244. At an opportune moment. 在恰当的时机
245. Carnal desire 肉欲 Platonic love 纯爱
246. in this present world overflowing with material desires, 在这个物欲横流的世界
247. Love has become a mere game ever since humanity set out on its way to extinction. 人性开始灭亡之际，恋爱也成了游戏
248. See to it that, 努力使，保证，务必要(相当于make sure that)
249. Windfall. 被风吹落的果子，意外收获，意外之财
250. Frisk for… 搜查，搜身 / 蹦跳，快乐
251. Put on air. 装腔作势 Big shot 大人物，大佬
252. Bark up the wrong tree. 攻击错目标，找错人了
253. Crotch 分叉处，(人的)胯部，裤裆
254. Be rolling in money 非常有钱的，非常阔绰
255. Spoils 战利品，赃物 loot 战利品，抢劫，洗劫，掠夺物
256. Be seized with 被（强烈的情感、愿望等）影响
257. Tears well up in my eyes and blurred my glasses泪水涌出我的双眼，模糊了眼镜。
258. Other than. 除了，不同于，异于 foolproof 十分简单的，十分安全的，错不了的
259. Hedgehog 刺猬， sea urchin 海胆， snake slough 蛇蜕
260. Do your bit. 做有益的事情，做出贡献
261. Earmark for 制定专用，划拨专项使用，特定用于
262. One who does not work hard in youth will grieve in vain in old age. 少壮不努力老大徒伤悲。
263. In the matter of. 就……而论，在……方面
264. The First Four Books of History: 前四史（汉书，后汉书，史记，三国志）
265. Lithographic edition 石版油印的，平版印刷的
266. Pluck up the courage 鼓起勇气，振作精神
267. Go in for 参加，从事，参与，赞成
268. Good health is the wherewithal for a successful life and career. 健康的身体是做人做事的真正本钱
269. Ulterior motive 隐秘不明的动机，另有所图，别有用心
270. Overstress the importance of … 过分强调……的重要性
271. As dry as sawdust 如锯木屑般枯燥 / 味同嚼蜡
272. Liberal arts and natural sciences 人文科学与自然科学 / 文理科
273. On the pretext of … 以……为借口
274. Rudiments of knowledge 基本功，基础，入门知识
275. Not to speak of … 更不用说…… / 而且还……
276. All-round training 全面训练，通才培训
277. Back down = beat a retreat 放弃，撤退
278. A flight of staircase / steps 一段楼梯，一段台阶
279. In all earnest. 认真地，恳切地/再三央求地
280. Scenic spots and historical sites. 名胜古迹
281. In the habit of … 有……的习惯 silk tree：合欢树，马缨花树
282. Hit upon = come across = find by chance 偶然发现/偶然想到/偶然碰到
283. Secret service特务机关，秘密情报处
284. Get bogged down停滞，陷入困境，陷入问题
285. Conditioned reflex条件反射 next to none很少，几乎没有
286. To the point of … 达到……的程度
287. Literary criticism 文学批评 / 文艺评论
288. Redology 红学，红楼梦研究 stupefaction 麻醉，昏迷，麻木状态
289. To my mind 据我观点，在我看来
290. Social strata 社会阶层 skin-deep 肤浅的，轻微的，表面的
291. Differ from each other in … 有着迥异的……
292. Family background, social experience, cultural tradition, psychological condition. (注意搭配！)
293. The list could go on and on endlessly, so I wouldn’t mind stopping here. 很好的套语
294. Of each and every 每一个，每个 Alas alas alas alas alas唉！
295. Creative and conducive to … 对……有创意且有益
296. Be saddled with the epithet of “originator of a bad practice” 背上始作俑者的恶名
297. Be very much like … 和……一模一样 / 如出一辙
298. Dying groans and sighs, anguish, sad and helpless垂死的呻吟和叹息，悲痛，悲哀而又无奈
299. Be advanced in years 年老的，上了年纪的 shoulder pole 扁担
300. A great many things will forever be cherished in my memory.
301. Eke out (辛苦经营，勉强维持) a bare subsistence 竭力维持温饱的生活
302. Do farming, till lands, plant vegetables, feed pigs, raise silkworms and spin cotton into yarn. 务农，耕地，种菜，喂猪，养蚕，纺棉。
303. Work hard from dawn to dusk 起早贪黑地工作（from predawn to midnight）
304. The knack of … ……的诀窍 榨油 squeeze/extract oil from
305. Coarse grain粗粮 大麦barley，小麦wheat， 燕麦oat，荞麦 buckwheat， 青稞 Highland barley， 高粱 sorghum/kaoliang， 小米/黍 millet，
306. With gusto 满怀热情的，津津有味的 eat with gusto 吃得津津有味
307. Long-stemmed Chinese pipe 大烟，旱烟
308. Diligence and frugality，generosity and kindheartedness 勤劳和简朴，慷慨和善良
309. Ride roughshod over 欺压，欺凌 Scrape up 积攒，凑足
310. To keep up appearance 撑场面，撑门面
311. Gentry 人们（多贬义），贵族们，有钱人
312. War of Resistance to Japan. 抗日战争，抗战
313. Never bow down to any difficulty 不向（任何）困难低头
314. Bequeathed somebody … 馈赠给，赠予某人……
315. Pack with 挤进，塞进，塞满了人
316. Hair disheveled like wind-blown withered grass, eyes blood-shot, shuffle languidly in the slippers. 头发凌乱得像吹乱的枯草，眼睛布满血丝，颓然地趿拉着拖鞋。
317. A blind alley = a dead-end = cul-de-sac 死胡同
318. Moss-covered and hung with clusters of fresh green wisteria, which almost like screens of primitive simplicity. 苔痕斑斑，挂满苍翠欲滴的藤萝，简直像古朴的屏风。
319. Reign peace and quiet amidst of noisy bustle. 闹中取静，别有天地
320. Where each family have their covered-up stories of joys and sorrows, and rise and decline. 家家有一本哀乐账，有一部兴衰史
321. A water-like placidness will make one forget all cares and worries. 平静如水澄明，使人忘忧
322. Greedy sidelong glances and malicious squints. 贪婪的睨视，恶意的斜觑。
323. Roam about leisurely 悠闲地散步 a heavenly abode for … …的乐土，洞天幽境
324. Exchange knowing looks at one another 相互交换眼色，使眼色
325. Questionable attitude towards life and career. 生活作风问题（不端正的作风）
326. Be taken aback 被惊到，吃了一惊
327. 鸡笼 coop， （鸡）咯咯叫 cackle， yell blue murder 大声惊呼，大惊小怪地叫嚷
328. A glib tongue = a well-oiled tongue 油嘴滑舌的
329. Engrossed in doing … 一心做，埋头干。。。
330. As something ingrained, it cannot be completely changed overnight. 根深蒂固，不可能朝夕改正
331. The discontinuance of heartbeat. 心脏停止了跳动
332. Play up to bigwigs 奉承阿谀权贵之人/趋炎附势 frame-up 陷害，捏造，诬陷
333. Crystal clear 完全明白，极其清楚
334. Hearing is not necessarily less credible than seeing. 耳听不一定为虚，眼见不一定为实
335. The world over = worldwide 全世界（用作后置定语）
336. Having blind faith in … 盲目信仰，盲目相信……
337. Far from being faultless. 远不是完美无缺的
338. To do somebody a (gross) injustice. （巨大的/严重地）冤枉某人，对某人不公
339. Alms bowl 钵盂，和尚的金钵
340. On no account 绝不 Seek a living for oneself 谋份生路 / 讨生活
341. Get up to mischief 玩闹，乱动
342. Inadvertent 非故意的，不注意的，疏忽的
343. An illustrated edition 插图版
344. Get wind of … 耳闻，听到……的风声
345. Pay tribute to … 歌颂，称赞…… ask(play) riddles 猜谜语

346. the story “Flooding Jinshan Monastery”. A man named Xu Xian rescued two snakes, one white and one green. The white snake changed into a woman to repay Xu’s kindness and married him, while the green snake changed into her maid and accompanied her. A Buddhist monk by the name of Fa Hai saw from Xu’s face that he had been bewitched by an evil spirit, so he hid Xu behind the shrine in Jinshan Monastery, and when Lady White Snake came to look for her husband the whole place was flooded. In the end Fa Hai trapped Lady White Snake, and put her in a small alms-bowl. He buried this bowl in the ground, and built a pagoda over it to prevent her getting out. This was Leifeng Pagoda by West Lake.


347. The wretchedness of life and the hopeless situation caused him to take to smoking, drinking and gambling. 悲惨的生活和绝望的处境使他渐渐开始染上抽烟、酗酒和赌钱。
348. With poverty came sickness. 病随穷来。
349. Utter falteringly 支支吾吾地说
350. Be all for the best 结果会是好的，（表面上看起来不好但）出于好意，到头来会是好事
351. Wretch 可怜的人，不幸的人，卑鄙的人
352. More dead than alive 筋疲力尽，累得要死 a heap of 一大堆，许多
353. Umbilical cord 脐带， placenta 胎盘，
354. At the painful recollection 在痛苦的回忆当儿……
355. Hoe 锄头， shovel 铁铲， spade 铁锹， plough 犁，
356. At the crack of dawn， 黎明时分，天刚破晓
357. Nuptial(婚礼的，结婚的) chamber = bridal chamber 洞房
358. Indisposition 微恙，不舒服，小病
359. Time and again 屡次，常常
360. In view of the public and the personal concerns 于公于私，
361. Earn sb a niche at the temple of fame 名留青史
362. Overthrow the monarch and establish the republic 推翻帝制，建立共和
363. Unshirkable responsibility， 无法逃避的责任，义不容辞之责
364. The Three People’s Principles 三民主义
365. The present international situation is capricious. 国际局势变幻无常。
366. Time will not stay and brief is the day, a long night invites bad dreams. 来日苦短，夜长梦多，时不我待。
367. “For all the disasters the brotherhood has remained; a smile at meeting and enmity is banished.”
渡尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇。
368. It fills me with much concern to learn of … 近闻……，颇感关切/甚为挂念
369. A great achievement to go down in history 千秋伟业