【生词】

mattresse：n. 床垫；褥子

draft：draught的美式拼法 n.cold air that moves through a room and that you can feel

bench: n. 长凳；工作台

helping：n. [C ]the amount of food that someone gives you or that you take

slab：n. [C ]厚板，平板

munch：v. [I,T ]to eat something noisily

torture：n. 折磨

peel back：揭开；剥到一边

nibble：v.n. 轻咬；一点一点地咬

belch：v. 打嗝；喷出

whiz：If something whizzes somewhere, it moves there very fast. 嗖嗖地快速移动

scent：n. 气味 v. [T ]to give a particular smell to something

【表达】

on the edge of a great town

There wasn't any question of them being able to buy a better house -- or even one more bed to sleep in. They were far too poor for that.

If you say there is no question of something happening, you are emphasizing that it is not going to happen. …是不可能的

When the great day arrived, Charlie was always presented with one small chocolate bar to eat all by himself.

be presented with sth.

within the sight of the house

The air was scented with the heavy rich smell of melting chocolate.