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Chapter 1cynical: pessimistic, distrustful愤世嫉俗的foxholes: holes dug into the ground to protect a soldier from gunfire散兵坑gun turrets: towers used to hold guns by the military during battles炮塔rampant: running wild, overwhelming猖獗的squeaky:making very high noises that are not loud吱吱作响obedient: always doing what you are told to do听话的shady: protected from the sun or producing shade成荫的practical: relating to real situations and events rather than ideas, emotions实际的carols: songs颂歌blithe: cheerful无忧无虑的plank or beam: types of woodmason: brick worker石匠deck-hand: someone who works on a boat普通水手robust: healthy健壮的ploughboy: someone who works the soil on a farm耕童carpenter: someone who builds furniture木匠abolish: end废除dissolve=discontinueentitle = authorize有资格evident = clear明显的consent = permission许可destructive = harmful破坏性的institute = begin提出dictate = say口述transient = temporary流动性的suffer = enduremillennium: 1000 yearsunrivaled: formal better than any other无敌的explore: 探究，探索extend: 延长thriving: 欣欣向荣的Chapter 2unarbitrated: not worked out, not controlled无法调解testy: impatient, short-tempered急躁的holler = yell大叫token: coin used for subway entrypariah: social outcast被社会遗弃者debilitated: sick, unable to function使虚弱asthma: a type of illness that makes it difficult to breathe气喘premonition: a feeling about the future预感delayed gratification(满足): enjoying something at a later timedemographic: the study of populations人口统计数据brie: a type of French cheesesolicitation: requests for money乞讨chip on one’s shoulder敏感captive audience忠实粉丝shallow and self-absorbed肤浅而固执己见的paw throughdispose of income花钱flock to聚集到the last word in最新款式Chapter 4incredulity: astonishment; state of being unsure怀疑elf: small, imaginary human-like creatures小精灵mundane: boring usual平凡的myriad: many and different无数的scoffed: mocked, ridiculed嘲笑confiscated: took away没收eccentric: odd, peculiar古怪的banished: send away驱逐reminisce: remember fondly追忆往事innocuous无害的raw生食suburban市郊的scenario: scene可能发生的事swanky: fancy, high-class奢华的bistro: small restaurantunc