conviction
n. a strong feeling or belief about sth.

revel
vi. take very great pleasure(in)

crude
a. in a natural or raw state; unrefined

surge
vi. rise or swell with great force

hunger
vi. have a strong desire or craving

disbelieve
vt. refuse to believe

novel
n. a long story about fictitious people and events

lug
vt. pull along or carry with effort; drag

golf
n. a game played by hitting a small, hard ball with one of a set of clubs around an outdoor course into a series of holes in as few strokes as possible 高尔夫球

mythical
a. not real; imaginary

myth
n. a story that expresses the beliefs and values of a people 神话

revive
vt. bring back to life or consciousness

vivid
a. active, lively

naturalism
n. the showing in art, and literature, of the world and people scientifically and exactly as they are 自然主义

mood
n. the way sb. feels at a certain time 心境，情绪

ream
n. 480 or 500 sheets of paper of the same size and quality 令

sufficiently
ad. in a sufficient manner or to a sufficient degree

sufficient
a. as much as is needed; enough

ignorance
n. the condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge

Jim Crow
discriminating against Negroes; for blacks only

Phrases & Expressions
aside from
except for; in addition to

on earth
of all possible things; ever (use. used for emphasis after words that ask question)

call down
summon; evoke (sth. upon sb.)

out of the question
not worth considering; impossible

fit into
belong to; be appropriate to

refer to
mention; allude to

address oneself to
give one's full attention to; tackle

on errands
making a short trip to do or get sth. for sb.

slip up
make a mistake

be clear of
be a safe distance away from; free from

call up
call on the telephone

under one's breath
in a whisper

right off
at once; immediately

be through
have reached the end of; be finished with; be done with

run across
find or meet by chance

look up
search for, hunt information about in a dictionary

surge up
rise up in a wave

hunger up
rise up in a wave

nothing less than
nothing short of

beyond one's reach
not capable of being had or got to

Proper Names
Richard Wright
理查德.赖特

Memphis
孟菲斯

Commercial Appeal
《商业呼声报》

H.L. Mencken
H.L. 门肯

Don
唐

A Book of Prefaces
《序言集》

Prejudices
《偏见》

Sinclair Lewis
辛克莱.刘易斯

Main Street
《大街》

Gerald
杰拉尔德

George F. Babbitt
乔治.F.巴比特

Dreiser
德莱塞

Jennie Gerhardt
珍尼.格哈特

Sister Carrie
《嘉莉妹妹》