第一段

dog-eared

A?book?or?paper?that is dog-eared has the?pages?turned?down at the?corners?as a?result?of a lot of use.?（書頁(yè)或報(bào)紙因?yàn)榻?jīng)常翻看而）卷邊的，折角的

amble

to?walk?in a?slow?and?relaxed?way?漫步，緩行

He was ambling?along?the?beach.

他沿著沙灘漫步。

satchel

a rectangular leather bag with a long strap, used especially in the past by children for carrying books to school?（舊時(shí)的）皮書包，小背包

anthrax

a disease that causes fever, swelling, and often death in animals, especially sheep and cattle (= male and female cows), and can be passed on to humans?炭疽?。ㄒ环N常引起牛羊死亡的傳染病，可傳給人）

swig

to?drink,?especially?by?swallowing?large?amounts?in a?series?of?single?actions?暢飲，痛飲

第二段

wield

to?hold?a?weapon?or?tool?and?look?as if you are going to use it?揮舞，握，抓著（武器或工具）She was?confronted?by a man wielding a?knife.

她受到一名持刀男子的威脅。

ballot

a?system?or?occasion?of?secret?voting?（無(wú)記名）投票

Representatives were?elected?by?ballot.

代表們是通過無(wú)記名投票選舉出來的。

abstention

the?fact?of not?voting?in?favour?of or against someone or something?棄權(quán)

There were high?levels?of abstention (from?voting) in the last?elections.

上幾次選舉中都有很多人放棄了投票權(quán)。

There were ten?votes?in?favour, six against, and three abstentions.

10票贊成，6票反對(duì)，3票棄權(quán)。

第三段

marbled

decorated?with a?delicate?pattern?consisting of?lines?and?areas?of?colour?具有大理石花紋的The?church?has an?ornate?black?and?white?marbled?interior.

教堂內(nèi)部擁有華麗的黑白大理石花紋裝飾。

mustachioed

having a?large?moustache?(= a?line?of?hair?above the?upper?lip)?留髭的a mustachioed?gentleman?留著小胡子的紳士

thwart

to?stop?something from?happening?or someone from doing something?反對(duì)；阻撓；挫敗Our?holiday?plans?were thwarted by the?airline?pilots'?strike.

因?yàn)楹娇展撅w行員罷工，我的度假計(jì)劃泡湯了。

第五段

hijab

the?head?covering?that some?Muslim?women?wear?when they are?outside?頭巾（伊斯蘭教女性出門時(shí)用于包裹頭部的頭巾）

spangled

decorated?with?small?pieces?of?shiny?metal?or?plastic, or?wearing?clothes?decorated?in this way（穿著）飾有閃閃發(fā)光的金屬（或塑料）片的

She?wore?a spangled?top?and a?striped?skirt.

她穿著一件飾有閃亮金屬片的上衣和一條條紋半身裙。

alas

used to?express?sadness?or?feeling?sorry?about something?（表示悲傷或遺憾）哎呀，唉I?love?football?but, alas, I have no?talent?as a?player.

我喜歡足球。唉，可惜我沒有足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員的天分。

onstage

onto or on a?stage?for a?performance?上臺(tái)演出地，上場(chǎng)地； 在臺(tái)上表演地The?audience?cheered?as the?band?walked?onstage for another?encore.

樂隊(duì)?wèi)?yīng)觀眾的要求走上舞臺(tái)又加演一曲時(shí)，觀眾們歡呼了起來。

第六段

archipelago

a?group?of?small?islands?or an?area?of?sea?in which there are many?small?islands?群島；群島周圍的海域

the Hawaiian archipelago?夏威夷群島

flirtatious

behaving?as if you are?sexually?attracted?to someone,?especially?not in a?serious?way?打情罵俏的，輕佻的

She's very flirtatious.?她十分輕佻。

puff

to?smoke?tobacco?吸（煙），抽（煙）

She was puffing?on?a?cigarette?at the?time.

她當(dāng)時(shí)正在吸煙。

第七段

suffragette

a woman who?campaigned?for the?right?of women to?vote,?especially?a?member?of the early 20th?century?British?group?of?activitists?led?by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst?（20世紀(jì)初英國(guó)、澳大利亞和美國(guó)）為女性爭(zhēng)取選舉權(quán)團(tuán)體的成員

drainpipe jeans

煙管牛仔褲

strappy

having?straps?有帶子的

a?pair?of strappy?sandals?一雙系帶涼鞋

studded with?sth

If something is studded with many objects of the same type, those objects are arranged regularly across it, or across the surface of it.?布滿…的，點(diǎn)綴著…的

a?baked?ham?studded with?cloves?點(diǎn)綴著丁香的烤火腿

rhinestone

a?bright,?transparent?artificial?jewel?that?looks?like a?diamond?and can be?sewn?onto?clothes?萊茵（水晶）石