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  soften / v.                     (cause to) become soft (er) or gentle 
                                             (使)软化; (使)温和
 tragic / a.                      very sad,unfortunate;of or related
                                         to tragedy 悲惨的；悲剧的
 messenger / n.              a person employed to deliver telegrams, 
                                          letters or parcels 送信人；电报投递员       
 gently ad.                     softly 轻轻地      
 immediately / ad.          at once 
  immediate a.                     
  eager / a.                      marked by strong interest or impatient 
                                            desire 热切的，渴望的   
 hinge / n.             铰链
 whoever / pron.            no matter who 无论谁，不管谁 
 saintly / a.                     like a saint; very holy 像圣徒一样的;圣洁的
 implication / n.        含义         		
   imply vt.                    
  shock / vt.                    cause unpleasant or angry surprise to (sb.) 
                                            使(某人)震惊
 deliver / vt.                    take (sth.) to the place where it must go 
                                          交付，递送   
 awkward / a.                 uncomfortable  尴尬的   
 Mexican n. &a.             墨西哥人；墨西哥(人)的      
 pause / vi.                     stop for a short time 暂停，中止    
 interrupt / vt.                 stop (sb. speaking) by breaking in 打断 
                            (某人讲话)   		
  nervous / a.                   神经质的；紧张的
 ma'am /                         madam ( used in direct address ) 	
                           夫人，太太，小姐           
 smooth vt.                     make smooth or smoother 把...弄平    
 department / n.              部门；系        	 
 swiftly / ad.                   rapidly, quickly 快速的；敏捷地    
    swift a.       
  chocolate / n.                 巧克力(糖)          	
  chew / vt.                       crush (food) with the teeth    
  cactus / n.                      仙人掌     	 
 sob / vi.                         cry with short, quick breaths 啜泣;呜咽     
 disgrace / n.                   shame 耻辱;丢脸的人(或事)      
  unhappy a.                     not happy    
  hell / n.                          地狱           		
        
　	                   Phrases & Expressions    
 
    heetr of                                have knowledge of or receive information  
                                                    about 听到,听说   
  be responsible for                 be the cause of 应对...负责的      
  come out (with)                    speak out 大声的说,清楚的说       
  smooth out                           make smooth(er)            
    hold oneself in                      control one's feelings     
    take the place of                    act or be used instead of , replace 代替,取代 
  get to one's feet                    stand up        
    over and over again               very often, repeatedly 反复地,再三地　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
                                Proper Names　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
   Rosa Sandoval /                    罗莎.桑多瓦尔    
   Homer/                                 霍默        
   Mexica City /                         墨西哥城(墨西哥首都)  
     Juan Domingo /                     胡安.多明哥       
   the War Department               (美国)陆军部(旧称)       
     Juanito /                                胡安尼特(Juan的呢称)　

　
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