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安徒生童话英文版:The Ice Maiden-IV
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  • IV. Babette

    WHO was the best marksman in the canton Valais? The chamois knew well. “Save yourselves from Rudy,” they might well say. And who is the handsomest marksman? “Oh, it is Rudy,” said the maidens1; but they did not say, “Save yourselves from Rudy.” Neither did anxious mothers say so; for he bowed to them as pleasantly as to the young girls. He was so brave and cheerful. His cheeks were brown, his teeth white, and his eyes dark and sparkling. He was now a handsome young man of twenty years. The most icy water could not deter2 him from swimming; he could twist and turn like a fish. None could climb like he, and he clung as firmly to the edges of the rocks as a limpet. He had strong muscular power, as could be seen when he leapt from rock to rock. He had learnt this first from the cat, and more lately from the chamois. Rudy was considered the best guide over the mountains; every one had great confidence in him. He might have made a great deal of money as guide. His uncle had also taught him the trade of a cooper; but he had no inclination3 for either; his delight was in chamois-hunting, which also brought him plenty of money. Rudy would be a very good match, as people said, if he would not look above his own station. He was also such a famous partner in dancing, that the girls often dreamt about him, and one and another thought of him even when awake.

    “He kissed me in the dance,” said Annette, the schoolmaster’s daughter, to her dearest friend; but she ought not to have told this, even to her dearest friend. It is not easy to keep such secrets; they are like sand in a sieve4; they slip out. It was therefore soon known that Rudy, so brave and so good as he was, had kissed some one while dancing, and yet he had never kissed her who was dearest to him.

    “Ah, ah,” said an old hunter, “he has kissed Annette, has he? he has begun with A, and I suppose he will kiss through the whole alphabet.”

    But a kiss in the dance was all the busy tongues could accuse him of. He certainly had kissed Annette, but she was not the flower of his heart.

    Down in the valley, near Bex, among the great walnut-trees, by the side of a little rushing mountain-stream, lived a rich miller5. His dwelling-house was a large building, three storeys high, with little turrets6. The roof was covered with chips, bound together with tin plates, that glittered in sunshine and in the moonlight. The largest of the turrets had a weather-cock, representing an apple pierced by a glittering arrow, in memory of William Tell. The mill was a neat and well-ordered place, that allowed itself to be sketched7 and written about; but the miller’s daughter did not permit any to sketch8 or write about her. So, at least, Rudy would have said, for her image was pictured in his heart; her eyes shone in it so brightly, that quite a flame had been kindled9 there; and, like all other fires, it had burst forth10 so suddenly, that the miller’s daughter, the beautiful Babette, was quite unaware11 of it. Rudy had never spoken a word to her on the subject. The miller was rich, and, on that account, Babette stood very high, and was rather difficult to aspire13 to. But said Rudy to himself, “Nothing is too high for a man to reach: he must climb with confidence in himself, and he will not fail.” He had learnt this lesson in his youthful home.

    It happened once that Rudy had some business to settle at Bex. It was a long journey at that time, for the railway had not been opened. From the glaciers14 of the Rhone, at the foot of the Simplon, between its ever-changing mountain summits, stretches the valley of the canton Valais. Through it runs the noble river of the Rhone, which often overflows16 its banks, covering fields and highways, and destroying everything in its course. Near the towns of Sion and St. Maurice, the valley takes a turn, and bends like an elbow, and behind St. Maurice becomes so narrow that there is only space enough for the bed of the river and a narrow carriage-road. An old tower stands here, as if it were guardian17 to the canton Valais, which ends at this point; and from it we can look across the stone bridge to the toll-house on the other side, where the canton Vaud commences. Not far from this spot stands the town of Bex, and at every step can be seen an increase of fruitfulness and verdure. It is like entering a grove18 of chestnut19 and walnut-trees. Here and there the cypress20 and pomegranate blossoms peep forth; and it is almost as warm as an Italian climate. Rudy arrived at Bex, and soon finished the business which had brought him there, and then walked about the town; but not even the miller’s boy could be seen, nor any one belonging to the mill, not to mention Babette. This did not please him at all. Evening came on. The air was filled with the perfume of the wild thyme and the blossoms of the lime-trees, and the green woods on the mountains seemed to be covered with a shining veil, blue as the sky. Over everything reigned22 a stillness, not of sleep or of death, but as if Nature were holding her breath, that her image might be photographed on the blue vault23 of heaven. Here and there, amidst the trees of the silent valley, stood poles which supported the wires of the electric telegraph. Against one of these poles leaned an object so motionless that it might have been mistaken for the trunk of a tree; but it was Rudy, standing24 there as still as at that moment was everything around him. He was not asleep, neither was he dead; but just as the various events in the world—matters of momentous26 importance to individuals—were flying through the telegraph wires, without the quiver of a wire or the slightest tone, so, through the mind of Rudy, thoughts of overwhelming importance were passing, without an outward sign of emotion. The happiness of his future life depended upon the decision of his present reflections. His eyes were fixed27 on one spot in the distance—a light that twinkled through the foliage28 from the parlor29 of the miller’s house, where Babette dwelt. Rudy stood so still, that it might have been supposed he was watching for a chamois; but he was in reality like a chamois, who will stand for a moment, looking as if it were chiselled30 out of the rock, and then, if only a stone rolled by, would suddenly bound forward with a spring, far away from the hunter. And so with Rudy: a sudden roll of his thoughts roused him from his stillness, and made him bound forward with determination to act.

    “Never despair!” cried he. “A visit to the mill, to say good evening to the miller, and good evening to little Babette, can do no harm. No one ever fails who has confidence in himself. If I am to be Babette’s husband, I must see her some time or other.”

    Then Rudy laughed joyously31, and took courage to go to the mill. He knew what he wanted; he wanted to marry Babette. The clear water of the river rolled over its yellow bed, and willows33 and lime-trees were reflected in it, as Rudy stepped along the path to the miller’s house. But, as the children sing—

    “There was no one at home in the house,

    Only a kitten at play.”

    The cat standing on the steps put up its back and cried “mew.” But Rudy had no inclination for this sort of conversation; he passed on, and knocked at the door. No one heard him, no one opened the door. “Mew,” said the cat again; and had Rudy been still a child, he would have understood this language, and known that the cat wished to tell him there was no one at home. So he was obliged to go to the mill and make inquiries34, and there he heard that the miller had gone on a journey to Interlachen, and taken Babette with him, to the great shooting festival, which began that morning, and would continue for eight days, and that people from all the German settlements would be there.

    Poor Rudy! we may well say. It was not a fortunate day for his visit to Bex. He had just to return the way he came, through St. Maurice and Sion, to his home in the valley. But he did not despair. When the sun rose the next morning, his good spirits had returned; indeed he had never really lost them. “Babette is at Interlachen,” said Rudy to himself, “many days’ journey from here. It is certainly a long way for any one who takes the high-road, but not so far if he takes a short cut across the mountain, and that just suits a chamois-hunter. I have been that way before, for it leads to the home of my childhood, where, as a little boy, I lived with my grandfather. And there are shooting matches at Interlachen. I will go, and try to stand first in the match. Babette will be there, and I shall be able to make her acquaintance.”

    Carrying his light knapsack, which contained his Sunday clothes, on his back, and with his musket35 and his game-bag over his shoulder, Rudy started to take the shortest way across the mountain. Still it was a great distance. The shooting matches were to commence on that day, and to continue for a whole week. He had been told also that the miller and Babette would remain that time with some relatives at Interlachen. So over the Gemmi Rudy climbed bravely, and determined36 to descend37 the side of the Grindelwald. Bright and joyous32 were his feelings as he stepped lightly onwards, inhaling38 the invigorating mountain air. The valley sunk as he ascended39, the circle of the horizon expanded. One snow-capped peak after another rose before him, till the whole of the glittering Alpine40 range became visible. Rudy knew each ice-clad peak, and he continued his course towards the Schreckhorn, with its white powdered stone finger raised high in the air. At length he had crossed the highest ridges41, and before him lay the green pasture lands sloping down towards the valley, which was once his home. The buoyancy of the air made his heart light. Hill and valley were blooming in luxuriant beauty, and his thoughts were youthful dreams, in which old age or death were out of the question. Life, power, and enjoyment42 were in the future, and he felt free and light as a bird. And the swallows flew round him, as in the days of his childhood, singing “We and you—you and we.” All was overflowing43 with joy. Beneath him lay the meadows, covered with velvety44 green, with the murmuring river flowing through them, and dotted here and there were small wooden houses. He could see the edges of the glaciers, looking like green glass against the soiled snow, and the deep chasms45 beneath the loftiest glacier15. The church bells were ringing, as if to welcome him to his home with their sweet tones. His heart beat quickly, and for a moment he seemed to have foregotten Babette, so full were his thoughts of old recollections. He was, in imagination, once more wandering on the road where, when a little boy, he, with other children, came to sell their curiously46 carved toy houses. Yonder, behind the fir-trees, still stood his grandfather’s house, his mother’s father, but strangers dwelt in it now. Children came running to him, as he had once done, and wished to sell their wares47. One of them offered him an Alpine rose. Rudy took the rose as a good omen25, and thought of Babette. He quickly crossed the bridge where the two rivers flow into each other. Here he found a walk over-shadowed with large walnut-trees, and their thick foliage formed a pleasant shade. Very soon he perceived in the distance, waving flags, on which glittered a white cross on a red ground—the standard of the Danes as well as of the Swiss—and before him lay Interlachen.

    “It is really a splendid town, like none other that I have ever seen,” said Rudy to himself. It was indeed a Swiss town in its holiday dress. Not like the many other towns, crowded with heavy stone houses, stiff and foreign looking. No; here it seemed as if the wooden houses on the hills had run into the valley, and placed themselves in rows and ranks by the side of the clear river, which rushes like an arrow in its course. The streets were rather irregular, it is true, but still this added to their picturesque48 appearance. There was one street which Rudy thought the prettiest of them all; it had been built since he had visited the town when a little boy. It seemed to him as if all the neatest and most curiously carved toy houses which his grandfather once kept in the large cupboard at home, had been brought out and placed in this spot, and that they had increased in size since then, as the old chestnut trees had done. The houses were called hotels; the woodwork on the windows and balconies was curiously carved. The roofs were gayly painted, and before each house was a flower garden, which separated it from the macadamized high-road. These houses all stood on the same side of the road, so that the fresh, green meadows, in which were cows grazing, with bells on their necks, were not hidden. The sound of these bells is often heard amidst Alpine scenery. These meadows were encircled by lofty hills, which receded49 a little in the centre, so that the most beautifully formed of Swiss mountains—the snow-crowned Jungfrau— could be distinctly seen glittering in the distance. A number of elegantly dressed gentlemen and ladies from foreign lands, and crowds of country people from the neighboring cantons, were assembled in the town. Each marksman wore the number of hits he had made twisted in a garland round his hat. Here were music and singing of all descriptions: hand-organs, trumpets50, shouting, and noise. The houses and bridges were adorned51 with verses and inscriptions52. Flags and banners were waving. Shot after shot was fired, which was the best music to Rudy’s ears. And amidst all this excitement he quite forgot Babette, on whose account only he had come. The shooters were thronging53 round the target, and Rudy was soon amongst them. But when he took his turn to fire, he proved himself the best shot, for he always struck the bull’s-eye.

    “Who may that young stranger be?” was the inquiry54 on all sides. “He speaks French as it is spoken in the Swiss cantons.”

    “And makes himself understood very well when he speaks German,” said some.

    “He lived here, when a child, with his grandfather, in a house on the road to Grindelwald,” remarked one of the sportsmen.

    And full of life was this young stranger; his eyes sparkled, his glance was steady, and his arm sure, therefore he always hit the mark. Good fortune gives courage, and Rudy was always courageous55. He soon had a circle of friends gathered round him. Every one noticed him, and did him homage56. Babette had quite vanished from his thoughts, when he was struck on the shoulder by a heavy hand, and a deep voice said to him in French, “You are from the canton Valais.”

    Rudy turned round, and beheld57 a man with a ruddy, pleasant face, and a stout58 figure. It was the rich miller from Bex. His broad, portly person, hid the slender, lovely Babette; but she came forward and glanced at him with her bright, dark eyes. The rich miller was very much flattered at the thought that the young man, who was acknowledged to be the best shot, and was so praised by every one, should be from his own canton. Now was Rudy really fortunate: he had travelled all this way to this place, and those he had forgotten were now come to seek him. When country people go far from home, they often meet with those they know, and improve their acquaintance. Rudy, by his shooting, had gained the first place in the shooting-match, just as the miller at home at Bex stood first, because of his money and his mill. So the two men shook hands, which they had never done before. Babette, too, held out her hand to Rudy frankly59, and he pressed it in his, and looked at her so earnestly, that she blushed deeply. The miller talked of the long journey they had travelled, and of the many towns they had seen. It was his opinion that he had really made as great a journey as if he had travelled in a steamship60, a railway carriage, or a post-chaise.

    “I came by a much shorter way,” said Rudy; “I came over the mountains. There is no road so high that a man may not venture upon it.”

    “Ah, yes; and break your neck,” said the miller; “and you look like one who will break his neck some day, you are so daring.”

    “Oh, nothing ever happens to a man if he has confidence in himself,” replied Rudy.

    The miller’s relations at Interlachen, with whom the miller and Babette were staying, invited Rudy to visit them, when they found he came from the same canton as the miller. It was a most pleasant visit. Good fortune seemed to follow him, as it does those who think and act for themselves, and who remember the proverb, “Nuts are given to us, but they are not cracked for us.” And Rudy was treated by the miller’s relations almost like one of the family, and glasses of wine were poured out to drink to the welfare of the best shooter. Babette clinked glasses with Rudy, and he returned thanks for the toast. In the evening they all took a delightful61 walk under the walnut-trees, in front of the stately hotels; there were so many people, and such crowding, that Rudy was obliged to offer his arm to Babette. Then he told her how happy it made him to meet people from the canton Vaud,—for Vaud and Valais were neighboring cantons. He spoke12 of this pleasure so heartily62 that Babette could not resist giving his arm a slight squeeze; and so they walked on together, and talked and chatted like old acquaintances. Rudy felt inclined to laugh sometimes at the absurd dress and walk of the foreign ladies; but Babette did not wish to make fun of them, for she knew there must be some good, excellent people amongst them; she, herself, had a godmother, who was a high-born English lady. Eighteen years before, when Babette was christened, this lady was staying at Bex, and she stood godmother for her, and gave her the valuable brooch she now wore in her bosom63.

    Her godmother had twice written to her, and this year she was expected to visit Interlachen with her two daughters; “but they are old-maids,” added Babette, who was only eighteen: “they are nearly thirty.” Her sweet little mouth was never still a moment, and all that she said sounded in Rudy’s ears as matters of the greatest importance, and at last he told her what he was longing21 to tell. How often he had been at Bex, how well he knew the mill, and how often he had seen Babette, when most likely she had not noticed him; and lastly, that full of many thoughts which he could not tell her, he had been to the mill on the evening when she and her father has started on their long journey, but not too far for him to find a way to overtake them. He told her all this, and a great deal more; he told her how much he could endure for her; and that it was to see her, and not the shooting-match, which had brought him to Interlachen. Babette became quite silent after hearing all this; it was almost too much, and it troubled her.

    And while they thus wandered on, the sun sunk behind the lofty mountains. The Jungfrau stood out in brightness and splendor64, as a back-ground to the green woods of the surrounding hills. Every one stood still to look at the beautiful sight, Rudy and Babette among them.

    “Nothing can be more beautiful than this,” said Babette.

    “Nothing!” replied Rudy, looking at Babette.

    “To-morrow I must return home,” remarked Rudy a few minutes afterwards.

    “Come and visit us at Bex,” whispered Babette; “my father will be pleased to see you.”



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    1 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
    2 deter [dɪˈtɜ:(r)] DmZzU   第9级
    vt.阻止,使不敢,吓住
    参考例句:
    • Failure did not deter us from trying it again. 失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
    • Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders. 狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
    3 inclination [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] Gkwyj   第7级
    n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
    参考例句:
    • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head. 她微微点头向我们致意。
    • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry. 我没有丝毫着急的意思。
    4 sieve [sɪv] wEDy4   第8级
    n.筛,滤器,漏勺
    参考例句:
    • We often shake flour through a sieve. 我们经常用筛子筛面粉。
    • Finally, it is like drawing water with a sieve. 到头来,竹篮打水一场空。
    5 miller [ˈmɪlə(r)] ZD6xf   第8级
    n.磨坊主
    参考例句:
    • Every miller draws water to his own mill. 磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
    • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski. 技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
    6 turrets [ˈtɜ:rɪts] 62429b8037b86b445f45d2a4b5ed714f   第10级
    (六角)转台( turret的名词复数 ); (战舰和坦克等上的)转动炮塔; (摄影机等上的)镜头转台; (旧时攻城用的)塔车
    参考例句:
    • The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
    • If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里,我就会赢得脱险的机会。
    7 sketched [] 7209bf19355618c1eb5ca3c0fdf27631   第7级
    v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    8 sketch [sketʃ] UEyyG   第7级
    n.草图;梗概;素描;vt.&vi.素描;概述
    参考例句:
    • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
    • I will send you a slight sketch of the house. 我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
    9 kindled [ˈkɪndld] d35b7382b991feaaaa3e8ddbbcca9c46   第9级
    (使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光
    参考例句:
    • We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
    • The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。
    10 forth [fɔ:θ] Hzdz2   第7级
    adv.向前;向外,往外
    参考例句:
    • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth. 风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
    • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession. 他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
    11 unaware [ˌʌnəˈweə(r)] Pl6w0   第7级
    adj.不知道的,未意识到的;adv.意外地;不知不觉地
    参考例句:
    • They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
    • I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
    12 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。
    13 aspire [əˈspaɪə(r)] ANbz2   第7级
    vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
    参考例句:
    • Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life. 和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
    • I aspire to be an innovator not a follower. 我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。
    14 glaciers [ɡ'læsɪəz] e815ddf266946d55974cdc5579cbd89b   第8级
    冰河,冰川( glacier的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
    • It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川,又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分(高一)
    15 glacier [ˈglæsiə(r)] YeQzw   第8级
    n.冰川,冰河
    参考例句:
    • The glacier calved a large iceberg. 冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
    • The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses. 冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。
    16 overflows [ˌəuvəˈfləuz] 657dc43e70a4e87795b8bad549d5f725   第7级
    v.溢出,淹没( overflow的第三人称单数 );充满;挤满了人;扩展出界,过度延伸
    参考例句:
    • He always fills his glass till it overflows. 他总是把杯子斟得很满。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • A distributary overflows its banks. 分流水溢出河岸。 来自辞典例句
    17 guardian [ˈgɑ:diən] 8ekxv   第7级
    n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
    参考例句:
    • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
    • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
    18 grove [grəʊv] v5wyy   第7级
    n.林子,小树林,园林
    参考例句:
    • On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees. 山顶上一片高大的树林。
    • The scent of lemons filled the grove. 柠檬香味充满了小树林。
    19 chestnut [ˈtʃesnʌt] XnJy8   第9级
    n.栗树,栗子
    参考例句:
    • We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden. 我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
    • In summer we had tea outdoors, under the chestnut tree. 夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
    20 cypress [ˈsaɪprəs] uyDx3   第12级
    n.柏树
    参考例句:
    • The towering pine and cypress defy frost and snow. 松柏参天傲霜雪。
    • The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round. 苍松翠柏,常绿不凋。
    21 longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] 98bzd   第8级
    n.(for)渴望
    参考例句:
    • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her. 再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
    • His heart burned with longing for revenge. 他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
    22 reigned [] d99f19ecce82a94e1b24a320d3629de5   第7级
    vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
    参考例句:
    • Silence reigned in the hall. 全场肃静。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere. 夜深人静,一片死寂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    23 vault [vɔ:lt] 3K3zW   第8级
    n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
    参考例句:
    • The vault of this cathedral is very high. 这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
    • The old patrician was buried in the family vault. 这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
    24 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。
    25 omen [ˈəʊmən] N5jzY   第9级
    n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示
    参考例句:
    • The superstitious regard it as a bad omen. 迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
    • Could this at last be a good omen for peace? 这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了?
    26 momentous [məˈmentəs] Zjay9   第8级
    adj.重要的,重大的
    参考例句:
    • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion. 能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸。
    • The momentous news was that war had begun. 重大的新闻是战争已经开始。
    27 fixed [fɪkst] JsKzzj   第8级
    adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
    参考例句:
    • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet? 你们俩选定婚期了吗?
    • Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily. 目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
    28 foliage [ˈfəʊliɪdʒ] QgnzK   第8级
    n.叶子,树叶,簇叶
    参考例句:
    • The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
    • Dark foliage clothes the hills. 浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。
    29 parlor ['pɑ:lə] v4MzU   第9级
    n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
    参考例句:
    • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor. 她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
    • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood? 附近有没有比萨店?
    30 chiselled [ˈtʃɪzld] 9684a7206442cc906184353a754caa89   第9级
    adj.凿过的,凿光的; (文章等)精心雕琢的v.凿,雕,镌( chisel的过去式 )
    参考例句:
    • A name was chiselled into the stone. 石头上刻着一个人名。
    • He chiselled a hole in the door to fit a new lock. 他在门上凿了一个孔,以便装一把新锁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    31 joyously ['dʒɔiəsli] 1p4zu0   第10级
    ad.快乐地, 高兴地
    参考例句:
    • She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门,直扑我的怀抱,欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
    • They came running, crying out joyously in trilling girlish voices. 她们边跑边喊,那少女的颤音好不欢快。 来自名作英译部分
    32 joyous [ˈdʒɔɪəs] d3sxB   第10级
    adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
    参考例句:
    • The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene. 轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
    • They conveyed the joyous news to us soon. 他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
    33 willows [ˈwiləuz] 79355ee67d20ddbc021d3e9cb3acd236   第8级
    n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
    参考例句:
    • The willows along the river bank look very beautiful. 河岸边的柳树很美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Willows are planted on both sides of the streets. 街道两侧种着柳树。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    34 inquiries [inˈkwaiəriz] 86a54c7f2b27c02acf9fcb16a31c4b57   第7级
    n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
    参考例句:
    • He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释,等候进一步调查。
    • I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    35 musket [ˈmʌskɪt] 46jzO   第12级
    n.滑膛枪
    参考例句:
    • I hunted with a musket two years ago. 两年前我用滑膛枪打猎。
    • So some seconds passed, till suddenly Joyce whipped up his musket and fired. 又过了几秒钟,突然,乔伊斯端起枪来开了火。
    36 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] duszmP   第7级
    adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。
    • He determined to view the rooms behind the office. 他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
    37 descend [dɪˈsend] descend   第7级
    vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
    参考例句:
    • I hope the grace of God would descend on me. 我期望上帝的恩惠。
    • We're not going to descend to such methods. 我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
    38 inhaling [ɪn'heɪlɪŋ] 20098cce0f51e7ae5171c97d7853194a   第7级
    v.吸入( inhale的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke. 他因吸入烟尘而接受治疗。 来自辞典例句
    • The long-term effects of inhaling contaminated air is unknown. 长期吸入被污染空气的影响还无从知晓。 来自互联网
    39 ascended [əˈsendid] ea3eb8c332a31fe6393293199b82c425   第7级
    v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    40 alpine [ˈælpaɪn] ozCz0j   第12级
    adj.高山的;n.高山植物
    参考例句:
    • Alpine flowers are abundant there. 那里有很多高山地带的花。
    • Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls . 它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
    41 ridges [rɪdʒɪz] 9198b24606843d31204907681f48436b   第7级
    n.脊( ridge的名词复数 );山脊;脊状突起;大气层的)高压脊
    参考例句:
    • The path winds along mountain ridges. 峰回路转。
    • Perhaps that was the deepest truth in Ridges's nature. 在里奇斯的思想上,这大概可以算是天经地义第一条了。
    42 enjoyment [ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt] opaxV   第7级
    n.乐趣;享有;享用
    参考例句:
    • Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
    • After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment. 每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
    43 overflowing [əʊvə'fləʊɪŋ] df84dc195bce4a8f55eb873daf61b924   第7级
    n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的,充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
    • The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。
    44 velvety [ˈvelvəti] 5783c9b64c2c5d03bc234867b2d33493   第7级
    adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的
    参考例句:
    • a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
    • Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软,令人赞叹。
    45 chasms [ˈkæzəmz] 59f980d139181b57c2aa4045ac238a6f   第8级
    裂缝( chasm的名词复数 ); 裂口; 分歧; 差别
    参考例句:
    • She found great chasms in her mathematics and physics. 她觉得她的数学课和物理课的知识还很欠缺。
    • The sectarian chasms remain deep, the wounds of strife raw. 各派别的分歧巨大,旧恨新仇交织。
    46 curiously ['kjʊərɪəslɪ] 3v0zIc   第9级
    adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
    参考例句:
    • He looked curiously at the people. 他好奇地看着那些人。
    • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold. 他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
    47 wares [weəz] 2eqzkk   第9级
    n. 货物, 商品
    参考例句:
    • They sold their wares at half-price. 他们的货品是半价出售的。
    • The peddler was crying up his wares. 小贩极力夸耀自己的货物。
    48 picturesque [ˌpɪktʃəˈresk] qlSzeJ   第8级
    adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
    参考例句:
    • You can see the picturesque shores beside the river. 在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
    • That was a picturesque phrase. 那是一个形象化的说法。
    49 receded [riˈsi:did] a802b3a97de1e72adfeda323ad5e0023   第7级
    v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
    参考例句:
    • The floodwaters have now receded. 洪水现已消退。
    • The sound of the truck receded into the distance. 卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。
    50 trumpets [ˈtrʌmpits] 1d27569a4f995c4961694565bd144f85   第7级
    喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花
    参考例句:
    • A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
    • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。
    51 adorned [əˈdɔ:nd] 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8   第8级
    [计]被修饰的
    参考例句:
    • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
    • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
    52 inscriptions [ɪnsk'rɪpʃnz] b8d4b5ef527bf3ba015eea52570c9325   第8级
    (作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记
    参考例句:
    • Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscriptions on the gravestones. 几个世纪的风雨已磨损了墓碑上的碑文。
    • The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time. 年代久了,石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。
    53 thronging [θrɔŋɪŋ] 9512aa44c02816b0f71b491c31fb8cfa   第8级
    v.成群,挤满( throng的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Architects from around the world are thronging to Beijing theacross the capital. 来自世界各地的建筑师都蜂拥而至这座处处高楼耸立的大都市——北京。 来自互联网
    • People are thronging to his new play. 人们成群结队地去看他那出新戏。 来自互联网
    54 inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪərɪ] nbgzF   第7级
    n.打听,询问,调查,查问
    参考例句:
    • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem. 许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
    • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons. 调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
    55 courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] HzSx7   第8级
    adj.勇敢的,有胆量的
    参考例句:
    • We all honour courageous people. 我们都尊重勇敢的人。
    • He was roused to action by courageous words. 豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
    56 homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] eQZzK   第9级
    n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
    参考例句:
    • We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare. 我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
    • The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen. 士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。
    57 beheld [bɪ'held] beheld   第10级
    v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
    参考例句:
    • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
    58 stout [staʊt] PGuzF   第8级
    adj.强壮的,结实的,勇猛的,矮胖的
    参考例句:
    • He cut a stout stick to help him walk. 他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
    • The stout old man waddled across the road. 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
    59 frankly [ˈfræŋkli] fsXzcf   第7级
    adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
    参考例句:
    • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all. 老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
    • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform. 坦率地说,我不反对改革。
    60 steamship [ˈsti:mʃɪp] 1h9zcA   第8级
    n.汽船,轮船
    参考例句:
    • The return may be made on the same steamship. 可乘同一艘汽船当天回来。
    • It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving the port. 雾很大,汽艇差点把一只正在离港的小船撞沉。
    61 delightful [dɪˈlaɪtfl] 6xzxT   第8级
    adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
    参考例句:
    • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday. 上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
    • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute. 彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
    62 heartily [ˈhɑ:tɪli] Ld3xp   第8级
    adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
    参考例句:
    • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse. 他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
    • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily. 主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
    63 bosom [ˈbʊzəm] Lt9zW   第7级
    n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
    参考例句:
    • She drew a little book from her bosom. 她从怀里取出一本小册子。
    • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom. 他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
    64 splendor ['splendə] hriy0   第10级
    n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌
    参考例句:
    • Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor. 他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
    • All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend. 人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

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