【生词】
fainting-fit: n.晕厥
Georgian: ['dʒɔ:dʒjən]Georgian buildings, furniture etc come from the 18th century, when Britain was ruled by the Kings George I, George II, and George III〔英国18世纪〕乔治一世至三世时期风格的
bunk: [bʌŋk]n. 铺位do a bunk informal to suddenly leave a place without telling anyone
solicitor:[sə'lɪsɪtɚ] n. [C ] 事务律师〔英国的一种律师,其职责为提供咨询、办理房地产买卖手续、在下级法庭出庭替人辩护等〕
testament:/'testəmənt,ˋtɛstəmənt/ n. [C ]formal 遗嘱
late father:先父,已故的父亲
call in: If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there. 短暂访问
struggle: to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
strive:to make a great effort to achieve something
mind you:[用作插入语]请听清楚,请注意; 说真的
off the mark:= wide of the mark 不正确/有很大的偏差
hedgehog: /'hedʒhɒɡ,ˋhɛdʒ͵hɑg/ n. [C ]刺猬
frantically:adv. 疯狂似地;狂暴地
lousy: /'laʊzi,ˋlauzɪ/ adj.especially spoken of very bad quality
mess about:胡闹;瞎混
beat it:used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
【表达】
It was bubbling and boiling away like mad inside your head.(away:used to emphasize that an action continues)
She didn't take too much notice of that.
I've got enough troubles without messing about with you!