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<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 53</font></font> (posted 2019.2.28)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=5><tr><td><font size=5 color=magenta><u>WORD<td><font size=5 color=magenta><u>A USE IN SENTENCE<td align=center><font size=5 color=red>answer

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>261 eminence</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a man of political eminence<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a261) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a261 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>出類拔萃</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>262 hackneyed</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a hackneyed phrase/subject<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a262) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a262 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>陳腐的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>263 elected</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a263) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a263 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>選擇(做某事)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>264 involuntary</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>an involuntary cry of pain<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a264) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a264 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不自覺的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>265 forte</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Languages were never my forte.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a265) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a265 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>專長</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 52</font></font> (posted 2018.3.12)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=5><tr><td><font size=5 color=magenta><u>WORD<td><font size=5 color=magenta><u>A USE IN SENTENCE<td align=center><font size=5 color=red>answer

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>256 affectation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a256) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a256 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>假裝</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>257 sneer</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A faint sneer of satisfaction crossed her face.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a257) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a257 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>嘲笑</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>258 censure</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a vote of censure on the government's foreign policy<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a258) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a258 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>譴責</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>259 exquisite</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The room was decorated in exquisite taste.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a259) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a259 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>雅致的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>260 gush</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a gush of blood<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a260) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a260 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>湧出</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 51</font></font> (posted 2018.3.8)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>251 gall</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It galls me to have to apologize to her.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a251) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a251 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使煩惱(尤指因不公平引起)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>252 deign</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a252) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a252 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>屈尊(做某事)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>253 exacting</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He was an exacting man to work for.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a253) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a253 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>要求嚴格的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>254 piqued</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She couldn't help feeling a little piqued by his lack of interest.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a254) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a254 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>惱怒的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>255 dispense(with)</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Debit cards dispense with the need for cash altogether.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a255) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a255 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不再需要</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 50</font></font> (posted 2017.12.5)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>246 foster</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a246) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a246 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>促進</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>247 sentient</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Man is a sentient being.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a247) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a247 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>有感覺能力的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>248 lump</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a248) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a248 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>腫塊</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>249 demeanour</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He maintained a professional demeanour thoughtout.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a249) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a249 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>風度</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>250 ditto</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The waiters were rude and unhelpful, the manager ditto.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a250) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a250 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(代替某一詞語以免重複)也一樣</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 49</font></font> (posted 2017.12.1)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>241 blunder</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a241) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a241 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>犯愚蠢的(或粗心的)錯誤</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>242 impediment</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a242) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a242 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>障礙</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>243 contemplation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He sat there deep in contemplation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a243) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a243 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>沉思</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>244 brusque</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a244) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a244 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>寡言而無禮的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>245 prominence</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She has achieved a prominence she hardly deserves.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a245) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a245 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>出名</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 48</font></font> (posted 2017.11.28)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>236 braid</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She'd braided her hair.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a236) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a236 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>將(頭髮、繩子等)編成辮</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>237 trim</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She has kept very trim.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a237) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a237 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>苗條的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>238 aver</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She averred that she had never seen the man before.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a238) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a238 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>斷言</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>239 gale</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The gale blew down hundreds of trees.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a239) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a239 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>大風</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>240 quell</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a240) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a240 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>平息</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 47</font></font> (posted 2017.11.27)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>231 billow</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A great cloud of smoke billowed out of the chimney.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a231) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a231 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(煙霧等)湧出</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>232 fleck</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>His hair was flecked with paint.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a232) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a232 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使有斑點</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>233 dusk</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The street lights go on at dusk.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a233) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a233 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>黃昏</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>234 muster</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She left the room with all the dignity she could muster.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a234) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a234 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>聚集(支持、勇氣等)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>235 rear</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The horse reared, throwing its rider.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a235) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a235 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>用後腿直立</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 46</font></font> (posted 2017.11.2)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>226 marvel</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Everyone marvelled at his courage.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a226) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a226 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>大為讚歎</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>227 novice</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I'm a complete novice at skiing.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a227) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a227 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>新手</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>228 revel (in sth)</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Some people seem to revel in annoying others.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a228) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a228 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>陶醉於</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>229 interject</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>"You're wrong," interjected Susan.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a229) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a229 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>插嘴</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>230 blasphemous</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Many people found the film blasphemous.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a230) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a230 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>褻瀆神明的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 45</font></font> (posted 2017.8.12)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>221 clang</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Bells were clanging in the tower.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a221) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a221 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>叮噹作響</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>222 throng</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We pushed our way through the throng.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a222) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a222 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>聚集的人群</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>223 bask</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We sat basking in the warm sunshine.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a223) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a223 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>曬太陽</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>224 divest</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He divested himself of his jacket.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a224) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a224 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使(某人)脫去(衣服)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>225 flank</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She left the courtroom flanked by armed guards.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a225) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a225 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>側面(或兩側)有</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 44</font></font> (posted 2017.8.6)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>216 officious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a nasty officious little man<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a216) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a216 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>愛發號施令的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>217 clasp</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a217) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a217 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>握緊</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>218 vocation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a218) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a218 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使命感</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>219 grimace</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He grimaced at the bitter taste.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a219) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a219 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(因厭惡)做怪相</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>220 waft</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The scent of the flowers was wafted along by the breeze.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a220) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a220 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(隨風)飄盪</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 43</font></font> (posted 2017.8.4)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>211 sprain</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I stumbled and sprained my ankle.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a211) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a211 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>扭傷(關節)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>212 covet</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a212) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a212 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>渴望</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>213 clatter</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a213) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a213 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(硬物相碰)發出響亮的撞擊聲</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>214 chink</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We chinked glasses and drank to each other's health.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a214) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a214 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(使)叮噹響</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>215 crag</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a castle set on a crag above the village<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a215) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a215 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>懸崖</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 42</font></font> (posted 2017.8.3)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>206 rally</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He never really rallied after the operation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a206) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a206 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>恢復健康</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>207 hem</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>to hem a skirt<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a207) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a207 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>縫邊</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>208 deformity</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a208) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a208 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>身體畸形</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>209 converse</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true: reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a209) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a209 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>事實反面</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>210 spurn</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Eve spurned Mark's invitation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a210) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a210 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>傲慢拒絕</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 41</font></font> (posted 2017.8.2)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>201 invalid</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a201) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a201 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>病弱者</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>202 crouch</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Doyle crouched behind a hedge.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a202) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a202 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>蹲下</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>203 pamper</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Pamper yourself with our new range of beauty treatments.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a203) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a203 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>精心護理</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>204 mistime</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The horse completely mistimed the jump and threw its rider.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a204) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a204 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>在不適當的時機做</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>205 chisel</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A name was chiselled into the stone.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a205) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a205 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>用鑿子刻</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 40</font></font> (posted 2017.7.29)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>196 streak</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Tears streaked her face.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a196) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a196 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>佈滿條痕</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>197 scanty</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Details of his life are scanty.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a197) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a197 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不足的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>198 ghastly</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It's all been a glastly mistake.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a198) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a198 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>遭透的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>199 rend</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They rent their clothes in grief.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a199) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a199 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>撕碎</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>200 uproot</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>If I accept the job, it will mean uprooting my family and moving to Italy.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a200) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a200 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使離開熟悉地方</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 39</font></font> (posted 2017.7.29)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>191 muffle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a191) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a191 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使聽不清</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>192 sneaking</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She had always had a sneaking affection for him.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a192) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a192 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>暗中的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>193 avert</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a193) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a193 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>背過臉</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>194 irksome</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I found the restrictions irksome.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a194) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a194 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使人煩惱的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>195 elicit</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a195) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a195 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>引出</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 38</font></font> (posted 2017.7.28)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>186 stately</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The procession made its stately progress through the streets of the city.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a186) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a186 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>緩慢莊嚴的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>187 influx</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a massive influx of visitors<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a187) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a187 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>湧入</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>188 tabernacle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a Mormon tabernacle<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a188) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a188 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>禮拜堂</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>189 spite</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I'm sure he only said it out of spite.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a189) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a189 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>怨恨</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>190 vault</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a190) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a190 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>用手支撑騰躍</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 37</font></font> (posted 2017.7.27)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>181 propitious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It was not a propitious time to start a new business.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a181) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a181 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>吉利的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>182 effigy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The demonstrators burned a crude effigy of the president.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a182) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a182 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>醜化像</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>183 fitful</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a fitful night's sleep<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a183) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a183 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>斷斷續續的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>184 prattle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She prattled on about her children all evening.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a184) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a184 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>嘮叨</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>185 belie</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a185) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a185 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>掩飾</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 36</font></font> (posted 2017.7.26)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>176 unimpeachable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>evidence from an unimpeachable source<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a176) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a176 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不容置疑的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>177 fastidious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Everything was planned in fastidious detail.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a177) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a177 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>一絲不苟的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>178 swathe</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a178) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a178 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>裹</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>179 salient</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She pointed out the salient features of the new design.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a179) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a179 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>顯著的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>180 declaim</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She declaimed the famous opening speech of the play.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a180) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a180 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>慷慨陳辭</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 35</font></font> (posted 2017.7.24)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>171 desertion</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She felt betrayed by her husband's desertion.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a171) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a171 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>遺棄</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>172 warble</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He warbled his way through the song.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a172) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a172 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>用高顫音唱</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>173 straggle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>On the way the kids straggled behind us.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a173) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a173 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>落在後面</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>174 incumbent</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It was incumbent on them to attend.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a174) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a174 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>有責任</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>175 aspiration</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>What changes are needed to meet women's aspirations for employment?<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a175) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a175 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>渴望</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 34</font></font> (posted 2017.7.22)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>166 perceptive</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It was very perceptive of you to notice that.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a166) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a166 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>有洞察力的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>167 obscure</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a167) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a167 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>鮮為人知的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>168 swerve</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a168) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a168 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>急轉彎</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>169 scrutinise</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The statement was carefully scrutinised before publication.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a169) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a169 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>細緻審查</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>170 hurl</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a170) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a170 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>大聲辱罵</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 33</font></font> (posted 2017.7.20)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>161 obviate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a161) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a161 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>排除</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>162 stalwart</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>stalwart supporters<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a162) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a162 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>忠誠的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>163 attest</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a163) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a163 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>證實</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>164 shirk</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Discipline in the company was strict and no one shirked.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a164) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a164 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>躲懶</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>165 ardent</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>an ardent supporter of European unity<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a165) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a165 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>熱烈的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 32</font></font> (posted 2017.7.17)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>156 eddy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a156) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a156 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>起漩渦</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>157 torrent</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a157) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a157 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>湍流</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>158 asunder</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>families rent/torn asunder by the revolution<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a158) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a158 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>散</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>159 contagion</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>There is no risk of contagion.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a159) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a159 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>接觸傳染</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>160 sumptuous</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We dined in sumptuous surroundings.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a160) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a160 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>富麗堂皇的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 31</font></font> (posted 2017.7.15)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>151 tedious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The journey soon became tedious.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a151) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a151 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>單調乏味的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>152 soporific</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>the soporific effect of the sun<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a152) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a152 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>昏昏欲睡的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>153 fumble</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a153) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a153 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>笨拙地摸找</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>154 ostensible</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a154) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a154 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>假託的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>155 despicable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I hate you! You're despicable.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a155) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a155 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>卑鄙的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 30</font></font> (posted 2017.7.12)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>146 allegiance</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He affirmed his allegiance to the president.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a146) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a146 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>擁戴</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>147 prop</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a147) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a147 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>支柱</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>148 twilight</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a148) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a148 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>暮色</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>149 prolong</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a149) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a149 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>延長</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>150 fleeting</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We paid a fleeting visit to Paris.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a150) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a150 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>短暫的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 29</font></font> (posted 2017.6.15)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>141 invoke</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She invoked several eminent scholars to back up her argument.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a141) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a141 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>援引</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>142 misgiving</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I had grave misgivings about making the trip.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a142) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a142 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>顧慮</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>143 ajar</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I'll leave the door ajar.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a143) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a143 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>半開</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>144 delirious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The crowds were delirious with joy.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a144) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a144 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>極度興奮的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>145 scourge</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a145) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a145 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>折磨</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 28</font></font> (posted 2017.6.11)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>136 swimmingly</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We hope everything will go swimmingly.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a136) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a136 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>順利地</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>137 alleviate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a137) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a137 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>緩解</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>138 baffle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a138) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a138 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>困惑</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>139 redeem</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a139) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a139 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>彌補</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>140 feat</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a140) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a140 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>業績</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 27</font></font> (posted 2017.5.27)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>131 constrict</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a131) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a131 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>限制</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>132 stifling</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>At 25, she found family life stifling.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a132) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a132 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>窒息</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>133 stagnate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I feel I'm stagnating in this job.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a133) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a133 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不進步</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>134 preclude</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a134) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a134 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>阻止</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>135 chasten</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He felt suitably chastened and apologized.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a135) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a135 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使內疚</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 26</font></font> (posted 2017.5.8)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>126 abate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The storm showed no signs of abating.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a126) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a126 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>減弱</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>127 covert</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He stole a covert glance at her across the table.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a127) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a127 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>暗中的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>128 absolve</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a128) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a128 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>宣告...無罪</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>129 impulsive</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He has an impulsive nature.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a129) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a129 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>易衝動的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>130 chafe</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The collar was far too tight and chafed her neck.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a130) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a130 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>擦痛</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 25</font></font> (posted 2017.5.5)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>121 ameliorate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a121) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a121 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>改善</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>122 stall</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Discussions have once again stalled.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a122) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a122 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>停頓</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>123 genial</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a genial smile<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a123) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a123 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>親切的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>124 girdle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A chain of volcanoes girdles the Pacific.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a124) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a124 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>環繞</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>125 predispose</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a125) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a125 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>容易誘發</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 24</font></font> (posted 2017.5.3)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>116 construe</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Her words could hardly be construed as an apology.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a116) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a116 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>理解</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>117 scalding</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Scalding tears poured down her face.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a117) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a117 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>滾燙的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>118 tenacious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a118) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a118 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>緊握的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>119 craving</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a desperate craving to be loved<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a119) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a119 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>渴望</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>120 wreathe</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The mountain tops were wreathed in mist.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a120) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a120 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>籠罩</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 23</font></font> (posted 2017.4.18)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>111 stride</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>We strode across the snowy fields.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a111) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a111 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>大步走</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>112 obtrusive</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler colour.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a112) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a112 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>扎眼的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>113 elude</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Finally he remembered the tiny detail that had eluded him the night before.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a113) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a113 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使不記得</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>114 profusion</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Roses grew in profusion against the old wall.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a114) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a114 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>大量</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>115 Rubicon</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Today we cross the Rubicon. There is no going back.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a115) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a115 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>無法退回的界限</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 22</font></font> (posted 2017.3.21)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>106 doom</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She had a sense of impending doom.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a106) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a106 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>厄運</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>107 mortify</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a107) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a107 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使羞愧</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>108 exhort</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a108) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a108 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>敦促</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>109 evince</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with his family.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a109) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a109 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>表現(感情)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>110 repugnance</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was trying to overcome her physical repugnance for him.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a110) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a110 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>強烈的反感</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 21</font></font> (posted 2017.3.10)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>101 frown</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She looked up with a puzzled frown on her face.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a101) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a101 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>皺眉</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>102 relinquish</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a102) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a102 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>放棄</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>103 flutter</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a103) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a103 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>飛來飛去</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>104 gaunt</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a gaunt face<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a104) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a104 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>憔悴的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>105 dejected</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She looked so dejected when she lost the game.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a105) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a105 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>沮喪的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 20</font></font> (posted 2017.1.20)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>96 prerogative</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>In many countries education is still the prerogatvie of the rich.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a96) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a96 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>特權</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>97 disown</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a97) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a97 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>與...斷絕關係</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>98 severity</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The chances of a full recovery will depend on the severity of her injuries.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a98) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a98 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>嚴重程度</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>99 animosity</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He felt no animosity towards his critics.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a99) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a99 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>憎惡</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>100 foresight</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a100) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a100 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>先見之明</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 19</font></font> (posted 2017.1.1)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>91 studious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a studious young man<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a91) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a91 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>勤奮的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>92 acquit (oneself)</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a92) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a92 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>表現(好)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>93 commendation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a commendation for bravery<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a93) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a93 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>表揚</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>94 chastise</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He chastised the team for their lack of commitment.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a94) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a94 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>指責</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>95 flit</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A thought flitted through my mind.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a95) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a95 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>掠過</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 18</font></font> (posted 2016.12.5)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>86 disagreeable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a disagreeable bad-tempered man<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a86) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a86 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>難相處的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>87 regale</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He regaled us with tales of his days as a jazz pianist.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a87) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a87 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>(通過講故事)愉悅</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>88 inflict</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a88) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a88 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>遭受打擊</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>89 unavailing</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Their efforts were unavailing.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a89) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a89 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>徒勞的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>90 slacken</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She slackened her pace a little.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a90) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a90 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>放慢</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 17</font></font> (posted 2016.11.25)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>81 lull</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>His father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a81) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a81 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>緩和</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>82 cessation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a82) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a82 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>停止</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>83 ruddy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I can't get the ruddy car to start!<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a83) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a83 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>可惡的(表示生氣)</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>84 tinkle</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>A bell tinkled as the door opened.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a84) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a84 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>丁零響</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>85 heave</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The thought of it makes me heave.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a85) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a85 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>惡心</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 16</font></font> (posted 2016.11.7)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>76 clamour</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Everyone was clamouring to know how much they would get.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a76) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a76 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>吵鬧著要求</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>77 grotesque</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a77) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a77 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>荒唐的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>78 relapse</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He relapsed into his old bad habits.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a78) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a78 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>退回原狀</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>79 ignominious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He made one mistake and his career came to an ignominious end.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a79) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a79 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>恥辱的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>80 ominous</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a80) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a80 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不祥的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 15</font></font> (posted 2016.10.21)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>71 frivolous</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Sorry, I was being frivolous.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a71) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a71 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>愚蠢的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>72 shudder</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a72) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a72 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>戰慄</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>73 gnaw</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a73) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a73 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>吞噬</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>74 indefatigable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>an indefatigable defender of human rights.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a74) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a74 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不屈不撓的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>75 abominable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a75) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a75 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>令人憎惡的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 14</font></font> (posted 2016.10.9)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>66 preternatural</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The city was preternaturally quiet.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a66) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a66 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不尋常</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>67 thaw</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a67) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a67 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>變得友好</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>68 laden</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>His voice was soft, yet laden with threat.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a68) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a68 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>充滿的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>69 morose</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She just sat there looking morose.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a69) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a69 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>陰鬱的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>70 quell</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a70) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a70 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>制止</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 13</font></font> (posted 2016.9.16)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>61 remorse</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I felt guilty and full of remorse.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a61) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a61 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>懊悔</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>62 devour</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a62) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a62 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>津津有味地看</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>63 blast</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The movie was blasted by all the critics.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a63) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a63 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>嚴厲批評</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>64 racy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a racy novel<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a64) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a64 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不雅的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>65 sombre</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Paul was in a sombre mood.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a65) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a65 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>沮喪的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 12</font></font> (posted 2016.9.2)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>56 daunt</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was a brave woman, but she felt daunted by the task ahead.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a56) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a56 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使膽怯</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>57 deliberate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a57) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a57 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>仔細考慮</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>58 haul</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a58) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a58 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>（用力）拉</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>59 denude</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>hillsides denuded of trees<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a59) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a59 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使光禿</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>60 nimble</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was extremely nimble on her feet.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a60) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a60 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>靈活的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 11</font></font> (posted 2016.8.26)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>51 chide</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She chided herself for being so impatient with the children.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a51) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a51 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>責備</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>52 shrine</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a52) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a52 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>聖地</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>53 studded</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The sky was clear and studded with stars.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a53) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a53 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>佈滿...的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>54 dingy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a dingy room/hotel<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a54) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a54 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>又黑又髒的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>55 rummage</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a55) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a55 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>翻尋</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 10</font></font> (posted 2016.8.16)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>46 meagre</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a46) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a46 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>微薄的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>47 fervent</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a fervent admirer/believer/supporter<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a47) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a47 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>熱誠的／虔誠的／熱情的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>48 petrified</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was petrified that the police would burst in at any moment.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a48) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a48 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>恐慌的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>49 fret</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a49) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a49 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>躁動</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>50 surge</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The gates opened and the crowd surged forward.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a50) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a50 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>洶湧</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 9</font></font> (posted 2016.8.10)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>41 flabby</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a flabby argument<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a41) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a41 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>無力的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>42 antipathy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>a growing antipathy towards the idea<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a42) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a42 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>反感</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>43 totter</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>the tottering walls of the castle<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a43) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a43 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>搖搖欲墜</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>44 ignominy</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They suffered the ignominy of defeat.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a44) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a44 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>公開的恥辱</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>45 frantic</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Things are frantic in the office right now.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a45) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a45 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>緊張忙亂的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 8</font></font> (posted 2016.8.6)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>36 articulate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She struggled to articulate her thoughts.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a36) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a36 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>明確表達</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>37 protracted</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>protracted delays/disputes/negotiations<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a37) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a37 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>持久的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>38 digression</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>After several digressions he finally got to the point.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a38) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a38 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>離題</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>39 nuance</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a39) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a39 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>細微差別</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>40 preoccupation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a40) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a40 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>心事重重</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 7</font></font> (posted 2016.8.1)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>31 continuum</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a31) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a31 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>連續體</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>32 downright</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a32) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a32 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>徹頭徹尾的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>33 disseminate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Their findings have been widely disseminated.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a33) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a33 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>傳播</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>34 embody</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>the principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a34) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a34 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>體現</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>35 imminent</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The system is in imminent danger of collapse.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a35) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a35 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>即將發生的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 6</font></font> (posted 2016.7.23)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>26 instigate</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They were accused of instigating racial violence.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a26) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a26 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>煽動</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>27 browbeat</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They were browbeaten into accepting the offer.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a27) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a27 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>威逼</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>28 tantrum</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Children often have temper tantrums at the age of two or thereabouts.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a28) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a28 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>使性子</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>29 romp</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>kids romping around in the snow<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a29) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a29 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>嬉戲喧鬧</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>30 forsake</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a30) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a30 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>拋棄</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 5</font></font> (posted 2016.7.16)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>21 reprimand</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a21) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a21 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>斥責</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>22 uncongenial</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The religious climate at the time was uncongenial to new ideas.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a22) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a22 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不利的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>23 deem</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They would take any acton deemed necessary.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a23) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a23 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>認為</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>24 peremptorily</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She peremptorily rejected the request.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a24) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a24 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>不容商量地</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>25 precocious</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>From an early age she displayed a precocious talent for music.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a25) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a25 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>早熟的</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 4</font></font> (posted 2016.7.14)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>16 emblem</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The dove is an emblem of peace.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a16) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a16 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>象徵</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>17 consternation</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a17) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a17 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>驚愕</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>18 expedient</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a18) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a18 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>權宜之計</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>19 rivet</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I was absolutely riveted by her story.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a19) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a19 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>吸引住</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>20 subdue</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a20) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a20 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>克制</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 3</font></font> (posted 2016.7.8)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>11 propensity</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He showed a propensity for violence.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a11) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a11 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>傾向</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>12 thwart</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a12) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a12 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>阻止</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>13 indemnity</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>indemnity insurance<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a13) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a13 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>賠償</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>14 shroud</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The city was shrouded in mist.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a14) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a14 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>籠罩</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>15 aversion</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>He had an aversion to getting up early.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a15) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a15 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>厭惡</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 2</font></font> (posted 2016.7.4)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>6 shabby</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The old man was shabby and unkempt.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a6) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a6 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>衣著破舊的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>7 homily</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a7) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a7 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>說教</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>8 shrewd</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>She is a shrewd judge of character.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a8) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a8 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>敏銳的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>9 desist</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a9) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a9 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>停止</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>10 impart</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The spice imparts an Eastern flavour to the dish.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a10) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a10 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>賦予</div></table></font>

<p><font size=6 color=green><i><u>Words from JANE EYRE (簡愛)</u></i> <font size=5>Series 1</font></font> (posted 2016.6.30)
<br><font size=5 color=blue>Can you guess the meaning in Chinese of these words?</font>
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<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>1 prim</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>You can't tell her that joke─she's much too prim and proper.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a1) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a1 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>古板的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>2 objectionable</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>Why are you being so objectionable today?<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a2) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a2 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>討厭的</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>3 devoid</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a3) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a3 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>完全沒有</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>4 engender</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>The issue engendered controversy.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a4) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a4 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>引起</div>

<tr><td><font size=5 color=brown>5 underhand</span><td><font size=5 color=brown>I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.<td align=center><span onclick=rcb(a5) onmouseout=restore(this) onmouseover=changecolor(this)>MEANING IN CHINESE?</span><div id=a5 style=COLOR:blue;display:none>陰險的</div>
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