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Glossary

accent
n. the way a person pronounces the words of a language showing which country or which part of a country he comes from 口音；腔调

agent
n. 代理人；a secret ～ : 特工人员

altogether
adv. completely; entirely

apartment
n. a set of rooms within a large building where one lives 一套公寓房间

armchair
n. a comfortable chair with sides to rest your arms on 有扶手的单人沙发

automatic
adj. 自动的

Berlin
n. a city in Germany 柏林

blink
v. to shut and open your eyes quickly 眨眼

Boston
n. a city in the U. S. 波士顿

commanding
adj. 命令式的，威严的

confounded
adj. damned; used to show you are annoyed

corridor
n. a long narrow passage, between two rows of rooms in a building 走廊

devil
n. evil spirit 魔鬼；raise the ～ (= raise hell): to behave in an angry and threatening way 好好闹一闹；好好抗议一下

disillusioned
adj. feeling disappointed and unhappy because sb. or sth. is not as good as you thought 幻想破灭的

doorknob
n. 门把；拉手

espionage
n. the activity of secretly finding out a country's secrets 间谍活动

evilly
adv. 邪恶地

explanatory
adj. meant to explain

extend
v. to continue for a particular distance 延伸

frustrated
adj. feeling upset and impatient because you can not control a situation or achieve sth. 有挫折感的

gesture
n. 手势

gloomy
adj. dark, especially in a way that seems sad 阴暗的

grimly
adv. seriously; sternly 阴沉着脸地

hesitate
v. to be slow in deciding 犹豫不决

missile
n. 导弹