【生詞】
swot：informal?to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination.?swot up:to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially in order to prepare for an examination
scheming：given to making plots; cunning 詭計多端的; 狡猾的
distraction：[C,U]?something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing使人分心的事物?to distraction到發(fā)狂的程度汇鞭，到無可忍受的地步She admired the older girl Hortensia to distraction for the daring deeds she had performed in the school.
mull：to think about a problem, plan etc for a long time before making a decision
foe：literary?an enemy
exploit：?/?k'spl??t,?kˋspl??t/ n.?a brave and exciting adventure that someone has had
colony：/'k?l?ni,ˋkɑl?n?/?n.?[C?] 殖民地；聚居人群溺森，聚居地
newt：/nju?t,nut/?n.?[C?]蠑螈
murky：dark and difficult to see through
gruesome：very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured令人厭惡的巫橄，可怕的〔涉及有人被殺或受重傷〕
slimy：?/'sla?mi,ˋsla?m?/?adj.?covered with?slime?, or wet and slippery like slime 黏糊糊的
amphibian：?/?m?f?bi?n,?mˋf?b??n/?n.?[C?]?兩棲動物
whopper：?/'w?p?,ˋwɑp?/?n.?[C?]?informal?1.a lie淘邻；2.something unusually big
swoop：written?if the police, army etc swoop on a place, they go there without any warning in order to look for someone or something〔警方、軍隊等〕突然襲擊湘换；突然搜查
line：?v.?[T?]?鋪宾舅，墊〔某物內(nèi)部〕
wriggle：?/'r?ɡ???l,ˋr?g?/?v.扭動；蠕動 =?squirm
quicksilver：literary?something that is like quicksilver changes or moves quickly in a way that you do not expect變化莫測的事物彩倚；神出鬼沒的事物
satchel：/'s?t????l,ˋs?t??l/?n.?[C?]〔尤指舊時小孩用的〕書包筹我，小背包
tingle：if a part of your body tingles, you feel a slight stinging feeling, especially on your skin〔尤指皮膚〕感到刺痛，刺癢?tingle with excitement/fear/anticipation etc?感到很激動/充滿恐懼/充滿期待等
glazed：adj. 光滑的帆离；像玻璃的蔬蕊；上過釉的；呆滯無神的
pottery：陶器
tip：[I,T]?to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this（使）傾斜哥谷，（使）側(cè)傾
thrash：?to move or make something move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way（使）猛烈擺動岸夯；翻騰
【值得學(xué)習(xí)的表達】
see：?to make sure or check that something is done.?see (that)
bring off：to succeed in achieving (something), esp with difficulty or contrary to expectations (尤指很難地或出乎預(yù)料地)圓滿完成
come up with：想出
the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc：觀念/理論/感情等的萌芽
【拓展】
the Duke of Wellington ?威靈頓公爵，在滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役中打敗了拿破侖
