读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 100

Part Seven: Miranda - Extraordinary, but No One There to See

first night/opening night

the first performance of a play or show
首场演出，首映

be on call

if someone such as a doctor or engineer is on call, they are ready to go and help whenever they are needed as part of their job
（医生、工程师等）待命，随叫随到

Don’t worry, there’s a doctor on call 24 hours a day.
别担心，全天24小时都有一位医生值班。

volleyball

a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a high net
排球；排球运动

the crowd

ordinary people, not unusual in any way

You have to do things exceptionally well to stand out from the crowd.
你必须干得非常出色才能脱颖而出。

He wanted to go unnoticed, to be one of the crowd.
他想默默无闻地做个普通人。

rehearsal

/rɪˈhɜːrsl/

a time when all the people in a play, concert etc practise before a public performance
排练，排演

The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.
这段对白是演员在排练的时候想出来的。

auditorium

/ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/

a large building used for concerts or public meetings
音乐厅；礼堂，会堂

aisle

/aɪl/

a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket
（教堂、戏院、火车等座位间或超市货架间的）走道，过道

Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)?
您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？

bow tie

a short piece of cloth tied in the shape of a bow that men sometimes wear around their neck
蝶形领结

jitters

/ˈdʒɪtərz/

a nervous worried feeling, especially before an important event

I always get the jitters before exams.
我考试前总是很紧张。

furious

/ˈfjʊriəs/

very angry

She was absolutely furious at having been deceived.
她受了骗，怒不可遏。

outrageous

very shocking and unacceptable
骇人的；无法容忍的

I must apologise for my outrageous behaviour.
我必须为自己极端无礼的行为道歉。

restrain

/rɪˈstreɪn/

to control your own emotions or behaviour

John managed to restrain his anger.
约翰努力压制住自己的怒气。

She could barely restrain herself from hitting him.
她差点就忍不住要去打他。

explode

to suddenly express strong feelings such as anger

Paul exploded. ‘What has it got to do with you?’ he yelled.
保罗大发雷霆。“这和你有什么关系？”他大声喊道。

booth

/buːθ/

• a small partly enclosed place where one person can do something privately, such as use the telephone or vote

a phone booth
电话亭

• a small partly enclosed structure where you can buy things, play games, or get information, usually at a market or a fair
  （市场或游乐场上的）售货棚，摊位，摊档

a crafts booth
手工艺品摊位

somebody is not too swift

used to say that someone is not very intelligent

peel something off / peel off something

to take your clothes off

Tom peeled off his wet T-shirt and shorts.
汤姆脱掉湿了的T恤衫和短裤。

zip up

to fasten something using a zip, or to become fastened using a zip
把…的拉链拉上；被拉上拉链

Could you zip me up please? I can’t reach.
帮我把拉链拉上好吗？我够不着。