读《绿野仙踪》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
莱曼·弗兰克·鲍姆在《绿野仙踪》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。
straw/ˈstɹɔ/稻草, 麦管, 吸管书中出现31次
Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
beast/ˈbist/畜生, 动物, 野兽书中出现30次
… ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy …
balloon/bəˈɫun/气球书中出现24次
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/啼叫, 报晓书中出现19次
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
rust/ˈɹəst/使生锈, 腐蚀书中出现17次
“They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/惊恐书中出现17次
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
pole/ˈpoʊɫ/杆子书中出现16次
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/城堡, 象棋中的车书中出现16次
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
witch/ˈwɪtʃ/巫婆, 女巫书中出现15次
“Are you a real witch?”
cyclone/sɪˈkɫoʊn/龙卷风, 暴风书中出现14次
… and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/询问, 问明, 查究书中出现14次
inquired Dorothy.
bark/ˈbɑɹk/吠, 叫骂书中出现14次
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/吸引力, 魔力, 符咒书中出现14次
“The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,” said one of the Munchkins, “and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.”
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/大叫, 呼喊, 大声叫书中出现13次
At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/吼, 咆哮, 轰鸣书中出现13次
Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road.
bow/ˈbaʊ/用弓拉琴, 弯成弓形书中出现13次
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
coward/ˈkaʊɝd/懦弱的人, 胆小的人书中出现12次
“You are nothing but a big coward.”
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/坏的, 邪恶的, 缺德的书中出现12次
“But I thought all witches were wicked,” said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
raft/ˈɹæft/筏, 救生筏, 大量书中出现12次
“The Tin Woodman must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side.”
tinsmith锡匠, 洋铁匠书中出现11次
So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin.
poppy/ˈpɑpi/罂粟书中出现11次
There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/奇怪的, 不舒服的, 可疑的书中出现11次
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
spectacles/ˈspɛktəkəɫz/眼镜书中出现11次
But first you must put on the spectacles.”
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/翡翠的, 翠绿色的书中出现10次
The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/服从, 遵从, 顺从书中出现10次
So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish.”
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/不快乐的, 不幸的, 不适当的书中出现10次
“It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/凶猛的, 猛烈的, 热烈的书中出现10次
… and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
wolves/ˈwʊɫvz/狼群书中出现10次
At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
whisker/ˈhwɪskɝ/腮须, 胡须, 一丝儿书中出现9次
The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to the Scarecrow and said:
fasten/ˈfæsən/拴紧, 使固定, 系书中出现9次
I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; and when they fastened on my head, at last …
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/王座, 君主书中出现9次
But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/老虎, 虎, 凶暴的人书中出现9次
If the elephants and the tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run myself—I’m such a coward …
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/勇敢的, 美好的, 华丽的书中出现9次
All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/梯, 梯状物, 发迹的途径书中出现9次
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
safely/ˈseɪfɫi/安全地, 确实地书中出现9次
Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/忧虑地, 不安地书中出现8次
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
cupboard/ˈkəbɝd/食橱, 碗柜, 餐具柜书中出现8次
… and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/怒吠, 咆哮, 吼书中出现8次
… who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到, 在...以前, 迄书中出现8次
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
earnestly/ˈɝnəstɫi/诚挚地；认真地书中出现7次
While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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