gingham
n. printed cotton or linen cloth 花条（格）布
frock
n. a woman's or girl's dress
pigtail
n. a braid of hair that hangs from the back of the head 辫子
piteously
ad. in a way that makes people feel pity
scoundrelly
a. characteristic of a scoundrel; mean and wicked
forgive
vt. stop being angry at; pardon 原谅，宽恕
consent
n. permission; agreement
signature
n. the name of a person as written in his/her own handwriting
verse
n. words put together with rhythm or rhyme or both; poetry
placard
n. a large notice or advertisement put up or carried in a public place 招贴，布告，标语牌
fling（flung）
vt. throw hard; hurl
darling
n. （used when speaking to someone you love or to a member of your family） 亲爱的
cathedral
n. the main church of a district under the control of a bishop 大教堂
toll
vt. sound slowly and regularly, esp. to show that sb. has died （钟）鸣
self-command
n. self-control
hastily
ad. in a hasty manner; quickly
hasty
a.
border
n. the line where one thing ends and another begins; a strip along an edge
black-bordered
a. with black borders 加黑框的
beloved
a. dearly loved
bishop
n. a high-ranking priest in charge of all the churches and priests in a large area 主教
Eminence
n. （used when speaking to, or about a cardinal） 阁下（天主教中对红衣主教的尊称）
cardinal
n. a priest with one of the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church红衣主教
Monsignor
n. （It.） （used as a title for a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church） （意）阁下（对于主教主教等的尊称）
rupture
n. a sudden breaking apart or bursting 破裂
aneurism
n. 动脉瘤
Madonna
n. （It.） Madame （意）夫人
PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS
stand out
be more noticeable, be clearly seen
come over
take control of, cause sudden strong feelings in
break sb.'s / one's heart
make sb. / one feel very sad
get over
overcome; recover from
pay back
give the same treatment as received; take revenge on; return borrowed money
do sb. a good / bad turn
do sth. that benefits / harms sb.
for God's sake
（infml.） （used when asking strongly for sth. or as an expression of annoyance） 看在上帝份上；天哪，哎呀
hold one's tongue
be silent, not talk
PROPER NAMES
Ethel Lillian Voynich
埃塞尔.丽莲.伏尼契
Jim
吉姆
Gemma
琼玛
Cesare Martini
切萨雷.玛丁尼
Lorenzo Montanelli
罗伦梭.蒙泰尼里
Ravenna
拉维纳
