重点词汇词组：

1."Missis was, she dared say, glad enough to get rid of such a tiresome, ill-conditioned child, who always looked as if she were watching everybody, and scheming plots underhand."

艾博特说：“我想太太一定巴不得摆脱这样一个既讨厌、品质又不好的孩子，她那样子就好像眼睛老盯着每个人，暗地里在搞什么阴谋似的。”

get rid of 摆脱

eg. Most people have some regret that they just can't seem to get rid of.

大多数人都会有一些似乎摆脱不了的遗憾。

tiresome 令人讨厌的

eg. The children were being very tiresome.

这些孩子非常讨人嫌。

【近义词】annoying，irritating

ill-conditioned 坏心肠的

eg. The rich man was ill-conditioned, and when he heard his brother's request he looked very surly.

那个富人可不是个善良的人，当他听说弟弟的要求后脸色很难看。

scheme 搞阴谋

eg. Her enemies were scheming her downfall.

她的敌人正密谋把她搞垮。

【相关短语】

scheme plot 暗中谋划损害他人

underhand 秘密的，阴险的

eg. I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.

我从未想到她的行为竟如此阴险。

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