LESSON 1 THE LAST LEAF 1.a cold， unseen stranger called pneumonia 一个冷酷无情、肉眼看不见、被称为“肺炎”的不速之客 2.Ivy is a type of vine. 常春藤是一种藤本植物。 3.the janitor’s room 传达室 1.stare vi.凝视，盯着看 Then， she dropped her eyes and stared at her feet， hoping no one would notice how embarrassed she was.然后，她垂下眼睛，盯着自己的脚，希望没有人注意到她有多么尴尬。 （动作描写） 2.blanket n.毯子，毛毯 When fires break out， keep calm and cover your head or body with a wet blanket before going downstairs. 火灾发生时，保持冷静，在你下楼前，用湿毯子裹住头部或身体。 3.aside adv.到旁边，在旁边 Laying the paper aside， I went to find my violin. Then I dialed the number. 我把纸放在一边，去找我的小提琴。然后我拨了电话号码。 （动作描写） 4.backwards adv.倒着，朝反方向；向后 Because I thought it was really fun，I practiced every spare moment I had，teaching myself to go forwards， backwards and to turn.因为我觉得这真的很有趣，所以我每时每刻都在练习，教自己前进、后退和转弯。 5.fetch vt.（去）请来；（去）拿来；（去）找来 The clerk was very considerate and fetched him hot water. He inquired about his illness and asked if he should be taken to a doctor. 店员很体贴，给他端了热水，询问了他的病情，问他是否应该去看医生。 （动作描写） 6.curtain n.窗帘；门帘；帘子 Every night， as I lay there， I stared at the window and the curtains Mom made from empty flour sacks. 每天晚上躺在那里时，我都盯着窗户和妈妈用空面粉袋做的窗帘。 （动作描写） 7.fellow n.男人；家伙 The little fellow shouted and screamed. “Come here； come here，” he called. 这个小家伙大喊大叫。“过来，过来，”他喊道。 （语言、动作描写） 8.clothing n.服装，衣服 Ladies wore bright， delicate clothing and five-inch heels that clicked importantly on the floor. 女士们穿着明亮精致的衣服，五英寸的高跟鞋在地板上发出趾高气扬的咔嗒声。 （人物描写） 9.inch n.英寸 When I finally squeezed into my seat， the seat belt wasn’t long enough to fit around my 52-inch waist. 当我终于挤进座位时，安全带却不够长，无法系在我52英寸的腰上。 （人物描写） slip vi.溜走，悄悄地走；滑倒 n.滑倒；小错误；纸条 ①Molly knew she could not afford to make a single slip. n.小错误 ②During these waits， the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. vi.溜走 ③Seeing the big crowd coming towards him，he started to run down the hill，but slipped and went down on his hands and knees in the melting snow. vi.滑倒 1.icy adj.极冷的；被冰覆盖的→ice n.冰 2.blank adj.空白的n.（纸张上的）空白处，空格→blankly adv.茫然地；毫无表情地；茫然若失 3.nonsense n.胡说，废话；荒谬的想法（看法）→sense n.感觉，官能；观念；道理；理智vt.感觉到 4.sail vi.& vt.飘；（乘船）航行→sailing n.航行→sailor n.水手 5.slip vi.溜走，悄悄地走；滑倒→slippery adj.滑的 6.disbelief n.不信，怀疑→belief n.相信，信赖；信仰；教义→believe vt.相信；认为；信任 7.crime n.罪，罪行；犯罪活动→criminal n.罪犯 1.hunt for 寻找 2.stare at 盯着；凝视 3.hear of 听说 4.make ... ...
