suspicious

　　a.  causing one to suspect; deserving or exciting suspicion

　　suspicion

　　n.

　　duck

　　vt. try to escape by hiding quickly 闪避

　　hold

　　a.  showing or needing courage

　　pointedly

　　ad. in such a way as to make some meaning, reference or application quite unmistakable

　　doubtful

　　a.  having, showing or causing doubt

　　title

　　n.  a name given to a book, painting, play, etc.

　　thumb

　　vi. turn pages of （a book, etc.） rapidly with a thumb, reading only portions

　　frown

　　vi. draw the brows together in deep thought, anger or disapproval

　　pork

　　n.  meat from pigs

　　bean

　　n.  a rounded seed of a plant related to peas 豆

　　jar

　　vt. have a harsh, unpleasant effect on; shock

　　sweeping

　　a.  forceful; comprehensive and wide-ranging

　　raging

　　a.  violent; furious

　　rage

　　vi. be furious with anger; act violently

　　demon

　　n.  an evil spirit

　　slash

　　vt. cut with a sweeping stroke of a sword, knife or whip

　　extol

　　vt. praise highly

　　mock

　　vt. laugh at; make fun of; ridicule

　　reality

　　n.  the condition or quality of being real; the state of things as they are

　　weapon

　　n.  an instrument used to attack another or defend oneself from attack

　　club

　　n.  a heavy stick with one thick end, use as a weapon

　　conviction

　　n.  a strong feeling or belief about sth.

　　revel

　　vi. take very great pleasure（in）

　　crude

　　a.  in a natural or raw state; unrefined

　　surge

　　vi. rise or swell with great force

　　hunger

　　vi. have a strong desire or craving

　　disbelieve

　　vt. refuse to believe

　　novel

　　n.  a long story about fictitious people and events

　　lug

　　vt. pull along or carry with effort; drag

　　golf

　　n.  a game played by hitting a small, hard ball with one of a set of clubs around an outdoor course into a series of holes in as few strokes as possible 高尔夫球

　　mythical

　　a.  not real; imaginary

　　myth

　　n.  a story that expresses the beliefs and values of a people 神话

　　revive

　　vt. bring back to life or consciousness

　　vivid

　　a.  active, lively

　　naturalism

　　n.  the showing in art, and literature, of the world and people scientifically and exactly as they are 自然主义

　　mood

　　n.  the way sb. feels at a certain time 心境，情绪

　　ream

　　n.  480 or 500 sheets of paper of the same size and quality 令

　　sufficiently

　　ad. in a sufficient manner or to a sufficient degree

　　sufficient

　　a.  as much as is needed; enough

　　ignorance

　　n.  the condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge

　　Jim Crow

　　discriminating against Negroes; for blacks only

　　Phrases & Expressions

　　aside from

　　except for; in addition to

　　on earth

　　of all possible things; ever （use. used for emphasis after words that ask question）

　　call down

　　summon; evoke （sth. upon sb.）

　　out of the question

　　not worth considering; impossible

　　fit into

　　belong to; be appropriate to

　　refer to

　　mention; allude to

　　address oneself to

　　give one's full attention to; tackle

　　on errands

　　making a short trip to do or get sth. for sb.

　　slip up

　　make a mistake

　　be clear of

　　be a safe distance away from; free from

　　call up

　　call on the telephone

　　under one's breath

　　in a whisper

　　right off

　　at once; immediately

　　be through

　　have reached the end of; be finished with; be done with

　　run across

　　find or meet by chance

　　look up

　　search for, hunt information about in a dictionary

　　surge up

　　rise up in a wave

　　hunger up

　　rise up in a wave

　　nothing less than

　　nothing short of

　　beyond one's reach

　　not capable of being had or got to

　　Proper Names

　　Richard Wright

　　理查德.赖特

　　Memphis

　　孟菲斯

　　Commercial Appeal

　　《商业呼声报》

　　H.L. Mencken

　　H.L. 门肯

　　Don

　　唐

　　A Book of Prefaces

　　《序言集》

　　Prejudices

　　《偏见》

　　Sinclair Lewis

　　辛克莱.刘易斯

　　Main Street

　　《大街》

　　Gerald

　　杰拉尔德

　　George F. Babbitt

　　乔治.F.巴比特

　　Dreiser

　　德莱塞

　　Jennie Gerhardt

　　珍尼.格哈特

　　Sister Carrie

　　《嘉莉妹妹》