第一段

wholesale

of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shops to customers 批發(fā)的（地）；成批賣的（地）

a wholesale?supplier/business?批發(fā)供應(yīng)商／業(yè)務(wù)

wage-seeker 求職者

conspicuous

very?noticeable?or?attracting?attention, often in a way that is not?wanted?顯眼的；醒目的；顯著的

He?tried?not to?look?conspicuous and?moved?slowly?along the back of the?room.

他盡量不使自己顯眼，沿著房間后部慢慢移動。

errand

a?short?journey?either to take a?message?or to take or?collect?something?（短程）差事；跑腿I'll?meet?you at six, I've got some errands to?do/run?first.

我會在6點和你見面，我得先去辦些事情。

screw sb up

When bad experiences or people screw you up, they make you worried and unhappy or damage your personality. 使（某人）焦慮不安；令（某人）很難過；使（某人）精神崩潰

It really?screwed?him up when he?saw?his?friend?get?killed.

看到自己的朋友遇難，他傷心欲絕。

fumble

to do something?awkwardly,?especially?when using?your?hands?笨手笨腳地做；（尤指）摸索，亂摸

They fumbled?around/about?(=?moved?awkwardly)?in the?dark,?trying?to?find?their?way out of the?cinema.

他們在黑暗中摸索，想從電影院里出去。

uproar

a?situation?in which a lot of?people?complain?about something?angrily?or make a lot of?noise?喧囂；嘈雜；吵鬧

The?whole?hall?was?in?uproar after the?announcement.

宣布完后，整個大廳一片嘩然。

novelty

the?quality?of being new and?unusual?新穎，新奇

The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.

孩子們對這些玩具的新鮮感很快消失了，開始厭倦起來。

第二段

flagging

becoming?weaker變?nèi)醯?/span>flagging?energy/enthusiasm?漸漸低落的活力／熱情

第三段

ledger

a book in which things are regularly recorded, especially business activities and money received or paid 分類賬

falter

to?move?awkwardly?as if you might?fall?蹣跚；搖晃

The?nurse?saw?him falter and made him?lean?on her.

護士見他站不穩(wěn)，就讓他靠著她。

第五段

stammer

to?speak?or say something with?unusual?pauses?or?repeated?sounds, either because of?speech?problems?or because of?fear?and?anxiety?口吃；結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說

[?+ speech?]?"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered.

“我們什……什么時候能……能走？”她結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說道。

第八段

venture

to?risk?going?somewhere?or doing something that might be?dangerous?or?unpleasant, or to?risk?saying something that might be?criticized?冒險去（或做）；冒昧地說

As we set off into the?forest, we?felt?as though we were venturing?(forth) into?the?unknown.當(dāng)我們動身進入那片森林時，感覺自己似乎正在冒險進入一個未知的世界。

第十六段

not?clear?and?difficult?to?understand?or?see?費解的，晦澀的；模糊的，朦朧的；不清楚的Official?policy?has?changed, for?reasons?that?remain?obscure.

官方的政策已改變，原因尚不清楚。