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 I believe that this wise and blessed frame of mind would have continuedwith me, had it not been for the unsolicited and uncharitable remarksobtruded upon me by my professional friends who visited the rooms.  Butthus it often is, that the constant friction1 of illiberal2 minds wearsout at last the best resolves of the more generous.  Though to be sure,when I reflected upon it, it was not strange that people entering myoffice should be struck by the peculiar3 aspect of the unaccountableBartleby, and so be tempted4 to throw out some sinister5 observationsconcerning him.  Sometimes an attorney having business with me, andcalling at my office and finding no one but the scrivener there, wouldundertake to obtain some sort of precise information from him touchingmy whereabouts; but without heeding7 his idle talk, Bartleby would remainstanding immovable in the middle of the room.  So after contemplatinghim in that position for a time, the attorney would depart, no wiserthan he came.
Also, when a Reference was going on, and the room full of lawyers andwitnesses and business was driving fast; some deeply occupied legalgentleman present, seeing Bartleby wholly unemployed10, would request himto run round to his (the legal gentleman's) office and fetch some papersfor him.  Thereupon, Bartleby would tranquilly11 decline, and yet remainidle as before.  Then the lawyer would give a great stare, and turn tome.  And what could I say?  At last I was made aware that all throughthe circle of my professional acquaintance, a whisper of wonder wasrunning round, having reference to the strange creature I kept at myoffice.  This worried me very much.  And as the idea came upon me of hispossibly turning out a long-lived man, and keep occupying my chambers,and denying my authority; and perplexing my visitors; and scandalizingmy professional reputation; and casting a general gloom over thepremises; keeping soul and body together to the last upon his savings(for doubtless he spent but half a dime13 a day), and in the end perhapsoutlive me, and claim possession of my office by right of his perpetualoccupancy: as all these dark anticipations14 crowded upon me more andmore, and my friends continually intruded15 their relentless16 remarks uponthe apparition17 in my room; a great change was wrought18 in me.  I resolvedto gather all my faculties19 together, and for ever rid me of thisintolerable incubus20.
Ere revolving21 any complicated project, however, adapted to this end, Ifirst simply suggested to Bartleby the propriety22 of his permanentdeparture.  In a calm and serious tone, I commended the idea to hiscareful and mature consideration.  But having taken three days tomeditate upon it, he apprised23 me that his original determinationremained the same; in short, that he still preferred to abide24 with me.
What shall I do?  I now said to myself, buttoning up my coat to the lastbutton.  What shall I do? what ought I to do? what does conscience say I_should_ do with this man, or rather ghost.  Rid myself of him, I must;go, he shall.  But how?  You will not thrust him, the poor, pale,passive mortal,--you will not thrust such a helpless creature out ofyour door? you will not dishonor yourself by such cruelty?  No, I willnot, I cannot do that.  Rather would I let him live and die here, andthen mason up his remains8 in the wall.  What then will you do?  For allyour coaxing25, he will not budge26.  Bribes he leaves under your ownpaperweight on your table; in short, it is quite plain that he prefersto cling to you.
Then something severe, something unusual must be done.  What! surely youwill not have him collared by a constable27, and commit his innocentpallor to the common jail?  And upon what ground could you procure28 sucha thing to be done?--a vagrant29, is he?  What! he a vagrant, a wanderer,who refuses to budge?  It is because he will _not_ be a vagrant, then,that you seek to count him _as_ a vagrant.  That is too absurd.  Novisible means of support:  there I have him.  Wrong again:  forindubitably he _does_ support himself, and that is the only unanswerableproof that any man can show of his possessing the means so to do.  Nomore then.  Since he will not quit me, I must quit him.  I will changemy offices; I will move elsewhere; and give him fair notice, that if Ifind him on my new premises12 I will then proceed against him as a commontrespasser.
Acting30 accordingly, next day I thus addressed him:  "I find thesechambers too far from the City Hall; the air is unwholesome.  In a word,I propose to remove my offices next week, and shall no longer requireyour services.  I tell you this now, in order that you may seek anotherplace."He made no reply, and nothing more was said.
On the appointed day I engaged carts and men, proceeded to my chambers,and having but little furniture, every thing was removed in a few hours.
Throughout, the scrivener remained standing9 behind the screen, which Idirected to be removed the last thing.  It was withdrawn31; and beingfolded up like a huge folio, left him the motionless occupant of a nakedroom.  I stood in the entry watching him a moment, while something fromwithin me upbraided33 me.
I re-entered, with my hand in my pocket--and--and my heart in my mouth.
"Good-bye, Bartleby; I am going--good-bye, and God some way bless you;and take that," slipping something in his hand.  But it dropped upon thefloor, and then,--strange to say--I tore myself from him whom I had solonged to be rid of.
Established in my new quarters, for a day or two I kept the door locked,and started at every footfall in the passages.  When I returned to myrooms after any little absence, I would pause at the threshold for aninstant, and attentively34 listen, ere applying my key.  But these fearswere needless.  Bartleby never came nigh me.
I thought all was going well, when a perturbed35 looking stranger visitedme, inquiring whether I was the person who had recently occupied roomsat No.--Wall-street.
Full of forebodings, I replied that I was.
"Then sir," said the stranger, who proved a lawyer, "you are responsiblefor the man you left there.  He refuses to do any copying; he refuses todo any thing; he says he prefers not to; and he refuses to quit thepremises.""I am very sorry, sir," said I, with assumed tranquility, but an inwardtremor, "but, really, the man you allude36 to is nothing to me--he is norelation or apprentice37 of mine, that you should hold me responsible forhim.""In mercy's name, who is he?""I certainly cannot inform you.  I know nothing about him.  Formerly Iemployed him as a copyist; but he has done nothing for me now for sometime past.""I shall settle him then,--good morning, sir."Several days passed, and I heard nothing more; and though I often felt acharitable prompting to call at the place and see poor Bartleby, yet acertain squeamishness of I know not what withheld38 me.
All is over with him, by this time, thought I at last, when throughanother week no further intelligence reached me.  But coming to my roomthe day after, I found several persons waiting at my door in a highstate of nervous excitement.
"That's the man--here he comes," cried the foremost one, whom Irecognized as the lawyer who had previously39 called upon me alone.
"You must take him away, sir, at once," cried a portly person amongthem, advancing upon me, and whom I knew to be the landlord ofNo.--Wall-street.  "These gentlemen, my tenants40, cannot stand it anylonger; Mr. B--" pointing to the lawyer, "has turned him out of hisroom, and he now persists in haunting the building generally, sittingupon the banisters of the stairs by day, and sleeping in the entry bynight.  Every body is concerned; clients are leaving the offices; somefears are entertained of a mob; something you must do, and that withoutdelay."Aghast at this torrent41, I fell back before it, and would fain havelocked myself in my new quarters.  In vain I persisted that Bartleby wasnothing to me--no more than to any one else.  In vain:--I was the lastperson known to have any thing to do with him, and they held me to theterrible account.  Fearful then of being exposed in the papers (as oneperson present obscurely threatened) I considered the matter, and atlength said, that if the lawyer would give me a confidential42 interviewwith the scrivener, in his (the lawyer's) own room, I would thatafternoon strive my best to rid them of the nuisance they complained of.
Going up stairs to my old haunt, there was Bartleby silently sittingupon the banister at the landing.
"What are you doing here, Bartleby?" said I.
"Sitting upon the banister," he mildly replied.
I motioned him into the lawyer's room, who then left us.
"Bartleby," said I, "are you aware that you are the cause of greattribulation to me, by persisting in occupying the entry after beingdismissed from the office?"No answer.
"Now one of two things must take place.  Either you must do something,or something must be done to you.  Now what sort of business would youlike to engage in?  Would you like to re-engage in copying for someone?""No; I would prefer not to make any change.""Would you like a clerkship in a dry-goods store?""There is too much confinement43 about that.  No, I would not like aclerkship; but I am not particular.""Too much confinement," I cried, "why you keep yourself confined all thetime!""I would prefer not to take a clerkship," he rejoined, as if to settlethat little item at once.
"How would a bar-tender's business suit you?  There is no trying of theeyesight in that.""I would not like it at all; though, as I said before, I am notparticular."His unwonted wordiness inspirited me.  I returned to the charge.
"Well then, would you like to travel through the country collectingbills for the merchants?  That would improve your health.""No, I would prefer to be doing something else.""How then would going as a companion to Europe, to entertain some younggentleman with your conversation,--how would that suit you?""Not at all.  It does not strike me that there is any thing definiteabout that.  I like to be stationary44.  But I am not particular.""Stationary you shall be then," I cried, now losing all patience, andfor the first time in all my exasperating45 connection with him fairlyflying into a passion.  "If you do not go away from these premisesbefore night, I shall feel bound--indeed I _am_ bound--to--to--to quitthe premises myself!"  I rather absurdly concluded, knowing not withwhat possible threat to try to frighten his immobility into compliance46.
Despairing of all further efforts, I was precipitately47 leaving him, whena final thought occurred to me--one which had not been wholly unindulgedbefore.
"Bartleby," said I, in the kindest tone I could assume under suchexciting circumstances, "will you go home with me now--not to my office,but my dwelling--and remain there till we can conclude upon someconvenient arrangement for you at our leisure?  Come, let us start now,right away.""No:  at present I would prefer not to make any change at all."I answered nothing; but effectually dodging48 every one by the suddennessand rapidity of my flight, rushed from the building, ran up Wall-streettowards Broadway, and jumping into the first omnibus was soon removedfrom pursuit.  As soon as tranquility returned I distinctly perceivedthat I had now done all that I possibly could, both in respect to thedemands of the landlord and his tenants, and with regard to my owndesire and sense of duty, to benefit Bartleby, and shield him from rudepersecution.  I now strove to be entirely49 care-free and quiescent50; andmy conscience justified51 me in the attempt; though indeed it was not sosuccessful as I could have wished.  So fearful was I of being againhunted out by the incensed52 landlord and his exasperated53 tenants, that,surrendering my business to Nippers, for a few days I drove about theupper part of the town and through the suburbs, in my rockaway; crossedover to Jersey54 City and Hoboken, and paid fugitive55 visits toManhattanville and Astoria.  In fact I almost lived in my rockaway forthe time.
When again I entered my office, lo, a note from the landlord lay uponthe desk.  I opened it with trembling hands.  It informed me that thewriter had sent to the police, and had Bartleby removed to the Tombs asa vagrant.  Moreover, since I knew more about him than any one else, hewished me to appear at that place, and make a suitable statement of thefacts.  These tidings had a conflicting effect upon me.  At first I wasindignant; but at last almost approved.  The landlord's energetic,summary disposition56 had led him to adopt a procedure which I do notthink I would have decided57 upon myself; and yet as a last resort, undersuch peculiar circumstances, it seemed the only plan.
As I afterwards learned, the poor scrivener, when told that he must beconducted to the Tombs, offered not the slightest obstacle, but in hispale unmoving way, silently acquiesced58.
Some of the compassionate59 and curious bystanders joined the party; andheaded by one of the constables60 arm in arm with Bartleby, the silentprocession filed its way through all the noise, and heat, and joy of theroaring thoroughfares at noon.
The same day I received the note I went to the Tombs, or to speak moreproperly, the Halls of Justice.  Seeking the right officer, I stated thepurpose of my call, and was informed that the individual I described wasindeed within.  I then assured the functionary61 that Bartleby was aperfectly honest man, and greatly to be compassionated62, howeverunaccountably eccentric.  I narrated63 all I knew, and closed bysuggesting the idea of letting him remain in as indulgent confinement aspossible till something less harsh might be done--though indeed I hardlyknew what.  At all events, if nothing else could be decided upon, thealms-house must receive him.  I then begged to have an interview.
Being under no disgraceful charge, and quite serene64 and harmless in allhis ways, they had permitted him freely to wander about the prison, andespecially in the inclosed grass-platted yard thereof.  And so I foundhim there, standing all alone in the quietest of the yards, his facetowards a high wall, while all around, from the narrow slits65 of the jailwindows, I thought I saw peering out upon him the eyes of murderers andthieves.
"Bartleby!""I know you," he said, without looking round,--"and I want nothing tosay to you.""It was not I that brought you here, Bartleby," said I, keenly pained athis implied suspicion.  "And to you, this should not be so vile66 a place.
Nothing reproachful attaches to you by being here.  And see, it is notso sad a place as one might think.  Look, there is the sky, and here isthe grass.""I know where I am," he replied, but would say nothing more, and so Ileft him.
As I entered the corridor again, a broad meat-like man, in an apron67,accosted me, and jerking his thumb over his shoulder said--"Is that yourfriend?""Yes.""Does he want to starve?  If he does, let him live on the prison fare,that's all.""Who are you?" asked I, not knowing what to make of such an unofficiallyspeaking person in such a place.
"I am the grub-man.  Such gentlemen as have friends here, hire me toprovide them with something good to eat.""Is this so?" said I, turning to the turnkey.
He said it was.
"Well then," said I, slipping some silver into the grub-man's hands (forso they called him).  "I want you to give particular attention to myfriend there; let him have the best dinner you can get.  And you must beas polite to him as possible.""Introduce me, will you?" said the grub-man, looking at me with anexpression which seem to say he was all impatience68 for an opportunity togive a specimen69 of his breeding.
Thinking it would prove of benefit to the scrivener, I acquiesced; andasking the grub-man his name, went up with him to Bartleby.
"Bartleby, this is Mr. Cutlets; you will find him very useful to you.""Your sarvant, sir, your sarvant," said the grub-man, making a lowsalutation behind his apron.  "Hope you find it pleasant here,sir;--spacious grounds--cool apartments, sir--hope you'll stay with ussome time--try to make it agreeable.  May Mrs. Cutlets and I have thepleasure of your company to dinner, sir, in Mrs. Cutlets' private room?""I prefer not to dine to-day," said Bartleby, turning away.  "It woulddisagree with me; I am unused to dinners."  So saying he slowly moved tothe other side of the inclosure, and took up a position fronting thedead-wall.
"How's this?" said the grub-man, addressing me with a stare ofastonishment.  "He's odd, aint he?""I think he is a little deranged70," said I, sadly.
"Deranged? deranged is it?  Well now, upon my word, I thought thatfriend of yourn was a gentleman forger71; they are always pale andgenteel-like, them forgers.  I can't pity'em--can't help it, sir.  Didyou know Monroe Edwards?" he added touchingly72, and paused.  Then, layinghis hand pityingly on my shoulder, sighed, "he died of consumption atSing-Sing.  So you weren't acquainted with Monroe?""No, I was never socially acquainted with any forgers.  But I cannotstop longer.  Look to my friend yonder.  You will not lose by it.  Iwill see you again."Some few days after this, I again obtained admission to the Tombs, andwent through the corridors in quest of Bartleby; but without findinghim.
"I saw him coming from his cell not long ago," said a turnkey, "may behe's gone to loiter in the yards."So I went in that direction.
"Are you looking for the silent man?" said another turnkey passing me.
"Yonder he lies--sleeping in the yard there.  'Tis not twenty minutessince I saw him lie down."The yard was entirely quiet.  It was not accessible to the commonprisoners.  The surrounding walls, of amazing thickness, kept off allsounds behind them.  The Egyptian character of the masonry73 weighed uponme with its gloom.  But a soft imprisoned74 turf grew under foot.  Theheart of the eternal pyramids, it seemed, wherein, by some strangemagic, through the clefts75, grass-seed, dropped by birds, had sprung.
Strangely huddled76 at the base of the wall, his knees drawn32 up, and lyingon his side, his head touching6 the cold stones, I saw the wastedBartleby.  But nothing stirred.  I paused; then went close up to him;stooped over, and saw that his dim eyes were open; otherwise he seemedprofoundly sleeping.  Something prompted me to touch him.  I felt hishand, when a tingling77 shiver ran up my arm and down my spine78 to my feet.
The round face of the grub-man peered upon me now.  "His dinner isready.  Won't he dine to-day, either?  Or does he live without dining?""Lives without dining," said I, and closed his eyes.
"Eh!--He's asleep, aint he?""With kings and counselors," murmured I.
*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
There would seem little need for proceeding79 further in this history.
Imagination will readily supply the meager80 recital81 of poor Bartleby'sinterment.  But ere parting with the reader, let me say, that if thislittle narrative82 has sufficiently83 interested him, to awaken84 curiosity asto who Bartleby was, and what manner of life he led prior to the presentnarrator's making his acquaintance, I can only reply, that in suchcuriosity I fully85 share, but am wholly unable to gratify it.  Yet here Ihardly know whether I should divulge86 one little item of rumor87, whichcame to my ear a few months after the scrivener's decease.  Upon whatbasis it rested, I could never ascertain88; and hence, how true it is Icannot now tell.  But inasmuch as this vague report has not been withoutcertain strange suggestive interest to me, however sad, it may prove thesame with some others; and so I will briefly89 mention it.  The report wasthis:  that Bartleby had been a subordinate clerk in the Dead LetterOffice at Washington, from which he had been suddenly removed by achange in the administration.  When I think over this rumor, I cannotadequately express the emotions which seize me.  Dead letters! does itnot sound like dead men?  Conceive a man by nature and misfortune proneto a pallid90 hopelessness, can any business seem more fitted to heightenit than that of continually handling these dead letters, and assortingthem for the flames?  For by the cart-load they are annually91 burned.
Sometimes from out the folded paper the pale clerk takes a ring:--thefinger it was meant for, perhaps, moulders92 in the grave; a bank-notesent in swiftest charity:--he whom it would relieve, nor eats norhungers any more; pardon for those who died despairing; hope for thosewho died unhoping; good tidings for those who died stifled93 by unrelievedcalamities.  On errands of life, these letters speed to death.
Ah Bartleby!  Ah humanity!

The End

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1 friction JQMzr     
n.摩擦,摩擦力
参考例句:
  • When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后,他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
  • Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体,并使其停止。
2 illiberal BbgxW     
adj.气量狭小的,吝啬的
参考例句:
  • His views are markedly illiberal.他的观点非常狭隘。
  • Don't be illiberal in your words to show your love.不要吝啬自己的语言表达你的情感。
3 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
4 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。
5 sinister 6ETz6     
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
参考例句:
  • There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
  • Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值,而且包藏祸心。
6 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
7 heeding e57191803bfd489e6afea326171fe444     
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • This come of heeding people who say one thing and mean another! 有些人嘴里一回事,心里又是一回事,今天这个下场都是听信了这种人的话的结果。 来自辞典例句
  • Her dwarfish spouse still smoked his cigar and drank his rum without heeding her. 她那矮老公还在吸他的雪茄,喝他的蔗酒,睬也不睬她。 来自辞典例句
8 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
9 standing 2hCzgo     
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。
10 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
参考例句:
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
11 tranquilly d9b4cfee69489dde2ee29b9be8b5fb9c     
adv. 宁静地
参考例句:
  • He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子,一声不响地干了起来。
  • The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。
12 premises 6l1zWN     
n.建筑物,房屋
参考例句:
  • According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定,场内不准饮酒。
  • All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行,不用送到外面去做。
13 dime SuQxv     
n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角
参考例句:
  • A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
  • The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
14 anticipations 5b99dd11cd8d6a699f0940a993c12076     
预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物
参考例句:
  • The thought took a deal of the spirit out of his anticipations. 想到这,他的劲头消了不少。
  • All such bright anticipations were cruelly dashed that night. 所有这些美好的期望全在那天夜晚被无情地粉碎了。
15 intruded 8326c2a488b587779b620c459f2d3c7e     
n.侵入的,推进的v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 );把…强加于
参考例句:
  • One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。 来自辞典例句
  • The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。 来自辞典例句
16 relentless VBjzv     
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的
参考例句:
  • The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
  • Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。
17 apparition rM3yR     
n.幽灵,神奇的现象
参考例句:
  • He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
  • But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。
18 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。
19 faculties 066198190456ba4e2b0a2bda2034dfc5     
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
参考例句:
  • Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬,但头脑仍然清晰。
  • All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中,你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 incubus AxXyt     
n.负担;恶梦
参考例句:
  • Joyce regarded his US citizenship as a moral and political incubus.乔伊斯把他的美国公民身份当做是一个道德和政治上的负担。Like the sumerian wind demon and its later babylonian counterpart,Lilith was regarded as a succubus,or female version of the incubus.像风妖苏美尔和后来的巴比伦妖怪,莉莉丝被视为一个女妖,或女版梦魇。
21 revolving 3jbzvd     
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
参考例句:
  • The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
  • The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。
22 propriety oRjx4     
n.正当行为;正当;适当
参考例句:
  • We hesitated at the propriety of the method.我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
  • The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.这件机密的事处理得极为适当。
23 apprised ff13d450e29280466023aa8fb339a9df     
v.告知,通知( apprise的过去式和过去分词 );评价
参考例句:
  • We were fully apprised of the situation. 我们完全获悉当时的情况。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I have apprised him of your arrival. 我已经告诉他你要来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
24 abide UfVyk     
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
参考例句:
  • You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
  • If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
25 coaxing 444e70224820a50b0202cb5bb05f1c2e     
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
26 budge eSRy5     
v.移动一点儿;改变立场
参考例句:
  • We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来,但它连动都没动一下。
  • She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。
27 constable wppzG     
n.(英国)警察,警官
参考例句:
  • The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
  • The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气,不肯冒起火来。
28 procure A1GzN     
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条
参考例句:
  • Can you procure some specimens for me?你能替我弄到一些标本吗?
  • I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.我将尽全力给你搞到那本原版法国小说。
29 vagrant xKOzP     
n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的
参考例句:
  • A vagrant is everywhere at home.流浪者四海为家。
  • He lived on the street as a vagrant.他以在大街上乞讨为生。
30 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
31 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
32 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
33 upbraided 20b92c31e3c04d3e03c94c2920baf66a     
v.责备,申斥,谴责( upbraid的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The captain upbraided his men for falling asleep. 上尉因他的部下睡着了而斥责他们。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • My wife upbraided me for not earning more money. 我的太太为了我没有赚更多的钱而责备我。 来自辞典例句
34 attentively AyQzjz     
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
参考例句:
  • She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时,她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着,把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 perturbed 7lnzsL     
adj.烦燥不安的v.使(某人)烦恼,不安( perturb的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way the situation developing. 我对形势令人忧虑的发展深感不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mother was much perturbed by my illness. 母亲为我的病甚感烦恼不安。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
36 allude vfdyW     
v.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。
37 apprentice 0vFzq     
n.学徒,徒弟
参考例句:
  • My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
  • The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。
38 withheld f9d7381abd94e53d1fbd8a4e53915ec8     
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》
39 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
40 tenants 05662236fc7e630999509804dd634b69     
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者
参考例句:
  • A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
41 torrent 7GCyH     
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
参考例句:
  • The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
  • Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。
42 confidential MOKzA     
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
参考例句:
  • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
  • We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
43 confinement qpOze     
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限
参考例句:
  • He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
  • The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。
44 stationary CuAwc     
adj.固定的,静止不动的
参考例句:
  • A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
  • Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。
45 exasperating 06604aa7af9dfc9c7046206f7e102cf0     
adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • Our team's failure is very exasperating. 我们队失败了,真是气死人。
  • It is really exasperating that he has not turned up when the train is about to leave. 火车快开了, 他还不来,实在急人。
46 compliance ZXyzX     
n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从
参考例句:
  • I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
  • She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。
47 precipitately 32f0fef0d325137464db99513594782a     
adv.猛进地
参考例句:
  • The number of civil wars continued to rise until about 1990 and then fell precipitately. 而国内战争的数量在1990年以前都有增加,1990年后则锐减。 来自互联网
  • His wife and mistress, until an hour ago and inviolate were slipping precipitately from his control. 他的妻子和情妇,直到一小时前还是安安稳稳、不可侵犯的,现在却猛不防正从他的控制下溜走。 来自互联网
48 dodging dodging     
n.避开,闪过,音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 );回避
参考例句:
  • He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
  • I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句
49 entirely entirely     
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。
50 quiescent A0EzR     
adj.静止的,不活动的,寂静的
参考例句:
  • It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.这种过激的组织是不太可能长期沉默的。
  • Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.时间和空间上的远距离有一种奇妙的力量,可以使人的心灵平静。
51 justified 7pSzrk     
a.正当的,有理的
参考例句:
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
52 incensed 0qizaV     
盛怒的
参考例句:
  • The decision incensed the workforce. 这个决定激怒了劳工大众。
  • They were incensed at the decision. 他们被这个决定激怒了。
53 exasperated ltAz6H     
adj.恼怒的
参考例句:
  • We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
  • Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
54 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。
55 fugitive bhHxh     
adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者
参考例句:
  • The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
  • The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。
56 disposition GljzO     
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。
57 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。
58 acquiesced 03acb9bc789f7d2955424223e0a45f1b     
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
  • After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced. 经过多次劝说,他最终默许了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
59 compassionate PXPyc     
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
参考例句:
  • She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
  • The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
60 constables 34fd726ea7175d409b9b80e3cf9fd666     
n.警察( constable的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn. 警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。 来自辞典例句
  • There were also constables appointed to keep the peace. 城里也有被派来维持治安的基层警员。 来自互联网
61 functionary 1hLx9     
n.官员;公职人员
参考例句:
  • No functionary may support or cover up unfair competition acts.国家官员不得支持、包庇不正当竞争行为。
  • " Emigrant," said the functionary,"I am going to send you on to Paris,under an escort."“ 外逃分子,”那官员说,“我要把你送到巴黎去,还派人护送。”
62 compassionated 36ba68091eb1bb68de4a4fe9261c363a     
v.同情(compassionate的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • That same hungry heart of hers compassionated her friends. 就是她那颗如饥如渴的心对她的朋友们恻然怜悯。 来自辞典例句
  • He is concerned, compassionated and committed to improving his quality of life. 他会把极大的热情和关注投入到提高生活质量上来。 来自互联网
63 narrated 41d1c5fe7dace3e43c38e40bfeb85fe5     
v.故事( narrate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Some of the story was narrated in the film. 该电影叙述了这个故事的部分情节。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island. 笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
64 serene PD2zZ     
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
参考例句:
  • He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
  • He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
65 slits 31bba79f17fdf6464659ed627a3088b7     
n.狭长的口子,裂缝( slit的名词复数 )v.切开,撕开( slit的第三人称单数 );在…上开狭长口子
参考例句:
  • He appears to have two slits for eyes. 他眯着两眼。
  • "You go to--Halifax,'she said tensely, her green eyes slits of rage. "你给我滚----滚到远远的地方去!" 她恶狠狠地说,那双绿眼睛冒出了怒火。
66 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
67 apron Lvzzo     
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。
68 impatience OaOxC     
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。
69 specimen Xvtwm     
n.样本,标本
参考例句:
  • You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
  • This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。
70 deranged deranged     
adj.疯狂的
参考例句:
  • Traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
  • A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。
71 forger ji1xg     
v.伪造;n.(钱、文件等的)伪造者
参考例句:
  • He admitted seven charges including forging passports.他承认了7项罪名,其中包括伪造护照。
  • She alleged that Taylor had forged her signature on the form.她声称泰勒在表格上伪造了她的签名。
72 touchingly 72fd372d0f854f9c9785e625d91ed4ba     
adv.令人同情地,感人地,动人地
参考例句:
  • Aunt Polly knelt down and prayed for Tom so touchingly. 波莉姨妈跪下来,为汤姆祈祷,很令人感动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rather touchingly, he suggested the names of some professors who had known him at Duke University. 他还相当令人感动地提出了公爵大学里对他有了解的几个教授的名字。 来自辞典例句
73 masonry y21yI     
n.砖土建筑;砖石
参考例句:
  • Masonry is a careful skill.砖石工艺是一种精心的技艺。
  • The masonry of the old building began to crumble.旧楼房的砖石结构开始崩落。
74 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
75 clefts 68f729730ad72c2deefa7f66bf04d11b     
n.裂缝( cleft的名词复数 );裂口;cleave的过去式和过去分词;进退维谷
参考例句:
  • Clefts are often associated with other more serious congenital defects. 裂口常与其他更严重的先天性异常并发。 来自辞典例句
  • Correction of palate clefts is much more difficult and usually not as satisfactory. 硬腭裂的矫正更为困难,且常不理想。 来自辞典例句
76 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
77 tingling LgTzGu     
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
78 spine lFQzT     
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
参考例句:
  • He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
  • His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
79 proceeding Vktzvu     
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。
80 meager zB5xZ     
adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的
参考例句:
  • He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
  • The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火,开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
81 recital kAjzI     
n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
参考例句:
  • She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
  • I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
82 narrative CFmxS     
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
参考例句:
  • He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
  • Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
83 sufficiently 0htzMB     
adv.足够地,充分地
参考例句:
  • It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
  • The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
84 awaken byMzdD     
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
参考例句:
  • Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
  • Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。
85 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
86 divulge ImBy2     
v.泄漏(秘密等);宣布,公布
参考例句:
  • They refused to divulge where they had hidden the money.他们拒绝说出他们把钱藏在什么地方。
  • He swore never to divulge the secret.他立誓决不泄露秘密。
87 rumor qS0zZ     
n.谣言,谣传,传说
参考例句:
  • The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
  • The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。
88 ascertain WNVyN     
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
参考例句:
  • It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
  • We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。
89 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
90 pallid qSFzw     
adj.苍白的,呆板的
参考例句:
  • The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来,照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
  • His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。
91 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次,每年
参考例句:
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
92 moulders 0aecc7711e1ef345da5ffa22b6492a4d     
v.腐朽( moulder的第三人称单数 );腐烂,崩塌
参考例句:
  • Injection moulding without rejects is the ideal moulders try to attain. 避免不良品的注射成型是很多成型工艺员努力想达到的理想。 来自互联网
  • That rotting inward slowly moulders all. 让它侵蚀就逐渐糜烂一切。 来自互联网
93 stifled 20d6c5b702a525920b7425fe94ea26a5     
(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵
参考例句:
  • The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
  • The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。


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