第一段

mute?old-fashioned?offensive

unable?to?speak?無(wú)法說(shuō)話的；（人）啞的

a mute?child?啞巴孩子

stuff

to?push?something into a?small?space, often?quickly?or in a?careless?way?（常指匆忙或胡亂地）塞，填

This?suitcase?is?absolutely?full?- I can't stuff another thing?into?it.

這只箱子塞得滿滿的——我再也塞不進(jìn)東西了。

sloppily?disapproving

badly?or?carelessly?隨意地；邋遢地

a sloppily written?letter?一封字跡潦草的信

round

shaped?like a?ball?or?circle, or?curved?球形的；圓形的；弧形的

a round?face?圓臉

immaculate?approving

perfectly?clean?or?tidy?潔凈的，整潔的

dressed?in an immaculate?white?suit?穿著潔白的套裝

soberly

seriously?and?reasonably?嚴(yán)肅地；冷靜地

She was?dressed?very soberly in a?plain?grey?suit.

她穿了一身素灰色衣服，顯得十分莊重。

uncrate?

to remove from a?crate?or case?拆箱取出

There was still one painting?uncrated, having been held up in Brazil — where a painting in a Gertrude Stein show had been held up a few years ago — and just arrived that afternoon.

silverware

objects,?especially?knives,?forks,?spoons, etc., made of?silver?銀器（尤指家用器皿）

engraver

a?person?whose?job?is to?engrave?things?雕刻師；雕刻工

waddle

(usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other （通常指肥胖腿短的人或動(dòng)物）蹣跚而行，搖搖擺擺地走

glide

to?move?or?progress?without?difficulty?or?effort?輕松行進(jìn)；毫不費(fèi)力地取得進(jìn)展Some?people?glide effortlessly through?life?with no?real?worries.

有些人一生過得輕松自在，無(wú)憂無(wú)慮。

grope for sth

to?try?to?think?of something,?especially?the?right?words, the?correct?answer, etc.?搜腸刮肚地想，努力搜尋（尤指恰當(dāng)?shù)难赞o、正確的答案）

I'm?groping?for the?right?words here.

我正在絞盡腦汁尋找此處合適的措詞。

dainty

small,?delicate, and often?moving?in a?careful?way?小巧玲瓏的，嬌小的，小巧精美的

The?chicken?salad?was?served?in dainty?pastry?shells.

雞肉色拉盛放在精致的面餅殼里。

shuffle

to?move?your?feet?or?bottom?around, while?staying?in the same?place,?especially?because you are?uncomfortable,?nervous, or?embarrassed?（因不適、緊張或?qū)擂味┳⒉话?，把腳動(dòng)來(lái)動(dòng)去

The woman in?front?of me?kept?shuffling around in her?seat?all the way through the?performance.

演出期間，我前面的那個(gè)女人在座位上不停地動(dòng)來(lái)動(dòng)去。

morsel

a very?small?piece?of?food?（食物的）一口，一小份

a morsel?of?cheese?一小塊奶酪

第三段

fumbling?

awkward, uncertain or hesitating?笨拙的；遲疑的

a fumbling schoolboy 笨拙的男生

awhile?literary

for a?short?time?片刻；暫時(shí)

Stay awhile and?rest.

稍停片刻，休息一下。

plump?

polite word?for?fat?發(fā)福的，豐滿的

He's got?rather?plump since I last?saw?him.

自從我上次見到他以來(lái)，他胖了很多。

第四段

overstuffed

filled?with too much?material?or too many things?填了太多材料（或物品）的

They?sat?in overstuffed?crimson?leather?chairs.

他們坐在塞得鼓鼓囊囊的深紅色皮椅上。

eiderdown

the?soft?feathers?of a?duck, used for?filling?pillows,?bed?covers, etc.?鴨絨

comforter

a?large,?soft,?flat?bag?filled?with?feathers?or?artificial?material, used on a?bed?（大的）羽絨被；蓋被

第五段

savor

a?smell?or?taste,?especially?a?pleasant?one?（尤指美好的）氣味；味道，滋味

第六段

erratic

moving?or?behaving?in a way that is not?regular,?certain, or?expected?（動(dòng)作、行為等）不規(guī)則的，不確定的，無(wú)計(jì)劃的

He?drove?in an erratic?course?down the?road.

他開車忽左忽右地在路上行駛。

drowsily

in a?tired?way, as if you are in a?state?between?sleeping?and being?awake?昏昏欲睡地

We were?awakened?from?deep?sleep?and made?our?way drowsily down the?stairs?into the?shelter.

我們從沉睡中被叫醒，昏昏沉沉地走下樓梯進(jìn)到掩體里。

第七段

payday

the?day?on which a?worker?receives?their?pay?發(fā)放工資日，發(fā)薪日

customary

usual?慣常的

She's not her customary?cheerful?self?today.

她今天不像往常那樣樂呵呵的。

azure

having the?bright?blue?colour?of the?sky?on a?clear?day?天藍(lán)色的，蔚藍(lán)色的

The?once?azure skies of Athens have been?ruined?by?atmospheric?pollution.

由于大氣污染，雅典曾經(jīng)蔚藍(lán)的天空已經(jīng)面目全非。

riotously

in a very?loud?and?uncontrolled?way that is?full?of?energy?熱鬧地；喧鬧地；放縱地

Everyone had a riotously good?time.

每個(gè)人都盡興地玩得很開心。