1 A puma at large
Ø A dangerous animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. → at large 逍遥自在，行动自由
2 Thirteen equals one
Ø He immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins. → recognize as 认出是
3 An unknown goddess
Ø on the promontory of Ayia Irini 在阿伊亚·伊里尼海角
Ø remains dating from the 15th century B.C. → dating from 追溯到
4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
Ø do manual work 做体力工作
Ø Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. → 强调，倒装； the privilege of …的好处
Ø give rise to curious situations 导致种种怪现象
5 The facts
Ø go to extremes 走极端
Ø go to press 付印
6 Smash-and-grab
Ø stay at the wheel 呆在驾驶座上
Ø but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain → help oneself to sth. 擅自取用，侵占某物
Ø move off at a fantastic speed 以惊人的速度逃离
7 Mutilated Ladies
Ø a large bank note 面额很大的纸币
Ø whiter than white 比白纸还白
8 A famous monastery
Ø attempt rashly 冒然尝试 → rashly ad. 鲁莽的，冒失的
Ø have more privacy → privacy n. 清净，隐居，独处或不受干扰的状况
9 Flying cats
Ø be affectionate towards humans 对人类充满柔情
Ø lead mysterious life of… 过着…样神秘的生活
Ø respect feline independence 尊重猫的独立性 → feline a. 猫的
10 The loss of the Titanic
Ø a colossal ship 巨轮
Ø sail for 驶往…
Ø narrowly missing 勉强避开
Ø A iceberg is spotted by a lookout. → lookout n. 监视，监视哨
11 Not guilty
Ø a hardened smuggler 有经验的走私者
Ø a officious officer 安管闲事的官员
Ø pounce on a bottle 猛抓住一个瓶子
12 Life on a desert island
Ø Life is wretched. 生活是艰苦的。
Ø a small rubber dinghy 一只小救生筏
Ø be genuinely sorry 真的感到遗憾
Ø as one of them put it “ate like kings” 正如其中一位所说，吃得“像国王一样好”
13 “It’s only me”
Ø come straight in 直接进来
14 A noble gangster
Ø pay money promptly 及时交款
Ø put a man out of business 让一个人破产
Ø hire his soldiers to princes 把士兵出租给君主 → prince n. 君主，诸侯
15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
Ø pocket money 零用钱
Ø With some children, small sums go a long way. → with 对于 go a long way 可以维持很久
Ø a fifty pence 1个50便士硬币 fifty pennies 50个1便士硬币
Ø coins rattle for month inside money boxes
Ø He took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
Ø fire brigade 消防队
16 Marry had a little lamb
Ø prize possessions 珍贵的财产 → prize a. 珍贵的，宝贵的
Ø tell friends about the theft 告诉朋友失窃的事 → theft n. 偷盗行为，偷盗案
Ø it would not prove difficult 是不难做到的
17 The longest suspension bridge in the World
Ø a agreeable situation located two hills in he midst of which flow a river → situation n. 地点
Ø an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible 尽量用细线勾勒出一个庞然大物 → faintly ad. 微细的
18 Electric currents in modern art
Ø The idea that … is mistaken. 那种认为…的观点是错误的。
Ø take no interest in 对…不感兴趣
Ø cannot have failed to notice 不至于没注意到
Ø move in response to a gust of wind 随风飘荡
Ø on and off / off and on 断断续续地，有时
19 A very dear cat
Ø take considerable interest in
Ø be in safe hands 在可靠的人那里
Ø The cat is dear in more ways than one. 在更多方面
20 Pioneer Pilots
Ø he completed a successful overland flight. 陆上飞行 → overland a. 陆上的
21 Daniel Mendoza
Ø He was adored by rich and poor alike. → rich and poor 穷人和富人
Ø the most eminent boxer 最著名的拳击手
Ø enormous sums of money 大笔大笔的钱
Ø draw up the first set of rules 制定第一套规则
Ø He turned against her. 他与她反目为敌
22 By heart
Ø Some plays run for years on end. → on end 连续不断地
Ø squint his eyes 眯起他的眼睛
Ø much to the aristocrat’s amusement 令贵族感到非常可笑的是 → much to sb’s sth. 给某人带来很大的…
23 One man**’s meat is another man’**s poison
Ø Some people find octopus repulsive. 一些人觉得章鱼很恶心 repulsive a. 令人反感的，令人生厌的
Ø Your stomach would turn at the ideal of animal fat. → turn 恶心 at the idea of 想到…
Ø a normally accepted practice 一种普通的烹饪方法
Ø a country where snails are despised 一个厌恶蜗牛的国家
Ø act on a sudden impulse 一时冲动
Ø several dozen 几十
Ø He was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
Ø take/have possession of 占有，拥有
24 a skeleton in the cupboard
Ø a seemingly respectable person 一个表面上受人尊重的人
Ø the reader’s hair stands on end 读者毛骨悚然
Ø to vary degrees 在不同程度上
Ø I stood in front of a skeleton petrified. → petrify v. 使惊呆
Ø an unsympathetic man 一个无动于衷的人 → unsympathetic a. 不表同情的
25 The Cutty Sark
Ø take the lead 领先
Ø roll from side to side 左右摇晃
26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin
Ø exert a subtle influence on us 施加一种潜移默化的影响
Ø make a close study of human nature 仔细研究人的本性
Ø devise a competition 设计一个比赛
Ø a tremendous response 极其热烈的反响
Ø wheelbarrow n. 独轮手推车
Ø the whole boot of the car 整个汽车后备箱
Ø much as we may pride of ourselves 尽管我们可以自夸…，虽然我们可以为…感到自豪 → much as 虽然…
27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy
Ø in the light of 依据，按照
Ø services which people perform for us 人们为我们提供的服务
Ø grudge paying a surgeon a high fee
Ø he gets far closer to the world than most of us ever do
Ø in times of real need 确实需要的时候
28 Five pounds too dear
Ø I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man. → no sooner… than… 刚…就… assail v. 纠缠
Ø marble n. 小玻璃球，弹珠
Ø go to great length to do sth. 竭力做某事
Ø Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous. → gesticulate v. （讲话时）打手势 outrageous a. 出人意料的，不依惯例的
Ø as a special favour 作为特别优惠
Ø throw up his arms in despair 绝望地举起双手
Ø fill the pen with ink 给钢笔上墨水
29 Funny or not
Ø have a universal appeal 产生普遍效果
Ø judge for yourself 自己来判断
Ø pester a doctor 纠缠医生
Ø dread having to spend Christmas in hospital → dread doing sth. 害怕做某事
Ø take heart 振作精神
Ø hobble along to a party 一瘸一拐地去参加晚会
Ø the man drank a little more than (what) was good for him 这个人稍微多喝一点酒
30 The death of a ghost
Ø every time = whenever
Ø farm labourer 农场雇工
Ø cowshed n. 牛棚
Ø in time, it became an accepted fact that… 最后，…已成为公认的一个事实
Ø a conscientious ghost 一个尽心尽责的鬼
Ø be killed in action 在战争中被打死
Ø live as a recluse 像隐士一般生活
Ø none other than … 不是别人，正是…
31 A Lovable eccentric
Ø set out to do sth. 打算，企图做某事
Ø draw attention to 引起对…的注意
Ø This invariably wins them the love and respect of others. → invariably ad. 总是，经常地 win sb. sth.
Ø up to the time of 直到…时间
Ø dislike snobs intensely 痛恨势利小人
Ø be caught in a particularly heavy shower 被一场瓢泼大雨淋得湿透 → be caught in 突然遇上，碰上
Ø in a bedraggled condition → bedraggled a. 拖泥带水的
Ø The manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. → most/very apologetic a. 道歉的 reprimand v. 训斥
Ø insist on the assistant’s counting
Ø stage an elaborate joke 上演一场精心设计的闹剧
32 A lost ship
Ø a precious cargo of golden bullion 一批珍贵的金条
Ø scour the seabed with powerful nets 用结实的网搜索海床
Ø piece together all the information 把所有信息拼凑起来
Ø be torpedoed by an enemy submarine 受到敌方潜水艇的鱼雷攻击
33 A day to remember
Ø what invariably happens is that… 情况经常是这样的…
Ø an unforeseen series of catastrophes 一连串意想不到的灾难
Ø crockery n. 陶器，瓦器
Ø go wrong on a big scale 乱子闹得很大
Ø get into panic
Ø the driver following her brake hard → brake v. 踩刹车
Ø draw up alongside the car 追上到汽车边上
Ø pull up 停车
Ø the traffic piled up 车辆排起了长龙
Ø benefit from all the confusion 从混乱中获得好处
34 A happy discovery
Ø exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people 对人有着一种特殊的魅力
Ø muster up courage 鼓起勇气
Ø a less pretentious antique shop 不太装腔作势的古玩店
Ø a real rarity 一件真的稀世珍品
Ø litter sth 乱扔垃圾使某处凌乱 Newspapers littered the floor. 报纸扔了一地.
Ø a truly dedicated bargain hunter 一个到处找便宜货买的人
Ø as knowledgeable as a dealer
Ø be bent on doing sth. 决心要做某事
Ø pick up a masterpiece for a mere £50 只用50英镑无意中获得一件名家杰作
Ø be bother to do 没有心思做某事
Ø prise a case open 撬开一个箱子
Ø conceal his excitement 掩饰他的兴奋心情
35 Justice was done
Ø beyond doubt 确凿无疑
Ø undertake a arduous journey 走一条崎岖的道路
Ø Judges, however wise or eminent, are human. 法官无论多么聪明与有名，他也是人。
Ø Justice ceases to be an abstract concept. 正义不再是抽象的概念
Ø mete out 给予，处置
Ø be independent of human interference 不受干预
Ø it serves him right 他罪有应得
Ø act of its own accord 自动地起作用
Ø premises n. 房屋
Ø impossible to resist the temptation to say 情不自禁地说
Ø an old converted house 一座老式的、经过改造的房子
Ø toward mayday 快到中午的时候
Ø a muffled cry 一种闷声闷气的叫声 → muffle v. 捂住，压抑
Ø chip through a wall 凿穿墙壁
36 A chance in a million
Ø wildly improbable 极不可能
Ø an obscure maidservant 一个不起眼的女佣
Ø porn scorn on 讥笑…
Ø what had become of the inhabitants 原住户发生了什么 → become of 结果如何，发生了…状况
Ø an air raid 空袭
37 The Western Express
Ø after years of conditioning 经过多年的适应
Ø an unshakable faith
Ø dislocate railway services 打乱铁路运行 → dislocate v. 打乱（计划等）
Ø last a mere hour and 17 minutes 才需一小时十七分钟
Ø strike me as odd 使我感到奇怪
Ø the train dawdled in station after station 火车一站一站地往前移动
Ø it suddenly dawned on me that… 我突然明白了…
Ø roar down the line at ninety miles a hour 以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进
Ø chug along at thirty 以时速30英里咔嚓咔嚓地向前爬行
Ø lodge a complaint 提意见
Ø a note of triumph in my voice 一种胜利者的口吻
Ø in black and white 白纸黑字
Ø a asterisk conducted me to a footnote
38 The first calendar
Ø bewildering amount of information 令人眼花缭乱的大量信息
Ø They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. → as it were 可以说
Ø few scanty clues 不充分的线索 scanty a. 缺乏的，仅有的
Ø come into being with the advent of agriculture 随着农业的产生出现
Ø ivory tusk of mammoth 长毛象的象牙 tusk n. 獠牙，长牙，象牙
39 Nothing to worry about
Ø the road was littered with boulders and pitted with hole 路面布满石头、坑坑洼洼
Ø not in the least perturbed 一点儿也不慌乱
Ø It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. 这并不是说布鲁斯总是低估困难。
Ø swerve to avoid large boulders 为躲开大石头急转向
Ø wheels scoop up stones 车轮搅起石头
Ø giving way to a stretch of plain 出现了一片平原
Ø clumps of bushes 一簇簇灌木
Ø renewed pleadings 一再的恳求
Ø keep the front wheel astride the crack 使两只前轮分别搁在裂缝的两边
Ø follow its zigzag course 顺着弯弯曲曲的裂缝
Ø consult the map 查地图
Ø charge at a shallow pool of water 冲向浅水塘
Ø a light flashed angrily 灯闪着刺眼的光芒
40 Who**’**s who
Ø indulge in a crude form of deception 参与一种低级骗局
Ø pneumatic drill n. 风钻 pneumatic a. 气动的
Ø a piece of advance information 一条事先通报
Ø remonstrate with the workmen 规劝工人
Ø permission is granted.
41 Illusions of pastoral peace
Ø city born and city bred 城里生城里长
Ø go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来
Ø at the mere mention of the country 一提到乡村
Ø idyllic pastoral scene 田园诗般的乡村风光
Ø fail to mention 没有提到
Ø beyond me 我无法理解的
Ø do without pleasures 没有乐趣也行
Ø draw to a close 结束，告终
Ø you never have to make do with second best. 你从来不必用二等品来凑合。→ make do with 凑合着用…
Ø few things could be more impressive than… 没有什么能比…更令人难忘。
Ø tuck away 藏起来
Ø obstinately pretend 固执地假装
42 Modern cavemen
Ø …, as it has come to be known, … 正如已逐渐为人所了解的那样
Ø give a satisfactory explanation 作出满意的解释
Ø the precise planning and foresight of military operations 军事行动般的周密部署和预见能力
Ø rig up rag ladders 搭起绳梯
Ø an immense chase 一个深邃的洞穴
Ø An underground stream tunneled a course through a flaw in the rocks. 一条地下暗泉冲刷岩石中的缝隙形成的。
Ø The cave might never have been discovered had not the entrance been spotted by a pot-holer. = The cave might never been discovered if the entrance had not been spotted by a pot-holer.
Ø edge their way along the corridor 沿着走廊侧身徐徐向前移动
Ø plunge into the lake 跳进湖中
Ø a pile of rubble 一堆瓦砾
Ø waterspout n. 强大的水柱
Ø squeeze through a cleft 从缝隙里挤过去
Ø powerful arc lights 强力弧光灯
Ø stalagmite 石笋 stalactite 钟乳石
Ø in the eerie silence 在可怕的寂静中
43 Fully insured
Ø a standard practice 一项正常的业务
Ø in the event of 倘若，万一
Ø admittedly ad.诚然，无可否认的
Ø the boat capsized and sank 船翻了并沉底了
Ø hawser n. 粗缆绳 winch n. 绞车 clamp n. 夹板
Ø for one agonizing moment 在令人忐忑不安的瞬间
Ø the dish perched precariously on the bank 船晃晃悠悠上了岸 → perch v. 将（某物）置於尤指高处或危险处 perch a beret on the side of one’s head 歪戴贝雷帽
Ø set up a huge wave 激起一股大浪
44 Speed and comfort
Ø get cramped and stuffy 变得拥挤、闷热
Ø lull you to sleep 送你进入梦乡
Ø sleep comes in snatches 忽睡忽醒 → in snatches 断断续续地
Ø luck enough to get a sleeper → sleeper n. 卧铺
Ø fumble to find your ticket 摸索你的车票 → fumble v. 乱摸，摸索
Ø motorway n. 高速公路
Ø You can travel safely at high speeds on motorways, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spend on roads with few service station and too much traffic. → more often than not 经常
Ø hardened travellers 久经考验的旅行者，老资格的旅行者
Ø Nothing can match airplanes for speed and comfort. 就速度和舒适度而论，什么也不能和飞机比。
Ø an exhilarating experience 令人兴奋的经历
Ø escapist n. 逍遥者
Ø available refinement 可享受的精心安排
Ø keep you occupied 使你有事可做
Ø unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles 一望数里的、连绵不断的云海
Ø fresh and uncrumpled 精神饱满、没有垮下来
45 The power of the press
Ø be rightly condemned 理所应当地受到谴责
Ø acting on the contention that facts are sacred 按照事实至上的论点行事
Ø untold suffering 极大的痛苦 → untold a. 数不尽的，无限的
Ø tremendous influence 巨大的影响
Ø acquire fame and fortune overnight 一夜之间出名发财
Ø a perpetual struggle against poverty 常年在贫困中挣扎
Ø If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. → unnoticed 过去分词作方式状语
Ø quintuplet n. 五胞胎之一
Ø live in obscurity 默默无闻地活下去
Ø radically change their life 彻底改变他们的生活
Ø huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish 高价购买独家报道权
Ø gifts pour in 礼物大量流入
Ø press for interviews 迫切要求采访
46 Do it yourself
Ø plead ignorance of a subject 辩解对某事一无所知
Ø newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own houses. → newlyweds 新婚夫妇 embark on 开始干
Ø lay out gardens 布置花园
Ø go so far as to 竟到了…的程度
Ø advisory service 咨询服务
Ø pen up creative energy 潜在的创造力
Ø handyman n. 手巧的人，能工巧匠
Ø infinitely resourceful 无比聪明能干
Ø drive a nail in straight 直着钉一根钉子
Ø furniture gets rickety 家具变得快要散架 → rickety a. 要散架的，晃动的
Ø live under the delusion 活在…样的错觉下
Ø get round to 抽出时间，抽空
Ø I would not hear of the suggestion 我不愿听建议
Ø have a close look at the lawn mower
Ø as far as I could see
Ø inevitably ad. 不可避免的，必然的
Ø The mower firmly refuse to mow
Ø a chain snapped 链条绷断了
Ø nag me to do something about it 喋喋不休地让对它做些什么
47 Too high a price
Ø sheer volume of rubbish 仅垃圾的量 sheer a. 纯粹的，不掺杂的
Ø listeria n. 利斯特杆菌
Ø an more insidious kind of pollution 一种更加隐蔽有害的污染 → insidious a. 暗中为害的
Ø invade our daily lives
Ø burglar alarms is going off
Ø a staggering 60% 令人惊愕的60%
Ø against these figures 与这些数字相比
Ø trumpeting partners 吹号似的打呼噜的伴侣
48 The silent village
Ø much-travelled world 经常有游客往来的世界
Ø be cut off from foreign tourist 被与国外旅游者隔绝
Ø in the vicinity 在附近
Ø preserved frescoes 保存完好的壁画
Ø tourists descended on the town 游客突然来到小镇
Ø a boat moored to the bank 停泊在岸边的小船 → moor v. （用绳、链条、锚）系（船）
Ø a boatman was fast asleep 船夫在熟睡
Ø a village perched on the steep sides of a mountain 坐落在陡峭山坡上的小村庄
Ø a straggling unmade road 一条未经修筑的弯弯曲曲的道路
Ø a dilapidated wooden fence 一堵东倒西歪地篱笆墙 → dilapidated a. 陈旧破烂的，倒塌的
Ø be shy of strangers 害怕陌生人
Ø a silent procession of children 一队默不作声的孩子
Ø old women in blacks shawls 披着黑纱巾的老妇人
49 The ideal servant
Ø air her views on her favorite topic of conversation 对她最喜欢的话题发表意见
Ø a huge, rambling country house 巨大杂乱的房子
Ø an immaculate house 干干净净的房子 immaculate a. 清洁的，无五点的
Ø parquet floor 镶木地板
Ø be kept miraculously free from dust 被保存得奇迹般一尘不染
Ø preside over an army of servant 指挥仆人大军
Ø refer to the servants as ‘the shifting population’ 把仆人称作“流动人口”
Ø an enlightened policy 开明的政策
Ø the fickleness of human nature 人的本性的朝三暮四 → fickleness n. 变化无常
Ø carry on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant 持之以恒地寻找一个理想的佣人 unrelenting a. 不屈不挠的，不松懈的
Ø bump into the furniture 撞上家具
Ø mumble about the guests 咕咕浓浓地议论客人
Ø cause great mirth among the guests 引起客人们的欢笑
50 New Year resolutions
Ø compile formidable lists 编排令人生畏的单子
Ø The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. 相同的决心以单调的规律年复一年地出现。
Ø do a thousand and one jobs about the house 做大量的家务
Ø beyond attainment 做不到的，打不到的
Ø remain inveterate smokers 保持作为一名根深蒂固的吸烟者→烟瘾大
Ø carry out our schemes 实行我们的规划
Ø aware of these pitfalls 意识到这些问题 → pitfall n. 意外的困难，易犯的错误
Ø slip back into our bad old ways 滑回到那些老的习惯上去
Ø keep my resolutions to myself 对自己的计划严加保密
Ø of an evening = in the evenings
Ø apply myself assiduously to the task 全力以赴地去做任务
Ø propose to do exercises 打算做锻炼
Ø twist the human frame into uncomfortable positions 扭曲身子，摆出各种姿势
Ø the whole family trooped in to watch the performance 全家结队看我表演
Ø fend off the taunts and jibes 顶住嘲笑和奚落
Ø my enthusiasm waned 我的热情逐渐减少了
Ø resisting the hypnotizing effect of television 极力摆脱电视的诱惑
Ø with my eyes glued to the a book 眼睛紧盯着书
Ø That prove to be my undoing. → undoing n. 祸根，毁灭的原因
Ø doze off 打瞌睡
51 Predicting the future
Ø notoriously difficult 非常困难的
Ø mainframe machines 主机，中央处理机
Ø a then small company 那时候规模尚小的一个公司
Ø home computer 家用电脑
Ø as long ago as the 1960 早在60年代
Ø dismiss the idea that… 不考虑…这个想法
Ø relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work 使办公室人员和会计免除那些枯燥、重复的劳动
Ø These computer uses became commonplace. 计算机的这些功能都变得平常了
52 Mud is mud
Ø a large curiously-shaped bottle 一只形状古怪的大瓶子
Ø the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green 瓶子染成淡绿色
Ø How Harry come into the possession of the outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating. 哈利是如何得到这种稀奇古怪的东西的，这里有个有趣的故事，而且他挺爱把它讲给别人听。
Ø cure him of a bad habit 治好了他的一个坏习惯
Ø put out 烦扰，不安，不高兴
Ø out of stock 脱销
Ø keep a straight face 板着面孔，一本正经
Ø be prompted to do sth. 暗示做某事
Ø in bewilderment 诧异地
Ø search shelf after shelf 一个货架接着一个货架地寻找
Ø weird concoction 稀奇古怪的调制品
Ø in blank astonishment 惊奇地望着他，不知所措
Ø get away with a mere twenty pounds 破费了20英镑便得以脱身
Ø clutch the precious bottle under his arm
Ø rare cosmetics 稀有的化妆品
53 In the public interest
Ø enlightened social policies
Ø high-handed and or incompetent public officers → high-handed a. 高压的，专横的
Ø act over-zealously 把事情做过头
Ø introduce a scheme 建立一个制度
Ø be suitably qualified to do sth. 胜任做某事
Ø be subject to political pressure 不受政治压力的制约
Ø complaints large and small 程度不同的怨言，两个意义相反的形容词并用时置于被修饰的词之后
Ø all levels of society 社会各阶层
Ø on one’s behalf = on behalf of sb.
Ø be ill-treated 被虐待
Ø be prejudiced against foreigners 歧视外国人
Ø the policeman in question 涉事警察
Ø lodge complaints against you / complaints be lodged against you对你提出投诉
Ø his prompt action 他即时的行动
54 Instinct or cleverness
Ø do more harm than good 害多益少
Ø wage war on the insects 对昆虫开战
Ø sting or bite without provocation 无缘无故地又叮又咬 → provocation n. 惹怒
Ø live in dread of spiders 憎恶蜘蛛
Ø Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears. 却不能
Ø Knowing the fact does nothing to prevent us being fill with revulsion. 知道事实也不能阻止我们充满厌恶
Ø hordes of ants 大群蚂蚁
Ø uncanny sense of direction 神秘的方向感
Ø praying mantis n. 螳螂
Ø We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go about their business. 我们喜欢入迷地看他们做事。→ entranced a. 出神的
Ø stand in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly → stand in awe 肃然起敬 pounce on 猛扑，突然袭击
Ø a column of ants 一队蚂蚁
Ø grow against a warm wall 靠着暖墙生长
Ø produce luscious peach 结出甘美的桃子
Ø aphid n. 蚜虫
Ø underside of the leaves 树叶底面
Ø embark on an experiment 做一个实验
Ø scurry around the base of the tree 绕着树底小步跑
Ø swarm around the sticky tape 在胶带附近聚集
55 From the earth: Greetings
Ø in relative terms 相对来说
Ø blot out the light from its star 将他的恒星发出的遮暗
Ø in the first instance 首先
Ø lowly forms of life 低等生命
56 Our neighbor, the river
Ø misfortune might overtake us 可能大祸临头→ overtake v. 突然降临
Ø backwater n. 回水河汊
Ø hard by a deepest pool 紧挨一个深水池 → hard by 在…近旁
Ø in a heat wave 在大热天
Ø We are lucky in that only a small proportion are affected by the flood.
Ø creep up the lower meadows 浸没地势较低的草场
Ø stand to lose little 损失较小 → stand to lose 处于损失的境况之中
Ø put the telephone out of order 使电话出故障
Ø get a sweeping view of sth. 对某物一览无余
Ø at the most critical juncture 在最紧急的时刻 juncture n. 连接；接合；接缝
Ø be unduly frightened 过度紧张
Ø stand stoutly 稳固地站立
Ø wade down through our flooded meadows 蹚过被水淹没的草场
Ø grapple a corner of the raft 抓住筏子一角
57 Back in the old country
Ø let the car cool off
Ø I had expected to near my objective by now. 我本以为这时已经接近目的地了。
Ø become absorbed in making a new life 专心致志地开创新生活
Ø lack for nothing 什么也不缺
Ø He always meant to go back one day. 他总想将来回国看看
Ø not that… but that… 不是因为…而是因为…
Ø retrace the route 重按路线行驶
Ø land up at the same corner 最终到达同一个拐弯处
Ø stumble into a nightmare county 闯入噩梦境地
Ø milometer / mileometer / (US) odometer 里程表
58 A spot of bother
Ø reprimand her home help for such a monstrous piece of negligence 因如此可怕的疏忽而责备干家务的帮手 → monstrous a. 极大的，可怕的
Ø yet following her regular practice 按照她的惯例
Ø It was as clear as daylight then that… 十分清楚…
Ø her composure regained 她镇定了下来
Ø lurk in the flat 潜藏在公寓里
Ø They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing. 现在分词短语作方式状语
Ø The chaos was inconceivable. 紊乱状况无法想象
Ø a veritable magpie at hoarding 名副其实的收藏家 veritable a. 真正的，地地道道的 magpie n. 喜欢收藏物品的人
Ø constable n. 警察
Ø the ransacked flat 被洗劫的公寓
59 Collecting
Ø amass possessions 收藏东西 → amass v. 积聚
Ø indiscriminate collectors 不加选择的收藏家
Ø the chances are remote 机会很小
Ø She is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able to stop the practice. 她缺乏足够坚强的意志停止这一收集活动。
Ø collection is housed at home. 收藏品都存放在家中
Ø occupy spare time so constructively 富有建设性地利用业余时间
60 Too early and too late
Ø nothing could be brought to a conclusion 一事无成
Ø disregard the rule 不顾/无视规则
Ø some abstruse problem 一些深奥的问题
Ø for the matter in hand 为手中的事
Ø cut things fun 把时间安排得不留余地
Ø punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog 爆胎、改道、突然起雾
Ø half an hour too soon = half an hour earlier
Ø the great nuisance 最令人讨厌的东西
Ø If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late. 如果赶火车，早到总比晚到好，哪怕早到一会儿也好。
Ø draw out of the station （火车）驶出车站
Ø in good time 适当地，及时地
Ø the parents had impressed upon her 父母再三跟她说
Ø produce the timetable with a flourish 拿出时刻表一挥手 → produce v. 拿出或出示某事物（以供检验或使用） flourish n. 明显的大动作或手势（尤用以引起注意的）
Ø an adamant master 一个态度坚决的站长 adamant a. 坚定的，不动摇的