第一段

mount

to?fix?something to a?wall, in a?frame, etc., so that it can be?looked?at or used?安放，安裝；鑲嵌；裱貼

The children's work has been mounted on coloured paper and put up on the walls of the classroom.

孩子們的作品裝都裱在彩紙上，張貼在教室的墻上。

第二段

intrepid

extremely?brave?and?showing?no?fear?of?dangerous?situations勇猛的，無畏的

a?team?of intrepid?explorers一隊(duì)無畏的探險(xiǎn)者

abominable

very?bad?or?unpleasant?極壞的；惡劣的；可惡的；討厭的

The?prisoners?are?forced?to?live?in abominable?conditions.

犯人們被迫生活在惡劣的環(huán)境中。

elusive

difficult?to?describe,?find,?achieve, or?remember?難以表述（或找到、達(dá)到、記起）的；困難的The?answers?to these?questions?remain?as elusive as?ever.

這些問題的答案仍然是不得而知。

第三段

thrice (old use or Indian English)

three?times?三次

anthropoid

like a?human?being or an?ape?似人的，類人的；似猿的，類猿的

Gorillas,?chimpanzees, and?gibbons?are all anthropoid?apes, having?long?arms, no?tails, and?highly?developed?brains.

大猩猩、黑猩猩和長臂猿都是類人猿，都有著很長的前肢、高度發(fā)達(dá)的大腦，且沒有尾巴。

gallantry

polite?and?kind?behaviour?towards women,?especially?when in?public?（尤其在公開場合）對女子的禮貌、風(fēng)度、殷勤；騎士風(fēng)度

He had?gained?a?popular?reputation?for his gallantry towards women.

他因?qū)ε员憩F(xiàn)出的紳士風(fēng)度而廣為人知。

beguiling

interesting?or?attractive, but?perhaps?not to be?trusted?有趣的，迷人的

That's a beguiling?argument, but I'm not?convinced?by it.

那個(gè)論證很有意思，可是并沒有把我說服。

celery

a vegetable with long, thin, whitish or pale green stems that can be eaten uncooked or cooked 芹菜

a?stick?of celery?一根芹菜

interlace

to?join?different?parts?together to make a?whole,?especially?by?crossing?one thing over another or?fitting?one?part?into another?使結(jié)合；（尤指）使交織，使交錯(cuò)

In her?latest?book, she interlaces?historical?events?with?her own?childhood?memories.

在她最新的著作中，她把歷史事件與自己的童年記憶交織在一起。

oval

shaped?like a?circle?that is?flattened?so that it is like an?egg?or an?ellipse?橢圓形的；卵形的

an oval?mirror?橢圓形鏡子

springy

returning?quickly?to the?usual?shape, after being?pulled,?pushed,?crushed, etc.?有彈性的，有彈力的

The?turf?feels?very springy?underfoot.

草皮踩上去很有彈性。

lodge

to (cause?to)?become?stuck?in a?place?or?position?（使）固定；（使）卡住

A?fish?bone?had lodged?in?her?throat.

一根魚刺卡在她的喉嚨里。

第四段

knuckle

one of the?joints?in the?hand?where?your?fingers?bend,?especially?where?your?fingers?join?on to the?main?part?of?your?hand?指節(jié)；（尤指）掌指關(guān)節(jié)

第五段

smack your lips

to?close?and?open?your?mouth?loudly?to?express?a?strong?wish?to?eat?something you like a lot咂嘴

"I?love?chocolate?cake," said Susannah,?smacking?her?lips.

“我喜歡巧克力蛋糕，”蘇珊娜邊咂著嘴邊說道。

第六段

shadowboxing

the?act?of?pretending?to?argue?about or?deal?with a?problem, often to?avoid?dealing?with the most?important?problem?（常為避免處理最重要的問題）假裝爭論（或處理）某個(gè)問題，打太極

All this may be political shadowboxing, but it will make it more difficult to reach agreement on important legislation.

所有這些可能都是在政治上打太極，但它將就重要立法達(dá)成協(xié)議變得更加困難。

belligerence （also?belligerency）disapproving

the?wish?to?fight?or?argue?好斗的態(tài)度

I can't?stand?his belligerence.

我受不了他那好斗的態(tài)度。

undergrowth

a?mass?of?bushes,?small?trees, and?plants,?especially?growing?under the?trees?in a?forest?林下灌叢；林下植物

Police?discovered?the?body?hidden?in?thick?undergrowth.

警察發(fā)現(xiàn)尸體被藏在一處濃密的灌木叢中。

題目

nonchalant

behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care?若無其事的；漠不關(guān)心的；毫不在乎的

a nonchalant?manner/shrug?冷淡的態(tài)度／不屑的聳肩