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夏洛蒂·勃朗特半自传体小说:《维莱特4》
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  • CHAPTER IV.

    MISS MARCHMONT.

    On quitting Bretton, which I did a few weeks after Paulina’s departure—little thinking then I was never again to visit it; never more to tread its calm old streets—I betook myself home, having been absent six months. It will be conjectured1 that I was of course glad to return to the bosom3 of my kindred. Well! the amiable4 conjecture2 does no harm, and may therefore be safely left uncontradicted. Far from saying nay5, indeed, I will permit the reader to picture me, for the next eight years, as a bark slumbering6 through halcyon8 weather, in a harbour still as glass—the steersman stretched on the little deck, his face up to heaven, his eyes closed: buried, if you will, in a long prayer. A great many women and girls are supposed to pass their lives something in that fashion; why not I with the rest?

    Picture me then idle, basking9, plump, and happy, stretched on a cushioned deck, warmed with constant sunshine, rocked by breezes indolently soft. However, it cannot be concealed10 that, in that case, I must somehow have fallen overboard, or that there must have been wreck11 at last. I too well remember a time—a long time—of cold, of danger, of contention12. To this hour, when I have the nightmare, it repeats the rush and saltness of briny13 waves in my throat, and their icy pressure on my lungs. I even know there was a storm, and that not of one hour nor one day. For many days and nights neither sun nor stars appeared; we cast with our own hands the tackling out of the ship; a heavy tempest lay on us; all hope that we should be saved was taken away. In fine, the ship was lost, the crew perished.

    As far as I recollect14, I complained to no one about these troubles. Indeed, to whom could I complain? Of Mrs. Bretton I had long lost sight. Impediments, raised by others, had, years ago, come in the way of our intercourse15, and cut it off. Besides, time had brought changes for her, too: the handsome property of which she was left guardian16 for her son, and which had been chiefly invested in some joint-stock undertaking17, had melted, it was said, to a fraction of its original amount. Graham, I learned from incidental rumours18, had adopted a profession; both he and his mother were gone from Bretton, and were understood to be now in London. Thus, there remained no possibility of dependence19 on others; to myself alone could I look. I know not that I was of a self-reliant or active nature; but self-reliance and exertion20 were forced upon me by circumstances, as they are upon thousands besides; and when Miss Marchmont, a maiden21 lady of our neighbourhood, sent for me, I obeyed her behest, in the hope that she might assign me some task I could undertake.

    Miss Marchmont was a woman of fortune, and lived in a handsome residence; but she was a rheumatic cripple, impotent, foot and hand, and had been so for twenty years. She always sat upstairs: her drawing-room adjoined her bed-room. I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities22 (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her. I found her a furrowed23, grey-haired woman, grave with solitude24, stern with long affliction, irritable25 also, and perhaps exacting26. It seemed that a maid, or rather companion, who had waited on her for some years, was about to be married; and she, hearing of my bereaved27 lot, had sent for me, with the idea that I might supply this person’s place. She made the proposal to me after tea, as she and I sat alone by her fireside.

    “It will not be an easy life;” said she candidly28, “for I require a good deal of attention, and you will be much confined; yet, perhaps, contrasted with the existence you have lately led, it may appear tolerable.”

    I reflected. Of course it ought to appear tolerable, I argued inwardly; but somehow, by some strange fatality29, it would not. To live here, in this close room, the watcher of suffering—sometimes, perhaps, the butt30 of temper—through all that was to come of my youth; while all that was gone had passed, to say the least, not blissfully! My heart sunk one moment, then it revived; for though I forced myself to realise evils, I think I was too prosaic32 to idealise, and consequently to exaggerate them.

    “My doubt is whether I should have strength for the undertaking,” I observed.

    “That is my own scruple,” said she; “for you look a worn-out creature.”

    So I did. I saw myself in the glass, in my mourning-dress, a faded, hollow-eyed vision. Yet I thought little of the wan33 spectacle. The blight34, I believed, was chiefly external: I still felt life at life’s sources.

    “What else have you in view—anything?”

    “Nothing clear as yet: but I may find something.”

    “So you imagine: perhaps you are right. Try your own method, then; and if it does not succeed, test mine. The chance I have offered shall be left open to you for three months.”

    This was kind. I told her so, and expressed my gratitude35. While I was speaking, a paroxysm of pain came on. I ministered to her; made the necessary applications, according to her directions, and, by the time she was relieved, a sort of intimacy36 was already formed between us. I, for my part, had learned from the manner in which she bore this attack, that she was a firm, patient woman (patient under physical pain, though sometimes perhaps excitable under long mental canker); and she, from the good-will with which I succoured her, discovered that she could influence my sympathies (such as they were). She sent for me the next day; for five or six successive days she claimed my company. Closer acquaintance, while it developed both faults and eccentricities37, opened, at the same time, a view of a character I could respect. Stern and even morose38 as she sometimes was, I could wait on her and sit beside her with that calm which always blesses us when we are sensible that our manners, presence, contact, please and soothe39 the persons we serve. Even when she scolded me—which she did, now and then, very tartly—it was in such a way as did not humiliate40, and left no sting; it was rather like an irascible mother rating her daughter, than a harsh mistress lecturing a dependant41: lecture, indeed, she could not, though she could occasionally storm. Moreover, a vein42 of reason ever ran through her passion: she was logical even when fierce. Ere long a growing sense of attachment43 began to present the thought of staying with her as companion in quite a new light; in another week I had agreed to remain.

    Two hot, close rooms thus became my world; and a crippled old woman, my mistress, my friend, my all. Her service was my duty—her pain, my suffering—her relief, my hope—her anger, my punishment—her regard, my reward. I forgot that there were fields, woods, rivers, seas, an ever-changing sky outside the steam-dimmed lattice of this sick chamber44; I was almost content to forget it. All within me became narrowed to my lot. Tame and still by habit, disciplined by destiny, I demanded no walks in the fresh air; my appetite needed no more than the tiny messes served for the invalid45. In addition, she gave me the originality46 of her character to study: the steadiness of her virtues47, I will add, the power of her passions, to admire; the truth of her feelings to trust. All these things she had, and for these things I clung to her.

    For these things I would have crawled on with her for twenty years, if for twenty years longer her life of endurance had been protracted48. But another decree was written. It seemed I must be stimulated49 into action. I must be goaded50, driven, stung, forced to energy. My little morsel51 of human affection, which I prized as if it were a solid pearl, must melt in my fingers and slip thence like a dissolving hailstone. My small adopted duty must be snatched from my easily contented52 conscience. I had wanted to compromise with Fate: to escape occasional great agonies by submitting to a whole life of privation and small pains. Fate would not so be pacified53; nor would Providence54 sanction this shrinking sloth55 and cowardly indolence.

    One February night—I remember it well—there came a voice near Miss Marchmont’s house, heard by every inmate56, but translated, perhaps, only by one. After a calm winter, storms were ushering57 in the spring. I had put Miss Marchmont to bed; I sat at the fireside sewing. The wind was wailing58 at the windows; it had wailed59 all day; but, as night deepened, it took a new tone—an accent keen, piercing, almost articulate to the ear; a plaint, piteous and disconsolate60 to the nerves, trilled in every gust61.

    “Oh, hush62! hush!” I said in my disturbed mind, dropping my work, and making a vain effort to stop my ears against that subtle, searching cry. I had heard that very voice ere this, and compulsory63 observation had forced on me a theory as to what it boded64. Three times in the course of my life, events had taught me that these strange accents in the storm—this restless, hopeless cry—denote a coming state of the atmosphere unpropitious to life. Epidemic65 diseases, I believed, were often heralded66 by a gasping67, sobbing68, tormented69, long-lamenting east wind. Hence, I inferred, arose the legend of the Banshee. I fancied, too, I had noticed—but was not philosopher enough to know whether there was any connection between the circumstances—that we often at the same time hear of disturbed volcanic70 action in distant parts of the world; of rivers suddenly rushing above their banks; and of strange high tides flowing furiously in on low sea-coasts. “Our globe,” I had said to myself, “seems at such periods torn and disordered; the feeble amongst us wither71 in her distempered breath, rushing hot from steaming volcanoes.”

    I listened and trembled; Miss Marchmont slept.

    About midnight, the storm in one half-hour fell to a dead calm. The fire, which had been burning dead, glowed up vividly72. I felt the air change, and become keen. Raising blind and curtain, I looked out, and saw in the stars the keen sparkle of a sharp frost.

    Turning away, the object that met my eyes was Miss Marchmont awake, lifting her head from the pillow, and regarding me with unusual earnestness.

    “Is it a fine night?” she asked.

    I replied in the affirmative.

    “I thought so,” she said; “for I feel so strong, so well. Raise me. I feel young to-night,” she continued: “young, light-hearted, and happy. What if my complaint be about to take a turn, and I am yet destined73 to enjoy health? It would be a miracle!”

    “And these are not the days of miracles,” I thought to myself, and wondered to hear her talk so. She went on directing her conversation to the past, and seeming to recall its incidents, scenes, and personages, with singular vividness.

    “I love Memory to-night,” she said: “I prize her as my best friend. She is just now giving me a deep delight: she is bringing back to my heart, in warm and beautiful life, realities—not mere74 empty ideas, but what were once realities, and that I long have thought decayed, dissolved, mixed in with grave-mould. I possess just now the hours, the thoughts, the hopes of my youth. I renew the love of my life—its only love—almost its only affection; for I am not a particularly good woman: I am not amiable. Yet I have had my feelings, strong and concentrated; and these feelings had their object; which, in its single self, was dear to me, as to the majority of men and women, are all the unnumbered points on which they dissipate their regard. While I loved, and while I was loved, what an existence I enjoyed! What a glorious year I can recall—how bright it comes back to me! What a living spring—what a warm, glad summer—what soft moonlight, silvering the autumn evenings—what strength of hope under the ice-bound waters and frost-hoar fields of that year’s winter! Through that year my heart lived with Frank’s heart. O my noble Frank—my faithful Frank—my good Frank! so much better than myself—his standard in all things so much higher! This I can now see and say: if few women have suffered as I did in his loss, few have enjoyed what I did in his love. It was a far better kind of love than common; I had no doubts about it or him: it was such a love as honoured, protected, and elevated, no less than it gladdened her to whom it was given. Let me now ask, just at this moment, when my mind is so strangely clear,—let me reflect why it was taken from me? For what crime was I condemned75, after twelve months of bliss31, to undergo thirty years of sorrow?

    “I do not know,” she continued after a pause: “I cannot—cannot see the reason; yet at this hour I can say with sincerity76, what I never tried to say before, Inscrutable God, Thy will be done! And at this moment I can believe that death will restore me to Frank. I never believed it till now.”

    “He is dead, then?” I inquired in a low voice.

    “My dear girl,” she said, “one happy Christmas Eve I dressed and decorated myself, expecting my lover, very soon to be my husband, would come that night to visit me. I sat down to wait. Once more I see that moment—I see the snow twilight77 stealing through the window over which the curtain was not dropped, for I designed to watch him ride up the white walk; I see and feel the soft firelight warming me, playing on my silk dress, and fitfully showing me my own young figure in a glass. I see the moon of a calm winter night, float full, clear, and cold, over the inky mass of shrubbery, and the silvered turf of my grounds. I wait, with some impatience78 in my pulse, but no doubt in my breast. The flames had died in the fire, but it was a bright mass yet; the moon was mounting high, but she was still visible from the lattice; the clock neared ten; he rarely tarried later than this, but once or twice he had been delayed so long.

    “Would he for once fail me? No—not even for once; and now he was coming—and coming fast—to atone79 for lost time. ‘Frank! you furious rider,’ I said inwardly, listening gladly, yet anxiously, to his approaching gallop80, ‘you shall be rebuked81 for this: I will tell you it is my neck you are putting in peril82; for whatever is yours is, in a dearer and tenderer sense, mine.’ There he was: I saw him; but I think tears were in my eyes, my sight was so confused. I saw the horse; I heard it stamp—I saw at least a mass; I heard a clamour. Was it a horse? or what heavy, dragging thing was it, crossing, strangely dark, the lawn. How could I name that thing in the moonlight before me? or how could I utter the feeling which rose in my soul?

    “I could only run out. A great animal—truly, Frank’s black horse—stood trembling, panting, snorting before the door; a man held it, Frank, as I thought.

    “‘What is the matter?’ I demanded. Thomas, my own servant, answered by saying sharply, ‘Go into the house, madam.’ And then calling to another servant, who came hurrying from the kitchen as if summoned by some instinct, ‘Ruth, take missis into the house directly.’ But I was kneeling down in the snow, beside something that lay there—something that I had seen dragged along the ground—something that sighed, that groaned83 on my breast, as I lifted and drew it to me. He was not dead; he was not quite unconscious. I had him carried in; I refused to be ordered about and thrust from him. I was quite collected enough, not only to be my own mistress but the mistress of others. They had begun by trying to treat me like a child, as they always do with people struck by God’s hand; but I gave place to none except the surgeon; and when he had done what he could, I took my dying Frank to myself. He had strength to fold me in his arms; he had power to speak my name; he heard me as I prayed over him very softly; he felt me as I tenderly and fondly comforted him.

    “‘Maria,’ he said, ‘I am dying in Paradise.’ He spent his last breath in faithful words for me. When the dawn of Christmas morning broke, my Frank was with God.

    “And that,” she went on, “happened thirty years ago. I have suffered since. I doubt if I have made the best use of all my calamities84. Soft, amiable natures they would have refined to saintliness; of strong, evil spirits they would have made demons85; as for me, I have only been a woe-struck and selfish woman.”

    “You have done much good,” I said; for she was noted86 for her liberal almsgiving.

    “I have not withheld87 money, you mean, where it could assuage88 affliction. What of that? It cost me no effort or pang89 to give. But I think from this day I am about to enter a better frame of mind, to prepare myself for reunion with Frank. You see I still think of Frank more than of God; and unless it be counted that in thus loving the creature so much, so long, and so exclusively, I have not at least blasphemed the Creator, small is my chance of salvation90. What do you think, Lucy, of these things? Be my chaplain, and tell me.”

    This question I could not answer: I had no words. It seemed as if she thought I had answered it.

    “Very right, my child. We should acknowledge God merciful, but not always for us comprehensible. We should accept our own lot, whatever it be, and try to render happy that of others. Should we not? Well, to-morrow I will begin by trying to make you happy. I will endeavour91 to do something for you, Lucy: something that will benefit you when I am dead. My head aches now with talking too much; still I am happy. Go to bed. The clock strikes two. How late you sit up; or rather how late I, in my selfishness, keep you up. But go now; have no more anxiety for me; I feel I shall rest well.”

    She composed herself as if to slumber7. I, too, retired92 to my crib in a closet within her room. The night passed in quietness; quietly her doom93 must at last have come: peacefully and painlessly: in the morning she was found without life, nearly cold, but all calm and undisturbed. Her previous excitement of spirits and change of mood had been the prelude94 of a fit; one stroke sufficed to sever95 the thread of an existence so long fretted96 by affliction.



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    1 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。
    2 conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)] 3p8z4   第9级
    n./v.推测,猜测
    参考例句:
    • She felt it no use to conjecture his motives. 她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
    • This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence. 这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
    3 bosom [ˈbʊzəm] Lt9zW   第7级
    n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
    参考例句:
    • She drew a little book from her bosom. 她从怀里取出一本小册子。
    • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom. 他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
    4 amiable [ˈeɪmiəbl] hxAzZ   第7级
    adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
    参考例句:
    • She was a very kind and amiable old woman. 她是个善良和气的老太太。
    • We have a very amiable companionship. 我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
    5 nay [neɪ] unjzAQ   第12级
    adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
    参考例句:
    • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance. 他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
    • Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this. 许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
    6 slumbering [] 26398db8eca7bdd3e6b23ff7480b634e   第9级
    微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • It was quiet. All the other inhabitants of the slums were slumbering. 贫民窟里的人已经睡眠静了。
    • Then soft music filled the air and soothed the slumbering heroes. 接着,空中响起了柔和的乐声,抚慰着安睡的英雄。
    7 slumber [ˈslʌmbə(r)] 8E7zT   第9级
    n.睡眠,沉睡状态
    参考例句:
    • All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber. 住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
    • Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest. 不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
    8 halcyon [ˈhælsiən] 8efx7   第10级
    n.平静的,愉快的
    参考例句:
    • He yearned for the halcyon day sof his childhood. 他怀念儿时宁静幸福的日子。
    • He saw visions of a halcyon future. 他看到了将来的太平日子的幻境。
    9 basking [bæskɪŋ] 7596d7e95e17619cf6e8285dc844d8be   第9级
    v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽
    参考例句:
    • We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
    • A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    10 concealed [kən'si:ld] 0v3zxG   第7级
    a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
    参考例句:
    • The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
    • I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
    11 wreck [rek] QMjzE   第7级
    n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
    参考例句:
    • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck. 天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
    • No one can wreck the friendship between us. 没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
    12 contention [kənˈtenʃn] oZ5yd   第9级
    n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张
    参考例句:
    • The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
    • The real bone of contention, as you know, is money. 你知道,争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
    13 briny [ˈbraɪni] JxPz6j   第12级
    adj.盐水的;很咸的;n.海洋
    参考例句:
    • The briny water is not good for the growth of the trees. 海水不利于这种树木的生长。
    • The briny air gave a foretaste of the nearby sea. 咸空气是快近海的前兆。
    14 recollect [ˌrekəˈlekt] eUOxl   第7级
    v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
    参考例句:
    • He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them. 他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
    • She could not recollect being there. 她回想不起曾经到过那儿。
    15 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。
    16 guardian [ˈgɑ:diən] 8ekxv   第7级
    n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
    参考例句:
    • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
    • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
    17 undertaking [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] Mfkz7S   第9级
    n.保证,许诺,事业
    参考例句:
    • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back within a year. 他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
    • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking. 他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
    18 rumours [ˈru:məz] ba6e2decd2e28dec9a80f28cb99e131d   第7级
    n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 );风闻;谣言;谣传
    参考例句:
    • The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
    • Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
    19 dependence [dɪˈpendəns] 3wsx9   第8级
    n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
    参考例句:
    • Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug. 医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
    • He was freed from financial dependence on his parents. 他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
    20 exertion [ɪgˈzɜ:ʃn] F7Fyi   第11级
    n.尽力,努力
    参考例句:
    • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture. 我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
    • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill. 由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
    21 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。
    22 peculiarities [pɪˌkju:li:ˈærɪti:z] 84444218acb57e9321fbad3dc6b368be   第9级
    n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪
    参考例句:
    • the cultural peculiarities of the English 英国人的文化特点
    • He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another. 他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
    23 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
    24 solitude [ˈsɒlɪtju:d] xF9yw   第7级
    n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
    参考例句:
    • People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
    • They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
    25 irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] LRuzn   第9级
    adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的
    参考例句:
    • He gets irritable when he's got toothache. 他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
    • Our teacher is an irritable old lady. She gets angry easily. 我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。
    26 exacting [ɪgˈzæktɪŋ] VtKz7e   第9级
    adj.苛求的,要求严格的
    参考例句:
    • He must remember the letters and symbols with exacting precision. 他必须以严格的精度记住每个字母和符号。
    • The public has been more exacting in its demands as time has passed. 随着时间的推移,公众的要求更趋严格。
    27 bereaved [bɪˈri:vd] dylzO0   第11级
    adj.刚刚丧失亲人的v.使失去(希望、生命等)( bereave的过去式和过去分词);(尤指死亡)使丧失(亲人、朋友等);使孤寂;抢走(财物)
    参考例句:
    • The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved. 这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。
    • an organization offering counselling for the bereaved 为死者亲友提供辅导的组织
    28 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。
    29 fatality [fəˈtæləti] AlfxT   第10级
    n.不幸,灾祸,天命
    参考例句:
    • She struggle against fatality in vain. 她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
    • He began to have a growing sense of fatality. 他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。
    30 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。
    31 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。
    32 prosaic [prəˈzeɪɪk] i0szo   第10级
    adj.单调的,无趣的
    参考例句:
    • The truth is more prosaic. 真相更加乏味。
    • It was a prosaic description of the scene. 这是对场景没有想象力的一个描述。
    33 wan [wɒn] np5yT   第10级
    (wide area network)广域网
    参考例句:
    • The shared connection can be an Ethernet, wireless LAN or wireless WAN connection. 提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网,无线局域网或无线广域网。
    34 blight [blaɪt] 0REye   第10级
    n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残
    参考例句:
    • The apple crop was wiped out by blight. 枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
    • There is a blight on all his efforts. 他的一切努力都遭到挫折。
    35 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。
    36 intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsi] z4Vxx   第8级
    n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
    参考例句:
    • His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated. 他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
    • I wish there were a rule book for intimacy. 我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
    37 eccentricities [ˌeksenˈtrɪsɪti:z] 9d4f841e5aa6297cdc01f631723077d9   第9级
    n.古怪行为( eccentricity的名词复数 );反常;怪癖
    参考例句:
    • My wife has many eccentricities. 我妻子有很多怪癖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • His eccentricities had earned for him the nickname"The Madman". 他的怪癖已使他得到'疯子'的绰号。 来自辞典例句
    38 morose [məˈrəʊs] qjByA   第11级
    adj.脾气坏的,不高兴的
    参考例句:
    • He was silent and morose. 他沉默寡言、郁郁寡欢。
    • The publicity didn't make him morose or unhappy? 公开以后,没有让他郁闷或者不开心吗?
    39 soothe [su:ð] qwKwF   第7级
    vt.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承;vi.起抚慰作用
    参考例句:
    • I've managed to soothe him down a bit. 我想方设法使他平静了一点。
    • This medicine should soothe your sore throat. 这种药会减轻你的喉痛。
    40 humiliate [hju:ˈmɪlieɪt] odGzW   第7级
    vt.使羞辱,使丢脸[同]disgrace
    参考例句:
    • What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this? 凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢?
    • They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me. 他们虚情假意地恭维我,这只能使我感到羞辱。
    41 dependant [dɪˈpendənt] GmAz6   第9级
    n.依靠的,依赖的,依赖他人生活者
    参考例句:
    • The dependent dependant cannot live independently. 依靠别人的被赡养者不能独立生活。
    • The fact that the woman is still regarded as the man's dependant. 再加上女人仍被看作是男人的附属品这一事实。
    42 vein [veɪn] fi9w0   第7级
    n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
    参考例句:
    • The girl is not in the vein for singing today. 那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
    • The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein. 医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。
    43 attachment [əˈtætʃmənt] POpy1   第7级
    n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
    参考例句:
    • She has a great attachment to her sister. 她十分依恋她的姐姐。
    • She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense. 她现在隶属于国防部。
    44 chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)] wnky9   第7级
    n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
    参考例句:
    • For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber. 对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
    • The chamber was ablaze with light. 会议厅里灯火辉煌。
    45 invalid [ɪnˈvælɪd] V4Oxh   第7级
    n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
    参考例句:
    • He will visit an invalid. 他将要去看望一个病人。
    • A passport that is out of date is invalid. 护照过期是无效的。
    46 originality [əˌrɪdʒəˈnæləti] JJJxm   第7级
    n.创造力,独创性;新颖
    参考例句:
    • The name of the game in pop music is originality. 流行音乐的本质是独创性。
    • He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius. 他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
    47 virtues ['vɜ:tʃu:z] cd5228c842b227ac02d36dd986c5cd53   第7级
    美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
    参考例句:
    • Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
    • She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
    48 protracted [prəˈtræktɪd] 7bbc2aee17180561523728a246b7f16b   第9级
    adj.拖延的;延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争,我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    49 stimulated ['stimjəˌletid] Rhrz78   第7级
    a.刺激的
    参考例句:
    • The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
    • The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。
    50 goaded [gəʊdid] 57b32819f8f3c0114069ed3397e6596e   第10级
    v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人
    参考例句:
    • Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out. 她被气得忍无可忍,于是转身向他猛击。
    • The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    51 morsel [ˈmɔ:sl] Q14y4   第11级
    n.一口,一点点
    参考例句:
    • He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought. 他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
    • The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning. 从早上起病人一直没有进食。
    52 contented [kənˈtentɪd] Gvxzof   第8级
    adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
    参考例句:
    • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office. 不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
    • The people are making a good living and are contented, each in his station. 人民安居乐业。
    53 pacified [ˈpæsəˌfaɪd] eba3332d17ba74e9c360cbf02b8c9729   第10级
    使(某人)安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 ); 息怒; 抚慰; 在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平
    参考例句:
    • The baby could not be pacified. 怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
    • She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. 她又尖叫了,无法使她平静下来。
    54 providence [ˈprɒvɪdəns] 8tdyh   第12级
    n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
    参考例句:
    • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat. 乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
    • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence. 照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
    55 sloth [sləʊθ] 4ELzP   第10级
    n.[动]树懒;懒惰,懒散
    参考例句:
    • Absence of competition makes for sloth. 没有竞争会导致懒惰。
    • The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches. 大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。
    56 inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] l4cyN   第10级
    n.被收容者;(房屋等的)居住人;住院人
    参考例句:
    • I am an inmate of that hospital. 我住在那家医院。
    • The prisoner is his inmate. 那个囚犯和他同住一起。
    57 ushering [ˈʌʃərɪŋ] 3e092841cb6e76f98231ed1268254a5c   第8级
    v.引,领,陪同( usher的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • They were right where the coach-caller was swinging open a coach-door and ushering in two ladies. "他们走到外面时,叫马车的服务员正打开车门,请两位小姐上车。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    • Immediately the two of them approached others, thanking them, ushering them out one by one. 他们俩马上走到其他人面前,向他们道谢,一个个送走了他们。 来自辞典例句
    58 wailing [weilɪŋ] 25fbaeeefc437dc6816eab4c6298b423   第9级
    v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱
    参考例句:
    • A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
    • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
    59 wailed [weild] e27902fd534535a9f82ffa06a5b6937a   第9级
    v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • She wailed over her father's remains. 她对着父亲的遗体嚎啕大哭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • The women of the town wailed over the war victims. 城里的妇女为战争的死难者们痛哭。 来自辞典例句
    60 disconsolate [dɪsˈkɒnsələt] OuOxR   第11级
    adj.忧郁的,不快的
    参考例句:
    • He looked so disconsolate that it scared her. 他看上去情绪很坏,吓了她一跳。
    • At the dress rehearsal she was disconsolate. 彩排时她闷闷不乐。
    61 gust [gʌst] q5Zyu   第8级
    n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
    参考例句:
    • A gust of wind blew the front door shut. 一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
    • A gust of happiness swept through her. 一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
    62 hush [hʌʃ] ecMzv   第8级
    int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
    参考例句:
    • A hush fell over the onlookers. 旁观者们突然静了下来。
    • Do hush up the scandal! 不要把这丑事声张出去!
    63 compulsory [kəmˈpʌlsəri] 5pVzu   第7级
    n.强制的,必修的;规定的,义务的
    参考例句:
    • Is English a compulsory subject? 英语是必修课吗?
    • Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen. 义务教育至16岁为止。
    64 boded [bəʊdid] 3ee9f155e2df361f160805e631a2c2ca   第12级
    v.预示,预告,预言( bode的过去式和过去分词 );等待,停留( bide的过去分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待
    参考例句:
    • The beginning of that summer boded ill. 夏季一开始就来势不善。 来自辞典例句
    65 epidemic [ˌepɪˈdemɪk] 5iTzz   第7级
    n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
    参考例句:
    • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out. 那种传染病早已绝迹。
    • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic. 当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
    66 heralded [ˈherəldid] a97fc5524a0d1c7e322d0bd711a85789   第8级
    v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 );宣布(好或重要)
    参考例句:
    • The singing of the birds heralded in the day. 鸟鸣报晓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    67 gasping ['gæspɪŋ] gasping   第7级
    adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词
    参考例句:
    • He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
    • "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗?”“我巴不得能喝点!”
    68 sobbing ['sɒbɪŋ] df75b14f92e64fc9e1d7eaf6dcfc083a   第7级
    <主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
    参考例句:
    • I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
    • Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。
    69 tormented [ˈtɔ:mentid] b017cc8a8957c07bc6b20230800888d0   第7级
    饱受折磨的
    参考例句:
    • The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
    • He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠,深受嫉妒的折磨。
    70 volcanic [vɒlˈkænɪk] BLgzQ   第9级
    adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
    参考例句:
    • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。
    • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools. 火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
    71 wither [ˈwɪðə(r)] dMVz1   第7级
    vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡
    参考例句:
    • She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun. 她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
    • In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees. 秋天,树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。
    72 vividly ['vɪvɪdlɪ] tebzrE   第9级
    adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
    参考例句:
    • The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly. 演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
    • The characters in the book are vividly presented. 这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
    73 destined [ˈdestɪnd] Dunznz   第7级
    adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
    参考例句:
    • It was destined that they would marry. 他们结婚是缘分。
    • The shipment is destined for America. 这批货物将运往美国。
    74 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。
    75 condemned [kən'demd] condemned   第7级
    adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
    • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
    76 sincerity [sɪn'serətɪ] zyZwY   第7级
    n.真诚,诚意;真实
    参考例句:
    • His sincerity added much more authority to the story. 他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
    • He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity. 他竭力让我了解他的诚意。
    77 twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] gKizf   第7级
    n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
    参考例句:
    • Twilight merged into darkness. 夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
    • Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth. 薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
    78 impatience [ɪm'peɪʃns] OaOxC   第8级
    n.不耐烦,急躁
    参考例句:
    • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress. 进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
    • He gave a stamp of impatience. 他不耐烦地跺脚。
    79 atone [əˈtəʊn] EeKyT   第11级
    vt.赎罪,补偿;vi.弥补;赎回
    参考例句:
    • He promised to atone for his crime. 他承诺要赎自己的罪。
    • Blood must atone for blood. 血债血偿。
    80 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。
    81 rebuked [riˈbju:kt] bdac29ff5ae4a503d9868e9cd4d93b12   第9级
    责难或指责( rebuke的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures. 公司因忽略了安全规程而受到公开批评。
    • The teacher rebuked the boy for throwing paper on the floor. 老师指责这个男孩将纸丢在地板上。
    82 peril [ˈperəl] l3Dz6   第9级
    n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物;vt.危及;置…于险境
    参考例句:
    • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger. 难民有饿死的危险。
    • The embankment is in great peril. 河堤岌岌可危。
    83 groaned [ɡrəund] 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71   第7级
    v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
    参考例句:
    • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
    • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    84 calamities [kəˈlæmitiz] 16254f2ca47292404778d1804949fef6   第7级
    n.灾祸,灾难( calamity的名词复数 );不幸之事
    参考例句:
    • They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities. 他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗,才能取得胜利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities. 图一时之苟安,贻百年之大患。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    85 demons ['di:mənz] 8f23f80251f9c0b6518bce3312ca1a61   第10级
    n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念
    参考例句:
    • demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
    • He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰,那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    86 noted [ˈnəʊtɪd] 5n4zXc   第8级
    adj.著名的,知名的
    参考例句:
    • The local hotel is noted for its good table. 当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
    • Jim is noted for arriving late for work. 吉姆上班迟到出了名。
    87 withheld [wɪθ'held] f9d7381abd94e53d1fbd8a4e53915ec8   第7级
    withhold过去式及过去分词
    参考例句:
    • I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后,我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意,学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    88 assuage [əˈsweɪdʒ] OvZzP   第10级
    vt.缓和,减轻,镇定
    参考例句:
    • The medicine is used to assuage pain. 这种药用来止痛。
    • Your messages of cheer should assuage her suffering. 你带来的这些振奋人心的消息一定能减轻她的痛苦。
    89 pang [pæŋ] OKixL   第9级
    n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷;vt.使剧痛,折磨
    参考例句:
    • She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment. 她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
    • She was beginning to know the pang of disappointed love. 她开始尝到了失恋的痛苦。
    90 salvation [sælˈveɪʃn] nC2zC   第8级
    n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困
    参考例句:
    • Salvation lay in political reform. 解救办法在于政治改革。
    • Christians hope and pray for salvation. 基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。
    91 endeavour [ɪn'devə(r)] 1jZzE   第7级
    n.尽力;努力;力图
    参考例句:
    • We must always endeavour to improve our work. 我们总要努力改进自己的工作。
    • I will endeavour to do everything well. 我要尽力做好每件事。
    92 retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] Njhzyv   第8级
    adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
    参考例句:
    • The old man retired to the country for rest. 这位老人下乡休息去了。
    • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby. 许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
    93 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。
    94 prelude [ˈprelju:d] 61Fz6   第9级
    n.序言,前兆,序曲
    参考例句:
    • The prelude to the musical composition is very long. 这首乐曲的序曲很长。
    • The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II. 德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。
    95 sever [ˈsevə(r)] wTXzb   第9级
    vt.切开,割开;断绝,中断;vi.断;裂开;分离
    参考例句:
    • She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm. 她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
    • We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation. 我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。
    96 fretted [ˈfretɪd] 82ebd7663e04782d30d15d67e7c45965   第9级
    焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的
    参考例句:
    • The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 寒风穿过枯枝,有时把发脏的藏红花吹刮跑了。 来自英汉文学
    • The lady's fame for hitting the mark fretted him. 这位太太看问题深刻的名声在折磨着他。

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