grief

　　n.  a feeling of extreme sadness

　　grief-stricken

　　a.  filled with great sorrow

　　grieve

　　v.

　　pet

　　n.  an animal kept in the home as a companion

　　callous

　　a.  without feeling for the suffering of other people; unkind

　　emperor

　　n.  the ruler of an empire

　　shudder

　　vi. shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or strong dislike; tremble

　　incapable

　　a.  not having the power or ability to do sth. or show a quality

　　grovel

　　vi. be shamefully bumble or eager to please; ask or beg with too great humility 卑躬屈膝，奴颜婢膝

　　loftily

　　ad. proudly; haughtily

　　lofty

　　a.  very high; towering; noble

　　benefactor

　　n.  a person who gives friendly help, often in the form of money

　　mortally

　　ad. bitterly, extremely

　　mortal

　　a.  causing death; certain to die someday

　　offend

　　vt. hurt the feeling of; upset

　　offensive

　　a.

　　recipient

　　n.  a person who receives sth.

　　legal

　　a.  of or using the law

　　rajah

　　n.  an Indian ruler

　　prospective

　　a.  expected or intended; likely to be or become

　　royalty

　　n.  a part of the price of a book, paid to the writer on each copy sold; a payment made to the writer of a play or piece of music when it is performed 版税

　　pressing

　　a.  urgent

　　jail

　　n.  prison

　　unscrupulous

　　a.  not caring about honesty and fairness in getting what one wants; completely without principles

　　endless

　　a.  having or seeming to have no end; never finishing

　　infidelity

　　n.  an act of disloyalty; lack of faithfulness, esp. to husband or wife

　　admirer

　　n.  a person who admires, esp. a man who is attracted to a particular woman

　　wealthy

　　a.  rich, abundant

　　selfish

　　a.  concerned about oneself without thinking of others

　　devotion

　　n.  loyalty

　　lessen

　　v.  make or become less

　　autobiography

　　n.  the story of a person's life written by himself/herself

　　disagreeable

　　a.  bad-tempered and unfriendly; unpleasant

　　stupendous

　　a.  amazing, marvelous 巨大的，惊人的

　　musical

　　a.  of or for music

　　genius

　　n.  a person who has very great natural ability to think and create

　　unquestionably

　　ad. beyond dispute or doubt; certainly

　　rank

　　v.  have or regard as having a certain rank or relative position

　　musico-dramatic

　　a.  of or concerning both music and the drama

　　masterpiece

　　n.  an outstanding work 杰作

　　headache

　　n.  a pain in the head; a difficult or worrying problem

　　loot

　　vt. rob, plunder

　　trilogy

　　n.  a group of three related books, plays, etc. connected by common subject matter, but each complete in itself （小说、戏剧等的）三部曲

　　faithless

　　a.  not deserving trust; disloyal

　　compromise

　　vi. surrender one's principles, etc. dishonorably; reach an agreement by having each side give up certain demands 背弃；妥协

　　downright

　　ad. thoroughly; completely

　　grand

　　a.  dignified, stately

　　forgive

　　v.  stop being angry （at）

　　forgiveness

　　n.  the act of forgiving or the willingness to forgive; pardon

　　scratch

　　v.  dig, scrape, or injure with sth. sharp, such as fingernails, claws or a tool

　　shriek

　　vi. make a loud, shrill cry

　　miracle

　　n.  sth. that is amazing and unusual 奇迹

　　Phrases & Expressions

　　in relation to

　　in connection with; with regard to; about

　　in one's eyes

　　in one's opinion

　　in support of

　　supporting

　　at sb.'s expense

　　with sb. paying the cost

　　needless to say

　　of course; as was to be expected

　　out of sorts

　　in an angry or unhappy mood; in a bad temper

　　under obligation （to do）

　　having the duty （to do）

　　good for

　　able to pay or contribute; useful or suitable for

　　lay one's hands on

　　find; gain possession of

　　run up

　　allow （sth. such as debt） to increase

　　on record

　　written down in a record