Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
ETA: Estimated time of arrival. 预计到达时间
save up for years to buy something.
on scratch 准点，准时
inmitate /'ɪmɪtet/ vt. 模仿，仿效；仿造，仿制 copy imitate 照葫芦画瓢
I want to imitate your movements. 我想模仿你的动作。
wreck n. 破坏；失事；残骸；失去健康的人 vt. 破坏；使失事；拆毁vi. 失事；营救失事船只
A colony of 一群 A colony of bees
a large circle of friends 很大的朋友圈，交际很广
This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. 这就是他所喜欢的东西。
get under control： vt. 控制住
Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
great trees 参天大树
A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. 就在不久前，参天大树还覆盖了方圆数英里的乡村。
desolate /'dɛsələt/ adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的 vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂 desolate hills 荒凉的山丘上
heavy rain 大雨
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.冬天来了，山丘对周围的村庄构成了破坏的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，还会引发严重的洪水。
take root 生根，建立
By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. 然而，到那时，许多地方的草已经生根了。
blackened adj. 变黑的；被损坏的 v. 使…变黑；弄脏；损坏（blacken的过去分词）
patches n. 眼罩；斑点；碎片；小块土地 vt. 修补；解决；掩饰 vi. 打补
In place of [代替] the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of 【一片】 green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.一片片的绿草开始出现在烧焦的土地上，代替了在那里生长了几个世纪的参天大树。
cursed adj. 被诅咒的
evil reputation 坏名声；声名狼藉
It has gained/earned an evil reputation. 它得到了一个坏名声。
vicar /'vɪkɚ/ n. 教区牧师，教堂牧师；传教牧师；代理人
excursion /ɪk'skɝʒn/ go to on a excursion 远足
n. 偏移；远足；短程旅行；离题；游览，游览团
I joined their excursion.
我加入了他们的远足
gust /ɡʌst/
n. 风味；一阵狂风；趣味
vi. 一阵阵地劲吹
A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof.
courtyard n. 庭院，院子；天井
The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.
这个年轻人直到床落到了地上才醒了过来。
smash /smæʃ/
vt. 粉碎；使破产；溃裂 n. 破碎；扣球；冲突；大败 vi. 粉碎；打碎adj. 了不起的；非常轰动的；出色的
Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously /mɪ'rækjələs/ unhurt .虽然那张床被撞成碎片，但是那个人却奇迹般没有受伤。
spring
n. 春天；弹簧；泉水；活力；跳跃
adj. 春天的
vi. 生长；涌出；跃出；裂开
vt. 使跳起；使爆炸；突然提出；使弹开
mattress
n. 床垫；褥子；空气垫
Bring in all the guests. There's always vacancy.
sympathetic /,sɪmpə'θɛtɪk/
adj. 同情的；交感神经的；共鸣的；赞同的；和谐的；合意的
n. 交感神经；容易感受的人
wicked /'wɪkɪd/
adj. 邪恶的；恶劣的；不道德的；顽皮的
Rich as Croesus and wicked as the black man below.
像克罗伊斯一样富有， 可又像地狱里的撒旦一样邪恶
keep low profile 保持低调
introverted /'ɪntrəvɝtɪd/
adj. 内向的
v. 使...内向（introvert的过去分词形式）；使内翻
I’m also more of an introverted person. 我更像一个内向的人。
reveal the secret 泄露秘密
stale /stel/
adj. 陈腐的；不新鲜的
vi. 变陈旧；撒尿；变得不新鲜
vt. 使变旧；变得不新鲜
n. 尿
They starved but only could eat a piece of stale bread everyday.
他们饿得发慌，可只能每天吃一片不新鲜的面包
daunting /'dɔntɪŋ/
adj. 使人畏缩的；使人气馁的；令人怯步的
This is a daunting list of challenges.
这是一堆使人畏惧的难题。
proverbial /prə'vɝbɪəl/
The Turkish prime minister became the most popular leader in the proverbial Arab street.
土耳其总理成了阿拉伯街头众所周知最受欢迎的领导人
