1.mischievous [ˈmistʃivəs] a.恶作剧的
2.demeanor [diˈmi:nə] n.举止，行为
3.decidedly [diˈsaididli] ad.坚决地，果断地
4.shelve for a future time the name to which he's entitled.把他获得称号在未来一段时间内放置起来不提及
5.low key低调
6.gap year休假学年
7.patrol [pəˈtrəul] v.巡逻，巡查 n.巡逻，巡查；巡逻队
8.poignant [ˈpɔinjənt] a.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的
A poignant sense engulfed him of the one-way flow of time. 他深感到岁月流逝，一去不回。
9.come to terms with v. 协商同意(谈妥,接受条件,让步)，坦然接受
There was no way she could come to terms with death, she lay night after night in a confused terror.
她无法和死亡达成协议，一夜一夜，她在混乱的思想和恐惧中躺着。
10.He has been through what they have means || the children can indentify with him.他已经经过了那些让这些孩子将他和其他人区别开来的过程。（意为，他是特殊重要的。）