Chapter 4
24p
miserable
adjective
(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.
"their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable"
loo
noun
INFORMAL•BRITISH
a bathroom or toilet.
"make sure you go to the loo before you go on stage"
25p
mesmerize
verb
hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them.
"she was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own"
동사 최면을 걸듯 마음을 사로잡다, 완전 넋을 빼놓다 (=fascinate)
prickly
adjective
covered in prickles.
"masses of prickly brambles"
1. 가시로 뒤덮인
2. (감촉이) 꺼끌꺼끌한
tombstone
noun
a large, flat inscribed stone standing or laid over a grave.
"his grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones"
26p
mane
noun
a growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other animal.
"the horse was rushing about in the field, tossing its mane"
(말이나 사자 목덜미의) 갈기
thump
verb
hit (someone or something) heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.
"Holman thumped the desk with his hand"
(특히 주먹으로 세게) 치다[두드리다]
surge
verb
(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.
"the journalists surged forward"
gasp
verb
inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment.
"a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him"
숨이 턱 막히다, 헉 하고 숨을 쉬다
내용요약
Ada는 기차 안에서 창밖을 보다 말 or 당나귀를 타고 달리는 소녀가 돌 담장을 넘어가는 걸 보고 뭔지 모를 동경심을 느낀다. 그리고, 그렇게 되기를 희망한다.
짧은 챕터여서 많은 내용은 없었다. 기차 안을 묘사하고 다음 장으로 가기 위한 에너지를 비축하고 있는 듯 하다.
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