读《汉娜·斯塔布斯的奇异变形》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs
弗洛伦斯·马里亚特在《汉娜·斯塔布斯的奇异变形》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。
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/大叫, 呼喊, 大声叫书中出现101次
he exclaimed, in English, which was quite intelligible, though rather broken, “and have you come to cheer my solitude?
whilst/ˈwaɪɫst/当...的时候, 和...同时, 虽然书中出现50次
… and preserved the dignity of his birth, even whilst pursuing an occupation which is considered to place a man beyond the pale of Society.
landlady/ˈɫændˌɫeɪdi/女房东, 女地主书中出现39次
“Anyways I must go,” observed the landlady, as he disappeared, “for that gal of mine is so stupid I can’t trust her to do a single thing alone.
commence/kəˈmɛns/开始, 得学位书中出现32次
… and with dried herbs and other mysterious preparations from a drawer, commenced to separate them into measured portions and to crumble them into a bowl.
cure/ˈkjʊɹ/治疗, 治愈, 治疗法书中出现26次
said the Professor, “trust yourself to the Doctor and me and we’ll cure you of this nonsense.
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到, 在...以前, 迄书中出现24次
“Wait till you have heard what I have to tell you, Steinberg, and you will acknowledge that I am right.
fool/ˈfuɫ/干傻事, 开玩笑, 游荡书中出现23次
I found her making the kitchen table hop round the room yesterday, and when I told her not to be fooling like a child of five year old, she said she hadn’t touched it.
sich这样的书中出现22次
I’ve never been in sich a dark ’ole in all my life!
pore/ˈpɔɹ/专心阅读, 细想, 钻研书中出现22次
… that I know but little of your doings, except that you shut yourself up in that little room for half the night and sit up poring over old books and manuscripts, long after you should be in bed and asleep.
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/询问, 问明, 查究书中出现22次
he inquired; “do you not understand?”
supper/ˈsəpɝ/晚餐书中出现22次
… though I believe he’s sometimes sorely put-to to find the money, and every evenin’ he’s ’ome by eight o’clock and has his bit of supper and puts his light out by ten, but arter that—well!
cottage/ˈkɑtədʒ/小屋, 茅舍书中出现22次
The consternation which this mysterious epistle caused in the cottage home in Settlefield, may be better imagined than described.
ignorant/ˈɪɡnɝənt/无知识的, 不知道的, 由无知产生的书中出现21次
We have all been young, Mrs. Battleby, and all been ignorant and wilful and done silly things.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/魔鬼书中出现21次
If devils, then also my Leonora, to speak with whom I have been promised over and over again, and feel I only want more power to accomplish.”
afore在...前书中出现20次
I often wish I’d been dead afore they’ve come after me!”
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/楼梯书中出现19次
And so saying, he passed her and ran lightly up the stairs.
maid/ˈmeɪd/少女, 未婚女子, 女仆书中出现19次
“Mrs. Battleby, my good friend, I want to speak with you, on behalf of your little maid, Hannah!
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/惊恐书中出现19次
… if she had only cried, or seemed frightened, or sorry …
downstairs/ˈdaʊnˈstɛɹz/在楼下书中出现16次
… as she piled all the plates and dishes on the top of one another, preparatory to making a grand smash if she should happen to slip going downstairs again.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品书中出现16次
“And do you really believe that your dead wife will be able by the aid of Magic to return to you in bodily shape and satisfy your curiosity on this subject?”
allay/əˈɫeɪ/使平静, 使缓和书中出现15次
… if only for a moment, and allay his bitter fears by one means or the other.
fancy/ˈfænsi/想象力, 幻想, 喜好书中出现15次
You work so hard all day and permit this morbid fancy to occupy your tired brain by night, until it has become in a measure, diseased.
interpose/ˌɪntɝˈpoʊz/插嘴, 干预书中出现14次
“But if evil spirits, then also good,” interposed the Professor eagerly, “you surely would not deny the same power to all those departed this earth.
coarse/ˈkɔɹs/粗糙的, 下等的, 粗俗的书中出现14次
Her bosom was unusually developed for so young a girl—her face was broad and flat—her mouth wide—her nose short and turned-up, and her colour coarse and high.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/奇异的, 神奇的, 奇迹般的书中出现13次
This is very marvellous!”
mortal/ˈmɔɹtəɫ/生物, 人类书中出现13次
… that have had nothing to do with this earth, but who yet can and do come to the aid of those mortals who solicit their assistance.
deceive/dɪˈsiv/欺骗, 行骗书中出现13次
“Not if she were false,” cried the Professor, “I would kill her over again this moment, if she deceived me!
bargain/ˈbɑɹɡən/交易, 买卖协定, 特价商品书中出现13次
Of course I did, and would have killed her lover into the bargain, but that he escaped before I could lay hands on him.
recognise/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/认识, 辩认, 认出书中出现12次
An old woman whom I cannot recognise, seems to have taken her place the last few days.
cunning/ˈkənɪŋ/狡猾的, 巧妙的, 可爱的书中出现12次
These brainless creatures are sometimes uncommonly cunning.”
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/温和地, 亲切地书中出现12次
asked the Professor, kindly, “your brother?”
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/呻吟, 叹息书中出现12次
Leonora seemed further off than ever, and he groaned in spirit to think she might be so near, and yet he was unable to communicate with her …
dull/ˈdəɫ/钝的, 无趣的, 呆滞的书中出现12次
she answered, in a dull, low voice …
tray/ˈtɹeɪ/托盘, 公文盘, 满盘书中出现12次
… putting the key in his pocket, and by the time Mrs. Battleby appeared with the supper tray, the two friends were talking gaily of a new drama that had just created some sensation in the town.
grasp/ˈɡɹæsp/抓住, 紧握, 领会书中出现12次
“I can see that you are weary,” said the young doctor, as he grasped his hand, “and more than that, Signor, you are weak.
uncouth/ˈənˈkuθ/笨拙的, 粗野的, 荒凉的书中出现11次
Taken altogether, she was uncouth, but there was an innocence and simplicity in her gaze which was very attractive when one had the time to discover it.
physic给...服药, 治愈, 使通便书中出现11次
But if you wants to ’ave ’er up here of an evening, and physic ’er and all that sort of thing, why I don’t like to refuse a offer made in kindness …
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/聪明的, 精明的书中出现11次
He was a German of the name of Steinberg, and the profession of medicine—a clever fellow who was rising fast, and knew how to make the best of his opportunities.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/次日书中出现10次
To-morrow, perhaps, I may be able to judge more calmly.
apparition/ˌæpɝˈɪʃən/鬼, 幽灵, 幻影书中出现10次
A few minutes’ patience was rewarded by the same apparition standing in the doorway, and holding out, as it seemed, its hand toward the Doctor.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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