twinkle 闪烁

disk  圆盘（CD DVD VCD) compact disk (压缩的圆盘）visual cd(可视的圆盘）

velvet  天鹅绒（sky）

feat 功绩

feats of brabery 勇敢的事迹

drift 漂流

 a balloon drifting eastward 向东飘的气球

bellows 风箱

hand bellows 手用吹风器

swell 膨胀

simultaneously同时地 同时发生地

His event was almost simultaneous with that one.

diffuse  使（光线）漫射 散开

diffuse learning 传播学问

realm 领域 范围 王国(field)

the realm of science 科学的领域      cosmas       microscopic cosmas

wandering漫游 闲逛

the wandering course of a stream

蜿蜒曲折的溪流

deprive of 夺去 使丧失

they were deprived of a normal childhood by the war

be equipped with 安装有 装配有be fitted with

they were equipped with the latest weapons

士兵们配备有最新式的武器

Let ... out of 从...泻出

keep in touch with 与。。。保持接触

out of touch with current trends

对现代潮流不闻不问

prebious to +时间点  。。之前

一段时间+later ...之后