VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘Bartleby’ by Herman Melville

 词汇讲解：

1. best-known adj. 众所周知的; 著名的
例句：He is one of the world's best-known writers.
他是世界上最知名的作家之一。

2. candlelight n. 烛光
例句：She was reading a book by candlelight.
她正在烛光下看书。

3. calm adj. 镇定的, 沉着的; 宁静的, 心平气和的
例句：She remained calm.
她依然镇静。

4. emotion n. 强烈的感情；激情；情感；情绪
例句：Love, hatred and grief are emotions.
爱、恨和忧伤都是强烈的情感。

5. freeze v. 使呆住;使战栗
例句：She froze her noisy children with a single look.
她一瞪眼,她吵闹的孩子们马上动也不敢动。

6. shocked adj. 惊愕的,受震惊的
例句：I was shocked at the news of her death.
我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。

7. slink vi. 偷偷溜走
例句：The defeated army slunk back to its strongholds in the mountains.
被击败的军队偷偷潜回到它在山里的据点里。

8. extra adj. 额外的, 附加的，外加的
例句：The ship was loaded down with extra cargo.
船上又额外加装了货物。

9. furniture n. 家具
例句：This old French table is a very valuable piece of furniture.
这张古老的法国餐桌是件很有价值的家具。

10. empty adj. 空的
例句：The baby was sucking away at the empty feeding-bottle.
那个孩子正在吮吸着空奶瓶。

11. flee vi. 逃走, 逃掉
例句：Samuel has fled.
塞缪尔已经逃跑了。

12. lie vi. 躺；卧；平躺；平卧；横卧
例句：He broke his leg and had to lie all the time.
他折断了腿, 不得不总是躺着。