Mark Twain---Mirror of America
词汇
idyllic adj. :pastoral or picturesque；pleasing and simple 田园诗的；田园风光的；生动逼真的；质朴宜人的
cynical adj. :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness；denying the sincerity of peoples motives and actions，or the value of living 玩世不恭的；愤世嫉俗的
obsess v． :haunt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree；preoccupy greatly 使分心；使心神困扰尤指精神反常、着迷
frailty n. :the quality or condition of being frail；weaknesses. Moral weakness
脆弱性；虚弱性尤指意志薄弱
tramp n. :the act of tramping；a journey on foot；hike 步行；徒步旅行
prospector n. :a person who prospects for valuable ores，oil，etc．
矿藏等的勘探者；探矿者starry—eyed adj. :with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonder，romance，visionary dreams，etc．
过于理想的；不切实际的；盲目乐观的
acid—tongued adj. :sharp，sarcastic in speech 说话尖刻的
cynic n. :a cynical person 玩世不恭的人；好挖苦人的人；愤世嫉俗的人
navigable n. :wide and deep enough，or free enough from obstructions，to be traveled on byvessels 可行船的；可通航的；可航行的
attest n. :serve as proof of；demonstrate；make clear 作为……的证据，为……作证；论证；表明
artery n. :a main road or channel 干线，干道，大路；干渠
keelboat n. :a large，shallow freight boat with a keel，formerly used on the Mississippi，Missouri，etc．旧时密西西比河、密苏西河等用的龙骨船
flatboat n. :a boat with a flat bottom，for carrying freight in shallow waters or on rivers 平底船
molasses n. :a thick，usually dark brown syrup produced during／he refining of sugar，or from sorghum，etc．糖蜜，糖浆
cub n. :an inexperienced，awkward youth 阅历浅的年轻人
cosmos n. :the universe considered as a harmonious and orderly system 宇宙
feud n. :a bitter，long—continued，and deadly quarrel，esp. between clans of families尤指部落或家族间的世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，长期不和
lynch v． :Am．murderan accused personby mob action and without lawful trial，as by hanging美私刑处死
phonographic adj. :Am．of a phonograph or the sounds made by sb. 美留声机的，唱机的
teem v． :be full，as though ready to bring forth young；abound；swarm 充满；富于；大量地出现；涌现
flotsam n. :transient，unemployed people；vagrants 流离失所者，流浪者，游民；失业者；被毁掉的人
hustler n. :Am．slanga prostitute美俚
thug n. :a rough，brutal hoodlum，gangster，robber，etc．恶棍；；强盗
motley adj. :having or composed of many different or clashing elements；heterogeneous 混乱的；杂乱的
succumb v． :①give way to；yield；submit ②die ①屈服，屈从常与 to 连用②死
epidemic n. :the rapid，widespread occurrence of a fad，fashion，etc．风尚、风气、爱好等的一时流行，风行
flirt v． :trifle or toy with玩弄，戏耍；做着玩；不认真地对待，不认真地考虑.常与 with连用
colossal adj. :1ike a colossus in size；huge；gigantic；enormous 巨大的，庞大的
rebuff v． :check or repulse 挫败；阻止broke adj. :colloq．having little or no money；bankrupt口无钱的，身无分文的；破了产的
hone v． :sharpen with or as with a hone 把……放在磨石上磨
scathing adj. : searing；withering；injurious；harsh or caustic 严厉的，尖刻的
sluggish adj. :slow or slow moving；not active；dull行动缓慢的；迟钝的
sloth n. :a lazy person 懒汉
astound v． :bewilder with sudden surprise；astonish greatly；amaze 使震惊，使惊愕，使大吃一惊
tedious adj. :long or verbose and vearisome；tiresome；boring 冗长乏味的；使人厌倦的；沉闷的
travelogue n. :a lecture on travels usually accompanied by the showing of pictures 旅行见闻讲座
Sultan n. :a Moslem ruler 苏丹一些伊斯兰教国家统治者的称号
debunk v． :Am． colloq．expose the false or exaggerated claims，pretensions， etc． glamour， 美口揭露，揭发，揭穿
revere v． :regard with deep respect，love，and awe；venerate 尊敬，崇敬；敬畏
ingenuity n. :the quality of being ingenious；cleverness，originality，skill，etc．机灵，机智，足智多谋；独创性，创造力；熟练，巧妙
juvenile adj. :young and youthful 年轻的；青年的
pariah n. :any person despised or rejected by others；outcast 为社会所遗弃者；流浪者
puritanical adj. :extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion 宗教或道德上极端拘谨的
panorama n. :an unlimited view in all directions 全景；全图
deplore v． :be regretful or sorry about 懊悔，悔恨，对……深感遗憾
sap v． :undermine in any way；weaken；exhaust 削弱；耗竭clamor n. :a loud outcry；uproar 大声呼喊，喧嚷，喧嚣，吵闹
robust adj. :strong and healthy；full of vigor；hardy 健壮的；精力充沛的
haunt v． :appear or recur repeatedly to，often to the point of obsession思想、回忆等萦绕；疾病等缠住
glamourpneumonia n. :inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees ofseverity and caused by any of a number of agents，such as bacteria or viruses 肺炎． ingitis n. :inflammation of the meninges． as the result of infection by bacteria or viruses脑脊膜炎
epileptic n. :a person who has epilepsy 癫痫患者
pad v． :stuff，cover，or line with a pad or padding 填塞；衬填

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