【生词】
outfit onself:全副武装,配齐装备
charge:[T] to pay for something with a credit card
incline to:[I] formal to think that a particular belief or opinion is most likely to be correct
superintendent:n. 监督人;负责人
rhinestone:['raɪn'ston]n. 人造钻石;莱茵石
take one's place:repalce sb
baggage compartment:行李舱;行李间
tog:togs [plural,复数] informal clothes衣服
pepper-and-salt:花白的,黑白相间的
Windsor tie:a wide silk tie worn in a floppy bow 温莎领带
discipline:n. 学科;纪律
word get round that:消息传开
stalk:[I always + adv/prep] to walk in a proud or angry way, with long steps
yardstick:n. 码尺
hand over hand:一把一把地(往上爬)
inkwell:n. 墨水池
pointer:n. 教鞭
scramble:[I always + adv/prep] to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you
stack:〔叠放整齐的〕一叠,一堆,一摞 stacks of dirty dishes
riboflavin: [,raɪbə'flevɪn]n. [生化] 核黄素,维生素B2
thiamine: ['θaɪəmɪn]n. [生化] 硫胺素(维生素B1,等于thiamin)
hydrochloride: [,haɪdrə'kloraɪd] n. 盐酸盐
thiamine hydrochloride:【有机化学】盐酸硫胺素
pyridoxine: [pɪrɪ'dɑksin]n. 维生素B6
aisle: [aɪl]n. 通道,走道
lapel: [lə'pɛl]n. 西服上的翻领
abomination:[ə,bɑmɪ'neʃən][C] someone or something that is extremely offensive or unacceptable极令人厌恶的人[事物]
collegiate: [kə'lidʒɪət]大学的;学院的
in the slightest:丝毫;根本
expectancy:n. 期望,期待 in expectancy
wind:/waɪnd,waɪnd/ v. [T always + adv/prep] to turn or twist something several times around something else
vice:n. 恶习;缺点
chin:n. 下巴
reminiscent: [,rɛmɪ'nɪsnt]literary thinking about the past回忆往事的,怀旧的
temperament:n. 气质,性情
shove: [ʃʌv][T always + adv/prep] to put something somewhere carelessly or without thinking much
shaft: [ʃæft]a narrow beam of light〔光的〕一道,一束shaft of light/sunlight
toadstool: ['todstul]n. 毒菌
nix:v. [T ]informal to answer no to something or say that you will not allow something
swipe:[T] informal to steal something
objectionable:adj.unpleasant and likely to offend people
underprivileged:[,ʌndɚ'prɪvəlɪdʒd]adj.very poor, with worse living conditions, educational opportunities etc than most people in society
sock:v. [T ]informal to hit someone very hard, especially with your hand closed
be getting warm:[not before noun,不用于名词前] used especially in games to say that someone is near to guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden object〔尤指游戏中〕即将猜中〔答案〕的,快要找到〔隐藏物〕的
scrap:[I] informal to have a short fight
timid:adj.not having courage or confidence
balsam: ['bɔlsəm]n. 香脂;凤仙花
pine: v. [I ]to become sad and not continue your life as normal because someone has died or gone away pine for sb/sth 怀念/思念〔某地或某事物〕
thumb through sth:to look through a book, magazine etc quickly
pole:n. 杆
exertion: [ɪɡ'zɝʃən]a lot of physical or mental effort
get along:进展;(使)前进
【表达】
Just as the sun was coming up, Stuart saw a man seated in thought by the side of the road.
It's an impossible situation, I guess.
The news traveled fast.
The boys and girls crowded around the desk to look at the substitute.
The girls giggled and the boys laughed and everyone's eyes lit up with excitement to see such a small and good-looking teacher.
light up: If your face or your eyes light up, you suddenly look very surprised or happy. light up with surprise.
Everyone will now take his or her seat!
take one's seat:就座;坐下
The pupils filed obediently down the aisles and dropped into their seats.
file: [I always + adv/prep] if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line
Seizing a coat lapel in either hand, to make himself look like a professor, Stuart began: "Anybody absent?"
The scholars were just as pleased to let out of spelling as they were about arithmetic, and they shouted for joy.
Size has nothing to do with it. It's temperament and ability that count.