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Chapter 1
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 I shall never forget my first introduction to country life in Ireland, my first day’s hunting there, or the manner in which I passed the evening afterwards.  Nor shall I ever cease to be grateful for the hospitality which I received from the O’Conors of Castle Conor.  My acquaintance with the family was first made in the following manner.  But before I begin my story, let me inform my reader that my name is Archibald Green.
 
I had been for a fortnight in Dublin, and was about to proceed into county Mayo on business which would occupy me there for some weeks.  My head-quarters would, I found, be at the town of Ballyglass; and I soon learned that Ballyglass was not a place in which I should find hotel accommodation of a luxurious1 kind, or much congenial society indigenous2 to the place itself.
 
“But you are a hunting man, you say,” said old Sir P— C—; “and in that case you will soon know Tom O’Conor.  Tom won’t let you be dull.  I’d write you a letter to Tom, only he’ll certainly make you out without my taking the trouble.”
 
I did think at the time that the old baronet might have written the letter for me, as he had been a friend of my father’s in former days; but he did not, and I started for Ballyglass with no other introduction to any one in the county than that contained in Sir P—’s promise that I should soon know Mr. Thomas O’Conor.
 
I had already provided myself with a horse, groom3, saddle and bridle4, and these I sent down, en avant, that the Ballyglassians might know that I was somebody.  Perhaps, before I arrived Tom O’Conor might learn that a hunting man was coming into the neighbourhood, and I might find at the inn a polite note intimating that a bed was at my service at Castle Conor.  I had heard so much of the free hospitality of the Irish gentry5 as to imagine that such a thing might be possible.
 
But I found nothing of the kind.  Hunting gentlemen in those days were very common in county Mayo, and one horse was no great evidence of a man’s standing6 in the world.  Men there as I learnt afterwards, are sought for themselves quite as much as they are elsewhere; and though my groom’s top-boots were neat, and my horse a very tidy animal, my entry into Ballyglass created no sensation whatever.
 
In about four days after my arrival, when I was already infinitely7 disgusted with the little Pot-house in which I was forced to stay, and had made up my mind that the people in county Mayo were a churlish set, I sent my horse on to a meet of the fox-hounds, and followed after myself on an open car.
 
No one but an erratic8 fox-hunter such as I am,—a fox-hunter, I mean, whose lot it has been to wander about from one pack of hounds to another,—can understand the melancholy9 feeling which a man has when he first intrudes10 himself, unknown by any one, among an entirely11 new set of sportsmen.  When a stranger falls thus as it were out of the moon into a hunt, it is impossible that men should not stare at him and ask who he is.  And it is so disagreeable to be stared at, and to have such questions asked!  This feeling does not come upon a man in Leicestershire or Gloucestershire where the numbers are large, and a stranger or two will always be overlooked, but in small hunting fields it is so painful that a man has to pluck up much courage before he encounters it.
 
We met on the morning in question at Bingham’s Grove12.  There were not above twelve or fifteen men out, all of whom, or nearly all were cousins to each other.  They seemed to be all Toms, and Pats, and Larrys, and Micks.  I was done up very knowingly in pink, and thought that I looked quite the thing, but for two or three hours nobody noticed me.
 
I had my eyes about me, however, and soon found out which of them was Tom O’Conor.  He was a fine-looking fellow, thin and tall, but not largely made, with a piercing gray eye, and a beautiful voice for speaking to a hound.  He had two sons there also, short, slight fellows, but exquisite13 horsemen.  I already felt that I had a kind of acquaintance with the father, but I hardly knew on what ground to put in my claim.
 
We had no sport early in the morning.  It was a cold bleak14 February day, with occasional storms of sleet15.  We rode from cover to cover, but all in vain.  “I am sorry, sir, that we are to have such a bad day, as you are a stranger here,” said one gentleman to me.  This was Jack16 O’Conor, Tom’s eldest17 son, my bosom18 friend for many a year after.  Poor Jack!  I fear that the Encumbered19 Estates Court sent him altogether adrift upon the world.
 
“We may still have a run from Poulnaroe, if the gentleman chooses to come on,” said a voice coming from behind with a sharp trot20.  It was Tom O’Conor.
 
“Wherever the hounds go, I’ll follow,” said I.
 
“Then come on to Poulnaroe,” said Mr. O’Conor.  I trotted21 on quickly by his side, and before we reached the cover had managed to slip in something about Sir P. C.
 
“What the deuce!” said he.  “What! a friend of Sir P—’s?  Why the deuce didn’t you tell me so?  What are you doing down here?  Where are you staying?” &c. &c. &c.
 
At Poulnaroe we found a fox, but before we did so Mr. O’ Conor had asked me over to Castle Conor.  And this he did in such a way that there was no possibility of refusing him—or, I should rather say, of disobeying him.  For his invitation came quite in the tone of a command.
 
“You’ll come to us of course when the day is over—and let me see; we’re near Ballyglass now, but the run will be right away in our direction.  Just send word for them to send your things to Castle Conor.”
 
“But they’re all about, and unpacked,” said I.
 
“Never mind.  Write a note and say what you want now, and go and get the rest to-morrow yourself.  Here, Patsey!—Patsey! run into Ballyglass for this gentleman at once.  Now don’t be long, for the chances are we shall find here.”  And then, after giving some further hurried instructions he left me to write a line in pencil to the innkeeper’s wife on the back of a ditch.
 
This I accordingly did.  “Send my small portmanteau,” I said, “and all my black dress clothes, and shirts, and socks, and all that, and above all my dressing22 things which are on the little table, and the satin neck-handkerchief, and whatever you do, mind you send my pumps;” and I underscored the latter word; for Jack O’Conor, when his father left me, went on pressing the invitation.  “My sisters are going to get up a dance,” said he; “and if you are fond of that kind of things perhaps we can amuse you.”  Now in those days I was very fond of dancing—and very fond of young ladies too, and therefore glad enough to learn that Tom O’Conor had daughters as well as sons.  On this account I was very particular in underscoring the word pumps.
 
“And hurry, you young divil,” Jack O’Conor said to Patsey.
 
“I have told him to take the portmanteau over on a car,” said I.
 
“All right; then you’ll find it there on our arrival.”
 
We had an excellent run, in which I may make bold to say that I did not acquit23 myself badly.  I stuck very close to the hounds, as did the whole of the O’Conor brood; and when the fellow contrived24 to earth himself, as he did, I received those compliments on my horse, which is the most approved praise which one fox-hunter ever gives to another.
 
“We’ll buy that fellow of you before we let you go,” said Peter, the youngest son.
 
“I advise you to look sharp after your money if you sell him to my brother,” said Jack.
 
And then we trotted slowly off to Castle Conor, which, however, was by no means near to us.  “We have ten miles to go;—good Irish miles,” said the father.  “I don’t know that I ever remember a fox from Poulnaroe taking that line before.”
 
“He wasn’t a Poulnaroe fox,” said Peter.
 
“I don’t know that;” said Jack; and then they debated that question hotly.
 
Our horses were very tired, and it was late before we reached Mr. O’Conor’s house.  That getting home from hunting with a thoroughly25 weary animal, who has no longer sympathy or example to carry him on, is very tedious work.  In the present instance I had company with me; but when a man is alone, when his horse toes at every ten steps, when the night is dark and the rain pouring, and there are yet eight miles of road to be conquered,—at such time a man is almost apt to swear that he will give up hunting.
 
At last we were in the Castle Conor stable yard;—for we had approached the house by some back way; and as we entered the house by a door leading through a wilderness26 of back passages, Mr. O’Conor said out loud, “Now, boys, remember I sit down to dinner in twenty minutes.”  And then turning expressly to me, he laid his hand kindly27 upon my shoulder and said, “I hope you will make yourself quite at home at Castle Conor, and whatever you do, don’t keep us waiting for dinner.  You can dress in twenty minutes, I suppose?”
 
“In ten!” said I, glibly28.
 
“That’s well.  Jack and Peter will show you your room,” and so he turned away and left us.
 
My two young friends made their way into the great hall, and thence into the drawing-room, and I followed them.  We were all dressed in pink, and had waded29 deep through bog30 and mud.  I did not exactly know whither I was being led in this guise31, but I soon found myself in the presence of two young ladies, and of a girl about thirteen years of age.
 
“My sisters,” said Jack, introducing me very laconically32; “Miss O’Conor, Miss Kate O’Conor, Miss Tizzy O’Conor.”
 
“My name is not Tizzy,” said the younger; “it’s Eliza.  How do you do, sir?  I hope you had a fine hunt!  Was papa well up, Jack?”
 
Jack did not condescend33 to answer this question, but asked one of the elder girls whether anything had come, and whether a room had been made ready for me.
 
“Oh yes!” said Miss O’Conor; “they came, I know, for I saw them brought into the house; and I hope Mr. Green will find everything comfortable.”  As she said this I thought I saw a slight smile steal across her remarkably34 pretty mouth.
 
They were both exceedingly pretty girls.  Fanny the elder wore long glossy35 curls,—for I write, oh reader, of bygone days, as long ago as that, when ladies wore curls if it pleased them so to do, and gentlemen danced in pumps, with black handkerchiefs round their necks,—yes, long black, or nearly black silken curls; and then she had such eyes;—I never knew whether they were most wicked or most bright; and her face was all dimples, and each dimple was laden36 with laughter and laden with love.  Kate was probably the prettier girl of the two, but on the whole not so attractive.  She was fairer than her sister, and wore her hair in braids; and was also somewhat more demure37 in her manner.
 
In spite of the special injunctions of Mr. O’Conor senior, it was impossible not to loiter for five minutes over the drawing-room fire talking to these houris—more especially as I seemed to know them intimately by intuition before half of the five minutes was over.  They were so easy, so pretty, so graceful38, so kind, they seemed to take it so much as a matter of course that I should stand there talking in my red coat and muddy boots.
 
“Well; do go and dress yourselves,” at last said Fanny, pretending to speak to her brothers but looking more especially a me.  “You know how mad papa will be.  And remember Mr. Green, we expect great things from your dancing to-night.  Your coming just at this time is such a Godsend.”  And again that soup?on of a smile passed over her face.
 
I hurried up to my room, Peter and Jack coming with me to the door.  “Is everything right?” said Peter, looking among the towels and water-jugs.  “They’ve given you a decent fire for a wonder,” said Jack, stirring up the red hot turf which blazed in the grate.  “All right as a trivet,” said I.  “And look alive like a good fellow,” said Jack.  We had scowled39 at each other in the morning as very young men do when they are strangers; and now, after a few hours, we were intimate friends.
 
I immediately turned to my work, and was gratified to find that all my things were laid out ready for dressing; my portmanteau had of course come open, as my keys were in my pocket, and therefore some of the excellent servants of the house had been able to save me all the trouble of unpacking40.  There was my shirt hanging before the fire; my black clothes were spread upon the bed, my socks and collar and handkerchief beside them; my brushes were on the toilet table, and everything prepared exactly as though my own man had been there.  How nice!
 
I immediately went to work at getting off my spurs and boots, and then proceeded to loosen the buttons at my knees.  In doing this I sat down in the arm-chair which had been drawn41 up for me, opposite the fire.  But what was the object on which my eyes then fell;—the objects I should rather say!
 
Immediately in front of my chair was placed, just ready for may feet, an enormous pair of shooting-boots—half-boots made to lace up round the ankles, with thick double leather soles, and each bearing half a stone of iron in the shape of nails and heel-pieces.  I had superintended the making of these shoes in Burlington Arcade42 with the greatest diligence.  I was never a good shot; and, like some other sportsmen, intended to make up for my deficiency in performance by the excellence43 of my shooting apparel.  “Those nails are not large enough,” I had said; “nor nearly large enough.”  But when the boots came home they struck even me as being too heavy, too metalsome.  “He, he, he,” laughed the boot boy as he turned them up for me to look at.  It may therefore be imagined of what nature were the articles which were thus set out for the evening’s dancing.
 
And then the way in which they were placed!  When I saw this the conviction flew across my mind like a flash of lightning that the preparation had been made under other eyes than those of the servant.  The heavy big boots were placed so prettily44 before the chair, and the strings45 of each were made to dangle46 down at the sides, as though just ready for tying!  They seemed to say, the boots did, “Now, make haste.  We at any rate are ready—you cannot say that you were kept waiting for us.”  No mere47 servant’s hand had ever enabled a pair of boots to laugh at one so completely.
 
But what was I to do?  I rushed at the small portmanteau, thinking that my pumps also might be there.  The woman surely could not have been such a fool as to send me those tons of iron for my evening wear!  But, alas48, alas! no pumps were there.  There was nothing else in the way of covering for my feet; not even a pair of slippers49.

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1 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。
2 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的,土生土长的,本地的
参考例句:
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
3 groom 0fHxW     
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
参考例句:
  • His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
  • George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。
4 bridle 4sLzt     
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
参考例句:
  • He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
  • I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。
5 gentry Ygqxe     
n.绅士阶级,上层阶级
参考例句:
  • Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
  • Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末。
6 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。
7 infinitely 0qhz2I     
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。
8 erratic ainzj     
adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的
参考例句:
  • The old man had always been cranky and erratic.那老头儿性情古怪,反复无常。
  • The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。
9 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
10 intrudes 3fd55f59bc5bc27ecdb23a5321933d8f     
v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的第三人称单数 );把…强加于
参考例句:
  • An outraged movie like Stone's intrudes upon a semipermanent mourning. 像斯通这种忿忿不平的电影侵犯到美国人近乎永恒的哀悼。 来自互联网
  • He intrudes upon our hospitality. 他硬要我们款待他。 来自互联网
11 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。
12 grove v5wyy     
n.林子,小树林,园林
参考例句:
  • On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
  • The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
13 exquisite zhez1     
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
参考例句:
  • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
  • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
14 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
参考例句:
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
15 sleet wxlw6     
n.雨雪;v.下雨雪,下冰雹
参考例句:
  • There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
  • When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。
16 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
17 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的,最年老的
参考例句:
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
18 bosom Lt9zW     
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。
19 encumbered 2cc6acbd84773f26406796e78a232e40     
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。
  • The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts. 狭窄的码头被数百辆手推车堵得水泄不通。 来自辞典例句
20 trot aKBzt     
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
参考例句:
  • They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
  • The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。
21 trotted 6df8e0ef20c10ef975433b4a0456e6e1     
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句:
  • She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
  • Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。
22 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
23 acquit MymzL     
vt.宣判无罪;(oneself)使(自己)表现出
参考例句:
  • That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
  • They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。
24 contrived ivBzmO     
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
参考例句:
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
25 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
26 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
27 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
28 glibly glibly     
adv.流利地,流畅地;满口
参考例句:
  • He glibly professed his ignorance of the affair. 他口口声声表白不知道这件事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He put ashes on his head, apologized profusely, but then went glibly about his business. 他表示忏悔,满口道歉,但接着又故态复萌了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
29 waded e8d8bc55cdc9612ad0bc65820a4ceac6     
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
  • He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
30 bog QtfzF     
n.沼泽;室...陷入泥淖
参考例句:
  • We were able to pass him a rope before the bog sucked him under.我们终于得以在沼泽把他吞没前把绳子扔给他。
  • The path goes across an area of bog.这条小路穿过一片沼泽。
31 guise JeizL     
n.外表,伪装的姿态
参考例句:
  • They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
  • The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。
32 laconically 09acdfe4bad4e976c830505804da4d5b     
adv.简短地,简洁地
参考例句:
  • "I have a key,'said Rhett laconically, and his eyes met Melanie's evenly. "我有钥匙,"瑞德直截了当说。他和媚兰的眼光正好相遇。 来自飘(部分)
  • 'says he's sick,'said Johnnie laconically. "他说他有玻"约翰尼要理不理的说。 来自飘(部分)
33 condescend np7zo     
v.俯就,屈尊;堕落,丢丑
参考例句:
  • Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗?
  • He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
34 remarkably EkPzTW     
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
参考例句:
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
35 glossy nfvxx     
adj.平滑的;有光泽的
参考例句:
  • I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
  • She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。
36 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
37 demure 3mNzb     
adj.严肃的;端庄的
参考例句:
  • She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
  • The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
38 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
39 scowled b83aa6db95e414d3ef876bc7fd16d80d     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
  • The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
40 unpacking 4cd1f3e1b7db9c6a932889b5839cdd25     
n.取出货物,拆包[箱]v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的现在分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等)
参考例句:
  • Joe sat on the bed while Martin was unpacking. 马丁打开箱子取东西的时候,乔坐在床上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They are unpacking a trunk. 他们正在打开衣箱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
41 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。
42 arcade yvHzi     
n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道
参考例句:
  • At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
  • In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场,你可以发现许多的纪念品。
43 excellence ZnhxM     
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
  • His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
  • My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
44 prettily xQAxh     
adv.优美地;可爱地
参考例句:
  • It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.此件雕刻精美,背面有花饰图案。
  • She pouted prettily at him.她冲他撅着嘴,样子很可爱。
45 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句:
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
46 dangle YaoyV     
v.(使)悬荡,(使)悬垂
参考例句:
  • At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时,我们在房间里挂上彩灯。
  • He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上,摆动著双腿。
47 mere rC1xE     
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。
48 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
49 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句:
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。


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