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英语小说:证券经纪人的浪漫故事
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  • Pitcher1, confidential2 clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell, broker3, allowed a look of mild interest and surprise to visit his usually expressionless countenance4 when his employer briskly entered at half past nine in company with his young lady stenographer5. With a snappy Good-morning, Pitcher, Maxwell dashed at his desk as though he were intending to leap over it, and then plunged6 into the great heap of letters and telegrams waiting there for him.

    The young lady had been Maxwell's stenographer for a year. She was beautiful in a way that was decidedly unstenographic. She forewent the pomp of the alluring7 pompadour. She wore no chains, bracelets8 or lockets. She had not the air of being about to accept an invitation to luncheon9. Her dress was grey and plain, but it fitted her figure with fidelity10 and discretion11. In her neat black turban hat was the gold-green wing of a macaw. On this morning she was softly and shyly radiant. Her eyes were dreamily bright, her cheeks genuine peachblow, her expression a happy one, tinged12 with reminiscence.

    Pitcher, still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning. Instead of going straight into the adjoining room, where her desk was, she lingered, slightly irresolute13, in the outer office. Once she moved over by Maxwell's desk, near enough for him to be aware of her presence.

    The machine sitting at that desk was no longer a man; it was a busy New York broker, moved by buzzing wheels and uncoiling springs.

    Well--what is it Anything asked Maxwell sharply. His opened mail lay like a bank of stage snow on his crowded desk. His keen grey eye, impersonal14 and brusque, flashed upon her half impatiently.

    Nothing, answered the stenographer, moving away with a little smile.

    Mr. Pitcher, she said to the confidential clerk, did Mr. Maxwell say anything yesterday about engaging another stenographer

    He did, answered Pitcher. He told me to get another one. I notified the agency yesterday afternoon to send over a few samples this morning. It's 9.45 o'clock, and not a single picture hat or piece of pineapple chewing gum has showed up yet.

    I will do the work as usual, then, said the young lady, until some one comes to fill the place. And she went to her desk at once and hung the black turban hat with the gold-green macaw wing in its accustomed place.

    He who has been denied the spectacle of a busy Manhattan broker during a rush of business is handicapped for the profession of anthropology15. The poet sings of the crowded hour of glorious life. The broker's hour is not only crowded, but the minutes and seconds are hanging to all the straps16 and packing both front and rear platforms.

    And this day was Harvey Maxwell's busy day. The ticker began to reel out jerkily its fitful coils of tape, the desk telephone had a chronic17 attack of buzzing. Men began to throng18 into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially19, sharply, viciously, excitedly. Messenger boys ran in and out with messages and telegrams. The clerks in the office jumped about like sailors during a storm. Even Pitcher's face relaxed into something resembling animation20.

    On the Exchange there were hurricanes and landslides21 and snowstorms and glaciers22 and volcanoes, and those elemental disturbances23 were reproduced in miniature in the broker's offices. Maxwell shoved his chair against the wall and transacted24 business after the manner of a toe dancer. He jumped from ticker to 'phone, from desk to door with the trained agility25 of a harlequin.

    In the midst of this growing and important stress the broker became suddenly aware of a high-rolled fringe of golden hair under a nodding canopy26 of velvet27 and ostrich28 tips, an imitation sealskin sacque and a string of beads29 as large as hickory nuts, ending near the floor with a silver heart. There was a self-possessed young lady connected with these accessories; and Pitcher was there to construe30 her.

    Lady from the Stenographer's Agency to see about the position, said Pitcher.

    Maxwell turned half around, with his hands full of papers and ticker tape.

    What position he asked, with a frown.

    Position of stenographer, said Pitcher. You told me yesterday to call them up and have one sent over this morning.

    You are losing your mind, Pitcher, said Maxwell. Why should I have given you any such instructions Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here. The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it. There's no place open here, madam. Countermand31 that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don't bring any more of 'em in here.

    The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed. Pitcher seized a moment to remark to the bookkeeper that the old man seemed to get more absent-minded and forgetful every day of the world.

    The rush and pace of business grew fiercer and faster. On the floor they were pounding half a dozen stocks in which Maxwell's customers were heavy investors32. Orders to buy and sell were coming and going as swift as the flight of swallows. Some of his own holdings were imperilled, and the man was working like some high-geared, delicate, strong machine--strung to full tension, going at full speed, accurate, never hesitating, with the proper word and decision and act ready and prompt as clockwork. Stocks and bonds, loans and mortgages, margins33 and securities--here was a world of finance, and there was no room in it for the human world or the world of nature.

    When the luncheon hour drew near there came a slight lull34 in the uproar35.

    Maxwell stood by his desk with his hands full of telegrams and memoranda36, with a fountain pen over his right ear and his hair hanging in disorderly strings37 over his forehead. His window was open, for the beloved janitress Spring had turned on a little warmth through the waking registers of the earth.

    And through the window came a wandering--perhaps a lost--odour--a delicate, sweet odour of lilac that fixed38 the broker for a moment immovable. For this odour belonged to Miss Leslie; it was her own, and hers only.

    The odour brought her vividly39, almost tangibly40 before him. The world of finance dwindled41 suddenly to a speck42. And she was in the next room--twenty steps away.

    By George, I'll do it now, said Maxwell, half aloud. I'll ask her now. I wonder I didn't do it long ago.

    He dashed into the inner office with the haste of a short trying to cover. He charged upon the desk of the stenographer.

    She looked up at him with a smile. A soft pink crept over her cheek, and her eyes were kind and frank. Maxwell leaned one elbow on her desk. He still clutched fluttering papers with both hands and the pen was above his ear.

    Miss Leslie, he began hurriedly, I have but a moment to spare. I want to say something in that moment. Will you he my wife I haven't had time to make love to you in the ordinary way, but I really do love you. Talk quick, please--those fellows are clubbing the stuffing out of Union Pacific.

    Oh, what are you talking about exclaimed the young lady. She rose to her feet and gazed upon him, round-eyed.

    Don't you understand said Maxwell, restively43. I want you to marry me. I love you, Miss Leslie. I wanted to tell you, and I snatched a minute when things had slackened up a bit. They're calling me for the 'phone now. Tell 'em to wait a minute, Pitcher. Won't you, Miss Leslie

    The stenographer acted very queerly. At first she seemed overcome with amazement44; then tears flowed from her wondering eyes; and then she smiled sunnily through them, and one of her arms slid tenderly about the broker's neck.

    I know now, she said, softly. It's this old business that has driven everything else out of your head for the time. I was frightened at first. Don't you remember, Harvey We were married last evening at 8 o'clock in the Little Church Around the Corner.

    证券经纪人哈维·马克斯韦尔于九点半在年轻女速记员陪同下步履轻快地来到办公室。机要秘书皮彻那通常毫无表情的面孔不禁露出一丝好奇和诧异。马克斯韦尔只随口道了声“早上好”,便径直奔向办公桌,匆忙得好像想一步跨过桌面,随后就一头扎进一大堆等着他处理的信件和电报。

    年轻女郎给马克斯韦尔当速记员已经有一年。她异常秀美动人,绝非速记员草草几笔所能简单描述。她不愿采用华丽诱人的庞巴杜式发型,不戴项链、手镯或鸡心。她脸上没有随时准备受邀外出进餐的神气。她的灰色衣服素净朴实,但却生动勾勒出她的身材而不失典雅。她那顶精巧的黑色无边帽上插了根艳绿色金刚鹦鹉毛。今天早上,她春风飘逸,温柔而羞涩。她的眼睛流波瞑瞑,双颊桃红妖娆,满面乐融,又略带一丝回味。

    好奇之余,皮彻发现今天她的举止也有点儿异样。她没有直接到放有她办公桌的里间办公室去,而是滞留在外间办公室,有点儿拿不定主意似的。她慢慢蹭到马克斯韦尔桌边,离他很近,足以让他意识到她的存在。

    坐在办公桌前的他已经不再是个常人,而是一个繁忙的纽约证券经纪人,一架完全受嗡嗡作响的轮子和张开的弹簧所驱动的机器。

    “嘿,怎么啦?有事?”马克斯韦尔问,语气尖刻。那些拆开的邮件堆了满满一桌,就像演戏用的假雪。他那锐利的灰蓝色眼睛,毫无人情味儿,严厉粗暴,不耐烦地盯着她。

    “没什么,”速记员回答说,然后微笑着走开了。

    “皮彻先生,”她问机要秘书,“马克斯韦尔先生昨天提没提过另外雇一名速记员的事?”

    “提过,”皮彻说。“他吩咐我另外找一个。昨天下午我已通知职业介绍所,让他们今天上午送几个来面试。现在已经九点四十五了,可还没有哪个戴阔边帽或嚼波萝口香糖的人露面哩。”

    “那我还是照常工作好啦,”年轻女郎说,“等有人替补再说。”说完她马上走到自己的办公桌边,在老地方挂起那顶插有金刚鹦鹉毛的黑色无边帽。

    谁无缘目睹曼哈顿经纪人在生意高峰时刻那股紧张劲儿,谁搞人类学研究就有极大缺陷。有诗人赞颂“绚丽生活中的拥挤时辰”。证券经纪人不仅时辰拥挤,他的分分秒秒都是挤得满满当当的,像是前后站台都挤满乘客的车厢里的拉手吊带,每根都被拉得紧绷绷的。

    今天又正是哈维·马克斯韦尔的大忙天。行情收录器的滚轴开始瑟瑟卷动,忽停忽动地吐出卷纸,桌上的电话像害了慢性病似的响个不停。人们开始涌入办公室,隔着扶手栏杆朝他大喊大叫,有的欣喜若狂,有的横眉竖眼,有的恶意满怀,有的激动不已。信童拿着信件和电报跑进跑出。办公室的职员们忙得跳来跳去,就像与风暴搏斗的水手。连皮彻的脸也舒张开来,显得生机勃勃。

    证券交易所里风云变幻,飓风、山崩、雪暴、冰川、火山瞬息交替;这些自然力的剧动以微观形式在经纪人办公室中再现。马克斯韦尔把椅子掀到墙边,如踢跶舞演员般敏捷地处理业务,时而从自动收录器跳向电话,时而从桌前跳到门口,其灵活不亚于受过专门训练的滑稽丑角。

    经纪人全神致力于这堆越来越多但又十分重要的事务之中,这时他突然注意到一头高高卷起的金发,上面是顶微微抖动的鹅绒帽和鸵毛羽饰;一件人造海豹皮短大衣,一串大如山核桃的珠子垂近地板,尾端还吊了一个银鸡心。这一大套装饰物与一个沉着镇定的年轻女子相关联。皮彻正准备引荐她,替她作解释。

    “这位小姐从速记员介绍所来,说招聘的事。”

    马克斯韦尔侧过身子,手上捏了一把文件和行情纸带。

    “招聘什么?”他皱起眉头问。

    “速记员,”皮彻说。“昨天你叫我打电话,让他们今天上午送一个过来。”

    “你搞糊涂了吧?”马克斯韦尔说。“我干吗给你下这个命令?莱丝丽这一年工作表现十全十美。只要她愿意,这份工作就是她的。小姐,这儿没有空缺。皮彻,通知事务所,取消要人申请,叫他们别再送人过来。”

    银鸡心离开了办公室。一路上她愤愤不平,大摇大摆,把桌椅沙发碰得乒乒乓乓。皮彻忙中偷闲给簿记员说,“老太爷”一天比一天心不在焉,多事健忘。

    业务处理越来越紧张,节奏越来越快。在交易所马克斯韦尔的顾客投资巨额的六七种股票正在暴跌。收进和抛出的单据来来去去,疾如燕飞。有些他本人持有的股票也处于危险之中。经纪人工作起来就像一架高速运转、精密复杂、强壮有力的机器——绷紧到最大限度,运转至最快速度,精确无误,坚决果断,措词贴切而决策恰当,行动时机的选择如时钟般准确无误。股票,证券,贷款,抵押,保证金,债券——这是一个金融世界,人际感情或自然本性在这里毫无落脚之地。

    午餐时间逐渐临近,喧嚣之中慢慢出现片刻暂息。

    马克斯韦尔站在办公桌边,手上捏满了电报和备忘录,右耳上夹了支钢笔,几撮头发零乱地披在脑门上。窗户敞开着,因为亲爱的女门房——春——已经打开苏醒大地的暖气管,送来一丝暖意。

    通过窗户飘来一丝悠悠——也许是失散——的香气。这是紫丁香幽微、甜美的芳菲。刹那间,经纪人给怔住了。因为这香气属于莱丝丽小姐;

    这是她本人的气息,她独有的气息。

    芳香在他心中唤出她的容貌,栩栩如生,几乎伸手可及。

    金融世界转瞬间缩成一点。而她就在隔壁房间,仅二十步之遥。

    “天哪,我现在就得去,”马克斯韦尔压低嗓子说。“我现在就去跟她说。怎么我没早点儿想起?”

    他箭步冲进里间办公室,像个卖空头的人急于补足那样急不可耐。他对直冲向速记员的办公桌。

    她抬起头,笑盈盈地看着他,服上泛出淡淡红晕,眼睛里闪动着温柔和坦率。马克斯韦尔一支胳膊撑在桌上,手上依然握满了文件,耳朵上还夹着那支钢笔。

    “莱丝丽小姐,”他仓仓促促地说,“我只能呆一小会儿,趁这个时候给你说件事。你愿意做我的妻子吗?我没时间以常人的方式向你求爱,但我确确实实爱你。请快回答我。那些人又在抢购太平洋联合公司的股票罗。”

    “喔,你在说什么呀?”年轻女郎惊诧不已。她站起身,直愣愣地看着他,眼睛瞪得圆圆的。

    “你不懂?”马克斯韦尔倔头倔脑地说。“我要你嫁给我。我爱你,莱丝丽小姐。我早就想告诉你,手头的事情稍微松些后,我才瞅空过来。又有人在打电话找我。皮彻,叫他们等一下。答应我吗,莱丝丽小姐?”

    速记员的神态叫人莫名其妙。起初,她好像惊愕万分;继而,泪水又涌出她迷惘的眼睛;其后,泪眼又发出欢笑的光芒;最后,她又柔情地搂住经纪人的脖子。

    “现在我懂了,”她亲切地说。“是这生意让你忘记了一切。刚才我还吓了一大跳。哈维,不记得了吗?昨天晚上八点,我们已经在街上拐角处的小教堂结过婚了。”

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    1 pitcher [ˈpɪtʃə(r)] S2Gz7   第9级
    n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
    参考例句:
    • He poured the milk out of the pitcher. 他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
    • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game. 任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
    2 confidential [ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl] MOKzA   第8级
    adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
    参考例句:
    • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters. 他不让秘书处理机密文件。
    • We have a confidential exchange of views. 我们推心置腹地交换意见。
    3 broker [ˈbrəʊkə(r)] ESjyi   第7级
    n.中间人,经纪人;vt.作为中间人来安排;vi.作为权力经纪人进行谈判
    参考例句:
    • He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions. 他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
    • I'm a real estate broker. 我是不动产经纪人。
    4 countenance [ˈkaʊntənəns] iztxc   第9级
    n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
    参考例句:
    • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance. 他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
    • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive. 我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
    5 stenographer [stəˈnɒgrəfə(r)] fu3w0   第12级
    n.速记员
    参考例句:
    • The police stenographer recorded the man's confession word by word. 警察局速记员逐字记下了那个人的供词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • A qualified stenographer is not necessarily a competent secretary. 一个合格的速记员不一定就是个称职的秘书。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    6 plunged [plʌndʒd] 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582   第7级
    v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
    参考例句:
    • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
    • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
    7 alluring [ə'ljuəriŋ] zzUz1U   第9级
    adj.吸引人的,迷人的
    参考例句:
    • The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
    • Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。
    8 bracelets [b'reɪslɪts] 58df124ddcdc646ef29c1c5054d8043d   第8级
    n.手镯,臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    9 luncheon [ˈlʌntʃən] V8az4   第8级
    n.午宴,午餐,便宴
    参考例句:
    • We have luncheon at twelve o'clock. 我们十二点钟用午餐。
    • I have a luncheon engagement. 我午饭有约。
    10 fidelity [fɪˈdeləti] vk3xB   第8级
    n.忠诚,忠实;精确
    参考例句:
    • There is nothing like a dog's fidelity. 没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
    • His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion. 他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。
    11 discretion [dɪˈskreʃn] FZQzm   第9级
    n.谨慎;随意处理
    参考例句:
    • You must show discretion in choosing your friend. 你择友时必须慎重。
    • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter. 请慎重处理此事。
    12 tinged [tɪndʒd] f86e33b7d6b6ca3dd39eda835027fc59   第9级
    v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • memories tinged with sadness 略带悲伤的往事
    • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
    13 irresolute [ɪˈrezəlu:t] X3Vyy   第12级
    adj.无决断的,优柔寡断的,踌躇不定的
    参考例句:
    • Irresolute persons make poor victors. 优柔寡断的人不会成为胜利者。
    • His opponents were too irresolute to call his bluff. 他的对手太优柔寡断,不敢接受挑战。
    14 impersonal [ɪmˈpɜ:sənl] Ck6yp   第8级
    adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的
    参考例句:
    • Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal. 他的孩子们也认为他跟其他人很疏远,没有人情味。
    • His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal. 他的态度似乎很生硬冷淡。
    15 anthropology [ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi] zw2zQ   第8级
    n.人类学
    参考例句:
    • I believe he has started reading up anthropology. 我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
    • Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture. 社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。
    16 straps [stræps] 1412cf4c15adaea5261be8ae3e7edf8e   第7级
    n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
    参考例句:
    • the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
    • The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
    17 chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] BO9zl   第7级
    adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
    参考例句:
    • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition. 饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
    • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition. 慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
    18 throng [θrɒŋ] sGTy4   第8级
    n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
    参考例句:
    • A patient throng was waiting in silence. 一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
    • The crowds thronged into the mall. 人群涌进大厅。
    19 jovially ['dʒəʊvɪəlɪ] 38bf25d138e2b5b2c17fea910733840b   第11级
    adv.愉快地,高兴地
    参考例句:
    • "Hello, Wilson, old man,'said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. "How's business?" “哈罗,威尔逊,你这家伙,”汤姆说,一面嘻嘻哈哈地拍拍他的肩膀,“生意怎么样?” 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
    • Hall greeted him jovially enough, but Gorman and Walson scowled as they grunted curt "Good Mornings." 霍尔兴致十足地向他打招呼,戈曼和沃森却满脸不豫之色,敷衍地咕哝句“早安”。 来自辞典例句
    20 animation [ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn] UMdyv   第8级
    n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
    参考例句:
    • They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood. 当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
    • The animation of China made a great progress. 中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
    21 landslides ['lændslaɪdz] 5a0c95bd1e490515d70aff3ba74490cb   第10级
    山崩( landslide的名词复数 ); (山坡、悬崖等的)崩塌; 滑坡; (竞选中)一方选票占压倒性多数
    参考例句:
    • Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
    • The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
    22 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)
    23 disturbances [dɪs'tɜ:bənsɪz] a0726bd74d4516cd6fbe05e362bc74af   第7级
    n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 );打扰;困扰;障碍
    参考例句:
    • The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
    • Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。
    24 transacted [trænˈsæktid] 94d902fd02a93fefd0cc771cd66077bc   第10级
    v.办理(业务等)( transact的过去式和过去分词 );交易,谈判
    参考例句:
    • We transacted business with the firm. 我们和这家公司交易。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Major Pendennis transacted his benevolence by deputy and by post. 潘登尼斯少校依靠代理人和邮局,实施着他的仁爱之心。 来自辞典例句
    25 agility [ə'dʒɪlətɪ] LfTyH   第10级
    n.敏捷,活泼
    参考例句:
    • The boy came upstairs with agility. 那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
    • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt. 他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
    26 canopy [ˈkænəpi] Rczya   第9级
    n.天篷,遮篷
    参考例句:
    • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads. 树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
    • They lay down under a canopy of stars. 他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。
    27 velvet [ˈvelvɪt] 5gqyO   第7级
    n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
    参考例句:
    • This material feels like velvet. 这料子摸起来像丝绒。
    • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing. 新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
    28 ostrich [ˈɒstrɪtʃ] T4vzg   第8级
    n.鸵鸟
    参考例句:
    • Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs. 驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
    • The ostrich indeed inhabits continents. 鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。
    29 beads [bi:dz] 894701f6859a9d5c3c045fd6f355dbf5   第7级
    n.(空心)小珠子( bead的名词复数 );水珠;珠子项链
    参考例句:
    • a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
    • Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。
    30 construe [kənˈstru:] 4pbzL   第10级
    vt. 分析;解释;翻译 vi. 作文法性的分析
    参考例句:
    • He had tried to construe a passage from Homer. 他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。
    • You can construe what he said in a number of different ways. 他的话可以有好几种解释。
    31 countermand [ˌkaʊntəˈmɑ:nd] MzMxa   第10级
    n. 取消;反对命令 vt. 取消,撤消;下反对命令召回
    参考例句:
    • I have now to countermand that order, in consequence of the receipting of the letter this morning. 由于今日上午才收到来函,现在只好取消那份订单。
    • The general countermand the orders issued in his absence. 将军撤销了他不在时所发布的命令。
    32 investors [ɪn'vestəz] dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99   第8级
    n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
    • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
    33 margins ['mɑ:dʒɪnz] 18cef75be8bf936fbf6be827537c8585   第7级
    边( margin的名词复数 ); 利润; 页边空白; 差数
    参考例句:
    • They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
    • To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙,加左或者右的margins来定义链接。
    34 lull [lʌl] E8hz7   第8级
    vt. 使平静;使安静;哄骗 vi. 平息;减弱;停止 n. 间歇;暂停;暂时平静
    参考例句:
    • The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes. 药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
    • Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull. 经过两个星期的平静之后,地面战又突然爆发了。
    35 uproar [ˈʌprɔ:(r)] LHfyc   第8级
    n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
    参考例句:
    • She could hear the uproar in the room. 她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
    • His remarks threw the audience into an uproar. 他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。
    36 memoranda [ˌmemə'rændə] c8cb0155f81f3ecb491f3810ce6cbcde   第8级
    n. 备忘录, 便条 名词memorandum的复数形式
    参考例句:
    • There were memoranda, minutes of meetings, officialflies, notes of verbal di scussions. 有备忘录,会议记录,官方档案,口头讨论的手记。
    • Now it was difficult to get him to address memoranda. 而现在,要他批阅备忘录都很困难。
    37 strings [strɪŋz] nh0zBe   第12级
    n.弦
    参考例句:
    • He sat on the bed, idly plucking the strings of his guitar. 他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
    • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp. 她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
    38 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。
    39 vividly ['vɪvɪdlɪ] tebzrE   第9级
    adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
    参考例句:
    • The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly. 演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
    • The characters in the book are vividly presented. 这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
    40 tangibly ['tændʒəblɪ] Sg4zo3   第7级
    adv.可触摸的,可触知地,明白地
    参考例句:
    • Suddenly the problem of future loomed tangibly for me. 突然,前途的问题明确地出现在我眼前。 来自辞典例句
    • Virtue is tangibly rewarded. 善行得到具体的报答。 来自互联网
    41 dwindled [ˈdwindld] b4a0c814a8e67ec80c5f9a6cf7853aab   第8级
    v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
    • His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    42 speck [spek] sFqzM   第9级
    n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
    参考例句:
    • I have not a speck of interest in it. 我对它没有任何兴趣。
    • The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud. 天空晴朗,一星星云彩也没有。
    43 restively ['restɪvlɪ] b34f1a9f1143f42a5b712d02a181e25a   第11级
    adv.倔强地,难以驾御地
    参考例句:
    • To stop short and turn restively from side to side;balk. 徘徊不前停止不前且踌躇不前;畏缩不前。 来自互联网
    • He sat down again, restively. 他又倔强地坐了下来。 来自互联网
    44 amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] 7zlzBK   第8级
    n.惊奇,惊讶
    参考例句:
    • All those around him looked at him with amazement. 周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
    • He looked at me in blank amazement. 他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

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