XV. How woven for Siegfried was the Net of Betrayal

 To the gates of the royal city men saw on the fourth day’s morn

Come two-and-thirty riders. Straightway was their message borne

Unto Gunther, to wit, a defiance¹ unto war from a far-off foe².

—That lie unto wives and mothers was a fathomless³ wellspring of woe⁴.

Unto these was licence given to appear before the King.

Then said they to him: “We be liegemen of Lüdeger’s following,

The King overcome in battle, time was, by Siegfried’s hand,

And by him led thence as a hostage into King Gunther’s land.”

Then Gunther greeted the heralds⁵, and bade them sit at the meat.

But spake of them one, and answered: “Lord King, let us stand on our feet

Till we tell out all the tidings wherewith we be sent unto thee.

Of many children of women be ye holden in enmity.

King Lüdegast bids thee defiance, and with him King Lüdeger,

Because at thine hands aforetime despitefully used they were.

They will ride now into thy kingdom with a host for battle arrayed.”

Great semblance⁷ of indignation at their message Gunther made.

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Then lodged⁸ they those feigned⁹ heralds, as who would take counsel awhile.

How might it be that Siegfried should beware of such deep guile—

He, yea, or any other, when the snare¹¹ for his feet was cast?

Ha, in the net they had hidden were their own feet taken at last!

To and fro the King with his kinsmen¹² whispering ever went:

Ever Hagen of Troneg was pricking¹³ the sides of his intent.

In sooth, of Gunther’s liegemen was many a man for peace,

But never from dark devising of murder would Hagen cease.

Thus as they whispered, Siegfried found these thanes on a day;

And the Hero of Netherland marvelled¹⁴, and questioning thus ’gan say:

“Why goeth the King with his liegemen in heaviness of heart?

In avenging¹⁵ your wrongs am I ever ready to bear my part.”

Answered and spake King Gunther: “Good cause for trouble have I.

Me do the Dane and the Saxon again unto battle defy.

With their war-hosts now be they minded to ride into Burgundy-land.”

Answered the aweless Hero: “Their onset¹⁶ shall Siegfried’s hand,

As best befitteth your honour, meet in the battle’s strain.

That I did to the kings aforetime, shall now be done yet again:

I will ravage¹⁷ their land and their strongholds beneath the spoiler’s tread

Or ever from war I refrain me: hereon will I stake mine head.

As for thee, do thou and thy liegemen here in the homeland stay.

Let me ride forth¹⁸ against them with mine own war-array.

That I render you service gladly, shall ye and all men see.

Be ye sure, full evil entreated¹⁹ at mine hand shall your enemies be.”

“Now welcome to me is thy saying,” the King said joyful-voiced,

As though in the proffered²⁰ helping²¹ indeed and in truth he rejoiced.

In his falseness lowly he bowed him, that King of the traitor²²-heart!

Yet again spake Siegfried the noble, “Let all your fears depart.”

Plotters and vassals²³ prepared them, as it were for the war-march, then;

But all was done for a semblance unto Siegfried and his men.

And the hero bade his warriors²⁴ of Netherland arm for the fray²⁵;

And straightway the knights²⁷ of Siegfried sought out their war-array.

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To his sire spake Siegfried the mighty²⁸: “Here in the land remain,

Siegmund my father: returning soon shalt thou see us again,

So God but grant good fortune to us, to the land of the Rhine.

While thou with the King abidest fair days and glad shall be thine.”

Now all were at point of departing: banners to staves they bound.

Many of Gunther’s liegemen the while were standing³¹ round:

But that all was hollow semblance no man of these was ware¹⁰.

Sooth, mighty was the war-host arrayed round Siegfried there.

The hauberks and the helmets on the horses laded they:

Knights many stalwart and fearless would forth of the land straightway.

Then stole thence Hagen of Troneg: to the presence of Kriemhild he came,

As who, ere they marched unto battle, would take his leave of the dame³².

“Now happy am I,” said Kriemhild, “to have won to myself such a lord

Who unto my friends belovèd is so mighty a battle-ward

As Siegfried is to my brethren when he aideth them in fight;

And for this am I heart-uplifted,” said the Queen, “with abiding³³ delight.

Hagen, friend well-belovèd, I pray thee, of this take thought—

I have joyed to do thee service, nor borne thee malice³⁴ in aught:

Let this be requited³⁶ in kindness to my belovèd lord.

Let him suffer not for my speaking to Brunhild a hasty word.

Thereof,” said the noble lady, “constrained have I been to repent³⁷:

He hath visited on my body in sorest chastisement³⁸

My folly³⁹ of speech in stirring the Queen unto angry mood:

He hath verily well avenged⁴⁰ her, that noble knight²⁶ and good.”

“Yet a little while, and atonement shall she accept of thee,”

He said, “dear Lady Kriemhild: now I pray thee, tell unto me

In what wise I may do thee service through Siegfried thy lord and thy knight.

None living would I, O lady, for thy kindness so gladly requite³⁵.”

“For him were I wholly dreadless,” made answer Siegfried’s wife,

“Lest any in storm of battle should imperil mine hero’s life,

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Were it not for his reckless defying of danger in battle’s van;

Else would he aye go scatheless⁴², that good and valiant⁴³ man.”

“O Lady, if this thou fearest,” in his subtlety⁴⁴ Hagen replied,

“Lest in battle he haply be wounded, then unto me confide⁴⁵

How best I may devise it, such peril⁴¹ to withstand;

Then for his warding⁴⁶ ever will I ride full near at hand.”

She answered, “Thou art my kinsman⁴⁷, and of blood am I near unto thee.

I commit my lord, my belovèd, to thy faith and thy fealty⁴⁸,

That for my sake o’er my belovèd the shield of protection thou hold.”

Then to Hagen revealed she a story that had better been left untold⁴⁹.

For she said, “My lord is fearless, and the strongest man of men;

And he slew⁵⁰ on a day mid⁵¹ the mountains the Dragon of the Fen⁵²;

Then bathed the hero his body in the blood of the monster worm,

Wherefore availeth to wound him no weapon that man may form.

Yet ever mine heart is fearful when in forefront of battle he stands,

And many a flying javelin⁵³ is sped from warriors’ hands,

Lest I peradventure may lose him, mine hero of all loved best:—

Ah me, with what fears for Siegfried tosses mine heart in unrest!

O friend, dear friend and kinsman, on thy faithful love I lean

That thou wilt⁵⁴ guard thy troth-plight given herein to a queen,

When I tell to thee where my belovèd may be wounded of the steel.

Now shalt thou hear: the secret to thine honour and love I reveal.

When from the wounds of the Dragon flowed the hot-reeking blood,

And when in the red pool bathed him that fearless knight and good,

There fell on him ’twixt the shoulders one broad lime-tree leaf

On that spot may he be wounded; and this is my sorrow and grief.”

Answered her Hagen of Troneg: “Thou then with thine own hand sew

On his vesture a little token that to me that spot may show

The which, when we stand in the war-storm, with heed⁵⁵ evermore must I shield.”

She thought from peril to save him; but so unto death was he sealed.

She said, “I will sew on his garment with a silken thread spun⁵⁶ fine

A faintly-visible crosslet: there that strong hand of thine,

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Hero, shall guard mine husband, as he presseth aye to the front,

And standeth begirt with foemen in the battle’s sternest brunt.”

“Even this will I do, dear Lady,” false Hagen made reply.

She thought in her wifely yearning⁵⁷ to redeem⁵⁸ him from death thereby⁵⁹:—

Ah me, thereby did Kriemhild her lord unto death betray!

Most courteous⁶⁰ leave took Hagen, and with glad heart hasted away.

(C) Then asked of him King Gunther: “What secret hath Hagen learned?”

“King, we will ride forth hunting when back is the war-march turned.

Now have I gotten the knowledge whereby he shall surely die.

Thou, wilt thou appoint this hunting?” Said the King, “Yea, that will I!”

Now are the kinsmen of Gunther blithe⁶¹, and their hearts are light!

Never, I ween, thereafter to the end of time shall knight

Devise such black betrayal as by these contrived⁶² hath been

From the trust in knighthood’s honour placed by a wife and a Queen!

On the morrow’s morning early Siegfried the knight rode forth

With a thousand men blithe-hearted, their faces set to the north.

He weened he should take a vengeance⁶³ for his friends’ wrong fierce and fell.

So nigh unto him rode Hagen that he marked his surcoat well.

Then, when he spied the token, he sent all secretly

To be bearers of other tidings two men of his company

Which should say, “Let the great King’s country in peace unmarred abide²⁹,

For to make submission⁶⁴ to Gunther hath Lüdeger bidden us ride.”

How passing loth was Siegfried to turn him back from the fight,

From avenging friends and kinsmen on these that had done them despite!

Scarce could the liegemen of Gunther persuade him to sheathe⁶⁵ the sword.

Back rode he at last to the traitor, and the King his thanks outpoured:

“God guerdon thee, friend Siegfried, for thy good heart unto mine aid,

That thou offeredst thee so freely what time for thine help I prayed!

For this will I aye be beholden to thee, as well may I be.

Beyond all friends and kinsmen do I put chief trust in thee!

But seeing that now for a season war unto peace giveth place,

Go to, let us hunt the wild-boar and hold the bear in chase

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In the Odenwald, as ofttimes in days overpast have I done.”

—By Hagen was all this plotted, the utter-treacherous one.

“Each guest of mine by my message shall straightway be certified⁶⁶

That tomorn we go forth hunting: whoso with me will ride,

Let him hold him early ready: if any will bide³⁰ here still

Fleeting⁶⁷ careless hours with the ladies, that doth he with my good will.”

With knightly⁶⁸ courtesy Siegfried made answer thereunto:

“If ye ride forth a-hunting, I will gladly go with you.

So ye will but lend me a huntsman who shall rouse the quarry⁶⁹ for me,

And therewithal some sleuth-hounds, to the forest will I with thee.”

“One huntsman wilt thou only?” King Gunther straightway replied.

“I will lend thee four, an it please thee, which know from side to side

The forest and all the wood-ways, and every wild thing’s lair⁷⁰,

Lest thou err⁷¹ from the path unknowing when campward at even we fare.”

Then rode the hero to Kriemhild, and told to her everything,

The while that the tale of Hagen was told in the ears of the King,

Even all his deadly devising against that noble thane:—

God grant such treachery never may be wrought⁷² by man again!

(C) So when these royal hunters had woven the dark death-snare,

Then told they the plot to their fellows. Yet Gernot and Giselher

Would not with the rest go hunting. Wherefore from warning their friend

They hardened their hearts, I know not. Fully⁶ paid was the price in the end.

1 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

2 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

3 fathomless   

a.深不可测的

参考例句：

• "The sand-sea deepens with fathomless ice, And darkness masses its endless clouds;" 瀚海阑干百丈冰，愁云黪淡万里凝。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Day are coloured bubbles that float upon the surface of fathomless night. 日是五彩缤纷的气泡，漂浮在无尽的夜的表面。

4 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

5 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》

6 fully   

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。

7 semblance   

n.外貌，外表

参考例句：

• Her semblance of anger frightened the children.她生气的样子使孩子们感到害怕。
• Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。

8 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 feigned   

a.假装的，不真诚的

参考例句：

• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. 他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
• He accepted the invitation with feigned enthusiasm. 他假装热情地接受了邀请。

10 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

11 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。

12 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

13 pricking   

刺，刺痕，刺痛感

参考例句：

• She felt a pricking on her scalp. 她感到头皮上被扎了一下。
• Intercostal neuralgia causes paroxysmal burning pain or pricking pain. 肋间神经痛呈阵发性的灼痛或刺痛。

14 marvelled   

v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I marvelled that he suddenly left college. 我对他突然离开大学感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I marvelled at your boldness. 我对你的大胆感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 avenging   

adj.报仇的，复仇的v.为…复仇，报…之仇( avenge的现在分词 )；为…报复

参考例句：

• He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death. 他过去5年一心报丧女之仇。 来自辞典例句
• His disfigured face was like some avenging nemesis of gargoyle design. 他那张破了相的脸，活象面目狰狞的复仇之神。 来自辞典例句

16 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。

17 ravage   

vt.使...荒废，破坏...；n.破坏，掠夺，荒废

参考例句：

• Just in time to watch a plague ravage his village.恰好目睹了瘟疫毁灭了他的村庄。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。

18 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。

19 entreated   

恳求，乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail. 他们时而恳求，时而威胁，但这一切看来都没有用。
• 'One word,' the Doctor entreated. 'Will you tell me who denounced him?' “还有一个问题，”医生请求道，“你可否告诉我是谁告发他的？” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

20 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

21 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

22 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

23 vassals   

n.奴仆( vassal的名词复数 )；（封建时代）诸侯；从属者；下属

参考例句：

• He was indeed at this time having the Central Office cleared of all but his vassals. 的确，他这时正在对中央事务所进行全面清洗（他的亲信除外）。 来自辞典例句
• The lowly vassals suffering all humiliates in both physical and mental aspects. 地位低下的奴仆，他们在身体上和精神上受尽屈辱。 来自互联网

24 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。

25 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

26 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。

27 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。

28 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。

29 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。

30 bide   

v.忍耐；等候；住

参考例句：

• We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。
• Bide here for a while. 请在这儿等一会儿。

31 standing   

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。

32 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。

33 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。

34 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

35 requite   

v.报酬，报答

参考例句：

• The Bible says to requite evil with good.圣经要人们以德报怨。
• I'll requite you for your help.我想报答你的帮助。

36 requited   

v.报答( requite的过去式和过去分词 )；酬谢；回报；报复

参考例句：

• I requited him for his help with a present. 我送他一份礼以答谢他的帮助。 来自辞典例句
• His kindness was requited with cold contempt. 他的好意被报以 [遭致] 冷淡的轻蔑。 来自辞典例句

37 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

38 chastisement   

n.惩罚

参考例句：

• You cannot but know that we live in a period of chastisement and ruin. 你们必须认识到我们生活在一个灾难深重、面临毁灭的时代。 来自辞典例句
• I think the chastisement to him is too critical. 我认为对他的惩罚太严厉了。 来自互联网

39 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

40 avenged   

v.为…复仇，报…之仇( avenge的过去式和过去分词 )；为…报复

参考例句：

• She avenged her mother's death upon the Nazi soldiers. 她惩处了纳粹士兵以报杀母之仇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Indians avenged the burning of their village on〔upon〕 the settlers. 印第安人因为村庄被焚毁向拓居者们进行报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》

41 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

42 scatheless   

adj.无损伤的，平安的

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43 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%。

44 subtlety   

n.微妙，敏锐，精巧；微妙之处，细微的区别

参考例句：

• He has shown enormous strength,great intelligence and great subtlety.他表现出充沛的精力、极大的智慧和高度的灵活性。
• The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.大多数听众都没有觉察到他讲话的微妙之处。

45 confide   

v.向某人吐露秘密

参考例句：

• I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
• He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。

46 warding   

监护，守护（ward的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Magina channels a powerful warding magic damping the negative effects of spells. 敌法师用守护魔法来抵御负面法术的攻击。
• Indeed, warding off disruption is the principal property of complex systems. 的确，避免破损解体是复杂系统主要的属性。

47 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。

48 fealty   

n.忠贞，忠节

参考例句：

• He swore fealty to the king.他宣誓效忠国王。
• If you are fealty and virtuous,then I would like to meet you.如果你孝顺善良，我很愿意认识你。

49 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

50 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

51 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。

52 fen   

n.沼泽，沼池

参考例句：

• The willows over all the fen rippled and whitened like a field of wheat.沼泽上的柳树，随风一起一伏，泛出白光，就象一片麦田一样。
• There is a fen around each island.每个岛屿周围有一个沼泽。

53 javelin   

n.标枪，投枪

参考例句：

• She achieved a throw of sixty metres in the javelin event.在掷标枪项目中，她掷了60米远。
• The coach taught us how to launch a javelin.教练教我们投标枪。

54 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

55 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。

56 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

57 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。

58 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

59 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

60 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。

61 blithe   

adj.快乐的，无忧无虑的

参考例句：

• Tonight,however,she was even in a blithe mood than usual.但是，今天晚上她比往常还要高兴。
• He showed a blithe indifference to her feelings.他显得毫不顾及她的感情。

62 contrived   

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。

63 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

64 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

65 sheathe   

v.（将刀剑）插入鞘；包，覆盖

参考例句：

• Sheathe your swords!把你们的剑插到鞘里！
• The two opponents decided at last to sheathe the sword and met at a dinner given.这两个对手终于决定讲和，在朋友举行的晚宴上会面了。

66 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

67 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

68 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。

69 quarry   

n.采石场；v.采石；费力地找

参考例句：

• Michelangelo obtained his marble from a quarry.米开朗基罗从采石场获得他的大理石。
• This mountain was the site for a quarry.这座山曾经有一个采石场。

70 lair   

n.野兽的巢穴；躲藏处

参考例句：

• How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子？
• I retired to my lair,and wrote some letters.我回到自己的躲藏处，写了几封信。

71 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

72 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。