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Hermes
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赫密士(希腊神话中众神的传令) |
Hermes peered through the crack in the temple wall. |
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temple
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神殿，庙宇，寺院 |
Hermes peered through the crack in the temple wall. |
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Caerus
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卡俄茹斯(希腊神话中的机会之神，前面头发长，后面不生头发) |
Caerus sounded bored. |
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interrupt
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妨碍，中断 |
"I know," Hermes interrupted. |
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effort
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努力，费力的事 |
It will be worth the effort if we succeed. |
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Zeus
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宙斯(希腊神话中神之王者) |
Zeus will never figure out where you found your champion! |
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mortal
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凡人的，最终会死的 |
He was watching the mortal boy again. |
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laziness
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懒惰，怠惰 |
It wasn't easy to see through the tiny crack in the wall—curse Caerus and his laziness! |
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ripple
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1. (头发、植物等)呈波状，(2. (如涟漪般)传开，3. 涟漪) |
The athlete was handsome and strong, his muscles rippling as he ran. |
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outpace
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赶过，超过...速度 |
Other mortals were chasing the boy, but he outpaced them easily. |
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gracefully
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优雅地，有品味地 |
He threw something on the ground and then leaped around gracefully. |
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footrace
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竞走 |
Is he celebrating his victory in the footrace? |
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puzzle
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1. 迷惑，苦思冥想，(2. 拼图) |
The ways of mortals were often strange, and usually not worth puzzling over. |
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puff
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膨胀，鼓起 |
Brody puffed out his chest. |
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championship
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锦标赛，冠军赛 |
Do you think we'll win the championship this year? |
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touchdown
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1. (橄榄球)触地得分，(2. (飞机或宇宙飞船的)着陆，降落) |
If you keep making touchdowns, Brody? |
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freshman
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(大学，高中的)新生 |
He was only a freshman, but he played better than any of the older kids. |
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embarrassing
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令人尴尬的，使人难为情的 |
That had to be embarrassing for them. |
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locker room
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(学校、体育馆等的)更衣室 |
Brody headed into the locker room. |
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scholarship
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奖学金 |
The coach was already saying that Brody was sure to win a college scholarship when the time came. |
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draft
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挑选，选拨 |
After that he'd probably be drafted by the professional league, and then he'd be rich. |
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professional
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1. 职业选手的，(2. 专家，3. 职业的，专门的) |
After that he'd probably be drafted by the professional league, and then he'd be rich. |
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league
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竞赛联合会，运动员联合会(某种运动项目的协会) |
After that he'd probably be drafted by the professional league, and then he'd be rich. |
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schooling
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学校教育 |
The only schooling he'd need was enough math to add up all his money! |
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annoyed
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恼怒的，气恼的 |
The girl sounded annoyed. |
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familiar
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熟悉的，常见的 |
She looked familiar. |
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single
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1. 单一的，单个的，(2. 孤单的，单身的) |
Every single day since school started. |
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article
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(新闻，杂志上的)文章 |
I'm supposed to write an article about you for the school newspaper. |
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reporter
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(新闻、报纸等的)记者 |
They're making me do this because the reporter who usually writes the sports stories is sick. |
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keep up
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跟上 |
You can interview me if you can keep up. |
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break into
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1. 突然开始(做某事)，(2. 强行闯入) |
Julia broke into a jog to match his pace. |
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match
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1. 相配，(2. 使...一致，使相配，3. (颜色、图案)相称) |
Julia broke into a jog to match his pace. |
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gymnasium
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体育馆，室内运动场 |
He stopped and leaned against the brick wall of the gymnasium. |
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flex
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屈伸，活动(四肢或肌肉，尤指为准备体力活动) |
He flexed his biceps like a bodybuilder. |
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biceps
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二头肌 |
He flexed his biceps like a bodybuilder. |
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bodybuilder
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健美运动者，锻炼肌肉者 |
He flexed his biceps like a bodybuilder. |
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scribble
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潦草书写，乱涂 |
Julia didn't look impressed by that, or by his answer either, but she scribbled a few notes. |
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teammate
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同队队员 |
Several of Brody's other teammates agreed, though some remained quiet. |
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nerdy
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书呆子式的 |
She had a strong grip for such a nerdy girl. |
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crackle
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1. 发出细碎的爆裂声，(2. (广播等)发出噼啪的声音) |
The bricks of the gym wall seemed to crackle and melt. |
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tighten
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绷紧 |
Brody felt Julia's grip on him tighten. |
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interior
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1. 内部，里面，(2. 室内装修) |
There was no sign of the gym interior through that crack in the wall. |
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shadowy
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多荫的，幽暗的 |
Instead he saw a strange, shadowy space with stone walls. |
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yelp
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1. (因为痛而)叫喊，(2. (狗等的)喊叫声) |
Brody yelped as the mysterious figure grabbed him by the hair and yanked him through the crack. |
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mysterious
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神奇的，玄妙的 |
Brody yelped as the mysterious figure grabbed him by the hair and yanked him through the crack. |