contemplation n.沉思

dawdled v.磨蹭

vestibule n.門廳

felicitations祝賀

steadfastly堅(jiān)定地

bashful害羞的

startled使受驚嚇

liable to可能受。。。的影響

in an uproar一片歡呼

coaxed v.n.哄騙

earnestness真摯

gaiety n.愉快

meditation in solitude反省 獨(dú)處

reproach批評(píng)

melancholy n.a.憂郁的

detained v.耽擱

doleful a. very sad

resignation to inevitable evils 順從 必然的

reprehensible應(yīng)受指責(zé)的