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The Painted Veil ( Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham ）Words and expressions: It is not often that you like any of my young men. Time can run out.The point is whether I m in love with him and Im not.The very idea that a woman should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feeling is simply prehistoric. 史前的, 陈旧的bacteriologist细菌学家microorganism微生物, 微小动植物to grow sth. for freeto knock me down like a feather: shock meto improve upon acquaintance: It means your feeling will get stronger when you know this person more.to give up on sb.: to lose hope about sb.to rain cats and dogs: rain heavilyto put on such airs装腔作势consul领事glamorous富有魅力的, 迷人的a civil lablife of drudgery苦工, 单调辛苦的工作condamned to a lifebondage奴役, 束缚a vivacious girl活泼的, 快活的,flattering奉承的Even if it was, my impression is hell do nothing.I wouldnt delude (=kid) myself for a second that you are in love with me. to press on：keep goingon a tributary 支流of the Yangtse River an outbreak of cholera霍乱爆发a convent of French nuns女修道院； 修女的团体an M.D.: a medical doctor or the degree in doctor of medicine foremost: first and foremost: the first and most important all to the good in this case: just as well in this case to go by rail: by train a sedan chair轿子carriagemonstrousto file a petition for a divorce提交诉状adultery 通奸行为to put myself to an inconvenience on your pathetic behavior可怜的, 悲惨的 comic（杂技团的）丑角， 滑稽演员to debase sb. 贬低, 降低thrilled发抖to strangle扼死agitator 鼓动者；煽动者walkouts罢工mill工厂boycotts: refuse to buy or support sbs productswild bores令人讨厌的人opportune (指时间)凑巧的、恰好的, (指行动或事件)及时、适宜的commit oneself: admitscrape: messy situationstipulation约定, 约束, 契约induce sb. to do劝诱：用影响或劝告来引导或行动let sb. down : disappoint sb.shroud寿衣a deputy commissioner驻一国的高级代表missionary : 传教士arduous费劲的,come upriver在上游, 向上游, 从上游come overland陆上, 通过陆路to take in a bit of countrysidecolonel陆军上校, 团长decay腐朽, 腐烂, 衰减, 衰退martyr烈士, 殉教者to be posted here: to be assigned hereto pass it up ( opportunity for research ) : to let go be inoculate注射预防针Suit yourself ： Do as you like.a long downhill affair: 每况愈下的fluid流体dehydration脱水for starters: the first thing that must be doneclinician 医临床医生an infectious disease传染病river port内河港to make a science of popularity: become an expert in being popular (The speaker is being sarcastic )to fall for sb. : to fall in love with sb.second-ratea grim-visaged 面貌, 容貌, 严厉的old nurse with thick legs and a moustashe bungalow(带走廊的)平房martini马提尼酒：一种由杜松子酒或伏特加酒和苦艾酒混合而成的鸡尾酒gin 杜松子酒the Mother Superior: the head of the nunscompassionate富于同情心的charade(用诗、画、动作等构成的)哑剧字谜; 哑剧字谜的谜底喻荒谬的借口, 几乎不加掩饰的伪装madeleine玛德琳蛋糕(一种贝壳状重油小蛋糕)subscribe捐款, 订阅, 签署(文件), 赞成, 预订a member of the Church of Englandan inoffensive wayto see over the convent: to take care of the convent baptize 通过施洗礼而使成为基督教徒infirmary养老院, 救济院: very local medical facility nitrate levels of tomato化硝酸盐,to despise sb. 鄙视to grieve(使)悲痛, (使)伤心, 忧伤to barricade the bathing area设路障to cut off all access to the river切断to post a directive 指示，命令：命令或指示，尤指由中央权威机构发出to enforce sth. 强迫执行galant protector潇洒风格(的)to divert the water to the town 转向to maintain the integrity of the water sources 完整, 完全, 完整性sanitation卫生, 卫生设施soothing 轻柔的（音乐）; 起镇定作用的contempt 轻视, 轻蔑, 耻辱, 不尊敬little sense of proportion: no idea how big or important sth. really is microbe微生物 ( Not in technical use.)terminable 可终止的, 有期限的blathering on about sb. or sth.喋喋不休地说, 说废话lagoon system 一洼废水；泻湖thrash 打(谷), (用棍、鞭等)痛打, 打败massacre 残杀, 集体屠杀massacring the manchurians 满族人new document: here it refers to passports and so on