Encore (James Purdy)

## Vocabulary

* weary: ~ of sth/of doing sth( *formal* ) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about sth （对…）不再感兴趣，不再热心，感到不耐烦

例句：Students soon grow weary of listening to a parade of historical facts. 学生们很快便对听连串史实厌烦起来。

* detain：( *formal* ) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere 耽搁；留住；阻留

例句：I'm sorry—he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting. 对不起—他要晚点到，他因会议耽搁了。

* at fault：I think the owners are **at fault** *(= responsible)* for not warning us. 我认为业主没有提醒我们是有责任的。
* fraternity：a club for a group of male students at an American college or university （美国男大学生的）联谊会， 兄弟会

例句：Her son had been the victim of fraternity hazing. 她儿子曾是兄弟会捉弄的对象。

* expressionless：not showing feelings, thoughts, etc. 无表情的；呆板的

例：an **expressionless face/tone/voice** 呆板的面孔╱声调╱声音

* lift a finger：make any effort at all to do something, especially to help somebody

例句：The children never lift a finger to help around the house. 孩子们从不帮着做家务。

* dread：a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling 恐惧；令人惧怕的事物

例句：The prospect of growing old **fills me with dread** . 想到人会一天天老下去便使我充满恐惧。

* vehement：showing very strong feelings, especially anger （感情）强烈的，激烈的；（尤指）愤怒的

例句：He had been vehement in his opposition to the idea. 他一直强烈反对这一主张。

* get fresh with：be rude and too confident in a way that shows a lack of respect for somebody or a sexual interest in somebody

例句：*Don’t get fresh with me!*

* visualize：~ sth (as sth) to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind 使形象化；想象；构思；设想

例句：Try to visualize him as an old man. 尽量设想他是一位老人。

* glamor：the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, a job or a place seem special, often because of wealth or status 吸引力，魅力，诱惑力（多因财富或地位所致）

例句：Now that she's a flight attendant, foreign travel has lost its glamour for her. 她现在是空中乘务员了，去国外旅行对她已失去吸引力。

* jukebox：a machine in a pub, bar, etc. that plays music when you put coins into it （酒吧等的投币式）自动点唱机
* seedy：dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with immoral or illegal activities 肮脏的；污七八糟的；乌烟瘴气的；下流的

例句：Frank ran errands for a seedy local villain. 弗兰克为当地一个声名狼藉的恶棍跑腿。

* vaguely：in a way that shows that you are not paying attention or thinking clearly 心不在焉地

例句：He smiled vaguely, ignoring her questions. 他漫不经心地笑了笑，没有理会她的问题。

* wince：to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment （因痛苦或尴尬）龇牙咧嘴，皱眉蹙额

例句：He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg. 他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。

* curling：a game played on ice, in which players slide heavy flat stones towards a mark 冰壶，冰上溜石游戏（将重石片滑向一目标）
* gent： a man; a gentleman 男士；绅士；先生
* surreptitious：done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice 秘密的；趁人不注意赶紧进行的

例句：She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。

* pay a call：拜访
* tommyrot：( *old-fashioned*) nonsense 废话；胡说
* gape：to be or become wide open 张开；裂开；豁开

例句：He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open. 他敞开睡衣站着打呵欠。

* belligerent：unfriendly and aggressive 好斗的；寻衅的；挑衅的

例句：Begin with the most pressing problem, the belligerent Mr Kim.

* feign： to pretend that you have a particular feeling or that you are ill/sick, tired, etc.假装，装作，佯装（有某种感觉或生病、疲倦等）

例句：He survived the massacre by feigning death. 他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。

* stentorian： ( of a voice 嗓音 ) loud and powerful 洪亮的

例句： He bellowed in a stentorian voice.

* give sb hell：to shout at or speak angrily to sb 呵斥；申斥

例句：Dad will give us hell when he sees that mess. 爸爸要是看见那乱糟糟的样子会骂我们的。

* profane：having or showing a lack of respect for God or holy things 亵渎神灵的；亵圣的

例句：Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.

* manicured：with nails that are neatly cut and polished 精心护理的；修剪整齐的

例句：He was surprised to see how carefully she had manicured her broad hands.

* wrath：extreme anger 盛怒；震怒；怒火

例句：He incurred the wrath of the authorities in speaking out against government injustices. 他因为公开反对政府的不公正而引起当局的愤怒。

* tense：if you **tense** your muscles, or you or your muscles **tense** , they become tight and stiff, especially because you are not relaxed （使肌肉）拉紧，绷紧

例句：His muscles tensed as he got ready to run. 他准备起跑时肌肉绷紧了。

* linoleum：a type of strong material with a hard shiny surface, used for covering floors 油地毡
* embellishment：An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. 装饰

例句：Good pasta needs very little embellishment.