第一段

outpace

to?move?or?develop?faster?than someone or something?else?（速度上）超過，比…更快

The?company?has?completely?outpaced?its?rivals?in the?market.

這家公司在市場上已完全領(lǐng)先對手。

venerate

to?honour?or very much?respect?a?person?or thing?尊重；敬重

Robert Burns is Scotland's most venerated?poet.

羅伯特·彭斯是蘇格蘭最受尊崇的詩人。

languid

moving?or?speaking?slowly?with little?energy, often in an?attractive?way?慢悠悠的，悠閑自在的

a languid?manner/voice?徐緩從容的舉止／聲音

keep up (with sb/sth)

to do whatever is?necessary?to?stay?level?or?equal?with someone or something不落后；跟上；（與…）并駕齊驅(qū)

Wages are?failing?to?keep?up with?inflation.

工資現(xiàn)在跟不上通貨膨脹的速度。

第二段

penny paper?便士報

scanty

smaller?in?size?or?amount?than is?considered?necessary?or is?hoped?for?少量的；不足的；缺乏的

scanty?evidence/information?不充足的證據(jù)／信息

diversion

an?activity?you do for?entertainment?消遣，娛樂

Reading is a?pleasant?diversion.

閱讀是一種愉快的消遣。

lofty

(formal)?high?高的

a lofty?ceiling/mountain/wall?高頂／山／墻

offshoot

something that has?developed?from something?larger?that already?existed?分支；分支機構(gòu)

It's an offshoot?of?a much?larger?company?based?in Sydney.

這是總部設(shè)在悉尼的一家規(guī)模更大的公司的分支機構(gòu)。

第三段

Tribune

used in the?titles?of some?newspapers?（用于報紙名字）論壇

The New York Tribune?《紐約論壇報》

hack

a?journalist?(=?writer?for?newspapers?or?magazines)?whose?work?is?low?in?quality?or does not have much?imagination?雇傭文人，寫手（指受雇為報刊撰寫庸俗文章者）

Fleet Street hacks?艦隊街的雇傭文人

factotum

a?person?employed?to do all?types?of?jobs?for someone?事務總管；勤雜工He?became?a?sort?of?general?factotum for the?band.

他成為相當于這一品牌的事務總監(jiān)這樣一個角色。

bristle with sth

to have a?large?amount?of something, or to be?full?of something?有大量的…；充滿The?helicopter?hovered?above them?bristling?with?machine?guns.

直升機在他們頭頂上盤旋，上面架著許多機關(guān)槍。

hammer

to?criticize?someone or something?strongly?嚴厲批評，指責

Her?latest?film?has been hammered by the?critics.

她最新拍攝的電影遭到評論家們的猛烈批評。

hard-boiled

used to?describe?a?strong?and?determined?person?who?shows?little?emotion?（人）冷酷的，不動感情的

The?film?stars?Kathleen Turner as the hard-boiled?detective?of Sarah Paretsky's?novel.

根據(jù)薩拉?帕雷特斯基的小說改編的電影中，凱瑟琳?特納擔綱主角，扮演冷酷的警探。

第四段

eccentric

someone who?behaves?in an eccentric way?行為古怪的人

My?mother?is something of an eccentric.?我媽媽有點古怪。

unkempt

untidy; not?cared?for?不整潔的；凌亂的；沒有打理的

an unkempt?lawn?一片無人打理的草坪

brokerage?(also?brokerage house)

an?organization?that?buys?and?sells?foreign?money,?shares?in?companies, etc. for other?people?（外匯、股票等）經(jīng)紀商

an?online?brokerage?網(wǎng)上經(jīng)紀商

marked-up

合同到期后以股利或加成

投資信托合同則類似于傳統(tǒng)意義上的信托，有固定期限，合同到期后以股利或加成(Marked-up)利潤的形式代替“利息”。

whine

an?unpleasant?high?sound?or?voice?刺耳的尖聲

the whine of a?circular?saw?圓鋸刺耳的尖聲

She?delivered?the?speech?in a?high-pitched?nasal?whine.

她演講時聲音尖銳刺耳，鼻音很重。

pretence

a way of?behaving?that is?intended?to?deceive?people?假裝；偽稱；虛偽的表現(xiàn)She?made?absolutely?no?pretence of being?interested.

她毫不掩飾自己絲毫不感興趣。

slouch

to?stand,?sit, or?walk?with the?shoulders?hanging?forward?and the?head?bent?slightly?over so that you?look?tired?and?bored?低頭垂肩地站（或坐、走）；沒精打采地站（或坐、走）Straighten?your?back -?try?not to slouch.

挺直后背——別沒精打采的。

gait

a?particular?way of?walking?步態(tài)；步履

He?walked?with?a?slow?stiff?gait.

他走起路來步履緩慢而僵直。

第五段

reassuring

making you?feel?less?worried?令人感到寬慰的；使人安心的；使人放心的

He?smiled?at me in a reassuring way.

他對我露出寬慰的一笑。

wiry

(of?people?and?animals)?thin?but?strong, and often?able?to?bend?easily?（人或動物）瘦而結(jié)實的

He has a runner's wiry?frame.

他的身材像跑步運動員一樣瘦而結(jié)實。

squint

to?partly?close?your?eyes?in?order?to?see?more?clearly?瞇起眼看

The?sun?was?shining?straight?in her?eyes?and made her squint.

陽光刺眼，她不得不瞇起了眼睛。

第六段

dingy

dark?and often also?dirty?陰暗骯臟的

a dingy?room/corridor?陰暗骯臟的房間／走廊

cellar

a?room?under the?ground?floor?of a?building, usually used for?storing?things?（通常用于儲物的）地窖，地下室