housework
n. work done on taking care of a house 家务劳动
dreary
a. dull and uninteresting 沉闷乏味的
grind
n. hard uninteresting work 苦差使
scrub
vt. clean by rubbing hard, esp. with a stiff brush 擦洗
wage
n. （pl.） 工资，报酬
measure
n. am adequate or due portion 份儿
instinctively
ad. 本能地
scold
vt. blame with angry words 申诉，怒骂
perceptive
a. 感觉灵敏的
criticize
vt. 批评
squabble
vi. quarrel, esp. noisily and unreasonably 争吵，口角
peacefully
ad. in a peaceful manner; quietly 安静地
peaceful
a.
quizzically
ad. 嘲弄地；疑惑地
drown
vt. cover completely with water; cause （sb.） to die by keeping under water 淹没；使（某人）淹死
critical
a. fault-finding 挑剔的，苛求的
constructive
a. helping 建设性的
favo（u）rably
ad. helping 赞成地，称赞地
favo（u）rable
a.
brief
a. using a few words; short
margin
n. blank space round the printed or written matter on a page 页边的空白
behavioral
a. of or relating to behavior 行为的
countless
a. too many to be counted
arithmetic
n. science of numbers 算术
consistently
ad. 始终如一地；一贯地
consistent
a.
previous
a. coming earlier in time or order 以前的
ignore
vt. not to take notice of, pay no attention to 不理,忽视
dramatically
ad. strikingly 显著地
dramatic
a.
react
vi. respond 反应
youngster
n. young person, esp. a boy
appreciative
a. thankful; grateful
investment
n. 投资
invest
v.
alert
a. watchful and keen 警觉的
excellence
n. an excellent or valuable quality; virtue
PHRASRS & EXPRESSIONS
make out
write out; complete or fill in 开出;填写
only too
very 极,非常
not much of a
not a very good 不十分好的
fish out
bring out after searching 掏出
shrug off
dismiss as not deserving attention or as sth. unimportant 耸肩表示对……不屑理睬
pat on the back
word or gesture of praise or encouragement 赞扬;鼓励
pass on
convey （to another） 传递
live on
depend upon for support 靠……生活
PROPER NAMES
Janet Graham
珍妮特.格雷厄姆
Shakespeare
莎士比亚
Susanna
苏珊娜
Mark Twain
马克.吐温
