NEW WORDS
miserable n. misery
a. causing unhappiness; very unhappy 悲慘的
merry
a. cheerful, full of lively happiness, fun, etc. 歡樂的，愉快的
pony
n. a small horse 矮種馬；小馬
boot
n. 長統靴
candy
n. (AmE) sweets 糖果
sticking
n. 長（統）襪
chimney
n. 煙囪
eve
n. 前夕
fireplace
n. 壁爐
mixed-up
a. (different things) put together 混合的，混雜的
limp
a. soft; not stiff or firm 軟的；松沓的
kneel knelt
v. go down or remain on the knee(S) 跪下
indignant
a. angry at sth. unfair 氣憤的；憤慨的
stable
n. building for keeping and feeding animals, esp. horses 馬廄 adj.穩定，平穩
weep
v. cry 哭泣；流淚
rude n. rudeness
a. not at all polite 粗魯的，不禮貌的
wrong
vt. treat unjustly 委屈
curtain
n. 窗簾
lest +虛擬
conj. for fear that+虛擬 唯恐，以免 =in case……not
anxiety
n. fear caused by uncertainty about sth. 焦慮
impatience
n. inability to wait calmly 不耐煩，急躁
patience
n.
brand =trademark
n. 商標，牌子
brand-new
a. entirely new and unused 嶄新的
saddle
n. 馬鞍 自行車座
mane
n. 馬鬃
forehead
n. that part of the face above the eyes and below the hair 前額
kid
n. child v.開玩笑
splutter
v. speak quickly and confusedly (from excitement, etc.) 語無倫次地說
scarcely =hardly=barely=seldom
ad. hardly, almost not 幾乎不，簡直不
scarce
a.
thrill
vt. excite greatly 使非常激動 trilling聳人聽聞
trot
vi. run or ride slowly, with short steps （馬）小跑
currycomb
n. a special comb used to rub and clean a horse 馬梳
pitchfork
n. 干草叉
hay
n. dried grass 干草
loft lofty adj崇高的
n. a room over a stable, where hay is kept 草料棚
broken-hearted
a. filled with grief; very sad 心碎的；極其傷心的
misery
n. the state of being very unhappy, poor, ill, lonely, etc. 悲慘；不幸；苦難
happiness
n. the state of being happy 快樂；幸福
grown-up
a. & n. (of) an adult person 成人（的）
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
make sure
ct so as to make something certain 確保；查明
nothing but
nothing other than; only 除了...以外沒有什么；僅僅，只不過
stick to（prep.） = insist on =persist in
refuse to give up or change 堅持，不放棄
hang up
fix (sth,) at a high place so that it does not touch the ground 掛起
or something
(used when the speaker is not sure) 諸如此類
catch sight of
see suddenly or for a moment 看到，發現
draw near =approach
mover near 接近
break into
suddenly start (to cry, laugh, etc.) 突然...起來
in place 反義詞out of place
in the right place 在適當的位置
PROPER NAMES
Santa Claus
圣誕老人
Christmas Eve
圣誕前夜
Lennie Steffens
倫尼.斯蒂芬斯
