nasty? 令人不快的
She lived in one of a long row of houses
a row of 一排
bachelor 單身漢
eligible bachelor 男性單身貴族
grubby 臟的
It could hardly have been grubbier if he had first rubbed his hands in the earth, and then had a good cry, and then
at any rate 無(wú)論如何,至少
indignantly 憤怒的
Then his face went the wrong sort of shape as it does if you’re trying to keep back your tears.
shut up 妥藏起來(lái)
shipmate 同船水手
Polly had discovered long ago that if you opened a certain little door in the box-room attic of her house you would find the cistern and a dark place behind it which you could get into by a little careful climbing.
plaster (建墻用的)灰泥
tunnel 坑道
take up 開(kāi)始從事
a good deal 非常的、大量的
He was a good deal more excited than you’d have thought from the way he spoke.
feeble? 衰弱的、無(wú)力的
game 敢作敢為的,愿意(冒險(xiǎn)或努力)的
I’m game if you are
rafter 椽
haunt (鬼魂等)常出沒(méi)于…
cistern 貯水器;(抽水馬桶的)水箱
armchair 扶手椅
They were no bigger than ordinary rings, and no one could help noticing them because they were so bright.
and yet 可是,然而
pantomime 童話劇
trapdoor 活板門
fix sb with a stare/glare/look etc
to look directly at someone for a long time literary 盯著某人
Then he turned round, fixed the children with his bright eyes, and smiled, showing all his teeth.
get at 夠到
Polly’s heart came into her mouth
心提到嗓子眼了
knuckle 指關(guān)節(jié)
guinea-pig 幾內(nèi)亞豬,豚鼠
humor 迎合,遷就,順應(yīng)
an old buffer 上了年紀(jì)的人
get over 解決
got over her fright
nightmare 噩夢(mèng)
vanish 消失
bonnet 蘇格蘭無(wú)邊女帽
chuckle 輕聲發(fā)笑
asylum 精神病院
bureau 衣柜
rotten 糟糕的
grand 壯麗的,雄偉的
fairy 仙子,小精靈
devilish 精力旺盛的
jolly 很,非常
jolly good care
hardly ever 幾乎從來(lái)沒(méi)有
preposterous 反常的;荒謬的;愚蠢的
flame 突然爆發(fā)
coward 懦夫
general 將軍
jaw 喋喋不休地說(shuō)
go after 追逐
feather 羽毛
white feather 白羽毛(怯懦的象征)
chivalry 騎士品質(zhì)
shrug 聳肩
shrugged his shoulders
punch 用拳猛擊
punch your head
muddled 迷惑的
scramble 攀爬
glimpse 瞥見(jiàn)
get no glimpse of the sky.
wood (復(fù))森林
Plum cake 葡萄干蛋糕
rich (氣味)濃郁的,馥郁的
“It was a rich place: as rich as plumcake.”
At any rate 無(wú)論如何
beastly 令人憎惡的
drowse 打瞌睡
pluck 勇氣
He never had the pluck to come here himself.
slip off 溜走 滑落
It is very hard to tell you what it felt like, for everything happened so quickly.
vague 模糊的
shadowy 模糊不清的
turn white 臉色發(fā)白
They stared at each other and turned quite white as they realized the dreadful thing that Digory had just been going to do.
penknife 袖真式折疊小刀
puddle 水洼
bell 鐘
dull (顏色,光線,聲音等)暗淡的,陰暗的,沒(méi)有光澤的
eclipse 天食
pillar 紀(jì)念柱
threshold 門檻,門口
bulge 突出
the wall bulged outward and looked as if it were ready to fall over into the courtyard.
avalanche 雪崩
fountain 噴泉
flagstone 石板
It was all so dreary and all so much the same that even Digory was thinking they had better put on their yellow rings and get back to the warm, green, living forest of the In-between place, when they came to two huge doors of some metal that might possibly be gold.
dreary 沉悶的
ajar 微開(kāi)著
waxwork 蠟人
majestic 雄偉的;巍峨的;威嚴(yán)的
rot 腐爛
race 人種
and they seemed to come of a handsome race.
solemn 嚴(yán)肅的
figure 人物
enchanted 用魔法迷住
hasty 草率的
copy-cat
盲目地模仿他人(的服裝或動(dòng)作)的人
obstinate 固執(zhí)的
tap 輕打
sweet note 悅耳的聲音
masonry 磚石建筑
deplorable 可悲的
pincer 鉗子
chin 下巴
peril 險(xiǎn)情
corridor (建筑物、火車內(nèi)的)走廊,通道
dungeon
dun?geon /'d?nd??n/ n [C](尤指古堡下面的)土牢,地牢
rebellious
re?bel?lious /r?'belj?s/ adj 1.反叛的,反抗的 an obstinate, rebellious child一個(gè)固執(zhí)的有反叛心理的孩子
rigid ri?gid /'r?d??d/ adj 僵直的
weary
wear?y /'w??r?/ adj 1.疲倦的,困乏的 He's quite weary after work.他下班后感到很疲勞。 weary in body and mind身心疲憊
shiver
shiv?er /'??v??/ vi 1.顫抖,哆嗦 The child shivered all over with cold.孩子冷得渾身發(fā)抖。 The flower shivered in the wind.花兒在風(fēng)中顫抖。
She drove me to it.
drive me to it
是xx逼我的
yield 讓步,屈服
if only she would yield me the throne.
bind 約束,束縛
mutter 低聲說(shuō)
grand /ɡr?nd/ adj
(顯赫而)傲慢的 She puts on a very grand manner.她擺出非常高傲的態(tài)度。
aghast
a?ghast /?'ɡɑ?st/ adj[不用在名詞前]嚇呆的,驚駭?shù)?I was aghast at the terrible sight.我被這種可怕的景象嚇呆了。
contemptuous
con?temp?tu?ous /k?n'tempt???s/ adj表示輕蔑的;鄙視的;輕視的 a contemptuous attitude表示輕蔑的態(tài)度 be contemptuous of sb.瞧不起某人 –contemptuously adv
incantation
in?can?ta?tion /??nk?n'te??(?)n/ n [C,U]咒語(yǔ);詛咒
bosh /b??/ int胡說(shuō)八道;空話
come up with? 趕上
magnet
mag?net /'m?ɡn?t/ n [C]
有吸引力的人(或物) The Great Wall is a great magnet for tourists.長(zhǎng)城是對(duì)旅游者有巨大吸引力的地方。
pin /p?n/ n [C]
別針,扣針
pale /pe?l/ adj (臉色或皮膚)蒼白的 a pale complexion蒼白的臉色 She turned pale with fear.她嚇得臉色蒼白。
ass /?s/ n [C] 傻瓜;笨蛋 Don't be such an ass!別這么傻了!
ten to one 十之八九
Ten to one she’s only shamming.
rub 摩擦
naughty 淘氣的
reel back 站立不穩(wěn),打了個(gè)趔趄
scornful
scorn?ful /'sk??nf?l/ adj藐視的,傲慢的 a scornful expression傲慢的表情 Most people were still scornful of his idea.大部分人仍舊對(duì)他的想法不屑一顧。 –scornfully adv
peddle
ped?dle /'pedl/ vt 1.(沿街)叫賣,兜售 He's the one who's peddling the drugs unlawfully.他就是那個(gè)非法販賣毒品的人。
procure
pro?cure /pr?'kj???/ vt 1.努力取得,獲得 He managed to procure two tickets for the final.他設(shè)法搞到了兩張決賽的門票。
treachery
treach?e?ry /'tret?(?)r?/ n 1. [U]背叛;背信 He committed treachery to his country.他犯了叛國(guó)的罪。
tail 尾巴
The old man went out, looking like a dog with its tail between its legs.
tap 敲打
whip
/w?p/ n [C] 1.鞭子;鞭打 He cracked his whip.他把鞭子甩得噼啪響。
ghastly
ghast?ly /'ɡɑ?stl?/ adj 1.令人不快的,糟糕的 What ghastly weather!糟糕透頂?shù)奶鞖?
sarcastic
sar?cas?tic /sɑ?'k?st?k/ adj尖刻的 Those who don't like him say he is very sarcastic.那些不喜歡他的人說(shuō)他說(shuō)話很尖刻。2挖苦的;諷刺的:a sarcasticremark諷刺話 –sarcastically adv
gulp
/ɡ?lp/ vt 快速地吞下(或喝下) She gulped her coffee and rushed out.她一口氣喝下咖啡便匆匆跑了出去。
handkerchief 手絹
housemaid 女傭
deuced
deuc?ed /'dju?s?d,dju?st/ adj非常的,極度的 be in a deuced hurry非常著急
chariot
char?i?ot /'t??r??t/ n [C](古代所用)馬拉雙輪戰(zhàn)車
circus
cir?cus /'s??k?s/ n 1. [C]馬戲;馬戲團(tuán);馬戲表演 a circus ring馬戲團(tuán)的圓形表演場(chǎng)
bruise
/bru?z/ n [C] 1.(人跌、碰產(chǎn)生的)擦傷,青腫;(水果等擠壓造成的)傷痕;金屬的凹痕
grape
/ɡre?p/ n [C]葡萄 a bunch of grapes一串葡萄
throttle 壓制,扼殺
neigh (馬)嘶
what’s more 而且,再說(shuō)
hind-leg 后腿
ticklish
tick?lish /'t?kl??/ adj 棘手的;難處理的 a ticklish situation難應(yīng)付的局面
charger
charg?er /'t?ɑ?d???/ n [C] 戰(zhàn)馬,軍馬
brute 畜生
brick 可靠的人
delirium 說(shuō)胡話
hymn 圣歌
tune /tju?n/ n
旋律;曲調(diào);歌曲 She played the tune on the piano.她用鋼琴?gòu)椓四鞘浊印?a melancholy tune悲哀的歌曲
triumphant 勝利的
clench 捏緊
shaggy 長(zhǎng)滿蓬亂長(zhǎng)毛的
old your noise 大家別吵
slope 斜坡
nuisance 麻煩事
get the better of 戰(zhàn)勝
disgrace 丟臉
fair 完全的
snarl 咆哮
in a snarl
blow 發(fā)出聲響
lunatic 瘋子
hedge 樹(shù)籬
perky? 充滿向往與生氣的
Jackdaw 烏寒鴉
thicket 灌木叢
hem in包圍,束縛
in no danger of feeling
1 be in no danger of 不再有危險(xiǎn) ; 不再被認(rèn)定有罪
at all now
現(xiàn)在
No hand but yours shall sow the seed of the Tree that is to be the protection of Narnia.
rich robes
All the sharpness and cunning and quarrelsomeness which he had picked up as a London cabby seemed to have been washed away, and the courage and kindness which he had always had were easier to see.
upon my word 的確 ,我敢保證
so as to以便,以至
donkey 驢子
thistle 蘇格蘭國(guó)花
attend to注意
agreeable 令人愉快的
eg.passed an agreeable night.
This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song with which I called it into life still hangs in the air and rumbles in the ground.
emerald 翡翠,綠寶石
coronation 加冕典禮,即位典禮
loathe 憎恨
heal 治愈
hollow 中空的
not yet 還沒(méi)有
As soon as you can, take from this Uncle of yours his magic rings and bury them so that no one can use them again.
attic 閣樓,頂樓
And no sooner had she finished it than she smiled and her head sank back on the pillow and she was asleep: a real, natural, gentle sleep, without any of those nasty drugs, which was, as Digory knew, the thing in the whole world that she wanted most.
mischief 損害