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夏洛蒂·勃朗特半自传体小说:《维莱特2》
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  • CHAPTER II.

    PAULINA.

    Some days elapsed, and it appeared she was not likely to take much of a fancy to anybody in the house. She was not exactly naughty or wilful1: she was far from disobedient; but an object less conducive2 to comfort—to tranquillity3 even—than she presented, it was scarcely possible to have before one’s eyes. She moped: no grown person could have performed that uncheering business better; no furrowed4 face of adult exile, longing5 for Europe at Europe’s antipodes, ever bore more legibly the signs of home sickness than did her infant visage. She seemed growing old and unearthly. I, Lucy Snowe, plead guiltless of that curse, an overheated and discursive6 imagination; but whenever, opening a room-door, I found her seated in a corner alone, her head in her pigmy hand, that room seemed to me not inhabited, but haunted.

    And again, when of moonlight nights, on waking, I beheld7 her figure, white and conspicuous8 in its night-dress, kneeling upright in bed, and praying like some Catholic or Methodist enthusiast—some precocious9 fanatic10 or untimely saint—I scarcely know what thoughts I had; but they ran risk of being hardly more rational and healthy than that child’s mind must have been.

    I seldom caught a word of her prayers, for they were whispered low: sometimes, indeed, they were not whispered at all, but put up unuttered; such rare sentences as reached my ear still bore the burden, “Papa; my dear papa!” This, I perceived, was a one-idea’d nature; betraying that monomaniac tendency I have ever thought the most unfortunate with which man or woman can be cursed.

    What might have been the end of this fretting11, had it continued unchecked, can only be conjectured12: it received, however, a sudden turn.

    One afternoon, Mrs. Bretton, coaxing13 her from her usual station in a corner, had lifted her into the window-seat, and, by way of occupying her attention, told her to watch the passengers and count how many ladies should go down the street in a given time. She had sat listlessly, hardly looking, and not counting, when—my eye being fixed14 on hers—I witnessed in its iris15 and pupil a startling transfiguration. These sudden, dangerous natures—sensitive as they are called—offer many a curious spectacle to those whom a cooler temperament16 has secured from participation17 in their angular vagaries18. The fixed and heavy gaze swum, trembled, then glittered in fire; the small, overcast19 brow cleared; the trivial and dejected features lit up; the sad countenance20 vanished, and in its place appeared a sudden eagerness, an intense expectancy21. “It is!” were her words.

    Like a bird or a shaft22, or any other swift thing, she was gone from the room. How she got the house-door open I cannot tell; probably it might be ajar; perhaps Warren was in the way and obeyed her behest, which would be impetuous enough. I—watching calmly from the window—saw her, in her black frock23 and tiny braided apron24 (to pinafores she had an antipathy), dart25 half the length of the street; and, as I was on the point of turning, and quietly announcing to Mrs. Bretton that the child was run out mad, and ought instantly to be pursued, I saw her caught up, and rapt at once from my cool observation, and from the wondering stare of the passengers. A gentleman had done this good turn, and now, covering her with his cloak, advanced to restore her to the house whence he had seen her issue.

    I concluded he would leave her in a servant’s charge and withdraw; but he entered: having tarried a little while below, he came up-stairs.

    His reception immediately explained that he was known to Mrs. Bretton. She recognised him; she greeted him, and yet she was fluttered, surprised, taken unawares. Her look and manner were even expostulatory; and in reply to these, rather than her words, he said,—“I could not help it, madam: I found it impossible to leave the country without seeing with my own eyes how she settled.”

    “But you will unsettle her.”

    “I hope not. And how is papa’s little Polly?”

    This question he addressed to Paulina, as he sat down and placed her gently on the ground before him.

    “How is Polly’s papa?” was the reply, as she leaned on his knee, and gazed up into his face.

    It was not a noisy, not a wordy scene: for that I was thankful; but it was a scene of feeling too brimful, and which, because the cup did not foam26 up high or furiously overflow27, only oppressed one the more. On all occasions of vehement28, unrestrained expansion, a sense of disdain30 or ridicule31 comes to the weary spectator’s relief; whereas I have ever felt most burdensome that sort of sensibility which bends of its own will, a giant slave under the sway of good sense.

    Mr. Home was a stern-featured—perhaps I should rather say, a hard-featured man: his forehead was knotty32, and his cheekbones were marked and prominent. The character of his face was quite Scotch33; but there was feeling in his eye, and emotion in his now agitated34 countenance. His northern accent in speaking harmonised with his physiognomy. He was at once proud-looking and homely-looking. He laid his hand on the child’s uplifted head. She said—“Kiss Polly.”

    He kissed her. I wished she would utter some hysterical35 cry, so that I might get relief and be at ease. She made wonderfully little noise: she seemed to have got what she wanted—all she wanted, and to be in a trance of content. Neither in mien36 nor in features was this creature like her sire, and yet she was of his strain: her mind had been filled from his, as the cup from the flagon.

    Indisputably, Mr. Home owned manly37 self-control, however he might secretly feel on some matters. “Polly,” he said, looking down on his little girl, “go into the hall; you will see papa’s great-coat lying on a chair; put your hand into the pockets, you will find a pocket-handkerchief there; bring it to me.”

    She obeyed; went and returned deftly38 and nimbly. He was talking to Mrs. Bretton when she came back, and she waited with the handkerchief in her hand. It was a picture, in its way, to see her, with her tiny stature39, and trim, neat shape, standing40 at his knee. Seeing that he continued to talk, apparently41 unconscious of her return, she took his hand, opened the unresisting fingers, insinuated42 into them the handkerchief, and closed them upon it one by one. He still seemed not to see or to feel her; but by-and-by, he lifted her to his knee; she nestled against him, and though neither looked at nor spoke43 to the other for an hour following, I suppose both were satisfied.

    During tea, the minute thing’s movements and behaviour gave, as usual, full occupation to the eye. First she directed Warren, as he placed the chairs.

    “Put papa’s chair here, and mine near it, between papa and Mrs. Bretton: I must hand his tea.”

    She took her own seat, and beckoned44 with her hand to her father.

    “Be near me, as if we were at home, papa.”

    And again, as she intercepted45 his cup in passing, and would stir the sugar, and put in the cream herself, “I always did it for you at home; papa: nobody could do it as well, not even your own self.”

    Throughout the meal she continued her attentions: rather absurd they were. The sugar-tongs were too wide for one of her hands, and she had to use both in wielding46 them; the weight of the silver cream-ewer, the bread-and-butter plates, the very cup and saucer, tasked her insufficient48 strength and dexterity49; but she would lift this, hand that, and luckily contrived50 through it all to break nothing. Candidly51 speaking, I thought her a little busy-body; but her father, blind like other parents, seemed perfectly52 content to let her wait on him, and even wonderfully soothed53 by her offices.

    “She is my comfort!” he could not help saying to Mrs. Bretton. That lady had her own “comfort” and nonpareil on a much larger scale, and, for the moment, absent; so she sympathised with his foible.

    This second “comfort” came on the stage in the course of the evening. I knew this day had been fixed for his return, and was aware that Mrs. Bretton had been expecting him through all its hours. We were seated round the fire, after tea, when Graham joined our circle: I should rather say, broke it up—for, of course, his arrival made a bustle54; and then, as Mr. Graham was fasting, there was refreshment55 to be provided. He and Mr. Home met as old acquaintance; of the little girl he took no notice for a time.

    His meal over, and numerous questions from his mother answered, he turned from the table to the hearth56. Opposite where he had placed himself was seated Mr. Home, and at his elbow, the child. When I say child I use an inappropriate and undescriptive term—a term suggesting any picture rather than that of the demure57 little person in a mourning frock and white chemisette, that might just have fitted a good-sized doll—perched now on a high chair beside a stand, whereon was her toy work-box of white varnished59 wood, and holding in her hands a shred60 of a handkerchief, which she was professing61 to hem29, and at which she bored perseveringly62 with a needle, that in her fingers seemed almost a skewer63, pricking64 herself ever and anon, marking the cambric with a track of minute red dots; occasionally starting when the perverse65 weapon—swerving from her control—inflicted a deeper stab than usual; but still silent, diligent66, absorbed, womanly.

    Graham was at that time a handsome, faithless-looking youth of sixteen. I say faithless-looking, not because he was really of a very perfidious67 disposition68, but because the epithet69 strikes me as proper to describe the fair, Celtic (not Saxon) character of his good looks; his waved light auburn hair, his supple70 symmetry, his smile frequent, and destitute71 neither of fascination72 nor of subtlety73 (in no bad sense). A spoiled, whimsical boy he was in those days.

    “Mother,” he said, after eyeing the little figure before him in silence for some time, and when the temporary absence of Mr. Home from the room relieved him from the half-laughing bashfulness, which was all he knew of timidity—-“Mother, I see a young lady in the present society to whom I have not been introduced.”

    “Mr. Home’s little girl, I suppose you mean,” said his mother.

    “Indeed, ma’am,” replied her son, “I consider your expression of the least ceremonious: Miss Home I should certainly have said, in venturing to speak of the gentlewoman to whom I allude74.”

    “Now, Graham, I will not have that child teased. Don’t flatter yourself that I shall suffer you to make her your butt47.”

    “Miss Home,” pursued Graham, undeterred by his mother’s remonstrance75, “might I have the honour to introduce myself, since no one else seems willing to render you and me that service? Your slave, John Graham Bretton.”

    She looked at him; he rose and bowed quite gravely. She deliberately76 put down thimble, scissors, work; descended77 with precaution from her perch58, and curtsying with unspeakable seriousness, said, “How do you do?”

    “I have the honour to be in fair health, only in some measure fatigued78 with a hurried journey. I hope, ma’am, I see you well?”

    “Tor-rer-ably well,” was the ambitious reply of the little woman and she now essayed to regain79 her former elevation80, but finding this could not be done without some climbing and straining—a sacrifice of decorum not to be thought of—and being utterly81 disdainful of aid in the presence of a strange young gentleman, she relinquished82 the high chair for a low stool: towards that low stool Graham drew in his chair.

    “I hope, ma’am, the present residence, my mother’s house, appears to you a convenient place of abode83?”

    “Not par-tic-er-er-ly; I want to go home.”

    “A natural and laudable desire, ma’am; but one which, notwithstanding, I shall do my best to oppose. I reckon on being able to get out of you a little of that precious commodity called amusement, which mamma and Mistress Snowe there fail to yield me.”

    “I shall have to go with papa soon: I shall not stay long at your mother’s.”

    “Yes, yes; you will stay with me, I am sure. I have a pony84 on which you shall ride, and no end of books with pictures to show you.”

    “Are you going to live here now?”

    “I am. Does that please you? Do you like me?”

    “No.”

    “Why?”

    “I think you queer.”

    “My face, ma’am?”

    “Your face and all about you: You have long red hair.”

    “Auburn hair, if you please: mamma calls it auburn, or golden, and so do all her friends. But even with my ‘long red hair’” (and he waved his mane with a sort of triumph—tawny he himself well knew that it was, and he was proud of the leonine hue), “I cannot possibly be queerer than is your ladyship.”

    “You call me queer?”

    “Certainly.”

    (After a pause) “I think I shall go to bed.”

    “A little thing like you ought to have been in bed many hours since; but you probably sat up in the expectation of seeing me?”

    “No, indeed.”

    “You certainly wished to enjoy the pleasure of my society. You knew I was coming home, and would wait to have a look at me.”

    “I sat up for papa, and not for you.”

    “Very good, Miss Home. I am going to be a favourite: preferred before papa soon, I daresay.”

    She wished Mrs. Bretton and myself good-night; she seemed hesitating whether Graham’s deserts entitled him to the same attention, when he caught her up with one hand, and with that one hand held her poised85 aloft above his head. She saw herself thus lifted up on high, in the glass over the fireplace. The suddenness, the freedom, the disrespect of the action were too much.

    “For shame, Mr. Graham!” was her indignant cry, “put me down!”—and when again on her feet, “I wonder what you would think of me if I were to treat you in that way, lifting you with my hand“ (raising that mighty86 member) “as Warren lifts the little cat.”

    So saying, she departed.



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    1 wilful [ˈwɪlfl] xItyq   第12级
    adj.任性的,故意的
    参考例句:
    • A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
    • He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias. 他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。
    2 conducive [kənˈdju:sɪv] hppzk   第8级
    adj.有益的,有助的
    参考例句:
    • This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying. 这样的氛围更有利于学习。
    • Exercise is conducive to good health. 体育锻炼有助于增强体质。
    3 tranquillity [træŋ'kwɪlətɪ] 93810b1103b798d7e55e2b944bcb2f2b   第7级
    n. 平静, 安静
    参考例句:
    • The phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished. 这个令人惶惑不安的现象,扰乱了他的旷达宁静的心境。
    • My value for domestic tranquillity should much exceed theirs. 我应该远比他们重视家庭的平静生活。
    4 furrowed ['fʌrəʊd] furrowed   第9级
    v.犁田,开沟( furrow的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Overhead hung a summer sky furrowed with the rash of rockets. 头顶上的夏日夜空纵横着急疾而过的焰火。 来自辞典例句
    • The car furrowed the loose sand as it crossed the desert. 车子横过沙漠,在松软的沙土上犁出了一道车辙。 来自辞典例句
    5 longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] 98bzd   第8级
    n.(for)渴望
    参考例句:
    • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her. 再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
    • His heart burned with longing for revenge. 他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
    6 discursive [dɪsˈkɜ:sɪv] LtExz   第11级
    adj.离题的,无层次的
    参考例句:
    • His own toast was discursive and overlong, though rather touching. 他自己的祝酒词虽然也颇为动人,但是比较松散而冗长。
    • They complained that my writing was becoming too discursive. 他们抱怨我的文章变得太散漫。
    7 beheld [bɪ'held] beheld   第10级
    v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
    参考例句:
    • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
    8 conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjuəs] spszE   第7级
    adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
    参考例句:
    • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health. 很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
    • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous. 它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
    9 precocious [prɪˈkəʊʃəs] QBay6   第11级
    adj.早熟的;较早显出的
    参考例句:
    • They become precocious experts in tragedy. 他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
    • Margaret was always a precocious child. 玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
    10 fanatic [fəˈnætɪk] AhfzP   第8级
    n.狂热者,入迷者;adj.狂热入迷的
    参考例句:
    • Alexander is a football fanatic. 亚历山大是个足球迷。
    • I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian. 我不是宗教狂热分子,但我是基督徒。
    11 fretting [fretɪŋ] fretting   第9级
    n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的
    参考例句:
    • Fretting about it won't help. 苦恼于事无补。
    • The old lady is always fretting over something unimportant. 那位老妇人总是为一些小事焦虑不安。
    12 conjectured [kənˈdʒektʃəd] c62e90c2992df1143af0d33094f0d580   第9级
    推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老汉推测冬天将会异常地寒冷。
    • The general conjectured that the enemy only had about five days' supply of food left. 将军推测敌人只剩下五天的粮食给养。
    13 coaxing [ˈkəʊksɪŋ] 444e70224820a50b0202cb5bb05f1c2e   第8级
    v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的现在分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱;“锻炼”效应
    参考例句:
    • No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind. 任你费尽口舌也不会说服我改变主意。
    • It took a lot of coaxing before he agreed. 劝说了很久他才同意。 来自辞典例句
    14 fixed [fɪkst] JsKzzj   第8级
    adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
    参考例句:
    • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet? 你们俩选定婚期了吗?
    • Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily. 目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
    15 iris [ˈaɪrɪs] Ekly8   第12级
    n.虹膜,彩虹
    参考例句:
    • The opening of the iris is called the pupil. 虹膜的开口处叫做瞳孔。
    • This incredible human eye, complete with retina and iris, can be found in the Maldives. 又是在马尔代夫,有这样一只难以置信的眼睛,连视网膜和虹膜都刻画齐全了。
    16 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。
    17 participation [pɑ:ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn] KS9zu   第8级
    n.参与,参加,分享
    参考例句:
    • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
    • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities. 这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
    18 vagaries [ˈveɪgəriz] 594130203d5d42a756196aa8975299ad   第11级
    n.奇想( vagary的名词复数 );异想天开;异常行为;难以预测的情况
    参考例句:
    • The vagaries of fortune are indeed curious.\" 命运的变化莫测真是不可思议。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    • The vagaries of inclement weather conditions are avoided to a certain extent. 可以在一定程度上避免变化莫测的恶劣气候影响。 来自辞典例句
    19 overcast [ˌəʊvəˈkɑ:st] cJ2xV   第10级
    adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天
    参考例句:
    • The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis. 阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
    • The sky is overcast with dark clouds. 乌云满天。
    20 countenance [ˈkaʊntənəns] iztxc   第9级
    n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
    参考例句:
    • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance. 他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
    • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive. 我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
    21 expectancy [ɪkˈspektənsi] tlMys   第8级
    n.期望,预期,(根据概率统计求得)预期数额
    参考例句:
    • Japanese people have a very high life expectancy. 日本人的平均寿命非常长。
    • The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone. 这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。
    22 shaft [ʃɑ:ft] YEtzp   第7级
    n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
    参考例句:
    • He was wounded by a shaft. 他被箭击中受伤。
    • This is the shaft of a steam engine. 这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
    23 frock [frɒk] 4fuzh   第10级
    n.连衣裙;v.使穿长工作服
    参考例句:
    • That frock shows your petticoat.那件上衣太短,让你的衬裙露出来了。
    • Few Englishmen wear frock coats now.They went out years ago.现在,英国人很少穿大礼服了,大礼服在多年以前就不时兴了。
    24 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。
    25 dart [dɑ:t] oydxK   第8级
    vt. 投掷,投射;使迅速突然移动 vi. 向前冲,飞奔 n. 飞镖,标枪;急驰,飞奔;(虫的)螯;飞快的移动
    参考例句:
    • The child made a sudden dart across the road. 那小孩突然冲过马路。
    • Markov died after being struck by a poison dart. 马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。
    26 foam [fəʊm] LjOxI   第7级
    n.泡沫,起泡沫;vi.起泡沫;吐白沫;起着泡沫流;vt.使起泡沫;使成泡沫状物
    参考例句:
    • The glass of beer was mostly foam. 这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
    • The surface of the water is full of foam. 水面都是泡沫。
    27 overflow [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ] fJOxZ   第7级
    vt.&vi.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出;n.充满,洋溢;泛滥;超值;溢值
    参考例句:
    • The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor. 浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
    • After a long period of rain, the river may overflow its banks. 长时间的下雨天后,河水可能溢出岸来。
    28 vehement [ˈvi:əmənt] EL4zy   第9级
    adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
    参考例句:
    • She made a vehement attack on the government's policies. 她强烈谴责政府的政策。
    • His proposal met with vehement opposition. 他的倡导遭到了激烈的反对。
    29 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。
    30 disdain [dɪsˈdeɪn] KltzA   第8级
    n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
    参考例句:
    • Some people disdain labour. 有些人轻视劳动。
    • A great man should disdain flatterers. 伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
    31 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。
    32 knotty [ˈnɒti] u2Sxi   第12级
    adj.有结的,多节的,多瘤的,棘手的
    参考例句:
    • Under his leadership, many knotty problems were smoothly solved. 在他的领导下,许多伤脑筋的问题都迎刃而解。
    • She met with a lot of knotty problems. 她碰上了许多棘手的问题。
    33 scotch [skɒtʃ] ZZ3x8   第9级
    n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;vi.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
    参考例句:
    • Facts will eventually scotch these rumours. 这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
    • Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey. 意大利多的是美景,真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。
    34 agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] dzgzc2   第11级
    adj.被鼓动的,不安的
    参考例句:
    • His answers were all mixed up, so agitated was he. 他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
    • She was agitated because her train was an hour late. 她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
    35 hysterical [hɪˈsterɪkl] 7qUzmE   第9级
    adj.情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的
    参考例句:
    • He is hysterical at the sight of the photo. 他一看到那张照片就异常激动。
    • His hysterical laughter made everybody stunned. 他那歇斯底里的笑声使所有的人不知所措。
    36 mien [mi:n] oDOxl   第12级
    n.风采;态度
    参考例句:
    • He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien. 他是个越战老兵,举止总有些惶然。
    • It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended. 从他的神态中难以看出他是否生气了。
    37 manly [ˈmænli] fBexr   第8级
    adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
    参考例句:
    • The boy walked with a confident manly stride. 这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
    • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example. 他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
    38 deftly [deftlɪ] deftly   第8级
    adv.灵巧地,熟练地,敏捷地
    参考例句:
    • He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在,于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    39 stature [ˈstætʃə(r)] ruLw8   第8级
    n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材
    参考例句:
    • He is five feet five inches in stature. 他身高5英尺5英寸。
    • The dress models are tall of stature. 时装模特儿的身材都较高。
    40 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。
    41 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。
    42 insinuated [ɪnˈsɪnju:ˌeɪtid] fb2be88f6607d5f4855260a7ebafb1e3   第10级
    v.暗示( insinuate的过去式和过去分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入
    参考例句:
    • The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife. 文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
    • She cleverly insinuated herself into his family. 她巧妙地混进了他的家庭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    43 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。
    44 beckoned [ˈbekənd] b70f83e57673dfe30be1c577dd8520bc   第7级
    v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
    • The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    45 intercepted [ˌɪntəˈseptid] 970326ac9f606b6dc4c2550a417e081e   第8级
    拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
    参考例句:
    • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆,记者们把他拦截住了。
    • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走,记者把他截住了。
    46 wielding [wi:ldɪŋ] 53606bfcdd21f22ffbfd93b313b1f557   第9级
    手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的现在分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响)
    参考例句:
    • The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
    • He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。
    47 butt [bʌt] uSjyM   第9级
    n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;vt.用头撞或顶
    参考例句:
    • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe. 大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
    • He was the butt of their jokes. 他是他们的笑柄。
    48 insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] L5vxu   第7级
    adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
    参考例句:
    • There was insufficient evidence to convict him. 没有足够证据给他定罪。
    • In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter. 在他们的时代,科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
    49 dexterity [dekˈsterəti] hlXzs   第11级
    n.(手的)灵巧,灵活
    参考例句:
    • You need manual dexterity to be good at video games. 玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
    • I'm your inferior in manual dexterity. 论手巧,我不如你。
    50 contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] ivBzmO   第12级
    adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
    参考例句:
    • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said. 他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
    • The plot seems contrived. 情节看起来不真实。
    51 candidly ['kændɪdlɪ] YxwzQ1   第9级
    adv.坦率地,直率而诚恳地
    参考例句:
    • He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
    • Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫,说实话我认为你不讲道理。
    52 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。
    53 soothed [su:ðd] 509169542d21da19b0b0bd232848b963   第7级
    v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦
    参考例句:
    • The music soothed her for a while. 音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
    • The soft modulation of her voice soothed the infant. 她柔和的声调使婴儿安静了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    54 bustle [ˈbʌsl] esazC   第9级
    vi.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;vt. 使忙碌;催促;n.忙碌;喧闹
    参考例句:
    • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced. 随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
    • There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station. 火车站里非常拥挤。
    55 refreshment [rɪˈfreʃmənt] RUIxP   第7级
    n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点
    参考例句:
    • He needs to stop fairly often for refreshment. 他须时不时地停下来喘口气。
    • A hot bath is a great refreshment after a day's work. 在一天工作之后洗个热水澡真是舒畅。
    56 hearth [hɑ:θ] n5by9   第9级
    n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
    参考例句:
    • She came and sat in a chair before the hearth. 她走过来,在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
    • She comes to the hearth, and switches on the electric light there. 她走到壁炉那里,打开电灯。
    57 demure [dɪˈmjʊə(r)] 3mNzb   第12级
    adj.严肃的;端庄的
    参考例句:
    • She's very demure and sweet. 她非常娴静可爱。
    • The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile. 性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
    58 perch [pɜ:tʃ] 5u1yp   第7级
    n.栖木,高位,杆;vt.&vi.栖息,就位,位于
    参考例句:
    • The bird took its perch. 鸟停歇在栖木上。
    • Little birds perch themselves on the branches. 小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
    59 varnished ['vɑ:rnɪʃt] 14996fe4d70a450f91e6de0005fd6d4d   第9级
    浸渍过的,涂漆的
    参考例句:
    • The doors are then stained and varnished. 这些门还要染色涂清漆。
    • He varnished the wooden table. 他给那张木桌涂了清漆。
    60 shred [ʃred] ETYz6   第9级
    vt.撕成碎片,变成碎片;vi.撕碎;n.碎布条,细片,些少
    参考例句:
    • There is not a shred of truth in what he says. 他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
    • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables. 这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
    61 professing [prəˈfesɪŋ] a695b8e06e4cb20efdf45246133eada8   第10级
    声称( profess的现在分词 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉
    参考例句:
    • But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 只要有善行。这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。
    • Professing Christianity, he had little compassion in his make-up. 他号称信奉基督教,却没有什么慈悲心肠。
    62 perseveringly [pɜ:sɪ'vɪərɪŋlɪ] d3d27e295762932233d03b60f986deb8   第7级
    坚定地
    参考例句:
    • The Chinese people perseveringly support the just struggles of the oppressed people and nations the world over. 中国人民坚持不渝地支持全世界被压迫人民和民族的正义斗争。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • Men should have high aspirations; students should study perseveringly. 人贵有志,学贵有恒。 来自互联网
    63 skewer [ˈskju:ə(r)] 2E3yI   第12级
    n.(烤肉用的)串肉杆;v.用杆串好
    参考例句:
    • I used a skewer to make an extra hole in my belt. 我用扦子在腰带上又打了一个眼儿。
    • He skewered his victim through the neck. 他用扦子刺穿了受害人的脖子。
    64 pricking ['prɪkɪŋ] b0668ae926d80960b702acc7a89c84d6   第7级
    刺,刺痕,刺痛感
    参考例句:
    • She felt a pricking on her scalp. 她感到头皮上被扎了一下。
    • Intercostal neuralgia causes paroxysmal burning pain or pricking pain. 肋间神经痛呈阵发性的灼痛或刺痛。
    65 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。
    66 diligent [ˈdɪlɪdʒənt] al6ze   第7级
    adj.勤勉的,勤奋的
    参考例句:
    • He is the more diligent of the two boys. 他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
    • She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time. 她真勤快,一会儿也不闲着。
    67 perfidious [pəˈfɪdiəs] aMVxa   第11级
    adj.不忠的,背信弃义的
    参考例句:
    • Their feet will trample on the dead bodies of their perfidious aggressors. 他们将从背信弃义的侵略者的尸体上踏过。
    • Your perfidious gossip is malicious and dangerous. 你说的那些背信弃义的话是很刻毒险恶的。
    68 disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn] GljzO   第7级
    n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
    参考例句:
    • He has made a good disposition of his property. 他已对财产作了妥善处理。
    • He has a cheerful disposition. 他性情开朗。
    69 epithet [ˈepɪθet] QZHzY   第11级
    n.(用于褒贬人物等的)表述形容词,修饰语
    参考例句:
    • In "Alfred the Great", "the Great"is an epithet. “阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。
    • It is an epithet that sums up my feelings. 这是一个简洁地表达了我思想感情的形容词。
    70 supple [ˈsʌpl] Hrhwt   第10级
    adj.柔软的,易弯的,逢迎的,顺从的,灵活的;vt.使柔软,使柔顺,使顺从;vi.变柔软,变柔顺
    参考例句:
    • She gets along well with people because of her supple nature. 她与大家相处很好,因为她的天性柔和。
    • He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers. 他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。
    71 destitute [ˈdestɪtju:t] 4vOxu   第9级
    adj.缺乏的;穷困的
    参考例句:
    • They were destitute of necessaries of life. 他们缺少生活必需品。
    • They are destitute of common sense. 他们缺乏常识。
    72 fascination [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn] FlHxO   第8级
    n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
    参考例句:
    • He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport. 他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
    • His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience. 广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
    73 subtlety [ˈsʌtlti] Rsswm   第9级
    n.微妙,敏锐,精巧;微妙之处,细微的区别
    参考例句:
    • He has shown enormous strength, great intelligence and great subtlety. 他表现出充沛的精力、极大的智慧和高度的灵活性。
    • The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience. 大多数听众都没有觉察到他讲话的微妙之处。
    74 allude [əˈlu:d] vfdyW   第8级
    vi.提及,暗指
    参考例句:
    • Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept. 圣经中有许多经文间接地提到这样的概念。
    • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
    75 remonstrance [rɪˈmɒnstrəns] bVex0   第12级
    n抗议,抱怨
    参考例句:
    • She had abandoned all attempts at remonstrance with Thomas. 她已经放弃了一切劝戒托马斯的尝试。
    • Mrs. Peniston was at the moment inaccessible to remonstrance. 目前彭尼斯顿太太没功夫听她告状。
    76 deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərətli] Gulzvq   第7级
    adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
    参考例句:
    • The girl gave the show away deliberately. 女孩故意泄露秘密。
    • They deliberately shifted off the argument. 他们故意回避这个论点。
    77 descended [di'sendid] guQzoy   第7级
    a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
    参考例句:
    • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
    • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
    78 fatigued [fə'ti:gd] fatigued   第7级
    adj. 疲乏的
    参考例句:
    • The exercises fatigued her. 操练使她感到很疲乏。
    • The President smiled, with fatigued tolerance for a minor person's naivety. 总统笑了笑,疲惫地表现出对一个下级人员的天真想法的宽容。
    79 regain [rɪˈgeɪn] YkYzPd   第8级
    vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
    参考例句:
    • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking. 他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
    • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public. 政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
    80 elevation [ˌelɪˈveɪʃn] bqsxH   第7级
    n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高
    参考例句:
    • The house is at an elevation of 2, 000 metres. 那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
    • His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday. 昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
    81 utterly ['ʌtəli:] ZfpzM1   第9级
    adv.完全地,绝对地
    参考例句:
    • Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients. 他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
    • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled. 她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
    82 relinquished [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt] 2d789d1995a6a7f21bb35f6fc8d61c5d   第8级
    交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃
    参考例句:
    • She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward. 她把职位让给了表弟爱德华爵士。
    • The small dog relinquished his bone to the big dog. 小狗把它的骨头让给那只大狗。
    83 abode [əˈbəʊd] hIby0   第10级
    n.住处,住所
    参考例句:
    • It was ten months before my father discovered his abode. 父亲花了十个月的功夫,才好不容易打听到他的住处。
    • Welcome to our humble abode! 欢迎光临寒舍!
    84 pony [ˈpəʊni] Au5yJ   第8级
    adj.小型的;n.小马
    参考例句:
    • His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present. 他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
    • They made him pony up the money he owed. 他们逼他还债。
    85 poised [pɔizd] SlhzBU   第8级
    a.摆好姿势不动的
    参考例句:
    • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
    • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。
    86 mighty [ˈmaɪti] YDWxl   第7级
    adj.强有力的;巨大的
    参考例句:
    • A mighty force was about to break loose. 一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
    • The mighty iceberg came into view. 巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

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