爱抚:caress
现任的,依靠的,富有职责的: incumbent
牛羊:flocks and herds
丝毫不危害:never do the least harm to....
代表我:in my place、on my behalf
很难去想象:It is impossible to make more than the widest guess at
危险的:perilous
不寒而栗:shudder
特地:go out of one's way
追求:court
唯一的:solitary
使贫困:impoverish
旅馆:inn
布满跳蚤的:flea-ridden
粗劣的:coarse
教区居民:parishioner
牧羊人:shepherd
亚麻布:linen
捆成一束:do up in bundles
引起某人注意:bring ...to the notice of...
不透明的:opaque
被蒙上眼睛的:blindhold
擅自做:take leave to do
认真研究:get down to
难题:rub
无拘无束:air of freedom
沉闷的:dreary
热爱:devotion
自负的:conceited
自以为是的:presumptuous
愚蠢的:fatuous
陈词滥调:cliche
友好:goodwill
疯狂的仇恨:orgies of hatred
爱国主义:patriotism
野性的:savage
模拟战争:mimic warfare
观众:spectator
至少:at any rate
校长:principal
游园会:fete
保险费:premiun
要求得到:make a claim for
公认的:admittedly
船翻:capsize
打颤,发抖:shiver
粗缆绳:hawser
绞车:winch
精神紧张的:agonizing
处于高处:perch
危险的:pecariously
夹板:clamp
激流,洪流:torrent
弹回:rebound
处于赤字状态:bleed red ink
责任,债务:liability
在...边缘 at the brink of。。
施加压力:exert pressure on。。。
现状:the status quo
推迟:defer
补偿,抵消:offset
通过法律:clear If it clears the house
使。。经济上维持下去: keep ....afloat
遗漏:omission