abandon [ә'bændәn] v.抛弃

plunge [plʌndʒ] v.投入，跳入；陷入lifeboat n.救生船

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guilty ['gilti] a.犯罪的，违法的

tolerant ['tɔlәrәnt] a.宽容的

declare [di'klєә] v.申报

hardened a.有经验的professional [prә'feʃәnl] a.职业的，专业的smuggler ['smʌglә] n.走私者

officious [ә'fiʃәs] a.爱管闲事的

confidently ad.自信地

dreadful ['dredful] a.可怕的，一团糟的pounce [pauns] v.猛抓，扑住

perfume ['pә:fju:m, pә:'fju:m] n.香水sarcastically [sa:'kæstikәli] ad.讽刺地exempt [ig'zempt] a.被免除的

duty ['dju:ti] n.税

gel [dʒel] n.凝胶，发胶

mixture ['mikstʃә] n.混合物

unscrew [ʌn'skru:] v.拧开

nostril ['nɔstril] n.鼻孔

chalk [tʃɔ:k] n.粉笔

baggage ['bægidʒ] n.行李

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desert ['dezәt, di'zә:t] v.(军队中)开小差unrealistic ['ʌnriә'listik] a.不真实的paradise ['pærәdais] n.天堂，乐土wretched ['retʃid] a.可怜的，艰苦的

starve [sta:v] v.挨饿

element ['elimәnt] n.成分

opportunity ['ɔpә'tju:niti] n.机会

coral ['kɔrәl] n.珊瑚

Virgin ['vә:dʒin] 维尔京群岛

Miami [mai'æmi] n.迈阿密(美国最南的城市)

dinghy n.救生筏，小船

Caribbean ['kæri'bi:әn] n.加勒比海

spear [spiә] 捕鱼枪

lobster ['lɔbstә] n.龙虾

tanker ['tæŋkә] n.油轮

genuinely ad.由衷地

Robinson Crusoe 鲁滨孙·克鲁索(《鲁滨孙漂流记》主人公)

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costume ['kɔstju:m] n.化装服

consist [kәn'sist] v.由…组成

sheet [ʃi:t] n.被单

effective [i'fektiv] a.有明显效果的，有作用的; 生效的

comfortable ['kʌmfәtәbl] a.舒适的

storeroom ['stɔ:rum] n.储藏室

electricity [ilek'trisiti] n.电

ammeter ['æmi:tә] n.电表

pace [peis] n.一步

flee [fli:] v.逃走

slam [slæm] v.砰地关上

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gangster ['gæŋstә] n.歹徒，强盗

Chicago [ʃi'ka:gәu] n.芝加哥(美国城市)

protection [prә'tekʃәn] n.保护

promptly ['prɔmptli] ad.准时地；迅速的

destroy [dis'trɔi] v.毁掉；消灭

remarkable [ri'ma:kәbl] a.不寻常的

band [bænd] n.帮，团伙

Florence ['flɔrәns] n.佛罗伦萨(意大利城市)

city-state n.(古代)城邦

hire ['haiә] v.租出，雇佣

prince ['prins] n.(小附属国的)君主，诸侯；王子Florentine ['flɔrәntain] n.佛罗伦萨人

funeral ['fju:nәrәl] n.葬礼

dedicate ['dedikeit] v.奉献，题献给

memory ['memәri] n.纪念

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