第一段

twilight

the?period?just before it?becomes?completely?dark?in the?evening?黃昏時分，薄暮時分

I could make out a?dark?figure?in?the?twilight.

暮色中我能辨認(rèn)出一個黑影。

cocoon

the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form?繭；卵袋

第三段

parlour??(US?parlor)

(especially in the past) a room in a private house used for relaxing, especially one that was kept tidy for entertaining guests（尤指舊時的）起居室，客廳，會客室

the?front?parlour?前廳

chandelier

a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling and has several parts like branches for holding bulbs or, especially in the past, candles 枝形吊燈；（尤指舊時用的）枝形燭臺

proclaim

to show something or make it?clear?表明；顯示

Wearing?scarves?and?hats?which proclaimed?their?allegiance, the?football?fans?flooded?into the?bar.

足球迷們戴著表示忠誠的頭巾和帽子，如潮水般涌入酒吧。

hearth

a?home,?especially?when?seen?as a?place?of?comfort?and?love（尤指充滿溫馨和愛意的）家They were?reluctant?to?leave?hearth?and?home.他們很不情愿離開溫馨的家。

第四段

cubicle

a?small?space?with?walls?or?curtains?around it, that is?separate?from the?rest?of a?room?and where you can be?private?when taking?clothes?off, etc.?（大房間中分隔出來的）小房間，小隔間

a?shower?cubicle?淋浴間

congregate

to come together in a?large?group?of?people?or?animals?聚集，集合A?crowd?congregated?around?the?entrance?to the?theatre,?hoping?to?catch?a?glimpse?of the?stars?of the show.

一群人聚集在戲院門口，希望能看一眼演出的明星。

gregarious

(of?people)?liking?to be with other?people?（人）愛交際的，不喜獨處的

Emma's a gregarious,?outgoing?sort?of?person.

?，斒莻€喜歡交際、性情爽直的人。

communal

belonging?to or used by a?group?of?people?rather?than one?single?person?公共的；共有的；集體的；公用的

communal?facilities/food/property?公共設(shè)施／共享食品／公有財產(chǎn)

第五段

circumscribe

to?limit?something?控制；限制；抑制

There?followed?a?series?of?tightly?circumscribed?visits?to?military?installations.

隨之而來的是對參觀軍事設(shè)施的一系列嚴(yán)格限制。

siege

the?surrounding?of a?place?by an?armed?force?in?order?to?defeat?those?defending?it?圍攻；包圍The siege?of?Mafeking?lasted?for eight?months.

對馬弗京的圍攻持續(xù)了8個月。

第六段

luxuriate in sth

to get?great?pleasure?from something,?especially?because it?provides?physical?comfort?（尤指物質(zhì)方面）享受，享用

There's nothing?better?after a hard day's?work?than to luxuriate in a?hot?bath.

勞累了一天之后什么都不如洗個熱水澡舒服。

personalism

個人人格至上（或不可侵犯）論；人格主義（一種哲學(xué)派別）