1.legend[5ledVEnd] n. 传说=an unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical

        The image of dragon often appears in legends.

        传说中经常出现龙的形象。

2.guardian[5^B:dIEn] n. 监护人=one that guards, watches over, or protects

        It is said that everyone has a guardian angel.

        据说每人都有一个守卫天使。

3.exile[5eksaIl] n. 流放=enforced removal from one's native country

        He had been five years in exile.

        他过流放生活已经五年了。

4.capture[5kAptFE] vt. 捕获，俘获=to take captive, as by force or craft; seize

        The criminal was captured when trying to escape from the city.

        罪犯在企图逃离这座城市时被捕获。

5.carpet[5kB:pIt] n. 毛毯，地毯=a thick, heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers; a rug

        There is a carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor.

        森林中的地面上有一层厚厚的落叶和松针。

6.amused [E`mju:zd]adj. 被逗乐（的）；表示愉快的=delighted

        He felt amused at the baby’s naughty expression.

        他被婴儿淘气的表情逗笑了。

7.charm [tFB:m]vt. 迷住；吸引；=to attract or delight greatly

        We were charmed with the scenery.

        我们陶醉在景色之中。

n. 魅力；妩媚=the power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness

        This town, clean and quiet, has a charm you couldn't find in a big city.

        这个城镇既干净又安静,自有大城市里找不到的那种魅力。

8.assassin[E5sAsIn] n. 刺客；暗杀者=one who murders by surprise attack, especially one who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person

        He hired an assassin to kill his competitor.

        他雇用了一名刺客去暗杀他的竞争者。

9.senate[5senIt] n. （古罗马）元老院=the supreme council of state of the ancient Roman Republic and later of the Roman Empire

        In ancient Roman Empire, the senate had the right to decide life or death.

        在古罗马，元老院有生杀大权。

10.nephew[5nevju:] n. 侄子；外甥=a son of one's brother or sister or the brother or sister of one's spouse

        He didn’t forget to buy present for his nephew.

        他没忘给侄子买礼物。

11.alliance[E5laIEns] n. 联盟=a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes

        The two countries made an alliance.

        两国结盟。

12.portrait[5pC:trIt] n. 人像，画像，肖像=a likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example

        He painted a portrait of his daughter.

        他画了一幅她女儿的像。

13.personal[5pE:sEnl] adj. 个人的；私人的=of or relating to a particular person; private

        Don't be too personal.

        谈话不要过于涉及私事。

14.civil [5sIvl]adj. 国内的；民用的；文明的=within a country

        The war between the north and the south is also called the American civil war.

        南北战争也被称为美国内战。

15.skilful [5skIlfJl]adj. 熟练的；有技术的=proficient

        He is skilful in drawing.

        他画画很有技巧。

16.luxury[5lQkFErI] n. 奢侈，奢侈的享受=sumptuous living or surroundings

        They live in luxury in a very big house.

        他们在一所很大的房子里过着奢侈的生活。

17.despair[dis5pZE] n. 绝望=complete loss of hope

        He gave up the attempt in despair.

        他失望地放弃尝试。

18.conceal [kEn5si:l]vt. 隐藏=to keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide

        He concealed the sweets in his pocket.

        他把糖果藏在口袋里。

19.serpent[ 5sE:pEnt] n. 蛇= snake

        The serpent fascinated its prey.

        蛇吓住了它要捕食的动物。

20.magnificent [mA^5nIfIsEnt]adj. 庄严的；宏大的= grand; splendid in appearance

        The magnificent scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.

        瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。