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  • XVII

    GRAY DAYS AND GOLD

    When Rebecca looked back upon the year or two that followed the Simpsons' Thanksgiving party, she could see only certain milestones2 rising in the quiet pathway of the months.

    The first milestone1 was Christmas Day. It was a fresh, crystal morning, with icicles hanging like dazzling pendants from the trees and a glaze3 of pale blue on the surface of the snow. The Simpsons' red barn stood out, a glowing mass of color in the white landscape. Rebecca had been busy for weeks before, trying to make a present for each of the seven persons at Sunnybrook Farm, a somewhat difficult proceeding5 on an expenditure6 of fifty cents, hoarded7 by incredible exertion8. Success had been achieved, however, and the precious packet had been sent by post two days previous. Miss Sawyer had bought her niece a nice gray squirrel muff and tippet, which was even more unbecoming if possible, than Rebecca's other articles of wearing apparel; but aunt Jane had made her the loveliest dress of green cashmere, a soft, soft green like that of a young leaf. It was very simply made, but the color delighted the eye. Then there was a beautiful "tatting" collar from her mother, some scarlet9 mittens10 from Mrs. Cobb, and a handkerchief from Emma Jane.

    Rebecca herself had fashioned an elaborate tea-cosy with a letter "M" in outline stitch, and a pretty frilled pincushion marked with a "J," for her two aunts, so that taken all together the day would have been an unequivocal success had nothing else happened; but something else did.

    There was a knock at the door at breakfast time, and Rebecca, answering it, was asked by a boy if Miss Rebecca Randall lived there. On being told that she did, he handed her a parcel bearing her name, a parcel which she took like one in a dream and bore into the dining-room.

    "It's a present; it must be," she said, looking at it in a dazed sort of way; "but I can't think who it could be from."

    "A good way to find out would be to open it," remarked Miss Miranda.

    The parcel being untied11 proved to have two smaller packages within, and Rebecca opened with trembling fingers the one addressed to her. Anybody's fingers would have trembled. There was a case which, when the cover was lifted, disclosed a long chain of delicate pink coral beads,—a chain ending in a cross made of coral rosebuds12. A card with "Merry Christmas from Mr. Aladdin" lay under the cross.

    "Of all things!" exclaimed the two old ladies, rising in their seats. "Who sent it?"

    "Mr. Ladd," said Rebecca under her breath.

    "Adam Ladd! Well I never! Don't you remember Ellen Burnham said he was going to send Rebecca a Christmas present? But I never supposed he'd think of it again," said Jane. "What's the other package?"

    It proved to be a silver chain with a blue enamel13 locket on it, marked for Emma Jane. That added the last touch—to have him remember them both! There was a letter also, which ran:—

    Dear Miss Rebecca Rowena,—My idea of a Christmas present is something entirely14 unnecessary and useless. I have always noticed when I give this sort of thing that people love it, so I hope I have not chosen wrong for you and your friend. You must wear your chain this afternoon, please, and let me see it on your neck, for I am coming over in my new sleigh15 to take you both to drive. My aunt is delighted with the soap.

    Sincerely your friend,

    Adam Ladd.

    "Well, well!" cried Miss Jane, "isn't that kind of him? He's very fond of children, Lyddy Burnham says. Now eat your breakfast, Rebecca, and after we've done the dishes you can run over to Emma's and give her her chain—What's the matter, child?"

    Rebecca's emotions seemed always to be stored, as it were, in adjoining compartments16, and to be continually getting mixed. At this moment, though her joy was too deep for words, her bread and butter almost choked her, and at intervals17 a tear stole furtively18 down her cheek.

    Mr. Ladd called as he promised, and made the acquaintance of the aunts, understanding them both in five minutes as well as if he had known them for years. On a footstool near the open fire sat Rebecca, silent and shy, so conscious of her fine apparel and the presence of aunt Miranda that she could not utter a word. It was one of her "beauty days." Happiness, excitement, the color of the green dress, and the touch of lovely pink in the coral necklace had transformed the little brown wren19 for the time into a bird of plumage, and Adam Ladd watched her with evident satisfaction. Then there was the sleigh ride, during which she found her tongue and chattered20 like any magpie21, and so ended that glorious Christmas Day; and many and many a night thereafter did Rebecca go to sleep with the precious coral chain under her pillow, one hand always upon it to be certain that it was safe.

    Another milestone was the departure of the Simpsons from Riverboro, bag and baggage, the banquet lamp being their most conspicuous22 possession. It was delightful23 to be rid of Seesaw24's hateful presence; but otherwise the loss of several playmates at one fell swoop25 made rather a gap in Riverboro's "younger set," and Rebecca was obliged to make friends with the Robinson baby, he being the only long-clothes child in the village that winter. The faithful Seesaw had called at the side door of the brick house on the evening before his departure, and when Rebecca answered his knock, stammered26 solemnly, "Can I k-keep comp'ny with you when you g-g-row up?" "Certainly NOT," replied Rebecca, closing the door somewhat too speedily upon her precocious27 swain.

    Mr. Simpson had come home in time to move his wife and children back to the town that had given them birth, a town by no means waiting with open arms to receive them. The Simpsons' moving was presided over by the village authorities and somewhat anxiously watched by the entire neighborhood, but in spite of all precautions a pulpit chair, several kerosene28 lamps, and a small stove disappeared from the church and were successfully swapped29 in the course of Mr. Simpson's driving tour from the old home to the new. It gave Rebecca and Emma Jane some hours of sorrow to learn that a certain village in the wake of Abner Simpson's line of progress had acquired, through the medium of an ambitious young minister, a magnificent lamp for its new church parlors30. No money changed hands in the operation; for the minister succeeded in getting the lamp in return for an old bicycle. The only pleasant feature of the whole affair was that Mr. Simpson, wholly unable to console his offspring for the loss of the beloved object, mounted the bicycle and rode away on it, not to be seen or heard of again for many a long day.

    The year was notable also as being the one in which Rebecca shot up like a young tree. She had seemingly never grown an inch since she was ten years old, but once started she attended to growing precisely31 as she did other things,—with such energy, that Miss Jane did nothing for months but lengthen32 skirts, sleeves, and waists. In spite of all the arts known to a thrifty33 New England woman, the limit of letting down and piecing down was reached at last, and the dresses were sent to Sunnybrook Farm to be made over for Jenny.

    There was another milestone, a sad one, marking a little grave under a willow34 tree at Sunnybrook Farm. Mira, the baby of the Randall family, died, and Rebecca went home for a fortnight's visit. The sight of the small still shape that had been Mira, the baby who had been her special charge ever since her birth, woke into being a host of new thoughts and wonderments; for it is sometimes the mystery of death that brings one to a consciousness of the still greater mystery of life.

    It was a sorrowful home-coming for Rebecca. The death of Mira, the absence of John, who had been her special comrade, the sadness of her mother, the isolation35 of the little house, and the pinching economies that went on within it, all conspired36 to depress a child who was so sensitive to beauty and harmony as Rebecca.

    Hannah seemed to have grown into a woman during Rebecca's absence. There had always been a strange unchildlike air about Hannah, but in certain ways she now appeared older than aunt Jane—soberer, and more settled. She was pretty, though in a colorless fashion; pretty and capable.

    Rebecca walked through all the old playgrounds and favorite haunts of her early childhood; all her familiar, her secret places; some of them known to John, some to herself alone. There was the spot where the Indian pipes grew; the particular bit of marshy37 ground where the fringed gentians used to be largest and bluest; the rock maple38 where she found the oriole's nest; the hedge where the field mice lived; the moss-covered stump39 where the white toadstools were wont41 to spring up as if by magic; the hole at the root of the old pine where an ancient and honorable toad40 made his home; these were the landmarks42 of her childhood, and she looked at them as across an immeasurable distance. The dear little sunny brook4, her chief companion after John, was sorry company at this season. There was no laughing water sparkling in the sunshine. In summer the merry stream had danced over white pebbles43 on its way to deep pools where it could be still and think. Now, like Mira, it was cold and quiet, wrapped in its shroud44 of snow; but Rebecca knelt by the brink45, and putting her ear to the glaze of ice, fancied, where it used to be deepest, she could hear a faint, tinkling46 sound. It was all right! Sunnybrook would sing again in the spring; perhaps Mira too would have her singing time somewhere—she wondered where and how. In the course of these lonely rambles47 she was ever thinking, thinking, of one subject. Hannah had never had a chance; never been freed from the daily care and work of the farm. She, Rebecca, had enjoyed all the privileges thus far. Life at the brick house had not been by any means a path of roses, but there had been comfort and the companionship of other children, as well as chances for study and reading. Riverboro had not been the world itself, but it had been a glimpse of it through a tiny peephole that was infinitely48 better than nothing. Rebecca shed more than one quiet tear before she could trust herself to offer up as a sacrifice that which she so much desired for herself. Then one morning as her visit neared its end she plunged49 into the subject boldly and said, "Hannah, after this term I'm going to stay at home and let you go away. Aunt Miranda has always wanted you, and it's only fair you should have your turn."

    Hannah was darning stockings, and she threaded her needle and snipped50 off the yarn51 before she answered, "No, thank you, Becky. Mother couldn't do without me, and I hate going to school. I can read and write and cipher52 as well as anybody now, and that's enough for me. I'd die rather than teach school for a living. The winter'll go fast, for Will Melville is going to lend me his mother's sewing machine, and I'm going to make white petticoats out of the piece of muslin aunt Jane sent, and have 'em just solid with tucks. Then there's going to be a singing-school and a social circle in Temperance after New Year's, and I shall have a real good time now I'm grown up. I'm not one to be lonesome, Becky," Hannah ended with a blush; "I love this place."

    Rebecca saw that she was speaking the truth, but she did not understand the blush till a year or two later.



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    1 milestone [ˈmaɪlstəʊn] c78zM   第9级
    n.里程碑;划时代的事件
    参考例句:
    • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema. 事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
    • I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries. 我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
    2 milestones [ˈmaɪlˌstəʊnz] 9b680059d7f7ea92ea578a9ceeb0f0db   第9级
    n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 );重要阶段;转折点;里程碑
    参考例句:
    • Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件,并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
    3 glaze [gleɪz] glaze   第8级
    vt. 装以玻璃;上釉于 vi. 变呆滞;变得光滑 n. 釉;光滑面
    参考例句:
    • Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake. 在热蛋糕的顶上和周围刷上一层蛋浆。
    • Tang three-color glaze horses are famous for their perfect design and realism. 唐三彩上釉马以其造型精美和形态生动而著名。
    4 brook [brʊk] PSIyg   第7级
    n.小河,溪;vt.忍受,容让
    参考例句:
    • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook. 在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
    • The brook trickled through the valley. 小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
    5 proceeding [prəˈsi:dɪŋ] Vktzvu   第7级
    n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
    参考例句:
    • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London. 这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
    • The work is proceeding briskly. 工作很有生气地进展着。
    6 expenditure [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)] XPbzM   第7级
    n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗
    参考例句:
    • The entry of all expenditure is necessary. 有必要把一切开支入账。
    • The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether. 我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
    7 hoarded [hɔ:did] fe2d6b65d7be4a89a7f38b012b9a0b1b   第9级
    v.积蓄并储藏(某物)( hoard的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • It owned great properties and often hoarded huge treasures. 它拥有庞大的财产,同时往往窖藏巨额的财宝。 来自辞典例句
    • Sylvia among them, good-naturedly applaud so much long-hoarded treasure of useless knowing. 西尔维亚也在他们中间,为那些长期珍藏的无用知识,友好地、起劲地鼓掌。 来自互联网
    8 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。
    9 scarlet [ˈskɑ:lət] zD8zv   第9级
    n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
    参考例句:
    • The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines. 深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
    • The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale, scarlet, bright red, and then light red. 天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了,深红的颜色变成了绯红,绯红又变为浅红。
    10 mittens ['mɪtnz] 258752c6b0652a69c52ceed3c65dbf00   第10级
    不分指手套
    参考例句:
    • Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
    • I'd fisted my hands inside their mittens to keep the fingers warm. 我在手套中握拳头来保暖手指。
    11 untied [ʌnˈtaɪd] d4a1dd1a28503840144e8098dbf9e40f   第9级
    松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决
    参考例句:
    • Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来,我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
    • He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。
    12 rosebuds [ˈrəuzbʌdz] 450df99f3a51338414a829f9dbef21cb   第11级
    蔷薇花蕾,妙龄少女,初入社交界的少女( rosebud的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 花开堪折直须折。
    • Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 有花堪折直须折,莫待花无空折枝。
    13 enamel [ɪˈnæml] jZ4zF   第10级
    n.珐琅,搪瓷,瓷釉;(牙齿的)珐琅质
    参考例句:
    • I chipped the enamel on my front tooth when I fell over. 我跌倒时门牙的珐琅质碰碎了。
    • He collected coloured enamel bowls from Yugoslavia. 他藏有来自南斯拉夫的彩色搪瓷碗。
    14 entirely [ɪnˈtaɪəli] entirely   第9级
    ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
    参考例句:
    • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
    • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
    15 sleigh [sleɪ] iEryU   第7级
    n.雪撬;v.用雪撬搬运,乘雪撬
    参考例句:
    • The sleigh was on one runner,heeling like a yacht in a wind.这架雪橇在一根滑橇上滑行,倾斜得像大风中的一艘快艇。
    • They travelled across the snow in a sleigh.他们乘着雪橇在雪地上穿行。
    16 compartments [kəmˈpɑ:tmənts] 4e9d78104c402c263f5154f3360372c7   第7级
    n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 );(列车车厢的)隔间;(家具或设备等的)分隔间;隔层
    参考例句:
    • Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    17 intervals ['ɪntevl] f46c9d8b430e8c86dea610ec56b7cbef   第7级
    n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
    参考例句:
    • The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴,有阵雨。
    • Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
    18 furtively ['fɜ:tɪvlɪ] furtively   第9级
    adv. 偷偷地, 暗中地
    参考例句:
    • At this some of the others furtively exchanged significant glances. 听他这样说,有几个人心照不宣地彼此对望了一眼。
    • Remembering my presence, he furtively dropped it under his chair. 后来想起我在,他便偷偷地把书丢在椅子下。
    19 wren [ren] veCzKb   第12级
    n.鹪鹩;英国皇家海军女子服务队成员
    参考例句:
    • A wren is a kind of short-winged songbird. 鹪鹩是一种短翼的鸣禽。
    • My bird guide confirmed that a Carolina wren had discovered the thickets near my house. 我掌握的鸟类知识使我确信,一只卡罗莱纳州鹪鹩已经发现了我家的这个灌木丛。
    20 chattered [ˈtʃætəd] 0230d885b9f6d176177681b6eaf4b86f   第7级
    (人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤
    参考例句:
    • They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
    • We chattered like two teenagers. 我们聊着天,像两个十多岁的孩子。
    21 magpie [ˈmægpaɪ] oAqxF   第11级
    n.喜欢收藏物品的人,喜鹊,饶舌者
    参考例句:
    • Now and then a magpie would call. 不时有喜鹊的叫声。
    • This young man is really a magpie. 这个年轻人真是饶舌。
    22 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。
    23 delightful [dɪˈlaɪtfl] 6xzxT   第8级
    adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
    参考例句:
    • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday. 上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
    • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute. 彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
    24 seesaw ['si:sɔ:] Xh3yf   第11级
    n.跷跷板
    参考例句:
    • The children are playing at seesaw. 孩子们在玩跷跷板。
    • Prices have gone up and down like a seesaw this year. 今年的价格像跷跷板一样时涨时跌。
    25 swoop [swu:p] nHPzI   第11级
    n.俯冲,攫取;vi.抓取,突然袭击;vt. 攫取;抓起
    参考例句:
    • The plane made a swoop over the city. 那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
    • We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there. 我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
    26 stammered [ˈstæməd] 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721   第8级
    v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
    27 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。
    28 kerosene [ˈkerəsi:n] G3uxW   第9级
    n.(kerosine)煤油,火油
    参考例句:
    • It is like putting out a fire with kerosene. 这就像用煤油灭火。
    • Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 没有电,有煤油灯。
    29 swapped [s'wɒpt] 3982604ac592befc46570aef4e827102   第8级
    交换(工作)( swap的过去式和过去分词 ); 用…替换,把…换成,掉换(过来)
    参考例句:
    • I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped. 我喜欢她的外套,她喜欢我的外套,于是我们就交换了。
    • At half-time the manager swapped some of the players around. 经理在半场时把几名队员换下了场。
    30 parlors [ˈpɑ:ləz] d00eff1cfa3fc47d2b58dbfdec2ddc5e   第9级
    客厅( parlor的名词复数 ); 起居室; (旅馆中的)休息室; (通常用来构成合成词)店
    参考例句:
    • It had been a firm specializing in funeral parlors and parking lots. 它曾经是一个专门经营殡仪馆和停车场的公司。
    • I walked, my eyes focused into the endless succession of barbershops, beauty parlors, confectioneries. 我走着,眼睛注视着那看不到头的、鳞次栉比的理发店、美容院、糖果店。
    31 precisely [prɪˈsaɪsli] zlWzUb   第8级
    adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
    参考例句:
    • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust. 我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
    • The man adjusted very precisely. 那个人调得很准。
    32 lengthen [ˈleŋθən] n34y1   第7级
    vt.使伸长,延长
    参考例句:
    • He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat. 他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
    • The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out. 老师让她把论文加长。
    33 thrifty [ˈθrɪfti] NIgzT   第9级
    adj.节俭的;兴旺的;健壮的
    参考例句:
    • Except for smoking and drinking, he is a thrifty man. 除了抽烟、喝酒,他是个生活节俭的人。
    • She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month. 她是个很会持家的妇女,每月都设法存些钱。
    34 willow [ˈwɪləʊ] bMFz6   第8级
    n.柳树
    参考例句:
    • The river was sparsely lined with willow trees. 河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
    • The willow's shadow falls on the lake. 垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。
    35 isolation [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn] 7qMzTS   第8级
    n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
    参考例句:
    • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world. 这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
    • He retired and lived in relative isolation. 他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
    36 conspired [kənˈspaiəd] 6d377e365eb0261deeef136f58f35e27   第8级
    密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致
    参考例句:
    • They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
    • Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。
    37 marshy ['mɑ:ʃi] YBZx8   第8级
    adj.沼泽的
    参考例句:
    • In August 1935,we began our march across the marshy grassland. 1935年8月,我们开始过草地。
    • The surrounding land is low and marshy. 周围的地低洼而多沼泽。
    38 maple [ˈmeɪpl] BBpxj   第7级
    n.槭树,枫树,槭木
    参考例句:
    • Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees. 枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
    • The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red. 枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
    39 stump [stʌmp] hGbzY   第8级
    n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
    参考例句:
    • He went on the stump in his home state. 他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
    • He used the stump as a table. 他把树桩用作桌子。
    40 toad [təʊd] oJezr   第8级
    n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆
    参考例句:
    • Both the toad and frog are amphibian. 蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
    • Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter. 许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。
    41 wont [wəʊnt] peXzFP   第11级
    adj.习惯于;vi.习惯;vt.使习惯于;n.习惯
    参考例句:
    • He was wont to say that children are lazy. 他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
    • It is his wont to get up early. 早起是他的习惯。
    42 landmarks ['lændmɑ:ks] 746a744ae0fc201cc2f97ab777d21b8c   第8级
    n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 );目标;(标志重要阶段的)里程碑 ~ (in sth);有历史意义的建筑物(或遗址)
    参考例句:
    • The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句
    43 pebbles ['peblz] e4aa8eab2296e27a327354cbb0b2c5d2   第7级
    [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
    • Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石,以确保排水良好。
    44 shroud [ʃraʊd] OEMya   第9级
    n.裹尸布,寿衣;罩,幕;vt.覆盖,隐藏
    参考例句:
    • His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery. 他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
    • How can I do under shroud of a dark sky? 在黑暗的天空的笼罩下,我该怎么做呢?
    45 brink [brɪŋk] OWazM   第9级
    n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
    参考例句:
    • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff. 那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
    • The two countries were poised on the brink of war. 这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
    46 tinkling [tiŋkliŋ] Rg3zG6   第10级
    n.丁当作响声
    参考例句:
    • I could hear bells tinkling in the distance. 我能听到远处叮当铃响。
    • To talk to him was like listening to the tinkling of a worn-out musical-box. 跟他说话,犹如听一架老掉牙的八音盒子丁冬响。 来自英汉文学
    47 rambles [ˈræmbəlz] 5bfd3e73a09d7553bf08ae72fa2fbf45   第9级
    (无目的地)漫游( ramble的第三人称单数 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论
    参考例句:
    • He rambles in his talk. 他谈话时漫无中心。
    • You will have such nice rambles on the moors. 你可以在旷野里好好地溜达溜达。
    48 infinitely [ˈɪnfɪnətli] 0qhz2I   第7级
    adv.无限地,无穷地
    参考例句:
    • There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us. 我们有无限光明的前途。
    • The universe is infinitely large. 宇宙是无限大的。
    49 plunged [plʌndʒd] 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582   第7级
    v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
    参考例句:
    • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
    • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
    50 snipped [snɪpt] 826fea38bd27326bbaa2b6f0680331b5   第10级
    v.剪( snip的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He snipped off the corner of the packet. 他将包的一角剪了下来。 来自辞典例句
    • The police officer snipped the tape and untied the hostage. 警方把胶带剪断,松绑了人质。 来自互联网
    51 yarn [jɑ:n] LMpzM   第9级
    n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事
    参考例句:
    • I stopped to have a yarn with him. 我停下来跟他聊天。
    • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber. 纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
    52 cipher ['saɪfə(r)] dVuy9   第10级
    n.零;无影响力的人;密码
    参考例句:
    • All important plans were sent to the police in cipher. 所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
    • He's a mere cipher in the company. 他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。

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