace collar, approached, and with a low bow, said:
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/匆忙地, 急速地, 急躁地书中出现15次
she exclaimed, looking hastily down at the floor.
loon/ˈɫun/懒人, 潜鸟, 笨蛋书中出现14次
… from some lonely and unseen pond, would come the call of the loon, that strange and often solitary bird whose cry has such a weird sound …
hesitation/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/犹豫, 踌躇, 含糊书中出现14次
I'll have to pick up a new step in the hesitation waltz, to make it more difficult."
maid/ˈmeɪd/少女, 未婚女子, 女仆书中出现14次
… as she was shot upward in the smooth-running elevator, wondered whether the coloured maid at the Grand Central had made sure that there was no cinder dust on the end of her nose.
ashore/əˈʃɔɹ/向岸, 在岸上书中出现13次
The canoeists were to keep together in a little flotilla, and proceed up First Lake for a short distance, go ashore and have a little lunch.
paddle/ˈpædəɫ/用桨划, 划船运送, 搅书中出现13次
It's a little safer than a canoe, but almost as light, and you can row it or paddle it, and it will stand pretty rough water."
merry/ˈmɛɹi/快乐的, 愉快的, 嬉戏作乐的书中出现13次
and Rose laughed a merry laugh, that sounded like the tinkle of ice in a strawberry-tinted pitcher of lemonade on a hot day.
glorious/ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/光荣的书中出现13次
"It is glorious!"
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/发红光, 红光焕发, 发热书中出现13次
A startled cry came from Rose, who turned pale, so that only a small tinted spot glowed in either cheek.
retort/ˈɹiˌtɔɹt/反驳, 顶嘴, 蒸馏器书中出现12次
"Why, yo'all seem surprised," was the retort in that slow, unctuous, Southern voice.
anyhow/ˈɛniˌhaʊ/无论如何, 至少书中出现12次
He'll probably lose I don't know how many thousand dollars by being away from the office for even a little while—at least he'll say so, anyhow," and she laughed.
blush/ˈbɫəʃ/脸红书中出现12次
stormed Rose, blushing so that her cheeks, which usually held a most charming centre-tint, were now suffused with carmine.
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/令人愉快的, 可爱的书中出现12次
Just now the little affair was in that most delightful of all states, one of perfect understanding.
garment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/衣服, 衣装, 外表书中出现12次
Meanwhile Alice was being provided with an outfit of dry garments by the owner of the cottage, and a messenger was despatched to the hotel …
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/翡翠, 绿宝石, 翠绿色书中出现11次
asked Alice, as she turned an emerald ring on her finger—an emerald that caused much wonder among strangers as to where she had obtained it, for it was a most beautiful stone.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/电报, 一封电报书中出现11次
Hazel was away when my telegram reached her, but she left Chicago last night, and ought to be here now.
falter/ˈfɔɫtɝ/支吾地说书中出现11次
faltered Sylvia.
whirl/ˈhwɝɫ/使旋转, 使回旋, 卷走书中出现11次
"Unrestful," put in Alice, as she caught Hazel by the shoulders and whirled her about, forcing her over toward the piano.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/渴望, 热衷于, 热切书中出现11次
she went on, eagerly, joyously.
glide/ˈɡɫaɪd/滑动, 滑翔, 溜走书中出现11次
"No bad news, I hope," said Hazel, as she glided across the room and put her arms about her chum.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/次日书中出现10次
As long as it isn't dangerous, and as long as nothing can be done right away, wait until to-morrow to tell her, Sylvia."
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/灯笼, 提灯, 航标灯书中出现10次
"Now I'll light a lantern, and we'll go ashore for the stone."
cheerful/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫ/快活的, 高兴的, 兴高采烈的书中出现10次
But it was a more cheerful place than when they had left it, for now a fire was merrily crackling on the hearth …
nowadays/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/现在, 现时, 当今书中出现10次
The girls were "up-to-the-minute" damsels, and they were devotees of the nowadays idea.
overturn/ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/翻倒书中出现10次
Then she arose from the little table, so precipitately as almost to overturn it, though Rose saved it in time.
drip/ˈdɹɪp/滴下书中出现10次
asked Tupson, of Alice, as he poised his dripping paddle.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/用符咒, 有魅力书中出现10次
Mrs. Brownley was called "Aunt" not only by courtesy, but through love, for she was a charming character, and the girls were very fond of her, especially our four.
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/煮沸, 沸腾, 疖书中出现10次
The water bubbled and boiled at the bow of their craft.
释义:ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标:ipa-dict(MIT),来自维基词典。
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