1.impatient ADJ
annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time 不耐煩的；沒有耐心的
impatient (with sb/sth)
impatient (at sth)
wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon 急於；熱切期待
impatient to do sth
impatient for sth
impatient of sb/sth ( formal) unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant （對不愉快的事）不能容忍，不願接受
造句We are impatient for change.
原句Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth’s wishes, for she was impatient to get home.
2.deferred
adj. 延期的
v. 推迟（defer的过去式及过去分词形式）
造句 They discussed but deferred the decision for six weeks.
原句…and till the morrow their going was deferred.
3.laconic ADJ
using only a few words to say sth 簡潔的；簡明扼要的；凝練的
造句Her laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.
原句But their father, though very laconic in his expressions of pleasure, was really glad to see them.
4.animation NOUN
energy and enthusiasm in the way you look, behave or speak 生氣；活力；富有生命力
the process of making films/movies, videos and computer games in which drawings or models of people and animals seem to move （電影、錄像、電腦遊戲的）動畫製作
a film/movie in which drawings of people and animals seem to move 動畫片
例句A quick animation lit her face.
突来的兴奋情绪令她容光焕发。
原句The evening conversation, when they were all assembled, had lost much of its animation, and almost all its sense by the absence of Jane and Elizabeth.
5.hint NOUN
something that you say or do in an indirect way in order to show sb what you are thinking 暗示；提示；示意
something that suggests what will happen in the future 徵兆；跡象
hint (of sth) a small amount of sth 少許；少量
hint (on sth) a small piece of practical
information or advice 秘訣；竅門
造句There's a hint of spring in the air.
原句…and it had actually been hinted that
Colonel Forster was going to be married.
6.Miss Bingley’s civility to Elizabeth increased at last very rapidly, as well as her affection for Jane.
作者非常文雅含蓄的描写了宾利小姐多么迫不及待的希望伊丽莎白小姐赶快走这个事实。
7.Summary
This chapter describes the different views of Jane and Elizabeth back home and the change of Elizabeth's sisters.
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