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经典名著:诺觉桑寺(21)
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  • CHAPTER 21

    A moment’s glance was enough to satisfy Catherine that her apartment was very unlike the one which Henry had endeavoured to alarm her by the description of. It was by no means unreasonably1 large, and contained neither tapestry2 nor velvet3. The walls were papered, the floor was carpeted; the windows were neither less perfect nor more dim than those of the drawing-room below; the furniture, though not of the latest fashion, was handsome and comfortable, and the air of the room altogether far from uncheerful. Her heart instantaneously at ease on this point, she resolved to lose no time in particular examination of anything, as she greatly dreaded5 disobliging the general by any delay. Her habit therefore was thrown off with all possible haste, and she was preparing to unpin the linen6 package, which the chaise-seat had conveyed for her immediate7 accommodation8, when her eye suddenly fell on a large high chest, standing9 back in a deep recess10 on one side of the fireplace. The sight of it made her start; and, forgetting everything else, she stood gazing on it in motionless wonder, while these thoughts crossed her:

    “This is strange indeed! I did not expect such a sight as this! An immense heavy chest! What can it hold? Why should it be placed here? Pushed back too, as if meant to be out of sight! I will look into it—cost me what it may, I will look into it—and directly too—by daylight. If I stay till evening my candle may go out.” She advanced and examined it closely: it was of cedar11, curiously12 inlaid with some darker wood, and raised, about a foot from the ground, on a carved stand of the same. The lock was silver, though tarnished13 from age; at each end were the imperfect remains14 of handles also of silver, broken perhaps prematurely15 by some strange violence; and, on the centre of the lid, was a mysterious cipher16, in the same metal. Catherine bent17 over it intently, but without being able to distinguish anything with certainty. She could not, in whatever direction she took it, believe the last letter to be a T; and yet that it should be anything else in that house was a circumstance to raise no common degree of astonishment18. If not originally theirs, by what strange events could it have fallen into the Tilney family?

    Her fearful curiosity was every moment growing greater; and seizing, with trembling hands, the hasp of the lock, she resolved at all hazards to satisfy herself at least as to its contents. With difficulty, for something seemed to resist her efforts, she raised the lid a few inches; but at that moment a sudden knocking at the door of the room made her, starting, quit her hold, and the lid closed with alarming violence. This ill-timed intruder was Miss Tilney’s maid, sent by her mistress to be of use to Miss Morland; and though Catherine immediately dismissed her, it recalled her to the sense of what she ought to be doing, and forced her, in spite of her anxious desire to penetrate19 this mystery, to proceed in her dressing20 without further delay. Her progress was not quick, for her thoughts and her eyes were still bent on the object so well calculated to interest and alarm; and though she dared not waste a moment upon a second attempt, she could not remain many paces from the chest. At length, however, having slipped one arm into her gown, her toilette seemed so nearly finished that the impatience21 of her curiosity might safely be indulged. One moment surely might be spared; and, so desperate should be the exertion22 of her strength, that, unless secured by supernatural means, the lid in one moment should be thrown back. With this spirit she sprang forward, and her confidence did not deceive her. Her resolute23 effort threw back the lid, and gave to her astonished eyes the view of a white cotton counterpane, properly folded, reposing24 at one end of the chest in undisputed possession!

    She was gazing on it with the first blush of surprise when Miss Tilney, anxious for her friend’s being ready, entered the room, and to the rising shame of having harboured for some minutes an absurd expectation, was then added the shame of being caught in so idle a search. “That is a curious old chest, is not it?” said Miss Tilney, as Catherine hastily closed it and turned away to the glass. “It is impossible to say how many generations it has been here. How it came to be first put in this room I know not, but I have not had it moved, because I thought it might sometimes be of use in holding hats and bonnets25. The worst of it is that its weight makes it difficult to open. In that corner, however, it is at least out of the way.”

    Catherine had no leisure for speech, being at once blushing, tying her gown, and forming wise resolutions with the most violent dispatch. Miss Tilney gently hinted her fear of being late; and in half a minute they ran downstairs together, in an alarm not wholly unfounded, for General Tilney was pacing the drawing-room, his watch in his hand, and having, on the very instant of their entering, pulled the bell with violence, ordered “Dinner to be on table directly!”

    Catherine trembled at the emphasis with which he spoke26, and sat pale and breathless, in a most humble27 mood, concerned for his children, and detesting28 old chests; and the general, recovering his politeness as he looked at her, spent the rest of his time in scolding his daughter for so foolishly hurrying her fair friend, who was absolutely out of breath from haste, when there was not the least occasion for hurry in the world: but Catherine could not at all get over the double distress29 of having involved her friend in a lecture and been a great simpleton herself, till they were happily seated at the dinner-table, when the General’s complacent30 smiles, and a good appetite of her own, restored her to peace. The dining-parlour was a noble room, suitable in its dimensions to a much larger drawing-room than the one in common use, and fitted up in a style of luxury and expense which was almost lost on the unpractised eye of Catherine, who saw little more than its spaciousness31 and the number of their attendants. Of the former, she spoke aloud her admiration32; and the general, with a very gracious countenance33, acknowledged that it was by no means an ill-sized room, and further confessed that, though as careless on such subjects as most people, he did look upon a tolerably large eating-room as one of the necessaries of life; he supposed, however, “that she must have been used to much better-sized apartments at Mr. Allen’s?”

    “No, indeed,” was Catherine’s honest assurance; “Mr. Allen’s dining-parlour was not more than half as large,” and she had never seen so large a room as this in her life. The General’s good humour increased. Why, as he had such rooms, he thought it would be simple not to make use of them; but, upon his honour, he believed there might be more comfort in rooms of only half their size. Mr. Allen’s house, he was sure, must be exactly of the true size for rational happiness.

    The evening passed without any further disturbance34, and, in the occasional absence of General Tilney, with much positive cheerfulness. It was only in his presence that Catherine felt the smallest fatigue35 from her journey; and even then, even in moments of languor36 or restraint, a sense of general happiness preponderated37, and she could think of her friends in Bath without one wish of being with them.

    The night was stormy; the wind had been rising at intervals38 the whole afternoon; and by the time the party broke up, it blew and rained violently. Catherine, as she crossed the hall, listened to the tempest with sensations of awe39; and, when she heard it rage round a corner of the ancient building and close with sudden fury a distant door, felt for the first time that she was really in an abbey. Yes, these were characteristic sounds; they brought to her recollection a countless40 variety of dreadful situations and horrid41 scenes, which such buildings had witnessed, and such storms ushered42 in; and most heartily43 did she rejoice in the happier circumstances attending her entrance within walls so solemn! She had nothing to dread4 from midnight assassins or drunken gallants. Henry had certainly been only in jest in what he had told her that morning. In a house so furnished, and so guarded, she could have nothing to explore or to suffer, and might go to her bedroom as securely as if it had been her own chamber44 at Fullerton. Thus wisely fortifying45 her mind, as she proceeded upstairs, she was enabled, especially on perceiving that Miss Tilney slept only two doors from her, to enter her room with a tolerably stout46 heart; and her spirits were immediately assisted by the cheerful blaze of a wood fire. “How much better is this,” said she, as she walked to the fender—“how much better to find a fire ready lit, than to have to wait shivering in the cold till all the family are in bed, as so many poor girls have been obliged to do, and then to have a faithful old servant frightening one by coming in with a faggot! How glad I am that Northanger is what it is! If it had been like some other places, I do not know that, in such a night as this, I could have answered for my courage: but now, to be sure, there is nothing to alarm one.”

    She looked round the room. The window curtains seemed in motion. It could be nothing but the violence of the wind penetrating47 through the divisions of the shutters49; and she stepped boldly forward, carelessly humming a tune, to assure herself of its being so, peeped courageously50 behind each curtain, saw nothing on either low window seat to scare her, and on placing a hand against the shutter48, felt the strongest conviction of the wind’s force. A glance at the old chest, as she turned away from this examination, was not without its use; she scorned the causeless fears of an idle fancy, and began with a most happy indifference51 to prepare herself for bed. “She should take her time; she should not hurry herself; she did not care if she were the last person up in the house. But she would not make up her fire; that would seem cowardly, as if she wished for the protection of light after she were in bed.” The fire therefore died away, and Catherine, having spent the best part of an hour in her arrangements, was beginning to think of stepping into bed, when, on giving a parting glance round the room, she was struck by the appearance of a high, old-fashioned black cabinet, which, though in a situation conspicuous52 enough, had never caught her notice before. Henry’s words, his description of the ebony cabinet which was to escape her observation at first, immediately rushed across her; and though there could be nothing really in it, there was something whimsical, it was certainly a very remarkable53 coincidence! She took her candle and looked closely at the cabinet. It was not absolutely ebony and gold; but it was japan, black and yellow japan of the handsomest kind; and as she held her candle, the yellow had very much the effect of gold. The key was in the door, and she had a strange fancy to look into it; not, however, with the smallest expectation of finding anything, but it was so very odd, after what Henry had said. In short, she could not sleep till she had examined it. So, placing the candle with great caution on a chair, she seized the key with a very tremulous hand and tried to turn it; but it resisted her utmost strength. Alarmed, but not discouraged, she tried it another way; a bolt flew, and she believed herself successful; but how strangely mysterious! The door was still immovable. She paused a moment in breathless wonder. The wind roared down the chimney, the rain beat in torrents54 against the windows, and everything seemed to speak the awfulness of her situation. To retire to bed, however, unsatisfied on such a point, would be vain, since sleep must be impossible with the consciousness of a cabinet so mysteriously closed in her immediate vicinity. Again, therefore, she applied55 herself to the key, and after moving it in every possible way for some instants with the determined56 celerity of hope’s last effort, the door suddenly yielded to her hand: her heart leaped with exultation57 at such a victory, and having thrown open each folding door, the second being secured only by bolts of less wonderful construction than the lock, though in that her eye could not discern anything unusual, a double range of small drawers appeared in view, with some larger drawers above and below them; and in the centre, a small door, closed also with a lock and key, secured in all probability a cavity of importance.

    Catherine’s heart beat quick, but her courage did not fail her. With a cheek flushed by hope, and an eye straining with curiosity, her fingers grasped the handle of a drawer and drew it forth58. It was entirely59 empty. With less alarm and greater eagerness she seized a second, a third, a fourth; each was equally empty. Not one was left unsearched, and in not one was anything found. Well read in the art of concealing60 a treasure, the possibility of false linings61 to the drawers did not escape her, and she felt round each with anxious acuteness in vain. The place in the middle alone remained now unexplored; and though she had “never from the first had the smallest idea of finding anything in any part of the cabinet, and was not in the least disappointed at her ill success thus far, it would be foolish not to examine it thoroughly62 while she was about it.” It was some time however before she could unfasten the door, the same difficulty occurring in the management of this inner lock as of the outer; but at length it did open; and not vain, as hitherto, was her search; her quick eyes directly fell on a roll of paper pushed back into the further part of the cavity, apparently63 for concealment64, and her feelings at that moment were indescribable. Her heart fluttered, her knees trembled, and her cheeks grew pale. She seized, with an unsteady hand, the precious manuscript, for half a glance sufficed to ascertain65 written characters; and while she acknowledged with awful sensations this striking exemplification of what Henry had foretold66, resolved instantly to peruse67 every line before she attempted to rest.

    The dimness of the light her candle emitted made her turn to it with alarm; but there was no danger of its sudden extinction68; it had yet some hours to burn; and that she might not have any greater difficulty in distinguishing the writing than what its ancient date might occasion, she hastily snuffed it. Alas! It was snuffed and extinguished in one. A lamp could not have expired with more awful effect. Catherine, for a few moments, was motionless with horror. It was done completely; not a remnant of light in the wick could give hope to the rekindling69 breath. Darkness impenetrable and immovable filled the room. A violent gust70 of wind, rising with sudden fury, added fresh horror to the moment. Catherine trembled from head to foot. In the pause which succeeded, a sound like receding71 footsteps and the closing of a distant door struck on her affrighted ear. Human nature could support no more. A cold sweat stood on her forehead, the manuscript fell from her hand, and groping her way to the bed, she jumped hastily in, and sought some suspension of agony by creeping far underneath72 the clothes. To close her eyes in sleep that night, she felt must be entirely out of the question. With a curiosity so justly awakened73, and feelings in every way so agitated74, repose75 must be absolutely impossible. The storm too abroad so dreadful! She had not been used to feel alarm from wind, but now every blast seemed fraught76 with awful intelligence. The manuscript so wonderfully found, so wonderfully accomplishing the morning’s prediction, how was it to be accounted for? What could it contain? To whom could it relate? By what means could it have been so long concealed77? And how singularly strange that it should fall to her lot to discover it! Till she had made herself mistress of its contents, however, she could have neither repose nor comfort; and with the sun’s first rays she was determined to peruse it. But many were the tedious hours which must yet intervene. She shuddered78, tossed about in her bed, and envied every quiet sleeper79. The storm still raged, and various were the noises, more terrific even than the wind, which struck at intervals on her startled ear. The very curtains of her bed seemed at one moment in motion, and at another the lock of her door was agitated, as if by the attempt of somebody to enter. Hollow murmurs80 seemed to creep along the gallery, and more than once her blood was chilled by the sound of distant moans. Hour after hour passed away, and the wearied Catherine had heard three proclaimed by all the clocks in the house before the tempest subsided81 or she unknowingly fell fast asleep.



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    1 unreasonably [ʌn'ri:znəblɪ] 7b139a7b80379aa34c95638d4a789e5f   第8级
    adv. 不合理地
    参考例句:
    • He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄,无事生非,平庸刻薄的人。
    • Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。
    2 tapestry [ˈtæpəstri] 7qRy8   第10级
    n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面
    参考例句:
    • How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase? 这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样?
    • The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry. 我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。
    3 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。
    4 dread [dred] Ekpz8   第7级
    vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
    参考例句:
    • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes. 我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
    • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread. 她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
    5 dreaded [ˈdredɪd] XuNzI3   第7级
    adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
    • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
    6 linen [ˈlɪnɪn] W3LyK   第7级
    n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
    参考例句:
    • The worker is starching the linen. 这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
    • Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool. 精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。
    7 immediate [ɪˈmi:diət] aapxh   第7级
    adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
    参考例句:
    • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call. 他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
    • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting. 我们主张立即召开这个会议。
    8 accommodation [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn] kJDys   第8级
    n.设备,膳宿,旅馆房间;容纳,提供,适应;调解,妥协;贷款
    参考例句:
    • Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation. 许多老年人选择到养老院居住。
    • Have you found accommodation? 找到住处没有?
    9 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。
    10 recess [rɪˈses] pAxzC   第8级
    n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
    参考例句:
    • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess. 会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
    • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess. 休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
    11 cedar [ˈsi:də(r)] 3rYz9   第10级
    n.雪松,香柏(木)
    参考例句:
    • The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely. 那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
    • She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen. 她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。
    12 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。
    13 tarnished [ˈtɑ:nɪʃt] e927ca787c87e80eddfcb63fbdfc8685   第10级
    (通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏
    参考例句:
    • The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
    • His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨,败坏了学校的声誉。
    14 remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] 1kMzTy   第7级
    n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
    参考例句:
    • He ate the remains of food hungrily. 他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
    • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog. 残羹剩饭喂狗了。
    15 prematurely ['premətʃə(r)lɪ] nlMzW4   第7级
    adv.过早地,贸然地
    参考例句:
    • She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产,肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了,不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
    16 cipher ['saɪfə(r)] dVuy9   第10级
    n.零;无影响力的人;密码
    参考例句:
    • All important plans were sent to the police in cipher. 所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
    • He's a mere cipher in the company. 他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。
    17 bent [bent] QQ8yD   第7级
    n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的;v.(使)弯曲,屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • He was fully bent upon the project. 他一心扑在这项计划上。
    • We bent over backward to help them. 我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
    18 astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] VvjzR   第8级
    n.惊奇,惊异
    参考例句:
    • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment. 他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
    • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action. 我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
    19 penetrate [ˈpenɪtreɪt] juSyv   第7级
    vt.&vi.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解
    参考例句:
    • Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East. 西方观念逐渐传入东方。
    • The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest. 阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。
    20 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。
    21 impatience [ɪm'peɪʃns] OaOxC   第8级
    n.不耐烦,急躁
    参考例句:
    • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress. 进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
    • He gave a stamp of impatience. 他不耐烦地跺脚。
    22 exertion [ɪgˈzɜ:ʃn] F7Fyi   第11级
    n.尽力,努力
    参考例句:
    • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture. 我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
    • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill. 由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
    23 resolute [ˈrezəlu:t] 2sCyu   第7级
    adj.坚决的,果敢的
    参考例句:
    • He was resolute in carrying out his plan. 他坚决地实行他的计划。
    • The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors. 埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
    24 reposing [rɪˈpəʊzɪŋ] e5aa6734f0fe688069b823ca11532d13   第11级
    v.将(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上( repose的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。 来自辞典例句
    • The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句
    25 bonnets [ˈbɔnɪts] 8e4529b6df6e389494d272b2f3ae0ead   第10级
    n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
    参考例句:
    • All the best bonnets of the city were there. 城里戴最漂亮的无边女帽的妇女全都到场了。 来自辞典例句
    • I am tempting you with bonnets and bangles and leading you into a pit. 我是在用帽子和镯子引诱你,引你上钩。 来自飘(部分)
    26 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。
    27 humble [ˈhʌmbl] ddjzU   第7级
    adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;vt.降低,贬低
    参考例句:
    • In my humble opinion, he will win the election. 依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
    • Defeat and failure make people humble. 挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
    28 detesting [dɪˈtestɪŋ] b1bf9b63df3fcd4d0c8e4d528e344774   第9级
    v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I can't help detesting my relations. 我不由得讨厌我的那些亲戚。 来自辞典例句
    • From to realistic condition detesting and rejecting, then pursue mind abyss strange pleasure. 从对现实状态的厌弃,进而追求心灵深渊的奇诡乐趣。 来自互联网
    29 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。
    30 complacent [kəmˈpleɪsnt] JbzyW   第9级
    adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
    参考例句:
    • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success. 我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
    • She was complacent about her achievements. 她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
    31 spaciousness ['speiʃəsnis] 6db589e8e16e3d65c1a623cd6a54af75   第7级
    n.宽敞
    参考例句:
    • A high ceiling gives a feeling of airness and spaciousness. 天花板高给人一种通风和宽敞的感觉。
    • The tremendous spaciousness of it was glowing with rich gold. 苍茫辽阔的景色染上了一片瑰丽浓艳的金黄色。
    32 admiration [ˌædməˈreɪʃn] afpyA   第8级
    n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
    参考例句:
    • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene. 他对风景之美赞不绝口。
    • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists. 我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
    33 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。
    34 disturbance [dɪˈstɜ:bəns] BsNxk   第7级
    n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
    参考例句:
    • He is suffering an emotional disturbance. 他的情绪受到了困扰。
    • You can work in here without any disturbance. 在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
    35 fatigue [fəˈti:g] PhVzV   第7级
    n.疲劳,劳累
    参考例句:
    • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey. 这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
    • I have got over my weakness and fatigue. 我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
    36 languor [ˈlæŋgə(r)] V3wyb   第11级
    n.无精力,倦怠
    参考例句:
    • It was hot, yet with a sweet languor about it. 天气是炎热的,然而却有一种惬意的懒洋洋的感觉。
    • She, in her languor, had not troubled to eat much. 她懒懒的,没吃多少东西。
    37 preponderated [prɪˈpɔndəˌreɪtid] 3bd36dba50180cd0544d28049aba2e72   第12级
    v.超过,胜过( preponderate的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The verdict of jury sufficiently shows how the evidence preponderated in their minds. 陪审员的裁决充分说明他们心里偏重于哪一方面的证据。 来自辞典例句
    38 intervals ['ɪntevl] f46c9d8b430e8c86dea610ec56b7cbef   第7级
    n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
    参考例句:
    • The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴,有阵雨。
    • Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
    39 awe [ɔ:] WNqzC   第7级
    n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
    参考例句:
    • The sight filled us with awe. 这景色使我们大为惊叹。
    • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts. 正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
    40 countless [ˈkaʊntləs] 7vqz9L   第7级
    adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
    参考例句:
    • In the war countless innocent people lost their lives. 在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
    • I've told you countless times. 我已经告诉你无数遍了。
    41 horrid [ˈhɒrɪd] arozZj   第10级
    adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
    参考例句:
    • I'm not going to the horrid dinner party. 我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
    • The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down. 这种药很难吃,她咽不下去。
    42 ushered [ˈʌʃəd] d337b3442ea0cc4312a5950ae8911282   第8级
    v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
    • A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    43 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。
    44 chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)] wnky9   第7级
    n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
    参考例句:
    • For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber. 对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
    • The chamber was ablaze with light. 会议厅里灯火辉煌。
    45 fortifying [ˈfɔ:tifaiŋ] 74f03092477ce02d5a404c4756ead70e   第9级
    筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 ); 筑堡于; 增强; 强化(食品)
    参考例句:
    • Fortifying executive function and restraining impulsivity are possible with active interventions. 积极干预可能有助加强执行功能和抑制冲动性。
    • Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, fortifying himself against still another disappointment. 文戈不再张望,他绷紧脸,仿佛正在鼓足勇气准备迎接另一次失望似的。
    46 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。
    47 penetrating ['penitreitiŋ] ImTzZS   第7级
    adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
    参考例句:
    • He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
    • He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
    48 shutter [ˈʃʌtə(r)] qEpy6   第7级
    n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置
    参考例句:
    • The camera has a shutter speed of one-sixtieth of a second. 这架照像机的快门速度达六十分之一秒。
    • The shutter rattled in the wind. 百叶窗在风中发出嘎嘎声。
    49 shutters ['ʃʌtəz] 74d48a88b636ca064333022eb3458e1f   第7级
    百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
    参考例句:
    • The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
    • The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
    50 courageously [kə'reidʒəsli] wvzz8b   第8级
    ad.勇敢地,无畏地
    参考例句:
    • Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the army and civilians in flooded areas fought the floods courageously, reducing the losses to the minimum. 在中共中央、国务院的正确领导下,灾区广大军民奋勇抗洪,把灾害的损失减少到了最低限度。
    • He fought death courageously though his life was draining away. 他虽然生命垂危,但仍然勇敢地与死亡作斗争。
    51 indifference [ɪnˈdɪfrəns] k8DxO   第8级
    n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
    参考例句:
    • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat. 他的漠不关心使我很失望。
    • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. 他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
    52 conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjuəs] spszE   第7级
    adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
    参考例句:
    • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health. 很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
    • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous. 它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
    53 remarkable [rɪˈmɑ:kəbl] 8Vbx6   第7级
    adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
    参考例句:
    • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills. 她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
    • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines. 这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
    54 torrents ['tɒrənts] 0212faa02662ca7703af165c0976cdfd   第7级
    n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断
    参考例句:
    • The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    55 applied [əˈplaɪd] Tz2zXA   第8级
    adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
    参考例句:
    • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics. 她打算学习应用语言学课程。
    • This cream is best applied to the face at night. 这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
    56 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。
    57 exultation [egzʌl'teiʃən] wzeyn   第10级
    n.狂喜,得意
    参考例句:
    • It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字,他屏住呼吸,乐得脸上放光。
    • He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
    58 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。
    59 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。
    60 concealing [kənˈsi:lɪŋ] 0522a013e14e769c5852093b349fdc9d   第7级
    v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善,我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定,还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产
    61 linings [ˈlaɪnɪŋz] 08af65d71fb90cd42b87d2d9b97c874f   第8级
    n.衬里( lining的名词复数 );里子;衬料;组织
    参考例句:
    • a pair of leather gloves with fur linings 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
    • Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服有很多内衬上缝有顾客的姓名签。 来自辞典例句
    62 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。
    63 apparently [əˈpærəntli] tMmyQ   第7级
    adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
    参考例句:
    • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space. 山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
    • He was apparently much surprised at the news. 他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
    64 concealment [kən'si:lmənt] AvYzx1   第7级
    n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
    参考例句:
    • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
    • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
    65 ascertain [ˌæsəˈteɪn] WNVyN   第7级
    vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
    参考例句:
    • It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits. 煤储量很难探明。
    • We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations. 我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。
    66 foretold [fɔ:'təʊld] 99663a6d5a4a4828ce8c220c8fe5dccc   第8级
    v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定:他,为了信守一个盟誓/就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
    67 peruse [pəˈru:z] HMXxT   第10级
    vt.详细考察;精读
    参考例句:
    • We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years. 我们翻阅了公司过去5年来的财务报表。
    • Please peruse this report at your leisure. 请在空暇时细读这篇报道。
    68 extinction [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn] sPwzP   第8级
    n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种
    参考例句:
    • The plant is now in danger of extinction. 这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
    • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction. 这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
    69 rekindling [ri:'kɪndlɪŋ] cc40d191c1c99f092511caad8ee205cf   第12级
    v.使再燃( rekindle的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • There might be a rekindling of the kind of nationalistic fervour of yesteryear. 过去的国家主义狂热可能再次被点燃。 来自互联网
    • Bryant and O'Neal on the floor at the same time, rekindling memories both good and bad. 科比和奥尼尔在地板上在同一时间,死灰复燃的回忆有好有坏。 来自互联网
    70 gust [gʌst] q5Zyu   第8级
    n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
    参考例句:
    • A gust of wind blew the front door shut. 一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
    • A gust of happiness swept through her. 一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
    71 receding [riˈsi:dɪŋ] c22972dfbef8589fece6affb72f431d1   第7级
    v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );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:
    • Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远,他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
    • Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
    72 underneath [ˌʌndəˈni:θ] VKRz2   第7级
    adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
    参考例句:
    • Working underneath the car is always a messy job. 在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
    • She wore a coat with a dress underneath. 她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
    73 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》
    74 agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] dzgzc2   第11级
    adj.被鼓动的,不安的
    参考例句:
    • His answers were all mixed up, so agitated was he. 他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
    • She was agitated because her train was an hour late. 她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
    75 repose [rɪˈpəʊz] KVGxQ   第11级
    vt.(使)休息;n.安息
    参考例句:
    • Don't disturb her repose. 不要打扰她休息。
    • Her mouth seemed always to be smiling, even in repose. 她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑,即使在睡眠时也是这样。
    76 fraught [frɔ:t] gfpzp   第9级
    adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的
    参考例句:
    • The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions. 未来数月将充满重大的决定。
    • There's no need to look so fraught! 用不着那么愁眉苦脸的!
    77 concealed [kən'si:ld] 0v3zxG   第7级
    a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
    参考例句:
    • The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
    • I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
    78 shuddered [ˈʃʌdəd] 70137c95ff493fbfede89987ee46ab86   第8级
    v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
    参考例句:
    • He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车,车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    79 sleeper [ˈsli:pə(r)] gETyT   第7级
    n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺
    参考例句:
    • I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
    • But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。
    80 murmurs [ˈmə:məz] f21162b146f5e36f998c75eb9af3e2d9   第7级
    n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
    参考例句:
    • They spoke in low murmurs. 他们低声说着话。 来自辞典例句
    • They are more superficial, more distinctly heard than murmurs. 它们听起来比心脏杂音更为浅表而清楚。 来自辞典例句
    81 subsided [səbˈsaidid] 1bda21cef31764468020a8c83598cc0d   第9级
    v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
    参考例句:
    • After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后,部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚, 暴风雨已经过去,四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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