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安徒生童话英文版:The Elfin Hill
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  • A FEW large lizards1 were running nimbly about in the clefts3 of an old tree; they could understand one another very well, for they spoke4 the lizard2 language.

    “What a buzzing and a rumbling5 there is in the elfin hill,” said one of the lizards; “I have not been able to close my eyes for two nights on account of the noise; I might just as well have had the toothache, for that always keeps me awake.”

    “There is something going on within there,” said the other lizard; “they propped6 up the top of the hill with four red posts, till cock-crow this morning, so that it is thoroughly7 aired, and the elfin girls have learnt new dances; there is something.”

    “I spoke about it to an earth-worm of my acquaintance,” said a third lizard; “the earth-worm had just come from the elfin hill, where he has been groping about in the earth day and night. He has heard a great deal; although he cannot see, poor miserable8 creature, yet he understands very well how to wriggle9 and lurk10 about. They expect friends in the elfin hill, grand company, too; but who they are the earth-worm would not say, or, perhaps, he really did not know. All the will-o’-the-wisps are ordered to be there to hold a torch dance, as it is called. The silver and gold which is plentiful11 in the hill will be polished and placed out in the moonlight.”

    “Who can the strangers be?” asked the lizards; “what can the matter be? Hark, what a buzzing and humming there is!”

    Just at this moment the elfin hill opened, and an old elfin maiden12, hollow behind,1 came tripping out; she was the old elf king’s housekeeper13, and a distant relative of the family; therefore she wore an amber14 heart on the middle of her forehead. Her feet moved very fast, “trip, trip;” good gracious, how she could trip right down to the sea to the night-raven15.2

    “You are invited to the elf hill for this evening,” said she; “but will you do me a great favor and undertake the invitations? you ought to do something, for you have no housekeeping to attend to as I have. We are going to have some very grand people, conjurors, who have always something to say; and therefore the old elf king wishes to make a great display.”

    “Who is to be invited?” asked the raven.

    “All the world may come to the great ball, even human beings, if they can only talk in their sleep, or do something after our fashion. But for the feast the company must be carefully selected; we can only admit persons of high rank; I have had a dispute myself with the elf king, as he thought we could not admit ghosts. The merman and his daughter must be invited first, although it may not be agreeable to them to remain so long on dry land, but they shall have a wet stone to sit on, or perhaps something better; so I think they will not refuse this time. We must have all the old demons16 of the first class, with tails, and the hobgoblins and imps17; and then I think we ought not to leave out the death-horse,3 or the grave-pig, or even the church dwarf18, although they do belong to the clergy19, and are not reckoned among our people; but that is merely their office, they are nearly related to us, and visit us very frequently.”

    “Croak,” said the night-raven as he flew away with the invitations.

    The elfin maidens20 we’re already dancing on the elf hill, and they danced in shawls woven from moonshine and mist, which look very pretty to those who like such things. The large hall within the elf hill was splendidly decorated; the floor had been washed with moonshine, and the walls had been rubbed with magic ointment21, so that they glowed like tulip-leaves in the light. In the kitchen were frogs roasting on the spit, and dishes preparing of snail22 skins, with children’s fingers in them, salad of mushroom seed, hemlock23, noses and marrow24 of mice, beer from the marsh25 woman’s brewery26, and sparkling salt-petre wine from the grave cellars. These were all substantial food. Rusty27 nails and church-window glass formed the dessert. The old elf king had his gold crown polished up with powdered slate-pencil; it was like that used by the first form, and very difficult for an elf king to obtain. In the bedrooms, curtains were hung up and fastened with the slime of snails28; there was, indeed, a buzzing and humming everywhere.

    “Now we must fumigate29 the place with burnt horse-hair and pig’s bristles30, and then I think I shall have done my part,” said the elf man-servant.

    “Father, dear,” said the youngest daughter, “may I now hear who our high-born visitors are?”

    “Well, I suppose I must tell you now,” he replied; “two of my daughters must prepare themselves to be married, for the marriages certainly will take place. The old goblin from Norway, who lives in the ancient Dovre mountains, and who possesses many castles built of rock and freestone, besides a gold mine, which is better than all, so it is thought, is coming with his two sons, who are both seeking a wife. The old goblin is a true-hearted, honest, old Norwegian graybeard; cheerful and straightforward31. I knew him formerly32, when we used to drink together to our good fellowship: he came here once to fetch his wife, she is dead now. She was the daughter of the king of the chalk-hills at Moen. They say he took his wife from chalk; I shall be delighted to see him again. It is said that the boys are ill-bred, forward lads, but perhaps that is not quite correct, and they will become better as they grow older. Let me see that you know how to teach them good manners.”

    “And when are they coming?” asked the daughter.

    “That depends upon wind and weather,” said the elf king; “they travel economically. They will come when there is the chance of a ship. I wanted them to come over to Sweden, but the old man was not inclined to take my advice. He does not go forward with the times, and that I do not like.”

    Two will-o’-the-wisps came jumping in, one quicker than the other, so of course, one arrived first. “They are coming! they are coming!” he cried.

    “Give me my crown,” said the elf king, “and let me stand in the moonshine.”

    The daughters drew on their shawls and bowed down to the ground. There stood the old goblin from the Dovre mountains, with his crown of hardened ice and polished fir-cones. Besides this, he wore a bear-skin, and great, warm boots, while his sons went with their throats bare and wore no braces33, for they were strong men.

    “Is that a hill?” said the youngest of the boys, pointing to the elf hill, “we should call it a hole in Norway.”

    “Boys,” said the old man, “a hole goes in, and a hill stands out; have you no eyes in your heads?”

    Another thing they wondered at was, that they were able without trouble to understand the language.

    “Take care,” said the old man, “or people will think you have not been well brought up.”

    Then they entered the elfin hill, where the select and grand company were assembled, and so quickly had they appeared that they seemed to have been blown together. But for each guest the neatest and pleasantest arrangement had been made. The sea folks sat at table in great water-tubs, and they said it was just like being at home. All behaved themselves properly excepting the two young northern goblins; they put their legs on the table and thought they were all right.

    “Feet off the table-cloth!” said the old goblin. They obeyed, but not immediately. Then they tickled35 the ladies who waited at table, with the fir-cones, which they carried in their pockets. They took off their boots, that they might be more at ease, and gave them to the ladies to hold. But their father, the old goblin, was very different; he talked pleasantly about the stately Norwegian rocks, and told fine tales of the waterfalls which dashed over them with a clattering36 noise like thunder or the sound of an organ, spreading their white foam37 on every side. He told of the salmon38 that leaps in the rushing waters, while the water-god plays on his golden harp39. He spoke of the bright winter nights, when the sledge40 bells are ringing, and the boys run with burning torches across the smooth ice, which is so transparent41 that they can see the fishes dart42 forward beneath their feet. He described everything so clearly, that those who listened could see it all; they could see the saw-mills going, the men-servants and the maidens singing songs, and dancing a rattling43 dance,—when all at once the old goblin gave the old elfin maiden a kiss, such a tremendous kiss, and yet they were almost strangers to each other.

    Then the elfin girls had to dance, first in the usual way, and then with stamping feet, which they performed very well; then followed the artistic44 and solo dance. Dear me, how they did throw their legs about! No one could tell where the dance begun, or where it ended, nor indeed which were legs and which were arms, for they were all flying about together, like the shavings in a saw-pit! And then they spun45 round so quickly that the death-horse and the grave-pig became sick and giddy, and were obliged to leave the table.

    “Stop!” cried the old goblin, “is that the only house-keeping they can perform? Can they do anything more than dance and throw about their legs, and make a whirlwind?”

    “You shall soon see what they can do,” said the elf king. And then he called his youngest daughter to him. She was slender and fair as moonlight, and the most graceful46 of all the sisters. She took a white chip in her mouth, and vanished instantly; this was her accomplishment47. But the old goblin said he should not like his wife to have such an accomplishment, and thought his boys would have the same objection. Another daughter could make a figure like herself follow her, as if she had a shadow, which none of the goblin folk ever had. The third was of quite a different sort; she had learnt in the brew-house of the moor48 witch how to lard elfin puddings with glow-worms.

    “She will make a good housewife,” said the old goblin, and then saluted49 her with his eyes instead of drinking her health; for he did not drink much.

    Now came the fourth daughter, with a large harp to play upon; and when she struck the first chord, every one lifted up the left leg (for the goblins are left-legged), and at the second chord they found they must all do just what she wanted.

    “That is a dangerous woman,” said the old goblin; and the two sons walked out of the hill; they had had enough of it. “And what can the next daughter do?” asked the old goblin.

    “I have learnt everything that is Norwegian,” said she; “and I will never marry, unless I can go to Norway.”

    Then her youngest sister whispered to the old goblin, “That is only because she has heard, in a Norwegian song, that when the world shall decay, the cliffs of Norway will remain standing50 like monuments; and she wants to get there, that she may be safe; for she is so afraid of sinking.”

    “Ho! ho!” said the old goblin, “is that what she means? Well, what can the seventh and last do?”

    “The sixth comes before the seventh,” said the elf king, for he could reckon; but the sixth would not come forward.

    “I can only tell people the truth,” said she. “No one cares for me, nor troubles himself about me; and I have enough to do to sew my grave clothes.”

    So the seventh and last came; and what could she do? Why, she could tell stories, as many as you liked, on any subject.

    “Here are my five fingers,” said the old goblin; “now tell me a story for each of them.”

    So she took him by the wrist, and he laughed till he nearly choked; and when she came to the fourth finger, there was a gold ring on it, as if it knew there was to be a betrothal51. Then the old goblin said, “Hold fast what you have: this hand is yours; for I will have you for a wife myself.”

    Then the elfin girl said that the stories about the ring-finger and little Peter Playman had not yet been told.

    “We will hear them in the winter,” said the old goblin, “and also about the fir and the birch-trees, and the ghost stories, and of the tingling52 frost. You shall tell your tales, for no one over there can do it so well; and we will sit in the stone rooms, where the pine logs are burning, and drink mead53 out of the golden drinking-horn of the old Norwegian kings. The water-god has given me two; and when we sit there, Nix comes to pay us a visit, and will sing you all the songs of the mountain shepherdesses. How merry we shall be! The salmon will be leaping in the waterfalls, and dashing against the stone walls, but he will not be able to come in. It is indeed very pleasant to live in old Norway. But where are the lads?”

    Where indeed were they? Why, running about the fields, and blowing out the will-o’-the-wisps, who so good-naturedly came and brought their torches.

    “What tricks have you been playing?” said the old goblin. “I have taken a mother for you, and now you may take one of your aunts.”

    But the youngsters said they would rather make a speech and drink to their good fellowship; they had no wish to marry. Then they made speeches and drank toasts, and tipped their glasses, to show that they were empty. Then they took off their coats, and lay down on the table to sleep; for they made themselves quite at home. But the old goblin danced about the room with his young bride, and exchanged boots with her, which is more fashionable than exchanging rings.

    “The cock is crowing,” said the old elfin maiden who acted as housekeeper; “now we must close the shutters54, that the sun may not scorch55 us.”

    Then the hill closed up. But the lizards continued to run up and down the riven tree; and one said to the other, “Oh, how much I was pleased with the old goblin!”

    “The boys pleased me better,” said the earth-worm. But then the poor miserable creature could not see.



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    1 lizards [ˈlɪzədz] 9e3fa64f20794483b9c33d06297dcbfb   第8级
    n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外,没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
    • Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗? 来自辞典例句
    2 lizard [ˈlɪzəd] P0Ex0   第8级
    n.蜥蜴,壁虎
    参考例句:
    • A chameleon is a kind of lizard. 变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
    • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。
    3 clefts [k'lefts] 68f729730ad72c2deefa7f66bf04d11b   第10级
    n.裂缝( cleft的名词复数 );裂口;cleave的过去式和过去分词;进退维谷
    参考例句:
    • Clefts are often associated with other more serious congenital defects. 裂口常与其他更严重的先天性异常并发。 来自辞典例句
    • Correction of palate clefts is much more difficult and usually not as satisfactory. 硬腭裂的矫正更为困难,且常不理想。 来自辞典例句
    4 spoke [spəʊk] XryyC   第11级
    n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
    参考例句:
    • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company. 他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
    • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre. 辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
    5 rumbling [ˈrʌmblɪŋ] 85a55a2bf439684a14a81139f0b36eb1   第9级
    n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词
    参考例句:
    • The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
    • The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。
    6 propped [prɔpt] 557c00b5b2517b407d1d2ef6ba321b0e   第7级
    支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
    • This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
    7 thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] sgmz0J   第8级
    adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
    参考例句:
    • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting. 一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
    • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons. 士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
    8 miserable [ˈmɪzrəbl] g18yk   第7级
    adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
    参考例句:
    • It was miserable of you to make fun of him. 你取笑他,这是可耻的。
    • Her past life was miserable. 她过去的生活很苦。
    9 wriggle [ˈrɪgl] wf4yr   第10级
    vi. 蠕动;蜿蜒而行 vt. 使蠕动;蠕动到;不知不觉地潜入 n. 蠕动;扭动
    参考例句:
    • I've got an appointment I can't wriggle out of. 我有个推脱不掉的约会。
    • Children wriggle themselves when they are bored. 小孩子感到厌烦时就会扭动他们的身体。
    10 lurk [lɜ:k] J8qz2   第8级
    n.潜伏,潜行;v.潜藏,潜伏,埋伏
    参考例句:
    • Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness. 在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险。
    • He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address. 他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。
    11 plentiful [ˈplentɪfl] r2izH   第7级
    adj.富裕的,丰富的
    参考例句:
    • Their family has a plentiful harvest this year. 他们家今年丰收了。
    • Rainfall is plentiful in the area. 这个地区雨量充足。
    12 maiden [ˈmeɪdn] yRpz7   第7级
    n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
    参考例句:
    • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden. 王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
    • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow. 这架飞机明天首航。
    13 housekeeper [ˈhaʊski:pə(r)] 6q2zxl   第8级
    n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
    参考例句:
    • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper. 炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
    • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply. 她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
    14 amber [ˈæmbə(r)] LzazBn   第10级
    n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的
    参考例句:
    • Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday? 你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗?
    • This is a piece of little amber stones. 这是一块小小的琥珀化石。
    15 raven [ˈreɪvn] jAUz8   第11级
    n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的
    参考例句:
    • We know the raven will never leave the man's room. 我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
    • Her charming face was framed with raven hair. 她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。
    16 demons ['di:mənz] 8f23f80251f9c0b6518bce3312ca1a61   第10级
    n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念
    参考例句:
    • demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
    • He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰,那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    17 imps [ɪmps] 48348203d9ff6190cb3eb03f4afc7e75   第12级
    n.(故事中的)小恶魔( imp的名词复数 );小魔鬼;小淘气;顽童
    参考例句:
    • Those imps are brewing mischief. 那些小淘气们正在打坏主意。 来自辞典例句
    • No marvel if the imps follow when the devil goes before. 魔鬼带头,难怪小鬼纷纷跟随。 来自互联网
    18 dwarf [dwɔ:f] EkjzH   第7级
    n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小
    参考例句:
    • The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height. 那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
    • The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀,摇摇头。
    19 clergy [ˈklɜ:dʒi] SnZy2   第7级
    n.[总称]牧师,神职人员
    参考例句:
    • I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example. 我衷心希望,我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
    • All the local clergy attended the ceremony. 当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。
    20 maidens [ˈmeidnz] 85662561d697ae675e1f32743af22a69   第7级
    处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球
    参考例句:
    • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
    • Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功,少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    21 ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] 6vzy5   第9级
    n.药膏,油膏,软膏
    参考例句:
    • Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment. 敷用这药膏后,你的脚会感到舒服些。
    • This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly. 这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。
    22 snail [sneɪl] 8xcwS   第8级
    n.蜗牛
    参考例句:
    • Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body. 蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
    • Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays. 放假前的时间过得很慢。
    23 hemlock [ˈhemlɒk] n51y6   第10级
    n.毒胡萝卜,铁杉
    参考例句:
    • He was condemned to drink a cup of hemlock. 判处他喝一杯毒汁。
    • Here is a beech by the side of a hemlock, with three pines at hand. 这儿有株山毛榉和一株铁杉长在一起,旁边还有三株松树。
    24 marrow [ˈmærəʊ] M2myE   第9级
    n.骨髓;精华;活力
    参考例句:
    • It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow. 天气太冷了,他感到寒冷刺骨。
    • He was tired to the marrow of his bones. 他真是累得筋疲力尽了。
    25 marsh [mɑ:ʃ] Y7Rzo   第8级
    n.沼泽,湿地
    参考例句:
    • There are a lot of frogs in the marsh. 沼泽里有许多青蛙。
    • I made my way slowly out of the marsh. 我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。
    26 brewery [ˈbru:əri] KWSzJ   第10级
    n.啤酒厂
    参考例句:
    • The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London. 啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
    • When business was good, the brewery employed 20 people. 在生意好的时候,这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。
    27 rusty [ˈrʌsti] hYlxq   第9级
    adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的
    参考例句:
    • The lock on the door is rusty and won't open. 门上的锁锈住了。
    • I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty. 几个月不用,我的法语又荒疏了。
    28 snails [sneɪls] 23436a8a3f6bf9f3c4a9f6db000bb173   第8级
    n.蜗牛;迟钝的人;蜗牛( snail的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • I think I'll try the snails for lunch—I'm feeling adventurous today. 我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Most snails have shells on their backs. 大多数蜗牛背上有壳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    29 fumigate [ˈfju:mɪgeɪt] j65yg   第12级
    vt.烟熏;用香薰
    参考例句:
    • As preventive, spray plants with systemic insecticide or fumigate them regularly. 作为预防措施,要用内吸杀虫剂对植物定期喷洒或熏蒸。
    • The hospital ward was fumigated after the outbreak of typhus. 发现斑疹伤寒以后,医院的病房进行了烟熏消毒。
    30 bristles ['brɪsəlz] d40df625d0ab9008a3936dbd866fa2ec   第8级
    短而硬的毛发,刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • the bristles on his chin 他下巴上的胡楂子
    • This job bristles with difficulties. 这项工作困难重重。
    31 straightforward [ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd] fFfyA   第7级
    adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
    参考例句:
    • A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech. 巧言不如直说。
    • I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer. 我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
    32 formerly [ˈfɔ:məli] ni3x9   第8级
    adv.从前,以前
    参考例句:
    • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard. 我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
    • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China. 这船从前航行在中国内河里。
    34 braces [b'reɪsɪz] ca4b7fc327bd02465aeaf6e4ce63bfcd   第7级
    n.吊带,背带;托架( brace的名词复数 );箍子;括弧;(儿童)牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
    参考例句:
    • The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃,因为支架全松了。
    • You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带,就用不着吊带了。
    35 tickled [ˈtikld] 2db1470d48948f1aa50b3cf234843b26   第9级
    (使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐
    参考例句:
    • We were tickled pink to see our friends on television. 在电视中看到我们的一些朋友,我们高兴极了。
    • I tickled the baby's feet and made her laugh. 我胳肢孩子的脚,使她发笑。
    36 clattering [] f876829075e287eeb8e4dc1cb4972cc5   第7级
    发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • Typewriters keep clattering away. 打字机在不停地嗒嗒作响。
    • The typewriter was clattering away. 打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。
    37 foam [fəʊm] LjOxI   第7级
    n.泡沫,起泡沫;vi.起泡沫;吐白沫;起着泡沫流;vt.使起泡沫;使成泡沫状物
    参考例句:
    • The glass of beer was mostly foam. 这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
    • The surface of the water is full of foam. 水面都是泡沫。
    38 salmon [ˈsæmən] pClzB   第7级
    n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
    参考例句:
    • We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there. 我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
    • Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment? 现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
    39 harp [hɑ:p] UlEyQ   第9级
    n.竖琴;天琴座
    参考例句:
    • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp. 她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
    • He played an Irish melody on the harp. 他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。
    40 sledge [sledʒ] AxVw9   第10级
    n.雪橇,大锤;v.用雪橇搬运,坐雪橇往
    参考例句:
    • The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill. 雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
    • The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water. 雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行,就象船在水上行驶一样。
    41 transparent [trænsˈpærənt] Smhwx   第7级
    adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
    参考例句:
    • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming. 水清澈透明,可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
    • The window glass is transparent. 窗玻璃是透明的。
    42 dart [dɑ:t] oydxK   第8级
    vt. 投掷,投射;使迅速突然移动 vi. 向前冲,飞奔 n. 飞镖,标枪;急驰,飞奔;(虫的)螯;飞快的移动
    参考例句:
    • The child made a sudden dart across the road. 那小孩突然冲过马路。
    • Markov died after being struck by a poison dart. 马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。
    43 rattling [ˈrætlɪŋ] 7b0e25ab43c3cc912945aafbb80e7dfd   第7级
    adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词
    参考例句:
    • This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
    • At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时,一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来,把窗玻璃震得当当地响。
    44 artistic [ɑ:ˈtɪstɪk] IeWyG   第7级
    adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的
    参考例句:
    • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work. 这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
    • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends. 外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
    45 spun [spʌn] kvjwT   第11级
    v.(spin的过去式)纺,杜撰,急转身
    参考例句:
    • His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire. 他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
    • Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread. 她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
    46 graceful [ˈgreɪsfl] deHza   第7级
    adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
    参考例句:
    • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful. 他的双杠动作可帅了!
    • The ballet dancer is so graceful. 芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
    47 accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] 2Jkyo   第8级
    n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
    参考例句:
    • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment. 这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
    • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives. 要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
    48 moor [mɔ:(r)] T6yzd   第9级
    n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
    参考例句:
    • I decided to moor near some tourist boats. 我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
    • There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor. 沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。
    49 saluted [səˈlu:tid] 1a86aa8dabc06746471537634e1a215f   第7级
    v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂
    参考例句:
    • The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
    • He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    50 standing [ˈstændɪŋ] 2hCzgo   第8级
    n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
    参考例句:
    • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing. 地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
    • They're standing out against any change in the law. 他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
    51 betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðl] betrothal   第12级
    n. 婚约, 订婚
    参考例句:
    • Their betrothal took place with great pomp and rejoicings. 他们举行了盛大而又欢乐的订婚仪式。
    • "On the happy occasion of the announcement of your betrothal," he finished, bending over her hand. "在宣布你们订婚的喜庆日。" 他补充说,同时低下头来吻她的手。
    52 tingling [tɪŋglɪŋ] LgTzGu   第10级
    v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    53 mead [mi:d] BotzAK   第12级
    n.蜂蜜酒
    参考例句:
    • He gave me a cup of mead. 他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
    • He drank some mead at supper. 晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。
    54 shutters ['ʃʌtəz] 74d48a88b636ca064333022eb3458e1f   第7级
    百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
    参考例句:
    • The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
    • The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
    55 scorch [skɔ:tʃ] YZhxa   第9级
    vt.&vi.烧焦,烤焦;高速疾驶;n.烧焦处,焦痕
    参考例句:
    • I could not wash away the mark of the scorch. 我洗不掉这焦痕。
    • This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire. 这种材料如果太靠近炉火很容易烤焦。

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