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  • CHAPTER 7

    Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway, opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature, so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford1 roads, and the principal inn of the city, that a day never passes in which parties of ladies, however important their business, whether in quest of pastry2, millinery, or even (as in the present case) of young men, are not detained on one side or other by carriages, horsemen, or carts. This evil had been felt and lamented4, at least three times a day, by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament3 it once more, for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage, and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding5 through the crowds, and threading the gutters6 of that interesting alley7, they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig, driven along on bad pavement by a most knowing-looking coachman with all the vehemence8 that could most fitly endanger the lives of himself, his companion, and his horse.

    “Oh, these odious9 gigs!” said Isabella, looking up. “How I detest10 them.” But this detestation, though so just, was of short duration, for she looked again and exclaimed, “Delightful11! Mr. Morland and my brother!”

    “Good heaven! ’Tis James!” was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and, on catching12 the young men’s eyes, the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches, and the servant having now scampered13 up, the gentlemen jumped out, and the equipage was delivered to his care.

    Catherine, by whom this meeting was wholly unexpected, received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he, being of a very amiable14 disposition15, and sincerely attached to her, gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction, which he could have leisure to do, while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly16 challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid, with a mixture of joy and embarrassment17 which might have informed Catherine, had she been more expert in the development of other people’s feelings, and less simply engrossed18 by her own, that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself.

    John Thorpe, who in the meantime had been giving orders about the horses, soon joined them, and from him she directly received the amends19 which were her due; for while he slightly and carelessly touched the hand of Isabella, on her he bestowed20 a whole scrape and half a short bow. He was a stout22 young man of middling height, who, with a plain face and ungraceful form, seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom23, and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil, and impudent24 where he might be allowed to be easy. He took out his watch: “How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury, Miss Morland?”

    “I do not know the distance.” Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles.

    “Three-and-twenty!” cried Thorpe, “five-and-twenty if it is an inch.” Morland remonstrated25, pleaded the authority of road-books, innkeepers, and milestones26; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. “I know it must be five-and-twenty,” said he, “by the time we have been doing it. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five.”

    “You have lost an hour,” said Morland; “it was only ten o’clock when we came from Tetbury.”

    “Ten o’clock! It was eleven, upon my soul! I counted every stroke. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses, Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?” (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off.) “Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed coming only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature, and suppose it possible if you can.”

    “He does look very hot, to be sure.”

    “Hot! He had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church; but look at his forehand; look at his loins; only see how he moves; that horse cannot go less than ten miles an hour: tie his legs and he will get on. What do you think of my gig, Miss Morland? A neat one, is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. It was built for a Christchurch man, a friend of mine, a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks, till, I believe, it was convenient to have done with it. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind, though I had pretty well determined27 on a curricle too; but I chanced to meet him on Magdalen Bridge, as he was driving into Oxford, last term: ‘Ah! Thorpe,’ said he, ‘do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind, but I am cursed tired of it.’ ‘Oh! D—,’ said I; ‘I am your man; what do you ask?’ And how much do you think he did, Miss Morland?”

    “I am sure I cannot guess at all.”

    “Curricle-hung, you see; seat, trunk, sword-case, splashing-board, lamps, silver moulding, all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new, or better. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly, threw down the money, and the carriage was mine.”

    “And I am sure,” said Catherine, “I know so little of such things that I cannot judge whether it was cheap or dear.”

    “Neither one nor t’other; I might have got it for less, I dare say; but I hate haggling28, and poor Freeman wanted cash.”

    “That was very good-natured of you,” said Catherine, quite pleased.

    “Oh! D—— it, when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend, I hate to be pitiful.”

    An inquiry29 now took place into the intended movements of the young ladies; and, on finding whither they were going, it was decided30 that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar’s Buildings, and pay their respects to Mrs. Thorpe. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot, so contentedly31 was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother’s friend, and her friend’s brother, so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings, that, though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street, she was so far from seeking to attract their notice, that she looked back at them only three times.

    John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine, and, after a few minutes’ silence, renewed the conversation about his gig. “You will find, however, Miss Morland, it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people, for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson, of Oriel, bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time.”

    “Yes,” said Morland, who overheard this; “but you forget that your horse was included.”

    “My horse! Oh, d—— it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. Are you fond of an open carriage, Miss Morland?”

    “Yes, very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it.”

    “I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day.”

    “Thank you,” said Catherine, in some distress32, from a doubt of the propriety33 of accepting such an offer.

    “I will drive you up Lansdown Hill to-morrow.”

    “Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?”

    “Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles to-day; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon. No, no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here.”

    “Shall you indeed!” said Catherine very seriously. “That will be forty miles a day.”

    “Forty! Aye, fifty, for what I care. Well, I will drive you up Lansdown to-morrow; mind, I am engaged.”

    “How delightful that will be!” cried Isabella, turning round. “My dearest Catherine, I quite envy you; but I am afraid, brother, you will not have room for a third.”

    “A third indeed! No, no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke, faith! Morland must take care of you.”

    This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. Her companion’s discourse34 now sunk from its hitherto animated35 pitch to nothing more than a short decisive sentence of praise or condemnation36 on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine, after listening and agreeing as long as she could, with all the civility and deference37 of the youthful female mind, fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition38 to that of a self-assured man, especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned, ventured at length to vary the subject by a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was, “Have you ever read Udolpho, Mr. Thorpe?”

    “Udolpho! Oh, Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do.”

    Catherine, humbled39 and ashamed, was going to apologize for her question, but he prevented her by saying, “Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones, except The Monk40; I read that t’other day; but as for all the others, they are the stupidest things in creation.”

    “I think you must like Udolpho, if you were to read it; it is so very interesting.”

    “Not I, faith! No, if I read any, it shall be Mrs. Radcliffe’s; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them.”

    “Udolpho was written by Mrs. Radcliffe,” said Catherine, with some hesitation41, from the fear of mortifying42 him.

    “No, sure; was it? Aye, I remember, so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book, written by that woman they make such a fuss about, she who married the French emigrant43.”

    “I suppose you mean Camilla?”

    “Yes, that’s the book; such unnatural44 stuff! An old man playing at see-saw, I took up the first volume once and looked it over, but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant, I was sure I should never be able to get through it.”

    “I have never read it.”

    “You had no loss, I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old man’s playing at see-saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not.”

    This critique, the justness of which was unfortunately lost on poor Catherine, brought them to the door of Mrs. Thorpe’s lodgings45, and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son, as they met Mrs. Thorpe, who had descried46 them from above, in the passage. “Ah, Mother! How do you do?” said he, giving her a hearty47 shake of the hand. “Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. Here is Morland and I come to stay a few days with you, so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near.” And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mother’s heart, for she received him with the most delighted and exulting48 affection. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked each of them how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.

    These manners did not please Catherine; but he was James’s friend and Isabella’s brother; and her judgment49 was further bought off by Isabella’s assuring her, when they withdrew to see the new hat, that John thought her the most charming girl in the world, and by John’s engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. Had she been older or vainer, such attacks might have done little; but, where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon50 steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world, and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence51 was that, when the two Morlands, after sitting an hour with the Thorpes, set off to walk together to Mr. Allen’s, and James, as the door was closed on them, said, “Well, Catherine, how do you like my friend Thorpe?” instead of answering, as she probably would have done, had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case, “I do not like him at all,” she directly replied, “I like him very much; he seems very agreeable.”

    “He is as good-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle52; but that will recommend him to your sex, I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?”

    “Very, very much indeed: Isabella particularly.”

    “I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense, and is so thoroughly53 unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. She said the highest things in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you, Catherine,” taking her hand with affection, “may be proud of.”

    “Indeed I am,” she replied; “I love her exceedingly, and am delighted to find that you like her too. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there.”

    “Because I thought I should soon see you myself. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. She is a most amiable girl; such a superior understanding! How fond all the family are of her; she is evidently the general favourite; and how much she must be admired in such a place as this—is not she?”

    “Yes, very much indeed, I fancy; Mr. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath.”

    “I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr. Allen. I need not ask you whether you are happy here, my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe, it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens, I am sure, are very kind to you?”

    “Yes, very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me.”

    James accepted this tribute of gratitude54, and qualified55 his conscience for accepting it too, by saying with perfect sincerity56, “Indeed, Catherine, I love you dearly.”

    Inquiries57 and communications concerning brothers and sisters, the situation of some, the growth of the rest, and other family matters now passed between them, and continued, with only one small digression on James’s part, in praise of Miss Thorpe, till they reached Pulteney Street, where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. and Mrs. Allen, invited by the former to dine with them, and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. A pre-engagement in Edgar’s Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend, and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted, Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised, restless, and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho, lost from all worldly concerns of dressing58 and dinner, incapable59 of soothing60 Mrs. Allen’s fears on the delay of an expected dressmaker, and having only one minute in sixty to bestow21 even on the reflection of her own felicity, in being already engaged for the evening.



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    1 Oxford ['ɒksfəd] Wmmz0a   第8级
    n.牛津(英国城市)
    参考例句:
    • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford. 他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
    • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London. 这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
    2 pastry [ˈpeɪstri] Q3ozx   第8级
    n.油酥面团,酥皮糕点
    参考例句:
    • The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
    • The pastry crust was always underdone. 馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。
    3 lament [ləˈment] u91zi   第7级
    n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;vi.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹;vt.哀悼;痛惜
    参考例句:
    • Her face showed lament. 她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
    • We lament the dead. 我们哀悼死者。
    4 lamented [ləˈmentɪd] b6ae63144a98bc66c6a97351aea85970   第7级
    adj.被哀悼的,令人遗憾的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
    • We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    5 proceeding [prəˈsi:dɪŋ] Vktzvu   第7级
    n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
    参考例句:
    • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London. 这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
    • The work is proceeding briskly. 工作很有生气地进展着。
    6 gutters ['gʌtərs] 498deb49a59c1db2896b69c1523f128c   第8级
    (路边)排水沟( gutter的名词复数 ); 阴沟; (屋顶的)天沟; 贫贱的境地
    参考例句:
    • Gutters lead the water into the ditch. 排水沟把水排到这条水沟里。
    • They were born, they grew up in the gutters. 他们生了下来,以后就在街头长大。
    7 alley [ˈæli] Cx2zK   第7级
    n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
    参考例句:
    • We live in the same alley. 我们住在同一条小巷里。
    • The blind alley ended in a brick wall. 这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
    8 vehemence ['vi:əməns] 2ihw1   第11级
    n.热切;激烈;愤怒
    参考例句:
    • The attack increased in vehemence. 进攻越来越猛烈。
    • She was astonished at his vehemence. 她对他的激昂感到惊讶。
    9 odious [ˈəʊdiəs] l0zy2   第10级
    adj.可憎的,讨厌的
    参考例句:
    • The judge described the crime as odious. 法官称这一罪行令人发指。
    • His character could best be described as odious. 他的人格用可憎来形容最贴切。
    10 detest [dɪˈtest] dm0zZ   第9级
    vt.痛恨,憎恶
    参考例句:
    • I detest people who tell lies. 我恨说谎的人。
    • The workers detest his overbearing manner. 工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。
    11 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。
    12 catching [ˈkætʃɪŋ] cwVztY   第8级
    adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
    参考例句:
    • There are those who think eczema is catching. 有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
    • Enthusiasm is very catching. 热情非常富有感染力。
    13 scampered [ˈskæmpəd] fe23b65cda78638ec721dec982b982df   第11级
    v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The cat scampered away. 猫刺棱一下跑了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • The rabbIt'scampered off. 兔子迅速跑掉了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    14 amiable [ˈeɪmiəbl] hxAzZ   第7级
    adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
    参考例句:
    • She was a very kind and amiable old woman. 她是个善良和气的老太太。
    • We have a very amiable companionship. 我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
    15 disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn] GljzO   第7级
    n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
    参考例句:
    • He has made a good disposition of his property. 他已对财产作了妥善处理。
    • He has a cheerful disposition. 他性情开朗。
    16 incessantly [in'sesntli] AqLzav   第8级
    ad.不停地
    参考例句:
    • The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight. 机器在白天隆隆地响个不停。
    • It rained incessantly for the whole two weeks. 雨不间断地下了整整两个星期。
    17 embarrassment [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] fj9z8   第9级
    n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
    参考例句:
    • She could have died away with embarrassment. 她窘迫得要死。
    • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment. 在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
    18 engrossed [ɪnˈgrəʊst] 3t0zmb   第12级
    adj.全神贯注的
    参考例句:
    • The student is engrossed in his book. 这名学生正在专心致志地看书。
    • No one had ever been quite so engrossed in an evening paper. 没人会对一份晚报如此全神贯注。
    19 amends [ə'mendz] AzlzCR   第7级
    n. 赔偿
    参考例句:
    • He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花,为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
    • This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。
    20 bestowed [biˈstəud] 12e1d67c73811aa19bdfe3ae4a8c2c28   第9级
    赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
    • He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。
    21 bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] 9t3zo   第9级
    vt.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
    参考例句:
    • He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero. 他希望将那些伟大的荣誉授予这位英雄。
    • What great inspiration wiII you bestow on me? 你有什么伟大的灵感能馈赠给我?
    22 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。
    23 groom [gru:m] 0fHxW   第8级
    vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
    参考例句:
    • His father was a groom. 他父亲曾是个马夫。
    • George was already being groomed for the top job. 为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。
    24 impudent [ˈɪmpjədənt] X4Eyf   第10级
    adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的
    参考例句:
    • She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues. 她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。
    • The teacher threatened to kick the impudent pupil out of the room. 老师威胁着要把这无礼的小学生撵出教室。
    25 remonstrated [rɪˈmɔnˌstreɪtid] a6eda3fe26f748a6164faa22a84ba112   第10级
    v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
    参考例句:
    • They remonstrated with the official about the decision. 他们就这一决定向这位官员提出了抗议。
    • We remonstrated against the ill-treatment of prisoners of war. 我们对虐待战俘之事提出抗议。 来自辞典例句
    26 milestones [ˈmaɪlˌstəʊnz] 9b680059d7f7ea92ea578a9ceeb0f0db   第9级
    n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 );重要阶段;转折点;里程碑
    参考例句:
    • Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件,并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
    27 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。
    28 haggling [ˈhægəlɪŋ] e480f1b12cf3dcbc73602873b84d2ab4   第9级
    v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
    • Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句
    29 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。
    30 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    31 contentedly [kən'tentɪdlɪ] a0af12176ca79b27d4028fdbaf1b5f64   第8级
    adv.心满意足地
    参考例句:
    • My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。
    • "This is brother John's writing,"said Sally,contentedly,as she opened the letter.
    32 distress [dɪˈstres] 3llzX   第7级
    n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
    参考例句:
    • Nothing could alleviate his distress. 什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
    • Please don't distress yourself. 请你不要忧愁了。
    33 propriety [prəˈpraɪəti] oRjx4   第10级
    n.正当行为;正当;适当
    参考例句:
    • We hesitated at the propriety of the method. 我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
    • The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety. 这件机密的事处理得极为适当。
    34 discourse [ˈdɪskɔ:s] 2lGz0   第7级
    n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
    参考例句:
    • We'll discourse on the subject tonight. 我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
    • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter. 他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
    35 animated [ˈænɪmeɪtɪd] Cz7zMa   第11级
    adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
    参考例句:
    • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion. 他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
    • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening. 昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
    36 condemnation [ˌkɔndem'neiʃən] 2pSzp   第7级
    n.谴责; 定罪
    参考例句:
    • There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
    • The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
    37 deference [ˈdefərəns] mmKzz   第9级
    n.尊重,顺从;敬意
    参考例句:
    • Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference? 你对父母师长尊敬吗?
    • The major defect of their work was deference to authority. 他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。
    38 opposition [ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn] eIUxU   第8级
    n.反对,敌对
    参考例句:
    • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard. 该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
    • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition. 警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
    39 humbled [ˈhʌmbld] 601d364ccd70fb8e885e7d73c3873aca   第7级
    adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下,贬低
    参考例句:
    • The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
    • I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
    40 monk [mʌŋk] 5EDx8   第8级
    n.和尚,僧侣,修道士
    参考例句:
    • The man was a monk from Emei Mountain. 那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
    • Buddhist monk sat with folded palms. 和尚合掌打坐。
    41 hesitation [ˌhezɪ'teɪʃn] tdsz5   第7级
    n.犹豫,踌躇
    参考例句:
    • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last. 踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
    • There was a certain hesitation in her manner. 她的态度有些犹豫不决。
    42 mortifying [ˈmɔ:təˌfaɪŋ] b4c9d41e6df2931de61ad9c0703750cd   第11级
    adj.抑制的,苦修的v.使受辱( mortify的现在分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等)
    参考例句:
    • I've said I did not love her, and rather relished mortifying her vanity now and then. 我已经说过我不爱她,而且时时以伤害她的虚荣心为乐。 来自辞典例句
    • It was mortifying to know he had heard every word. 知道他听到了每一句话后真是尴尬。 来自互联网
    43 emigrant [ˈemɪgrənt] Ctszsx   第9级
    adj.移居的,移民的;n.移居外国的人,移民
    参考例句:
    • He is a British emigrant to Australia. 他是个移居澳大利亚的英国人。
    • I always think area like this is unsuited for human beings, but it is also unpractical to emigrant in a large scale. 我一直觉得,像这样的地方是不适宜人类居住的,可大规模的移民又是不现实的。
    44 unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃrəl] 5f2zAc   第9级
    adj.不自然的;反常的
    参考例句:
    • Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way? 她有任何反常表现吗?
    • She has an unnatural smile on her face. 她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
    45 lodgings ['lɒdʒɪŋz] f12f6c99e9a4f01e5e08b1197f095e6e   第9级
    n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
    参考例句:
    • When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时,太阳已下山了。
    • I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。
    46 descried [dɪsk'raɪd] 7e4cac79cc5ce43e504968c29e0c27a5   第12级
    adj.被注意到的,被发现的,被看到的
    参考例句:
    • He descried an island far away on the horizon. 他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • At length we descried a light and a roof. 终于,我们远远看见了一点灯光,一所孤舍。 来自辞典例句
    47 hearty [ˈhɑ:ti] Od1zn   第7级
    adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
    参考例句:
    • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen. 工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
    • We accorded him a hearty welcome. 我们给他热忱的欢迎。
    48 exulting [ɪgˈzʌltɪŋ] 2f8f310798e5e8c1b9dd92ff6395ba84   第10级
    vi. 欢欣鼓舞,狂喜
    参考例句:
    • He leaned back, exulting at the success of his plan. 他向后一靠,为自己计划成功而得意扬扬。
    • Jones was exulting in the consciousness of his integrity. 琼斯意识到自己的忠贞十分高兴。
    49 judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] e3xxC   第7级
    n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
    参考例句:
    • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
    • He's a man of excellent judgment. 他眼力过人。
    50 uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən] AlPwO   第8级
    adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
    参考例句:
    • Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago. 这些看法在30年前很常见。
    • Phil has uncommon intelligence. 菲尔智力超群。
    51 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。
    52 rattle [ˈrætl] 5Alzb   第7级
    vt.&vi.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
    参考例句:
    • The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed. 孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓,笑着叫着。
    • She could hear the rattle of the teacups. 她听见茶具叮当响。
    53 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。
    54 gratitude [ˈgrætɪtju:d] p6wyS   第7级
    adj.感激,感谢
    参考例句:
    • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him. 我向他表示了深切的谢意。
    • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face. 她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
    55 qualified [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] DCPyj   第8级
    adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
    参考例句:
    • He is qualified as a complete man of letters. 他有资格当真正的文学家。
    • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists. 我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
    56 sincerity [sɪn'serətɪ] zyZwY   第7级
    n.真诚,诚意;真实
    参考例句:
    • His sincerity added much more authority to the story. 他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
    • He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity. 他竭力让我了解他的诚意。
    57 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》
    58 dressing [ˈdresɪŋ] 1uOzJG   第7级
    n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
    参考例句:
    • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself. 别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
    • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes. 孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
    59 incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəbl] w9ZxK   第8级
    adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
    参考例句:
    • He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed. 他不会做出这么残忍的事。
    • Computers are incapable of creative thought. 计算机不会创造性地思维。
    60 soothing [su:ðɪŋ] soothing   第12级
    adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
    参考例句:
    • Put on some nice soothing music. 播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
    • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing. 他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

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