读《底层的人们》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
马里亚诺·阿苏埃拉在《底层的人们》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。
damn/ˈdæm/该死, 该死的书中出现39次
Look here, confound it, we want to eat, and damn quick tool Are you coming out or are we going to make you?"
sierra/siˈɛɹə/呈齿状起伏的山脉书中出现28次
The woman stared into the darkness of the sierra.
fool/ˈfuɫ/愚人, 受骗者, 奶油拌水果书中出现19次
"You cursed fool, you've maimed me for life."
ranch/ˈɹæntʃ/大牧场书中出现16次
"Tell me what they call this ranch, woman?"
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/惊恐书中出现14次
As he sought to seize her wrist, she grew frightened, and Picking up the empty pitcher, flew out the door.
tenderfoot新来者, 新手, 生手书中出现13次
"Who's this tenderfoot?"
corral/kɝˈæɫ/畜栏书中出现13次
The dog, excited to the point of madness, had jumped over the corral fence.
canyon/ˈkænjən/峡谷, 海底悬崖书中出现13次
When, after many hours of climbing, he gazed back, huge flames shot up from the depths of the canyon by the river.
bill/ˈbɪɫ/帐单, 清单, 钞票书中出现12次
See this wallet full of nice new bills?
trousers/ˈtɹaʊzɝz/裤子, 长裤书中出现12次
He was tall and well built, with a sanguine face and beardless chin; he wore shirt and trousers of white cloth, a broad Mexican hat and leather sandals.
rag/ˈɹæɡ/碎布, 抹布, 碎片书中出现12次
Ropes hung from the roof, securing an old adobe mold, used as a bed; on it a child slept, covered with gray rags.
saddle/ˈsædəɫ/装以马鞍, 使负担书中出现11次
A few moments later, amid cries of joy and a bustle of arms, they began saddling their horses.
peso/ˈpeɪsoʊ/比索书中出现10次
… your superiors, will go about trying to pile up a few million pesos....'"
bandit/ˈbændət/强盗书中出现10次
"I'll wager you know Macias the bandit, lady?
hut/ˈhət/小屋, 茅舍, 临时军营书中出现10次
These proved to be a few wretched straw huts, dispersed all over the river slopes, between rows of young sprouting corn and beans.
dawn/ˈdɔn/破晓, 黎明书中出现10次
At dawn, he approached the pit of the canyon.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/次日书中出现9次
On the morrow, Demetrio complained bitterly of his wound; he could no longer ride on horseback.
insult/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/侮辱, 无礼, 损害书中出现9次
Now it was Demetrio's men who screamed insults.
spur/ˈspɝ/刺激, 激励, 用马刺策前进书中出现9次
They spurred their horses to a gallop as if in that mad race they laid claims of possession to the earth.
scratch/ˈskɹætʃ/搔, 抓, 挖出书中出现9次
"Yes, I know what brought you here," Demetrio interrupted dryly, scratching his head.
tequila/təˈkiɫə/蒸馏酒, 龙舌兰酒书中出现8次
"Bring me a bottle of tequila, Sergeant: I've decided to spend the night with this charming lady....
stretcher/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/担架, 延伸器书中出现8次
They were forced to carry him the rest of the way on a makeshift stretcher of leaves and branches.
hoof/ˈhuf/蹄, 脚书中出现8次
The beat of horses' hoofs rang in the quarry nearby.
lousy/ˈɫaʊzi/污秽的, 恶心的, 生虱的书中出现8次
"Show your faces, you lousy cowards!"
crest/ˈkɹɛst/冠, 饰毛, 头盔的顶部书中出现8次
The pitaya trees rose tenuous, tall, like the tapering, gnarled fingers of a giant; other trees of all sorts bowed their crests toward the pit of the abyss.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/陆军上校, 长官书中出现8次
The colonel?
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/低语, 低声的怨言书中出现8次
The river crept along, murmuring as the waters rose and fell in small cascades.
waiter/ˈweɪtɝ/侍者书中出现8次
"I don't want no more to drink," Blondie said to the waiter, "I'm feeling sick.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/魔鬼书中出现8次
"What the devil are you waiting for, fool?
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/勇敢者书中出现8次
I'll always stand up for a brave man."
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/煮沸, 沸腾, 疖书中出现8次
His injured leg trailing behind him, he shuffled from hut to hut in search of a little alcohol, a kettle of boiled water and some rags.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/模糊的, 微弱的, 无力的书中出现8次
At last, when the ultimate faint rays of the moon were spent in the rosy dimness of the dawn, the silhouette of a soldier loomed at the end of the trail.
cacique/kəˈsik/酋长, 领袖书中出现7次
That cacique who's chased and run me ragged over these hills, is at Mohayua now …
mil/ˈmɪɫ/英里书中出现7次
In the middle of the night, they pulled me out of my house; three damn policemen; I woke up a soldier twenty-five miles away from my hometown.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/忧郁, 悲哀, 愁思书中出现7次
Among the reeds, the frogs chanted the implacable melancholy of the hour.
brim/ˈbɹɪm/满溢书中出现7次
This time she carried a pitcher of milk brimming over with foam.
shrill/ˈʃɹɪɫ/尖锐的, 刺耳的书中出现7次
The ragged crew jumped to their feet, uttering shrill cries of joy; then their jubilation turned sinister and they gave vent to threats, oaths and imprecations.
vain/ˈveɪn/无价值的, 徒然的, 空虚的书中出现7次
In vain an old sergeant harangued the soldiers, insulting them in the hope of rallying them.
barracks/ˈbæɹəks/兵营, 营房；简陋的房子；警察所书中出现7次
I wrote a piece in favor of the revolution, you see; as a result, they persecuted me, caught me, and finally landed me in the barracks."
tortilla/tɔɹˈtiə/玉米饼书中出现7次
said a man, who sat Indian-fashion, eating, a coarse earthenware plate in his right hand, three folded tortillas in the other.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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