A New Home 1

【生词】

fainting-fit: n.晕厥

Georgian: ['dʒɔ:dʒjən]Georgian buildings, furniture etc come from the 18th century, when Britain was ruled by the Kings George I, George II, and George III〔英国18世纪〕乔治一世至三世时期风格的

bunk: [bʌŋk]n. 铺位do a bunk informal to suddenly leave a place without telling anyone

solicitor:[sə'lɪsɪtɚ] n. [C ] 事务律师〔英国的一种律师，其职责为提供咨询、办理房地产买卖手续、在下级法庭出庭替人辩护等〕

testament:/'testəmənt,ˋtɛstəmənt/ n. [C ]formal 遗嘱

late father:先父，已故的父亲

call in: If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there. 短暂访问

struggle: to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult

strive:to make a great effort to achieve something

mind you:[用作插入语]请听清楚，请注意; 说真的

off the mark：= wide of the mark 不正确/有很大的偏差

hedgehog： /'hedʒhɒɡ,ˋhɛdʒ͵hɑg/ n. [C ]刺猬

frantically：adv. 疯狂似地；狂暴地

lousy： /'laʊzi,ˋlauzɪ/ adj.especially spoken of very bad quality

mess about：胡闹；瞎混

beat it：used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there

【表达】

It was bubbling and boiling away like mad inside your head.(away:used to emphasize that an action continues)

She didn't take too much notice of that.

I've got enough troubles without messing about with you!