【正文】 bright wit: intelligence, wisdom at one?s wit?s end: at the end of one?s tether 25. andy: (Br. E andie) very fine transparent muslin (麥斯林紗 , 平紋細(xì)布 ) with a stiff finish (最后一層涂飾 ), very fine rather stiff cotton material used esp. for women’s dresses (蟬翼紗 , 玻璃紗 ) 26. pump: low shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and the heel 27. stare down any disaster in her efforts: face up and defeat any disaster with her efforts stare down: two people looking at each other persistently until one shifts his eye 28. flicker: to move backwards and forwards unsteadily shadows flickered on the wall flickering eyelids 29. stumble: to stop and /or make mistakes in speaking or reading aloud to catch the foot on the ground while moving along and start to fall She stumble at/over the long word He stumbled and stopped reading. cf: stammer: to speak or say with pauses and repeated sounds, either habitually or because of excitement, fear, etc. stammerer stutter: to speak or say with difficulty in producing sounds, esp. habitually holding back the first consonant. stutterer 30. goodnaturedly: naturally kind, ready to help, to five, not to be angry A person or animal that is goodnatured is naturally friendly and does not easily get angry. a goodnatured policeman 31. mossy: moss: any of several types of a small flat green or yellow flowerless plant that grows in a thick furry mass on wet soil, or on a wet surface 32. hook: to catch with or as if with a hook to hook a fish / a rich husband hooknose Here: to attack with the horn of the cow 33. soothe: to make less angry, excited or anxious, fort or calm, to make less painful soothing words soothe one?s feelings 34. shingle: a small thin piece of building material (such as wood) often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of building cf: tile。 uased in . 4. awe: Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with sth. wonderful, frightening or pletely unknown., wonder The child stared at him in silent awe. 5. confront: to face boldly or threateningly, encounter If a problem, task, or difficulty confronts you, or you are confronted with it, it iss sth. that you cannot avoid and must deal with I was confronted with the task of designing and building the new system. 6. totter: to move in an unsteady way from side to side as if about to fall, to walk with weak unsteady steps The old lady tottered down the stairs. 7. limousine: A limousine is a large and very fortable car, esp. one with a glass screen between the front and back seats. Limousines are usually driven by a chauffeur [ou] cf: sedan / saloon is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot (the space at the back of the car, covered by a lid, in which you carry things such luggage, shopping or tools) that is separate from the seating part of the car convertible: a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed sports car: a low usu. open car with room for only 2 people for traveling with high power and speed coupe [?ku:pei] a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors and seats for four people station wagon (Am E) / estate car () a car which has a long body with a door at the back end and space behind the back seats 8. gray / grey: used to describe the colour of people’ s hair when it changes from its original colour, usu. as they get old and before it bees white 9. tacky: (, slang) shabby 10. overalls: are a single piece of clothing that bines trousers and a jacket. Your wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt, paint, etc. while you are working The breast pocket of his overalls was filled with tools. (工裝褲 ) 11. hog: a. a pig, esp. a fat one for eating b. a male pig that has been castrated c.