短篇小说 | The Last Dream of Old Oak
IN the forest, high up on the steep shore, and not far from the open seacoast, stood a very old oak-tree.
小词详解 | hubris
Come on. Show some hubris. Come on, impress me.
来吧，炫一下。快点儿，秀一下。
短篇小说 | After the Race
THE cars came scudding in towards Dublin, running evenly like pellets in the groove of the Naas Road.
小词详解 | dismal
What right have you to be so dismal? You're rich enough.
你有什么资格这么不高兴？你够有钱的了。
主题词汇 | 与隐藏相关的英语单词
alias
英 [ˈeɪliəs] 美 [ˈeɪliəs]
（罪犯或演员等）又名，亦名，别名，化名
短篇小说 | The Unrest-Cure
"I don't suppose," mused Clovis, as an early train bore him townwards, "that they will be in the least grateful for the Unrest-cure."
小词详解 | lure
Lust → Lure
主题词汇 | 与恐惧相关的英语单词
apprehensive
英 [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 美 [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv]
忧虑的，担心的，疑惧的，恐惧的
短篇小说 | Babes in the Jungle
Two years afterward I found that I couldn't remember the names of the Russian admirals, and I noticed some gray hairs over my left ear; so I knew the time had arrived for me to take Silver's advice.
小词详解 | deface
Deface vs Disfigure
主题词汇 | 与圣经相关的英语单词
advent
英 [ˈædvent] 美 [ˈædvent]
（重要事件、人物、发明等的）出现、到来；将临节、基督降临节（圣诞节前的四个星期）
小词详解 | hype
I had a feeling she was all hype.
我有种感觉她被神话了。
