【正文】 divine ( adj. ) :given or inspired by God；holy；sacred神授的，天賜的；神圣的 fervour ( n.) :great warmth of emotion；ardor；zeal；passion熱烈；熱情，熱心，熱誠 arena ( n.) :any sphere of struggle or conflict競爭場所；活動(dòng)場所 prairie ( n.) :a large area of level or slightly rolling grassland大草原 scorch (v．) :char，discolor，or damage the surface of sth. by superficial burning；burn；make a caustic attack on；assail scathingly；excoriate燒焦；烤焦；挖苦；嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)(或批評(píng)) pop ( v．) :[colloq．]arise；happen or arrive unexpectedly[口]突然發(fā)生，突然出現(xiàn)，突然來到 duel ( n.) :any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight，usually between two persons(常指兩人間的)爭斗，沖突，斗爭 hush ( n.) :absence of noise；quiet；silence寂靜，平靜，安靜；默不作聲，沉默 adjourn ( v. ) :close a session or meeting for the day or for a time休會(huì)，閉會(huì)；延期 swarm (v．) :be filled or crowded；teem(with)充滿，被擠滿(常與with連用) hawker ( n.) :a person who hawks goods in the street；peddle；huckster(沿街叫賣的)小販 entrepreneur ( n.) :[Fr．]a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking．a(chǎn)ssuming the risk for the sake of the profit[法語]企業(yè)家 ape ( n.) :any of a family(Pongidae)of large，tailless monkeys that can stand and walk in an almost erect position猿 ponder ( v．) :weigh mentally；think deeply about；consider carefully默想；深思；考慮 cower ( v．) :shrink and tremble，as from someone39。s anger，threats，or blow(因別人發(fā)怒、威脅或打擊而)畏縮；發(fā)抖，哆嗦 sulphurous ( adj.) :violently emotional；heated；fiery異常激動(dòng)的；激烈的；暴怒的 dispatch ( n.) :a news story sent to a newspaper，radio station，etc．，as by a special reporter or news agency(特派記者或新聞社發(fā)給報(bào)社、電臺(tái)的)(新聞)電訊，電文，通訊 yokel ( n.) :[a contemptuous term]a person living in a rural area；rustic；country bumpkin[貶]鄉(xiāng)巴佬，土包子 perch ( v．) :alight or rest on or as on a perch棲息；停歇；坐在高處 gawk ( v．) :stare like a gawk，in a stupid way(像呆子般)呆呆地盯著，呆視 wily ( adj.) :full of wiles；crafty；sly狡猾的；狡詐的；詭計(jì)多端的 repel ( v．) :drive or force back；hold or ward off擊退；抵擋住 fervent ( adj.) :having or showing great warmth of feeling；intensely devoted or earnest；ardent；passionate熱烈的，滿懷熱情的，熱心的，深表熱誠的；強(qiáng)烈的 Genesis ( n.) :the first book of the Bible，giving an account of the creation of the universe《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》(《圣經(jīng)舊約》的首卷) snigger ( n.) :a sly，derisive，partly stifled laugh竊笑；暗笑 twirl (v．) :rotate rapidly；spin(使)快速旋轉(zhuǎn)，(使)迅速轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng) serpent ( n.) :a snake，esp. a large or poisonous one蛇(尤指大蛇或毒蛇) livid ( adj.) :grayish—blue；pale；lead—colored青灰色的；鉛色的 slur ( n.) :any remark or action that harms or is meant to harm someone39。s reputation；aspersion，reproach，stigma，etc．誹謗；污辱；詆毀，中傷，破壞……的名譽(yù) gavel ( n.) :a small mallet rapped on the table by a presiding officer in calling for attention or silence or by an auctioneer(會(huì)議主席、法官或拍賣商用以敲擊桌子的)小木槌，議事槌 quell ( v． ) :crush；subdue；put an end to鎮(zhèn)壓；平息 hubbub ( n.) :a confused sound of many voices；noise；uproar；tumult吵鬧聲，喧嘩，喧囂；鼎沸；騷動(dòng) forlorn (adj.) :abandoned or deserted被拋棄的；被遺棄的；孤獨(dú)的，寂寞的／forlornly adv． verdict ( n.) :the formal and unanimous finding of a jury on the matter submitted to them in a trial裁定；判決 conviction ( n.) :a convicting 0r being convicted證明有罪；(被)判罪；定罪