New Words and Expressions

trunk

n. 汽车后部的行李箱

struggle with

have difficulty handling or coping with 费力地对付

grocery

n. (usu. pl) 食品杂货

locomotive

n. 机车

horn

n. 喇叭

nearby

a., ad. 附近的；在附近

thumbs-up

n. 翘拇指（赞同或满意的表示）

gesture

n. 手势；姿势

echo

v. repeat (another's words, ideas, etc.) 重复

draw sb.'s attention to

make sb. aware of (sth.) 引起（某人）注意

steep

a. rising or falling sharply 陡峭的

kneel

vi. go down on the knees; rest on the knees 跪下；跪着

freight

n. 货物；货运

overhead

a. above one's head; in the sky 在上头的；架空的

signal

v. send ( sth. such as a warning or a message) by a light or an act 发信号传达

out of the way

远离，不碍事

resume

vt. begin again after a pause 重新开始，恢复

per

prep. for each 每

accelerator

n. 加速器，加速装置

conductor

n. (AmE) 列车员

medium

a. coming halfway between; not extreme 中等的

n. a means which can be used to express or communicate sth. 媒质，媒介

mess

vt. put into disorder 弄乱；弄脏

n. 混乱；脏乱

mess around

(infml) do things in an aimless way; spend time playing 随意做事；闲荡

hey

int. 嗨（用以唤起注意等）

cool down

(cause to) become calmer （使）冷静下来

spot

vt. see or recognize 看出，认出

instant

n. 片刻，瞬息

intently

ad. with great attention 专心地

rag

n. 破布；抹布；（pl）破旧衣服

brake

n. 制动器，刹车

pull on

用力拉

with all one's strength

使劲，用全力

blast

n. （汽笛等的）鸣叫

explode

vi. burst with a loud noise 爆发；爆炸

sway

v. (cause to)move or swing slowly from side to side （使）摇动；（使）摇摆

flash

vi. move very fast; produce a sudden bright light 飞驰，掠过；闪烁

calculate

v. 计算

deceleration

n. 减速

groan▲

v. 呻吟

thunderous

a. extremely loud 雷鸣似的；极响的

leap

vi. jump 跳，跃

grab

v. seize suddenly; take roughly and quickly 猛地抓取

blade

n. 刀刃，刀身；刀片

loose

a. 松散的

hammer

n. 榔头，锤

crash

vi. fall or strike suddenly, violently, and noisily 突然重重倒下；坠毁；碰撞

reach out

stretch one's arm, usu. in order to get or touch (sth.) 伸手抓

clear of

free from, not in contact with 离开；不接触

scrape

v. 刮，擦

instantly

ad. at once; immediately 立即，即刻

forehead

n. 前额

punch

v. hit hard 猛击，用力击

nylon

n. 尼龙

fabric

n. 织物，织品；构造，结构

horror

n. great fear or shock 恐惧，震惊

up and down

一上一下地

injure

vt. harm, hurt；damage 损害；伤害

injury n.

hug▲

vt. hold tightly in one's arms 紧抱

mask

n. 面具，面罩

visible

a. that can be seen 看得见的，可见的

twist

v. 转动；（使）扭曲；扭伤

ambulance

n. 救护车

ma'am = madam

女士，小姐

via

prep. by means of; by way of 通过；经过

beeper

n. BP机，拷机

internal

a. of or in the inside 内部的；内在的

miraculously

ad. like a miracle 奇迹般地

stitch▲

n. （缝合伤口、缝纫、刺绣等的）一针，针脚

risk

vt. put (sth.) in a dangerous position 使遭受危险

n. 危险，风险

no way

(infml) in no way; definitely not 不行；决不

incident

n. sth. that happens 事情；事件

shelter

vt. protect; cover 保护；遮蔽

n. 隐蔽处；躲避处

Proper Names

Jack Murphy

杰克·墨菲

Ramsey

拉姆齐（地名）

N.J.= New Jersey

（美国）新泽西州

Kate Pritchard

凯特·普理查德

Conrail

联铁（一家主要在美国东北部营运的铁路公司，Consolidated Rail Corporation的缩合词）

Todd

托德（男子名或姓氏）

Scott

斯科特（男子名或姓氏）

Rich Campana

里奇·坎普纳

Anthony Falzo

安东尼·法尔佐

Gary

加里（男子名或姓氏）