Therewasnopossibilityoftakingawalkthatday.Wehadbeenwandering,indeed,intheleaflessshrubbery1anhourinthemorning;butsincedinner(Mrs.Reed,whentherewasnocompany,dinedearly),thecoldwinterwindhadbroughtwithitcloudssosomber2,andarainsopenetrating3,thatfurtheroutdoorexercisewasnowoutofthequestion.Iwasgladofit:Ineverlikedlongwalks,especiallyonchillyafternoons:dreadful4tomewasthecominghomeintherawtwilight5,withnipped6fingersandtoes,andaheartsaddenedbythechidings7ofBessie,thenurse,andhumbled8bytheconsciousness9ofmyphysicalinferiority10toEliza,JohnandGeorgianaReed.ThesaidEliza,JohnandGeorgianawerenowclustered11aroundtheirmamainthedrawing-room:shelayreclined12onasofabythefireside,withherdarlingsabouther(forthetimeneither1shrubbery['ʃrʌbəri]n.*anareawhereanumberofshrubsareplanted灌木丛;*acollectionofshrubsgrowingtogether灌木林2somberadj.1.昏暗的;阴沉的:ThatwasasomberJanuaryday.那是一个阴沉的正月天。['sɔmbə]2.忧郁的;闷闷不乐的:Hehadasomberexpressiononhisface.他面容忧郁。3.严峻的:Hisexpressionwassomberashelistenedtothereportoftheaccident.他听着关于事故的报告时,脸部表情严峻。4.(颜色等)暗淡的,灰暗的;朴实无华的:Shewasdressedinsomberblack.她穿一身灰黑色衣服。3penetratingadj.1.敏锐的,有洞察力的;聪明的:apenetratinganalysis透彻的分析['peni,treitiŋ]Heexaminedthemanwithapenetratinggaze.他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。2.响亮的:apenetratingscream尖锐的叫声4dreadfuladj.1.可怕的；令人畏惧的；使人痛苦的:Hetoldmeadreadfulstory.['dredful]他给我讲了一个可怕的故事。2.（强调糟糕的程度）极其的，极坏的:I'mafraidit'salladreadfulmistake.看来全都大错特错了。3.糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的:Theplaylastnightwasjustdreadful.昨晚的戏真没意思。5twilightn.1.thetimeofdayimmediatelyfollowingsunset;黄昏,黎明;['twailait]Helovedthetwilight.You'llmostlikelyseetheseanimalsattwilight.黄昏时分你很可能会看到这些动物。2.没落时期；衰退期；晚期adj.1.奇妙神秘的；虚幻的;2.（局面或思想领域）朦胧的，模糊的，界限不清的6nipvt.&vi.1.啃咬；掐；咬住；夹住；捏:Inippedmyfingerinthedoor.我的手指头让门夹了一下。[nip]vt.1.伤害;摧残;冻伤:Thecoldweatherhasnippedthefruittrees.寒冷的气候冻坏了果树。7chide[tʃaid]vt.1.责骂,责备:Shewaschidinghersonfornotbeingmoredutifultoher.她在责骂她儿子对她不够尽孝。8humble['hʌmbl]vt.1.使谦恭,使卑下:Theexaminationresultshumbledhim.考试成绩挫了他的傲气。2.轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）;3.低声下气；谦逊；虚心9consciousnessn.1.清醒状态；知觉:Whenwillsheregainconsciousness?她什么时候会恢复知觉?['kɔnʃəsnɪs]2.意识,观念,觉悟,看法:Theexperiencehelpedtochangehersocialconsciousness.这种经验有助于改变她的社会意识。3.觉察；感觉；意识10inferiorityn.1.劣势,劣等;下等;次级:Sheacceptedherinferioritytoherrivals.她接受了自己不如对手的现实。[in,fiəri'ɔriti]2.自卑情绪,自卑感:Hehadaninferioritycomplexabouthislooks.他对自己的外表感到自卑。Failureinducesatotalsenseofinferiority.失败使人产生自卑。Usingafalseaccentoverthephoneisasignofinferiority.打电话时故意作出某种口音是自卑的表现。11cluster['klʌstə]n.1.(果实、花等的)串,簇,团,束:Sheheldaclusterofflowersinherarms.她抱着一束鲜花。2.(人、物等的)群,组,团:Aclusteroftouristswassurroundedinthehill.一群游客被困在了山中。vt.&vi.1.(使)集中:Peopleclusteredroundthenoticeboard.人们聚集在布告栏周围。12recline[rɪ'klaɪn]vi.movetheupperbodybackwardsanddown斜倚,倚靠，躺卧Shesatthere,reclinedagainstafoamrubbercushion.她在那儿倚靠着海绵橡胶垫坐着.quarrelling13norcrying),lookedperfectlyhappy.M...