读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 122

Part Eight: August - Take Your Seats, Everyone

chandelier

/ˌʃændəˈlɪr/

chandelier

a large round frame for holding candles or lights that hangs from the ceiling and is decorated with small pieces of glass

sparkling

/ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/

• shining brightly with points of flashing light

  a sparkling blue lake
  波光粼粼、湛蓝的湖面

• very clean, and seeming to shine brightly

a sparkling clean kitchen
非常干净的厨房

velvet

/ˈvelvɪt/

a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side
天鹅绒，丝绒

cushion

/ˈkʊʃn/

a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable
垫子，软垫，靠垫，坐垫

alphabetical

/ˌælfəˈbetɪkl/

according to the correct order of the letters of the alphabet

The files are arranged in alphabetical order.

remarks

the things you say in a formal speech

introductory/opening/concluding remarks

commencement

/kəˈmensmənt/

a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their diplomas
（大学或高中的）毕业典礼

chamber

/ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a large room in a public building used for important meetings

chamber music

classical music written for a small group of instruments
室内乐

roll call

If someone does a roll call, they read aloud the names of all the people on the list to make certain that they are present.
the reading of a list of names to a group of people to check who is there
点名

doze off

to go to sleep, especially when you did not intend to

She dozed off in front of the fire.
她在炉火前打起盹儿来。

brainiac

/ˈbreɪniæk/

someone who is very intelligent

not unless

only if

‘Will you go with her?’ ‘Not unless she wants me to.’

“你和她一起去吗？” “她想让我去我才会去。