【单词】

bleak：cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features

supreme：/sʊ'priːm,sjuː-,suˋprim/ adj.having the highest position of power, importance, or influence

formidable： ['fɔrmɪdəbl] 1.very powerful or impressive, and often frightening令人敬畏的；可怕的；2.difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skill难对付的

oval：/'əʊvəl,ˋovḷ/ n. [C ]a shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other卵形，椭圆形

Madonna：/mə'dɒnə,məˋdɑnə/ 麦当娜，圣母玛利亚

porcelain： /'pɔːslɪn,'pɔːslən,ˋpɔrsḷɪn/ 瓷，瓷器

bewilderment：a feeling of being very confused

herd：[T always + adv/prep] to bring people together in a large group, especially roughly〔尤指粗暴地〕使集合在一起 herd sb into sth The visitors were herded into two large halls.

holy：connected with God and religion

terror：[C] an event or situation that makes people feel extremely frightened, especially because they think they may die

tyrannical： /tɪ'rænɪkəl,tə'rænɪkəl,tɪˋrænɪkḷ/ adj.behaving in a cruel and unfair way towards someone you have power over 暴虐的，专横的

fierce：a fierce person or animal is angry or ready to attack, and looks very frightening

aura： /ˈɔːrə,ˋɔrə/ n. [C ]a quality or feeling that seems to surround or come from a person or a place气氛，气息，韵味

menace： ['mɛnəs][U] a threatening quality, feeling, or way of behaving威胁，恐吓

rod：a long thin pole or bar 杆；竿；棒

trooper：[C] a soldier of the lowest rank in the part of the army that uses tanks or horses〔军阶最低的〕装甲兵，骑兵 storm-trooper：a member of a special group of German soldiers in the Second World War〔第二次世界大战中德国的〕冲锋队员，突击队员

snort：/snɔːt,snɔrt/ v.[I,T] to breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused发哼声；哼着鼻子〔尤表示被惹恼或逗乐〕

plough：/plaʊ,plau/ n. [C ] also 又作 plow；犁（地），耕（地）；奋力前进

enrage：to make someone very angry

rhinoceros： [raɪ'nɑsərəs] 犀牛

eccentricity： [,ɛksɛn'trɪsəti] 1.[U] strange or unusual behaviour；2.[C] an opinion or action that is strange or unusual

chant：/tʃɑːnt,tʃænt/ v. [I,T ] 吟诵；有节奏地反复喊

liquidise：/'likwidaiz/ 使液化；用搅拌机粉碎

blender：搅拌机

chirrup：  /'tʃɪrəp,ˋtʃɪrəp/ v. [I,T ] 〔鸟或昆虫〕吱喳叫

spellbound： /'spelbaʊnd,ˋspɛl͵baund/ adj. extremely interested in something you are listening to

exchange：[C] a short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other

facility：If you have a facility for something, for example learning a language, you find it easy to do. 天赋

solemn：/'sɒləm,ˋsɑləm/ adj. very serious and not happy, for example because something bad has happened or because you are at an important occasion严肃的，庄重的

lense：镜头；镜片

prodigy：/'prɒdɪdʒi,ˋprɑdədʒɪ/ n.[C] a young person who has a great natural ability in a subject or skill年轻的天才，神童

flit：to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long 轻快地行进，掠过

understatement：[C] a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive etc something really is

epicure： /'epɪkjʊə,ˋɛpɪ͵kjur/ n. [C ] someone who enjoys good food and drink

stew：n. 炖汤

rhyme： /raɪm,raɪm/ n.[C] a short poem or song, especially for children, using words that rhyme押韵短诗；〔押韵的〕儿歌，童谣[I] if two words or lines of poetry rhyme, they end with the same sound, including a vowel 〔词或诗行〕押韵，成韵

dainty：美味的；讲究的；

limerick：/'lɪmərɪk,ˋlɪmərɪk/ n. [C ]五行打油诗（一种通俗幽默短诗，有五行组成，韵式为aabba）

witty：using words in a clever and amusing way说话风趣的；妙趣横生的

startle： /'stɑːtl,ˋstɑrtḷ/ v. [T ] to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked

scarlet：/'skɑːlɪt,'skɑːlət,ˋskɑrlɪt/ adj.bright red；if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry

wardrobe /'wɔːdrəʊb,ˋwɔrd͵rob/ n. [C] a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in衣柜，衣橱

murmur： /'mɜːmə,ˋmɝmɚ/ v.[I,T] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly 小声说，低语，咕哝

【短语】 

one way or the other：设法, 以这样或那样的方式

frighten the life out of（infml）: to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous. 把某人吓得没命，使某人紧张得要死

bounce off：从…弹跳出来 The ball bounced off the wall and he caught it.

for your own good：为你自己好

get on the wrong side of sb：和某人对着干

Take that grin off your face. 不要笑，这不好笑

get out of line 违规，踩过界

learn sth by heart 记住，背下来

sink in：When a statement or fact sinks in, you finally understand or realize it fully.

lie through one's teeth：明显在撒谎

let the matter rest：善罢甘休，让这事过去

be strung together：串在一起

wave about：来回挥动(某物)；来回晃动；摇动(某物)

get to one’s feet: 站起来

warm towards sb：对某人产生好感

【总结】

乘法的表述：1）twice twelve is twenty-four；2）two times twenty-eight is fifty-six；3）multiply one number by another；4）fourteen multiplied by nineteen

夸小孩：1）That is really splendid. 2）That really is very good indeed

表示吓到了的词语：with absolute amazement, shaken，startled, astounded

【扩展】

儿童读物 The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe

纳尼亚传奇：《狮子、女巫和魔衣柜》 “二战”期间，四位兄弟姐妹彼得、苏珊、埃德蒙、露西被疏散到乡间避难，在一位老教授的家里玩躲迷藏游戏，发现了一个奇特的魔衣橱，这里居然可以通往神奇的国度纳尼亚。

当时，纳尼亚被白女巫杰迪斯残暴统治着，一片冰天雪地。白女巫用计蛊惑意志不坚的埃德蒙，命他把另三人带到女巫城堡。

关键时刻，雄狮阿斯兰现身，为拯救迷途的埃德蒙，甘愿束手就擒，任由白女巫宰割。其牺牲精神唤醒了古老的魔法，阿斯兰得以重生，解救了被女巫冰封的众多囚犯，赶赴战场，彻底击溃了白女巫。

彼得、苏珊、埃德蒙、露西被阿斯兰封为纳尼亚的国王与女皇，开始了纳尼亚的黄金时代。多年以后，他们策马林间追逐白鹿，重新踏上灯野，再度由魔衣橱回到我们的世界，看看彼此依然是当初男孩、女孩模样。纳尼亚数年，宛如一梦，却是一辈子难以磨灭的记忆。