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Chapter 1
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 Few Englishmen or Englishwomen are intimately acquainted with the little town of Le Puy.  It is the capital of the old province of Le Velay, which also is now but little known, even to French ears, for it is in these days called by the imperial name of the Department of the Haute Loire.  It is to the south-east of Auvergne, and is nearly in the centre of the southern half of France.
 
But few towns, merely as towns, can be better worth visiting.  In the first place, the volcanic1 formation of the ground on which it stands is not only singular in the extreme, so as to be interesting to the geologist2, but it is so picturesque3 as to be equally gratifying to the general tourist.  Within a narrow valley there stand several rocks, rising up from the ground with absolute abruptness5.  Round two of these the town clusters, and a third stands but a mile distant, forming the centre of a faubourg, or suburb.  These rocks appear to be, and I believe are, the harder particles of volcanic matter, which have not been carried away through successive ages by the joint6 agency of water and air.
 
When the tide of lava7 ran down between the hills the surface left was no doubt on a level with the heads of these rocks; but here and there the deposit became harder than elsewhere, and these harder points have remained, lifting up their steep heads in a line through the valley.
 
The highest of these is called the Rocher de Corneille.  Round this and up its steep sides the town stands.  On its highest summit there was an old castle; and there now is, or will be before these pages are printed, a colossal8 figure in bronze of the Virgin10 Mary, made from the cannon11 taken at Sebastopol.  Half-way down the hill the cathedral is built, a singularly gloomy edifice,—Romanesque, as it is called, in its style, but extremely similar in its mode of architecture to what we know of Byzantine structures.  But there has been no surface on the rock side large enough to form a resting-place for the church, which has therefore been built out on huge supporting piles, which form a porch below the west front; so that the approach is by numerous steps laid along the side of the wall below the church, forming a wondrous12 flight of stairs.  Let all men who may find themselves stopping at Le Puy visit the top of these stairs at the time of the setting sun, and look down from thence through the framework of the porch on the town beneath, and at the hill-side beyond.
 
Behind the church is the seminary of the priests, with its beautiful walks stretching round the Rocher de Corneille, and overlooking the town and valley below.
 
Next to this rock, and within a quarter of a mile of it, is the second peak, called the Rock of the Needle.  It rises narrow, sharp, and abrupt4 from the valley, allowing of no buildings on its sides.  But on its very point has been erected13 a church sacred to St. Michael, that lover of rock summits, accessible by stairs cut from the stone.  This, perhaps—this rock, I mean—is the most wonderful of the wonders which Nature has formed at La Puy.
 
Above this, at a mile’s distance, is the rock of Espailly, formed in the same way, and almost equally precipitous.  On its summit is a castle, having its own legend, and professing14 to have been the residence of Charles VII., when little of France belonged to its kings but the provinces of Berry, Auvergne, and Le Velay.  Some three miles farther up there is another volcanic rock, larger, indeed, but equally sudden in its spring,—equally remarkable15 as rising abruptly16 from the valley,—on which stands the castle and old family residence of the house of Polignac.  It was lost by them at the Revolution, but was repurchased by the minister of Charles X., and is still the property of the head of the race.
 
Le Puy itself is a small, moderate, pleasant French town, in which the language of the people has not the pure Parisian aroma17, nor is the glory of the boulevards of the capital emulated18 in its streets.  These are crooked19, narrow, steep, and intricate, forming here and there excellent sketches20 for a lover of street picturesque beauty; but hurtful to the feet with their small, round-topped paving stones, and not always as clean as pedestrian ladies might desire.
 
And now I would ask my readers to join me at the morning table d’h?te at the Hotel des Ambassadeurs.  It will of course be understood that this does not mean a breakfast in the ordinary fashion of England, consisting of tea or coffee, bread and butter, and perhaps a boiled egg.  It comprises all the requisites21 for a composite dinner, excepting soup; and as one gets farther south in France, this meal is called dinner.  It is, however, eaten without any prejudice to another similar and somewhat longer meal at six or seven o’clock, which, when the above name is taken up by the earlier enterprise, is styled supper.
 
The déje?ner, or dinner, at the H?tel des Ambassadeurs, on the morning in question, though very elaborate, was not a very gay affair.  There were some fourteen persons present, of whom half were residents in the town, men employed in some official capacity, who found this to be the cheapest, the most luxurious22, and to them the most comfortable mode of living.  They clustered together at the head of the table, and as they were customary guests at the house, they talked their little talk together—it was very little—and made the most of the good things before them.  Then there were two or three commis-voyageurs, a chance traveller or two, and an English lady with a young daughter.  The English lady sat next to one of the accustomed guests; but he, unlike the others, held converse23 with her rather than with them.  Our story at present has reference only to that lady and to that gentleman.
 
Place aux dames24.  We will speak first of the lady, whose name was Mrs. Thompson.  She was, shall I say, a young woman of about thirty-six.  In so saying, I am perhaps creating a prejudice against her in the minds of some readers, as they will, not unnaturally25, suppose her, after such an announcement, to be in truth over forty.  Any such prejudice will be unjust.  I would have it believed that thirty-six was the outside, not the inside of her age.  She was good-looking, lady-like, and considering that she was an Englishwoman, fairly well dressed.  She was inclined to be rather full in her person, but perhaps not more so than is becoming to ladies at her time of life.  She had rings on her fingers and a brooch on her bosom26 which were of some value, and on the back of her head she wore a jaunty27 small lace cap, which seemed to tell, in conjunction with her other appointments, that her circumstances were comfortable.
 
The little girl who sat next to her was the youngest of her two daughters, and might be about thirteen years of age.  Her name was Matilda, but infantine circumstances had invested her with the nickname of Mimmy, by which her mother always called her.  A nice, pretty, playful little girl was Mimmy Thompson, wearing two long tails of plaited hair hanging, behind her head, and inclined occasionally to be rather loud in her sport.
 
Mrs. Thompson had another and an elder daughter, now some fifteen years old, who was at school in Le Puy; and it was with reference to her tuition that Mrs. Thompson had taken up a temporary residence at the H?tel des Ambassadeurs in that town.  Lilian Thompson was occasionally invited down to dine or breakfast at the inn, and was visited daily at her school by her mother.
 
“When I’m sure that she’ll do, I shall leave her there, and go back to England,” Mrs. Thompson had said, not in the purest French, to the neighbour who always sat next to her at the table d’h?te, the gentleman, namely, to whom we have above alluded29.  But still she had remained at Le Puy a month, and did not go; a circumstance which was considered singular, but by no means unpleasant, both by the innkeeper and by the gentleman in question.
 
The facts, as regarded Mrs. Thompson, were as follows:—She was the widow of a gentleman who had served for many years in the civil service of the East Indies, and who, on dying, had left her a comfortable income of—it matters not how many pounds, but constituting quite a sufficiency to enable her to live at her ease and educate her daughters.
 
Her children had been sent home to England before her husband’s death, and after that event she had followed them; but there, though she was possessed30 of moderate wealth, she had no friends and few acquaintances, and after a little while she had found life to be rather dull.  Her customs were not those of England, nor were her propensities31 English; therefore she had gone abroad, and having received some recommendation of this school at Le Puy, had made her way thither32.  As it appeared to her that she really enjoyed more consideration at Le Puy than had been accorded to her either at Torquay or Leamington, there she remained from day to day.  The total payment required at the H?tel des Ambassadeurs was but six francs daily for herself and three and a half for her little girl; and where else could she live with a better junction28 of economy and comfort?  And then the gentleman who always sat next to her was so exceedingly civil!
 
The gentleman’s name was M. Lacordaire.  So much she knew, and had learned to call him by his name very frequently.  Mimmy, too, was quite intimate with M. Lacordaire; but nothing more than his name was known of him.  But M. Lacordaire carried a general letter of recommendation in his face, manner, gait, dress, and tone of voice.  In all these respects there was nothing left to be desired; and, in addition to this, he was decorated, and wore the little red ribbon of the Legion of Honour, ingeniously twisted into the shape of a small flower.
 
M. Lacordaire might be senior in age to Mrs. Thompson by about ten years, nor had he about him any of the airs or graces of a would-be young man.  His hair, which he wore very short, was grizzled, as was also the small pretence33 of a whisker which came down about as far as the middle of his ear; but the tuft on his chin was still brown, without a gray hair.  His eyes were bright and tender, his voice was low and soft, his hands were very white, his clothes were always new and well fitting, and a better-brushed hat could not be seen out of Paris, nor perhaps in it.
 
Now, during the weeks which Mrs. Thompson had passed at La Puy, the acquaintance which she had formed with M. Lacordaire had progressed beyond the prolonged meals in the salle à manger.  He had occasionally sat beside her evening table as she took her English cup of tea in her own room, her bed being duly screened off in its distant niche34 by becoming curtains; and then he had occasionally walked beside her, as he civilly escorted her to the lions of the place; and he had once accompanied her, sitting on the back seat of a French voiture, when she had gone forth35 to see something of the surrounding country.
 
On all such occasions she had been accompanied by one of her daughters, and the world of Le Puy had had nothing material to say against her.  But still the world of Le Puy had whispered a little, suggesting that M. Lacordaire knew very well what he was about.  But might not Mrs. Thompson also know as well what she was about?  At any rate, everything had gone on very pleasantly since the acquaintance had been made.  And now, so much having been explained, we will go back to the elaborate breakfast at the H?tel des Ambassadeurs.
 
Mrs. Thompson, holding Mimmy by the hand, walked into the room some few minutes after the last bell had been rung, and took the place which was now hers by custom.  The gentlemen who constantly frequented the house all bowed to her, but M. Lacordaire rose from his seat and offered her his hand.
 
“And how is Mees Meemy this morning?” said he; for ’twas thus he always pronounced her name.
 
Miss Mimmy, answering for herself, declared that she was very well, and suggested that M. Lacordaire should give her a fig9 from off a dish that was placed immediately before him on the table.  This M. Lacordaire did, presenting it very elegantly between his two fingers, and making a little bow to the little lady as he did so.
 
“Fie, Mimmy!” said her mother; “why do you ask for the things before the waiter brings them round?”
 
“But, mamma,” said Mimmy, speaking English, “M. Lacordaire always gives me a fig every morning.”
 
“M. Lacordaire always spoils you, I think,” answered Mrs. Thompson, in French.  And then they went thoroughly36 to work at their breakfast.  During the whole meal M. Lacordaire attended assiduously to his neighbour; and did so without any evil result, except that one Frenchman with a black moustache, at the head of the table, trod on the toe of another Frenchman with another black moustache—winking as he made the sign—just as M. Lacordaire, having selected a bunch of grapes, put it on Mrs. Thompson’s plate with infinite grace.  But who among us all is free from such impertinences as these?
 
“But madame really must see the chateau37 of Prince Polignac before she leaves Le Puy,” said M. Lacordaire.
 
“The chateau of who?” asked Mimmy, to whose young ears the French words were already becoming familiar.
 
“Prince Polignac, my dear.  Well, I really don’t know, M. Lacordaire;—I have seen a great deal of the place already, and I shall be going now very soon; probably in a day or two,” said Mrs. Thompson.
 
“But madame must positively38 see the chateau,” said M. Lacordaire, very impressively; and then after a pause he added, “If madame will have the complaisance39 to commission me to procure40 a carriage for this afternoon, and will allow me the honour to be her guide, I shall consider myself one of the most fortunate of men.”
 
“Oh, yes, mamma, do go,” said Mimmy, clapping her hands.  “And it is Thursday, and Lilian can go with us.”
 
“Be quiet, Mimmy, do.  Thank you, no, M. Lacordaire.  I could not go to-day; but I am extremely obliged by your politeness.”
 
M. Lacordaire still pressed the matter, and Mrs. Thompson still declined till it was time to rise from the table.  She then declared that she did not think it possible that she should visit the chateau before she left Le Puy; but that she would give him an answer at dinner.
 
The most tedious time in the day to Mrs. Thompson were the two hours after breakfast.  At one o’clock she daily went to the school, taking Mimmy, who for an hour or two shared her sister’s lessons.  This and her little excursions about the place, and her shopping, managed to make away with her afternoon.  Then in the evening, she generally saw something of M. Lacordaire.  But those two hours after breakfast were hard of killing41.
 
On this occasion, when she gained her own room, she as usual placed Mimmy on the sofa with a needle.  Her custom then was to take up a novel; but on this morning she sat herself down in her arm-chair, and resting her head upon her hand and elbow, began to turn over certain circumstances in her mind.
 
“Mamma,” said Mimmy, “why won’t you go with M. Lacordaire to that place belonging to the prince?  Prince—Polly something, wasn’t it?”
 
“Mind your work, my dear,” said Mrs. Thompson.
 
“But I do so wish you’d go, mamma.  What was the prince’s name?”
 
“Polignac.”
 
“Mamma, ain’t princes very great people?”
 
“Yes, my dear; sometimes.”
 
“Is Prince Polly-nac like our Prince Alfred?”
 
“No, my dear; not at all.  At least, I suppose not.”
 
“Is his mother a queen?”
 
“No, my dear.”
 
“Then his father must be a king?”
 
“No, my dear.  It is quite a different thing here.  Here in France they have a great many princes.”
 
“Well, at any rate I should like to see a prince’s chateau; so I do hope you’ll go.”  And then there was a pause.  “Mamma, could it come to pass, here in France, that M. Lacordaire should ever be a prince?”
 
“M. Lacordaire a prince!  No; don’t talk such nonsense, but mind your work.”
 
“Isn’t M. Lacordaire a very nice man?  Ain’t you very fond of him?”
 
To this question Mrs. Thompson made no answer.
 
“Mamma,” continued Mimmy, after a moment’s pause, “won’t you tell me whether you are fond of M. Lacordaire?  I’m quite sure of this,—that he’s very fond of you.”
 
“What makes you think that?” asked Mrs. Thompson, who could not bring herself to refrain from the question.

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1 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
2 geologist ygIx7     
n.地质学家
参考例句:
  • The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.在那山谷里,地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
  • He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.他是一位地质学家,被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。
3 picturesque qlSzeJ     
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
参考例句:
  • You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
  • That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
4 abrupt 2fdyh     
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
参考例句:
  • The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
  • His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
5 abruptness abruptness     
n. 突然,唐突
参考例句:
  • He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness. 他把自己的感情隐藏在生硬鲁莽之中。
  • Suddenly Vanamee returned to himself with the abruptness of a blow. 伐那米猛地清醒过来,象挨到了当头一拳似的。
6 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
7 lava v9Zz5     
n.熔岩,火山岩
参考例句:
  • The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
  • His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。
8 colossal sbwyJ     
adj.异常的,庞大的
参考例句:
  • There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
  • Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
9 fig L74yI     
n.无花果(树)
参考例句:
  • The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果,又挑了一个。
  • You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。
10 virgin phPwj     
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗?
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
11 cannon 3T8yc     
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
参考例句:
  • The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
  • The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
12 wondrous pfIyt     
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
参考例句:
  • The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
  • We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。
13 ERECTED ERECTED     
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
参考例句:
  • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
  • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
14 professing a695b8e06e4cb20efdf45246133eada8     
声称( profess的现在分词 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉
参考例句:
  • But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 只要有善行。这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。
  • Professing Christianity, he had little compassion in his make-up. 他号称信奉基督教,却没有什么慈悲心肠。
15 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
16 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
17 aroma Nvfz9     
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
参考例句:
  • The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
  • The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
18 emulated d12d4cd97f25e155dbe03aa4d4d56e5b     
v.与…竞争( emulate的过去式和过去分词 );努力赶上;计算机程序等仿真;模仿
参考例句:
  • The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours. 前几个月已经使他垮下来,如今更是一小时一小时地在恶化。 来自辞典例句
  • The key technology emulated by CAD and the circuit is showed. 对关键技术进行了仿真,给出了电路实现形式。 来自互联网
19 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
参考例句:
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
20 sketches 8d492ee1b1a5d72e6468fd0914f4a701     
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概
参考例句:
  • The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
  • You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 requisites 53bbbd0ba56c7698d40db5b2bdcc7c49     
n.必要的事物( requisite的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • It is obvious that there are two requisites. 显然有两个必要部分。 来自辞典例句
  • Capacity of donor is one of the essential requisites of \"gift\". 赠与人的行为能力是\"赠与\"的一个重要前提。 来自口语例句
22 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。
23 converse 7ZwyI     
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反
参考例句:
  • He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
  • I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。
24 dames 0bcc1f9ca96d029b7531e0fc36ae2c5c     
n.(在英国)夫人(一种封号),夫人(爵士妻子的称号)( dame的名词复数 );女人
参考例句:
  • Dames would not comment any further. Dames将不再更多的评论。 来自互联网
  • Flowers, candy, jewelry, seemed the principal things in which the elegant dames were interested. 鲜花、糖果和珠宝看来是那些贵妇人的主要兴趣所在。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
25 unnaturally 3ftzAP     
adv.违反习俗地;不自然地;勉强地;不近人情地
参考例句:
  • Her voice sounded unnaturally loud. 她的嗓音很响亮,但是有点反常。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her eyes were unnaturally bright. 她的眼睛亮得不自然。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 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。
27 jaunty x3kyn     
adj.愉快的,满足的;adv.心满意足地,洋洋得意地;n.心满意足;洋洋得意
参考例句:
  • She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子。
  • The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着。
28 junction N34xH     
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
参考例句:
  • There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
  • You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。
29 alluded 69f7a8b0f2e374aaf5d0965af46948e7     
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。
  • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
30 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
31 propensities db21cf5e8e107956850789513a53d25f     
n.倾向,习性( propensity的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This paper regarded AFT as a criterion to estimate slagging propensities. 文中以灰熔点作为判断煤灰结渣倾向的标准。 来自互联网
  • Our results demonstrate that different types of authoritarian regime face different propensities to develop toward democracy. 本文研究结果显示,不同的威权主义政体所面对的民主发展倾向是不同的。 来自互联网
32 thither cgRz1o     
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
参考例句:
  • He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
  • He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
33 pretence pretence     
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
参考例句:
  • The government abandoned any pretence of reform. 政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
  • He made a pretence of being happy at the party.晚会上他假装很高兴。
34 niche XGjxH     
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等)
参考例句:
  • Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
  • The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。
35 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
36 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。
37 chateau lwozeH     
n.城堡,别墅
参考例句:
  • The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
  • The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。
38 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
39 complaisance 1Xky2     
n.彬彬有礼,殷勤,柔顺
参考例句:
  • She speaks with complaisance.她说话彬彬有礼。
  • His complaisance leaves a good impression on her.他的彬彬有礼给她留下了深刻的印象。
40 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。
41 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。


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