anecdote n.逸聞趣事

deffuseness n.擴散度

salutation n.招呼

petition v.n.請求

perpetually 常常

at length 最后

by the bye 順便問一句

meditating v.深思

white soup

infinitely: very much

tedious 冗長的

inflexibly studious adv.不屈地 adj.勤奮好學(xué)的

no less= none the less 依舊

civility n. 客氣

novelty 新奇

interfere v. 干涉

severe 懲罰

persevere v.堅持不懈

abominable a.（口）令人討厭的

plague v.折磨

presence of mind 鎮(zhèn)定自若

defy v.蔑視

hug oneself 自鳴得意

rendered v表現(xiàn)

ridicule n.v.嘲笑

inconsistencies n. 矛盾

disguise v.偽裝

vouch v.擔(dān)保

yielding a.順應(yīng)的

vices 邪惡

puffed v.冒出

implacable a. 不饒人的

shade n.背陰

disposition 性情

recollection回憶