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  • A Day of Reckoning

    Mr Tulliver was an essentially1 sober man,—able to take his glass and not averse2 to it, but never exceeding the bounds of moderation. He had naturally an active Hotspur temperament3, which did not crave4 liquid fire to set it aglow5; his impetuosity was usually equal to an exciting occasion without any such reinforcements; and his desire for the brandy-and-water implied that the too sudden joy had fallen with a dangerous shock on a frame depressed6 by four years of gloom and unaccustomed hard fare. But that first doubtful tottering7 moment passed, he seemed to gather strength with his gathering8 excitement; and the next day, when he was seated at table with his creditors9, his eye kindling10 and his cheek flushed with the consciousness that he was about to make an honourable11 figure once more, he looked more like the proud, confident, warm-hearted, and warm-tempered Tulliver of old times than might have seemed possible to any one who had met him a week before, riding along as had been his wont12 for the last four years since the sense of failure and debt had been upon him,—with his head hanging down, casting brief, unwilling13 looks on those who forced themselves on his notice. He made his speech, asserting his honest principles with his old confident eagerness, alluding15 to the rascals16 and the luck that had been against him, but that he had triumphed over, to some extent, by hard efforts and the aid of a good son; and winding18 up with the story of how Tom had got the best part of the needful money. But the streak19 of irritation20 and hostile triumph seemed to melt for a little while into purer fatherly pride and pleasure, when, Tom’s health having been proposed, and uncle Deane having taken occasion to say a few words of eulogy21 on his general character and conduct, Tom himself got up and made the single speech of his life. It could hardly have been briefer. He thanked the gentlemen for the honour they had done him. He was glad that he had been able to help his father in proving his integrity and regaining22 his honest name; and, for his own part, he hoped he should never undo23 that work and disgrace that name. But the applause that followed was so great, and Tom looked so gentlemanly as well as tall and straight, that Mr Tulliver remarked, in an explanatory manner, to his friends on his right and left, that he had spent a deal of money on his son’s education.

    The party broke up in very sober fashion at five o’clock. Tom remained in St Ogg’s to attend to some business, and Mr Tulliver mounted his horse to go home, and describe the memorable24 things that had been said and done, to “poor Bessy and the little wench.” The air of excitement that hung about him was but faintly due to good cheer or any stimulus25 but the potent26 wine of triumphant27 joy. He did not choose any back street to-day, but rode slowly, with uplifted head and free glances, along the principal street all the way to the bridge.

    Why did he not happen to meet Wakem? The want of that coincidence vexed28 him, and set his mind at work in an irritating way. Perhaps Wakem was gone out of town to-day on purpose to avoid seeing or hearing anything of an honourable action which might well cause him some unpleasant twinges. If Wakem were to meet him then, Mr Tulliver would look straight at him, and the rascal17 would perhaps be forsaken29 a little by his cool, domineering impudence30. He would know by and by that an honest man was not going to serve him any longer, and lend his honesty to fill a pocket already over-full of dishonest gains. Perhaps the luck was beginning to turn; perhaps the Devil didn’t always hold the best cards in this world.

    Simmering in this way, Mr Tulliver approached the yardgates of Dorlcote Mill, near enough to see a well-known figure coming out of them on a fine black horse. They met about fifty yards from the gates, between the great chestnuts31 and elms and the high bank.

    “Tulliver,” said Wakem, abruptly32, in a haughtier33 tone than usual, “what a fool’s trick you did,—spreading those hard lumps on that Far Close! I told you how it would be; but you men never learn to farm with any method.”

    “Oh!” said Tulliver, suddenly boiling up; “get somebody else to farm for you, then, as’ll ask you to teach him.”

    “You have been drinking, I suppose,” said Wakem, really believing that this was the meaning of Tulliver’s flushed face and sparkling eyes.

    “No, I’ve not been drinking,” said Tulliver; “I want no drinking to help me make up my mind as I’ll serve no longer under a scoundrel.”

    “Very well! you may leave my premises34 to-morrow, then; hold your insolent35 tongue and let me pass.” (Tulliver was backing his horse across the road to hem14 Wakem in.)

    “No, I sha’n’t let you pass,” said Tulliver, getting fiercer. “I shall tell you what I think of you first. You’re too big a raskill to get hanged—you’re——”

    “Let me pass, you ignorant brute36, or I’ll ride over you.”

    Mr Tulliver, spurring his horse and raising his whip, made a rush forward; and Wakem’s horse, rearing and staggering backward, threw his rider from the saddle and sent him sideways on the ground. Wakem had had the presence of mind to loose the bridle37 at once, and as the horse only staggered a few paces and then stood still, he might have risen and remounted without more inconvenience than a bruise38 and a shake. But before he could rise, Tulliver was off his horse too. The sight of the long-hated predominant man down, and in his power, threw him into a frenzy39 of triumphant vengeance40, which seemed to give him preternatural agility41 and strength. He rushed on Wakem, who was in the act of trying to recover his feet, grasped him by the left arm so as to press Wakem’s whole weight on the right arm, which rested on the ground, and flogged him fiercely across the back with his riding-whip. Wakem shouted for help, but no help came, until a woman’s scream was heard, and the cry of “Father, father!”

    Suddenly, Wakem felt, something had arrested Mr Tulliver’s arm; for the flogging ceased, and the grasp on his own arm was relaxed.

    “Get away with you—go!” said Tulliver, angrily. But it was not to Wakem that he spoke42. Slowly the lawyer rose, and, as he turned his head, saw that Tulliver’s arms were being held by a girl, rather by the fear of hurting the girl that clung to him with all her young might.

    “Oh, Luke—mother—come and help Mr Wakem!” Maggie cried, as she heard the longed-for footsteps.

    “Help me on to that low horse,” said Wakem to Luke, “then I shall perhaps manage; though—confound it—I think this arm is sprained43.”

    With some difficulty, Wakem was heaved on to Tulliver’s horse. Then he turned toward the miller44 and said, with white rage, “You’ll suffer for this, sir. Your daughter is a witness that you’ve assaulted me.”

    “I don’t care,” said Mr Tulliver, in a thick, fierce voice; “go and show your back, and tell ’em I thrashed you. Tell ’em I’ve made things a bit more even i’ the world.”

    “Ride my horse home with me,” said Wakem to Luke. “By the Tofton Ferry, not through the town.”

    “Father, come in!” said Maggie, imploringly45. Then, seeing that Wakem had ridden off, and that no further violence was possible, she slackened her hold and burst into hysteric sobs46, while poor Mrs Tulliver stood by in silence, quivering with fear. But Maggie became conscious that as she was slackening her hold her father was beginning to grasp her and lean on her. The surprise checked her sobs.

    “I feel ill—faintish,” he said. “Help me in, Bessy—I’m giddy—I’ve a pain i’ the head.”

    He walked in slowly, propped47 by his wife and daughter and tottered48 into his arm-chair. The almost purple flush had given way to paleness, and his hand was cold.

    “Hadn’t we better send for the doctor?” said Mrs Tulliver.

    He seemed to be too faint and suffering to hear her; but presently, when she said to Maggie, “Go and seek for somebody to fetch the doctor,” he looked up at her with full comprehension, and said, “Doctor? No—no doctor. It’s my head, that’s all. Help me to bed.”

    Sad ending to the day that had risen on them all like a beginning of better times! But mingled49 seed must bear a mingled crop.

    In half an hour after his father had lain down Tom came home. Bob Jakin was with him, come to congratulate “the old master,” not without some excusable pride that he had had his share in bringing about Mr Tom’s good luck; and Tom had thought his father would like nothing better, as a finish to the day, than a talk with Bob. But now Tom could only spend the evening in gloomy expectation of the unpleasant consequences that must follow on this mad outbreak of his father’s long-smothered hate. After the painful news had been told, he sat in silence; he had not spirit or inclination51 to tell his mother and sister anything about the dinner; they hardly cared to ask it. Apparently52 the mingled thread in the web of their life was so curiously53 twisted together that there could be no joy without a sorrow coming close upon it. Tom was dejected by the thought that his exemplary effort must always be baffled by the wrong-doing of others; Maggie was living through, over and over again, the agony of the moment in which she had rushed to throw herself on her father’s arm, with a vague, shuddering54 foreboding of wretched scenes to come. Not one of the three felt any particular alarm about Mr Tulliver’s health; the symptoms did not recall his former dangerous attack, and it seemed only a necessary consequence50 that his violent passion and effort of strength, after many hours of unusual excitement, should have made him feel ill. Rest would probably cure him.

    Tom, tired out by his active day, fell asleep soon, and slept soundly; it seemed to him as if he had only just come to bed, when he waked to see his mother standing55 by him in the gray light of early morning.

    “My boy, you must get up this minute; I’ve sent for the doctor, and your father wants you and Maggie to come to him.”

    “Is he worse, mother?”

    “He’s been very ill all night with his head, but he doesn’t say it’s worse; he only said suddenly, ‘Bessy, fetch the boy and girl. Tell ’em to make haste.’”

    Maggie and Tom threw on their clothes hastily in the chill gray light, and reached their father’s room almost at the same moment. He was watching for them with an expression of pain on his brow, but with sharpened, anxious consciousness in his eyes. Mrs Tulliver stood at the foot of the bed, frightened and trembling, looking worn and aged from disturbed rest. Maggie was at the bedside first, but her father’s glance was toward Tom, who came and stood next to her.

    “Tom, my lad, it’s come upon me as I sha’n’t get up again. This world’s been too many for me, my lad, but you’ve done what you could to make things a bit even. Shake hands wi’ me again, my lad, before I go away from you.”

    The father and son clasped hands and looked at each other an instant. Then Tom said, trying to speak firmly,—

    “Have you any wish, father—that I can fulfil, when——”

    “Ay, my lad—you’ll try and get the old mill back.”

    “Yes, father.”

    “And there’s your mother—you’ll try and make her amends56, all you can, for my bad luck—and there’s the little wench——”

    The father turned his eyes on Maggie with a still more eager look, while she, with a bursting heart, sank on her knees, to be closer to the dear, time-worn face which had been present with her through long years, as the sign of her deepest love and hardest trial.

    “You must take care of her, Tom—don’t you fret57, my wench—there’ll come somebody as’ll love you and take your part—and you must be good to her, my lad. I was good to my sister. Kiss me, Maggie.—Come, Bessy.—You’ll manage to pay for a brick grave, Tom, so as your mother and me can lie together.”

    He looked away from them all when he had said this, and lay silent for some minutes, while they stood watching him, not daring to move. The morning light was growing clearer for them, and they could see the heaviness gathering in his face, and the dulness in his eyes. But at last he looked toward Tom and said,—

    “I had my turn—I beat him. That was nothing but fair. I never wanted anything but what was fair.”

    “But, father, dear father,” said Maggie, an unspeakable anxiety predominating over her grief, “you forgive him—you forgive every one now?”

    He did not move his eyes to look at her, but he said,—

    “No, my wench. I don’t forgive him. What’s forgiving to do? I can’t love a raskill——”

    His voice had become thicker; but he wanted to say more, and moved his lips again and again, struggling in vain to speak. At length the words forced their way.

    “Does God forgive raskills?—but if He does, He won’t be hard wi’ me.”

    His hands moved uneasily, as if he wanted them to remove some obstruction58 that weighed upon him. Two or three times there fell from him some broken words,—

    “This world’s—too many—honest man—puzzling——”

    Soon they merged59 into mere60 mutterings; the eyes had ceased to discern; and then came the final silence.

    But not of death. For an hour or more the chest heaved, the loud, hard breathing continued, getting gradually slower, as the cold dews gathered on the brow.

    At last there was total stillness, and poor Tulliver’s dimly lighted soul had forever ceased to be vexed with the painful riddle61 of this world.

    Help was come now; Luke and his wife were there, and Mr Turnbull had arrived, too late for everything but to say, “This is death.”

    Tom and Maggie went downstairs together into the room where their father’s place was empty. Their eyes turned to the same spot, and Maggie spoke,—

    “Tom, forgive me—let us always love each other”; and they clung and wept together.



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    1 essentially [ɪˈsenʃəli] nntxw   第8级
    adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
    参考例句:
    • Really great men are essentially modest. 真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
    • She is an essentially selfish person. 她本质上是个自私自利的人。
    2 averse [əˈvɜ:s] 6u0zk   第10级
    adj.厌恶的;反对的,不乐意的
    参考例句:
    • I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar. 我不吸烟,但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
    • We are averse to such noisy surroundings. 我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。
    3 temperament [ˈtemprəmənt] 7INzf   第7级
    n.气质,性格,性情
    参考例句:
    • The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital. 分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
    • Success often depends on temperament. 成功常常取决于一个人的性格。
    4 crave [kreɪv] fowzI   第8级
    vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求
    参考例句:
    • Many young children crave attention. 许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
    • You may be craving for some fresh air. 你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。
    5 aglow [əˈgləʊ] CVqzh   第12级
    adj.发亮的;发红的;adv.发亮地
    参考例句:
    • The garden is aglow with many flowers. 园中百花盛开。
    • The sky was aglow with the setting sun. 天空因夕阳映照而发红光。
    6 depressed [dɪˈprest] xu8zp9   第8级
    adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
    参考例句:
    • When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality. 他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
    • His mother was depressed by the sad news. 这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
    7 tottering ['tɒtərɪŋ] 20cd29f0c6d8ba08c840e6520eeb3fac   第11级
    adj.蹒跚的,动摇的v.走得或动得不稳( totter的现在分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
    参考例句:
    • the tottering walls of the castle 古城堡摇摇欲坠的墙壁
    • With power and to spare we must pursue the tottering foe. 宜将剩勇追穷寇。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    8 gathering [ˈgæðərɪŋ] ChmxZ   第8级
    n.集会,聚会,聚集
    参考例句:
    • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering. 他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
    • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels. 他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
    9 creditors [k'redɪtəz] 6cb54c34971e9a505f7a0572f600684b   第8级
    n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    10 kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ] kindling   第9级
    n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式
    参考例句:
    • There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
    • "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤,劈柴,都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
    11 honourable [ˈɒnərəbl] honourable   第7级
    adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
    参考例句:
    • I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title. 这样的光荣称号,我可担当不起。
    • I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties. 我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。
    12 wont [wəʊnt] peXzFP   第11级
    adj.习惯于;vi.习惯;vt.使习惯于;n.习惯
    参考例句:
    • He was wont to say that children are lazy. 他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
    • It is his wont to get up early. 早起是他的习惯。
    13 unwilling [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] CjpwB   第7级
    adj.不情愿的
    参考例句:
    • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power. 土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
    • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise. 他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
    14 hem [hem] 7dIxa   第10级
    n.贴边,镶边;vt.缝贴边;(in)包围,限制
    参考例句:
    • The hem on her skirt needs sewing. 她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
    • The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch. 你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。
    15 alluding [əˈlu:dɪŋ] ac37fbbc50fb32efa49891d205aa5a0a   第8级
    提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He didn't mention your name but I was sure he was alluding to you. 他没提你的名字,但是我确信他是暗指你的。
    • But in fact I was alluding to my physical deficiencies. 可我实在是为自己的容貌寒心。
    16 rascals [ˈræskəlz] 5ab37438604a153e085caf5811049ebb   第9级
    流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人
    参考例句:
    • "Oh, but I like rascals. "唔,不过我喜欢流氓。
    • "They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物,是流氓,是恶棍。
    17 rascal [ˈrɑ:skl] mAIzd   第9级
    n.流氓;不诚实的人
    参考例句:
    • If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal. 如果他不这样做,我就认为他是个恶棍。
    • The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue. 这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
    18 winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] Ue7z09   第8级
    n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
    参考例句:
    • A winding lane led down towards the river. 一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
    • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation. 迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
    19 streak [stri:k] UGgzL   第7级
    n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
    参考例句:
    • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint. 印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
    • Why did you streak the tree? 你为什么在树上刻条纹?
    20 irritation [ˌɪrɪ'teɪʃn] la9zf   第9级
    n.激怒,恼怒,生气
    参考例句:
    • He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited. 他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
    • Barbicane said nothing, but his silence covered serious irritation. 巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
    21 eulogy [ˈju:lədʒi] 0nuxj   第10级
    n.颂词;颂扬
    参考例句:
    • He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
    • Mr. Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research. 加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。
    22 regaining [ri:ˈgeɪnɪŋ] 458e5f36daee4821aec7d05bf0dd4829   第8级
    复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
    参考例句:
    • She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉,但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
    • She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道,又马上重新振作起精神来。
    23 undo [ʌnˈdu:] Ok5wj   第7级
    vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
    参考例句:
    • His pride will undo him some day. 他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
    • I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel. 我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
    24 memorable [ˈmemərəbl] K2XyQ   第8级
    adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
    参考例句:
    • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life. 这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
    • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles. 这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
    25 stimulus [ˈstɪmjələs] 3huyO   第8级
    n.刺激,刺激物,促进因素,引起兴奋的事物
    参考例句:
    • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts. 把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
    • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants. 光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
    26 potent [ˈpəʊtnt] C1uzk   第7级
    adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
    参考例句:
    • The medicine had a potent effect on your disease. 这药物对你的病疗效很大。
    • We must account of his potent influence. 我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。
    27 triumphant [traɪˈʌmfənt] JpQys   第9级
    adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
    参考例句:
    • The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital. 部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
    • There was a positively triumphant note in her voice. 她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。
    28 vexed [vekst] fd1a5654154eed3c0a0820ab54fb90a7   第8级
    adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
    参考例句:
    • The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
    • He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    29 Forsaken [] Forsaken   第7级
    adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词
    参考例句:
    • He was forsaken by his friends. 他被朋友们背弃了。
    • He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。
    30 impudence ['ɪmpjədəns] K9Mxe   第10级
    n.厚颜无耻;冒失;无礼
    参考例句:
    • His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.他的粗暴让她气愤地给了他一耳光。
    • What knocks me is his impudence.他的厚颜无耻使我感到吃惊。
    31 chestnuts [t'ʃesnʌts] 113df5be30e3a4f5c5526c2a218b352f   第9级
    n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 );栗色;栗树;栗色马
    参考例句:
    • A man in the street was selling bags of hot chestnuts. 街上有个男人在卖一包包热栗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Talk of chestnuts loosened the tongue of this inarticulate young man. 因为栗子,正苦无话可说的年青人,得到同情他的人了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
    32 abruptly [ə'brʌptlɪ] iINyJ   第7级
    adv.突然地,出其不意地
    参考例句:
    • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
    • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
    33 haughtier [] 04ba32e14b146e1ddfc8b81fbec53823   第9级
    haughty(傲慢的,骄傲的)的比较级形式
    参考例句:
    34 premises [ˈpremɪsɪz] 6l1zWN   第11级
    n.建筑物,房屋
    参考例句:
    • According to the rules, no alcohol can be consumed on the premises. 按照规定,场内不准饮酒。
    • All repairs are done on the premises and not put out. 全部修缮都在家里进行,不用送到外面去做。
    35 insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] AbGzJ   第10级
    adj.傲慢的,无理的
    参考例句:
    • His insolent manner really got my blood up. 他那傲慢的态度把我的肺都气炸了。
    • It was insolent of them to demand special treatment. 他们要求给予特殊待遇,脸皮真厚。
    36 brute [bru:t] GSjya   第9级
    n.野兽,兽性
    参考例句:
    • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute. 侵略军简直象一群野兽。
    • That dog is a dangerous brute. It bites people. 那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
    37 bridle [ˈbraɪdl] 4sLzt   第9级
    n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
    参考例句:
    • He learned to bridle his temper. 他学会了控制脾气。
    • I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue. 我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。
    38 bruise [bru:z] kcCyw   第7级
    n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕;vt.打青;挫伤
    参考例句:
    • The bruise was caused by a kick. 这伤痕是脚踢的。
    • Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face. 杰克昨天摔了一跤,脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。
    39 frenzy [ˈfrenzi] jQbzs   第9级
    n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
    参考例句:
    • He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy. 他能激起青年学生的狂热。
    • They were singing in a frenzy of joy. 他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
    40 vengeance [ˈvendʒəns] wL6zs   第7级
    n.报复,报仇,复仇
    参考例句:
    • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father. 他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
    • For years he brooded vengeance. 多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
    41 agility [ə'dʒɪlətɪ] LfTyH   第10级
    n.敏捷,活泼
    参考例句:
    • The boy came upstairs with agility. 那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
    • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt. 他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
    42 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。
    43 sprained [spreɪnd] f314e68885bee024fbaac62a560ab7d4   第9级
    v.&n. 扭伤
    参考例句:
    • I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤,把脚脖子扭了。
    • When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝,约翰驮她去看医生。
    44 miller [ˈmɪlə(r)] ZD6xf   第8级
    n.磨坊主
    参考例句:
    • Every miller draws water to his own mill. 磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
    • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski. 技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
    45 imploringly [ɪmp'lɔ:rɪŋlɪ] imploringly   第9级
    adv. 恳求地, 哀求地
    参考例句:
    • He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着,哀求地看着她。
    • He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
    46 sobs ['sɒbz] d4349f86cad43cb1a5579b1ef269d0cb   第7级
    啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • She was struggling to suppress her sobs. 她拼命不让自己哭出来。
    • She burst into a convulsive sobs. 她突然抽泣起来。
    47 propped [prɔpt] 557c00b5b2517b407d1d2ef6ba321b0e   第7级
    支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
    • This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
    48 tottered [ˈtɔtəd] 60930887e634cc81d6b03c2dda74833f   第11级
    v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
    参考例句:
    • The pile of books tottered then fell. 这堆书晃了几下,然后就倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The wounded soldier tottered to his feet. 伤员摇摇晃晃地站了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    49 mingled [ˈmiŋɡld] fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf   第7级
    混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
    参考例句:
    • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
    • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
    50 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。
    51 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。
    52 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。
    53 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。
    54 shuddering ['ʃʌdərɪŋ] 7cc81262357e0332a505af2c19a03b06   第8级
    v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
    参考例句:
    • 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕,”她发着抖,说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
    • She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤,深深吸了口气。 来自飘(部分)
    55 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。
    56 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。
    57 fret [fret] wftzl   第9级
    vt.&vi.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
    参考例句:
    • Don't fret. We'll get there on time. 别着急,我们能准时到那里。
    • She'll fret herself to death one of these days. 她总有一天会愁死的.
    58 obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃn] HRrzR   第7级
    n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物
    参考例句:
    • She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. 她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
    • The road was cleared from obstruction. 那条路已被清除了障碍。
    59 merged ['mɜ:dʒd] d33b2d33223e1272c8bbe02180876e6f   第7级
    (使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
    参考例句:
    • Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
    • The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
    60 mere [mɪə(r)] rC1xE   第7级
    adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
    参考例句:
    • That is a mere repetition of what you said before. 那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
    • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer. 再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
    61 riddle [ˈrɪdl] WCfzw   第7级
    n.谜;谜语;vt. 解谜;出谜题;充满;筛选;vi.出谜题
    参考例句:
    • The riddle couldn't be solved by the child. 这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
    • Her disappearance is a complete riddle. 她的失踪完全是一个谜。

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