Lesson 1At large. 未被捕的;自由的,不受约束的;逍遥法外的 Cat-like animal. 猫科动物。Be spotted. 被发现。Take seriously. 重视 Begin to accumulate. 开始累积 ，越来越多Feel obliged. 义无反顾, 有责任去 Claim to. 要求，声称Extraordinary similar. 非凡的相似 The hunt for. 寻找 Pick blackberries. 摘黑莓 Run away. 逃跑；失控Be cornered. 被逼得走投无路 Prove difficult. 有困难 Leave behind. 留下；丢下；忘记；忘记带走，遗留 A trail of. 一串 A number of. 若干，一些；许多Cling to. 粘上；贴上 Complain of. 抱怨Fully convinced. 完全信任 In the possession of. 被某人占有；属于…；为…所有Manage to. 设法；达成Go on. 继续；过去；继续下去；发生It is disturbing to. -----是令人不安的 Lesson 2Raise money. 集资；筹款；募捐One cause or another. 这样或那样的原因 Get enough money. 有足够的钱 Strike the hours. 打点报时 Ever since. 从那时到现在With a start. 吓一跳地，一惊地Armed with. 拥有，装备有…= provided withWhat was going on. 发生了什么事 Catch sight of. 看到；瞥见Recognize as. 认出是。In surprise. 惊奇地Come up. 走近；Night after night. 一夜又一夜You see. 你瞧；你是知道的Give somebody a surprise. 给人一个惊喜 There’s nothing I can do about it. 对此我已无能为力 Get used to . 习惯于…better than nothing. 总比没有的好Lesson 3Some time ago. 不久前Stand in. 位于on the promontory of. 在海角的 At one time. 曾经，一度；同时High level of civilization. 高度的文明 Beautifully-decorated. 漂亮装饰的Be equipped with. 配备有…；装有…；装备有A place of worship. 礼拜的场所(如教堂、寺院等)Date from. 追溯到；始于；起源于Happen to be. 碰巧是；恰巧是Classical times. 古典时期罗马时代Carefully-preserved. Ever then. 曾经那么 Be amazed to. 感到非常惊讶 Turn out to be. 结果是；原来是Modern-looking. 时髦的Stand three feet high. 三英尺高 Rest on. 停留在；依靠；被搁在；信赖Full-length. 全身的；全长的Sweep the ground. 横扫地上...
