saga  n. (长篇的）家世

（a long continuous account of a people, or family)

sally n.  警句 (a short  clever remark)

savage  adj.  凶猛的(fierce)

saviour  n. 救命恩人

saying  n.格言；谚语

scared (of)  adj.怕(very frightened)

scatter  v. i.四散( go off in different directions)

scorching  adj.灼热的

scream  n.尖声叫（a loud, sharp cry)

Secret Service Man  特工人员

security  n.  安全

（safety, freedom from danger or anxiety)

security measure  安全措施

seek (sought , sought)  v. t. 请求；征求(try to get);寻找；追求（look for, try to find)

self-conscious  adj. 感到很不自然的，不好意思的

（painfully aware of oneself; embarrassed)

senor  n.(西班牙）先生

（相当于英语中的Mr.或Sir)

sensitive  adj.敏锐的

sentimental  adj.多愁善感的

session  n.一次会议(single, unimportant meeting)

setting n. 布置（furnishing and decoration)

shackle  n. (usu. pl.)镣铐

shawl  n. 披肩 （a square cloth worn by women as a covering)  for the head and shoulders)

short  adj.短少；缺乏；短

shrill  v. 尖声地叫（make a sharp sound)

shun  v. t. 避开，躲避（keep away from)

silence  v. t. 使…寂静；命令（某人）住嘴(make silent)

simply  adv.非常；简直

(very; completely)

situated   adj. 位于…的

slave  v. 奴隶

slavery  n.奴隶制度

（condition of being slaves)

slight  adj.  微弱的；小的

（small, unimportant)

sling n. 吊腕带动（a strip of cloth fastened round the neck to support a hurt arm)

sling (slung, slung)  v. t. 吊挂（support sth. so that it can swing)

smart adj.精明的

Syn. quick, clever

（extra, in reserve)

sparrow  n.　麻雀

specimen  n.标本

spring  n.跳跃，跳蹦

Syn. leap

spring  n.泉水

sprinkle  v. t. （在身上）酒水

(scatter drops or water upon)

staff   n. （全体）工作人员（group of other leader)

stammer  v. t. , v. i. 口吃；结结巴巴地说

start  v. i. 惊起；吓一跳

(make a sharp, sudden movement as a result of surprise) n. 惊跳（a sudden movement)

state  n.状况

Syn. condition

staunch  adj. 坚强的

stick  (stuck, stuck) v. i. (to) 坚持（工作，立场等）

stone  n.宝石　（a jewel); 石

store  n. 食物储藏

stove  n.（煮饭取暖用之）

火炉（a closed fire-place for heating or cooking)

strain  n.极度紧张（tension)

strap  n. 皮带（a narrow strip of leather)

string  n.一串

striped  adj. 有条纹的

(marked with stripes)

structure  n.（句子的）结构

study  n.书斋，书房（a room for study, writing, etc)

stump  n.树桩

sty  n. 猪圈（enclosure for keeping pigs)

substitution  n.替换

suit  v. t. 对…适宜（satisfy, be convenient to)

sum 　　n. 一笔钱（an amount of money)

susceptible  adj. 敏感的；易受影响的（easily affected by)

suspense  n.悬念的状态

syllable  n.音节

sympathetic  adj.同情的（showing kind feelings towards others)

snatch v. t. 突然抓住

（seize suddenly)

soiled  adj.(衣服）穿脏了的

sorry  adj.（用在名词前面；指外表）不体面的；困顿的（poor; miserable)

sou  n.法国铜币名（French coin worth 1/20 of a franc)

source  n.　来源

spare  v. t. 免除；使…不受

(save or free a person from sth.) adj.　零件的“零”，备用的

tax  n. 税

T.B.结核病＝tuberculosis

tease  v. t. 取笑（make fun of a person on a good-natured way)

teem  v. i. 充满；大量出现

（exit in great numbers)

tenant  n. 住户；佃户

(one who rents a house or land)

term  n.条件；期限；学期

Syn. condition

terrific  adj.非常的；猛烈的

thirst  n. 渴

thoroughly  adv.彻底地；透彻地

thoughtfully  adv.  若有所思地

thrive  v. i. 兴旺（prosper)

till  n. 钱柜

time   v. t. (加减乘除的）乘

topmost   adj. 最高处的(highest)

tour  n.旅行

Syn. trip

trace  n.踪迹

trade  v. t. 交换(exchange)

transfer  v. t. 转让

(hand over)

treasure  n.珍贵；珍贵之物（a  thing of great value)

tremble  v. i. 颤抖

triangular  adj.三角的

triumphant  adj.得意洋洋的；得胜的

triumph   n.大成功， 胜利（a great success, victory)

typhoid  n.伤寒

total   adj. 整个的，全部的

n.总数，全数

touch  n.风格，特点（a characteristic quality or manner); 画（一笔）(a stoke done with pen or brush in works of art)

ugly  adj. 丑陋的

Ant. beautiful; good-looking

unbounded   adj.无限的

undergrowth  n.（长在大树下的）下层林丛（shrubs, bushes growing under tall trees)

unguarded  adj.没有警卫的

untiring  adj.不倦的

upturn  v. t. 往上翻

（street) urchin  n. 在街头嬉戏的顽童

utter  v. t. 发出（声音）（pronounce);说（produce a certain sound)

utterly  adv. 全然地；非常地（completely; fully)

vermouth  n.味美思酒

verse  n.诗句；韵文

vigorous  adj.精力充沛的

Syn. strong, energetic

violent  adj. 剧烈的

Syn. forceful, wild

visual  aid  n.直观教具

vodka  n.[俄]伏特加

volume  n. 卷

voyage  n. 航物（journey by water)

waitress  n.女侍者（ a woman waiter)

warlord  n.军阀

weakness (in the muscles) n. (肌肉）麻木

weight  n.重量

wharf  n.码头 (large platform built on the shore at which ships load and unload cargo)

wreck  v. t. , v. i. (船）遇难

wretched  adj.恶劣的

（very  bad; miserable)

whitewash  n.刷墙用的石灰浆（a mixture of lime and water for whitening walls) v. t. 粉刷（to cover with whitewash)

whoop n.呼叫（ a sharp and long shout)

will  n.意志

wit  n. 机智；妙语

witness  n. 见证人（person who was actually present at an event)