《怦然心动》｜单词注释｜Chapter 2

Flipped

1

The first day I met Bryce Loski, I flipped. Honestly, one look at him and I became a 

lunatic

.

lunatic /ˈluːnətɪk/ n. 疯子

2

It's his eyes. Something in his eyes.

3

They're blue, and framed in the blackness of his 

lashes

, they're 

dazzling

. Absolutely 

breathtaking

.

lash /læʃ/ n. 睫毛

dazzle /ˈdæzl/ vt. 使……目眩

breathtaking /'brɛθtekɪŋ/ adj. 使人透不过气来的

4

It's been over six years now, and I learned long ago to hide my feelings, but oh, those first days.

5

Those first years! I thought I would 

die for

 wanting to be with him.

die for 渴望

6

Two days before the second grade is when it started,

7

although the 

anticipation

 began weeks before — 

ever since

 my mother had told me that there was a family with a boy my age moving into the new house right across the street.

anticipation /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/ n. 预料

ever since 从那时起

8

Soccer camp

 had ended, and I'd been so bored because there was nobody, absolutely nobody, in the neighborhood to play with.

soccer camp 足球夏令营

9

Oh, there were kids, but every one of them was older. That was 

dandy

 for my brothers, but what it left me was home alone.

dandy /'dændi/ n. 极好的

10

My mother was there, but she had better things to do than kick a soccer ball around. So she said, 

anyway

.

anyway /ˈeniweɪ/ adv. 至少

11

At the time I didn't think there was anything better than kicking a soccer ball around, especially not the likes of 

laundry

 or dishes or 

vacuuming

, but my mother didn't agree.

laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ n. 洗衣物

vacuuming /'vækjuəmiŋ/ n. 吸尘

12

And the danger of being home alone with her was that she'd 

recruit

 me to help her wash or dust or vacuum,

recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ v. 说服

13

and she wouldn't 

tolerate

 the dribbling of a soccer ball around the house as I moved from 

chore

 to chore.

tolerate /ˈtɑːləreɪt/ vt. 容许

chore /tʃɔːr/ n. 家庭杂务

14

To 

play it safe

, I waited outside for weeks, 

just in case

 the new neighbors moved in early.

play it safe 谨慎行事

just in case 以防万一

15

Literally

, it was weeks.

literally /ˈlɪtərəli/ adv. 按照字面意义地

16

I 

entertained

 myself by playing soccer with our dog, Champ.

entertain /ˌentərˈteɪn/ vt. 使娱乐

17

Mostly he'd just 

block

 because a dog can't exactly kick and score, but 

once in a while

 he'd dribble with his nose.

block /blɑːk/ v. 拦截(对方的球)

once in a while 偶尔

18

The 

scent

 of a ball must 

overwhelm

 a dog, though, because Champ would eventually try to 

chomp

 it, then lose the ball to me.

scent /sent/ n. 气味

overwhelm /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ n. 使受不了

chomp /tʃɑmp/ v. 大声地吃(或咬、咀嚼食物)

19

When the Loskis' moving van finally arrived, everyone in my family was happy.

20

“Little Julianna” was finally going to have a 

playmate

.

playmate /'plemet/ n. 玩伴

21

My mother, being the truly 

sensible

 adult that she is, made me wait more than an hour before going over to meet him.

sensible /ˈsensəbl/ adj. 通晓事理的

22

“Give them a chance to stretch their legs, Julianna,” she said. “They'll want some time to 

adjust

.”

adjust /əˈdʒʌst/ vi. 调整

23

She wouldn't even let me watch from the yard.

24

“I know you, sweetheart. Somehow that ball will wind up in their yard and you'll just have to go 

retrieve

 it.”

retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ vt. 找回

25

So I watched from the window, and every few minutes I'd ask, “Now?” and she'd say, “Give them a little while longer, would you?”

26

Then the phone rang. And the minute I was sure she was good and 

preoccupied

, I 

tugged

 on her 

sleeve

 and asked, “Now?”

preoccupied /pri'ɑkjə'paɪd/ adj. 全神贯注的

tug /tʌɡ/ vt. & vi. 用力拉

sleeve /sliːv/ n. 袖子

27

She nodded and whispered, “Okay, but 

take it easy

! I'll be over there in a minute.”

take it easy 放松

28

I was too excited not to 

charge

 across the street, but I did try very hard to be civilized once I got to the moving van.

charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ vi. 向前冲

29

I stood outside looking in for a 

record-breaking

 length of time, which was hard because there he was! About halfway back!

record-breaking /'rɛkəd,brekɪŋ/ adj. 破纪录的

30

My new sure-to-be best friend, Bryce Loski.

31

Bryce wasn't really doing much of anything. He was more 

hanging back

, watching his father move boxes onto the lift-gate.

hang back 踌躇

32

I remember feeling sorry for Mr. Loski because he looked 

worn out

, moving boxes all by himself.

wear out 精疲力竭

33

I also remember that he and Bryce were wearing 

matching

turquoise

 polo shirts, which I thought was really cute. Really nice.

matching /'mætʃɪŋ/ adj. 一致的

turquoise /ˈtə..ˌkwɔɪz/ adj. 蓝绿色的

34

When I couldn't stand it any longer, I called, “Hi!” into the van, which made Bryce jump, and then quick as a 

cricket

, he started pushing a box like he'd been working 

all along

.

cricket /ˈkrɪkɪt/ n. 蟋蟀

all along 一直

35

I could tell from the way Bryce was acting so 

guilty

 that he was 

supposed

 to be moving boxes, but he was 

sick of

 it.

guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ adj. 内疚的

supposed /sə'pozd/ adj. 应当的

sick of 对......厌恶

36

He'd probably been moving things for days! It was easy to see that he needed a rest. He needed some juice! Something.

37

It was also easy to see that Mr. Loski wasn't about to let him quit.

38

He was going to keep on moving boxes around until he 

collapsed

, and by then Bryce might be dead. Dead before he'd had the chance to move in!

collapse /kəˈlæps/ vi. 倒塌

39

The 

tragedy

 of it 

catapulted

 me into the moving van. I had to help! I had to save him!

tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ n. 惨案

catapult /'kætəpʌlt/ vt. 突然快速移动

40

When I got to his side to help him 

shove

 a box forward, the poor boy was so 

exhausted

 that he just moved 

aside

 and let me take over.

shove /ʃʌv/ vt. & vi. 推

exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ adj. 精疲力竭的

aside /əˈsaɪd/ adv. 在旁边

41

Mr. Loski didn't want me to help, but at least I saved Bryce.

42

I'd been in the moving van all of three minutes when his dad sent him off to help his mother unpack things inside the house.

43

I chased Bryce up the 

walkway

, and that's when everything changed.

walkway /'wɔkwe/ n. [主美]走道

44

You see, I caught up to him and grabbed his arm, trying to stop him so maybe we could play a little before he got 

trapped

 inside,

trap /træp/ n. 困住

45

and the next thing I know he's holding my hand, looking right into my eyes.

46

My heart stopped. It just stopped beating.

47

And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling.

48

You know, like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you, all inside you, and you're floating. Floating in midair.

49

And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person's eyes.

50

They're connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world 

swirls

and 

twirls

 and falls completely away.

swirl /swɜːrl/ vi. 盘绕

twirl /twɝl/ vt. & vi. (使)快速转动

51

I almost got my first kiss that day. I'm sure of it.

52

But then his mother came out the front door and he was so embarrassed that his cheeks turned completely red, and the next thing you know he's hiding in the bathroom.

53

I was waiting for him to come out when his sister, Lynetta, saw me in the hallway.

54

She seemed big and 

mature

 to me, and since she wanted to know what was going on, I told her a little bit about it.

mature /məˈtʃʊr/ adj. 成熟的

55

I shouldn't have, though, because she 

wiggled

 the bathroom 

doorknob

 and started 

teasing

 Bryce something 

fierce

.

wiggle /ˈwɪɡl/ vt. 摆动

doorknob /'dɔrnɑb/ n. 球形门拉手

tease /tiːz/ vt. & vi. 取笑

fierce /fɪrs/ adj. [美，非正式]很

56

“Hey, baby brother!” she called through the door. “There's a 

hot chick

 out here waiting for you! Whatsa matter? Afraid she's got 

cooties

?”

hot chick 辣妹

cootie /ˈkuti/ n. 虱子

57

It was so embarrassing! I 

yanked

 on her arm and told her to stop it, but she wouldn't, so finally I just left.

yank /jæŋk/ vt. 猛拉

58

I found my mother outside talking to Mrs. Loski. Mom had given her the beautiful lemon Bundt cake that was supposed to be our dessert that night.

59

The 

powdered

 sugar looked soft and white, and the cake was still warm, sending sweet lemon smells into the air.

powder /ˈpaʊdər/ vt. 撒粉

60

My mouth was 

watering

 just looking at it! But it was in Mrs. Loski's hands, and I knew there was no getting it back.

water /'wɔtɚ/ v. 流口水

61

All I could do was try to 

eat up

 the smells while I listened to the two of them discuss 

grocery

 stores and the weather 

forecast

.

eat up 吃光

grocery /ˈɡroʊsəri/ 杂货店

forecast /ˈfɔːrkæst/ vt. 预报

62

After that Mom and I went home.

63

It was very strange. I hadn't gotten to play with Bryce at all.

64

All I knew was that his eyes were a 

dizzying

 blue, that he had a sister who was not to be trusted, and that he'd almost kissed me.

dizzying /ˈdɪziɪŋ/ adj. 使人眩晕的

65

I fell asleep that night thinking about the kiss that might have been.

66

What did a kiss feel like, 

anyway

?

anyway /ˈeniweɪ/ adv. 究竟

67

Somehow I knew it wouldn't be like the one I got from Mom or Dad at bedtime.

68

The same 

species

, maybe, but a 

radically

 different 

beast

, 

to be sure

.

species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ n. 种类

radically /ˈrædɪkli/ adv. 根本地

beast /biːst/ n. (具有某种特性的)东西

to be sure 无疑

69

Like a wolf and a 

whippet

 — only science would put them on the same tree.

whippet /ˈhwɪpɪt/ n. (赛跑用的)小灵狗

70

Looking back on the second grade, I like to think it was at least partly scientific 

curiosity

 that made me chase after that kiss, but to be honest, it was probably more those blue eyes.

curiosity /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/ n. 好奇心

71

All through the second and third grades I couldn't seem to stop myself from following him, from sitting by him, from just wanting to be near him.

72

By the fourth grade I'd learned to control myself.

73

The sight of him - the thought of him - still sent my heart 

humming

, but my legs didn't actually chase after him anymore.

hum /hʌm/ vi. 活跃

74

I just watched and thought and dreamed.

75

Then in the fifth grade Shelly Stalls came into the picture.

76

Shelly Stalls is a 

ninny

. A 

whiny

, 

gossipy

, 

backstabbing

 ninny who says one thing to one person and the opposite to another.

ninny /'nɪni/ n. 傻子

whiny /'hwaɪni/ adj. 常发牢骚的

gossipy /'gɑsəpi/ adj. 八卦的

backstab /ˈbækˌstæb/ v. 背刺

77

Now that we're in junior high, she's the 

undisputed

diva

 of drama, but even back in 

elementary

 school she knew how to put on a 

performance

.

undisputed /ˌʌndɪ'spjutɪd/ adj. 无可争辩的

diva /ˈdivə/ n. 歌剧中的女主角

elementary /ˌelɪˈmentri/ adj. 小学的

performance /pərˈfɔːrməns/ n. 表演

78

Especially when it came to 

P.E.

 I never once saw her run laps or do 

calisthenics

.

P.E. 体育

calisthenics /ˌkælɪs'θɛnɪks/ n. 柔软体操

79

Instead, she would go into her “

delicate

” 

act

, claiming her body would absolutely collapse from the 

strain

 if she ran or jumped or stretched.

delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ adj. 纤弱的

act /ækt/ n. 表演

strain /streɪn/ n. 扭伤

80

It worked. Every year.

81

She'd bring in some 

note

 and be sure to 

swoon

 a little for the teacher the first few days of the year, after which she'd be 

excused

 from anything that required muscles.

note /noʊt/ n. 证明书

swoon /swun/ n. 昏倒

excuse v. 同意免除

82

She never even put up her own chair at the end of the day.

83

The only muscles she exercised 

regularly

 were the ones around her mouth, and those she 

worked out

 nonstop.

regularly /ˈr ɛɡjəlɚlɪ/ adv. 经常地

work out 锻炼

84

If there was an Olympic contest for talking, Shelly Stalls would 

sweep

 the event.

sweep /swiːp/ n. [美，非正式] 大获全胜

85

Well, she'd at least win the gold and silver — one medal for each side of her mouth.

86

What bugged me about it was not the fact that she got out of P.E. — who'd want her on their team, anyway?

87

What bugged me about it was that anyone who 

bothered to

 look would know that it wasn't 

asthma

 or 

weak

 ankles or her being “delicate” that was stopping her. It was her hair.

bother to 费心做某事

asthma /'æzmə/ n. 〈医〉气喘

weak /wik/ adj. 功能不佳的

88

She had mountains of it, twisted this way or that, 

clipped

 or 

beaded

, 

braided

 or swirled.

clip /klɪp/ vi. 修剪

bead /biːd/ vi. 形成珠状

braid /breɪd/ v. 把(头发)编成辫子

89

Her ponytails 

rivaled

 the ones on 

carousel

 horses.

rival /ˈraɪvl/ vt. 与…匹敌

carousel /'kærə'sɛl/ n. 旋转木马

90

And on the days she let it all 

hang down

, she'd sort of 

shimmy

 and 

cuddle

 inside it like it was a 

blanket

, so that 

practically

 all you saw of her face was her nose.

hang down 下垂

shimmy /'ʃɪmi/ n. 摇动

cuddle /ˈkʌdl/ n. 搂抱

blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ n. 毯子

practically /ˈpræktɪkli/ adv. 几乎

91

Good luck playing 

four-square

 with a blanket over your head.

foursquare /ˈfɔrˈskwɛr/ adj. 正方形的

92

My solution to Shelly Stalls was to ignore her, which worked just dandy until about halfway through the fifth grade when I saw her holding hands with Bryce.

93

My Bryce. The one who was still embarrassed over holding my hand two days before the second grade.

94

The one who was still too shy to say much more than hello to me.

95

The one who was still walking around with my first kiss.

96

How could Shelly have 

wormed her hand into

 his?

worm into 慢慢地爬入

97

That 

pushy

 little princess had no business 

hanging on

 to him like that!

pushy /ˈpʊʃi/ adj. 爱出风头的

hang on 握住不放

98

Bryce 

looked over his shoulder

 from time to time as they walked along, and he was looking at me.

look over one's shoulder 回头看

99

My first thought was that he was telling me he was sorry.

100

Then it 

dawned

 on me — he needed my help.

dawn /dɔːn/ vi. 水落石出

101

Absolutely, that's what it had to be!

102

Shelly Stalls was too delicate to 

shake off

, too 

swirly

 to be pushed away.

shake off 摆脱

swirly /'swɜːlɪ/ adj. 打旋的

103

She'd 

unravel

 and start sniffling and oh, how embarrassing that would be for him!

unravel /ʌnˈrævl/ vi. 崩溃

104

No, this wasn't a job a boy could do gracefully. This was a job for a girl.

105

I didn't even bother checking around for other 

candidates

 — I had her off of him in two seconds 

flat

.

candidate /ˈkændɪdət/ n. 候选人

flat /flæt/ adv. 断然地

106

Bryce ran away the minute he was free, but not Shelly.

107

Oh, no-no-no!

108

She came at me, scratching and pulling and twisting anything she could get her hands on, telling me that Bryce was hers and there was no way she was letting him go.

109

How delicate.

110

I was hoping for 

herds

 of teachers to appear so they could see the real Shelly Stalls in action, but it was too late 

by the time

 anyone arrived 

on the scene

.

herd /hɜːrd/ n. 人群

by the time 到...的适合

on the scene 在场

111

I had Fluffy in a 

headlock

 and her arm twisted back in a 

hammerlock

, and 

no amount of

 her 

squawking

 or scratching was going to get me to unlock her until a teacher arrived.

headlock /'hɛdlɑk/ n. 摔跤中的夹头

hammerlock /'hæmɚlɑk/ n. (摔跤)将对方手臂扭到背后

no amount of 即使再大(或再多)的......(也不)

squawk /skwɔk/ vi. 发出粗厉的叫声

112

In the end, Shelly went home early with a bad case of 

mussed

-up hair, while I told my side of things to the principal.

muss /mʌs/ n. 混乱

113

Mrs. Shultz is a 

sturdy

 lady who probably 

secretly

appreciates

 the value of a 

swift

 kick 

well placed

, and although she told me that it would be better if I let other people work out their own 

dilemmas

,

sturdy /ˈstɜːrdi/ adj. 强健的

secretly /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/ adv. 背地里

swift /swɪft/ adj. 迅速的

well placed 到位的

appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ adj. 欣赏

dilemma /di'lemə/ n. (进退两难的)窘境，困境

114

she definitely understood about Shelly Stalls and her hair and told me she was glad I'd had the self-control to do nothing more than 

restrain

 her.

restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/ vt. (尤指用武力)制止

115

Shelly was back the next day with a head full of braids.

116

And of course she got everybody whispering about me, but I just ignored them.

117

The facts spoke for themselves. Bryce didn't go anywhere near her for the rest of the year.

118

That's not to say that Bryce held my hand after that, but he did start being a little friendlier to me.

119

Especially in the sixth grade, after Mr. Mertins sat us right next to each other in the third row back.

120

Sitting next to Bryce was nice. He was nice. He'd say Hi, Juli to me every morning, and once in a while I'd catch him looking my way.

121

He'd always blush and go back to his own work, and I 

couldn't help but

 smile.

couldn't help but 忍不住

122

He was so shy. And so cute!

123

We talked to each other more, too. Especially after Mr. Mertins moved me behind him.

124

Mr. Mertins had a 

detention

policy

 about spelling, where if you missed more than seven out of twenty-five words, 

detention /dɪˈtenʃn/ n. (作为惩罚的)课后留校

policy /ˈpɑːləsi/ n. 方针

125

you had to spend lunch inside with him, writing your words over and over and over again.

126

The pressure of detention made Bryce 

panic

.

panic /ˈpænɪk/ adj. 惶恐不安

127

And even though it bothered my 

conscience

, I'd lean in and whisper answers to him, hoping that maybe I could spend lunch with him instead.

conscience /ˈkɑːnʃəns/ n. 良心

128

His hair smelled like 

watermelon

, and his 

ear-lobes

 had 

fuzz

. Soft, blond fuzz.

watermelon /'wɔtɚmɛlən/ n. 西瓜

ear-lobes 耳垂

fuzz /fʌz/ n. 绒毛

129

And I wondered about that.

130

How does a boy with such black hair 

wind up

 with blond ear fuzz? What's it doing there, 

anyway

?

wind up 最终落得

anyway /ˈeniweɪ/ adv. 究竟

131

I checked my own ear-lobes in the mirror but couldn't find much of anything on them, and I didn't spot any on other people's either.

132

I thought about asking Mr. Mertins about earlobe fuzz when we were discussing 

evolution

 in science, but I didn't.

evolution /evəˈluːʃn/ n. 发展

133

Instead, I spent the year whispering spelling words, sniffing watermelon, and wondering if I was 

ever

 going to get my kiss.

ever /'ɛvɚ/ adv. (用于疑问句中强调疑问词)到底

134