1.mischievous [ˈmistʃivəs] a.恶作剧的
2.
demeanor
[diˈmi:nə] n.举止,行为
3.
decidedly
[diˈsaididli] ad.坚决地,果断地
4.shelve for a future time the name to which he's entitled.把他获得称号在未来一段时间内放置起来不提及
5.low key低调
6.gap year休假学年
7.
patrol
[pəˈtrəul] v.巡逻,巡查 n.巡逻,巡查;巡逻队
8.
poignant
[ˈpɔinjənt] a.令人痛苦的,辛酸的,惨痛的
A
poignant sense engulfed him of the one-way flow of time. 他深感到岁月流逝,一去不回。
9.
come to terms with v. 协商同意(谈妥,接受条件,让步),坦然接受
There was no way she could
come
to
terms
with death, she lay night after night in a confused terror.
她无法和死亡达成协议,一夜一夜,她在混乱的思想和恐惧中躺着。
10.He has been through what they have means || the children can indentify with him.他已经经过了那些让这些孩子将他和其他人区别开来的过程。(意为,他是特殊重要的。)