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Chapter 24 Surprise
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"No. No way!" I shook my head fiercely and then shot a glance at the smug smile on myseventeen-year-old husband's face. "No, this doesn't count. I stopped aging three days ago. I ameighteen forever.""Whatever," Alice said, dismissing my protest with a quick shrug1. "We're celebrating anyway, so suck itup."I sighed. There was rarely a point to arguing with Alice.

  Her grin got impossibly wider as she read the acquiescence2 in my eyes.

  "Are you ready to open your present?" Alice sang.

  "Presents," Edward corrected, and he pulled another key—this one longer and silver with a less gaudyblue bow—from his pocket.

  I struggled to keep from rolling my eyes. I knew immediately what this key was to—the "after car." Iwondered if I should feel excited. It seemed the vampire3 conversion4 hadn't given me any sudden interestin sports cars.

  "Mine first," Alice said, and then stuck her tongue out, foreseeing his answer.

  "Mine is closer.""But look at how she's dressed" Alice's words were almost a moan. "It's been killing5 me all day. That isclearly the priority."My eyebrows6 pulled together as I wondered how a key could get me into new clothes. Had she gottenme a whole trunkful?

  "I know—I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors."Jasper chuckled7 and Edward sighed.

  "Why you don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly8.

  Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent.""It's probably better that I wait for morning, anyway." Edward smiled crookedly9 at me and then noddedtowardJacob and Seth, who looked like they were crashed for the night; I wonder how long they'd stayed upthis time. "I think it might be more fun if Jacob was awake for the big reveal, don't you agree? So thatsomeone there is able to express the right level of enthusiasm?"I grinned back. He knew me well.

  "Yay," Alice sang. "Bella, give Ness—Renesmee to Rosalie.""Where does she usually sleep?"Alice shrugged10. "In Rose's arms. Or Jacob's. Or Esme's. You get the picture. She has never been setdown in her entire life. She's going to be the most spoiled half-vampire in existence."Edward laughed while Rosalie took Renesmee expertly in her arms. "She is also the most unspoiledhalf-vampire in existence," Rosalie said. "The beauty of being one of a kind."Rosalie grinned at me, and I was glad to see that the new comradeship between us was still there in hersmile. I hadn't been entirely11 sure it would last after Renesmee's life was no longer tied to mine. But maybewe had fought together on the same side long enough that we would always be friends now. I'd finallymade the same choice she would have if she'd been in my shoes. That seemed to have washed away herresentment for all my other choices.

  Alice shoved the beribboned key in my hand, then grabbed my elbow and steered12 me toward the backdoor. "Let's go, let's go," she trilled.

  "Is it outside?""Sort of," Alice said, pushing me forward.

  "Enjoy your gift," Rosalie said. "It's from all of us. Esme especially.""Aren't you coming, too?" I realized that no one had moved.

  "We'll give you a chance to appreciate it alone," Rosalie said. "You can tell us about it... later."Emmett guffawed13. Something about his laugh made me feel like blushing, though I wasn't sure why.

  I realized that lots of things about me—like truly hating surprises, and not liking14 gifts in general muchmore—had not changed one bit. It was a relief and revelation to discover how much of my essential coretraits had come with me into this new body.

  I hadn't expected to be myself. I smiled widely.

  Alice tugged15 my elbow, and I couldn't stop smiling as I followed her into the purple night. Only Edwardcame with us.

  "There's the enthusiasm I'm looking for," Alice murmured approvingly. Then she dropped my arm, madetwo lithe16 bounds, and leaped over the river.

  "C'mon, Bella," she called from the other side.

  Edward jumped at the same time I did; it was every bit as fun as it had been this afternoon. Maybe alittle bit more fun because the night changed everything into new, rich colors.

  Alice took off with us on her heels, heading due north. It was easier to follow the sound of her feetwhispering against the ground and the fresh path of her scent17 than it was to keep my eyes on her throughthe thick vegetation.

  At no sign I could see, she whirled and dashed back to where I paused.

  "Don't attack me," she warned, and sprang at me.

  "What are you doing?" I demanded, squirming as she scrambled18 onto my back and wrapped her handsaround my face. I felt the urge to throw her off, but I controlled it.

  "Making sure you can't see.""I could take care of that without the theatrics," Edward offered.

  "You might let her cheat. Take her hand and lead her forward.""Alice, I—""Don't bother, Bella. We're doing this my way."I felt Edward's fingers weave through mine. "Just a few seconds more, Bella. Then she'll go annoysomeone else." He pulled me forward. I kept up easily. I wasn't afraid of hitting a tree; the tree would bethe only one getting hurt in that scenario19.

  "You might be a little more appreciative," Alice chided him. "This is as much for you as it is for her.""True. Thank you again, Alice.""Yeah, yeah. Okay." Alice's voice suddenly shot up with excitement. "Stop there. Turn her just a little tothe right. Yes, like that. Okay. Are you ready?" she squeaked20.

  "I'm ready." There were new scents21 here, piquing22 my interest, increasing my curiosity. Scents that didn'tbelong in the deep woods. Honeysuckle. Smoke. Roses. Sawdust? Something metallic23, too. The richnessof deep earth, dug up and exposed. I leaned toward the mystery.

  Alice hopped24 down from my back, releasing her grip on my eyes.

  I stared into the violet dark. There, nestled into a small clearing in the forest, was a tiny stone cottage,lavender gray in the light of the stars.

  It belonged here so absolutely that it seemed as if it must have grown from the rock, a natural formation.

  Honeysuckle climbed up one wall like a lattice, winding25 all the way up and over the thick woodenshingles. Late summer roses bloomed in a handkerchief-sized garden under the dark, deep-set windows.

  There was a little path of flat stones, amethyst26 in the night, that led up to the quaint27 arched wooden door.

  I curled my hand around the key I held, shocked.

  "What do you think?" Alice's voice was soft now; it fit with the perfect quiet of the storybook scene.

  I opened my mouth but said nothing.

  "Esme thought we might like a place of our own for a while, but she didn't want us too far away,"Edward murmured. "And she loves any excuse to renovate28. This little place has been crumbling29 away outhere for at least a hundred years."I continued staring, mouth gaping30 like a fish.

  "Don't you like it?" Alice's face fell. "I mean, I'm sure we could fix it up differently, if you want. Emmettwas all for adding a few thousand square feet, a second story, columns, and a tower, but Esme thoughtyou would like it bestthe way it was meant to look." Her voice started to climb, to go faster. "If she was wrong, we can getback to work. It won't take long to—""Shh!" I managed.

  She pressed her lips together and waited. It took me a few seconds to recover.

  "You're giving me a house for my birthday?" I whispered.

  "Us," Edward corrected. "And it's no more than a cottage. I think the word house implies morelegroom.""No knocking my house," I whispered to him.

  Alice beamed. "You like it."I shook my head.

  "Love it?"I nodded.

  "I can't wait totell Esme!""Why didn't she come?"Alice's smile faded a little, twisted just off what it hadbeen, like my question was hard to answer. "Oh,you know... they all remember how you are about presents. They didn't want to put you under too muchpressure to like it.""But of course I love it. How could I not?""They'll like that." She patted my arm. "Anyhoo, your closet is stocked.Use it wisely. And... I guessthat's everything.""Aren't you going to come inside?"She strolled casually31 a few feet back. "Edward knows his way around. I'll stop by... later. Call me if youcan't match your clothes right." She threw me a doubtful look and then smiled. "Jazz wants to hunt. Seeyou."She shot off into the trees like the most graceful32 bullet.

  "That was weird," I said when the sound of her flight had vanished completely. "Am I really that bad?

  They didn't have to stay away. Now I feel guilty. I didn't even thank her right. We should go back,tellEsme—""Bella,don't besilly. No one thinks you're that unreasonable33.""Then what—""Alone time is their other gift. Alice was trying to be subtle about it.""Oh."That was all it took to make the house disappear. We could have been anywhere. I didn't see the treesor the stones or the stars. It was just Edward.

  "Let me show you what they've done," he said, pulling my hand. Was he oblivious34 to the fact that anelectric current was pulsing through my body like adrenaline-spiked blood?

  Once again I felt oddly off balance, waiting for reactions my body wasn't capable of anymore. My heartshould have been thundering like a steam engine about to hit us. Deafening35. My cheeks should have beenbrilliant red.

  For that matter, I ought to have been exhausted36. This had been the longest day of my life.

  I laughed out loud—just one quiet little laugh of shock—when I realized that this day would never end.

  "Do I get to hear the joke?""It's not a very good one," I told him as he led the way to the little rounded door. "I was just thinking—today is the first and last day of forever. It's kind of hard to wrap my head around it. Even with all thisextra room for wrapping." I laughed again.

  He chuckled with me. He held his hand out toward the doorknob, waiting for me to do the honors. Istuck the key in the lock and turned it.

  "You're such a natural at this, Bella; I forget how very strange this all must be for you. I wish I couldhear it." He ducked down and yanked me up into his arms so fast that I didn't see it coming—and thatwas really something.

  "Hey!""Thresholds are part of my job description," he reminded me. "But I'm curious. Tell me what you'rethinking about right now."He opened the door—it fell back with a barely audible creak—and stepped through into the little stoneliving room.

  "Everything," I told him. "All at the same time, you know. Good things and things to worry about andthings that are new. How I keep using too many superlatives in my head. Right now, I'm thinking thatEsme is an artist. It's so perfect!"The cottage room was something from a fairy tale. The floor was a crazy quilt of smooth, flat stones. Thelow ceiling had long exposed beams that someone as tall as Jacob would surely knock his head on. Thewalls were warm wood in some places, stone mosaics37 in others. The beehive fireplace in the corner heldthe remains38 of a slow flickering39 fire. It was driftwood burning there—the low flames were blue and greenfrom the salt.

  It was furnished in eclectic pieces, not one of them matching another, but harmonious40 just the same. Onechair seemed vaguely41 medieval, while a low ottoman by the fire was more contemporary and the stockedbookshelf against the far window reminded me of movies set in Italy. Somehow each piece fit togetherwith the others like a big three-dimensional puzzle. There were a few paintings on the walls that Irecognized—some of my very favorites from the big house. Priceless originals, no doubt, but theyseemed to belong here, too, like all the rest.

  It was a place where anyone could believe magic existed. A place where you just expected Snow Whiteto walk right in with her apple in hand, or a unicorn42 to stop and nibble43 at the rosebushes.

  Edward had always thought that he belonged to the world of horror stories. Of course, I'd known hewas dead wrong. It was obvious that he belonged here. In a fairy tale.

  And now I was in the story with him.

  I was about to take advantage of the fact that he hadn't gotten around to setting me back on my feet andthat his wits-scramblingly beautiful face was only inches away when he said, "We're lucky Esme thoughtto add an extra room. No one was planning for Ness—Renesmee."I frowned at him, my thoughts channeled down a less pleasant path.

  "Not you, too," I complained.

  "Sorry, love. I hear it in their thoughts all the time, you know. It's rubbing off on me."I sighed. My baby, the sea serpent. Maybe there was no help for it. Well, /wasn't giving in.

  Tm sure you're dying to see the closet. Or, at least I'll tell Alice that you were, to make her feel good.""Should I be afraid?""Terrified."He carried me down a narrow stone hallway with tiny arches in the ceiling, like it was our own miniaturecastle.

  "That will be Renesmee's room," he said, nodding to an empty room with a pale wooden floor. "Theydidn't have time to do much with it, what with the angry werewolves___"I laughed quietly, amazed at how quickly everything had turned right when it had all had looked sonightmarish just a week ago.

  Drat Jacob for making everything perfect this way.

  "Here's our room. Esme tried to bring some of her island back here for us. She guessed that we wouldget attached."The bed was huge and white, with clouds of gossamer44 floating down from the canopy45 to the floor. Thepale wood floor matched the other room, and now I grasped that it was precisely46 the color of a pristinebeach. The walls were that almost-white-blue of a brilliant sunny day, and the back wall had big glassdoors that opened into a little hidden garden. Climbing roses and a small round pond, smooth as a mirrorand edged with shiny stones. A tiny, calm ocean for us.

  "Oh" was all I could say.

  "I know," he whispered.

  We stood there for a minute, remembering. Though the memories were human and clouded, they tookover my mind completely.

  He smiled a wide, gleaming smile and then laughed. "The closet is through those double doors. I shouldwarn you—it's bigger than this room."I didn't even glance at the doors. There was nothing else in the world but him again—his arms curledunder me, his sweet breath on my face, his lips just inches from mine—and there was nothing that coulddistract me now, newborn vampire or not.

  "We're going to tell Alice that I ran right to the clothes," I whispered, twisting my fingers into his hair andpulling my face closer to his. "We're going to tell her I spent hours in there playing dress-up. We're goingto lie"He caught up to my mood in an instant, or maybe he'd already been there, and he was just trying to letme fully47 appreciate my birthday present, like a gentleman. He pulled my face to his with a suddenfierceness, a low moan in his throat. The sound sent the electric current running through my body into anear-frenzy, like I couldn't get close enough to him fast enough.

  I heard the fabric48 tearing under our hands, and I was glad my clothes, at least, were already destroyed.

  It was too late for his. It felt almost rude to ignore the pretty white bed, but we just weren't going tomake it that far.

  This second honeymoon49 wasn't like our first.

  Our time on the island had been the epitome50 of my human life. The very best of it. I'd been so ready tostring along my human time, just to hold on to what I had with him for a little while longer. Because thephysical part wasn't going to be the same ever again.

  I should have guessed, after a day like today, that it would be better.

  I could really appreciate him now—could properly see every beautiful line of his perfect face, of his long,flawless body with my strong new eyes, every angle and every plane of him. I could taste his pure, vividscent on my tongue and feel the unbelievable silkiness of his marble skin under my sensitive fingertips.

  My skin was so sensitive under his hands, too.

  He was all new, a different person as our bodies tangled51 gracefully52 into one on the sand-pale floor. Nocaution, no restraint. No fear—especially not that. We could love together— both active participantsnow. Finally equals.

  Like our kisses before, every touch was more than I was used to. So much of himself he'd been holdingback. Necessary at the time, but I couldn't believe how much I'd been missing.

  I tried to keep in mind that I was stronger than he was, but it was hard to focus on anything withsensations so intense, pulling my attention to a million different places in my body every second; if I hurthim, he didn't complain.

  A very, very small part of my head considered the interesting conundrum53 presented in this situation. Iwas never going to get tired, and neither was he. We didn't have to catch our breath or rest or eat oreven use the bathroom; we had no more mundane54 human needs. He had the most beautiful, perfect bodyin the world and I had him all to myself, and it didn't feel like I was ever going to find a point where Iwould think, Now I've had enough for one day. I was always going to want more. And the day wasnever going to end. So, in such a situation, how did we ever stop?

  It didn't bother me at all that I had no answer.

  I sort of noticed when the sky began to lighten. The tiny ocean outside turned from black to gray, and alark started to sing somewhere very close by—maybe she had a nest in the roses.

  "Do you miss it?" I asked him when her song was done.

  It wasn't the first time we'd spoken, but we weren't exactly keeping up a conversation, either.

  "Miss what?" he murmured.

  "All of it—the warmth, the soft skin, the tasty smell... I'm not losing anything at all, and I just wondered ifit was a little bit sad for you that you were."He laughed, low and gentle. "It would be hard to find someone less sad than I am now. Impossible, I'dventure. Not many people get every single thing they want, plus all the things they didn't think to ask for,in the same day.""Are you avoiding the question?"He pressed his hand against my face. "You are warm," he told me.

  It was true, in a sense. To me, his hand was warm. It wasn't the same as touching55 Jacob's flame-hotskin, but it was more comfortable. More natural.

  Then he pulled his fingers very slowly down my face, lightly tracing from my jaw56 to my throat and then allthe way down to my waist. My eyes rolled back into my head a little.

  "You are soft."His fingers were like satin against my skin, so I could see what he meant.

  "And as for the scent, well, I couldn't say I missed that. Do you remember the scent of those hikers onour hunt?""I've been trying very hard not to.""Imagine kissing that."My throat ripped into flames like pulling the cord on a hot-air balloon.

  "0/7.""Precisely. So the answer is no. I am purely57 full of joy, because I am missing nothing. No one has morethan I do now."I was about to inform him of the one exception to his statement, but my lips were suddenly very busy.

  When the little pool turned pearl-colored with the sunrise, I thought of another question for him.

  "How long does this go on? I mean, Carlisle and Esme, Em and Rose, Alice and Jasper—they don'tspend all day locked in their rooms. They're out in public, fully clothed, all the time. Does this... cravingever let up?" I twisted myself closer into him—quite an accomplishment58, actually—to make it clear what Iwas talking about.

  "That's difficult to say. Everyone is different and, well, so far you're the very most different of all. Theaverage young vampire is too obsessed59 with thirst to notice much else for a while. That doesn't seem toapply to you. With the average vampire, though, after that first year, other needs make themselvesknown. Neither thirst nor any other desire really ever fades. It's simply a matter of learning to balancethem, learning to prioritize and manage___""How long?"He smiled, wrinkling his nose a little. "Rosalie and Emmett were the worst. It took a solid decade beforeI could stand to be within a five-mile radius60 of them. Even Carlisle and Esme had a difficult timestomaching it. They kicked the happy couple out eventually. Esme built them a house, too. It was granderthan this one, but then, Esme knows what Rose likes, and she knows what you like.""So, after ten years, then?" I was pretty sure that Rosalie and Emmett had nothing on us, but it mightsound cocky if I went higher than a decade. "Everybody is normal again? Like they are now?"Edward smiled again. "Well, I'm not sure what you mean by normal. You've seen my family going aboutlife in a fairly human way, but you've been sleeping nights." He winked61 at me. "There's a tremendousamount of time left over when you don't have to sleep. It makes balancing your... interests quite easy.

  There's a reason why I'm the best musician in the family, why—besides Carlisle—I've read the mostbooks, studied the most sciences, become fluentin the most languages.... Emmett would have you believe that I'm such a know-it-all because of the mindreading, but the truth is that I've just had a lot of free time."We laughed together, and the motion of our laughter did interesting things to the way our bodies wereconnected, effectively ending that conversation.

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1 shrug Ry3w5     
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
参考例句:
  • With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩,走出了房间。
  • I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
2 acquiescence PJFy5     
n.默许;顺从
参考例句:
  • The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence.首领点点头表示允许。
  • This is due to his acquiescence.这是因为他的默许。
3 vampire 8KMzR     
n.吸血鬼
参考例句:
  • It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆,而是个吸人血的妖精!
  • Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说,孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。
4 conversion UZPyI     
n.转化,转换,转变
参考例句:
  • He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
  • Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。
5 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。
6 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
7 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
8 wryly 510b39f91f2e11b414d09f4c1a9c5a1a     
adv. 挖苦地,嘲弄地
参考例句:
  • Molly smiled rather wryly and said nothing. 莫莉苦笑着,一句话也没说。
  • He smiled wryly, then closed his eyes and gnawed his lips. 他狞笑一声,就闭了眼睛,咬着嘴唇。 来自子夜部分
9 crookedly crookedly     
adv. 弯曲地,不诚实地
参考例句:
  • A crow flew crookedly like a shadow over the end of the salt lake. 一只乌鸦像个影子般地在盐湖的另一边鬼鬼祟祟地飞来飞去的。
10 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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 steered dee52ce2903883456c9b7a7f258660e5     
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导
参考例句:
  • He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
  • The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 guffawed 2e6c1d9bb61416c9a198a2e73eac2a39     
v.大笑,狂笑( guffaw的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
  • Hung-chien guffawed and said, "I deserve a scolding for that! 鸿渐哈哈大笑道:“我是该骂! 来自汉英文学 - 围城
14 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
15 tugged 8a37eb349f3c6615c56706726966d38e     
v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
  • A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 lithe m0Ix9     
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的
参考例句:
  • His lithe athlete's body had been his pride through most of the fifty - six years.他那轻巧自如的运动员体格,五十六年来几乎一直使他感到自豪。
  • His walk was lithe and graceful.他走路轻盈而优雅。
17 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
18 scrambled 2e4a1c533c25a82f8e80e696225a73f2     
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 scenario lZoxm     
n.剧本,脚本;概要
参考例句:
  • But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
  • This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。
20 squeaked edcf2299d227f1137981c7570482c7f7     
v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者
参考例句:
  • The radio squeaked five. 收音机里嘟嘟地发出五点钟报时讯号。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. 埃米走过走廊时,鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。 来自辞典例句
21 scents 9d41e056b814c700bf06c9870b09a332     
n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉
参考例句:
  • The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
  • The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
22 piquing 588ab097d9ef1da23ec32656e156ce0a     
v.伤害…的自尊心( pique的现在分词 );激起(好奇心)
参考例句:
23 metallic LCuxO     
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
参考例句:
  • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
  • He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
24 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
25 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
参考例句:
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
26 amethyst ee0yu     
n.紫水晶
参考例句:
  • She pinned a large amethyst brooch to her lapel.她在翻领上别了一枚大大的紫水晶饰针。
  • The exquisite flowers come alive in shades of amethyst.那些漂亮的花儿在紫水晶的映衬下显得格外夺目。
27 quaint 7tqy2     
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
参考例句:
  • There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
  • They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
28 renovate 0VOxE     
vt.更新,革新,刷新
参考例句:
  • The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
  • They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。
29 crumbling Pyaxy     
adj.摇摇欲坠的
参考例句:
  • an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
  • The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。
30 gaping gaping     
adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大
参考例句:
  • Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 casually UwBzvw     
adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地
参考例句:
  • She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
  • I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
32 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。
33 unreasonable tjLwm     
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
参考例句:
  • I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
  • They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
34 oblivious Y0Byc     
adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的
参考例句:
  • Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后,妈妈变得特别健忘。
  • He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。
35 deafening deafening     
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
  • The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
36 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
37 mosaics 2c3cb76ec7fcafd7e808cb959fa24d5e     
n.马赛克( mosaic的名词复数 );镶嵌;镶嵌工艺;镶嵌图案
参考例句:
  • The panel shows marked similarities with mosaics found elsewhere. 这块嵌板和在其他地方找到的镶嵌图案有明显的相似之处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The unsullied and shining floor was paved with white mosaics. 干净明亮的地上镶嵌着白色图案。 来自辞典例句
38 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
39 flickering wjLxa     
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
参考例句:
  • The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
  • The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。
40 harmonious EdWzx     
adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的
参考例句:
  • Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
  • The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。
41 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
42 unicorn Ak7wK     
n.(传说中的)独角兽
参考例句:
  • The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
  • I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。
43 nibble DRZzG     
n.轻咬,啃;v.一点点地咬,慢慢啃,吹毛求疵
参考例句:
  • Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
  • The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上,啄着砖缝。
44 gossamer ufQxj     
n.薄纱,游丝
参考例句:
  • The prince helped the princess,who was still in her delightful gossamer gown.王子搀扶着仍穿著那套美丽薄纱晚礼服的公主。
  • Gossamer is floating in calm air.空中飘浮着游丝。
45 canopy Rczya     
n.天篷,遮篷
参考例句:
  • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
  • They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。
46 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
47 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
48 fabric 3hezG     
n.织物,织品,布;构造,结构,组织
参考例句:
  • The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
  • I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
49 honeymoon ucnxc     
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
参考例句:
  • While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
  • The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
50 epitome smyyW     
n.典型,梗概
参考例句:
  • He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
  • This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
51 tangled e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
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。
52 gracefully KfYxd     
ad.大大方方地;优美地
参考例句:
  • She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
53 conundrum gpxzZ     
n.谜语;难题
参考例句:
  • Let me give you some history about a conundrum.让我给你们一些关于谜题的历史。
  • Scientists had focused on two explanations to solve this conundrum.科学家已锁定两种解释来解开这个难题。
54 mundane F6NzJ     
adj.平凡的;尘世的;宇宙的
参考例句:
  • I hope I can get an interesting job and not something mundane.我希望我可以得到的是一份有趣的工作,而不是一份平凡无奇的。
  • I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.我发现生活有时挺诙谐的,即使是最平凡的事情也能影响我们的感知。
55 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
56 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
57 purely 8Sqxf     
adv.纯粹地,完全地
参考例句:
  • I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
  • This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
58 accomplishment 2Jkyo     
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
参考例句:
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
59 obsessed 66a4be1417f7cf074208a6d81c8f3384     
adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的
参考例句:
  • He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
  • The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。
60 radius LTKxp     
n.半径,半径范围;有效航程,范围,界限
参考例句:
  • He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
  • We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。
61 winked af6ada503978fa80fce7e5d109333278     
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。
  • He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》


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