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  • Vacation was approaching. The schoolmaster, always severe, grew severer and more exacting1 than ever, for he wanted the school to make a good showing on “Examination” day. His rod and his ferule were seldom idle now—at least among the smaller pupils. Only the biggest boys, and young ladies of eighteen and twenty, escaped lashing2. Mr. Dobbins’ lashings were very vigorous ones, too; for although he carried, under his wig3, a perfectly4 bald and shiny head, he had only reached middle age, and there was no sign of feebleness in his muscle. As the great day approached, all the tyranny that was in him came to the surface; he seemed to take a vindictive5 pleasure in punishing the least shortcomings. The consequence6 was, that the smaller boys spent their days in terror and suffering and their nights in plotting revenge. They threw away no opportunity to do the master a mischief7. But he kept ahead all the time. The retribution that followed every vengeful success was so sweeping8 and majestic9 that the boys always retired10 from the field badly worsted. At last they conspired11 together and hit upon a plan that promised a dazzling victory. They swore in the signpainter’s boy, told him the scheme, and asked his help. He had his own reasons for being delighted, for the master boarded in his father’s family and had given the boy ample cause to hate him. The master’s wife would go on a visit to the country in a few days, and there would be nothing to interfere12 with the plan; the master always prepared himself for great occasions by getting pretty well fuddled, and the signpainter’s boy said that when the dominie had reached the proper condition on Examination Evening he would “manage the thing” while he napped in his chair; then he would have him awakened13 at the right time and hurried away to school.

    In the fulness of time the interesting occasion arrived. At eight in the evening the schoolhouse was brilliantly lighted, and adorned14 with wreaths and festoons of foliage15 and flowers. The master sat throned in his great chair upon a raised platform, with his blackboard behind him. He was looking tolerably mellow16. Three rows of benches on each side and six rows in front of him were occupied by the dignitaries of the town and by the parents of the pupils. To his left, back of the rows of citizens, was a spacious17 temporary platform upon which were seated the scholars who were to take part in the exercises of the evening; rows of small boys, washed and dressed to an intolerable state of discomfort18; rows of gawky big boys; snowbanks of girls and young ladies clad in lawn and muslin and conspicuously19 conscious of their bare arms, their grandmothers’ ancient trinkets, their bits of pink and blue ribbon and the flowers in their hair. All the rest of the house was filled with non-participating scholars.

    The exercises began. A very little boy stood up and sheepishly recited, “You’d scarce expect one of my age to speak in public on the stage,” etc.—accompanying himself with the painfully exact and spasmodic gestures which a machine might have used—supposing the machine to be a trifle out of order. But he got through safely, though cruelly scared, and got a fine round of applause when he made his manufactured bow and retired.

    A little shamefaced girl lisped, “Mary had a little lamb,” etc., performed a compassion-inspiring curtsy, got her meed of applause, and sat down flushed and happy.

    Tom Sawyer stepped forward with conceited20 confidence and soared into the unquenchable and indestructible “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, with fine fury and frantic21 gesticulation, and broke down in the middle of it. A ghastly stage-fright seized him, his legs quaked under him and he was like to choke. True, he had the manifest sympathy of the house but he had the house’s silence, too, which was even worse than its sympathy. The master frowned, and this completed the disaster. Tom struggled awhile and then retired, utterly22 defeated. There was a weak attempt at applause, but it died early.

    “The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck” followed; also “The Assyrian Came Down,” and other declamatory gems23. Then there were reading exercises, and a spelling fight. The meagre Latin class recited with honor. The prime feature of the evening was in order, now—original “compositions” by the young ladies. Each in her turn stepped forward to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held up her manuscript (tied with dainty ribbon), and proceeded to read, with labored24 attention to “expression” and punctuation25. The themes were the same that had been illuminated26 upon similar occasions by their mothers before them, their grandmothers, and doubtless all their ancestors in the female line clear back to the Crusades. “Friendship” was one; “Memories of Other Days”; “Religion in History”; “Dream Land”; “The Advantages of Culture”; “Forms of Political Government Compared and Contrasted”; “Melancholy27”; “Filial Love”; “Heart Longings28,” etc., etc.

    A prevalent feature in these compositions was a nursed and petted melancholy; another was a wasteful29 and opulent gush30 of “fine language”; another was a tendency to lug31 in by the ears particularly prized words and phrases until they were worn entirely32 out; and a peculiarity33 that conspicuously marked and marred34 them was the inveterate35 and intolerable sermon that wagged its crippled tail at the end of each and every one of them. No matter what the subject might be, a brainracking effort was made to squirm it into some aspect or other that the moral and religious mind could contemplate37 with edification. The glaring insincerity of these sermons was not sufficient to compass the banishment38 of the fashion from the schools, and it is not sufficient today; it never will be sufficient while the world stands, perhaps. There is no school in all our land where the young ladies do not feel obliged to close their compositions with a sermon; and you will find that the sermon of the most frivolous39 and the least religious girl in the school is always the longest and the most relentlessly40 pious41. But enough of this. Homely42 truth is unpalatable.

    Let us return to the “Examination.” The first composition that was read was one entitled “Is this, then, Life?” Perhaps the reader can endure an extract from it:

    “In the common walks of life, with what delightful43 emotions does the youthful mind look forward to some anticipated scene of festivity! Imagination is busy sketching44 rose-tinted pictures of joy. In fancy, the voluptuous45 votary46 of fashion sees herself amid the festive47 throng48, ‘the observed of all observers.’ Her graceful49 form, arrayed in snowy robes, is whirling through the mazes50 of the joyous51 dance; her eye is brightest, her step is lightest in the gay assembly.

    “In such delicious fancies time quickly glides52 by, and the welcome hour arrives for her entrance into the Elysian world, of which she has had such bright dreams. How fairy-like does everything appear to her enchanted53 vision! Each new scene is more charming than the last. But after a while she finds that beneath this goodly exterior54, all is vanity, the flattery which once charmed her soul, now grates harshly upon her ear; the ballroom55 has lost its charms; and with wasted health and imbittered heart, she turns away with the conviction that earthly pleasures cannot satisfy the longings of the soul!”

    And so forth56 and so on. There was a buzz of gratification from time to time during the reading, accompanied by whispered ejaculations of “How sweet!” “How eloquent57!” “So true!” etc., and after the thing had closed with a peculiarly afflicting58 sermon the applause was enthusiastic59.

    Then arose a slim, melancholy girl, whose face had the “interesting” paleness that comes of pills and indigestion, and read a “poem.” Two stanzas60 of it will do:

    “A MISSOURI MAIDEN’S FAREWELL TO ALABAMA

    “Alabama, goodbye! I love thee well!

    But yet for a while do I leave thee now!

    Sad, yes, sad thoughts of thee my heart doth swell61,

    And burning recollections throng my brow!

    For I have wandered through thy flowery woods;

    Have roamed and read near Tallapoosa’s stream;

    Have listened to Tallassee’s warring floods,

    And wooed on Coosa’s side Aurora’s beam.

    “Yet shame I not to bear an o’erfull heart,

    Nor blush to turn behind my tearful eyes;

    ’Tis from no stranger land I now must part,

    ’Tis to no strangers left I yield these sighs.

    Welcome and home were mine within this State,

    Whose vales I leave—whose spires62 fade fast from me

    And cold must be mine eyes, and heart, and tête,

    When, dear Alabama! they turn cold on thee!”

    There were very few there who knew what “tête” meant, but the poem was very satisfactory, nevertheless.

    Next appeared a dark-complexioned, black-eyed, black-haired young lady, who paused an impressive moment, assumed a tragic63 expression, and began to read in a measured, solemn tone:

    Dark and tempestuous64 was night. Around the throne on high not a single star quivered; but the deep intonations65 of the heavy thunder constantly vibrated upon the ear; whilst the terrific lightning revelled66 in angry mood through the cloudy chambers67 of heaven, seeming to scorn the power exerted over its terror by the illustrious Franklin! Even the boisterous68 winds unanimously came forth from their mystic homes, and blustered69 about as if to enhance by their aid the wildness of the scene.

    At such a time, so dark, so dreary70, for human sympathy my very spirit sighed; but instead thereof,

    ‘My dearest friend, my counsellor, my comforter and guide—

    My joy in grief, my second bliss71 in joy,’ came to my side.

    She moved like one of those bright beings pictured in the sunny walks of fancy’s Eden by the romantic and young, a queen of beauty unadorned save by her own transcendent loveliness. So soft was her step, it failed to make even a sound, and but for the magical thrill imparted by her genial72 touch, as other unobtrusive beauties, she would have glided73 away unperceived—unsought. A strange sadness rested upon her features, like icy tears upon the robe of December, as she pointed74 to the contending elements without, and bade me contemplate the two beings presented.

    This nightmare occupied some ten pages of manuscript and wound up with a sermon so destructive of all hope to non-Presbyterians that it took the first prize. This composition was considered to be the very finest effort of the evening. The mayor of the village, in delivering the prize to the author of it, made a warm speech in which he said that it was by far the most “eloquent” thing he had ever listened to, and that Daniel Webster himself might well be proud of it.

    It may be remarked, in passing, that the number of compositions in which the word “beauteous” was over-fondled, and human experience referred to as “life’s page,” was up to the usual average.

    Now the master, mellow almost to the verge75 of geniality76, put his chair aside, turned his back to the audience, and began to draw a map of America on the blackboard, to exercise the geography class upon. But he made a sad business of it with his unsteady hand, and a smothered77 titter rippled36 over the house. He knew what the matter was, and set himself to right it. He sponged out lines and remade them; but he only distorted them more than ever, and the tittering was more pronounced. He threw his entire attention upon his work, now, as if determined78 not to be put down by the mirth. He felt that all eyes were fastened upon him; he imagined he was succeeding, and yet the tittering continued; it even manifestly increased. And well it might. There was a garret above, pierced with a scuttle79 over his head; and down through this scuttle came a cat, suspended around the haunches by a string; she had a rag tied about her head and jaws80 to keep her from mewing; as she slowly descended81 she curved upward and clawed at the string, she swung downward and clawed at the intangible air. The tittering rose higher and higher—the cat was within six inches of the absorbed teacher’s head—down, down, a little lower, and she grabbed his wig with her desperate claws, clung to it, and was snatched up into the garret in an instant with her trophy82 still in her possession! And how the light did blaze abroad from the master’s bald pate—for the signpainter’s boy had gilded83 it!

    That broke up the meeting. The boys were avenged84. Vacation had come.



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    1 exacting [ɪgˈzæktɪŋ] VtKz7e   第9级
    adj.苛求的,要求严格的
    参考例句:
    • He must remember the letters and symbols with exacting precision. 他必须以严格的精度记住每个字母和符号。
    • The public has been more exacting in its demands as time has passed. 随着时间的推移,公众的要求更趋严格。
    2 lashing [ˈlæʃɪŋ] 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e   第7级
    n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
    参考例句:
    • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    3 wig [wɪg] 1gRwR   第8级
    n.假发
    参考例句:
    • The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair. 那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
    • He disguised himself with a wig and false beard. 他用假发和假胡须来乔装。
    4 perfectly [ˈpɜ:fɪktli] 8Mzxb   第8级
    adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
    参考例句:
    • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said. 证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
    • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board. 我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
    5 vindictive [vɪnˈdɪktɪv] FL3zG   第10级
    adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
    参考例句:
    • I have no vindictive feelings about it. 我对此没有恶意。
    • The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers. 那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
    6 consequence [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns] Jajyr   第8级
    n.结果,后果;推理,推断;重要性
    参考例句:
    • The consequence was that he caught a bad cold. 结果是他得了重感冒。
    • In consequence he lost his place. 结果,他失去了他的位置。
    7 mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] jDgxH   第7级
    n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
    参考例句:
    • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
    • He seems to intend mischief. 看来他想捣蛋。
    8 sweeping [ˈswi:pɪŋ] ihCzZ4   第8级
    adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
    参考例句:
    • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms. 公民投票支持全面的改革。
    • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches? 你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
    9 majestic [məˈdʒestɪk] GAZxK   第8级
    adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
    参考例句:
    • In the distance rose the majestic Alps. 远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
    • He looks majestic in uniform. 他穿上军装显得很威风。
    10 retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] Njhzyv   第8级
    adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
    参考例句:
    • The old man retired to the country for rest. 这位老人下乡休息去了。
    • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby. 许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
    11 conspired [kənˈspaiəd] 6d377e365eb0261deeef136f58f35e27   第8级
    密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致
    参考例句:
    • They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
    • Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。
    12 interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)] b5lx0   第7级
    vi.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰;vt.冲突;介入
    参考例句:
    • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good. 如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
    • When others interfere in the affair, it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
    13 awakened [əˈweɪkənd] de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0   第8级
    v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
    参考例句:
    • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
    • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    14 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。
    15 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。
    16 mellow [ˈmeləʊ] F2iyP   第10级
    adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟
    参考例句:
    • These apples are mellow at this time of year. 每年这时节,苹果就熟透了。
    • The colours become mellow as the Sun went down. 当太阳落山时,色彩变得柔和了。
    17 spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs] YwQwW   第7级
    adj.广阔的,宽敞的
    参考例句:
    • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool. 我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
    • The room is bright and spacious. 这房间宽敞明亮。
    18 discomfort [dɪsˈkʌmfət] cuvxN   第8级
    n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
    参考例句:
    • One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling. 旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
    • She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke. 老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
    19 conspicuously [kən'spikjuəsli] 3vczqb   第7级
    ad.明显地,惹人注目地
    参考例句:
    • France remained a conspicuously uneasy country. 法国依然是个明显不太平的国家。
    • She figured conspicuously in the public debate on the issue. 她在该问题的公开辩论中很引人注目。
    20 conceited [kənˈsi:tɪd] Cv0zxi   第8级
    adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
    参考例句:
    • He could not bear that they should be so conceited. 他们这样自高自大他受不了。
    • I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think. 我不像很多人认为的那么自负。
    21 frantic [ˈfræntɪk] Jfyzr   第8级
    adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
    参考例句:
    • I've had a frantic rush to get my work done. 我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
    • He made frantic dash for the departing train. 他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
    22 utterly ['ʌtəli:] ZfpzM1   第9级
    adv.完全地,绝对地
    参考例句:
    • Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients. 他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
    • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled. 她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
    23 gems [dʒemz] 74ab5c34f71372016f1770a5a0bf4419   第9级
    growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长
    参考例句:
    • a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
    • The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
    24 labored ['leɪbəd] zpGz8M   第7级
    adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
    参考例句:
    • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
    • They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
    25 punctuation [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn] 3Sbxk   第8级
    n.标点符号,标点法
    参考例句:
    • My son's punctuation is terrible. 我儿子的标点符号很糟糕。
    • A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand. 一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。
    26 illuminated [i'lju:mineitid] 98b351e9bc282af85e83e767e5ec76b8   第7级
    adj.被照明的;受启迪的
    参考例句:
    • Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
    • the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市
    27 melancholy [ˈmelənkəli] t7rz8   第8级
    n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
    参考例句:
    • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy. 他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
    • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam. 这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
    28 longings [ˈlɔ:ŋɪŋz] 093806503fd3e66647eab74915c055e7   第8级
    渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! 啊,那些充满高贵憧憬和高尚奋斗的傻乎乎的时光!
    • I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings. 我永远用爱恋的渴想来描画你。
    29 wasteful [ˈweɪstfl] ogdwu   第8级
    adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
    参考例句:
    • It is a shame to be so wasteful. 这样浪费太可惜了。
    • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work. 为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
    30 gush [gʌʃ] TeOzO   第7级
    v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发
    参考例句:
    • There was a gush of blood from the wound. 血从伤口流出。
    • There was a gush of blood as the arrow was pulled out from the arm. 当从手臂上拔出箭来时,一股鲜血涌了出来。
    31 lug [lʌg] VAuxo   第10级
    n.柄,突出部,螺帽;(英)耳朵;(俚)笨蛋;vt.拖,拉,用力拖动
    参考例句:
    • Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes. 谁都不想拖着个装满衣服的大箱子到处走。
    • Do I have to lug those suitcases all the way to the station? 难道非要我把那些手提箱一直拉到车站去吗?
    32 entirely [ɪnˈtaɪəli] entirely   第9级
    ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
    参考例句:
    • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
    • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
    33 peculiarity [pɪˌkju:liˈærəti] GiWyp   第9级
    n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
    参考例句:
    • Each country has its own peculiarity. 每个国家都有自己的独特之处。
    • The peculiarity of this shop is its day and nigth service. 这家商店的特点是昼夜服务。
    34 marred ['mɑ:d] 5fc2896f7cb5af68d251672a8d30b5b5   第10级
    adj. 被损毁, 污损的
    参考例句:
    • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨,把比赛给搅了。
    • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
    35 inveterate [ɪnˈvetərət] q4ox5   第10级
    adj.积习已深的,根深蒂固的
    参考例句:
    • Hitler was not only an avid reader but also an inveterate underliner. 希特勒不仅酷爱读书,还有写写划划的习惯。
    • It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. 要一位有多年烟瘾的烟民戒烟是困难的。
    36 rippled [] 70d8043cc816594c4563aec11217f70d   第7级
    使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • The lake rippled gently. 湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。
    • The wind rippled the surface of the cornfield. 微风吹过麦田,泛起一片麦浪。
    37 contemplate [ˈkɒntəmpleɪt] PaXyl   第7级
    vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
    参考例句:
    • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想。
    • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate. 后果不堪设想。
    38 banishment [ˈbænɪʃmənt] banishment   第7级
    n.放逐,驱逐
    参考例句:
    • Qu Yuan suffered banishment as the victim of a court intrigue. 屈原成为朝廷中钩心斗角的牺牲品,因而遭到放逐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • He was sent into banishment. 他被流放。 来自辞典例句
    39 frivolous [ˈfrɪvələs] YfWzi   第9级
    adj.轻薄的;轻率的;无聊的
    参考例句:
    • This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem. 这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
    • He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things. 他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
    40 relentlessly [ri'lentləsli] Rk4zSD   第8级
    adv.不屈不挠地;残酷地;不间断
    参考例句:
    • The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
    • He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她,拒不接受“不”的回答。
    41 pious [ˈpaɪəs] KSCzd   第9级
    adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的
    参考例句:
    • Alexander is a pious follower of the faith. 亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
    • Her mother was a pious Christian. 她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。
    42 homely [ˈhəʊmli] Ecdxo   第9级
    adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的
    参考例句:
    • We had a homely meal of bread and cheese. 我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
    • Come and have a homely meal with us, will you? 来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭,好吗?
    43 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。
    44 sketching ['sketʃɪŋ] 2df579f3d044331e74dce85d6a365dd7   第7级
    n.草图
    参考例句:
    • They are sketching out proposals for a new road. 他们正在草拟修建新路的计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • "Imagination is busy sketching rose-tinted pictures of joy. “飞舞驰骋的想象描绘出一幅幅玫瑰色欢乐的场景。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
    45 voluptuous [vəˈlʌptʃuəs] lLQzV   第11级
    adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的
    参考例句:
    • The nobility led voluptuous lives. 贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
    • The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous. 舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。
    46 votary [ˈvəʊtəri] FLYzY   第12级
    n.崇拜者;爱好者;adj.誓约的,立誓任圣职的
    参考例句:
    • He was a votary of golf. 他是高尔夫球忠实信徒。
    • Akshay Babu, who had made the passion in English literature living to us, was himself a votary of the emotional life. 阿卡什先生,这位使我们逼真地感到英国文学强烈情感的人,他自己就是一个性情中人。
    47 festive [ˈfestɪv] mkBx5   第10级
    adj.欢宴的,节日的
    参考例句:
    • It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood. 当时是圣诞节,每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
    • We all wore festive costumes to the ball. 我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。
    48 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。
    49 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。
    50 mazes [meɪziz] 01f00574323c5f5c055dbab44afc33b9   第8级
    迷宫( maze的名词复数 ); 纷繁复杂的规则; 复杂难懂的细节; 迷宫图
    参考例句:
    • The mazes of the dance were ecstatic. 跳舞那种错综曲折,叫人快乐得如登九天。
    • For two hours did this singlehearted and simpleminded girl toil through the mazes of the forest. 这位心地单纯的傻姑娘在林间曲径中艰难地走了两个来小时。
    51 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。
    52 glides [ɡlaidz] 31de940e5df0febeda159e69e005a0c9   第7级
    n.滑行( glide的名词复数 );滑音;音渡;过渡音v.滑动( glide的第三人称单数 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
    参考例句:
    • The new dance consists of a series of glides. 这种新舞蹈中有一连串的滑步。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The stately swan glides gracefully on the pond. 天鹅在池面上优美地游动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    53 enchanted [ɪn'tʃɑ:ntɪd] enchanted   第9级
    adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
    • He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
    54 exterior [ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)] LlYyr   第7级
    adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
    参考例句:
    • The seed has a hard exterior covering. 这种子外壳很硬。
    • We are painting the exterior wall of the house. 我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
    55 ballroom [ˈbɔ:lru:m] SPTyA   第9级
    n.舞厅
    参考例句:
    • The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee. 舞厅老板给他们免费。
    • I go ballroom dancing twice a week. 我一个星期跳两次交际舞。
    56 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。
    57 eloquent [ˈeləkwənt] ymLyN   第7级
    adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
    参考例句:
    • He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator. 他能言善辩,胜过最好的演说家。
    • These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war. 这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。
    58 afflicting [ə'fliktiŋ] ozfzfp   第7级
    痛苦的
    参考例句:
    • Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society. 暴力犯罪仅仅是困扰现代社会的严重问题之一。
    • Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society. 暴力犯罪仅仅是危害社会的弊病之一。
    59 enthusiastic [ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk] SjazR   第8级
    adj.热情的,热心的,热烈的
    参考例句:
    • I am enthusiastic over a project for building a new bridge. 我热衷于修建一座新桥的计划。
    • She's very enthusiastic to read a novel. 她非常喜欢读小说。
    60 stanzas [s'tænzəz] 1e39fe34fae422643886648813bd6ab1   第10级
    节,段( stanza的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • The poem has six stanzas. 这首诗有六小节。
    • Stanzas are different from each other in one poem. 诗中节与节差异颇大。
    61 swell [swel] IHnzB   第7级
    vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
    参考例句:
    • The waves had taken on a deep swell. 海浪汹涌。
    • His injured wrist began to swell. 他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
    62 spires [spaɪəz] 89c7a5b33df162052a427ff0c7ab3cc6   第10级
    n.(教堂的) 塔尖,尖顶( spire的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Her masts leveled with the spires of churches. 船的桅杆和教堂的塔尖一样高。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • White church spires lift above green valleys. 教堂的白色尖顶耸立在绿色山谷中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    63 tragic [ˈtrædʒɪk] inaw2   第7级
    adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
    参考例句:
    • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic. 污染海滩后果可悲。
    • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues. 查理是个注定不得善终的人。
    64 tempestuous [temˈpestʃuəs] rpzwj   第12级
    adj.狂暴的
    参考例句:
    • She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger. 她勃然大怒。
    • Dark and tempestuous was night. 夜色深沉,狂风肆虐,暴雨倾盆。
    65 intonations [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃənz] d98b1c7aeb4e25d2f25c883a2db70695   第9级
    n.语调,说话的抑扬顿挫( intonation的名词复数 );(演奏或唱歌中的)音准
    参考例句:
    • Being able to say simple sentences in correct stresses and intonations. 能以正确的重音及语调说出简单的句子。 来自互联网
    • Peculiar intonations and interesting stories behind every character are what motivated Asmaa to start learning Chinese. 奇特的声调,有故事的汉字,让吴小莉在阴阳上去中、点横竖撇拉中开始了咿呀学语阶段。 来自互联网
    66 revelled [ˈrevəld] 3945e33567182dd7cea0e01a208cc70f   第10级
    v.作乐( revel的过去式和过去分词 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉
    参考例句:
    • The foreign guests revelled in the scenery of the lake. 外宾们十分喜爱湖上的景色。 来自辞典例句
    • He revelled in those moments of idleness stolen from his work. 他喜爱学习之余的闲暇时刻。 来自辞典例句
    67 chambers [ˈtʃeimbəz] c053984cd45eab1984d2c4776373c4fe   第7级
    n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
    参考例句:
    • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间:Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
    68 boisterous [ˈbɔɪstərəs] it0zJ   第10级
    adj.喧闹的,欢闹的
    参考例句:
    • I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it. 我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
    • The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play. 孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起,不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。
    69 blustered [ˈblʌstəd] a9528ebef8660f51b060e99bf21b6ae5   第12级
    v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
    参考例句:
    • He blustered his way through the crowd. 他吆喝着挤出人群。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    • The wind blustered around the house. 狂风呼啸着吹过房屋周围。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    70 dreary [ˈdrɪəri] sk1z6   第8级
    adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
    参考例句:
    • They live such dreary lives. 他们的生活如此乏味。
    • She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence. 她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
    71 bliss [blɪs] JtXz4   第8级
    n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
    参考例句:
    • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed. 整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
    • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize. 他非常高兴,因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
    72 genial [ˈdʒi:niəl] egaxm   第8级
    adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
    参考例句:
    • Orlando is a genial man. 奥兰多是一位和蔼可亲的人。
    • He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host. 他是个热心的朋友,也是友善待客的主人。
    73 glided [ɡlaidid] dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1   第7级
    v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
    参考例句:
    • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
    • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    74 pointed [ˈpɔɪntɪd] Il8zB4   第7级
    adj.尖的,直截了当的
    参考例句:
    • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil. 他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
    • A safety pin has a metal covering over the pointed end. 安全别针在尖端有一个金属套。
    75 verge [vɜ:dʒ] gUtzQ   第7级
    n.边,边缘;vi.接近,濒临
    参考例句:
    • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse. 国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
    • She was on the verge of bursting into tears. 她快要哭出来了。
    76 geniality [ˌdʒi:nɪ'ælətɪ] PgSxm   第11级
    n.和蔼,诚恳;愉快
    参考例句:
    • They said he is a pitiless, cold-blooded fellow, with no geniality in him. 他们说他是个毫无怜悯心、一点也不和蔼的冷血动物。
    • Not a shade was there of anything save geniality and kindness. 他的眼神里只显出愉快与和气,看不出一丝邪意。
    77 smothered [ˈsmʌðəd] b9bebf478c8f7045d977e80734a8ed1d   第9级
    (使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
    参考例句:
    • He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
    • The fire is smothered by ashes. 火被灰闷熄了。
    78 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。
    79 scuttle [ˈskʌtl] OEJyw   第10级
    n. 天窗;煤桶;筐 vi. 逃避;急促地跑 vt. 使船沉没;破坏
    参考例句:
    • There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily. 下大雨了,人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
    • The scuttle was open, and the good daylight shone in. 明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。
    80 jaws [dʒɔ:z] cq9zZq   第7级
    n.口部;嘴
    参考例句:
    • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
    • The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
    81 descended [di'sendid] guQzoy   第7级
    a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
    参考例句:
    • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
    • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
    82 trophy [ˈtrəʊfi] 8UFzI   第8级
    n.优胜旗,奖品,奖杯,战胜品,纪念品
    参考例句:
    • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company. 那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
    • He hung the lion's head as a trophy. 他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
    83 gilded ['gildid] UgxxG   第10级
    a.镀金的,富有的
    参考例句:
    • The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
    • "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们,这只不过是些镀金的铅饼! 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
    84 avenged [əˈvendʒd] 8b22eed1219df9af89cbe4206361ac5e   第8级
    v.为…复仇,报…之仇( avenge的过去式和过去分词 );为…报复
    参考例句:
    • She avenged her mother's death upon the Nazi soldiers. 她惩处了纳粹士兵以报杀母之仇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The Indians avenged the burning of their village on〔upon〕 the settlers. 印第安人因为村庄被焚毁向拓居者们进行报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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