New Words
emulate
vt. imitate, especially from respect 仿效，模仿
penmanship
n. the skill or style of handwriting 书写的技巧（或风格），书法
tablet
n. 1. a pad of writing paper glued together along one edge 便笺簿，拍纸簿
2. 药片
thumb
vi. (through) turn the pages of (a book, etc.) quickly 迅速翻阅（书等）
painstaking
a. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble 刻苦的，下苦功的；煞费苦心的
punctuation
n. 标点符号 (=punctuation mark)
burrow
vt. dig (a hole, etc.) 挖（洞等）
mammal
n. 哺乳动物
termite
n. 白蚁
anteater
n. any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites 食蚁动物
miniature
a. very much smaller in size than is usual or normal 微型的，小型的
inevitable
a. incapable of being avoided or evaded 不可避免的
word-base
n. the vocabulary one commands 词汇量
broaden
v. (cause to) become broad(er) （使）变宽，（使）变阔，扩大
bunk
n. a narrow bed built into a wall like a shelf （倚壁而设的）床铺
wedge
n. 1. 楔子
2.（打高尔夫球用的）楔形铁头球棒
correspondence
n. communication by letters 通信
correspond
vi. 1. (with) 通信
2. (to, with) 相符合；成一致
3. (to) 相当，相类似
imprison
vt. put or keep (sb.) in or as if in prison 监禁，关押；禁锢
rehabilitation
n. restoration to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity 康复；（罪犯的）改造
inmate
n. a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) 囚徒；被收容者；住院者
intense
a. existing in an extreme degree 强烈的，极度的
well-read
a. well informed or deeply versed through reading 博学的，博览群书的
debater
n. 辩论家，好辩论者
devour
vt. enjoy avidly 贪婪地看（或听、读等）
literature
n. 文学，文学作品
maximum
n. the greatest quality or value attainable or attained 最大值，最大限度
a. as high, great, intense, etc. as possible 最高的；最大的；最强的
