【正文】 on, bottom 71. her hand closed over the butter dish: A butter dish is a small rectangular container which you can simply put your hand close over 72. if I could have: here if means whether 73. churn: a container in which milk is moved about violently until it bees butter , a large metal container in which milk is stored or carried from the farm (攪乳器 , 盛奶罐 ) 74. clabber: (not found in Longman or Collins) curdle to form into curds, cause to thicken 75. whittle: to cut (wood) to a smaller size by taking off small thing pieces 76. dasher: a devise having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid 77. centerpiece: The centerpiece of a set of things that is greatly admired is sth. that you show as the best example of the set The centerpiece of the modern navy is the nuclear submarine. 78. alcove: an alcove is a small area in a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall. a partially enclosed extension of a room, often occupied by a bed or by seats, 凹室 (see. Oxford) 79. to do with the dasher: use the dasher to make sth. artistic I?ll do sth. artistic with the dasher I don?t know what to do with those books, what to use them for, where to put them Someone who is artistic is able to create or appreciate good painting, sculpture. Something that is artistic relates to art or to artists. A design, arrangement, pattern, etc. that is artistic is beautiful or attractive 80. sink: a depression (part of a surface lower than the other parts) in the land surface (The rain collected in several depressions on the ground.) 81. rifle: to search through and steal everything valuable out of a place The thieves rifled his pockets of all their contents. The burglar rifled the safe. The bad boy rifled the apple tree. Here in the text, the word “rifle” means to look thorough to see what to take, and indicates that Dee was trying to find sth. she did not deserve. 82. hung back: be unwilling to act or move The bridge looked so unsafe that we all hung back in fear. 83. piece: to make by joining pieces together 84. quilt: to sew, stitch in layers with padding in between 85. Lone Star and Walk Around the Mountain pattern 86. scrap: small piece, bit a scrap of paper Scrap of bread were thrown to the birds. There was not a scrap of food left, we?ve eaten it all. 87. teeny: teeny weeny: also teensy weensy (used esp. to children) very small 88. top: the most important or worthiest part of anything 89. priceless: of great value cf: invaluable, priceless, expensive, costly, dear, precious, sumptuous, luxurious valueless: worthless, useless 90. temper: particular state or condition of the mind with regard to anger, an angry, impatient or bad state of mind John is in a temper today. 91. stump: n. the part of a plant, (esp. a tree) remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut v. put an unanswerable question to, puzzle, perplex If something stumps you, you cannot think of any solution or answer for it The question has stumped philosophers since the beginning of time. It?s unusual for Jeremy to be stumped for an answer. You?ve go me stumped there. 92. snuff: tobacco made into powered for breathing into the nose, esp. used in former times 93. dopey: [‘ doupi] showing dullness of the mind or feelings caused or as if caused by alcohol or a drug, sleepy and unable to think clearly, stupid 94. hangdog: (of an expression on the face) ashamed, guilty, cowed 95. portion: an individual’ s lot, fate, or fortune, destiny, one’ s share of good and evil Utter disaster was my portion. What would be my portion on the day the enemy invaded? 96. heritage: property that descends to an heir, sth. transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor, sth. possessed as a result of one’ s natural situation or birth