* refuge
n. (a place that provides) protection or shelter from harm, danger or unhappiness 避难（所）；庇护（所）

alas
int. a cry expressing grief, sorrow or fear 唉（表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等）

* revive
v. 1. regain strength, consciousness, life, etc.；bring (sb. or sth.) back to strength, consciousness, life, etc. （使）复苏；（使）重振活力
2. become active, popular, or successful again 恢复生机；复兴；重新流行

glow
n. a feeling of warmth or pleasure 热烈
vi. emit a soft light 发光

amateur
a. & n. (a person who is) not professional 业余（水平）的（运动员、艺术家等）

entry
n. 1. a person or thing taking part in a competition, race, etc. 参赛一员
2. entrance; the act of entering or the right to enter 进入；进入权

* anonymous
a. (of a person) with name unknown；(of a letter, painting, etc.) written or created by an unidentified person 名字不详的；匿名的

disqualify
vt. make or declare unfit, unsuitable, or unable to do sth. 取消…的资格；使不适合；使不能

rely
vi. (on, upon) 1. have trust or confidence (in) 信任；信赖
2. depend with full trust or confidence 依赖

* historian
n. a person who studies history and/or writes about it 历史学家

* barren
a. (of land) unproductive （土地等）贫瘠的，荒芜的

awaken
vt. 1. (to) cause to become conscious of 使意识到
2. cause to wake up 唤醒

* menace
n. a threat or danger 威胁

abundant
a. plentiful; more than enough 丰富的；充足的

abundance
n. a great quantity; plenty 丰富；充裕；大量

odd
a. 1. (infml.) (after numbers) a little more than the stated number ［常用以构成复合词］…以上的；…出头的
2. strange or unusual 奇特的；古怪的
3. 奇数的，单数的

existence
n. the state of existing 存在；实有

* pastime
n. hobby；sth. done to pass time in a pleasant way 消遣，娱乐

Phrases and Expressions

pay the price
experience sth. unpleasant because one has done sth. wrong, made a mistake, etc. 付出代价

come to sb.'s rescue
help sb. when he/she is in danger or difficulty 解救某人，救助某人

chance upon
meet by chance; find by chance 偶然碰见；偶然发现

try one's hand
attempt (to do sth.), esp. for the first time 尝试

plunge into
begin to do sth. suddenly; enter without hesitation 突然或仓促地开始某事；突然冲入

before one knows it
before one has time to consider the course of events 转眼之间，瞬息之间

fall upon
attack fiercely 猛攻，猛扑

take refuge
seek protection from danger or unhappiness 避难

rely on
trust, or confidently depend on 依赖，依靠

fall from office
lose a position of authority to which sb. was elected or appointed 离位，下台

awaken to
cause to become conscious of 使意识到

bear fruit
produce successful results 结果实；有成果

date from
have existed since 始自

keep sb. company
stay with sb. so that he/she is not alone 陪伴某人

Proper Names

Winston Churchill
温斯顿·丘吉尔（1874—1965，英国保守党政治家、首相［1940—1945，1951—1955］、作家）

Mary Soames
玛丽·索姆斯

First Lord of the Admiralty
（英国）海军大臣

Dardanelles
达达尼尔海峡（位于亚洲小亚细亚半岛同欧洲巴尔干半岛之间）

Clementine
克莱门泰因（女子名）

Surrey
萨里郡（英国英格兰郡名）

John Lavery
约翰·莱佛利

Marigold
玛丽戈尔德（女子名）

Chartwell
查特威尔（宅名）

Adolf. Hitler
希特勒（1889—1945，纳粹德国元首）