1. arachnid n. a member of the family Arachnida, which principallyincludes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae, such asspiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks 蛛形綱動物(諸如蜘蛛、蝎子、螨、蜱) My interest inarachnids began when I used to watch spiders build their gorgeous websin the corners of the porch. 我過去常常觀察蜘蛛在走廊的角落結(jié)網(wǎng)，其所結(jié)之網(wǎng)甚為奇妙，我對蛛形綱動物的興趣油然而生。
2. bacchanalian adj.(The Roman god of drama, wine and ecstasy,Bacchus (巴 克斯) was the focus of a widespread celebration, theBacchanalia, at which there was wine in abundance and celebrants wereexpected to cut loose from normal restraints and give in to all sortsof wild desires.) frenzied, orgiastic; drunken 發(fā)狂似的，狂飲鬧宴的;縱酒的 Thebacchanalian partying on graduation night resulted in three wreckedcars, two lawsuits by unamused parents, and more new experiences thanmost of the participants could remember the next day.畢業(yè)之夜的縱酒狂歡的聚會，導致3輛汽車被毀，家 長因不悅提出的訴訟兩起，還有許多為大多數(shù)參加聚會的人第二天就記不得的新名 堂。
3. behemoth n. (The behemoth is a mighty Biblical beastdescribed in Job 40: 15-40) huge creature; something of monstrous sizeor power 巨獸;龐然大 物 Sportscasters nicknamed the linebacker “TheBehemoth.” 體育節(jié)目廣播員 給那個(橄欖球)中后衛(wèi)起了個“巨獸”的綽號。
4. blatant adj. (coined by Edmund Spenser) extremely obvious;loudly offensive 極明顯的;吵嚷的;刺眼的 Caught in a blatant lie, the scoundrelhad only one regret: he wished he had lied more subtly. 那無賴的彌天大謊被當場拆穿，此時他只有一個懊悔：懊悔沒有把謊話說得巧妙些。
5. bowdlerize v. (The word immortalizes an English editor, Dr.Thomas Bowdler, who produced a “family” edition (1818) of the works ofShakespeare by removing every word or passage that offended his senseof propriety.) to expurgate 刪節(jié)，刪改 After the film editors hadbowdlerized the language in the script, the motion picture’s rating waschanged from “R” to “PG”. 電影編輯把劇本中的不妥部分刪除后，該影片就由R級(restricted：指17歲以下青少年除有家長陪同不得觀看——譯注)變?yōu)镻G級 (parental guidance(suggested)：宜在家長指導下觀看的——譯注)。