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经典名著:诺觉桑寺(24)
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  • CHAPTER 24

    The next day afforded no opportunity for the proposed examination of the mysterious apartments. It was Sunday, and the whole time between morning and afternoon service was required by the general in exercise abroad or eating cold meat at home; and great as was Catherine’s curiosity, her courage was not equal to a wish of exploring them after dinner, either by the fading light of the sky between six and seven o’clock, or by the yet more partial though stronger illumination of a treacherous2 lamp. The day was unmarked therefore by anything to interest her imagination beyond the sight of a very elegant monument to the memory of Mrs. Tilney, which immediately fronted the family pew. By that her eye was instantly caught and long retained; and the perusal3 of the highly strained epitaph, in which every virtue4 was ascribed to her by the inconsolable husband, who must have been in some way or other her destroyer, affected5 her even to tears.

    That the general, having erected6 such a monument, should be able to face it, was not perhaps very strange, and yet that he could sit so boldly collected within its view, maintain so elevated an air, look so fearlessly around, nay7, that he should even enter the church, seemed wonderful to Catherine. Not, however, that many instances of beings equally hardened in guilt8 might not be produced. She could remember dozens who had persevered9 in every possible vice1, going on from crime to crime, murdering whomsoever they chose, without any feeling of humanity or remorse10; till a violent death or a religious retirement11 closed their black career. The erection of the monument itself could not in the smallest degree affect her doubts of Mrs. Tilney’s actual decease. Were she even to descend12 into the family vault13 where her ashes were supposed to slumber14, were she to behold15 the coffin16 in which they were said to be enclosed—what could it avail in such a case? Catherine had read too much not to be perfectly17 aware of the ease with which a waxen figure might be introduced, and a supposititious funeral carried on.

    The succeeding morning promised something better. The General’s early walk, ill-timed as it was in every other view, was favourable18 here; and when she knew him to be out of the house, she directly proposed to Miss Tilney the accomplishment19 of her promise. Eleanor was ready to oblige her; and Catherine reminding her as they went of another promise, their first visit in consequence20 was to the portrait in her bed-chamber21. It represented a very lovely woman, with a mild and pensive22 countenance23, justifying24, so far, the expectations of its new observer; but they were not in every respect answered, for Catherine had depended upon meeting with features, hair, complexion25, that should be the very counterpart, the very image, if not of Henry’s, of Eleanor’s—the only portraits of which she had been in the habit of thinking, bearing always an equal resemblance of mother and child. A face once taken was taken for generations. But here she was obliged to look and consider and study for a likeness26. She contemplated27 it, however, in spite of this drawback, with much emotion, and, but for a yet stronger interest, would have left it unwillingly28.

    Her agitation29 as they entered the great gallery was too much for any endeavour30 at discourse31; she could only look at her companion. Eleanor’s countenance was dejected, yet sedate32; and its composure spoke33 her inured34 to all the gloomy objects to which they were advancing. Again she passed through the folding doors, again her hand was upon the important lock, and Catherine, hardly able to breathe, was turning to close the former with fearful caution, when the figure, the dreaded36 figure of the general himself at the further end of the gallery, stood before her! The name of “Eleanor” at the same moment, in his loudest tone, resounded37 through the building, giving to his daughter the first intimation of his presence, and to Catherine terror upon terror. An attempt at concealment38 had been her first instinctive39 movement on perceiving him, yet she could scarcely hope to have escaped his eye; and when her friend, who with an apologizing look darted40 hastily by her, had joined and disappeared with him, she ran for safety to her own room, and, locking herself in, believed that she should never have courage to go down again. She remained there at least an hour, in the greatest agitation, deeply commiserating41 the state of her poor friend, and expecting a summons herself from the angry general to attend him in his own apartment. No summons, however, arrived; and at last, on seeing a carriage drive up to the abbey, she was emboldened42 to descend and meet him under the protection of visitors. The breakfast-room was gay with company; and she was named to them by the general as the friend of his daughter, in a complimentary43 style, which so well concealed44 his resentful ire, as to make her feel secure at least of life for the present. And Eleanor, with a command of countenance which did honour to her concern for his character, taking an early occasion of saying to her, “My father only wanted me to answer a note,” she began to hope that she had either been unseen by the general, or that from some consideration of policy she should be allowed to suppose herself so. Upon this trust she dared still to remain in his presence, after the company left them, and nothing occurred to disturb it.

    In the course of this morning’s reflections, she came to a resolution of making her next attempt on the forbidden door alone. It would be much better in every respect that Eleanor should know nothing of the matter. To involve her in the danger of a second detection, to court her into an apartment which must wring45 her heart, could not be the office of a friend. The General’s utmost anger could not be to herself what it might be to a daughter; and, besides, she thought the examination itself would be more satisfactory if made without any companion. It would be impossible to explain to Eleanor the suspicions, from which the other had, in all likelihood, been hitherto happily exempt46; nor could she therefore, in her presence, search for those proofs of the General’s cruelty, which however they might yet have escaped discovery, she felt confident of somewhere drawing forth47, in the shape of some fragmented journal, continued to the last gasp48. Of the way to the apartment she was now perfectly mistress; and as she wished to get it over before Henry’s return, who was expected on the morrow, there was no time to be lost. The day was bright, her courage high; at four o’clock, the sun was now two hours above the horizon, and it would be only her retiring to dress half an hour earlier than usual.

    It was done; and Catherine found herself alone in the gallery before the clocks had ceased to strike. It was no time for thought; she hurried on, slipped with the least possible noise through the folding doors, and without stopping to look or breathe, rushed forward to the one in question. The lock yielded to her hand, and, luckily, with no sullen49 sound that could alarm a human being. On tiptoe she entered; the room was before her; but it was some minutes before she could advance another step. She beheld50 what fixed51 her to the spot and agitated52 every feature. She saw a large, well-proportioned apartment, an handsome dimity bed, arranged as unoccupied with an housemaid’s care, a bright Bath stove, mahogany wardrobes, and neatly53 painted chairs, on which the warm beams of a western sun gaily54 poured through two sash windows! Catherine had expected to have her feelings worked, and worked they were. Astonishment55 and doubt first seized them; and a shortly succeeding ray of common sense added some bitter emotions of shame. She could not be mistaken as to the room; but how grossly mistaken in everything else!—in Miss Tilney’s meaning, in her own calculation! This apartment, to which she had given a date so ancient, a position so awful, proved to be one end of what the General’s father had built. There were two other doors in the chamber, leading probably into dressing-closets; but she had no inclination56 to open either. Would the veil in which Mrs. Tilney had last walked, or the volume in which she had last read, remain to tell what nothing else was allowed to whisper? No: whatever might have been the General’s crimes, he had certainly too much wit to let them sue for detection. She was sick of exploring, and desired but to be safe in her own room, with her own heart only privy57 to its folly58; and she was on the point of retreating as softly as she had entered, when the sound of footsteps, she could hardly tell where, made her pause and tremble. To be found there, even by a servant, would be unpleasant; but by the general (and he seemed always at hand when least wanted), much worse! She listened—the sound had ceased; and resolving not to lose a moment, she passed through and closed the door. At that instant a door underneath59 was hastily opened; someone seemed with swift steps to ascend60 the stairs, by the head of which she had yet to pass before she could gain the gallery. She had no power to move. With a feeling of terror not very definable, she fixed her eyes on the staircase, and in a few moments it gave Henry to her view. “Mr. Tilney!” she exclaimed in a voice of more than common astonishment. He looked astonished too. “Good God!” she continued, not attending to his address. “How came you here? How came you up that staircase?”

    “How came I up that staircase!” he replied, greatly surprised. “Because it is my nearest way from the stable-yard to my own chamber; and why should I not come up it?”

    Catherine recollected61 herself, blushed deeply, and could say no more. He seemed to be looking in her countenance for that explanation which her lips did not afford. She moved on towards the gallery. “And may I not, in my turn,” said he, as he pushed back the folding doors, “ask how you came here? This passage is at least as extraordinary a road from the breakfast-parlour to your apartment, as that staircase can be from the stables to mine.”

    “I have been,” said Catherine, looking down, “to see your mother’s room.”

    “My mother’s room! Is there anything extraordinary to be seen there?”

    “No, nothing at all. I thought you did not mean to come back till to-morrow.”

    “I did not expect to be able to return sooner, when I went away; but three hours ago I had the pleasure of finding nothing to detain me. You look pale. I am afraid I alarmed you by running so fast up those stairs. Perhaps you did not know—you were not aware of their leading from the offices in common use?”

    “No, I was not. You have had a very fine day for your ride.”

    “Very; and does Eleanor leave you to find your way into all the rooms in the house by yourself?”

    “Oh no! she showed me over the greatest part on Saturday—and we were coming here to these rooms—but only,” dropping her voice, “your father was with us.”

    “And that prevented you,” said Henry, earnestly regarding her. “Have you looked into all the rooms in that passage?”

    “No, I only wanted to see—Is not it very late? I must go and dress.”

    “It is only a quarter past four,” showing his watch; “and you are not now in Bath. No theatre, no rooms to prepare for. Half an hour at Northanger must be enough.”

    She could not contradict it, and therefore suffered herself to be detained, though her dread35 of further questions made her, for the first time in their acquaintance, wish to leave him. They walked slowly up the gallery. “Have you had any letter from Bath since I saw you?”

    “No, and I am very much surprised. Isabella promised so faithfully to write directly.”

    “Promised so faithfully! A faithful promise! That puzzles me. I have heard of a faithful performance. But a faithful promise—the fidelity62 of promising63! It is a power little worth knowing, however, since it can deceive and pain you. My mother’s room is very commodious64, is it not? Large and cheerful-looking, and the dressing-closets so well disposed! It always strikes me as the most comfortable apartment in the house, and I rather wonder that Eleanor should not take it for her own. She sent you to look at it, I suppose?”

    “No.”

    “It has been your own doing entirely65?” Catherine said nothing. After a short silence, during which he had closely observed her, he added, “As there is nothing in the room in itself to raise curiosity, this must have proceeded from a sentiment of respect for my mother’s character, as described by Eleanor, which does honour to her memory. The world, I believe, never saw a better woman. But it is not often that virtue can boast an interest such as this. The domestic, unpretending merits of a person never known do not often create that kind of fervent66, venerating67 tenderness which would prompt a visit like yours. Eleanor, I suppose, has talked of her a great deal?”

    “Yes, a great deal. That is—no, not much, but what she did say was very interesting. Her dying so suddenly” (slowly, and with hesitation68 it was spoken), “and you—none of you being at home—and your father, I thought—perhaps had not been very fond of her.”

    “And from these circumstances,” he replied (his quick eye fixed on hers), “you infer perhaps the probability of some negligence—some”—(involuntarily she shook her head)—“or it may be—of something still less pardonable.” She raised her eyes towards him more fully than she had ever done before. “My mother’s illness,” he continued, “the seizure69 which ended in her death, was sudden. The malady70 itself, one from which she had often suffered, a bilious71 fever—its cause therefore constitutional. On the third day, in short, as soon as she could be prevailed on, a physician attended her, a very respectable man, and one in whom she had always placed great confidence. Upon his opinion of her danger, two others were called in the next day, and remained in almost constant attendance for four and twenty hours. On the fifth day she died. During the progress of her disorder72, Frederick and I (we were both at home) saw her repeatedly; and from our own observation can bear witness to her having received every possible attention which could spring from the affection of those about her, or which her situation in life could command. Poor Eleanor was absent, and at such a distance as to return only to see her mother in her coffin.”

    “But your father,” said Catherine, “was he afflicted73?”

    “For a time, greatly so. You have erred74 in supposing him not attached to her. He loved her, I am persuaded, as well as it was possible for him to—we have not all, you know, the same tenderness of disposition—and I will not pretend to say that while she lived, she might not often have had much to bear, but though his temper injured her, his judgment75 never did. His value of her was sincere; and, if not permanently76, he was truly afflicted by her death.”

    “I am very glad of it,” said Catherine; “it would have been very shocking!”

    “If I understand you rightly, you had formed a surmise77 of such horror as I have hardly words to—Dear Miss Morland, consider the dreadful nature of the suspicions you have entertained. What have you been judging from? Remember the country and the age in which we live. Remember that we are English, that we are Christians78. Consult your own understanding, your own sense of the probable, your own observation of what is passing around you. Does our education prepare us for such atrocities79? Do our laws connive80 at them? Could they be perpetrated without being known, in a country like this, where social and literary intercourse81 is on such a footing, where every man is surrounded by a neighbourhood of voluntary spies, and where roads and newspapers lay everything open? Dearest Miss Morland, what ideas have you been admitting?”

    They had reached the end of the gallery, and with tears of shame she ran off to her own room.



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    1 vice [vaɪs] NU0zQ   第7级
    n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
    参考例句:
    • He guarded himself against vice. 他避免染上坏习惯。
    • They are sunk in the depth of vice. 他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
    2 treacherous [ˈtretʃərəs] eg7y5   第9级
    adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
    参考例句:
    • The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers. 路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
    • The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on. 在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
    3 perusal [pə'ru:zl] mM5xT   第12级
    n.细读,熟读;目测
    参考例句:
    • Peter Cooke undertook to send each of us a sample contract for perusal. 彼得·库克答应给我们每人寄送一份合同样本供阅读。
    • A perusal of the letters which we have published has satisfied him of the reality of our claim. 读了我们的公开信后,他终于相信我们的要求的确是真的。
    4 virtue [ˈvɜ:tʃu:] BpqyH   第7级
    n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
    参考例句:
    • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue. 他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
    • You need to decorate your mind with virtue. 你应该用德行美化心灵。
    5 affected [əˈfektɪd] TzUzg0   第9级
    adj.不自然的,假装的
    参考例句:
    • She showed an affected interest in our subject. 她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
    • His manners are affected. 他的态度不自然。
    6 ERECTED [iˈrektid] ERECTED   第7级
    adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
    参考例句:
    • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
    • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
    7 nay [neɪ] unjzAQ   第12级
    adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
    参考例句:
    • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance. 他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
    • Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this. 许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
    8 guilt [gɪlt] 9e6xr   第7级
    n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
    参考例句:
    • She tried to cover up her guilt by lying. 她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
    • Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork. 别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
    9 persevered [ˌpə:siˈviəd] b3246393c709e55e93de64dc63360d37   第7级
    v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • She persevered with her violin lessons. 她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
    • Hard as the conditions were, he persevered in his studies. 虽然条件艰苦,但他仍坚持学习。 来自辞典例句
    10 remorse [rɪˈmɔ:s] lBrzo   第9级
    n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
    参考例句:
    • She had no remorse about what she had said. 她对所说的话不后悔。
    • He has shown no remorse for his actions. 他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。
    11 retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] TWoxH   第7级
    n.退休,退职
    参考例句:
    • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries. 她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
    • I have to put everything away for my retirement. 我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
    12 descend [dɪˈsend] descend   第7级
    vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
    参考例句:
    • I hope the grace of God would descend on me. 我期望上帝的恩惠。
    • We're not going to descend to such methods. 我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
    13 vault [vɔ:lt] 3K3zW   第8级
    n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
    参考例句:
    • The vault of this cathedral is very high. 这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
    • The old patrician was buried in the family vault. 这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
    14 slumber [ˈslʌmbə(r)] 8E7zT   第9级
    n.睡眠,沉睡状态
    参考例句:
    • All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber. 住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
    • Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest. 不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
    15 behold [bɪˈhəʊld] jQKy9   第10级
    vt. 看;注视;把...视为 vi. 看
    参考例句:
    • The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold. 这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
    • The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold. 海滨日出真是个奇景。
    16 coffin [ˈkɒfɪn] XWRy7   第8级
    n.棺材,灵柩
    参考例句:
    • When one's coffin is covered, all discussion about him can be settled. 盖棺论定。
    • The coffin was placed in the grave. 那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
    17 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。
    18 favourable [ˈfeɪvərəbl] favourable   第8级
    adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
    参考例句:
    • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms. 这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
    • We found that most people are favourable to the idea. 我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
    19 accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] 2Jkyo   第8级
    n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
    参考例句:
    • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment. 这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
    • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives. 要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
    20 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。
    21 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。
    22 pensive [ˈpensɪv] 2uTys   第10级
    a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
    参考例句:
    • He looked suddenly sombre, pensive. 他突然看起来很阴郁,一副忧虑的样子。
    • He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought. 他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路。
    23 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。
    24 justifying ['dʒʌstɪfaɪɪŋ] 5347bd663b20240e91345e662973de7a   第7级
    证明…有理( justify的现在分词 ); 为…辩护; 对…作出解释; 为…辩解(或辩护)
    参考例句:
    • He admitted it without justifying it. 他不加辩解地承认这个想法。
    • The fellow-travellers'service usually consisted of justifying all the tergiversations of Soviet intenal and foreign policy. 同路人的服务通常包括对苏联国内外政策中一切互相矛盾之处进行辩护。
    25 complexion [kəmˈplekʃn] IOsz4   第8级
    n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
    参考例句:
    • Red does not suit with her complexion. 红色与她的肤色不协调。
    • Her resignation puts a different complexion on things. 她一辞职局面就全变了。
    26 likeness [ˈlaɪknəs] P1txX   第8级
    n.相像,相似(之处)
    参考例句:
    • I think the painter has produced a very true likeness. 我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
    • She treasured the painted likeness of her son. 她珍藏她儿子的画像。
    27 contemplated ['kɒntəmpleɪtɪd] d22c67116b8d5696b30f6705862b0688   第7级
    adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
    • The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。
    28 unwillingly [ʌn'wiliŋli] wjjwC   第7级
    adv.不情愿地
    参考例句:
    • He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
    • Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访,他也是很不情愿地接待我。
    29 agitation [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] TN0zi   第9级
    n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
    参考例句:
    • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores. 小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
    • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension. 这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
    30 endeavour [ɪn'devə(r)] 1jZzE   第7级
    n.尽力;努力;力图
    参考例句:
    • We must always endeavour to improve our work. 我们总要努力改进自己的工作。
    • I will endeavour to do everything well. 我要尽力做好每件事。
    31 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。
    32 sedate [sɪˈdeɪt] dDfzH   第10级
    adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的
    参考例句:
    • After the accident, the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her. 事故发生后,医生让她服了些药片使她镇静下来。
    • We spent a sedate evening at home. 我们在家里过了一个恬静的夜晚。
    33 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。
    34 inured [ɪn'jʊəd] inured   第11级
    adj.坚强的,习惯的
    参考例句:
    • The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions. 囚犯们很快就适应了苛刻的条件。
    • He has inured himself to accept misfortune. 他锻练了自己,使自己能承受不幸。
    35 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。
    36 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》
    37 resounded [rɪˈzaʊndid] 063087faa0e6dc89fa87a51a1aafc1f9   第12级
    v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音
    参考例句:
    • Laughter resounded through the house. 笑声在屋里回荡。
    • The echo resounded back to us. 回声传回到我们的耳中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    38 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。
    39 instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] c6jxT   第9级
    adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
    参考例句:
    • He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea. 他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
    • Animals have an instinctive fear of fire. 动物本能地怕火。
    40 darted [dɑ:tid] d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248   第8级
    v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
    参考例句:
    • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    41 commiserating [kəˈmɪzəˌreɪtɪŋ] 12d63a0fa2e7608963e8c369956f1a5d   第10级
    v.怜悯,同情( commiserate的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Tigress, far from commiserating, offered her a loan (repayable later on) to make herself more presentable. 虎妞不但不安慰小福子,反倒愿意帮她的忙:虎妞愿意拿出点资本,教她打扮齐整,挣来钱再还给她。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
    • Were they commiserating or comparing notes? 他们是在同病相怜还是在合对口供? 来自电影对白
    42 emboldened [emˈbəʊldənd] 174550385d47060dbd95dd372c76aa22   第12级
    v.鼓励,使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. 他借酒壮胆,走上前去向她作自我介绍。
    • His success emboldened him to expand his business. 他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    43 complimentary [ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri] opqzw   第8级
    adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的
    参考例句:
    • She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school. 她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
    • The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service. 这家超市提供免费购物班车。
    44 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。
    45 wring [rɪŋ] 4oOys   第7级
    n.扭绞;vt.拧,绞出,扭;vi.蠕动;扭动;感到痛苦;感到苦恼
    参考例句:
    • My socks were so wet that I had to wring them. 我的袜子很湿,我不得不拧干它们。
    • I'll wring your neck if you don't behave! 你要是不规矩,我就拧断你的脖子。
    46 exempt [ɪgˈzempt] wmgxo   第7级
    adj.免除的;vt.使免除;n.免税者,被免除义务者
    参考例句:
    • These goods are exempt from customs duties. 这些货物免征关税。
    • He is exempt from punishment about this thing. 关于此事对他已免于处分。
    47 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。
    48 gasp [gɑ:sp] UfxzL   第7级
    n.喘息,气喘;vt.喘息;气吁吁他说;vi.喘气;喘息;渴望
    参考例句:
    • She gave a gasp of surprise. 她吃惊得大口喘气。
    • The enemy are at their last gasp. 敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
    49 sullen [ˈsʌlən] kHGzl   第9级
    adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的
    参考例句:
    • He looked up at the sullen sky. 他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
    • Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well. 苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐, 因为昨晚没睡好。
    50 beheld [bɪ'held] beheld   第10级
    v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
    参考例句:
    • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
    51 fixed [fɪkst] JsKzzj   第8级
    adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
    参考例句:
    • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet? 你们俩选定婚期了吗?
    • Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily. 目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
    52 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。
    53 neatly [ni:tlɪ] ynZzBp   第8级
    adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
    参考例句:
    • Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly. 水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
    • The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck. 那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。
    54 gaily [ˈgeɪli] lfPzC   第11级
    adv.欢乐地,高兴地
    参考例句:
    • The children sing gaily. 孩子们欢唱着。
    • She waved goodbye very gaily. 她欢快地挥手告别。
    55 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。
    56 inclination [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] Gkwyj   第7级
    n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
    参考例句:
    • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head. 她微微点头向我们致意。
    • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry. 我没有丝毫着急的意思。
    57 privy [ˈprɪvi] C1OzL   第12级
    adj.私用的;隐密的
    参考例句:
    • Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts. 只会允许3个人,其中包括一名警察,了解这些内情。
    • Very few of them were privy to the details of the conspiracy. 他们中很少有人知道这一阴谋的详情。
    58 folly [ˈfɒli] QgOzL   第8级
    n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
    参考例句:
    • Learn wisdom by the folly of others. 从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
    • Events proved the folly of such calculations. 事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
    59 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。
    60 ascend [əˈsend] avnzD   第7级
    vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
    参考例句:
    • We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher. 我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
    • We ascend in the order of time and of development. 我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。
    61 recollected [ˌrekə'lektɪd] 38b448634cd20e21c8e5752d2b820002   第7级
    adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I recollected that she had red hair. 我记得她有一头红发。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • His efforts, the Duke recollected many years later, were distinctly half-hearted. 据公爵许多年之后的回忆,他当时明显只是敷衍了事。 来自辞典例句
    62 fidelity [fɪˈdeləti] vk3xB   第8级
    n.忠诚,忠实;精确
    参考例句:
    • There is nothing like a dog's fidelity. 没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
    • His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion. 他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。
    63 promising [ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] BkQzsk   第7级
    adj.有希望的,有前途的
    参考例句:
    • The results of the experiments are very promising. 实验的结果充满了希望。
    • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers. 我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
    64 commodious [kəˈməʊdiəs] aXCyr   第10级
    adj.宽敞的;使用方便的
    参考例句:
    • It was a commodious and a diverting life. 这是一种自由自在,令人赏心悦目的生活。
    • Their habitation was not merely respectable and commodious, but even dignified and imposing. 他们的居所既宽敞舒适又尊严气派。
    65 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。
    66 fervent [ˈfɜ:vənt] SlByg   第8级
    adj.热的,热烈的,热情的
    参考例句:
    • It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments. 那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
    • Austria was among the most fervent supporters of Adolf Hitler. 奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。
    67 venerating [ˈvenəˌreɪtɪŋ] 2e1a6d5fd4fa233bfa15ee279a608b76   第9级
    敬重(某人或某事物),崇敬( venerate的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Indulgences were normally conditional on venerating a relic, performing some religious practice, or making a gift. 免罪罚通常以崇拜圣物、从事一些宗教活动或施舍钱物为条件。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
    68 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。
    69 seizure [ˈsi:ʒə(r)] FsSyO   第9级
    n.没收;占有;抵押
    参考例句:
    • The seizure of contraband is made by customs. 那些走私品是被海关没收的。
    • The courts ordered the seizure of all her property. 法院下令查封她所有的财产。
    70 malady [ˈmælədi] awjyo   第10级
    n.病,疾病(通常做比喻)
    参考例句:
    • There is no specific remedy for the malady. 没有医治这种病的特效药。
    • They are managing to control the malady into a small range. 他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。
    71 bilious [ˈbɪliəs] GdUy3   第11级
    adj.胆汁过多的;易怒的
    参考例句:
    • She suffered from bilious attacks. 她遭受到胆汁病发作的痛苦。
    • He was a bilious old gentleman. 他是一位脾气乖戾的老先生。
    72 disorder [dɪsˈɔ:də(r)] Et1x4   第7级
    n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
    参考例句:
    • When returning back, he discovered the room to be in disorder. 回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
    • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder. 里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
    73 afflicted [əˈfliktid] aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a   第7级
    使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
    • A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
    74 erred [ə:d] c8b7e9a0d41d16f19461ffc24ded698d   第10级
    犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He erred in his judgement. 他判断错了。
    • We will work on those who have erred and help them do right. 我们将对犯了错误的人做工作,并帮助他们改正。
    75 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。
    76 permanently ['pɜ:mənəntlɪ] KluzuU   第8级
    adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
    参考例句:
    • The accident left him permanently scarred. 那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
    • The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
    77 surmise [səˈmaɪz] jHiz8   第9级
    v./n.猜想,推测
    参考例句:
    • It turned out that my surmise was correct. 结果表明我的推测没有错。
    • I surmise that he will take the job. 我推测他会接受这份工作。
    78 Christians [ˈkristʃənz] 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6   第7级
    n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
    • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
    79 atrocities [əˈtrɔsitiz] 11fd5f421aeca29a1915a498e3202218   第10级
    n.邪恶,暴行( atrocity的名词复数 );滔天大罪
    参考例句:
    • They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    80 connive [kəˈnaɪv] hYqyG   第11级
    vi.纵容;密谋
    参考例句:
    • They connive children excessively which will bring a negative effect on their character. 他们过分纵容孩子,这对孩子的性格有不良影响。
    • Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released. 几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。
    81 intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔ:s] NbMzU   第7级
    n.性交;交流,交往,交际
    参考例句:
    • The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples. 该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
    • There was close intercourse between them. 他们过往很密。

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