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1、2.6-Odysseus and Polyphemusdisturbing:adj.worrying or upsetting 令人不安的，烦扰的shipwreck:n.the destruction of a ship in an accident 海难，遇难船inhabitant:n.one of the people who live in a particular place 居民，居住者fragrant:adj.having a pleasant smell 芳香的；愉快的lotus land:n.the land of the lotus-eaters,or any fabulou

2、s,dreamlike setting 安乐乡lotus eater:n.指希腊神话中吃忘忧果的人self-sufficient:adj.自给自足的self-isolated:adj.自我孤立的，封闭的savage:adj.very violent or cruel 野蛮的Polyphemus:n.a cyclops波吕斐摩斯（希腊神话中的独眼巨人）venture:v.to brave the dangers of(something)冒险Mediterranean:n.地中海地区，地中海沿岸国家piracy:n.robbery on the seas 海盗行为Aegean:n.爱琴海，爱琴海

3、（地区）jagged:adj.having a rough or pointed edge or surface 参差不齐的boastfully:adv.in a boastful manner 自夸地supplicant:n.a person who supplicates 恳求者，乞求者smash:v.to break into pieces violently or noisily 粉碎cannibal:n.a person who eats human flesh食人者，吃同类的动物avenge:v.to do something to hurt or punish someone 报

4、仇simple-minded:adj.not very intelligent 头脑简单的，愚蠢的solitary:adj.孤独的，单独的treachery:n.behavior that someone betrays a person who trusts them 背叛pun:n.双关语，俏皮话resourcefulness:n.足智多谋deceit:n.a statement,act,or device intended to mislead;fraud;trick 欺骗，谎言indispensable:adj.necessary 不可缺少的inflict:v.to make someone suffer 使遭受（损伤、痛苦等）ingenuity:n.心灵手巧，足智多谋unpredictable:adj.not capable of being predicted;changeable 不可预知的disguise:v.掩饰，假装，伪装confront:v.to be face to face with;be in front of 面对foresight:n.the act or ability of foreseeing 先见，远见，深谋远虑resort to:ph.求助于，诉诸prosper:v.to thrive,succeed,etc.繁荣；成功1