corpse??n.尸體; (尤指人的) 死尸，尸首; v.(使戲劇演員因忘記臺詞或止不住笑而) 演出僵住
pomegranate? n.石榴
mourner? n. 吊唁者; 哀悼者
wail? ?v.(因悲傷或疼痛) 哭號，慟哭; 大聲呼叫; 哀號; 高聲抱怨; 發(fā)出長而高的聲音; 呼嘯;? ?
? ? ? ? ? n.(疼痛或悲傷時發(fā)出的) 號啕，哀號;
chant? ?n.反復呼喊的話語; 重復唱的歌詞; 圣歌; 反復吟詠的禱文; 單調的吟唱;
? ? ? ? ? ? v.反復唱; 反復呼喊; 唱圣歌; 反復地吟詠禱文; 單調重復地唱;.
bier? ?n.停尸架; 棺材架
hack? ?v.砍; 劈; 猛踢; 非法侵入(他人計算機系統(tǒng));
? ? ? ? ? ?n.雇傭文人(尤指廉價受雇撰寫報紙庸俗文章者); (受雇于組織，尤其是政客) 從事艱苦乏味工作的人; 雜務人員; 供人騎的馬; 可出租的馬;
oblong? ?adj.矩形的; 長方形的; 橢圓形的; 橢圓體的;? n.長方形;
hummocky? ?adj.圓丘般的，多圓丘的;
derelict??adj.荒廢的; 被棄置的; 破舊的; n.無家可歸者; 乞丐; 社會棄兒;
building lot??建筑房屋用地；建筑地基
prickly pear? ?n. 仙人果，刺梨(仙人掌屬植物，花黃色); 仙人果(梨狀，紅色，可食用);
gazelle? ?n.羚羊;
hindquarter? ?n.后腿肉，后軀肉塊；后乳房的每一乳區(qū)；（復）后軀；（復）后乳房;
navvy? ?n.壯工; 苦力; (尤指) 筑路工;
hoe??n.鋤頭;? ?v.用鋤頭鋤地(或除草);
stow? ??v.妥善放置; 把…收好
fly-infested booths
lathe? ?n.車床;? ?vt.用車床加工;
bow??n.弓; 蝴蝶結; 琴弓;??n.鞠躬; 彎腰行禮; 船頭; 艏;??v.鞠躬; 點頭; 低(頭); 垂(首); (使) 彎曲;
chisel? ?n.鑿子; 鏨子;? ?v.(用鑿子) 鑿，刻，雕; 欺騙; 欺詐; 宰(人);
frenzied? ? adj.瘋狂的; 狂暴的;
grope? ?v.摸索; 搜索; 搜尋; 探尋; (用手) 摸索著往前走; 猥褻; 摸(某人);? n.猥褻; 摸;
self-contained communities
silversmith
blacksmith
coppersmith
sqare meal? ?n. 飽餐; 美餐
conspicuous? ?adj.易見的; 明顯的; 惹人注意的
the chances are that......? =? probably....
take in??觀看; 欣賞; 參觀;
legionnaire? ?n.軍團成員; (尤指法國軍隊中的) 外籍軍團成員
back-breaking struggle
wring??vt.絞，擰；?扭干，絞出；?折磨，使苦惱；?曲解
hare? ?n.野兔;
frightful? ? adj. 極壞的; 很糟的; 十分嚴重的; 令人很不愉快的;
bend double? ?彎腰; 弓著身子
tear up the prickly weeds with their hands? 用手把帶刺的草
fodder? ?n.(馬等家畜的) 飼料，秣; (人或東西) 只能是…的料;??v.用飼料喂
peasant??n.(尤指昔日或貧窮國家的) 農民，小農，佃農; 老粗; 土包子; 沒教養(yǎng)的人;
lucerne??
fodder? n.(馬等家畜的) 飼料，秣; (人或東西) 只能是…的料;? v.用飼料喂;
stalk? ?n.(葉) 柄; (花) 梗; (果實的) 柄; (植物的) 莖，稈; 柄; (動物的) 肉柄，肉莖;
? ? ? ? ? ?v.偷偷接近，潛近(獵物或人); (非法) 跟蹤，盯梢; 怒沖沖地走; 趾高氣揚地走;
frail? ?adj. 瘦弱的; 弱的; 易損的; 易碎的;.
harrow? ?n.耙;? v.耙地; 折磨，使苦惱;
furrow? ?n.犁溝; 溝; 車轍; (臉上的) 皺紋;? ?v.犁; (使)皺(眉)，蹙(額) ;
hobble??v.蹣跚; 跛行; 捆綁(馬等的)兩腿(以防其走失); 阻止; 妨礙;
? ? ? ? ? ? ?n.跛行; 蹣跚; <口/方〉困境;
column? ?n.柱; (通常為) 圓形石柱; 紀念柱; 圓柱狀物; 柱形物; (書、報紙印刷頁上的) 欄;
infantry? ?n.(統(tǒng)稱) 步兵
screw-gun batteries
whereabouts??adv.在什么地方；?靠近什么地方；n.下落；?行蹤；?去向；?所在之處
reach-me-down? ?adj. 現(xiàn)成的；用舊的（常指廉價的，質量不高的）；千篇一律的
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?n. 舊東西，二手貨；現(xiàn)成衣服.
tin hat? ?保護帽; 鋼盔
inquisitive? ?過分打聽他人私事的; 好學的; 好奇的; 興趣廣泛的;
wide-eyed? ? adj. 睜大眼睛的，吃驚的，天真的; 天真的; 吃驚的;
onlooker? ?n.旁觀者;
When the friends get to the burying-ground they hack an oblong hole a foot or two deep, dump the body in it and fling over it a little of the dried-up, lumpy earth, which is like broken brick.
The plough is a wretched wooden thing, so frail that one can easily carry it on one's shoulder, and fitted underneath with a rough iron spike which stirs the soil to a depth of about four inches.
All of them are mummified with age and the sun, and all of them are tiny.
Though they had registered themselves on my eyeballs I cannot truly say that I had seen them.
But what is peculiarly pitiful is that it is the most willing creature on earth, it follows its master like a dog and does not need either bridle or halter. After a dozen years of devoted work it suddenly drops dead, whereupon its master tips it into the ditch and the village dogs have torn its guts out before it is cold.
