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CHAPTER XII THE COMMITTEE BUYS AN AEROPLANE
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So intense was the interest in the new plan to purchase an aeroplane that, when Friday came around, the opening of the camp on Perdido Bay was again postponed1. The United States marshal, having taken charge of the libeled steamer, after Thursday the nightly meetings of the boys were held in Mrs. Allen’s dining room. Boating, fishing, and hunting were forgotten. At each meeting, Bob had new flying machine literature and new suggestions.

Mr. Hawkins would have done well to have accepted Mr. Rowe’s offer. March fourth, the libel case was heard, and the court promptly2 entered judgment3 for ten thousand dollars against the lumber4 dealer5. Two days later, Mr. Hawkins, eager to get possession of the steamer to begin repairs, satisfied the claim. Mr. Rowe finally consented to accept a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars, and the remainder of the amount was paid over directly to the parties concerned, the boys, Jerry and Captain Joe Romano; each receiving a check for one thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
 
The following morning, the Pensacola Journal contained this story:

THE BOY AVIATORS’ CLUB

Six Pensacola Lads To Buy an Aeroplane

Result of Recent Salvage7 Case

It became known yesterday that the six members of the Anclote Boat Club, who were recently awarded ten thousand dollars salvage in the Elias Ward8 rescue, have determined9 to put a part of their treasure trove10 into an up-to-date aeroplane. Thomas Allen and Robert Balfour, the nineteen and eighteen year old president and secretary of the club, have been delegated to go to New York to select the airship.

It also became known at the same time that there is decided11 objection to this on the part of the parents of more than one boy. But the youngsters seem determined, and there is a strong probability that parental12 objections will be defied.

Tom Allen, president of the club, said yesterday: “You bet we are going to do it. Every one of the six members of the club risked his life to earn that money, and why shouldn’t we spend it as we like? We are going to use three thousand dollars to buy an aeroplane, one thousand to repair our club house over on Perdido Bay, and divide the remainder. The court awarded us the money, and we’re going to beat the men of Pensacola by bringing an aeroplane down here before they wake up.”

Then followed a column story reviewing the rescue, the trial, and the history of the club.
 
“It’s all right,” exclaimed Tom when he read the story, “except that it’s about three-fourths wrong. There aren’t six members in the club. I didn’t say anything about risking our lives or that we were going to spend one thousand dollars on the club house.”

Bob was tempted14 to send a copy of the newspaper to his father, but he was afraid the joke would be on him. It was victory enough to get his mother’s consent to the plan. He was sure his father would object. The printed story was true as to Tom and Bob going north to buy the airship, but the announcement was premature15. It required nearly two days of pleading before Mrs. Balfour and Mrs. Allen agreed to this. But, at last, Mrs. Balfour began to take a pride in Bob’s businesslike program, and she consented—although it was with many misgivings16.

“I thought I took you out of school and brought you down here to rest and get strong,” said Mrs. Balfour to her son.

“Well,” answered Bob, “do I look as if I’m losing any weight?”

“Perhaps you’re right,” exclaimed his mother laughing. “But you’ll have to back me up when your father finds out about it.”

“Why he practically told me to buy an aeroplane,”[154] answered Bob soberly. “He really put the idea into my head.”

Hal could not accompany the purchasing committee. His positive orders were not to miss a day’s schooling17. And he wouldn’t write home and ask permission because he didn’t want to say anything about his suddenly acquired fortune. He and Bob bought a draft for three thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars with their checks, and Tom and Mac each contributed one hundred dollars out of their portions to cover the traveling expenses of the committee.

The almost continuous meetings of the boys had finally resulted in the following program: Hal attended a private preparing school that granted a vacation of a week at Easter. Tom obtained his mother’s consent to absent himself from school during the same week, and all had planned to secure the aeroplane at once and ship it directly to Tampa, just south of the Mecca of all their outing dreams—Anclote Island—three hundred miles distant from Pensacola.

To this much-talked-of island, Captain Joe was to carry the club members in the Three Sisters. The aeroplane was then to be put together[155] in Tampa, conveyed through the air to the uninhabited island, and for four or five glorious days at least, there was to be a carnival18 of aerial exploration by land and sea.

The original attraction at Anclote Island had been the unsurpassed tarpon fishing to be found there. In the three years that the club had been in existence, the one big dream of each of its members had been the long cruise that they were some day to make to this place. Now, tarpon fishing became a secondary matter. But Anclote Island was still the center of their dreams.

The acquisition of the aeroplane gave the island new possibilities. It was on the edge of the Florida Everglades—the great, mysterious, impenetrable swamp whose unexplored depths suddenly became a new lode19 stone.

The plans discussed seemed endless: A temporary camp on the island, excursions to the semi-tropic shore, fishing trips on the sound and gulf20, and, above all, daring forays to the interior of the state in quest of adventures in the Everglade swamp and among the hidden Seminole Indians.

Finally, on a Saturday evening, a cavalcade21 including Mrs. Balfour, Mrs. Allen, Hal and[156] Mac accompanied Bob and Tom to the train, and the aeroplane committee was off for New York. Mrs. Allen brought with her a little basket containing a luncheon22. Tom had never made a long railroad journey before, but he knew that in these days of the sumptuous23 dining cars travelers no longer carried food. And, since he and Bob had ample means to do as other travelers, before the boys turned in that night, every scrap24 of fried chicken, jelly, cake and pickles25 had been eaten.

Just before noon on Monday, the two boys reached the president’s office in the shops of the American Aeroplane Company’s works in the outskirts26 of Newark, New Jersey27. President Atkinson heard what the two lads had to say in open astonishment28. He cross-examined them, smiled, laughed, inspected their draft and then grew serious. Finally, he called in his engineering expert, Mr. Osborne, and this man heard Bob’s story.

“But you don’t know how to operate an aeroplane,” was the president’s comment at last. “It’s most unusual.” Then he laughed again. “We can’t afford to have you youngsters break your necks just for the purpose of selling a machine.”
 
“We’re going to stay here until you teach us how,” said Bob promptly.

“Oh, I see,” said the engineer, also smiling and stroking his chin.

“Ain’t that a paht of the business?” inquired Tom. “Just like showing a customah how to run an automobile29?”

“We’ll pay for the lessons,” added Bob.

“Osborne,” said the president of the company, at last, “show the young men the two machines we are making; make an engagement with them to see both in flight, and then see if either of them has any of the requirements of an aviator6. If you conclude they can learn to operate a car with safety, I’ll talk to them again.”

The American Aeroplane Company was at that time making but two forms of aeroplanes. Since then, the company, which has absorbed so many smaller concerns that it is now the well known “flying machine trust,” has purchased and at present controls nearly every important idea in aeroplane construction. The types of machines shown to Bob and Tom were No. 1, an adaptation of the Wright and Curtiss single-motor biplanes, and No. 2, Engineer Osborne’s elaboration of the glider30 principle made[158] famous by the Californian, Montgomery. The latter machine was the more expensive and more elaborate.

The novel feature of Type No. 1 was its simplicity31 and strength. To the eye it differed little from the car used by the Wright brothers. But examination showed that the framework was heavier, the fore13 and aft rudder guides stronger and the seating arrangement for a passenger, in addition to the operator, much more carefully wrought32 out. This car, with a 25-horsepower motor had a spread of 39 feet, and was guaranteed to show forty miles an hour under right conditions. Allowing three hundred pounds for the weight of an operator and one passenger, this machine was calculated to carry enough gasoline for an operating radius33 of one hundred and fifteen miles, or a straightaway flight of two hundred and thirty miles.

“The other machine,” explained Mr. Osborne, as he drew the wide-eyed and enthused lads to that type of air craft, “will give you more speed, but a shorter radius of action. This is because it carries two motors—one for each propeller34. It eats up the gas,” he said proudly, “but it gets results.”
 
No. 2, a much more expensive aeroplane, was a combination of Montgomery’s bird wing, curved planes, set tandem35, and the Wright brothers steering36 rudders. The large fan-tail rudder used on the Montgomery glider had been discarded in favor of the more recent fore and aft rudders used by the Wrights and Curtiss. Instead of the usual single motor, this machine carried two gyroscopic motors, one for each propeller.

Tom, whose real knowledge of aeroplanes extended but little beyond what the exuberant37 Bob had told him in the last few days, after a long examination of this car, looked at Bob with inquiring eyes. But Bob shook his head.

“We’d better stick to the simpler machine,” said Bob, although it was plain that he had reached the conclusion regretfully.

“I have some notion about the control of a simple engine. And I know something about manipulating parallel planes. Besides, it’s cheaper, and it’ll go fast enough for us.”

The next afternoon, Mr. Osborne, the engineer, reported back to his superior. He sat down with a sigh, shaking his head:

“I don’t know what we’re comin’ to, in this country,” he said, wiping his greasy38 face.
 
“Boys a frost?” commented President Atkinson.

“Frost?” exclaimed the expert. “That boy Balfour is a natural born mechanic. And he has a book knowledge of aeroplanes that includes nearly everything I can tell him. And that southern kid—what the other one may lack in nerve, he has. The Balfour boy made a flight alone yesterday, and this morning, he took the other kid up.”

The president thought a moment, and then summoned the two boys who were waiting in the outer office.

“I don’t much like to do it,” he began, “but I suppose if air navigation is to become general, we’ll have to trust the youngsters. You’ve selected the right machine for a beginner—the simplest and cheapest. The price of it is twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars. You may have it, crated39 on the cars here, at two thousand dollars.”

While the negotiations40 concerning the aeroplane had been going on, Bob and Tom had remained in Newark. Now, with the purchase completed and all arrangements made for shipping41 their precious machine, the two boys hastily packed their suit cases and returned to New[161] York. It was a great evening for the southern boy. Bob boldly piloted his companion to a nationally known and luxurious42 hotel, ordered a double room with two beds, and then, before night fell, he took Tom in a taxicab for a long ride through the park and along the drive up the river.

“Why not?” laughed Bob. “You may not be in New York again for some time. So far, we have traveled on the club’s expense. This evening, you’re my guest, Tom. We’re going to celebrate, and I’m going to stand the expense.”

In fact, this suggestion had been made by Mrs. Balfour, who had had no opportunity, she said, to repay the kindness shown her and Bob by Mrs. Allen.

Therefore, when Tom saw Bob pay six dollars for their dinner in the brilliantly lighted café and later buy theatre tickets at two dollars and a half apiece, he nearly lost his breath. They left for the south at two o’clock the next afternoon. All morning, they were too busy to think of cab or street car. When they sank down on their Pullman seats, Tom announced that the thousand things he had seen in the all too short morning were well worth[162] his blistered43 feet and aching back. A heap of bundles alongside the two happy boys were other tangible44 evidences of their morning activity.

It gave Tom a thrill of real pleasure to stow away his own parcels, for, carried away by the easy way in which money is spent in New York, he had purchased gifts for his mother and grandmother. There were a silk shirt waist and a gossamer-like parasol for his mother, for which he paid forty dollars, and a silver bound handbag for his grandmother, costing fifteen dollars. Bob had engineered this shopping. In turn, Bob had laid in heavy boxes of the highest priced confections for his mother and Mrs. Allen; a big volume on aeroplanes and aviation for Tom; an outing raincoat for Mac; an imported outing cap for Hal; a combined barometer45 and thermometer for Captain Joe Romano, and an elaborate, many-bladed knife for Jerry Blossom.

Just before leaving, Bob sent telegrams to his mother and Mrs. Allen that the expedition would reach Pensacola Saturday evening. To the surprise and pleasure of the boys, they found, when they reached the southern city the next evening about eight o’clock, that Mrs. Allen[163] had invited Mrs. Balfour, Bob and Hal Burton to a late supper at her home, and the returned travelers had the pleasure of gift distribution over a meal that Bob announced was far better than anything they had in New York.

The evening of gayety that followed was punctuated46 with Bob and Tom’s wonderful tales of what they had seen and done. On the blossom scented47 gallery of the little house, the boys vied with each other in recalling the details of their daring adventures. On their way home at a late hour, Mrs. Balfour said to her son:

“Bob, do you feel any better than you did when we started south?”

“Better?” exclaimed Bob. “Mother, I feel so good that I’ve forgotten I ever felt any other way. I tell you there’s a good deal of difference between reading how some one does things and gettin’ out and doin’ ’em yourself. Me for doin’ things now—not dreamin’ about ’em. That’s the way to be happy.”

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1 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
参考例句:
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
2 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
3 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
4 lumber a8Jz6     
n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动
参考例句:
  • The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
  • They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
5 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人,贩子
参考例句:
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
6 aviator BPryq     
n.飞行家,飞行员
参考例句:
  • The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
  • Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
7 salvage ECHzB     
v.救助,营救,援救;n.救助,营救
参考例句:
  • All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
  • The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
8 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
9 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
10 trove 5pIyp     
n.被发现的东西,收藏的东西
参考例句:
  • He assembled a rich trove of Chinese porcelain.他收集了一批中国瓷器。
  • The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。
11 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
12 parental FL2xv     
adj.父母的;父的;母的
参考例句:
  • He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
  • Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。
13 fore ri8xw     
adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部
参考例句:
  • Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
  • I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。
14 tempted b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6     
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
参考例句:
  • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
  • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
15 premature FPfxV     
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
参考例句:
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
16 misgivings 0nIzyS     
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧
参考例句:
  • I had grave misgivings about making the trip. 对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
  • Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead! 不要瞻前顾后, 畏首畏尾。甩开膀子干吧! 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
17 schooling AjAzM6     
n.教育;正规学校教育
参考例句:
  • A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
  • Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
18 carnival 4rezq     
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
参考例句:
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
19 lode I8tzk     
n.矿脉
参考例句:
  • We discovered the rich lode bellied out.我们发现丰富的矿脉突然增大了。
  • A lode of gold was discovered。他们发现了一处黄金矿藏。
20 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
21 cavalcade NUNyv     
n.车队等的行列
参考例句:
  • A cavalcade processed through town.马车队列队从城里经过。
  • The cavalcade drew together in silence.马队在静默中靠拢在一起。
22 luncheon V8az4     
n.午宴,午餐,便宴
参考例句:
  • We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
  • I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。
23 sumptuous Rqqyl     
adj.豪华的,奢侈的,华丽的
参考例句:
  • The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.客人们身着华丽的夜礼服出现了。
  • We were ushered into a sumptuous dining hall.我们被领进一个豪华的餐厅。
24 scrap JDFzf     
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
参考例句:
  • A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
  • Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
25 pickles fd03204cfdc557b0f0d134773ae6fff5     
n.腌菜( pickle的名词复数 );处于困境;遇到麻烦;菜酱
参考例句:
  • Most people eat pickles at breakfast. 大多数人早餐吃腌菜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I want their pickles and wines, and that.' 我要他们的泡菜、美酒和所有其他东西。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
26 outskirts gmDz7W     
n.郊外,郊区
参考例句:
  • Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
  • They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
27 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
28 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
29 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车,机动车
参考例句:
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
30 glider wgNxU     
n.滑翔机;滑翔导弹
参考例句:
  • The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
  • The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。
31 simplicity Vryyv     
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
参考例句:
  • She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
  • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
32 wrought EoZyr     
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
参考例句:
  • Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
  • It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。
33 radius LTKxp     
n.半径,半径范围;有效航程,范围,界限
参考例句:
  • He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
  • We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。
34 propeller tRVxe     
n.螺旋桨,推进器
参考例句:
  • The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
  • A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。
35 tandem 6Ibzp     
n.同时发生;配合;adv.一个跟着一个地;纵排地;adj.(两匹马)前后纵列的
参考例句:
  • Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
  • He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。
36 steering 3hRzbi     
n.操舵装置
参考例句:
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
37 exuberant shkzB     
adj.充满活力的;(植物)繁茂的
参考例句:
  • Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力。
  • All those mother trees in the garden are exuberant.果园里的那些母树都长得十分茂盛。
38 greasy a64yV     
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
参考例句:
  • He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
  • You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时,你会厌恶油腻的气味。
39 crated 6e14610a8d7866e6af1450f9efab1145     
把…装入箱中( crate的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • If I know Rhoda she's already crated and boxed them out of sight. 如果没猜错罗达的脾气,我相信她已经把它们装了箱放到一边了。
  • Tanks must be completely drained of fuel before the vehicles are crated. 车辆在装箱前必须把油箱里的燃油完全排干。
40 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
参考例句:
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
41 shipping WESyg     
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
参考例句:
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
42 luxurious S2pyv     
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
参考例句:
  • This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
  • The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
43 blistered 942266c53a4edfa01e00242d079c0e46     
adj.水疮状的,泡状的v.(使)起水泡( blister的过去式和过去分词 );(使表皮等)涨破,爆裂
参考例句:
  • He had a blistered heel. 他的脚后跟起了泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Their hands blistered, but no one complained. 他们手起了泡,可是没有一个人有怨言。 来自《简明英汉词典》
44 tangible 4IHzo     
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的
参考例句:
  • The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
  • There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。
45 barometer fPLyP     
n.气压表,睛雨表,反应指标
参考例句:
  • The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.气压表表明气压在继续下降。
  • The arrow on the barometer was pointing to"stormy".气压计上的箭头指向“有暴风雨”。
46 punctuated 7bd3039c345abccc3ac40a4e434df484     
v.(在文字中)加标点符号,加标点( punctuate的过去式和过去分词 );不时打断某事物
参考例句:
  • Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. 她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
  • The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause. 听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 scented a9a354f474773c4ff42b74dd1903063d     
adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)
参考例句:
  • I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去,终于找到了踪迹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》


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