New Words

dead-eye
a. 神射手的

grader
n. （美）（中小學的）…年級學生

ignorant
a. (of, about) knowing little or nothing 無知的

wisdom
n. 1. an idea or opinion 看法，意見
2. 智慧

spoil
vt. 1. cause to become of no use or value; ruin 損壞；糟蹋
2. give a child whatever it wants, or let them do what it wants, with the result that it behaves badly 龐壞，溺愛

*nasty
a. unkind and unpleasant towards other people 兇惡的

chase
vt. follow rapidly in order to catch 追趕，追逐

deplore
vt. 哀嘆，對…深感遺憾

whereas
gh; while 雖然；而

view
vt. consider; regard; think about 看待；考慮

liberal
a. willing to respect the ideas and feelings of others 開明的

gulp
vi. 喘不過氣，哽住

follow-up
n. 緊接著的問題；后續(xù)事物

bungle
vt. do sth. badly 把…搞糟

mess
n. a state of disorder or confusion 凌亂，一團糟

dimension
n. characteristic; quality 特點，特性

pet
n. 1. (often derog.) a person treated with special favour, esp. in a way that seems unfair to others 得寵的人，寵兒
2. an animal kept by a person in the home as a companion 愛畜，寵物

merely
ad. only and nothing else 僅僅，只不過

presence
n. the fact or state of being present 存在；出席；到場

derivative
a. derived from sth. else; not original 被引申出的；派生的；缺乏獨創(chuàng)性的；第二手的

buddy
n. a friend 好朋友，伙伴

tentatively
ad. hesitantly 猶豫地，遲疑不決地

venture
vt. take the risk of saying (sth. that may be opposed or considered foolish) 大膽說，不揣冒昧說出

confident
a. feeling or showing trust in oneself or one's ability 自信的；有信心的

impulsively
ad. 一時沖動地

hunk
n. a large piece of sth. that is cut from a whole（一）大片，（一）厚塊

gum
n. 橡膠，口香糖

eraser
n. 橡皮；黑板擦

gum eraser
橡皮

*gasp
vi. catch the breath suddenly, esp. because of surprise, shock, etc. 急促地吸氣，倒抽一口氣