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Chapter 27 Travel Plans
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i took mythology1 a lot more seriously since I'd become a vampire2.

  Often, when I looked back over my first three months as an immortal3, I imagined how the thread of mylife might look in the Fates' loom—who knew but that it actually existed? I was sure my thread must havechanged color; I thought it had probably started out as a nice beige, something supportive andnon-confrontational, something that would look good in the background. Now it felt like it must be brightcrimson, or maybe glistening4 gold.

  The tapestry5 of family and friends that wove together around me was a beautiful, glowing thing, full oftheir bright, complementary colors.

  I was surprised by some of the threads I got to include in my life. The werewolves, with their deep,woodsy colors, were not something I'd expected; Jacob, of course, and Seth, too. But my old friendsQuil and Embry became part of the fabric6 as they joined Jacob's pack, and even Sam and Emily werecordial. The tensions between our families eased, mostly due to Renesmee. She was easy to love.

  Sue and Leah Clearwater were interlaced into our life, too—two more I had not anticipated.

  Sue seemed to have taken it on herself to smooth Charlie's transition into the world of make-believe.

  She came with him to the Cullens' most days, though she never seemed truly comfortable here the wayher son and most of Jake's pack did. She did not speak often; she just hovered7 protectively near Charlie.

  She was always the first person he looked to when Renesmee did something disturbingly advanced—which was often. In answer, Sue would eye Seth meaningfully as if to say, Yeah, tell me about it.

  Leah was even less comfortable than Sue and was the only part of our recently extended family whowas openly hostile to the merger8. However, she and Jacob had a new camaraderie9 that kept her close tous all. I asked him about it once—hesitantly; I didn't want to pry10, but the relationship was so differentfrom the way it used to be that it made me curious. He shrugged11 and told me it was a pack thing. Shewas his second-in-command now, his "beta," asI'd called it once long ago.

  "I figured as long as I was going to do this Alpha thing for real," Jacob explained, "I'd better nail downthe formalities."The new responsibility made Leah feel the need to check in with him often, and since he was always withRenesmee...

  Leah was not happy to be near us, but she was the exception. Happiness was the main component12 in mylife now, the dominant13 pattern in the tapestry. So much so that my relationship with Jasper was now muchcloser than I'd ever dreamed it would be.

  At first I was really annoyed, though.

  "Yeesh!" I complained to Edward one night after we'd put Renesmee in her wrought-iron crib. "If Ihaven't killed Charlie or Sue yet, it's probably not going to happen. I wish Jasper would stop hovering14 allthe time!""No one doubts you, Bella, not in the slightest," he assured me. "You know how Jasper is—he can'tresist a good emotional climate. You're so happy all the time, love, he gravitates toward you withoutthinking."And then Edward hugged me tightly, because nothing pleased him more than my overwhelming ecstasyin this new life.

  And I was euphoric the vast majority of the time. The days were not long enough for me to get my fill ofadoring my daughter; the nights did not have enough hours to satisfy my need for Edward.

  There was a flipside to the joy, though. If you turned the fabric of our lives over, I imagined the designon the backside would be woven in the bleak15 grays of doubt and fear.

  Renesmee spoke16 her first word when she was exactly one week old. The word was Momma, whichwould have made my day, except that I was so frightened by her progress I could barely force my frozenface to smile back at her. It didn't help that she continued from her first word to her first sentence in thesame breath. "Momma, where is Grandpa?" she'd asked in a clear, high soprano, only bothering to speakaloud because I was across the room from her. She'd already asked Rosalie, using her normal (orseriously abnormal, from another point of view) means of communication. Rosalie hadn't known theanswer, so Renesmee had turned to me.

  When she walked for the first time, fewer than three weeks later, it was similar. She'd simply stared atAlice for a long moment, watching intently as her aunt arranged bouquets17 in the vases scattered18 aroundthe room, dancing back and forth19 across the floor with her arms full of flowers. Renesmee got to her feet,not in the least bit shaky, and crossed the floor almost as gracefully21.

  Jacob had burst into applause, because that was clearly the response Renesmee wanted. The way hewas tied to her made his own reactions secondary; his first reflex was always to give Renesmee whatevershe needed. But our eyes met, and I saw all the panic in mine echoed in his. I made my hands claptogether, too, trying to hide my fear from her. Edward applauded quietly at my side, and we didn't needto speak our thoughts to know they were the same.

  Edward and Carlisle threw themselves into research, looking for any answers, anything to expect. Therewasvery little to be found, and none of it verifiable.

  Alice and Rosalie usually began our day with a fashion show. Renesmee never wore the same clothestwice, partly because she outgrew22 her clothes almost immediately and partly because Alice and Rosaliewere trying to create a baby album that appeared to span years rather than weeks. They took thousandsof pictures, documenting every phase of her accelerated childhood.

  At three months, Renesmee could have been a big one-year-old, or a small two-year-old. She wasn'tshaped exactly like a toddler; she was leaner and more graceful20, her proportions were more even, like anadult's. Her bronze ringlets hung to her waist; I couldn't bear to cut them, even if Alice would haveallowed it. Renesmee could speak with flawless grammar and articulation23, but she rarely bothered,preferring to simply show people what she wanted. She could not only walk but run and dance. Shecould even read.

  I'd been reading Tennyson to her one night, because the flow and rhythm of his poetry seemed restful. (Ihad to search constantly for new material; Renesmee didn't like repetition in her bedtime stories as otherchildren supposedly did, and she had no patience for picture books.) She reached up to touch my cheek,the image in her mind one of us, only with her holding the book. I gave it to her, smiling.

  " There is sweet music here,'" she read without hesitation24, "'that softer falls than petals25 from blown roseson the grass, or night-dews on still waters between walls of shadowy granite26, in a gleaming pass—'"My hand was robotic as I took the book back.

  "If you read, how will you fall asleep?" I asked in a voice that had barely escaped shaking.

  By Carlisle's calculations, the growth of her body was gradually slowing; her mind continued to race onahead. Even if the rate of decrease held steady, she'd still be an adult in no more than four years.

  Four years. And an old woman by fifteen.

  Just fifteen years of life.

  But she was so healthy. Vital, bright, glowing, and happy. Her conspicuous27 well-being28 made it easy forme to be happy with her in the moment and leave the future for tomorrow.

  Carlisle and Edward discussed our options for the future from every angle in low voices that I tried notto hear. They never had these discussions when Jacob was around, because there was one sure way tohalt aging, and that wasn't something Jacob was likely to be excited about. I wasn't. Too dangerous! myinstincts screamed at me. Jacob and Renesmee seemed alike in so many ways, both half-and-half beings,two things at the same time. And all the werewolf lore29 insisted that vampire venom30 was a death sentencerather than a course to immortality___Carlisle and Edward had exhausted31 the research they could do from a distance, and now we werepreparing to follow old legends at their source. We were going back to Brazil, starting there. The Ticunashad legends about children like Renesmee.... If other children like her had ever existed, perhaps sometale of the life span of half-mortal children still lingered___The only real question left was exactly when we would go.

  I was the holdup. A small part of it was that I wanted to stay near Forks until after the holidays, forCharlie'ssake. But more than that, there was a different journey that I knew had to come first—that was the clearpriority. Also, it had to be a solo trip.

  This was the only argument that Edward and I had gotten in since I'd become a vampire. The main pointof contention32 was the "solo" part. But the facts were what they were, and my plan was the only one thatmade rational sense. I had to go see the Volturi, and I had to do it absolutely alone.

  Even freed from old nightmares, from any dreams at all, it was impossible to forget the Volturi. Nor didthey leave us without reminders33.

  Until the day that Aro's present showed up, i didn't know that Alice had sent a wedding announcementto the Volturi leaders; we'd been far away on Esme's island when she'd seen a vision of Volturi soldiers—Jane and Alec, the devastatingly35 powerful twins, among them. Caius was planning to send a huntingparty to see if I was still human, against their edict (because I knew about the secret vampire world, Ieither must join it or be silenced... permanently). So Alice had mailed the announcement, seeing that thiswould delay them as they deciphered the meaning behind it. But they would come eventually. That wascertain.

  The present itself was not overtly36 threatening. Extravagant37, yes, almost frightening in that veryextravagance. The threat was in the parting line of Aro's congratulatory note, written in black ink on asquare of heavy, plain white paper in Aro's own hand:

  I so look forward to seeing the new Mrs. Cullen in person.

  The gift was presented in an ornately carved, ancient wooden box inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl,ornamented with a rainbow of gemstones. Alice said the box itself was a priceless treasure, that it wouldhave outshone just about any piece of jewelry38 besides the one inside it.

  "I always wondered where the crown jewels disappeared to after John of England pawned39 them in thethirteenth century," Carlisle said. "I suppose it doesn't surprise me that the Volturi have their share."The necklace was simple—gold woven into a thick rope of a chain, almost scaled, like a smooth snakethat would curl close around the throat. One jewel hung suspended from the rope; a white diamond thesize of a golf ball.

  The unsubtle reminder34 in Aro's note interested me more than the jewel. The Volturi needed to see that Iwas immortal, that the Cullens had been obedient to the Volturi's orders, and they needed to see thissoon. They could not be allowed near Forks. There was only one way to keep our life here safe.

  "You're not going alone," Edward had insisted through his teeth, his hands clenching40 into fists.

  "They won't hurt me," I'd said as soothingly41 as I could manage, forcing my voice to sound sure. "Theyhave no reason to. I'm a vampire. Case closed.""No. Absolutely no.""Edward, it's the only way to protect her."And he hadn't been able to argue with that. My logic42 was watertight.

  Even in the short time I'd known Aro, I'd been able to see that he was a collector—and his most prizedtreasures were his living pieces. He coveted44 beauty, talent, and rarity in his immortal followers45 more thanany jewel locked in his vaults46. It was unfortunate enough that he'd begun to covet43 Alice's and Edward'sabilities. I would give him no more reason to be jealous of Carlisle's family. Renesmee was beautiful andgifted and unique—she was one of a kind. He could not be allowed to see her, not even throughsomeone's thoughts.

  And I was the only one whose thoughts he could not hear. Of course I would go alone.

  Alice did not see any trouble with my trip, but she was worried by the indistinct quality of her visions.

  She said they were sometimes similarly hazy47 when there were outside decisions that might conflict butthat had not been solidly resolved. This uncertainty48 made Edward, already hesitant, extremely opposedto what I had to do. He wanted to come with me as far as my connection in London, but I wouldn't leaveRenesmee without both her parents. Carlisle was coming instead. It made both Edward and me a littlemore relaxed, knowing that Carlisle would be only a few hours away from me.

  Alice kept searching for the future, but the things she found were unrelated to what she was looking for.

  A new trend in the stock market; a possible visit of reconciliation49 from Irina, though her decision was notfirm; a snowstorm that wouldn't hit for another six weeks; a call from Renee (I was practicing my "rough"voice, and getting better at it every day—to Renee's knowledge, I was still sick, but mending).

  We bought the tickets for Italy the day after Renesmee turned three months. I planned for it to be a veryshort trip, so I hadn't told Charlie about it. Jacob knew, and he took Edward's view on things. However,today the argument was about Brazil. Jacob was determined50 to come with us.

  The three of us, Jacob, Renesmee, and I, were hunting together. The diet of animal blood wasn'tRenesmee's favorite thing—and that was why Jacob was allowed to come along. Jacob had made it acontest between them, and that made her more willing than anything else.

  Renesmee was quite clear on the whole good vs. bad as it applied51 to hunting humans; she just thoughtthat donated blood made a nice compromise. Human food filled her and it seemed compatible with hersystem, but she reacted to all varieties of solid food with the same martyred endurance I had once givencauliflower and lima beans. Animal blood was better than that, at least. She had a competitive nature,and the challenge of beating Jacob made her excited to hunt.

  "Jacob," I said, trying to reason with him again while Renesmee danced ahead of us into the longclearing, searching for a scent52 she liked. "You've got obligations here. Seth, Leah—"He snorted. "I'm not my pack's nanny. They've all got responsibilities in La Push anyway.""Sort of like you? Are you officially dropping out of high school, then? If you're going to keep up withRenesmee, you're going to have to study a lot harder.""It's just a sabbatical. I'll get back to school when things... slow down."I lost my concentration on my side of the disagreement when he said that, and we both automaticallylooked atRenesmee. She was staring at the snowflakes fluttering high above her head, melting before they couldstick to the yellowed grass in the long arrowhead-shaped meadow that we were standing54 in. Her ruffledivory dress was just a shade darker than the snow, and her reddish-brown curls managed to shimmer,though the sun was buried deeply behind the clouds.

  As we watched, she crouched55 for an instant and then sprang fifteen feet up into the air. Her little handsclosed around a flake53, and she dropped lightly to her feet.

  She turned to us with her shocking smile—truly, it wasn't something you could get used to—and openedher hands to show us the perfectly56 formed eight-pointed ice star in her palm before it melted.

  "Pretty," Jacob called to her appreciatively. "But I think you're stalling, Nessie."She bounded back to Jacob; he held his arms out at exactly the moment she leaped into them. They hadthe move perfectly synchronized57. She did this when she had something to say. She still preferred not tospeak aloud.

  Renesmee touched his face, scowling58 adorably as we all listened to the sound of a small herd59 of elkmoving farther into the wood.

  "Suuuureyou're not thirsty, Nessie," Jacob answered a little sarcastically60, but more indulgently thananything else. "You're just afraid HI catch the biggest one again!"She flipped61 backward out of Jacob's arms, landing lightly on her feet, and rolled her eyes—she lookedso much like Edward when she did that. Then she darted62 off toward the trees.

  "Got it," Jacob said when I leaned as if to follow. He yanked his t-shirt off as he charged after her intothe forest, already trembling. "It doesn't count if you cheat," he called to Renesmee.

  I smiled at the leaves they left fluttering behind them, shaking my head. Jacob was more a child thanRenesmee sometimes.

  I paused, giving my hunters a few minutes' head start. It would be beyond simple to track them, andRenesmee would love to surprise me with the size of her prey63. I smiled again.

  The narrow meadow was very still, very empty. The fluttering snow was thinning above me, almostgone. Alice had seen that it wouldn't stick for many weeks.

  Usually Edward and I came together on these hunting trips. But Edward was with Carlisle today,planning the trip to Rio, talking behind Jacob's back.... I frowned. When I returned, I would take Jacob'sside. He should come with us. He had as big a stake in this as any of us—his entire life was at stake, justlike mine.

  While my thoughts were lost in the near future, my eyes swept the mountainside routinely, searching forprey, searching for danger. I didn't think about it; the urge was an automatic thing.

  Or perhaps there was a reason for my scanning, some tiny trigger that my razor-sharp senses had caughtbefore I realized it consciously.

  As my eyes flitted across the edge of a distant cliff, standing out starkly64 blue-gray against thegreen-black forest, a glint of silver—or was it gold?—gripped my attention.

  My gaze zeroed in on the color that shouldn't have been there, so far away in the haze65 that an eaglewouldn'thave been able to make it out. I stared.

  She stared back.

  That she was a vampire was obvious. Her skin was marble white, the texture66 a million times smootherthan human skin. Even under the clouds, she glistened67 ever so slightly. If her skin had not given her away,her stillness would have. Only vampires68 and statues could be so perfectly motionless.

  Her hair was pale, pale blond, almost silver. This was the gleam that had caught my eye. It hung straightas a ruler to a blunt edge at her chin, parted evenly down the center.

  She was a stranger to me. I was absolutely certain I'd never seen her before, even as a human. None ofthe faces in my muddy memory were the same as this one. But I knew her at once from her dark goldeneyes.

  Irina had decided69 to come after all.

  For one moment I stared at her, and she stared back. I wondered if she would guess immediately who Iwas as well. I half-raised my hand, about to wave, but her lip twisted the tiniest bit, making her facesuddenly hostile.

  I heard Renesmee's cry of victory from the forest, heard Jacob's echoing howl, and saw Irina's face jerkreflexively to the sound when it echoed to her a few seconds later. Her gaze cut slightly to the right, and Iknew what she was seeing. An enormous russet werewolf, perhaps the very one who had killed herLaurent. How long had she been watching us? Long enough to see our affectionate exchange before, Iwas sure.

  Her face spasmed in pain.

  Instinctually, I opened my hands in front of me in an apologetic gesture. She turned back to me, and herlip curled back over her teeth. Her jaw70 unlocked as she growled72.

  When the faint sound reached me, she had already turned and disappeared into the forest.

  "Crap!" I groaned73.

  I sprinted74 into the forest after Renesmee and Jacob, unwilling75 to have them out of my sight. I didn't knowwhich direction Irina had taken, or exactly how furious she was right now. Vengeance76 was a commonobsession for vampires, one that was not easy to suppress.

  Running at full speed, it only took me two seconds to reach them.

  "Mine is bigger," I heard Renesmee insist as I burst through the thick thornbushes to the small openspace where they stood.

  Jacob's ears flattened77 as he took in my expression; he crouched forward, baring his teeth—hismuzzlewas streaked78 with blood from his kill. His eyes raked the forest. I could hear the growl71 building in histhroat.

  Renesmee was every bit as alert as Jacob. Abandoning the dead stag at her feet, she leaped into mywaiting arms, pressing her curious hands against my cheeks.

  "I'm overreacting," I assured them quickly. "It's okay, I think. Hold on."I pulled out my cell phone and hit the speed dial. Edward answered on the first ring. Jacob andRenesmee listened intently to my side as I filled Edward in.

  "Come, bring Carlisle," I trilled so fast I wondered if Jacob could keep up. "I saw Irina, and she saw me,but thenshe saw Jacob and she got mad and ran away, I think. She hasn't shown up here—yet, anyway—butshe looked pretty upset so maybe she will. If she doesn't, you and Carlisle have to go after her and talkto her. I feel so bad."Jacob rumbled79.

  "We'll be there in half a minute," Edward assured me, and I could hear the whoosh80 of the wind hisrunning made.

  We darted back to the long meadow and then waited silently as Jacob and I listened carefully for thesound of an approach we did not recognize.

  When the sound came, though, it was very familiar. And then Edward was at my side, Carlisle a fewseconds behind. I was surprised to hear the heavy pad of big paws following behind Carlisle. I supposedI shouldn't have been shocked. With Renesmee in even a hint of danger, of course Jacob would call inreinforcements.

  "She was up on that ridge," I told them at once, pointing out the spot. If Irina was fleeing, she alreadyhad quite a head start. Would she stop and listen to Carlisle? Her expression before made me think not.

  "Maybe you should call Emmett and Jasper and have them come with you. She looked... really upset.

  She growled at me.""What?" Edward said angrily.

  Carlisle put a hand on his arm. "She's grieving. HI go after her."Tm coming with you," Edward insisted.

  They exchanged a long glance—perhaps Carlisle was measuring Edward's irritation81 with Irina against hishelpfulness as a mind reader. Finally, Carlisle nodded, and they took off to find the trail without calling forJasper or Emmett.

  Jacob huffed impatiently and poked82 my back with his nose. He must want Renesmee back at the safetyof the house, just in case. I agreed with him on that, and we hurried home with Seth and Leah running atour flanks.

  Renesmee was complacent83 in my arms, one hand still resting on my face. Since the hunting trip had beenaborted, she would just have to make do with donated blood. Her thoughts were a little smug.

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1 mythology I6zzV     
n.神话,神话学,神话集
参考例句:
  • In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中,宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
  • He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。
2 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。
3 immortal 7kOyr     
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
参考例句:
  • The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
  • The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽!
4 glistening glistening     
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
5 tapestry 7qRy8     
n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面
参考例句:
  • How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样?
  • The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry.我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。
6 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。
7 hovered d194b7e43467f867f4b4380809ba6b19     
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
参考例句:
  • A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
  • A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。
8 merger vCJxG     
n.企业合并,并吞
参考例句:
  • Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
  • Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
9 camaraderie EspzQ     
n.同志之爱,友情
参考例句:
  • The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。
  • Some bosses are formal and have occasional interactions,while others prefer continual camaraderie.有些老板很刻板,偶尔才和下属互动一下;有些则喜欢和下属打成一片。
10 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
参考例句:
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
11 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》
12 component epSzv     
n.组成部分,成分,元件;adj.组成的,合成的
参考例句:
  • Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
  • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
13 dominant usAxG     
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
参考例句:
  • The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
  • She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
14 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
参考例句:
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
15 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
参考例句:
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
16 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
17 bouquets 81022f355e60321845cbfc3c8963628f     
n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 );(酒的)芳香
参考例句:
  • The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时,已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
19 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。
20 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。
21 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。
22 outgrew e4f1aa7bc14c57fef78c00428dca9546     
长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的过去式 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过
参考例句:
  • She outgrew the company she worked for and found a better job somewhere else. 她进步很快,不再满足于她所在工作的公司,于是又在别处找到一份更好的工作。
  • It'soon outgrew Carthage and became the largest city of the western world. 它很快取代了迦太基成为西方的第一大城市。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
23 articulation tewyG     
n.(清楚的)发音;清晰度,咬合
参考例句:
  • His articulation is poor.他发音不清楚。
  • She spoke with a lazy articulation.她说话慢吞吞的。
24 hesitation tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
25 petals f346ae24f5b5778ae3e2317a33cd8d9b     
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
  • The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
26 granite Kyqyu     
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
参考例句:
  • They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
  • The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
27 conspicuous spszE     
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
参考例句:
  • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
  • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
28 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
29 lore Y0YxW     
n.传说;学问,经验,知识
参考例句:
  • I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他,向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
  • Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。
30 venom qLqzr     
n.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
参考例句:
  • The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
  • In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
31 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。
32 contention oZ5yd     
n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张
参考例句:
  • The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
  • The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道,争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
33 reminders aaaf99d0fb822f809193c02b8cf69fba     
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
参考例句:
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
34 reminder WkzzTb     
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示
参考例句:
  • I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
  • It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租。
35 devastatingly 59f7cce5c3768db7750be91ff751f0fd     
adv. 破坏性地,毁灭性地,极其
参考例句:
  • She was utterly feminine and devastatingly attractive in an unstudied way. 她温存无比,魅力四射而又绝不矫揉造作。
  • I refuted him devastatingly from point to point. 我对他逐项痛加驳斥。
36 overtly pmlz1K     
ad.公开地
参考例句:
  • There were some overtly erotic scenes in the film. 影片中有一些公开色情场面。
  • Nietzsche rejected God's law and wrote some overtly blasphemous things. 尼采拒绝上帝的律法,并且写了一些渎神的作品。
37 extravagant M7zya     
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
参考例句:
  • They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
  • He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
38 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
39 pawned 4a07cbcf19a45badd623a582bf8ca213     
v.典当,抵押( pawn的过去式和过去分词 );以(某事物)担保
参考例句:
  • He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent. 他抵当了金表用以交租。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has redeemed her pawned jewellery. 她赎回了当掉的珠宝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
40 clenching 1c3528c558c94eba89a6c21e9ee245e6     
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I'll never get used to them, she thought, clenching her fists. 我永远也看不惯这些家伙,她握紧双拳,心里想。 来自飘(部分)
  • Clenching her lips, she nodded. 她紧闭着嘴唇,点点头。 来自辞典例句
41 soothingly soothingly     
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
参考例句:
  • The mother talked soothingly to her child. 母亲对自己的孩子安慰地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed. 他继续柔声安慰那姑娘,她那因恐惧而紧抓住他的手终于放松了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
42 logic j0HxI     
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
参考例句:
  • What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑?
  • I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。
43 covet 8oLz0     
vt.垂涎;贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句:
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
  • Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。
44 coveted 3debb66491eb049112465dc3389cfdca     
adj.令人垂涎的;垂涎的,梦寐以求的v.贪求,觊觎(covet的过去分词);垂涎;贪图
参考例句:
  • He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
  • Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
45 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
46 vaults fe73e05e3f986ae1bbd4c517620ea8e6     
n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴
参考例句:
  • It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒,他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 hazy h53ya     
adj.有薄雾的,朦胧的;不肯定的,模糊的
参考例句:
  • We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。
  • I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。
48 uncertainty NlFwK     
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
参考例句:
  • Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
  • After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。
49 reconciliation DUhxh     
n.和解,和谐,一致
参考例句:
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
50 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
51 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
52 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。
53 flake JgTzc     
v.使成薄片;雪片般落下;n.薄片
参考例句:
  • Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干,去表皮,粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
  • The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。
54 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
55 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
56 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
57 synchronized f6dbc93312ac2dd66d3989fc9050167f     
同步的
参考例句:
  • Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
  • The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句
58 scowling bbce79e9f38ff2b7862d040d9e2c1dc7     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里,穿着灰色的衣服,漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
59 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
60 sarcastically sarcastically     
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地
参考例句:
  • 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
  • Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她,讽刺地鞠了一躬。
61 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
参考例句:
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
62 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
63 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
64 starkly 4e0b2db3ce8605be1f8d536fac698e3f     
adj. 变硬了的,完全的 adv. 完全,实在,简直
参考例句:
  • The city of Befast remains starkly divided between Catholics and Protestants. 贝尔法斯特市完全被处在天主教徒和新教徒的纷争之中。
  • The black rocks stood out starkly against the sky. 那些黑色的岩石在天空衬托下十分显眼。
65 haze O5wyb     
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句:
  • I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中,我看不见她。
  • He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。
66 texture kpmwQ     
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
参考例句:
  • We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
  • Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
67 glistened 17ff939f38e2a303f5df0353cf21b300     
v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
68 vampires 156828660ac146a537e281c7af443361     
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门
参考例句:
  • The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
  • If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼,那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢? 来自电影对白
69 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
70 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。
71 growl VeHzE     
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
参考例句:
  • The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫,尾巴也跟着摇摆。
  • The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。
72 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
73 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
74 sprinted cbad7fd28d99bfe76a3766a4dd081936     
v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
  • Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句
75 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句:
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
76 vengeance wL6zs     
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。
77 flattened 1d5d9fedd9ab44a19d9f30a0b81f79a8     
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的
参考例句:
  • She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
  • I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。
78 streaked d67e6c987d5339547c7938f1950b8295     
adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹
参考例句:
  • The children streaked off as fast as they could. 孩子们拔脚飞跑 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • His face was pale and streaked with dirt. 他脸色苍白,脸上有一道道的污痕。 来自辞典例句
79 rumbled e155775f10a34eef1cb1235a085c6253     
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋)
参考例句:
  • The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
  • Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断。
80 whoosh go7yy     
v.飞快地移动,呼
参考例句:
  • It goes whoosh up and whoosh down.它呼一下上来了,呼一下又下去了。
  • Whoosh!The straw house falls down.呼!稻草房子倒了。
81 irritation la9zf     
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
参考例句:
  • He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
  • Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
82 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
参考例句:
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
83 complacent JbzyW     
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
参考例句:
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。


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