plateau
an area of high, flat land 高地，高原
launch
to set a flying object into the sky 发射
orchards
areas of land where fruit trees are grown 果园
circumstance
a condition or situation 状况
serpent
a large snake 蟒蛇
petty
small and insignificant 琐碎的
faze
to disturb, dismay, or bother 使狼狈
warp
to twist out of shape 弯曲
pivot
to turn 旋转
cradle
a small platform that can be moved up and down 托架
flimsy
weak; thin 脆弱的
spectators
people who watch an event or performance 观众
shrewd
clever 精明的
contraption
a mechanical gadget or device 奇艺的装置
battered
damaged by blows or hard usage 破旧的
snatch
to grab quickly 夺去
