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  • A Duet in Paradise

    The well-furnished drawing-room, with the open grand piano, and the pleasant outlook down a sloping garden to a boat-house by the side of the Floss, is Mr Deane’s. The neat little lady in mourning, whose light-brown ringlets are falling over the coloured embroidery1 with which her fingers are busy, is of course Lucy Deane; and the fine young man who is leaning down from his chair to snap the scissors in the extremely abbreviated2 face of the “King Charles” lying on the young lady’s feet is no other than Mr Stephen Guest, whose diamond ring, attar of roses, and air of nonchalant leisure, at twelve o’clock in the day, are the graceful3 and odoriferous result of the largest oil-mill and the most extensive wharf4 in St Ogg’s. There is an apparent triviality in the action with the scissors, but your discernment perceives at once that there is a design in it which makes it eminently5 worthy6 of a large-headed, long-limbed young man; for you see that Lucy wants the scissors, and is compelled, reluctant as she may be, to shake her ringlets back, raise her soft hazel eyes, smile playfully down on the face that is so very nearly on a level with her knee, and holding out her little shell-pink palm, to say,—

    “My scissors, please, if you can renounce7 the great pleasure of persecuting8 my poor Minny.”

    The foolish scissors have slipped too far over the knuckles9, it seems, and Hercules holds out his entrapped10 fingers hopelessly.

    “Confound the scissors! The oval lies the wrong way. Please draw them off for me.”

    “Draw them off with your other hand,” says Miss Lucy, roguishly.

    “Oh, but that’s my left hand; I’m not left-handed.”

    Lucy laughs, and the scissors are drawn11 off with gentle touches from tiny tips, which naturally dispose Mr Stephen for a repetition da capo. Accordingly, he watches for the release of the scissors, that he may get them into his possession again.

    “No, no,” said Lucy, sticking them in her band, “you shall not have my scissors again,—you have strained them already. Now don’t set Minny growling12 again. Sit up and behave properly, and then I will tell you some news.”

    “What is that?” said Stephen, throwing himself back and hanging his right arm over the corner of his chair. He might have been sitting for his portrait, which would have represented a rather striking young man of five-and-twenty, with a square forehead, short dark-brown hair, standing13 erect14, with a slight wave at the end, like a thick crop of corn, and a half-ardent, half-sarcastic glance from under his well-marked horizontal eyebrows15. “Is it very important news?”

    “Yes, very. Guess.”

    “You are going to change Minny’s diet, and give him three ratafias soaked in a dessert-spoonful of cream daily?”

    “Quite wrong.”

    “Well, then, Dr Kenn has been preaching against buckram, and you ladies have all been sending him a roundrobin, saying, ‘This is a hard doctrine16; who can bear it?’”

    “For shame!” said Lucy, adjusting her little mouth gravely. “It is rather dull of you not to guess my news, because it is about something I mentioned to you not very long ago.”

    “But you have mentioned many things to me not long ago. Does your feminine tyranny require that when you say the thing you mean is one of several things, I should know it immediately by that mark?”

    “Yes, I know you think I am silly.”

    “I think you are perfectly18 charming.”

    “And my silliness is part of my charm?”

    “I didn’t say that.”

    “But I know you like women to be rather insipid19. Philip Wakem betrayed you; he said so one day when you were not here.”

    “Oh, I know Phil is fierce on that point; he makes it quite a personal matter. I think he must be love-sick for some unknown lady,—some exalted20 Beatrice whom he met abroad.”

    “By the by,” said Lucy, pausing in her work, “it has just occurred to me that I never found out whether my cousin Maggie will object to see Philip, as her brother does. Tom will not enter a room where Philip is, if he knows it; perhaps Maggie may be the same, and then we sha’n’t be able to sing our glees, shall we?”

    “What! is your cousin coming to stay with you?” said Stephen, with a look of slight annoyance21.

    “Yes; that was my news, which you have forgotten. She’s going to leave her situation, where she has been nearly two years, poor thing,—ever since her father’s death; and she will stay with me a month or two,—many months, I hope.”

    “And am I bound to be pleased at that news?”

    “Oh no, not at all,” said Lucy, with a little air of pique22. “I am pleased, but that, of course, is no reason why you should be pleased. There is no girl in the world I love so well as my cousin Maggie.”

    “And you will be inseparable I suppose, when she comes. There will be no possibility of a tête-à-tête with you any more, unless you can find an admirer for her, who will pair off with her occasionally. What is the ground of dislike to Philip? He might have been a resource.”

    “It is a family quarrel with Philip’s father. There were very painful circumstances, I believe. I never quite understood them, or knew them all. My uncle Tulliver was unfortunate and lost all his property, and I think he considered Mr Wakem was somehow the cause of it. Mr Wakem bought Dorlcote Mill, my uncle’s old place, where he always lived. You must remember my uncle Tulliver, don’t you?”

    “No,” said Stephen, with rather supercilious23 indifference24. “I’ve always known the name, and I dare say I knew the man by sight, apart from his name. I know half the names and faces in the neighbourhood in that detached, disjointed way.”

    “He was a very hot-tempered man. I remember, when I was a little girl and used to go to see my cousins, he often frightened me by talking as if he were angry. Papa told me there was a dreadful quarrel, the very day before my uncle’s death, between him and Mr Wakem, but it was hushed up. That was when you were in London. Papa says my uncle was quite mistaken in many ways; his mind had become embittered25. But Tom and Maggie must naturally feel it very painful to be reminded of these things. They have had so much, so very much trouble. Maggie was at school with me six years ago, when she was fetched away because of her father’s misfortunes, and she has hardly had any pleasure since, I think. She has been in a dreary26 situation in a school since uncle’s death, because she is determined27 to be independent, and not live with aunt Pullet; and I could hardly wish her to come to me then, because dear mamma was ill, and everything was so sad. That is why I want her to come to me now, and have a long, long holiday.”

    “Very sweet and angelic of you,” said Stephen, looking at her with an admiring smile; “and all the more so if she has the conversational28 qualities of her mother.”

    “Poor aunty! You are cruel to ridicule29 her. She is very valuable to me, I know. She manages the house beautifully,—much better than any stranger would,—and she was a great comfort to me in mamma’s illness.”

    “Yes, but in point of companionship one would prefer that she should be represented by her brandy-cherries and cream-cakes. I think with a shudder30 that her daughter will always be present in person, and have no agreeable proxies31 of that kind,—a fat, blond girl, with round blue eyes, who will stare at us silently.”

    “Oh yes!” exclaimed Lucy, laughing wickedly, and clapping her hands, “that is just my cousin Maggie. You must have seen her!”

    “No, indeed; I’m only guessing what Mrs Tulliver’s daughter must be; and then if she is to banish32 Philip, our only apology for a tenor33, that will be an additional bore.”

    “But I hope that may not be. I think I will ask you to call on Philip and tell him Maggie is coming to-morrow. He is quite aware of Tom’s feeling, and always keeps out of his way; so he will understand, if you tell him, that I asked you to warn him not to come until I write to ask him.”

    “I think you had better write a pretty note for me to take; Phil is so sensitive, you know, the least thing might frighten him off coming at all, and we had hard work to get him. I can never induce him to come to the park; he doesn’t like my sisters, I think. It is only your faëry touch that can lay his ruffled34 feathers.”

    Stephen mastered the little hand that was straying toward the table, and touched it lightly with his lips. Little Lucy felt very proud and happy. She and Stephen were in that stage of courtship which makes the most exquisite35 moment of youth, the freshest blossom-time of passion,—when each is sure of the other’s love, but no formal declaration has been made, and all is mutual36 divination37, exalting38 the most trivial word, the lightest gesture, into thrills delicate and delicious as wafted39 jasmine scent40. The explicitness41 of an engagement wears off this finest edge of susceptibility; it is jasmine gathered and presented in a large bouquet42.

    “But it is really odd that you should have hit so exactly on Maggie’s appearance and manners,” said the cunning Lucy, moving to reach her desk, “because she might have been like her brother, you know; and Tom has not round eyes; and he is as far as possible from staring at people.”

    “Oh, I suppose he is like the father; he seems to be as proud as Lucifer. Not a brilliant companion, though, I should think.”

    “I like Tom. He gave me my Minny when I lost Lolo; and papa is very fond of him: he says Tom has excellent principles. It was through him that his father was able to pay all his debts before he died.”

    “Oh, ah; I’ve heard about that. I heard your father and mine talking about it a little while ago, after dinner, in one of their interminable discussions about business. They think of doing something for young Tulliver; he saved them from a considerable loss by riding home in some marvellous way, like Turpin, to bring them news about the stoppage of a bank, or something of that sort. But I was rather drowsy43 at the time.”

    Stephen rose from his seat, and sauntered to the piano, humming in falsetto, “Graceful Consort,” as he turned over the volume of “The Creation,” which stood open on the desk.

    “Come and sing this,” he said, when he saw Lucy rising.

    “What, ‘Graceful Consort’? I don’t think it suits your voice.”

    “Never mind; it exactly suits my feeling, which, Philip will have it, is the grand element of good singing. I notice men with indifferent voices are usually of that opinion.”

    “Philip burst into one of his invectives against ‘The Creation’ the other day,” said Lucy, seating herself at the piano. “He says it has a sort of sugared complacency and flattering make-believe in it, as if it were written for the birthday fête of a German Grand-Duke.”

    “Oh, pooh! He is the fallen Adam with a soured temper. We are Adam and Eve unfallen, in Paradise. Now, then,—the recitative, for the sake of the moral. You will sing the whole duty of woman,—‘And from obedience44 grows my pride and happiness.’”

    “Oh no, I shall not respect an Adam who drags the tempo45, as you will,” said Lucy, beginning to play the duet.

    Surely the only courtship unshaken by doubts and fears must be that in which the lovers can sing together. The sense of mutual fitness that springs from the two deep notes fulfilling expectation just at the right moment between the notes of the silvery soprano, from the perfect accord of descending46 thirds and fifths, from the preconcerted loving chase of a fugue, is likely enough to supersede47 any immediate17 demand for less impassioned forms of agreement. The contralto will not care to catechise the bass48; the tenor will foresee no embarrassing dearth49 of remark in evenings spent with the lovely soprano. In the provinces, too, where music was so scarce in that remote time, how could the musical people avoid falling in love with each other? Even political principle must have been in danger of relaxation50 under such circumstances; and the violin, faithful to rotten boroughs51, must have been tempted52 to fraternise in a demoralizing way with a reforming violoncello. In that case, the linnet-throated soprano and the full-toned bass singing,—

    “With thee delight is ever new,

    With thee is life incessant53 bliss54,”

    believed what they sang all the more because they sang it.

    “Now for Raphael’s great song,” said Lucy, when they had finished the duet. “You do the ‘heavy beasts’ to perfection.”

    “That sounds complimentary,” said Stephen, looking at his watch. “By Jove, it’s nearly half-past one! Well, I can just sing this.”

    Stephen delivered with admirable ease the deep notes representing the tread of the heavy beasts; but when a singer has an audience of two, there is room for divided sentiments. Minny’s mistress was charmed; but Minny, who had intrenched himself, trembling, in his basket as soon as the music began, found this thunder so little to his taste that he leaped out and scampered55 under the remotest chiffonnier, as the most eligible56 place in which a small dog could await the crack of doom57.

    “Adieu, ‘graceful consort,’” said Stephen, buttoning his coat across when he had done singing, and smiling down from his tall height, with the air of rather a patronizing lover, at the little lady on the music-stool. “My bliss is not incessant, for I must gallop58 home. I promised to be there at lunch.”

    “You will not be able to call on Philip, then? It is of no consequence59; I have said everything in my note.”

    “You will be engaged with your cousin to-morrow, I suppose?”

    “Yes, we are going to have a little family-party. My cousin Tom will dine with us; and poor aunty will have her two children together for the first time. It will be very pretty; I think a great deal about it.”

    “But I may come the next day?”

    “Oh yes! Come and be introduced to my cousin Maggie; though you can hardly be said not to have seen her, you have described her so well.”

    “Good-bye, then.” And there was that slight pressure of the hands, and momentary60 meeting of the eyes, which will often leave a little lady with a slight flush and smile on her face that do not subside61 immediately when the door is closed, and with an inclination62 to walk up and down the room rather than to seat herself quietly at her embroidery, or other rational and improving occupation. At least this was the effect on Lucy; and you will not, I hope, consider it an indication of vanity predominating over more tender impulses, that she just glanced in the chimney-glass as her walk brought her near it. The desire to know that one has not looked an absolute fright during a few hours of conversation may be construed63 as lying within the bounds of a laudable benevolent64 consideration for others. And Lucy had so much of this benevolence65 in her nature that I am inclined to think her small egoisms were impregnated with it, just as there are people not altogether unknown to you whose small benevolences have a predominant and somewhat rank odor of egoism. Even now, that she is walking up and down with a little triumphant66 flutter of her girlish heart at the sense that she is loved by the person of chief consequence in her small world, you may see in her hazel eyes an ever-present sunny benignity67, in which the momentary harmless flashes of personal vanity are quite lost; and if she is happy in thinking of her lover, it is because the thought of him mingles68 readily with all the gentle affections and good-natured offices with which she fills her peaceful days. Even now, her mind, with that instantaneous alternation which makes two currents of feeling or imagination seem simultaneous, is glancing continually from Stephen to the preparations she has only half finished in Maggie’s room. Cousin Maggie should be treated as well as the grandest lady-visitor,—nay, better, for she should have Lucy’s best prints and drawings in her bedroom, and the very finest bouquet of spring flowers on her table. Maggie would enjoy all that, she was so found of pretty things! And there was poor aunt Tulliver, that no one made any account of, she was to be surprised with the present of a cap of superlative quality, and to have her health drunk in a gratifying manner, for which Lucy was going to lay a plot with her father this evening. Clearly, she had not time to indulge in long reveries about her own happy love-affairs. With this thought she walked toward the door, but paused there.

    “What’s the matter, then, Minny?” she said, stooping in answer to some whimpering of that small quadruped, and lifting his glossy69 head against her pink cheek. “Did you think I was going without you? Come, then, let us go and see Sinbad.”

    Sinbad was Lucy’s chestnut70 horse, that she always fed with her own hand when he was turned out in the paddock. She was fond of feeding dependent creatures, and knew the private tastes of all the animals about the house, delighting in the little rippling71 sounds of her canaries when their beaks72 were busy with fresh seed, and in the small nibbling73 pleasures of certain animals which, lest she should appear too trivial, I will here call “the more familiar rodents74.”

    Was not Stephen Guest right in his decided75 opinion that this slim maiden76 of eighteen was quite the sort of wife a man would not be likely to repent77 of marrying,—a woman who was loving and thoughtful for other women, not giving them Judas-kisses with eyes askance on their welcome defects, but with real care and vision for their half-hidden pains and mortifications, with long ruminating78 enjoyment of little pleasures prepared for them? Perhaps the emphasis of his admiration79 did not fall precisely80 on this rarest quality in her; perhaps he approved his own choice of her chiefly because she did not strike him as a remarkable81 rarity. A man likes his wife to be pretty; well, Lucy was pretty, but not to a maddening extent. A man likes his wife to be accomplished82, gentle, affectionate, and not stupid; and Lucy had all these qualifications. Stephen was not surprised to find himself in love with her, and was conscious of excellent judgment83 in preferring her to Miss Leyburn, the daughter of the county member, although Lucy was only the daughter of his father’s subordinate partner; besides, he had had to defy and overcome a slight unwillingness84 and disappointment in his father and sisters,—a circumstance which gives a young man an agreeable consciousness of his own dignity. Stephen was aware that he had sense and independence enough to choose the wife who was likely to make him happy, unbiassed by any indirect considerations. He meant to choose Lucy; she was a little darling, and exactly the sort of woman he had always admired.



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    1 embroidery [ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri] Wjkz7   第9级
    n.绣花,刺绣;绣制品
    参考例句:
    • This exquisite embroidery won people's great admiration. 这件精美的绣品,使人惊叹不已。
    • This is Jane's first attempt at embroidery. 这是简第一次试着绣花。
    2 abbreviated [ə'bri:vɪeɪtɪd] 32a218f05db198fc10c9206836aaa17a   第9级
    adj. 简短的,省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多,令人费解。
    • The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。
    3 graceful [ˈgreɪsfl] deHza   第7级
    adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
    参考例句:
    • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful. 他的双杠动作可帅了!
    • The ballet dancer is so graceful. 芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
    4 wharf [wɔ:f] RMGzd   第9级
    n.码头,停泊处
    参考例句:
    • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time. 我们准时到达码头。
    • We reached the wharf gasping for breath. 我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
    5 eminently [ˈemɪnəntli] c442c1e3a4b0ad4160feece6feb0aabf   第7级
    adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
    参考例句:
    • She seems eminently suitable for the job. 她看来非常适合这个工作。
    • It was an eminently respectable boarding school. 这是所非常好的寄宿学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    6 worthy [ˈwɜ:ði] vftwB   第7级
    adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
    参考例句:
    • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust. 我认为他不值得信赖。
    • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned. 没有值得一提的事发生。
    7 renounce [rɪˈnaʊns] 8BNzi   第9级
    vt.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系;vi.放弃权利;垫牌
    参考例句:
    • She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent. 她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
    • It was painful for him to renounce his son. 宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
    8 persecuting [ˈpə:sikju:tɪŋ] 668e268d522d47306d7adbfe4e26738d   第7级
    (尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的现在分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人
    参考例句:
    • This endurance made old Earnshaw furious, when he discovered his son persecuting the poor, fatherless child, as he called him. 当老恩萧发现他的儿子这样虐待他所谓的可怜的孤儿时,这种逆来顺受使老恩萧冒火了。
    • He is possessed with the idea that someone is persecuting him. 他老是觉得有人要害他。
    9 knuckles [ˈnʌklz] c726698620762d88f738be4a294fae79   第10级
    n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
    参考例句:
    • He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘,握得指关节都变白了。
    • Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    10 entrapped [enˈtræpt] eb21b3b8e7dad36e21d322e11b46715d   第11级
    v.使陷入圈套,使入陷阱( entrap的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He was entrapped into undertaking the work. 他受骗而担任那工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He felt he had been entrapped into marrying her. 他觉得和她结婚是上了当。 来自辞典例句
    11 drawn [drɔ:n] MuXzIi   第11级
    v.(draw的过去式)拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
    参考例句:
    • All the characters in the story are drawn from life. 故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
    • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
    12 growling [ɡraulɪŋ] growling   第8级
    n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
    参考例句:
    • We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
    • The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡,聚集在一起发牢骚。
    13 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。
    14 erect [ɪˈrekt] 4iLzm   第7级
    vt.树立,建立,使竖立;vi.直立;勃起;adj.直立的,垂直的
    参考例句:
    • She held her head erect and her back straight. 她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
    • Soldiers are trained to stand erect. 士兵们训练站得笔直。
    15 eyebrows ['aɪbraʊz] a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5   第7级
    眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
    • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
    16 doctrine [ˈdɒktrɪn] Pkszt   第7级
    n.教义;主义;学说
    参考例句:
    • He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine. 他不得不宣扬他的教义。
    • The council met to consider changes to doctrine. 宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。
    17 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。
    18 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。
    19 insipid [ɪnˈsɪpɪd] TxZyh   第10级
    adj.无味的,枯燥乏味的,单调的
    参考例句:
    • The food was rather insipid and needed gingering up. 这食物缺少味道,需要加点作料。
    • She said she was a good cook, but the food she cooked is insipid. 她说她是个好厨师,但她做的食物却是无味道的。
    20 exalted [ɪgˈzɔ:ltɪd] ztiz6f   第10级
    adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
    参考例句:
    • Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station. 他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
    • He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank. 他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。
    21 annoyance [əˈnɔɪəns] Bw4zE   第8级
    n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
    参考例句:
    • Why do you always take your annoyance out on me? 为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气?
    • I felt annoyance at being teased. 我恼恨别人取笑我。
    22 pique [pi:k] i2Nz9   第10级
    vt. 刺激;伤害…自尊心;激怒 n. 生气;愠怒;呕气
    参考例句:
    • She went off in a fit of pique. 她一赌气就走了。
    • Tom finished the sentence with an air of pique. 汤姆有些生气地说完这句话。
    23 supercilious [ˌsu:pəˈsɪliəs] 6FyyM   第11级
    adj.目中无人的,高傲的;adv.高傲地;n.高傲
    参考例句:
    • The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help. 我要买东西招呼售货员时,那个售货员对我不屑一顾。
    • His manner is supercilious and arrogant. 他非常傲慢自大。
    24 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。
    25 embittered [emˈbɪtəd] b7cde2d2c1d30e5d74d84b950e34a8a0   第12级
    v.使怨恨,激怒( embitter的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • These injustices embittered her even more. 不公平使她更加受苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The artist was embittered by public neglect. 大众的忽视于那位艺术家更加难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    26 dreary [ˈdrɪəri] sk1z6   第8级
    adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
    参考例句:
    • They live such dreary lives. 他们的生活如此乏味。
    • She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence. 她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
    27 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] duszmP   第7级
    adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。
    • He determined to view the rooms behind the office. 他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
    28 conversational [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl] SZ2yH   第7级
    adj.对话的,会话的
    参考例句:
    • The article is written in a conversational style. 该文是以对话的形式写成的。
    • She values herself on her conversational powers. 她常夸耀自己的能言善辩。
    29 ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkju:l] fCwzv   第8级
    vt.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄
    参考例句:
    • You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people. 你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
    • Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule. 荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。
    30 shudder [ˈʃʌdə(r)] JEqy8   第8级
    vi.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
    参考例句:
    • The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him. 看到那副棺材,他浑身一阵战栗。
    • We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place. 我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
    31 proxies [ˈprɔksi:z] e2a6fe7fe7e3bc554e51dce24e3945ee   第10级
    n.代表权( proxy的名词复数 );(测算用的)代替物;(对代理人的)委托书;(英国国教教区献给主教等的)巡游费
    参考例句:
    • SOCKS and proxies are unavailable. Try connecting to XX again? socks和代理不可用。尝试重新连接到XX吗? 来自互联网
    • All proxies are still down. Continue with direct connections? 所有的代理仍然有故障。继续直接连接吗? 来自互联网
    32 banish [ˈbænɪʃ] nu8zD   第7级
    vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除
    参考例句:
    • The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety. 医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
    • He tried to banish gloom from his thought. 他试图驱除心中的忧愁。
    33 tenor [ˈtenə(r)] LIxza   第8级
    n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
    参考例句:
    • The tenor of his speech was that war would come. 他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
    • The four parts in singing are soprano, alto, tenor and bass. 唱歌的四个声部是女高音,女低音,男高音和男低音。
    34 ruffled [ˈrʌfld] e4a3deb720feef0786be7d86b0004e86   第9级
    adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
    • All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。
    35 exquisite [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] zhez1   第7级
    adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
    参考例句:
    • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic. 我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
    • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali. 我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
    36 mutual [ˈmju:tʃuəl] eFOxC   第7级
    adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
    参考例句:
    • We must pull together for mutual interest. 我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
    • Mutual interests tied us together. 相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
    37 divination [ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn] LPJzf   第12级
    n.占卜,预测
    参考例句:
    • Divination is made up of a little error and superstition, plus a lot of fraud. 占卜是由一些谬误和迷信构成,再加上大量的欺骗。
    • Katherine McCormack goes beyond horoscopes and provides a quick guide to other forms of divination. 凯瑟琳·麦考马克超越了占星并给其它形式的预言提供了快速的指导。
    38 exalting [ig'zɔ:ltiŋ] ytMz6Z   第8级
    a.令人激动的,令人喜悦的
    参考例句:
    • To exert an animating, enlivening, encouraging or exalting influence on someone. 使某人充满活力,对他进行启发,鼓励,或施加影响。
    • One of the key ideas in Isaiah 2 is that of exalting or lifting up. 以赛亚书2章特点之一就是赞颂和提升。
    39 wafted [wɑ:ftid] 67ba6873c287bf9bad4179385ab4d457   第11级
    v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
    • A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    40 scent [sent] WThzs   第7级
    n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;vt.嗅,发觉;vi.发出…的气味;有…的迹象;嗅着气味追赶
    参考例句:
    • The air was filled with the scent of lilac. 空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
    • The flowers give off a heady scent at night. 这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
    41 explicitness [] f5d17c195d2e078c3d5e10f86546b2e4   第7级
    参考例句:
    • Coherence enjoys in nature the dichotomy between explicitness and implicitness, stability and dynamics, and and macrocosm. 连贯呈现出显性与隐性、静态性与动态性、微观性与宏观性的二元性特征。
    • Bill Venners: What explicitness buys me, then, is that it is easier to understand the code. 比尔:我同意明确性能让我们更容易理解代码。
    42 bouquet [buˈkeɪ] pWEzA   第8级
    n.花束,酒香
    参考例句:
    • This wine has a rich bouquet. 这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
    • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy. 她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
    43 drowsy [ˈdraʊzi] DkYz3   第10级
    adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
    参考例句:
    • Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache. 废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉,还引起了头疼。
    • I feel drowsy after lunch every day. 每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
    44 obedience [ə'bi:dɪəns] 8vryb   第8级
    n.服从,顺从
    参考例句:
    • Society has a right to expect obedience of the law. 社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
    • Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers. 士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。
    45 tempo [ˈtempəʊ] TqEy3   第7级
    n.(音乐的)速度;节奏,行进速度
    参考例句:
    • The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo. 老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
    • They waltz to the tempo of the music. 他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。
    46 descending [dɪ'sendɪŋ] descending   第7级
    n. 下行 adj. 下降的
    参考例句:
    • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
    • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山。
    47 supersede [ˌsu:pəˈsi:d] zrXwz   第9级
    vt.替代;充任;vi.推迟行动
    参考例句:
    • We must supersede old machines by new ones. 我们必须以新机器取代旧机器。
    • The use of robots will someday supersede manual labor. 机器人的使用有一天会取代人力。
    48 bass [beɪs] APUyY   第10级
    n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
    参考例句:
    • He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass. 他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
    • The bass was to give a concert in the park. 那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
    49 dearth [dɜ:θ] dYOzS   第10级
    n.缺乏,粮食不足,饥谨
    参考例句:
    • There is a dearth of good children's plays. 目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
    • Many people in that country died because of dearth of food. 那个国家有许多人因为缺少粮食而死。
    50 relaxation [ˌri:lækˈseɪʃn] MVmxj   第7级
    n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐
    参考例句:
    • The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law. 部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
    • She listens to classical music for relaxation. 她听古典音乐放松。
    51 boroughs [ˈbʌrəz] 26e1dcec7122379b4ccbdae7d6030dba   第10级
    (尤指大伦敦的)行政区( borough的名词复数 ); 议会中有代表的市镇
    参考例句:
    • London is made up of 32 boroughs. 伦敦由三十二个行政区组成。
    • Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. 布鲁克林区是纽约市的五个行政区之一。
    52 tempted ['temptid] b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6   第7级
    v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
    • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
    53 incessant [ɪnˈsesnt] WcizU   第8级
    adj.不停的,连续的
    参考例句:
    • We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon. 从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
    • She is tired of his incessant demands for affection. 她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。
    54 bliss [blɪs] JtXz4   第8级
    n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
    参考例句:
    • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed. 整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
    • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize. 他非常高兴,因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
    55 scampered [ˈskæmpəd] fe23b65cda78638ec721dec982b982df   第11级
    v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The cat scampered away. 猫刺棱一下跑了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • The rabbIt'scampered off. 兔子迅速跑掉了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    56 eligible [ˈelɪdʒəbl] Cq6xL   第7级
    adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
    参考例句:
    • He is an eligible young man. 他是一个合格的年轻人。
    • Helen married an eligible bachelor. 海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
    57 doom [du:m] gsexJ   第7级
    n.厄运,劫数;vt.注定,命定
    参考例句:
    • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom. 这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
    • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule. 独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
    58 gallop [ˈgæləp] MQdzn   第7级
    v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
    参考例句:
    • They are coming at a gallop towards us. 他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
    • The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop. 那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。
    59 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。
    60 momentary [ˈməʊməntri] hj3ya   第7级
    adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
    参考例句:
    • We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you. 我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
    • I caught a momentary glimpse of them. 我瞥了他们一眼。
    61 subside [səbˈsaɪd] OHyzt   第9级
    vi.平静,平息;下沉,塌陷,沉降
    参考例句:
    • The emotional reaction which results from a serious accident takes time to subside. 严重事故所引起的情绪化的反应需要时间来平息。
    • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。
    62 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。
    63 construed [kənˈstru:d] b4b2252d3046746b8fae41b0e85dbc78   第10级
    v.解释(陈述、行为等)( construe的过去式和过去分词 );翻译,作句法分析
    参考例句:
    • He considered how the remark was to be construed. 他考虑这话该如何理解。
    • They construed her silence as meaning that she agreed. 他们把她的沉默解释为表示赞同。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    64 benevolent [bəˈnevələnt] Wtfzx   第9级
    adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
    参考例句:
    • His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him. 他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
    • He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly. 他是一个仁慈的老人,连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
    65 benevolence [bə'nevələns] gt8zx   第10级
    n.慈悲,捐助
    参考例句:
    • We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries. 我们对反动派决不施仁政。
    • He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出于善意。
    66 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。
    67 benignity [bɪ'nɪgnɪtɪ] itMzu   第12级
    n.仁慈
    参考例句:
    • But he met instead a look of such mild benignity that he was left baffled. 可是他看到他的神色竟如此温和,宽厚,使他感到困惑莫解。
    • He looked upon me with so much humor and benignity that I could scarcely contain my satisfaction. 他是多么幽默地仁慈地瞧着我,我简直没办法抑制心头的满足。
    68 mingles [ˈmiŋɡlz] 14f7f1c13c0672c8a15bf77831b45a72   第7级
    混合,混入( mingle的第三人称单数 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
    参考例句:
    • He rarely mingles with persons of his own rank in society. 他几乎不与和他身份相同的人交往。
    • The distant rumbling of the guns mingles with our marching song. 枪的深邃长声与我们行进歌混合。
    69 glossy [ˈglɒsi] nfvxx   第9级
    adj.平滑的;有光泽的
    参考例句:
    • I like these glossy spots. 我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
    • She had glossy black hair. 她长着乌黑发亮的头发。
    70 chestnut [ˈtʃesnʌt] XnJy8   第9级
    n.栗树,栗子
    参考例句:
    • We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden. 我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
    • In summer we had tea outdoors, under the chestnut tree. 夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
    71 rippling ['rɪplɪŋ] b84b2d05914b2749622963c1ef058ed5   第7级
    起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的
    参考例句:
    • I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
    • The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。
    72 beaks [bi:ks] 66bf69cd5b0e1dfb0c97c1245fc4fbab   第8级
    n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者
    参考例句:
    • Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的,嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
    • Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网
    73 nibbling ['nɪbəlɪŋ] 610754a55335f7412ddcddaf447d7d54   第8级
    v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬
    参考例句:
    • We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿,喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
    • He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    74 rodents ['rəʊdənt] 1ff5f0f12f2930e77fb620b1471a2124   第10级
    n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病,常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲,有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句
    75 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    76 maiden [ˈmeɪdn] yRpz7   第7级
    n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
    参考例句:
    • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden. 王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
    • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow. 这架飞机明天首航。
    77 repent [rɪˈpent] 1CIyT   第8级
    vi. 后悔;忏悔 vt. 后悔;对…感到后悔 adj. [植] 匍匐生根的;[动] 爬行的
    参考例句:
    • He has nothing to repent of. 他没有什么要懊悔的。
    • Remission of sins is promised to those who repent. 悔罪者可得到赦免。
    78 ruminating [ˈru:məˌneɪtɪŋ] 29b02bd23c266a224e13df488b3acca0   第10级
    v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
    参考例句:
    • He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth. 他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He is ruminating on what had happened the day before. 他在沉思前一天发生的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    79 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。
    80 precisely [prɪˈsaɪsli] zlWzUb   第8级
    adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
    参考例句:
    • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust. 我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
    • The man adjusted very precisely. 那个人调得很准。
    81 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。
    82 accomplished [əˈkʌmplɪʃt] UzwztZ   第8级
    adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
    参考例句:
    • Thanks to your help, we accomplished the task ahead of schedule. 亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
    • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator. 通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
    83 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。
    84 unwillingness [ʌn'wɪlɪŋnəs] 0aca33eefc696aef7800706b9c45297d   第7级
    n. 不愿意,不情愿
    参考例句:
    • Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势。
    • His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱,他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。

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