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Vocabulary
1.
birch
桦树
2.
bough
大树枝
3.
cabin
小木屋；飞机驾驶舱；船舱
4.
chase
追捕
5.
creek
BrE
小湾
；
AmE
小溪
stream
6.
alert
1) adj.
警惕的
watchful, vigilant
2) vt
警醒
to warn
3) n.
警报
Alert sb. to
the danger of sth.
On the alert
7.
chase
chase the thief
chase the fears from
one
’
s mind
chase
oneself
使闪过，使闪现
Suspicion chased itself across his
face.
Chase silverware
刻银器，镂空
Go and
chase yourself!
走开！
Synonyms
pursue
，
drive
8.
crouch vi.
Squat
v. & n. & adj.
蹲坐
Cower
畏缩
Cringe
畏缩，退缩
9.
detain vt.
留住，耽搁；拘留，扣留
I was
detained by an unexpected caller that morming.
Three men were detained as suspects.
Detainer
挽留者；非法滞留；继续监禁
Detainee
（尤政）被拘留者
Detainment
10.
pace
vt.
踱步，走动；步测
n.
步速；一步
pace
backwards and forwards
pace the room
The work progressed at a slow pace.
It
‘
s only ten
paces from the house.
11.
dim v.
（使）暗淡；
adj.
昏暗的；迟钝的，愚笨的
The light in the theatre began to dim.
The outline of the mountain in the
distance is dim.
Some people are rather
dim about their purposes of their lives.
A dim future
Take d dim view of
不赞成
12.
drift v. & n.
漂流，流浪，漂移
;
大意，要点，主旨
let sth.
drift
13.
leap v.
跳跃，飞跃
leap over obstacles
14.
m
antle n.
覆盖物，披风，斗篷
dismantle
拆卸
15.
m
eadow
牧场，草地，洼地
16.
m
ischievous
mischief n.
17.
muzzle
动物鼻口部
18.
poke vi. &
vt.
伸出，戳出；刺，拨弄
to
push, to thrust
poke out
poke at sth.
Poke one
’
s nose
into
多管闲事
Take a
poke at sb.
打某人一拳
Poke about/around
四处寻找
Poke fun at
取笑，恶作剧戏弄
19.
r
estless adj.
焦躁的，不得休息的
20.
rifle
步枪
pistol
手枪
21.
r
umble
隆隆声
We could tell
from the rumble of the thunder that the rain