V. How Siegfried first saw Kriemhild

 Now day by day the watchers saw heroes Rhineward ride,

Warriors¹ fain of the joyance of that great festal-tide,

Knights⁴ that for love of the Rhine-lords into the Rhineland pressed;

And ever with gifts were they greeted, swift steed and goodly vest.

Fair-dight by this were the high-seats with purple and gleam of gold

For the noblest and the bravest, as the ancient tale hath told,

For the princes two-and-thirty that thronged⁵ to the festival.

And in rivalry⁷ of beauty fair women arrayed them withal.

There Giselher the stripling all-eager might ye see,

As he welcomed the homeland-dweller and the stranger courteously⁹;

And with him stood Gernot his brother and all their knightly¹⁰ train:

With the honour of ancient custom they greeted each noble thane.

Through the Rhineland highways rode they on saddles with gold red-glowing;

Great shields all splendour-blazoned, rich mantles¹¹ lordly-flowing

Went flashing up the city to that glorious festal-tide:—

Yea, men unhealed blithe-hearted looked forth¹² on their knightly pride;

Ay, the battle-stricken tossing on beds of pain all day

Forgat how near to the shadow of bitter death they lay:

For the sick and the fever-blasted love’s lips forgot to sigh,

So glad were they all for the dawning of the festal days so nigh;

For they thought, “In such royal bounty¹³ shall we live and see good days!”

There were murmurs¹⁴ of mirth unmeasured through all the city’s ways;

There were overflowings of gladness—more bliss¹⁵ no man hath beheld¹⁶:

High through the land of Gunther the tides of joyance swelled¹⁷.

All on a merry morning of Whitsuntide rode they,

Those splendour-vestured chosen brave knights in long array,

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Five thousand men—nay¹⁸, haply yet more, to the King’s feast bound:

To and fro were flashing the light jests, and the laughter echoed round.

Now on this was the King still musing¹⁹—thereof had he long been ware—

How the heart of the Netherland hero lay tangled²⁰ in love’s snare²¹

Spell-drawn unto his sister, whom yet he had ne’er looked on,

The lady by whom all maidens²³ were in loveliness outshone.

(C) And he spake: “Now all give counsel, both kinsman²⁴ and vassal²⁵ true,

What thing to make all-perfect this feast-tide shall we do,

That no man may chide²⁶ us for failing in aught in the coming days;

For in sooth by our deeds men judge us at the last, to blame us or praise.”

Then the Lord of Metz, knight³ Ortwein, spake to that kingly host:

“If thy festival with honour shall be crowned to the uttermost,

Thou suffer thy guests to look on the maidens peerless-fair

Whose praise through the land Burgundian is rumoured²⁷ everywhere.

Wherein is a man’s heart-pleasure, and his eyes’ most dear delight,

Save in loveliness of a maiden²², in the beauty of lady bright?

Thou suffer then that thy sister before thy guests appear.”

Leapt the heart of many a hero that welcome word to hear.

“Full fain will I heed²⁸ thy counsel,” was Gunther’s answering word,

And thereat were the hearts of all men exultation-stirred;

And he spake to the Lady Uta, and to Kriemhild the lovely-eyed,

To come with all their maidens to the King’s high festal-tide.

Then in the cedar-caskets for fair attire²⁹ sought they,

And unfolded the flashing splendour of royal-rich array,

And the cloudy lace and the bracelets³⁰, whereof good store they had.

So with loveliest adorning³¹ were the winsome³² maidens clad.

There was many a young knight yearning³³ that day in eager wise

That he might be found well-pleasing in the high-born ladies’ eyes.

That hope would he not have bartered³⁴, no, not for a kingdom’s fee.

The fair forms unbeholden ere this it was joy to see.

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Then the great King gave commandment that a guard of honour should go

With his sister and his mother, in their farings to and fro,

Of a hundred of his good knights, each man with sword in hand,

As was ever the royal custom in fair Burgundia-land.

Beside her princess-daughter Uta the queenly came,

And a bright train followed after of many a lovely dame³⁶,

Five score, yea more peradventure, in costly³⁷ raiment arrayed;

And paced behind fair Kriemhild many a winsome maid.

From a stately tiring-bower those daintiest feet forth paced:

Then surged the great press forward of heroes eager-faced

Which had stood there long-expectant, if haply their lot might be

To look glad-eyed on the Fairest, on the Star of Burgundy.

Now forth of the doors the Loveliest came, as the morning-red

From lowering clouds forth breaketh;—lo, how his heart-ache fled,

His, who in his soul had shrined her through all that weary tide!

For he saw that glory of women stand there in her beauty’s pride.

Flashed many a priceless gemstone from the folds of her attire,

And the roses flushed through the lilies, a snare of hearts’ desire.

Howsoe’er ’gainst the spell of her beauty one strove, he needs must own

That nothing so passing lovely in the wide world yet had he known.

As the full moon in her glory swims on before the stars,

And the brightness of her splendour floats forth of the cloudy bars,

So before all other women shone out that Queen of Love.

Well might the hearts of the heroes be uplifted for joy thereof!

Paced onward³⁸ before the maidens the stately chamberlains.

Now could they forbear no longer, those noble-hearted thanes,

But to gaze on her winsome sweetness forward still did they press.

Then was Siegfried’s heart joy-ravished, and anon in heaviness.

In his inmost soul was he musing: “How dared I dream such bliss

That I, I ever should woo thee?—an idle dream was this!

Yet must I for aye be a stranger? Better that I lay dead!”

And oft in his thoughts’ wild tumult³⁹ he paled, and anon flushed red.

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There Siegelind’s son stood moveless, and so winsome did he seem

As though by the hand of a master were the angel of his dream

Limned⁴⁰ on the missal-parchment: none looked on him, and forbore

To own that so comely⁴¹ a hero had none seen theretofore.

Then the knights that attended Kriemhild bade all to left and to right

Avoid from the path, and obedient to the word was many a knight.

What joy it was to behold³⁵ them, that heart-uplifted throng⁶,

As the gentle-nurtured ladies all queenlike swept along!

Then spake the Prince Burgundian, and Gernot uttered his rede:

“The hero who did thee service ungrudging in thy need,

Gunther, belovèd brother, thou guerdon him for the same

Before all these: of my counsel shall no man dare think shame.

Bid Siegfried unto my sister, that he meet her face to face,

That the maiden may greet him: of the honour shall we win us enduring grace.

If to him be accorded her greeting, who on knight smiled never before,

We have gotten this goodly war-thane to our friend for evermore.”

Hasted the kinsmen⁴² of Gunther unto where did Siegfried stand,

And they bare that courteous⁸ bidding to the knight of Netherland:

“This is the King’s good pleasure, that thou come where the seed-royal be,

To the end that his sister may greet thee for especial honour to thee.”

How thrilled the soul of Siegfried to hear that gracious word!

Passed as a dream his heart-ache, his spirit with rapture⁴³ was stirred

That on Uta’s lovely daughter he should look with unhindered eyes:

And she, she received Prince Siegfried in courtly-winsome wise.

When she saw him stand before her, that hero-hearted lord,

Her cheeks were aflame with the love-light, her sweet lips spake the word:

“Welcome to thee, Lord Siegfried, to a good and noble knight!”

Then the wings of his soul at her greeting soared to the heaven’s height

Love-lowly he bent⁴⁴ before her: she laid her hand in his;

And each moved on by other in a yearning trance of bliss.

From their eyes the soft love-lightning flashed those twain alway

Strong hero and fair maiden—yet stolen glances were they.

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Ask ye, were those white fingers by him pressed lovingly

For speech of the heart?—such knowledge is all too high for me;

Yet—yet I may nowise believe it, that he spared to do this thing.

Soon came sweet self-betrayal of the heart that had found its king.

It was all in the summer season, in the very glory of May.

Never his heart had tasted such bliss as on that glad day,

Never such soul-uplifting, as in that hour he knew

When walked that maiden beside him, whom the hero fain would woo.

Then many a knight was thinking: “Ah me, that my bliss it were

Even so to be pacing beside her, as he is pacing there!

And O in mine arms to clasp her!—how fain thereof had I been!”

Yet who might begrudge⁴⁵?—never hero was so worthy⁴⁶ to win a queen.

From what far land soever those guests had come, each thane

Had eyes, in all that feast-tide, for nothing save these twain.

Then suffered was the maiden to kiss that goodly knight:

Never in all his life-days had he known such dear delight.

But the King of the Danefolk murmured under his breath straightway:

“Ah, many for this high greeting lie sorely hurt this day

By the hand of Siegfried stricken—for witness stand I here:—

God grant his face in Daneland may never more appear!”

Then the heralds⁴⁷ cried that all folk should avoid to left and right

From the path of Kriemhild the lovely; and many a gallant⁴⁸ knight

And warrior² gently-nurtured in her train to the minster hied:

So for a space was parted the hero from her side.

So passed she into the minster with her maiden-company;

And the dim aisles⁴⁹ shone with beauty so glorious to see,

That many a prayer dropped earthward that should to heaven aspire⁵⁰,

For of all those chosen champions was she the eyes’ desire.

Now scarce could Siegfried tarry till the mass was brought to an end,

And his heart still sang thanksgiving unto Fortune, unto the friend

Which had bowed unto him her favour whom shrined in his heart he bare:

Fast bound in loyal service was he to the Fairest Fair.

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When again forth out of the minster after the mass she came,

Again to her presence was bidden that hero of far-sung fame.

Then the winsome-lovely maiden her thanks unto him outpoured

That so bravely beyond all others he helped when her brethren warred:

“Lord Siegfried, now God reward thee,” that Queen of Beauty said:

“The good knights’ loyal homage⁵¹ this day hast thou merited;

All true hearts’ love-avowal right nobly hast thou earned!”

Then the love in the eyes of Siegfried on the eyes of Kriemhild burned.

“For ever and aye will I serve thee!” Siegfried the hero said:

“Never to rest or slumber⁵² will I lay down mine head

Till thine every wish be accomplished⁵³, while life shall endure in me!

And this do I, O Kriemhild, Kriemhild, for love of thee!”

So it fell that through twelve days, ever as dawned each new day’s light,

By the witchery-winsome maiden lingereth still the knight

Oft as in kingfolk’s presence her feet through the fair halls pace,

For mighty⁵⁴ love hath constrained⁵⁵ her to yield unto him this grace.

Glad noise of jubilation⁵⁶ and the merry tourney’s clang,

Still as the days on-fleeted, round Gunther’s palace rang,

Within, without, as in feast-hall and in lists the valiant⁵⁷ vied;

And by marvels⁵⁸ of prowess were Ortwein and Hagen magnified.

In what manly⁵⁹ sport soever men strove, these twain evermore,

These champions keen in the onset⁶⁰, their part to the uttermost bore.

In the eyes of the guests of the kingdom bright made they their renown⁶¹:

Of the whole land of King Gunther the glory were they and the crown.

They which had long lain wounded now to the sun forth came:

They were fain with Gunther’s liegemen to share each knightly game,

Would wield⁶² the fence of the buckler and hurl⁶³ the lance afar:

No lack had they of companions in the merry mimic⁶⁴ war.

And ever in the feast-hall that kingly host took heed

That his guests should be served of the choicest, that no least word should proceed

Of blame from the lips of any, such as smircheth the name of a king;

And aye mid⁶⁵ his guests was he passing with gracious welcoming.

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And he spake in the midst: “Ye good knights, or ever ye ride from my land,

Accept ye the gifts of my giving, for so doth mine heart’s wish stand,

And to you will I aye be beholden: then think not scorn thereof,

For with that which I share among you is given mine heart’s whole love.”

Then answered the lords of Daneland there as they stood in hall:

“Or ever aback to the homeland we ride delivered from thrall⁶⁶,

Assure to us peace abiding⁶⁷: thereof is our need full sore,

Seeing many our friends down-stricken by your friends shall rise no more.”

Now by this from his hurts recovered was Lüdegast the Dane,

And the Lord of the land of the Saxons was whole from the battle again,

Albeit⁶⁸ some of their warriors must they leave in a strange land dead.

Then went King Gunther to Siegfried, and drew him apart, and he said:

“Now give me herein thy counsel”—thus spake he unto the knight—

“Our captive guests would ride hence with the first of the morrow’s light,

And petition for reconciling long-lasting with mine and me.

O valiant knight, give counsel how best it seemeth to thee.

Now what these two kings proffer⁶⁹, unto thee shall it now be told:

Five hundred horses’ burden they tender of red gold.

This willingly give they for ransom⁷⁰, so I will set them free.”

Spake Siegfried the strong: “For thine honour this thing shall nowise be.

Nay, freely, without all ransom, let them fare forth hence, these twain,

If so be that these noble war-lords will swear henceforth to refrain

From riding the raid of the foeman hitherward unto your land:

And for pledge hereunto be given a king’s unsullied hand.”

“I will do even after thy counsel,” he said. So parted they:

And unto their adversaries⁷¹ was answer made straightway

That the gold was desired of no man that was proffered⁷² of them at the first.

Ah, sick were their hearts with longing⁷³ for dear ones, and home-athirst!

Shields many treasure-laden his henchmen thitherward bare,

And therefrom to his friends bright silver unweighed did the knight-king share,

Five hundred marks unto each one—unto many an one yet more:

So was Gunther advised of Gernot, that noble counsellor.

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Then prayed all, “Let us depart hence”; for now would they fain ride home;

And into the presence of Kriemhild did the guests for farewell come,

And unto the foot of the high-seat whereon sat Uta the Queen.

Ne’er in such gracious fashion were guests sped forth, I ween.

Now void were the city’s hostels⁷⁴, as forth of the gates they rode;

Yet still in the land Burgundian in royal state abode⁷⁵

The King with all his kinsfolk in the midst of a knightly train,

And each day in the presence of Kriemhild appeared each noble thane.

Then Siegfried the hero petitioned, “I pray you, let me depart”;

For his hope waxed faint of winning her who was queen of his heart:

And the King heard tell of his purpose, that thence he would fare straightway.

But the young lad Giselher pleaded, and wrought⁷⁶ on him to delay:

“Whither away, O Siegfried, is thine heart on journeying set?

Nay, hearken to my petition, abide⁷⁷ with the good knights yet;

Abide thou with King Gunther and his loyal liegemen still.

Lo, here be lovely ladies: thou mayst see them at thy will.”

Made answer Siegfried the mighty: “Nay then, let the steeds abide.

Lo, I have foregone my purpose, and hence not yet will I ride.

Bear hence the shields and uphang them—albeit I long for mine home,

Lord Giselher’s love true-hearted hath turned my mind therefrom.”

So tarried the valiant warrior there by a friend’s love won.

In all the rest of the wide world other place was there none

Wherein he had rested so gladly; and now none said him nay,

But he looked on the beauty of Kriemhild ever day by day;

For the sake of her measureless fairness he could not choose but stay.

In many a pleasant pastime they wore the hours away.

Only he felt love’s torment⁷⁸, he knew none other care.

—Ah me, but the days were coming when she should be his death-snare!

1 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

2 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

5 thronged   

v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

7 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

8 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

9 courteously   

adv.有礼貌地，亲切地

参考例句：

• He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
• Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会，他就很客气地站起来，让她走开。

10 knightly   

adj. 骑士般的 adv. 骑士般地

参考例句：

• He composed heroic songs and began to write many a tale of enchantment and knightly adventure. 他谱写英雄短歌并着手编写不少记叙巫术和骑士历险的故事。
• If you wear knight costumes, you will certainly have a knightly manner. 身着骑士装，令您具有骑士风度。

11 mantles   

vt.&vi.覆盖（mantle的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• The ivy mantles the building. 长春藤覆盖了建筑物。 来自互联网

12 forth   

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。

13 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

14 murmurs   

n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 )；低语声；怨言；嘀咕

参考例句：

• They spoke in low murmurs. 他们低声说着话。 来自辞典例句
• They are more superficial, more distinctly heard than murmurs. 它们听起来比心脏杂音更为浅表而清楚。 来自辞典例句

15 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

16 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

17 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

18 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

19 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。

20 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

21 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

22 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

23 maidens   

处女( maiden的名词复数 )； 少女； 未婚女子； （板球运动）未得分的一轮投球

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功，少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

24 kinsman   

n.男亲属

参考例句：

• Tracing back our genealogies,I found he was a kinsman of mine.转弯抹角算起来他算是我的一个亲戚。
• A near friend is better than a far dwelling kinsman.近友胜过远亲。

25 vassal   

n.附庸的；属下；adj.奴仆的

参考例句：

• Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.那时威尔士是个附庸国。
• The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.这位封臣宣誓他将永远忠诚于国王。

26 chide   

v.叱责；谴责

参考例句：

• However,they will chide you if you try to speak French.然而，如果你试图讲法语，就会遭到他们的责骂。
• He thereupon privately chide his wife for her forwardness in the matter.于是他私下责备他的妻子，因为她对这种事热心。

27 rumoured   

adj.谣传的；传说的；风

参考例句：

• It has been so rumoured here. 此间已有传闻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• It began to be rumoured that the jury would be out a long while. 有人传说陪审团要退场很久。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

28 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

29 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

30 bracelets   

n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

31 adorning   

修饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• Many have gems adorning their foreheads, and gold bands on their arms. 许多人在前额上挂着宝石，手臂上戴着金饰。
• The commandments, or rules, are like pure white pearls adorning the wearer. （喻）戒律洁白，可以庄严人身，好像晶莹可爱的宝珠。

32 winsome   

n.迷人的，漂亮的

参考例句：

• She gave him her best winsome smile.她给了他一个最为迷人的微笑。
• She was a winsome creature.她十分可爱。

33 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

34 bartered   

v.作物物交换，以货换货( barter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The local people bartered wheat for tools. 当地人用小麦换取工具。
• They bartered farm products for machinery. 他们用农产品交换机器。 来自《简明英汉词典》

35 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

36 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

37 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

38 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

39 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

40 limned   

v.画( limn的过去式和过去分词 )；勾画；描写；描述

参考例句：

• The report limned a desperate situation. 那报道描述出一个严重的情况。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He was as crisp as a new dollar bill-as clean, sharp, firmly limned. 他就象一张崭新的钞票一样利落--一样干净，鲜明，一丝不苟。 来自辞典例句

41 comely   

adj.漂亮的，合宜的

参考例句：

• His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
• A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。

42 kinsmen   

n.家属，亲属( kinsman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Kinsmen are less kind than friends. 投亲不如访友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One deeply grateful is better than kinsmen or firends. 受恩深处胜亲朋。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

43 rapture   

n.狂喜；全神贯注；着迷；v.使狂喜

参考例句：

• His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
• In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地，被他父亲打断了。

44 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

45 begrudge   

vt.吝啬，羡慕

参考例句：

• I begrudge spending so much money on train fares.我舍不得把这么多钱花在火车票上。
• We should not begrudge our neighbour's richness.我们不应该嫉妒邻人的富有。

46 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

47 heralds   

n.使者( herald的名词复数 )；预报者；预兆；传令官v.预示( herald的第三人称单数 )；宣布（好或重要）

参考例句：

• The song of birds heralds the approach of spring. 百鸟齐鸣报春到。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain. 山雨欲来风满楼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

48 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

49 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

50 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。

51 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

52 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

53 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

54 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

55 constrained   

adj.束缚的,节制的

参考例句：

• The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
• I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。

56 jubilation   

n.欢庆，喜悦

参考例句：

• The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.主场球迷为进球欢呼。
• The whole city was a scene of jubilation.全市一片欢腾。

57 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

58 marvels   

n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 )；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）；不平凡的成果；成就v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春，病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
• Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句

59 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

60 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

61 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

62 wield   

vt.行使，运用，支配；挥，使用(武器等)

参考例句：

• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
• People may wield the power in a democracy.在民主国家里，人民可以行使权力。

63 hurl   

vt.猛投，力掷，声叫骂

参考例句：

• The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
• To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。

64 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。

65 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

66 thrall   

n.奴隶；奴隶制

参考例句：

• He treats his wife like a thrall.他把妻子当作奴隶看待。
• He is not in thrall to the media.他不受制于媒体。

67 abiding   

adj.永久的，持久的，不变的

参考例句：

• He had an abiding love of the English countryside.他永远热爱英国的乡村。
• He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft.他对这门手艺有着真挚持久的热爱。

68 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。

69 proffer   

v.献出，赠送；n.提议，建议

参考例句：

• He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes.他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。
• I proffer to lend him one.我表示愿意借他一个。

70 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

71 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

72 proffered   

v.提供，贡献，提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She proffered her cheek to kiss. 她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes. 他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。 来自辞典例句

73 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

74 hostels   

n.旅舍，招待所( hostel的名词复数 )；青年宿舍

参考例句：

• The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
• Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住？ 来自互联网

75 abode   

n.住处，住所

参考例句：

• It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父亲花了十个月的功夫，才好不容易打听到他的住处。
• Welcome to our humble abode!欢迎光临寒舍！

76 wrought   

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。

77 abide   

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。

78 torment   

n.折磨；令人痛苦的东西(人)；vt.折磨；纠缠

参考例句：

• He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。