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  • Brother and Sister

    Maggie was obliged to go to Tom’s lodgings1 in the middle of the day, when he would be coming in to dinner, else she would not have found him at home. He was not lodging2 with entire strangers. Our friend Bob Jakin had, with Mumps3’s tacit consent, taken not only a wife about eight months ago, but also one of those queer old houses, pierced with surprising passages, by the water-side, where, as he observed, his wife and mother could keep themselves out of mischief4 by letting out two “pleasure-boats,” in which he had invested some of his savings5, and by taking in a lodger6 for the parlour and spare bedroom. Under these circumstances, what could be better for the interests of all parties, sanitary7 considerations apart, than that the lodger should be Mr Tom?

    It was Bob’s wife who opened the door to Maggie. She was a tiny woman, with the general physiognomy of a Dutch doll, looking, in comparison with Bob’s mother, who filled up the passage in the rear, very much like one of those human figures which the artist finds conveniently standing8 near a colossal9 statue to show the proportions. The tiny woman curtsied and looked up at Maggie with some awe10 as soon as she had opened the door; but the words, “Is my brother at home?” which Maggie uttered smilingly, made her turn round with sudden excitement, and say,—

    “Eh, mother, mother—tell Bob!—it’s Miss Maggie! Come in, Miss, for goodness do,” she went on, opening a side door, and endeavoring to flatten11 her person against the wall to make the utmost space for the visitor.

    Sad recollections crowded on Maggie as she entered the small parlour, which was now all that poor Tom had to call by the name of “home,”—that name which had once, so many years ago, meant for both of them the same sum of dear familiar objects. But everything was not strange to her in this new room; the first thing her eyes dwelt on was the large old Bible, and the sight was not likely to disperse12 the old memories. She stood without speaking.

    “If you please to take the privilege o’ sitting down, Miss,” said Mrs Jakin, rubbing her apron13 over a perfectly14 clean chair, and then lifting up the corner of that garment and holding it to her face with an air of embarrassment15, as she looked wonderingly at Maggie.

    “Bob is at home, then?” said Maggie, recovering herself, and smiling at the bashful Dutch doll.

    “Yes, Miss; but I think he must be washing and dressing16 himself; I’ll go and see,” said Mrs Jakin, disappearing.

    But she presently came back walking with new courage a little way behind her husband, who showed the brilliancy of his blue eyes and regular white teeth in the doorway, bowing respectfully.

    “How do you do, Bob?” said Maggie, coming forward and putting out her hand to him; “I always meant to pay your wife a visit, and I shall come another day on purpose for that, if she will let me. But I was obliged to come to-day to speak to my brother.”

    “He’ll be in before long, Miss. He’s doin’ finely, Mr Tom is; he’ll be one o’ the first men hereabouts,—you’ll see that.”

    “Well, Bob, I’m sure he’ll be indebted to you, whatever he becomes; he said so himself only the other night, when he was talking of you.”

    “Eh, Miss, that’s his way o’ takin’ it. But I think the more on’t when he says a thing, because his tongue doesn’t overshoot him as mine does. Lors! I’m no better nor a tilted17 bottle, I ar’n’t,—I can’t stop mysen when once I begin. But you look rarely, Miss; it does me good to see you. What do you say now, Prissy?”—here Bob turned to his wife,—“Isn’t it all come true as I said? Though there isn’t many sorts o’ goods as I can’t over-praise when I set my tongue to’t.”

    Mrs Bob’s small nose seemed to be following the example of her eyes in turning up reverentially toward Maggie, but she was able now to smile and curtsey, and say, “I’d looked forrard like aenything to seein’ you, Miss, for my husband’s tongue’s been runnin’ on you, like as if he was light-headed, iver since first he come a-courtin’ on me.”

    “Well, well,” said Bob, looking rather silly. “Go an’ see after the taters, else Mr Tom ’ull have to wait for ’em.”

    “I hope Mumps is friendly with Mrs Jakin, Bob,” said Maggie, smiling. “I remember you used to say he wouldn’t like your marrying.”

    “Eh, Miss,” said Bob, “he made up his mind to’t when he see’d what a little un she was. He pretends not to see her mostly, or else to think as she isn’t full-growed. But about Mr Tom, Miss,” said Bob, speaking lower and looking serious, “he’s as close as a iron biler, he is; but I’m a ’cutish chap, an’ when I’ve left off carrying my pack, an’ am at a loose end, I’ve got more brains nor I know what to do wi’, an’ I’m forced to busy myself wi’ other folks’s insides. An’ it worrets me as Mr Tom’ll sit by himself so glumpish, a-knittin’ his brow, an’ a-lookin’ at the fire of a night. He should be a bit livelier now, a fine young fellow like him. My wife says, when she goes in sometimes, an’ he takes no notice of her, he sits lookin’ into the fire, and frownin’ as if he was watchin’ folks at work in it.”

    “He thinks so much about business,” said Maggie.

    “Ay,” said Bob, speaking lower; “but do you think it’s nothin’ else, Miss? He’s close, Mr Tom is; but I’m a ’cute chap, I am, an’ I thought tow’rt last Christmas as I’d found out a soft place in him. It was about a little black spaniel—a rare bit o’ breed—as he made a fuss to get. But since then summat’s come over him, as he’s set his teeth again’ things more nor iver, for all he’s had such good luck. An’ I wanted to tell you, Miss, ’cause I thought you might work it out of him a bit, now you’re come. He’s a deal too lonely, and doesn’t go into company enough.”

    “I’m afraid I have very little power over him, Bob,” said Maggie, a good deal moved by Bob’s suggestion. It was a totally new idea to her mind that Tom could have his love troubles. Poor fellow!—and in love with Lucy too! But it was perhaps a mere18 fancy of Bob’s too officious brain. The present of the dog meant nothing more than cousinship and gratitude19. But Bob had already said, “Here’s Mr Tom,” and the outer door was opening.

    “There is no time to spare, Tom,” said Maggie, as soon as Bob left the room. “I must tell you at once what I came about, else I shall be hindering you from taking your dinner.”

    Tom stood with his back against the chimney-piece, and Maggie was seated opposite the light. He noticed that she was tremulous, and he had a presentiment20 of the subject she was going to speak about. The presentiment made his voice colder and harder as he said, “What is it?”

    This tone roused a spirit of resistance in Maggie, and she put her request in quite a different form from the one she had predetermined on. She rose from her seat, and looking straight at Tom, said,—

    “I want you to absolve21 me from my promise about Philip Wakem. Or rather, I promised you not to see him without telling you. I am come to tell you that I wish to see him.”

    “Very well,” said Tom, still more coldly.

    But Maggie had hardly finished speaking in that chill, defiant22 manner, before she repented23, and felt the dread24 of alienation25 from her brother.

    “Not for myself, dear Tom. Don’t be angry. I shouldn’t have asked it, only that Philip, you know, is a friend of Lucy’s and she wishes him to come, has invited him to come this evening; and I told her I couldn’t see him without telling you. I shall only see him in the presence of other people. There will never be anything secret between us again.”

    Tom looked away from Maggie, knitting his brow more strongly for a little while. Then he turned to her and said, slowly and emphatically,—

    “You know what is my feeling on that subject, Maggie. There is no need for my repeating anything I said a year ago. While my father was living, I felt bound to use the utmost power over you, to prevent you from disgracing him as well as yourself, and all of us. But now I must leave you to your own choice. You wish to be independent; you told me so after my father’s death. My opinion is not changed. If you think of Philip Wakem as a lover again, you must give up me.”

    “I don’t wish it, dear Tom, at least as things are; I see that it would lead to misery26. But I shall soon go away to another situation, and I should like to be friends with him again while I am here. Lucy wishes it.”

    The severity of Tom’s face relaxed a little.

    “I shouldn’t mind your seeing him occasionally at my uncle’s—I don’t want you to make a fuss on the subject. But I have no confidence in you, Maggie. You would be led away to do anything.”

    That was a cruel word. Maggie’s lip began to tremble.

    “Why will you say that, Tom? It is very hard of you. Have I not done and borne everything as well as I could? And I kept my word to you—when—when——My life has not been a happy one, any more than yours.”

    She was obliged to be childish; the tears would come. When Maggie was not angry, she was as dependent on kind or cold words as a daisy on the sunshine or the cloud; the need of being loved would always subdue27 her, as, in old days, it subdued28 her in the worm-eaten attic29. The brother’s goodness came uppermost at this appeal, but it could only show itself in Tom’s fashion. He put his hand gently on her arm, and said, in the tone of a kind pedagogue,—

    “Now listen to me, Maggie. I’ll tell you what I mean. You’re always in extremes; you have no judgment30 and self-command; and yet you think you know best, and will not submit to be guided. You know I didn’t wish you to take a situation. My aunt Pullet was willing to give you a good home, and you might have lived respectably amongst your relations, until I could have provided a home for you with my mother. And that is what I should like to do. I wished my sister to be a lady, and I always have taken care of you, as my father desired, until you were well married. But your ideas and mine never accord, and you will not give way. Yet you might have sense enough to see that a brother, who goes out into the world and mixes with men, necessarily knows better what is right and respectable for his sister than she can know herself. You think I am not kind; but my kindness can only be directed by what I believe to be good for you.”

    “Yes, I know, dear Tom,” said Maggie, still half-sobbing, but trying to control her tears. “I know you would do a great deal for me; I know how you work, and don’t spare yourself. I am grateful to you. But, indeed, you can’t quite judge for me; our natures are very different. You don’t know how differently things affect me from what they do you.”

    “Yes, I do know; I know it too well. I know how differently you must feel about all that affects our family, and your own dignity as a young woman, before you could think of receiving secret addresses from Philip Wakem. If it was not disgusting to me in every other way, I should object to my sister’s name being associated for a moment with that of a young man whose father must hate the very thought of us all, and would spurn31 you. With any one but you, I should think it quite certain that what you witnessed just before my father’s death would secure you from ever thinking again of Philip Wakem as a lover. But I don’t feel certain of it with you; I never feel certain about anything with you. At one time you take pleasure in a sort of perverse32 self-denial, and at another you have not resolution to resist a thing that you know to be wrong.”

    There was a terrible cutting truth in Tom’s words,—that hard rind of truth which is discerned by unimaginative, unsympathetic minds. Maggie always writhed33 under this judgment of Tom’s; she rebelled and was humiliated34 in the same moment; it seemed as if he held a glass before her to show her her own folly35 and weakness, as if he were a prophetic voice predicting her future fallings; and yet, all the while, she judged him in return; she said inwardly that he was narrow and unjust, that he was below feeling those mental needs which were often the source of the wrong-doing or absurdity36 that made her life a planless riddle37 to him.

    She did not answer directly; her heart was too full, and she sat down, leaning her arm on the table. It was no use trying to make Tom feel that she was near to him. He always repelled38 her. Her feeling under his words was complicated by the allusion39 to the last scene between her father and Wakem; and at length that painful, solemn memory surmounted40 the immediate41 grievance42. No! She did not think of such things with frivolous43 indifference44, and Tom must not accuse her of that. She looked up at him with a grave, earnest gaze and said,—

    “I can’t make you think better of me, Tom, by anything I can say. But I am not so shut out from all your feelings as you believe me to be. I see as well as you do that from our position with regard to Philip’s father—not on other grounds—it would be unreasonable45, it would be wrong, for us to entertain the idea of marriage; and I have given up thinking of him as a lover. I am telling you the truth, and you have no right to disbelieve me; I have kept my word to you, and you have never detected me in a falsehood. I should not only not encourage, I should carefully avoid, any intercourse46 with Philip on any other footing than of quiet friendship. You may think that I am unable to keep my resolutions; but at least you ought not to treat me with hard contempt on the ground of faults that I have not committed yet.”

    “Well, Maggie,” said Tom, softening47 under this appeal, “I don’t want to overstrain matters. I think, all things considered, it will be best for you to see Philip Wakem, if Lucy wishes him to come to the house. I believe what you say,—at least you believe it yourself, I know; I can only warn you. I wish to be as good a brother to you as you will let me.”

    There was a little tremor48 in Tom’s voice as he uttered the last words, and Maggie’s ready affection came back with as sudden a glow as when they were children, and bit their cake together as a sacrament of conciliation49. She rose and laid her hand on Tom’s shoulder.

    “Dear Tom, I know you mean to be good. I know you have had a great deal to bear, and have done a great deal. I should like to be a comfort to you, not to vex50 you. You don’t think I’m altogether naughty, now, do you?”

    Tom smiled at the eager face; his smiles were very pleasant to see when they did come, for the gray eyes could be tender underneath51 the frown.

    “No, Maggie.”

    “I may turn out better than you expect.”

    “I hope you will.”

    “And may I come some day and make tea for you, and see this extremely small wife of Bob’s again?”

    “Yes; but trot52 away now, for I’ve no more time to spare,” said Tom, looking at his watch.

    “Not to give me a kiss?”

    Tom bent53 to kiss her cheek, and then said,—

    “There! Be a good girl. I’ve got a great deal to think of to-day. I’m going to have a long consultation54 with my uncle Deane this afternoon.”

    “You’ll come to aunt Glegg’s to-morrow? We’re going all to dine early, that we may go there to tea. You must come; Lucy told me to say so.”

    “Oh, pooh! I’ve plenty else to do,” said Tom, pulling his bell violently, and bringing down the small bell-rope.

    “I’m frightened; I shall run away,” said Maggie, making a laughing retreat; while Tom, with masculine philosophy, flung the bell-rope to the farther end of the room; not very far either,—a touch of human experience which I flatter myself will come home to the bosoms55 of not a few substantial or distinguished56 men who were once at an early stage of their rise in the world, and were cherishing very large hopes in very small lodgings.



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    1 lodgings ['lɒdʒɪŋz] f12f6c99e9a4f01e5e08b1197f095e6e   第9级
    n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
    参考例句:
    • When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时,太阳已下山了。
    • I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。
    2 lodging [ˈlɒdʒɪŋ] wRgz9   第9级
    n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
    参考例句:
    • The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
    • Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?
    3 mumps [mʌmps] 6n4zbS   第10级
    n.腮腺炎
    参考例句:
    • Sarah got mumps from her brother. 萨拉的弟弟患腮腺炎,传染给她了。
    • I was told not go near Charles. He is sickening for mumps. 别人告诉我不要走近查尔斯,他染上了流行性腮腺炎。
    4 mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] jDgxH   第7级
    n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
    参考例句:
    • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
    • He seems to intend mischief. 看来他想捣蛋。
    5 savings ['seɪvɪŋz] ZjbzGu   第8级
    n.存款,储蓄
    参考例句:
    • I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings. 我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
    • By this time he had used up all his savings. 到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
    6 lodger [ˈlɒdʒə(r)] r8rzi   第12级
    n.寄宿人,房客
    参考例句:
    • My friend is a lodger in my uncle's house. 我朋友是我叔叔家的房客。
    • Jill and Sue are at variance over their lodger. 吉尔和休在对待房客的问题上意见不和。
    7 sanitary [ˈsænətri] SCXzF   第8级
    adj.卫生方面的,卫生的,清洁的,卫生的
    参考例句:
    • It's not sanitary to let flies come near food. 让苍蝇接近食物是不卫生的。
    • The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable. 这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。
    8 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。
    9 colossal [kəˈlɒsl] sbwyJ   第9级
    adj.异常的,庞大的
    参考例句:
    • There has been a colossal waste of public money. 一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
    • Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal. 那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
    10 awe [ɔ:] WNqzC   第7级
    n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
    参考例句:
    • The sight filled us with awe. 这景色使我们大为惊叹。
    • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts. 正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
    11 flatten [ˈflætn] N7UyR   第9级
    vt.&vi.把...弄平,使倒伏;使(漆等)失去光泽
    参考例句:
    • We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it. 我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
    • The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it. 发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。
    12 disperse [dɪˈspɜ:s] ulxzL   第7级
    vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散
    参考例句:
    • The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies. 那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
    • The children disperse for the holidays. 孩子们放假了。
    13 apron [ˈeɪprən] Lvzzo   第7级
    n.围裙;工作裙
    参考例句:
    • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron. 招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
    • She stitched a pocket on the new apron. 她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
    14 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。
    15 embarrassment [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] fj9z8   第9级
    n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
    参考例句:
    • She could have died away with embarrassment. 她窘迫得要死。
    • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment. 在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
    16 dressing [ˈdresɪŋ] 1uOzJG   第7级
    n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
    参考例句:
    • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself. 别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
    • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes. 孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
    17 tilted [tɪltɪd] 3gtzE5   第7级
    v. 倾斜的
    参考例句:
    • Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
    • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。
    18 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。
    19 gratitude [ˈgrætɪtju:d] p6wyS   第7级
    adj.感激,感谢
    参考例句:
    • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him. 我向他表示了深切的谢意。
    • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face. 她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
    20 presentiment [prɪˈzentɪmənt] Z18zB   第12级
    n.预感,预觉
    参考例句:
    • He had a presentiment of disaster. 他预感会有灾难降临。
    • I have a presentiment that something bad will happen. 我有某种不祥事要发生的预感。
    21 absolve [əbˈzɒlv] LIeyN   第8级
    vt.赦免,解除(责任等)
    参考例句:
    • I absolve you, on the ground of invincible ignorance. 鉴于你不可救药的无知,我原谅你。
    • They agree to absolve you from your obligation. 他们同意免除你的责任。
    22 defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] 6muzw   第10级
    adj.无礼的,挑战的
    参考例句:
    • With a last defiant gesture, they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison. 他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
    • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer. 他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
    23 repented [rɪˈpentid] c24481167c6695923be1511247ed3c08   第8级
    对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
    • Darren repented having shot the bird. 达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。
    24 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。
    25 alienation [ˌeɪlɪə'neɪʃn] JfYyS   第9级
    n.疏远;离间;异化
    参考例句:
    • The new policy resulted in the alienation of many voters. 新政策导致许多选民疏远了。
    • As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. 随着人与人之间几乎一切能想到的接触方式的自动化,感情疏远指数在不断上升。
    26 misery [ˈmɪzəri] G10yi   第7级
    n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
    参考例句:
    • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class. 商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
    • He has rescued me from the mire of misery. 他把我从苦海里救了出来。
    27 subdue [səbˈdju:] ltTwO   第7级
    vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
    参考例句:
    • She tried to subdue her anger. 她尽力压制自己的怒火。
    • He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. 他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。
    28 subdued [səbˈdju:d] 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d   第7级
    adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
    • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
    29 attic [ˈætɪk] Hv4zZ   第7级
    n.顶楼,屋顶室
    参考例句:
    • Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic. 屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
    • What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic? 顶楼上的材料怎么处理?
    30 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。
    31 spurn [spɜ:n] qvrwU   第12级
    vt. 唾弃;冷落;一脚踢开 vi. 摒弃;藐视 n. 藐视,摒弃;踢开
    参考例句:
    • They spurn all our offers of help. 他们拒绝接受我们提出的一切援助。
    • As an armyman, I spurn fearlessly at all danger and the enemy. 作为一个军人,一切危险和敌人丝毫不在我的眼。
    32 perverse [pəˈvɜ:s] 53mzI   第9级
    adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的
    参考例句:
    • It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend. 阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
    • She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed. 她有一种不正常的心态,以使别人难堪来取乐。
    33 writhed [raɪðd] 7985cffe92f87216940f2d01877abcf6   第10级
    (因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已,只恨自己当一时糊涂。
    • The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下,重又直挺挺地倒了下去。
    34 humiliated [hjuˈmilieitid] 97211aab9c3dcd4f7c74e1101d555362   第7级
    感到羞愧的
    参考例句:
    • Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当,父母也失体面。
    • He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻,丢尽了面子。
    35 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。
    36 absurdity [əb'sɜ:dətɪ] dIQyU   第10级
    n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论
    参考例句:
    • The proposal borders upon the absurdity. 这提议近乎荒谬。
    • The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh. 情况的荒谬可笑使每个人都笑了。
    37 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。
    38 repelled [rɪ'peld] 1f6f5c5c87abe7bd26a5c5deddd88c92   第7级
    v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
    参考例句:
    • They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
    39 allusion [əˈlu:ʒn] CfnyW   第9级
    n.暗示,间接提示
    参考例句:
    • He made an allusion to a secret plan in his speech. 在讲话中他暗示有一项秘密计划。
    • She made no allusion to the incident. 她没有提及那个事件。
    40 surmounted [sɚ'maʊnt] 74f42bdb73dca8afb25058870043665a   第10级
    战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上
    参考例句:
    • She was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted. 她很清楚必须克服哪些困难。
    • I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
    41 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。
    42 grievance [ˈgri:vəns] J6ayX   第9级
    n.怨愤,气恼,委屈
    参考例句:
    • He will not easily forget his grievance. 他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
    • He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months. 几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。
    43 frivolous [ˈfrɪvələs] YfWzi   第9级
    adj.轻薄的;轻率的;无聊的
    参考例句:
    • This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem. 这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
    • He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things. 他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
    44 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。
    45 unreasonable [ʌnˈri:znəbl] tjLwm   第8级
    adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
    参考例句:
    • I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you. 我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
    • They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes. 他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
    46 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。
    47 softening ['sɒfnɪŋ] f4d358268f6bd0b278eabb29f2ee5845   第7级
    变软,软化
    参考例句:
    • Her eyes, softening, caressed his face. 她的眼光变得很温柔了。它们不住地爱抚他的脸。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
    • He might think my brain was softening or something of the kind. 他也许会觉得我婆婆妈妈的,已经成了个软心肠的人了。
    48 tremor [ˈtremə(r)] Tghy5   第9级
    n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
    参考例句:
    • There was a slight tremor in his voice. 他的声音有点颤抖。
    • A slight earth tremor was felt in California. 加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
    49 conciliation [kən'sɪlɪ'eɪʃən] jYOyy   第11级
    n.调解,调停
    参考例句:
    • By conciliation, cooperation is established. 通过调解,友好合作关系得以确立。
    • Their attempts at conciliation had failed and both sides were once again in dispute. 他们进行调停的努力失败了,双方再次陷入争吵。
    50 vex [veks] TLVze   第8级
    vt.使烦恼,使苦恼
    参考例句:
    • Everything about her vexed him. 有关她的一切都令他困惑。
    • It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back. 一想到别人在背后说我闲话,我就很恼火。
    51 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。
    52 trot [trɒt] aKBzt   第9级
    n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
    参考例句:
    • They passed me at a trot. 他们从我身边快步走过。
    • The horse broke into a brisk trot. 马突然快步小跑起来。
    53 bent [bent] QQ8yD   第7级
    n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的;v.(使)弯曲,屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • He was fully bent upon the project. 他一心扑在这项计划上。
    • We bent over backward to help them. 我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
    54 consultation [ˌkɒnslˈteɪʃn] VZAyq   第9级
    n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
    参考例句:
    • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans. 该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
    • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community. 该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
    55 bosoms [ˈbuzəmz] 7e438b785810fff52fcb526f002dac21   第7级
    胸部( bosom的名词复数 ); 胸怀; 女衣胸部(或胸襟); 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形
    参考例句:
    • How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms of our patriotic women! 金光闪闪的别针佩在我国爱国妇女的胸前,多美呀!
    • Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there weep our sad bosoms empty. 我们寻个僻静的地方,去痛哭一场吧。
    56 distinguished [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] wu9z3v   第8级
    adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
    参考例句:
    • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses. 大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
    • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests. 宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

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