stab jab pierce penetrate puncture

stab  刺入；刺傷

: a wound made by a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
: a sudden, strong feeling of physical or emotional pain
: an attempt to do something successfully

The man was stabbed to death in his office .  
這男士在辦公室裡被刺身亡。

I was stabbed with remorse .  
我因悔恨而心如刀割。
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jab  刺，戳

: to push something sharp or hard quickly or suddenly
  into or toward someone or something
: to be pushed quickly and suddenly into
  someone or a part of someone's body

He jabbed me with his elbow .  
他用肘戳了我一下。

The criminal jabbed at the pursuer with a knife .
 罪犯用刀子刺追捕他的人。

He gave me a jab with his finger .  
他用手指戳我。
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pierce  刺穿，刺破

: to make a hole in or through (something)
: to go through or into (something) in a forceful
  or noticeable way

The pin pierced his skin .  
針刺穿了他的皮膚。

One of these gunmen pierced the protective cordon
around the President ' s house .  
其中一個持槍人突破了總統住房周圍的警戒線。
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penetrate   穿過；刺入；透過

: to go through or into something
: to see or show the way through (something)
: to succeed in becoming part of
  (an organization, a community, etc.)

The knife penetrated his chest .  
刀子穿過他的胸腔。

She had a wig on , but we soon penetrated her disguise .  
她戴了一頂假髮，但是我們很快就識穿了她的偽裝。

I could not penetrate the mystery .  
我不能洞察這個祕密。

The organization was penetrated and the survivors fled .  
該組織遭到滲透，倖存者已逃逸了。
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puncture   刺，穿刺

: a hole or wound made by a sharp point
: a small hole in a tire that causes it to lose air

用在物體上

The incident punctured his pride .  
這一事件損傷了他的自尊心。

A nail on the road punctured one of my tyres .
 路上的一根釘子把我的輪胎刺破了。

Puncture some holes in the cover .  
在蓋子上刺幾個孔。

20-K's First Case sentence

She wants to find the answers to some important questions.
她想要找出一些重要問題的答案
美國新英格蘭區  New England 美國東北部六州
康乃迪克州（Connecticut）
麻州（Massachusetts）
羅德島（Rhode Island）
佛蒙特州（Vermont）
新罕布夏州（New Hampshire）
緬因州（Maine）
Mr. Gray was dead.
葛瑞先生死了
Mr. Gray died at 9:25.
葛瑞先生死於九點二十五分
I took Mr. Gray a cup of coffee at 9:30.
一杯茶  a cup of tea
They broke the door. 他們打破門
You wanted to see me. 你想要見我。
這裡的 wanted 並不是過去式，
而是 “現在想要” 的意思
We got married twenty-five years ago. 我們25年前結婚
She comes into my house every day.
What is it, Liz? 　什麼事？莉絲
I can’t work without a secretary. 　　
我工作時少不了祕書
I can’t read without glasses
我看書時少不了眼鏡。
I can’t eat without chopsticks
我吃東西時少不了筷子
A woman like that cannot bring good to this house.
那樣的女人對這個家沒什麼好處
I was with the engineers.
我在工程師部門（工作）
I was with the FBI.
我是 FBI 的人
She was a Selkirk.
她是謝爾柯克家的人
You won’t lose your money. 　　
你不會損失你的筆錢
you won’t  =  you will not
I can’t pay you back yet.
我（現在）還不能還給你
I gambled and lost.  我賭輸了
The housekeeper, Mrs. Baker, brought me some coffee at 9:30.
九點半時，管家貝克太太端一些咖啡給我
Don’t you know any nice men of fifty-five?
難道妳不認識任何五十五歲的好男人嗎？
Sometimes I get very angry with you!
有時我對妳非常火大！
A number of reasons.
一堆理由
He spent money like water.
他花錢像流水一樣
How long have you been with the family? 　　
妳在這個家待多久了？
One by one. 一個接一個
Mr. Gray always worked late.
葛瑞先生總是工作到很晚。
was five feet ten inches tall.
他是五呎十吋高
The freezer is in line with Mr. Gray’s heart.
冷凍室與葛瑞先生的心臟位置齊高
He triggered a mechanism
他觸動了機關。
This mechanism shot an icicle into Mr. Gray’s heart
Everyone has a motive
每個人都有動機
I’m jealous of her
我嫉妒她。
He was alone in the room.
他獨自在房間裡
You’ve been good to me.
妳對我一直很好
You Grays and Selkirks.
你們葛瑞家和謝爾柯克家
Thanks. You saved me the trouble. 謝
啦！你們幫我省了麻煩
put her face in her hands
以手掩面
There were tears in her eyes.
眼裡噙滿淚水
A figure in the dark
黑暗中的人影
I’ve been here since three o’clock.
從三點我就一直在這裡。
hobby  嗜好
每天固定吃飯睡覺是習慣  habit
特別喜歡玩模型汽車、爬山、收集東西是 hobby
You’ve served my family for forty years.
妳服侍我的家人長達四十年
I didn’t leave any fingerprints.
我沒有留下任何指紋
I’ve prepared a long time for last night.
我已籌畫許久就為了昨晚
The sound of the powerful engine broke the quiet of the morning.
威力十足的引擎聲音劃破寂靜的早晨
The powerful sports car disappeared into the early morning sun. 　　
威力十足的跑車消失在清晨陽光裡
She’s already gone.
她已經走了

He locked the door from the inside
they knocked on the door
they broke down the study door and want in
Mr. Gray didn't die of poison.
there wasn't any poison in the whisky and  there wasn't any poison
any poison in Mr. gray's blood.
X stabbed Mr. Gray through the heart with a sharp weapon.
 Here's a plan of the rooms downstairs
In the middle of the room there is a big desk.
Drop of whisky and water in glass.
a hole in the shirt.
there aren't any secret doors or passages
He was on the carpet face down
He sat at his desk and wrote
He poured a glass of whisky and drank some
X took the knife with him
Mrs. Baker served drinks in the library.
He took a bath and changed for dinner.
change  更衣
They all had dinner in the dining room.
they all sat around the table and talked.
Just the two of them.
they were always young. always pretty and
they took him away from me.
I can't work without a secretary
It's always the same with you. 你總是這樣
A woman like that cannot bring good to this house.
對這個家沒有好處
 he put his head between his hands.
you have to pay it back to me.
A very large whisky and a lot of ice,please.
She put some ice in Miss Everett's drink and then put
ice-tray back in the freezer.
will you work on your will?
Little Mick won't change his will again?
I wanted to be with him
then she ran out of the room
K looked at this cool,aristocratic figure in his fine suit
We-the family-took him into the firm
Michael was a hard worker,but he married into money.
she's good to me.
It's my money without me Selkirk Industries will die.
I have to speak to all of you.
K took the ice out of the freezer.
She took a piece of ice out of it and put it in the whisky
He had a glass of whisky in his hand.
How long have you been with the family?
I left the study and took  it with me.
I didn't wnat Mr. Gray to run away with Miss Everett.
I served him for twenty-five years.
Mrs. baker looked behind her and jumped.
She put her head between her hands and cried.
I can save you the trouble.
X prepared the murder carefully.
you all know Mr. Gray's habits very well.
The freezer is in line with Mr. Gray's heart.
He triggered a mechaism in line with his heart.
The glass fell out of his right hand.
your life is in front of you.
you took him from me.你從我的身邊搶走他
My people are all around the house.
Miss Everett put her face in her hands and ran out of the room.
there were tears in her eyes.
It was the outline of a man.
K could see very well in the dark.
K jumped on the man and held his arms.
she knew her judo.
then a sharp chop!she hit the man hard in the neck.
Colonel Stevens touched his neck lightly.
I've been here since three o'clock.
his voice died away.
The box went into the wall,and this piece went into the back
of the freezer.
the string went on the ice-tray.
Michael pulled the ice-tray.and this triggered the mechanism
Look inside the box,see!!
it's a powerful bow.
and it shoots icicles!!
Michael opened the freezer,pulled the tray and WHAM!
an icicle through the heart.then it turned to water and disappeared.
Michael pulled the ice-tray. it was stuck in the freezer.
Stuck with ice to the bottom of the freezer.
so he pulled it hard.
the icicle went into the string on the bow.
the string went back and WHAM!
the icicle went like an arrow.
there's a person outside the door.
K pulled Nancy into the room.
you wanted to take it out because you put it there.
look into my eyes.
Tears ran down Mrs. Baker's face.
She's already gone  他已經走了
a pretty girl is sitting in a fast sports car.
three figures are standing beside the car.
the sun is just coming up in the cold blue sky.
the day's just starting.
the sound of the powerful engine broke the quiet of the morning.
the powerful sports car disappeared into the early morning sun.

20-K's First Case

victim         受害人
director 董事
industry     企業 工業
Michael Gray
Selkirk Industries
clever 聰明的 機敏的
detective 警探  刑警
first case 第一件案子
murder  謀殺，兇殺
Kathy Kirby
at the time  在事情發生的時候
Elizabeth Gray
colonel  陸軍上校
Colonel William Stevens
army  軍中
Miss  對未婚女子的稱呼）女士，小姐
Mr.  mister之簡稱；用於男士的姓，姓名或職務之前）先生[
Mrs.  （mistress之簡稱；用於已婚女性的夫姓
            或夫的姓名之前）夫人，太太
Miss Angela Everett
Mr.  Andrew Selkirk
Mrs. Nancy Baker
the Grays  葛瑞一家
secretary 秘書
housekeeper 女管家
country house  【英】鄉間別墅；鄉間邸宅
new england  新英格蘭  美國東北部六州的總稱
            connecticut,  massachusetts, rhode Island, Vermont ,new Hampshire, Maine
study  書房
lock  鎖上
inside ( n ) 內部
knock  敲門
shout  呼喊，喊叫
break down  破壞
break broke broken
on the floor  在地板上
arrive  抵達
police station 警察局
police doctor 法醫
poison   中毒
die of poison  死於中毒
whisky   威士忌酒
stab   刺，戳  -->  stab jab pierce penetrate puncture 
through  prep  穿過，穿透
sharp  weapon  尖銳的凶器
Longacres
hall   門廳；走廊
dining room 餐廳
library 藏書室
plan  平面圖
describe  描寫，描繪
report  報告
refrigerator 冰箱，雪櫃
liquor 酒；含酒精飲料
cabinet 櫥，櫃
curtain 簾；窗簾
bookcase  書架；書櫥
dictaphone 口述錄音機
carpet 地毯
outline 輪廓
glass  玻璃杯
clue 線索
blood  血，血液
knife   刀
fingerprint 指紋
secret  祕密的，機密的
secret door   暗門
face down  趴著
theory 理論
pour 倒，灌
compare ...with    與... 相比
suicide  自殺，自殺行為
habit  習慣
report  報告
ma'am 對婦女的禮貌稱呼 = madam
serve drinks  端來酒，送來飲料
change  更衣
dining  進餐
argue 爭論，辯論
shout   呼喊  喊叫
quietly 輕聲地；安靜地
out of the army  離開軍中，退伍
wicked  壞的；缺德的；邪惡的
jealous 妒忌的
suddenly  意外地；忽然
family  firm  家族企業
firm 穩固的；牢固的
colonel 陸軍上校
lend  借給
gamble 賭博；打賭
engineer  工程師，技師
alone  adj  單獨的，獨自一個人
freezer   冰箱的冷凍庫
ice-tray 製冰格
fight fought   fought fighting  打仗；搏鬥；打架；奮鬥
will   遺囑
aristocratic 貴族的；有貴族氣派的
shut 關上，閉上，關閉
figure 人影  人形
suit  西裝 一套衣服
silly 愚笨的
behind prep  在...後面的
touch  碰觸  觸摸
glad 高興的，快活的
loyal     忠心的
a piece of  一塊
get married  結婚
since then 自那時候起
clean  打掃
serve  服務
serve dinner  端出晚餐
jump  突然跳起
choice  選擇，抉擇
punish 罰；懲罰
loyalty  忠誠；忠心
worry  使擔心，使發愁
habit  習慣
prepare  準備 籌畫
work late  工作到很晚
in line with 與..齊高
trigger   觸發
mechanism   機關
icicle   冰柱
disappear  消失，不見
spit  吐（唾液等） spit spat spitting
dictate  口授，口述，使聽寫
motive  動機
noise  聲響；喧鬧聲
whisper   低聲說
judo    柔道
karate   空手道
chop   劈
string  繩線
sleepy  adj想睡的
die away  逐漸消失
stick 卡住 stick stuck sticking
arrow  箭
hobby  嗜好
attach   附著 繫上
bottom  底部
cube  方塊 冰塊
cock   槍的）扳機
miniature  小型的
crossbow  十字弓
scream  尖叫
sport car  跑車
on duty   值勤
------------ 延伸閱讀  ----------------------------
definition  定義
fictional  虛構的
amateur  業餘的
professional  職業的
originate  發源 創始
intact  完整無損的
subgenre  次分類
espionage 間諜活動
gothic novel  歌德式小說(強調神秘 淒涼 怪異)
whodunit  推理小說 音同 who done it
drawing room  大客廳 友誼廳(接待賓客用)
each form has its practitioners,each its fans
每一類型都有人寫，每一類型也各有他的讀者
intermingled  混合的
aficionado  熱愛者

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line rope cord string wire

line  線

: a long narrow mark on a surface
: a mark on the ground that shows the edge
  of the playing area in a sport
: an area or border that separates two places

A small group of soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines .  
一小隊士兵被空降在敵人後方。

The streets were lined on both sides with people .  
街道兩旁都站著人。
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rope  繩，索

: a strong, thick string that is made by twisting
  many thin strings or fibers together
: a string on which a number of similar things are held together
the ropes : the special way things are done at a particular place
  or in a particular activity

This ladder is made of rope .  
這架梯子是用繩索做的

I bought a beautiful rope of pearls .  
我買了一串很好看的珠子。

The animals have been roped together .  
這些動物被繩子繫在一起
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cord  細繩，粗線

: a long, thin material that is usually thicker than
  a string but thinner than a rope
: an electrical wire that is wrapped in a protective
  covering and used to connect a device to a power source
: a part of the body that is like a string or rope

She bound the parcel with a cord .  
她用細繩捆綁包裹

Susan and her fiance think of their letters as cords of love .  
蘇珊和她未婚夫把他倆的來往書信看作愛情的紐帶
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string  細繩

: a long, thin piece of twisted thread that you use to
  attach things, tie things together, or hang things
: a group of objects that are connected with a string, wire, chain, etc.
: a series of similar things

I need a piece of string to tie this parcel up .  
我需要一根細繩把這包裹紮起來。

There are four strings on a violin .  
小提琴有四根弦。

These girls are stringing pearls .  
這些女孩正在串珍珠

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wire  絲

: a thin, flexible thread of metal
: a thread of metal that is covered with plastic,
  rubber, etc., and used to send or receive electricity or
  electrical signals
: a small microphone that is worn under clothing in order to
  secretly record a conversation

steel wire   鋼絲

He wired the basket to the bicycle .  
他用金屬絲把籃子綁在腳踏車上。


line  >  rope  >  cord  >  string  > wire

Mississippi 美國密西西比州

密西西比州（英語：Mississippi）是美國南部的一個州。美國2012年人口估算顯示，其人口達到298.5萬。

重要的都市和城鎮

州首府：傑克遜（Jackson）
比洛克希（Biloxi）
默里迪恩（Meridian）
哈蒂斯堡（Hattiesburg）
格林維爾（Greenville）
格爾夫波特（Gulfport）
維克斯堡（Vicksburg）

美國軍階英文( 簡易)

General of the Army  五星上將
General   上將
Lieutenant General  中將
Major General  少將]
准將（Brigadier General）   （無
Colonel  上校
Lieutenant Colonel  中校
Major  少校
Captain  上尉
First Lieutenant  中尉
Second Lieutenant  少尉
Cadet  軍校生

Sergeant Major of the Army  陸軍總軍士長
Command Sergeant Major  指揮軍士長
Sergeant Major  軍士長
First Sergeant  一級軍士長
Master Sergeant  二級軍士長
Sergeant First Class  三級軍士長
Staff Sergeant  上士
Sergeant  中士
Corporal  下士
Private First Class  一等兵
Private  二等兵
Private  列兵