PART TWO Chapter 1

i Pairnela I i ;l ,i i i i mill The France was caving in, people began at last to perceive that a main Aturn of mankind's destiny now hung on flying machines. Of these there were only a few thousand on the planet. The propeller² warplanes Of 1940 were modestly destructive, compared to aircraft men have built since. But they could shoot each other down, and unopposed, they could set fire to cities far behind battle lines. Massive bombing of cities from the air had, for some years after the First World War, been considered war's ultimate and unthinkable horror. But by 1940, the Germans had not only thought of it, but had twice done it: in the Spanish Civil War and in Poland. The Japanese, too, had bombed China's cities from the air. Evidently the ultimate horror was quite thinkable, though the civilized³ term for it, strategic bombing, was not yet in vogue⁴. The leaders of England therefore had to face a bitter decision: whether to send their few precious planes to fight over France against the Germans, or hold them back to defend the homeland's cities and shores. The French had even fewer planes. In the years before the war, instead of constructing an air fleet, the French had built their Maginot Line. Their military thinkers had argued that aircraft were the scouts⁵ and stinging insects of war, useful, annoying, hurtful, but incapable⁷ of forcing a decision. As the French state, under the punch of German dive bombers⁹, flew to pieces like a Limoges vase hit by a bullet, its premier¹⁰ issued a sudden frantic¹¹ public appeal to President Roosevelt to send "clouds of airplanes." But there were no clouds to send. Maybe the French premier did not know what a paltry¹² air force America had, or that even then, no fighter plane in existence could travel more than a couple ofhundred miles. The level of information among French politicians at the time was low. Meantime, over the fields of Belgium and France, British lots had learned something important. They could knock down German flying machines. They knocked down many; but many British planes fell too. As the Battle of France went on, the French implored¹³ their retreating allies to throw in all their aircraft. This the British did not do. Their air commander, Dowding, told Winston Churchill that twenty-five squadrons had to be kept intact to save England, and Churchill listened to him. The French collapse¹⁴ thus became foredoomed, if it had ever been anything else. At the height of the debacle, on June 9, in a letter to old General Smuts, Winston Churchill explained himself. The military sage¹⁵ had reproved him for failing to observe a first principle of war: Concentrate everything at the decisive point. Churchill pointed¹⁶ out that with the shortranged fighter planes then in the air on both sides, the side that fought nearer its airdromes had a big advantage. "The classical principles are in this case modified by the actual quantitative¹⁷." he wrote. 'I see only one way through now, to 'Wit, that Hitler should attack this country, and in so doing break his air -weapon. If this happens, he will be left to face the winter with Europe writhing¹⁸ under his heel, and probably with the United States against him after the presidential election is over." Winston Churchill, today an idealized hero of history, was in his time variously considered a bombastic¹⁹ blunderer, an unstable²⁰ politician, an intermittently²¹ inspired orator²², a reckless self-dramatizer, a voluminous able writer in an old-fashioned vein²³, and a warmongering²⁴ drunkard. Through most of his long life he cut an antic, brilliant, occasionally absurd figure in British affairs. He never won the trust of the people until 1940, when he was sixty-six years old, and before the war ended they dismissed him. But in his hour he grasped the nature of Hitler, and sensed the way to beat him: that is, by holding fast and pushing him to the assault of the whole world, the morbid²⁶ German dream of rule or ruin, of dominion²⁷ or Gdtterdiimmerung. He read his man and he read the strategic situation, and with the words of his mouth he inspired the British people to share his vision. By keeping back the twenty-five squadrons from the lost Battle of France, he acted toughly, wisely, and ungallantly; and he turned the war to the course that ended five long years later, when Hitler killed himself and Nazi²⁸ Germany fell apart. This deed put Winston Churchill in the company of the rare saviors of countries, and perhaps of civilizations. With France and the Low Countries overrun, and the Germans at the Channel, England now lay within range of the Luftwaffe's fighter planes. The United States was safe from air attack in 1940, but the onrolling conquest of Europe by the Germans, combined with the growing menace of japan, posed a danger to the future safety of the United States. The question arose: if selling warplanes to the British would enable them to go on knocking down German aircraft, killing²⁹ German pilots, and wrecking³⁰ German bomber⁸ factories, might not that be, for American security, the best possible use of the aging craft while new, bigger, and stronger machines werebuilt in the inaccessible³¹ sanctuary³² across the ocean? The answer, from the United States Navy, the Army, the War Department, the Congress, the press, and the public, was a roaring NO! Franklin Roosevelt wanted to help the British, but he had to reckon with that great American NOI Churchill, with the power of a wartime chief of state, had not sent planes to France, because the survival of England depended on them. Roosevelt, presiding over a wealthy huge land at peace, could not even sell planes to England without risking impeachment³³. It was a shock for Victor Henry to see Franklin Roosevelt out from behind the desk in a wheelchair. The shirt-sleeved President was massive and powerful-looking down to the waist; below that thin seersucker trousers hung pitifully baggy³⁴ and loose on his fleshless thigh³⁵ bones and slack lower legs. The crippled man was looking at a painting propped³⁶ on a chair. Beside him stood the Vice³⁷ Chief of Naval³⁸ Operations for Air, whom Victor Henry knew well: a spare withered³⁹ little naval aviator⁴⁰, one of the surviving pioneers, with a lipless mouth, a scarred red face, and ferocious⁴¹ tangled⁴² white eyebrows⁴³. 'Hello there!' The President gave Victor Henry a hearty⁴⁴ handshake, his grip warm and damp. It was a steamy day, and though the windows of the oval study were open, the room was oppressively hot. "You know Captain Henry, of course, Admiral? His boy's just gotten his wings at Pensacola. How about this picture, Pug? like it?" Inside the heavy ornate gold frame, a British man-o'-war under full sail tossed on high seas beneath ' a storm-wracked sky and a lurid⁴⁵ moon. ,it's fine, Mr. President. Of course I'm a sucker for sea scenes." 'So am I, but do you know he's got the rigging wrong?" The President accurately⁴⁶, pointed out the flaws, with great relish⁴⁷ for his own expertise⁴⁸. "Now how about that, Pug? all the man had to do was paint a sailing ship-that was his whole job-and he got the rigging wrong! It's positively⁴⁹ unbelievable what people will do wrong, given half a chance. Well, that thing's not going to hang in here." During all this, the admiral was training His eyebrows like weapons at Victor Henry. Years ago, in the Bureau of Ordnance⁵⁰, they had violently disagreed over the deck plating on the new carriers. Junior though he was, Henry had carried his point, because of his knowledge of metallurgy. The President now turned his chair away from the painting, and glanced at a silver clock on his desk shaped like a ship's wheel. "Admiral, what about it? Are we going to put Pug Henry to work on that little thing? Will he do?""Well, if you assigned Pug Henry to paint a square-rigger, Mr. President," the admiral replied nasally, with a none too kind look at Pug, "you might not recognize it, but he'd get the rigging right. As I say, a naval aviator would be a far more logical choice, sir, but-" He gestured reluctant submission⁵¹, with an upward chop of a hand. The President said, "We went through all that. Pug, I assume some body competent is tending shop for you in Berlin?" "Yes, sir." Roosevelt gave the admiral a glance which was a command. Picking his white hat off a couch, the admiral said, "Henry, see me at my office tomorrow morning at eight." "Aye aye, sir." Victor Henry was left alone with the President of the United States. Roosevelt sighed, smoothed his thin rumpled⁵² gray hair, and rolled himself to his desk. Victor Henry now noticed that the President did not use an ordinary invalid's wheelchair, but an odd piece of gear, a sort of kitchen chair on wheels, in and out of which he could easily slide himself. "Golly, the sun's going down, and it's still sweltering in here." Roosevelt sounded suddenly weary, as he contemplated⁵³ papers piled on the desk. "Isn't it about time for a drink? Would you like a martini? I'm supposed to mix a passable martini." "Nothing better, sir." The President pressed a buzzer⁵⁴. A ed tall Negro in a gray gabardine jacket appeared and deftly⁵⁵ gathered papers and folders⁵⁶ out of various trays, while Roosevelt pulled wrinkled papers from one pocket and another, made quick pencilled notes, jabbed papers on a spike⁵⁷ and threw others in a tray. 'Let's go," he said to the valet. "Come along, Pug." All down one long hall, and in the elevator, and down another hall, the President glanced at papers and scrawled⁵⁸ notes, puffing⁶⁰ at the cigarette holder⁶¹ in his teeth. His gusto for the work was evident, despite the heavy purple fatigue⁶² smudges under his eyes and the occasional deep coughs racking his chest. They arrived in a small dowdy⁶³ sitting room hung with sea paintings. "That thing isn't going to end up in here either," said the President. "It's going in the cellar." He handed all the papers to the valet, who wheeled a chromium-stripped bar beside his chair and left. "Well, how was the wedding, Pug? Did your boy get himself a pretty bride?" said the President in chatty and warm, if faintly lordly tones, measuring out gin and vermouth like an apothecary⁶⁴. Henry thought that perhaps the cultured accent made him sound more patronizing than he intended to be. Roosevelt wanted to know about the lacouture house, and wryly⁶⁵ laughed at Victor Henry's account of his argument with the congressman⁶⁶. "Well, that's what we're up against here. And Ike Lacouture's an intelligent man. Some of them are just contraryand obstinate⁶⁷ fools. If we get Lacouture in the Senate, he'll give us real trouble." A very tall woman in a blue-and-white dress came in, followed by a small black dog. "Just in time! Hello there, doggie!" exclaimed the President, scratching the Scottie's head as it trotted⁶⁸ up to him and put its paws on the wheelchair. "This is the famous Pug Henry, dear." "Oh? What a pleasure." Mrs. Roosevelt looked worn but energetic: an imposing⁶⁹, rather ugly woman of middle age with fine skin, a wealth of soft hair, and a smile that was gentle and sweet, despite the protruding⁷⁰ teeth stressed in all the caricatures. She firmly shook hands, surveying Pug with the astute⁷¹ cool eyes of a flag officer. "The Secret Service has an unkind name for my dog," Roosevelt said, handing his wife a martini. "They call him The Informer. They say he gives away where I am. As though there were only one little black Scottie in the world. Eh, Fala?" "What do you think of the way the war's going, Captain?" said Mrs. Roosevelt straight off, sitting in an armchair and holding the drink in her lap. "It's very bad, ma'am, obviously." Roosevelt said, "Are you surprised?" Pug took a while to answer. "Well, sir, in Berlin they were might sure that the western campaign would be short. Way back in January, all their government war contracts had a terminal date of July first. They thought it would all be over by then and they'd be demobilizing." Roosevelt's eyes widened. 'That fact was never brought to my attention. That's extremely interesting." Mrs. Roosevelt said, 'Meantime, are they suffering hardships?" Victor Henry described the "birthday present for the Fuhrer" drive, collecting household tin, copper⁷², and bronze; the newsreel of Goering adding busts⁷³ of himself and Hitler to a mountain of pots, pans, and irons, and washtubs; the death penalty announced for collectors caught taking anything for their own use; the slogan, One pan per house; ten thousand tons for the Fuhrer. He talked of snowbound Berlin, the lack of fuel, the food rationing⁷⁴, the rule,that a spoiled frozen potato had to be bought with each good one. It was against the law, except for foreigners and sick people, to bail⁷⁵ a tad in Berlin. Russian food deliveries were coming in slowly, if at all, so the Nazis⁷⁶ were wrapping butter from Czechoslovakia in Russian-printed packages to foster the feeling of Soviet⁷⁷ support. The "wartime beer," a uniform brew⁷⁸ reduced in hops⁷⁹ and alcohol content, was undrinkable, but the Berliners drank it. "They've got a 'wartime soap' too," Pug said. 'Einheitsseife.
When you get into a crowded German train it's not much in evidence." Roosevelt burst out laughing. "Germans are getting a bit ripe, eh? I love that. Einheitsseifel' Pug told jokes circulating in Berlin. In line with the war effort speedup, the Fuhrer had announced that the period of pregnancy⁸⁰ henceforth would be three months. Hitler and Goering, passing through conquered Poland, had stopped at a wayside shrine⁸². Pointing to the crucified Christ, Hitler asked Goering whether he thought that would be their final fate. "Mein Fiih, we are perfectly⁸³ safe," Goering said. "When we are through there win be no wood or iron left in Germany." Roosevelt guffawed⁸⁴ at the jokes and said that there were far worse ones circulating about himself. He asked animated⁸⁵ questions about Hitler's mannerisms in the meeting at Karinhall. Mrs. Roosevelt interjected in a sharp serious tone, 'Captain, do you think that Mr. Hitler is a madman?" "Ma'am, he gave the clearest rundown on the history of central Europe I've ever heard. He did it off the cuff⁸⁶, just rambling⁸⁷ along. You might think his version entirely⁸⁸ cockeyed, but it all meshed⁸⁹ together and ticked, like a watch." 'Or like a time bomb," said the President. Pug smiled at the quick grim joke, and nodded. "This is an excellent martini, Mr. President. It sort of tastes like it isn't there. Just a cold cloud." Roosevelt's eyebrows went up in pride and delight. "You've described the perfect martini! Thank you." "You've made his evening," said Mrs. Roosevelt. Roosevelt said, "Well, my dear, even the Republicans would agree that as a President, I'm a good bartender." It wasn't much of a joke, but it was a presidential one, so Pug Henry laughed. The drink, the cosiness⁹¹ of the room, the presence of the wife and the dog, and the President's naive⁹² pleasure in his trivial skill, made him feel strangely at home. The little black dog was the homiest touch; it sat worshipping the crippled President with a bright stare, now and then running a red tongue over its nose or shifting its look inquiringly to Pug. Sipping⁹³ his martini, his pose in the wheelchair as relaxed as before, but the patrician⁹⁴ tones subtly hardening for business, Roosevelt said, "Do you think the British will hold out, Pug, if the French collapse?" "I don't know much about the British, sir." observer? Possibly "Would you like to go there for a spell as a naval after you've had a month or so back in Berlin?" Hoping that Franklin Roosevelt was in as pleasant a mood as he seemed, Victor Henry took a plunge⁹⁵. "Mr. President, any chance of my not going back to Berlin?"Roosevelt looked at the naval Captain for an uncomfortable five or ten seconds, coughing hard. His face sobered into the tired gravity of the portraits that hung in post offices and naval stations. "You go back there, Pug." "Aye aye, sir." "I know you're a seafaring man. You'll get your sea command." "Yes, Mr. President." "I'd be interested in your impressions of London." "I'll go to London, sir, if that's your desire." "How about another martini?" "Thank you, sir, I'm fine." "There's the whole question of helping⁹⁶ the British, you see, Pug." The President rattled⁹⁷ the frosty shaker and poured. "No sense sending them destroyers and planes if the Germans are going to end up using them against us." Mrs. Roosevelt said with a silvery ring in her voice, "Franklin, you know you're going to help the British." The President grinned and stroked the Scottie's head. Over his face came the look of complacent⁹⁸, devilish slyness with which he had suggested buying the Allied⁹⁹ ocean liners-eyebrows raised, eyes looking sidewise at Pug, mouth corners pulled far up. "Captain Heny here doesn't know it yet, but he's going to be in charge of getting rid of those old, useless, surplus Navy dive bombers. We badly need a housecleaning there! No sense having a lot of extra planes cluttering¹⁰⁰ up our training stations. Eh, Captain? Very untidy. Not shipshape." "Is that definite at last? How wonderful," said Mrs. Roosevelt. "Yes. Naturally the aviators¹⁰¹ didn't want a 'black shoe' to handle it." Roosevelt used the slang with self-conscious pleasure. "So naturally I Picked one. Aviators all stick together and they don't like to part with planes. Pug will pry¹⁰² the machines loose, Of course it may be the end of me if word gets out. That'll solve the third-term question! Eh? What's your guess on that one, Pug? is that man in the White House going to break George Washington's rule and try for a third term? Everybody seems to know the answer but me. Victor Henry said, "Sir, what I know is that for the next four years Roosevelt's mobile pink face turned grave and tired again, and he this country is going to need a strong Commander-in-Chief." coughed, glancing at his wife. He pressed a buzzer. "Somebody the people aren't bored with,Pug. A politician exhausts his welcome after a while. Like an actor who's been on too long. The good will ebbs¹⁰³ away and he loses his audience." A Navy lieutenant¹⁰⁴ in dress blues¹⁰⁵ with gold shoulder loops appeared in the doorway¹⁰⁶. Roosevelt offered his hand to Victor Henry. "That Sumner Welles thing didn't come to anything, Pug, but our re very helpful." conscience is clear. We made the effort. You we "Aye aye, sir." "Welles wasn't as impressed with Hitler as you evidently were." "Sir, he's more used to being around great men." d A peculiar¹⁰⁷ flash, not wholly pleasant, came and went in the Presienes tired eyes. "Good-bye, Pug." A crashing thunderstorm, with thick rain hissing¹⁰⁸ down from skies black as night, stopped Victor Henry from leaving the White House. He waited for a letup in a crowded open doorway marked Press, where a cool damp wind brought in a smell of rainy grass and flowers. All at once a heavy hand thwacked his shoulder. 'I say, Henry, you've got yourself another stripe' Alistair Tudsbury, swelling¹⁰⁹ in green gabardine, leaning on a cane¹¹⁰, his moustached face purpler than before around the nose and on the cheeks, beamed down at him through thick glasses. 'Hello there, Tudsbury!" Why aren't you in Berlin, old cock? And how's that magnificent wife of yours?" As he spoke¹¹¹, a small black British car pulled up to the entrance in the streaming rain and honked¹¹². "That's Pamela. What are you doing now? Why not come along with us? There's a little reception at the British embassy, just cocktails¹¹³ and such. You'll meet some chaps you ought to know." 'I haven't been asked." "You just have been. What's the matter, don't you like Pam? There she sits. Come along now." Tudsbury propelled Henry by the elbow out into the rain. "Of course I like Pamela," Henry managed to say as the father opened the car door and thrust him in. 'Pam, look whom I bagged outside the press room!" 'y, how wonderful." She took a hand off the wheel and clasped Pug's, smiling familiarly as though not a week had passed since their parting in Berlin. A small diamond sparkled on herleft hand, which before had been bare of rings. "Tell me about your family," she said as she drove out of the White House grounds, raising her voice over the slap of the wipers and the drumming of the rain. "Is your wife well? And what happened to that boy of yours who was caught in Poland? Is he safe?") "MY wife's fine, and so's Byron. Did I mention to you the name of the girl he travelled with to Poland?" "I don't believe you did." "It's Natalie Jastrow."Natalie! Natdie Jastrow? Really?" "Knows you, she says.Pamela gave Henry a quizzical little glance. "Oh, yes. She was visiting a chap in your embassy in Warsaw, I should think. to get married. Or so they say." sh so "Exactly. She went to see this fellow Slote, Now Leslie Slote." tend me and my n in "Oh? Bless me. Well, Natalie's quite a girl," said Pamela, looking straight ahead. "How do you mean that?" "I mean she's extraordinary. Intelligence, looks." Pamela paused. "A handful, You mean," Pug said, remembering that Tudsbury had used the word to describe Pamela. "She's lovely, actually. And ten times more organized than I'll ever be." "Leslie Slote's coming to this party," Tudsbury said. "I know," Pamela said. 'Phil Rule told me." The conversation died there, in a sudden cold quiet. When the traffic halted at the next red light, Pamela shyly reached out two fingers 10 touch the shoulder board of Henry's white uniform. "What does one call you now? Commodore?" "Captain, captain," boomed Tudsbury from the rear seat. "Four American stripes. Anybody knows that. And mind your Protocol¹¹⁴. This man's becoming the Colonel House Of this war." "Oh, sure,#t Pug said, "An embassy papershuffler, you mean. The lowest form of animal life. Or vegetable, more exactly." Pamela drove skillfully through the swarming¹¹⁵ traffic of Connecticut and Massachusetts Avenues. As they came to the embassy, the rain was dvilidling-Late sunlight shafted¹¹⁶ under the black clouds, lighting¹¹⁷ up the "Willpower." , r pink banks of blooyning rhododendron, the line of wet automobiles¹¹⁸, and CPS. Pamela's streaking¹¹⁹ arrival and the stream of guests mounting the steps skidding¹²⁰ halt drew glares from several Washington policemen, but nothingmore. "Well, well, sunshine after the storm," said Tudsbury. "A good omen¹²¹ for poor old England, eh? What's the news, Henry? Did you hear anything special at the White House? Jerry is really riding hell for leather to the sea, isn't he? The teletype says he's knocked the French Ninth Army apart. I do think he's going to cut the Allied line right in two. I told you in Berlin that the French wouldn't fight." "They're supposed to be counterattacking around Soissons," Pug said. Tudsbury made a skeptical¹²² face. As they went inside and fell into the long reception line extending up a majestic¹²³ stairway, he said, "The bizarre thing to me is the lack of noise over Germany's invasion of Belgium and Holland. The world just yawns. This shows how far wetve regressed in twenty-five years. Why, in the last war the rape¹²⁴ of Belgium was an earthshaking outrage¹²⁵. One now starts by assuming total infamy¹²⁶ and barbarity in the Germans. That gives them quite an edge, you know. Our side doesn't have that freedom of action in the least." At the head of the wide red-carpeted stairs, the guest of honor, a skinny, ruddy man of fifty or so, in a perfectly cut double-breasted black suit with huge lapels, stood with the ambassador, shaking people's hands under a large painting of the King and Queen, and now and then nervously¹²⁷ touching¹²⁸ his wavy¹²⁹ blond hair. 'How are you, Pam? Hullo there, Talky," he said. "Lord Burne-Wilke, Captain Victor Henry," Tudsbury said. Pamela walked on, disappearing into the crowd. Duncan Burne-Wilke offered Pug a delicate-looking but hard hand, smoothing his hair with the other. "Burne-Wilke is here to try to scare up any old useless aeroplanes you happen to have lying around," said Tudsbury. 'Yes, best prices offered," said the ruddy man, briefly¹³⁰ smiling at the American, then shaking hands with somebody else. Tudsbury limped with Pug through two large smoky reception rooms, introducing him to many people. In the second room, couples shuffled¹³¹ in a corner to the thin music of three musicians. The women at the party were elegantly clad, some were beautiful; men and women alike appeared merry. It struck Victor Henry as an incongruous scene, considering the war news. He said so to Tudsbury. "Ah well, Henry, pulling long faces won't kill any Germans, you know. Making friends with the Americans may. Where's Pam? Let , s sit for a moment, I've been on my feet for hours." They came upon Pamela drinking at a large round table with Leslie Slote and Natalie Jastrow. Natalie wore the same black suit; so far as Pug knew she had come to Washington in the clothes she stood up in, with no luggage but a blue leather sack. She gave him a haggardsmile, saying, "Small world." Pamela said to her father, "Governor, this is Natalie Jastrow. The girl who went tootling around Poland with Captain Henry's son." Slote said, rising and shaking hands with Tudsbury, "Talky, you may be the man to settle the argument. What do you think the chances are that Italy will jump into the war now?" "It's too soon. Mussolini will wait until France has all but stopped twitching¹³². Why do you ask?" me to do it." Natalie said, "I've got an old Uncle infasmiielynab,uatnd somebody should go and fetch him out. There's nobody in the Slote said, "And I tell you, Aaron Jastrow's quite capable of getting himself out." "Aaron Jastrow?" said Tudsbury with an inquisitive¹³³ lilt. "A Jew's Jesus? Is he your uncle? What's the story?" "Will you dance with me?" Pamela said to Pug, jumping up. "Why, sure." Knowing how much she disliked dancing, he was puzzled, but he took her hand and they made their way through the jam toward the musicians. She said as he took her in his arms, thanks. Phil Rule was coming to the table. I've had enough of him." "Who is Phil Rule?" "Oh-he was the man in my life for a long time. Far too long. I met him in Paris. He was rooming with Leslie Slote. He'd been at Oxford¹³⁴ when Leslie was a Rhodes Scholar. Phil's a correspondent, and an excellent one, but a monster. They're much alike, "Really? Slote's the brainy quiet type, I thought." pair of regular rips." Pamela's thin lips twisted in a, smile. "Don't You know they can be the worst? They have Pressure-Cooker souls, those fellows." They danced in silence for a while; she was as clumsy as ever. She spoke up cheerily. 'I'm engaged to be married." "I noticed your ring." "Well, it was a good job I didn't wait for that Navy flier son of yours, wasn't it?" it." "You didn't give me any enCOuragement, or I might have worked on Pamela laughed. "Fat lot of difference that would have made. And Natalie really has your other boy, has she? Well, that's the end of the available Henrys, then. I made my move in good time.""Who is he, Pamela?" "Let's see. Ted's rather hard to describe. Teddy Gallard. From an old Northamptonshire family. He's nice-looking and rather a lamb, and a bit mad. He's an actor, but he hadn't got too far when he joined the R.A.F. He's only twenty-eight. That makes him fairly ancient for flying. He's in France with a Hurricane squadron." After another silence Pug said, "I thought you didn't like to dance. Especially with Americans." "I don't. But you're so easy to dance with and so tolerant. The young ones are now doing an insane thing called the shag. One or two have got hold of me and fairly shagged my teeth loose." "Well, my style is straight 19i4-" "Possibly that was my year. Or should have been. Oh dear," she said, as the music changed tempo¹³⁵ and some of the younger couples began ho ping up and down, "here's a shag now." They walked off the dance floor to a purple plush settee in the foyer, where they sat under a bright bad painting of Queen Mary. Pamela asked for a cigarette and took several puffs¹³⁶, leaning an elbow on her knee. Her low-cut dress of rust-colored lace partly showed a small smooth white bosom¹³⁷; her hair, which on the Bremen had been pulled back in a thick bun, bung to her shoulders now in glossy¹³⁸ brown waves. "I have a yen¹³⁹ to go home and enlist¹⁴⁰ in the W.A.A.FS." He said nothing. She cocked her head sideways. "What do you think?" "Me? I approve." "Really? It's rank disloyalty, isn't it? Talky's doing a vital service to England here." 'He can get another secretary. Your lucky R.A.F man is there." She colored at the word lucky. "It's not that simple. Talky's eyes do get tired. He likes to dictate¹⁴¹ and to have things read to him. He keeps weird¹⁴² hours, works in the bathtub, and so forth⁸¹." "Then He'll have to indulge his eccentricities¹⁴³ a bit less." "But is it right just to abandon him?" "He's your father, Pamela, not your son."Pamela's eyes glistened¹⁴⁴ at him. "Well, if I actually do it, we shall have Tudsbury in Lear, for a week or two. 'How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is, to them a thankless child!' -1 think the governor will rather enjoy throwing himself into the part, at that. Perhaps we should return to him now, Captain Henry." He said as they stood and walked to the main reception room, "Why not call me Pug, by the way? Everybody does who knows me." "Yes, I heard your wife call you that. What does it mean?" "Well, at the Naval Academy, anybody named Henry usually gets called Patrick, the way a Rhodes gets labelled Dusty. But there was a 'Patrick' Henry in the class above me, and I was a freshman¹⁴⁵ boxer¹⁴⁶, so I got tagged Pug." "You boxed?" Her glance travelled across his shoulders and arms. "Do you still?" He grinned. "Kind of strenuous¹⁴⁷. Tennis is my game, when I can get around to it." "Oh? I play fair tennis." "Well, good. If I ever get to London, maybe we can have a game." "Are you-2 She hesitated. 'Is there any chance of your coming to London?" -It's not impossible. There they are, way down there," Pug said. "Gosh, this room's mobbed."Natalie seems miserable," Pamela said. Pug said, "She just lost her father." "Oh? I didn't know that. Well, she's grown more attractive, that's sure. Definitely marrying your boy, is she?" f(It seems so. Maybe you can give me advice on that one. I feel she's too old for him, too smart for him, and just about everything else is wrong with it, except that they're crazy about each other. which is something, but not everything." "Maybe it won't come off. There's many a slip," Pamela said. "You never have met BYron. You'd see in a minute what I mean, if You did. He's really still a baby." She mischievously¹⁴⁸ glanced at him and tapped his arm. "You do sound fatherly at that." Tudsbury and Slote were in a lusty argument, with Natalie looking sombrely from one to the other. "I'm not talking about anything he owes England. That's beside the Point," Tudsbury said, striking his empty glass on the table. "It's his responsibility to the American people as their leader to ring the alarm and get them cracking, if they're to save their own hides.
"What about the Chicago quarantine speech?" Slote said. "That was over two years ago, and he's still trying to live down the warmonger²⁵ charges. A leader can't dash ahead around the bend and out of sight. The People still haven't gotten over their disgust with the First World War. Now here's another one, brought on by stupid French and British policy. It's not the time for singjng 'Over There," Talky. It just won't work." 'And while Roosevelt watches his timing," said Tudsbury, "Hitler Will take half the world. Pamela, be a love and get me another drink. My leies killing me." "All right." Pamela docilely¹⁴⁹ walked to the bar. Tudsbury turned to Henry, "You know the Nazis. Can Roosevelt afford to wait?" "What choice has he? A few months ago Congress was fighting him just on selling you guns." "A few months ago," Tudsbury said, "Hitler wasn't overrunning Beiglum, Holland, and France, and directly facing you across the water." "Lot of water," said Pug. Slote slowly beat two fingers with one, like a professor. 'Talky, let's review the ABC'S. The old regimes are simply not competent for the industrial age. They're dead scripts, molted¹⁵⁰ skins. Europe's made a start on replacing them by a lot of wholesale¹⁵¹ murder-the usual European approach to problems, and that's all the First World War was about-and then by resorting to tyrannies of the left or the right. France has simply stagnated¹⁵² and rotted. England's played its same old upper-crust butterfly comedy, while soothing¹⁵³ the workers, with gin and the dole¹⁵⁴. Meantime Roosevelt has absorbed the world revolt into legislation. He has made America the only viable¹⁵⁵ modern free country. It was a stupendous achievement, a peaceful revolution that's gutted¹⁵⁶ Maan theory. Nobody wholly grasps that yet. They'll be writing books about it in the year 2,000. Because of it, America's the power reserve of free mankind. Roosevelt knows that and moves slowly. It's the last reserve available, 'the last best hope."' Tudsbury was screwing all his heavy features into a mask of disagreement. 'Wait, wait, 'Wait. To begin with, none of the New Deal issued from this great revolutionary's brain. The ideas Hooded¹⁵⁷ into Washington with the new people when the administration changed. They were quite derivative¹⁵⁸ ideas, mostly copied from us decadent¹⁵⁹ butterflies. We were a good deal ahead of you in social legislation.-Ah, thank you, Pam.-Now this slow moving can be good politics, but in war it's a tactic¹⁶⁰ of disaster. Fighting Germany one at a time, we'll just go down one at a time. Which would be a rather silly end to the English-speaking peoples."'We have theatre tickets. Come and have dinner with us," Slote said, standing¹⁶¹ and stretching out a hand to Natalie, who rose too. "We're going to L'Escargot." "Thank you. We're dining with Lord Burne-Wilke. And hoping to inveigle¹⁶³ Pug Henry into joining us." S love bought Natalie as luxurious¹⁶⁴ a dinner as Washington offered, with champagne¹⁶⁵; took her to a musical comedy at the National Theatre; and brought her back to his apartment, hoping for the best. In a common enough masculine way, he thought that if all went well he could Win her back in one night. She had once been his slave; how could such a feeling disappear? At first she had seemed just another conquest. He had long planned a prudent¹⁶⁶ marriage in his thirties to some girl of a rich or wellconnected family, after he had had his fun. Natalie Jastrow now put him in a fever that burned up all prudent calculations. Leslie Slote had never wanted anything in his life as he wanted Natalie Jastrow. Her distracted lean look of the moment was peculiarly enticing¹⁶⁷. He was quite willing to marry her, or do anything else, to have her again. He opened his apartment door and snapped on lights. "ye gods, a quarter to one. Long show. How about a drink?" 'I don't know. if I'm to search around tomorrow in New York courthouses for Aaron's documents, I'd better get to bed." "Let me see his letter again, Natalie. You mix us a couple of shorties." "All right." Removing his shoes, jacket, and tie, Slote sank in an armchair, donned black-rimmed glasses, and studied the letter. He took one book after another from the wall -heavy green government tomes-and drank, and read. The ice in both drinks tinkled¹⁶⁸ in the silence. "Come here," he said. Natalie sat on the arm of the couch, under the light. Slote showed her, in a book, State Department rules for naturalized citizens living abroad more than five years. They forfeited¹⁶⁹ citizenship¹⁷⁰, but the book listed seven exceptions. Some seemed to fit Aaron Jastrow's case-as when health was a reason for staying abroad, or when a man past and retired¹⁷¹ had maintained his ties with the United States. "Aaron's in hot water on two counts," Slote said. "There's this joker about his father's naturalization. If Aaron actually wasn't a minor¹⁷² at the time, even by a week or a day, he isn't an American, technically¹⁷³, and never has been one. But even if he was, he has the five-year problem. I mentioned this to him once, You know. I said he should go back to the United States and stay a few months. I'd just seen too many passport messes crop up on this point,ever since the Nazis took over Germany." Slote picked up the glasses, went to his kitchenette, and mixed more drinks, continuing to talk. "Aaron's been a fool. But he's far from unique. It's unbelievable how careless and stupid Americans can be about citizenhip. In Warsaw a dozen of these foul-ups turned up every week. The best thing now-by far-is to get the Secretary of State to drop a word to Rome. The day that word arrives Aaron will be in the clear." Padding to the couch in his stocking feet, he handed her a drink and sat beside her. "But trying to unravel¹⁷⁴ any technical problem, however small, through channels scares me. There's a monumental jam of cases from Europe. It could take Aaron eighteen months. I therefore don't think there's much point in your digging around in Bronx courthouses for his alien registration¹⁷⁵ and his father's naturalization records. Not yet. After all, Aaron's a distinguished¹⁷⁶ man of letters. I'm hoping the Secretary will shake his head in amusement at the folly¹⁷⁷ of absent-minded professors, and shoot off a letter to Rome. I'll get on this first thing in the morning. He's a thorough gentleman. It ought to work." Natalie stared at him. He said, "What's the matter?" 'Oh, nothing." The girl drank off half her drink, all at once. 'It certainly helps to know a man who knows a man, doesn't it? Well! If I'm to hang around Washington till the end of the week, we'll have to get me a hotel room, Leslie. I'm certainly not going to stay here after tonight. I feel damned odd even about that. Maybe I can still try a few of the hotels." "Go ahead. I was on the phone for an hour. Washington in May is impossible. There are four conventions in town." 'If Byron finds out, God help me." "Won't he believe that I slept on the couch?" 'He'll have to, if he finds out. Leslie, win you get me rmission to go to Italy?" He compressed his mouth and shook his head. "I told you, the Departmenes advising Americans to leave Italy." "If I don't go, Aaron won't come home." "Why? A broken ankle isn't disabling.""He just will never pull himself together and leave. You know thatHe'll dawdle¹⁷⁹ and potter and hope for the best." Slote said with a shrug¹⁸⁰, "I don't think you want to go there to help Aaron. Not really. You're just running away, Natalie. Running away, Hey, and shatcause you're in way over your head with your submarine ho tered by losing your father, and actually don't know what on earth to do next with yourself." "Aren't you clever!" Natalie clinked the half-full glass down on the table. "I leave in the morning, Slote, if I have to stay at the YWCA. But I'll make your breakfast first. Do you still eat your eggs turned over and fried to leather?" "I've changed very little, altogether, darling." "Good-night." She closed the bedroom door hard. Half an hour later Slote, dressed in pajamas¹⁸¹ and a robe, tapped at the door. "Yes?" Natalie's voice was not unfriendly. "Open up." Her faintly smiling face was pink and oily, and over a nightgown she had bought that afternoon she wore a floppy¹⁸² blue robe of his. "Hi. Something on your mind?" "Care for a nightcap?" She hesitated. 'Oh, why not? I'm wide awake." Humming happily, Leslie Slote went to the kitchen and emerged almost immediately with two very dark highballs. Natalie sat on the couch, arms folded, face shiny in the lamplight. "Thanks. Sit down, Leslie. Stop pacing. That was a mean crack about Byron." "Wasn't it the truth, Natalie?" "All right. If we're playing the truth game, isn't it simpler today than it was a year ago for a Foreign Service officer to have a Jewish wife, since the Nazis are now beyond the pale?" Slote's cheery look faded abruptly¹⁸³. 'qbat never once occurred to me." "It didn't have to occur to you. Now listen, dear. You can feed me stiff highballs, and play 'This Can't Be Love' on the phonograph, and all that, but do ygu really want me to invite you into the bedroom? Honestly, it would be a sluttish thing to do. I don't feel like it. I'm in love with somebody else." He sighed and shook his head. "You're too damned explicit¹⁸⁴, Natalie.
You always have been. It's coarse, in a girl." "You said that the first time I proposed, sweetie." Natalie stood, sipping her highball. "my goodness, what a rich drink. I do believe you're nothing but a wolf." She was scanning the books. "What can I read? Ah, Graham Wallas- The very man. I'll be asleep in half an hour." He stood and took her by the shoulders. 'I love you, I'll love you forever, and I'll try every way I can to get you back." "Fair enough. Leslie, I must go to Italy to get Aaron out. Honestly! I feel horrible about my father. He was worrying over Aaron the very day he died. Maybe this is irrational¹⁸⁵ expiation¹⁸⁶, but I've got to bring Aaron home safe." "I'll arrange it, if it's arrangeable." "Now you're talking. Thanks. Good-night." She kissed him lightly, went to the bedroom, and closed the door. He did not rap again, though he read for a long time and had more drinks. HEVice Chief of Naval Operations for Air was drinking coffee with a blond man in a blue Royal Air Force uniform. It was Lord Burne-Wilke; he nodded at Victor Henry, with a faint smile. During their long convivial¹⁸⁷ dinner with the Tudsburys, Burne-Wilke had said not a word to Pug about this meeting. "Good morning, Henry. I understand you know the Air Commodore." The admiral worked his eyebrows at Pug. "Yes, sir." "Good. Have a cup of coffee." The wiry old man bounced away from his desk to a map of the United States on the wall. "And let's get at it. Here, here, and here"-his bony finger jumped to Pensacola, St. Louis, and Chicago-"we've got fifty-three old-type scout⁶ bombers, SBU-i's and 2,"s, that have been declared surplus. We want to get them back to ChanceVought, in Stratford, Connecticutthat's the manufacturer-and get all U.S. Navy markings and special equipment removed. Our British friends will then pick 'em up as is, and fly 'em to a carrier that's standing by in Halifax. That's the picture. For obvious reasons"-the admiral contracted his brows fiercely at Pug-"involving the Neutrality Act, this is a touchy¹⁸⁸ business. So the idea is to get this done without leaving a conspicuous¹⁸⁹ trail of blood, guts¹⁹⁰, and feathers. You can have a plane to take you around and you should get at it today." "Aye aye, sir." "We have sixty pilots on hand and waiting," said Lord Burne-Wilke.
"How soon do you suppose you could have the planes, Captain Henry?" Victor Henry studied the map, then turned to the Englishman, "Day after tomorrow, sir, late afternoon? Would that be convenient? It'll take some time to get off those markings." The Englishman gave him a stare, and then smiled at the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. The admiral remained impassive. "Day after tomorrow?" said Lord Burne-Wilke. "Yes, sir. The stragglers, if any, could come along on the deck of the next available cargo¹⁶² ship." "Actually, we were thinking in terms of a week from now," said Lord Burne-Wilke. "We've given some of the fliers leave. It would require a bit of rounding up. How about Wednesday morning? That gives you and us four days." "Very well, sir." Burne-Wilke said to the admiral, "You do think that's feasible?" "He says so." "Well, then, I had better get right at this." As the door closed, the admiral glared at Victor Henry, with a tinge¹⁹¹ of humor showing. "Day after tomorrow, hey?" "Admiral, I didn't think those pilots were really on hand and waiting." The two men exchanged a look of insiders' amusement. The foreigner had demanded fast action; the U.S. Navy had offered him faster action than he could handle; very satisfying, and needing no words. "Well, Wednesday's cutting it close enough. Let's have some fresh coffee, hey? Now, this whole thing is a subterfuge¹⁹²." The admiral pressed a buzzer. "I suppose you grasp that. The boss man wants it, so that's that. There are a few things you'd better understand, however." Showing a new grudging¹⁹³ cordiality toward Victor Henry, the admiral explained that the President had elicited¹⁹⁴ from the Attorney General -"probably by twisting his arm pretty damn hard"-the scheme and the reasoning for selling these planes to England despite the Neutrality Act. First, the Navy was declaring the aircraft surplus. Second, Chance-Vought was accepting them for a trade-in on new F-4-U's, at a good high price. Chance-Vought could afford to do this, because it was turning around and selling the old planes to England at a profit. The catch was that the delivery of the F-4-U's lay far in the future.
Undoubtedly¹⁹⁵ President Roosevelt was evading¹⁹⁶ the spirit of the Neutrality Law and the will of Congress, by allowing these planes out of the country now. The Army in particular would raise a howl. It was very short of aircraft, and had a standing request in to the Navy for surplus flying machines of any description. "Now, Henry, there's no question here, and no hope, of concealment¹⁹⁷ in the long run. But if it were announced in advance, there'd be a big storm on the front pages. It might not go through, which would be too bad. Any Germans that the Limeys knock down with those old SBU's we won't have to fight later. We're not going to stay out of this brawl¹⁹⁸. The boss man's idea is to get it done and then take what comes. The way the war news is breaking, it may not cause a whisper, after the fact. I hope not. However"-the admiral paused, squinting¹⁹⁹ at Victor Henry over the rim⁹⁰ of his coffee cup-"this does involve a chance of congressional investigation²⁰⁰. Somebody like you could end up a goat. The President thought you could get the job done, and I concurred²⁰¹, but this is a volunteer job Strictly²⁰² volunteer." "Aye aye, sir," said Pug. "I'd better get at it." Briny²⁰³, my loveBrace yourself. When you receive this letter I ought to be in Lisbon. I'm flying to Italy to fetch Uncle Aaron out of there. With luck I'll be back in two months or less. It depends on the earliest boat passage I can get for us, and for that damned library and all those research files. Sweetheart, don't be angry. It's good for both of us to catch our breaths. Your submarine school, and even Uncle Aaron's mess, are providential. Your father's visit to Miami was an alarm clock, and it rang just in time. My ideas have altered, I must say, since my Radcliffe days when I started the Student Antiwar Committee! I never realized there were people like you, Warren, and your father. I'm sure the stereotyped²⁰⁴ military men do exist in droves, the hard-drinking narrow bigoted²⁰⁵ nincompoops. I've met a few of those. The new thing is the Henrys. You're peculiarly unobtrusive on the American scene, I don't know just why, but thank God you're there! Darling-weren't you having sober second thoughts about me at Warren's wedding? Honestly, I saw your mother's viewpoirrt and quite sympathized with her. Why on earth should her little boy Briny want to marry this dusky old Jewess, with Rhine maidens²⁰⁶ like Janice Lacouture ]Ri so abundant in the United States? Now, mind you, I have not the slightest sense of inferiority. I value my intelligence and I know I'm a passably attractive Dark Lady. Being a Jew is an accident to me. It's left little trace on my ideas or my conduct.
Too little, I guess; we live in a secular²⁰⁷ age, and I'm a product of it. The question remains²⁰⁸, should you and I try to bridge a big gap of background and interests because of a random²⁰⁹ encounter and a fantastic physical pull? I'm not backing out, Byron, I love you. But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend. Now let me quickly tell you what's been happening. I enclose the letter Aaron sent me that you didn't want to look at. You can ignore his silly words about us. The whole picture of his problem is very clear in it. Leslie Slote has been absolutely Marvelous. You mustn't be jealous of him, Briny. The way you behaved when I left Pensacola was very upsetting to me. I've rejected repeated, almost grovelling²¹⁰ marriage proposals from this man. I've told him that I love you, that I've promised to marry you, and that he is out. He knows it. Still he dropped everything to work on Aaron's stupid mess. Never forget that. Word has gone out to Rome from the Secretary's oflice to expedite Aaron's return! It's less than two hours to plane time. I'm dashing this off in the airport. I didn't go home. I stopped in New York for a day and bought enough things to see me through the trip. I'm travelling very light-one suitcase! You'll be admitted to that submarine school, I'm positive of that. I know your father wants it desperately²¹¹, and I think deep down you do too. It's the right thing for you now. When I come back, if you still want me, I'm yours. Plain enough? So courage, and wish me luck. Here I go. Love you, Natalie Three days before the start of the submarine course, Byron was sitting in a squalid furnished a Chinese laundry in New London, looking through the formidable reading list, w(room) hen th(over) e postman rang. Natalie's large hurried Special Delivery scrawl⁵⁹ on the thick envelope promised bad news. Slumped²¹² in a ragged²¹³ armchair amid smells of soap and hot starch²¹⁴ from below, Byron read her shocking letter over and over. He was glancing through Aaron's faintly typed sheets when the telephone jarred him. "Ensign Henry? Chief Schmidt, commandant's office. Your father's here. He's gone with Captain Tully to inspect the Tambor over at Electric Boat. If you want to join them they're at Pier²¹⁵ Six, the commandant says.)) "Thank you." Sore at being followed even here by his father, hot to vent¹⁷⁸ his anger and disappointment, Byron took ten minutes to dress and leave. Victor Henry, meanwhile, walking through the new submarine with his classmate, was in high good humor, though red-eyed with lack of sleep.
The scout bomber job was done. It had taken a lot of work and travel. A dozen aircraft had been in repair shops, the pilots had been scattered²¹⁶ over the countryside, and there was no sense of urgency anywhere. Getting all-night work on the disabled planes, dragging those pilots out of their wives' arms or back from their fishing trips, had been a struggle. Some commandants had asked rough questions. jiggs Parker at the Great Lakes Air Station, another classmate of his, had put up a fight to get a written record of the transfer, until Pug had told an outright²¹⁷ lie about new top-secret equipment to be tested on the planes, which might be exPended²¹⁸ in the process. jiggs had eyed him for a long silent minute, and then given in. Well, white lies were part of security, Victor Henry thought, and jiggs knew that. Byron caught up with his father and the commandant in the forward torpedo²¹⁹ room of the Tambor, inspecting the new firing mechanisms²²⁰. "Hello, Dad. What brings you here?" The harsh voice, the look on Byron's face, told Pug something serious was wrong. "Happened to be not far from here, so I thought I'd mosey over. You met Byron yet, Red?" "Not yet. I know he passed the physical and he's in the new class." Captain Tully offered his hand. "Welcome aboard, Byron. You're in for a rough couple of months." "I'll try to survive, sir." At the almost contemptuous words, Red Tully's eyes shifted disapprovingly²²¹ to the father. Byron followed along on the tour without another word, his countenance²²² white and angry. "Say, what the devil's the matter with you?" Victor Henry snapped as he and his son came out of the conning²²³ tower on the breezy slippery black deck, leaving Captain Tully below talking to the skipper. "You'd do well to watch your tone toward your superiors. You're in the Navy now." "I know I'm in the Navy. Read this." Pug saw Natalie's name on the envelope Byron thrust out. "Isn't it personal?" Still Byron offered the letter. Victor Henry held the flapping pages in both hands and read them there on the submarine deck."His face was flushed as he handed them back to his son. "Quite a girl. I've said that before." "If anything happens to her over there, I'll hold you responsible, Dad, and I'll never forget it." Pug frowned at his son. "That's unrea,nable. She's gone to Italy because of her uncle." "No. You scared her off by saying I might not get admitted here if I were married. It wasn'ttrue. A lot of the students are married men. If you hadn't come to Miami I might be one by now." "Well, if I misled her, I'm sorry, I wasn't sure of the criteria²²⁴, I thought that for hazardous²²⁵ duty they preferred single men, and for all I know, they do, and simply can't get enough. Anyway, this is what you should be doing. She's dead right about that, and I give her credit for realizing it. Possibly I should have butted²²⁶ out, but the decisions you're making now will shape your whole life, and I wanted to help. It was a wordy speech for Victor Henry, and he spoke without his usual firmness, disturbed by his son's fixed²²⁷ hostile expression. He felt guilty, an unfaniiiiar sensation: guilty of interfering²²⁸ in his son's life and possibly of driving off the girl. Even if Natalie had been wrong for Byron, her sudden flight was a blow that he could feel admost as his son did. Suppose she had been the best thing in the world for the drifting youngster? Suppose, despite all good fatherly intentions, her being Jewish had made a difference? Byron's answer was as sharp and short as his father's had been apologetic and strung-out. "Yes, you helped. She's gone. I'll never forget, Dad." Red Tully emerged from the conning tower, looked around, and waved. "Hey, Pug? Ready to go ashore²²⁹?" Victor Henry said rapicuy to his son, 'You're in this now, Briny. It's the toughest school in the Navy. What's past is past.Byron said, 'Let's get off this thing," and he walked toward the gangway. On a hot beautiful evening early in June, when the newspaper headlines were roaring of the British evacuation from Dunkirk, and Churchill on the radio was promising²³⁰ to fight to the end, on the beaches, in the streets, and in the hills, Victor Henry left for Europe. Rhoda stayed behind, because of the worsening of the war, to make a home for Madeline in New York. Pug had suggested this and Rhoda had rather enthusiastically agreed. Madeline, a busy and happy young woman, put up no objection. Pug found it surprisingly easy to get a plane ticket at that time into the warring continent, as Natalie had. The hard thing was to get out. ATALIIR tried for five days to fly from Lisbon to Rome. She finally Nobtained a plane ticket, but at the last minute it was voided when a large party of boisterously²³¹ laughing German army officers, obviously full of lunch and wine, streamed through the gate, leaving twenty excluded passengers looking at each other. This soured her on the airlines. Railroad passage across collapsing²³² France was far too risky²³³. She booked passage on a Greek freighter bound for Naples. The wretched voyage took a week. She shared a hot tiny cabin with a horde²³⁴ of black roaches and a withered Greek woman smelling of liniment; and she scarcely left it, horrid²³⁵ as it was, because on deck and in passageways the ship's officers and rough crewmen gave her disquieting²³⁶ looks. She could scarcely eat the food. The pitching and rolling kept her awake at i-iiglit. Enroute, her portable radio squawked the BBC stories of the French government's flight from Paris, of Italy's jump into the war, and of Roosevelt's words,"The hand that held the dagger²³⁷ has stuck it into the back of its neighbor." Natalie arrived in Italy nervous and exhausted²³⁸, with a strong feeling that she had better get Aaron out of Siena at once, forgetting books, clothes, furniture-everything except the manuscript. But once on dry land, after a decent meal or two with good wine, and a long luxurious night's sleep in a large soft hotel bed, she wondered at her own panic. Neither in Naples nor in Rome was there much sign that Italy was at war. The summer flowers spilled purple and red over stucco walls in bright sunshine, and in crowded streets the Italians went their lively ways as usual. Jocular, sunburned young soldiers had always abounded²³⁹ in Italian trains and cafes. They appeared as unbuttoned and placid²⁴⁰ as ever. After the long, hot, filthy²⁴¹ train ride to Siena, her first distant glimpse of the old town, rising out of the vine-covered round hills, gave her a stifled²⁴² bored feeling, almost as Miami streets did. "God, who ever thought I'd come back here?" she said to herself. The hills outside the town already showed the veiled dusty greenof midsummer. In Siena nothing had changed. The after-lunch deadness lay on the town; scarcely a dog moved in the empty red streets in the sun. It took her half an hour to find a working taxicab. Aaron, in his broad-briiniiied white hat and yellow Palm Beach summer stilt²⁴³, sat in his old place in the shade of the big elm, reading a hook. Beyond him, over the ravine, the black-and-white cathedral towered above the red-roofed town. "Natalie! You made it! Splendid." He came stumping²⁴⁴ toward her on a cane, with one foot in a metal-framed cast. "I called and called for a taxicab, but when it was time for my nap none had come. I did have a wonderful nap.-Come inside, my dear, you'll want some refreshment²⁴⁵. Giuseppe will see to your things." The house looked the same, though the heavy foyer furniture noN? wore its green chintz slipcovers. In his study the pile of manuscript, the pile of notes, the array of reference books, were all in the same places. His writing board lay on the desk, with the yellow pages of his day's work clipped to it, awaiting morning revision. "Why, Aaron, you haven't even begun to pack!" "We'll talk about it over tea," he said, with an embarrassed smile. "I suppose you'd like to have a wash first?" "But what's the situation, Uncle Aaron? Haven't you heard from Rome? Didn't word come from Washington?" "Word came from Washington. That was fine of Leslie." He sank into a chair. "I really can'tstand on this ankle yet for more than a teNN, minutes. I stupidly fell again m,ben it was almost healed. What a nuisance I am! But anyway, I reac ed page 967 today, and I do think it's goodish. Now go and have a wash, Natalie, you look positively boiled, and you're caked with dust." The young consul²⁴⁶ in Florence received her affably, rising from behind a heavy carved black desk to escort her to a chair. The room reeked²⁴⁷ of the rum-flavored tobacco he was smoking in a curved rough briar pipe. The Sherlock Holmes prop¹ looked odd in his small hand. He had a pinkand-white face, gentle bright blue eyes, and a childish thin mouth ",with the lower lip stilled in as though at some permanent grievance²⁴⁸. His blond hair was thick, short, and straight. His gray silk suit, pinned white collar, and blue tie were elegant and neat. His desk name plate read AUC;UST VAN WINAKIER II. He said in a quavering voice, clearing it of hoarseness²⁴⁹ as he talked, "Well! The eminent²⁵⁰ author's niece, eh? What a pleasure. I'm sorry I couldn't see you this morning, but I was just up to my ears." "Perfectly all right," Natalie said. He waved his little hand loosely. 'People have been scurrying²⁵¹ home in droves, you see, and just dumping everything on the consulate²⁵². There's an aw lot of commerce still going on, and I'm stuck with the paperwork. I'm becoming a sort of broker²⁵³ and business agent for any number of American companies-unpaid, of course. I was in the most unbelievable snarl²⁵⁴ this morning over-of all things-a truckload of insecticidal Can you bear it? And, of course, there still are Americans in Florence. The screwier they are, the longer they stay." He giggled²⁵⁵ and rubbed his back hair. 'The trouble I've been having with these two girls, roommates, from California! I can't mention names, but one of them is from a rich Pasadena oil family. Well! She's gotten herself engaged to this slick little Florentine sheik, who calls himself an actor but actually is nothing but an overgrown grocery boy. Well, this oily charmer has gone and gotten her roommate pregnant, my dear! The three of them have been having all-night brawls²⁵⁶, the police have been in, and-oh, well. You don't get rich in this work, but there's never a dull moment." He poured water from a tall bottle into a heavy cut-glass goblet²⁵⁷, and drank. "Excuse me. Would you like some tvian water?" "No, thank you." 'I have to drink an awful lot of it. Some stupid kidney thing. Somehow it gets worse in the spring. I actually think Italian weather leaves a lot to be desired,don't you? Well!" His inquiring bland²⁵⁸ look seemed to add-'What can I do for you?" Natalie told him about the new wrinkle in Jastrow's situation. The day Italy had entered the war, a man from the Italian security police had visited Jastrow and warned him that, as a stateless person of Polish origin, he was confined to Siena until further notice. She mentioned, as cordially as she could, that the OVRA undoubtedly knew this fact from intercepting²⁵⁹ Van Wmaker's letter. 'Oh, my God, how perfectly awful," gasped²⁶⁰ the consul. "Is t what's happened? You're quite right, I didn't have my thinking cap on when I wrote that letter. Frankly²⁶¹, Natalie-if I may call you that-I was floored when your name came in today. I figured you'd have come and gone by now and taken your troublesome uncle home. He has been a trial, you know. Wellf This is a pretty kettle of fish. I thought the visa solved everything and that I'd seen the last of the Jastrow case." 'What do we do now?" Natalie said. "I'm blessed if I know, just offhand," said Van Wmaker, running his fingers through his hair upward from the back of his neck. "May I make a suggestion?" Natalie spoke softly and sweetly. "Just renew his passport, Mr. Van Wmaker. That would stop the state icssilus", business. They couldn't hold him back then." Van Wmaker drank more rvian water. "Oh, Natalie, that's so easy to say! People don't see the screaming directives we get, warning us agilinst abuse of the passport system. People don't see departmental circulars about consuls²⁶² who've been recalled and whose careers have gone Poof! because they were loose about these things. Congress makes the immigration laws, Natalie. The Consular²⁶³ Service doesn't. We're simply sworn to uphold them." "A4r. Van Wmaker, the Secretary of State himself "7ants AIron cleared. You know that." "Let's get one thing straight." Van Wmaker held up a stiff finger, his round blue eyes gone sober. He puffed²⁶⁴ his pipe and waved it at her. "I have had no instructions from the Secretary. I'm extremely glad we're doing this face to face, Natalie, instead of on paper. He couldn't go on record as intervening for one individual against another in matters involving equal treatment under law." The eyes relaxed in a sly twinkle. '(i did hear from Rome, between you and me, that his office asked us to expe(rite your uncle's departure. I was stretching way over backwards²⁶⁵, honestly, issuing that visa, jumping him to the head of a list of hundreds and hundreds of names," Van Wmaker knocked his pipe into a thick copper tray, and went on in a different, gossipy tone. "Actually, I think time will solve your uncle's problem. The French are already asking for an armistice²⁶⁶. 'The British won't fight on very long. They'd be mad to try.

1 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

2 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

3 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

4 Vogue   

n.时髦，时尚；adj.流行的

参考例句：

• Flowery carpets became the vogue.花卉地毯变成了时髦货。
• Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.大约十年前短发又开始流行起来了。

5 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

6 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

7 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。

8 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

9 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

11 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

12 paltry   

adj.无价值的，微不足道的

参考例句：

• The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
• I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。

13 implored   

恳求或乞求（某人）( implore的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She implored him to stay. 她恳求他留下。
• She implored him with tears in her eyes to forgive her. 她含泪哀求他原谅她。

14 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

15 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

16 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

17 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

18 writhing   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
• He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

19 bombastic   

adj.夸夸其谈的，言过其实的

参考例句：

• The candidate spoke in a bombastic way of all that he would do if elected.候选人大肆吹嘘，一旦他当选将要如何如何。
• The orator spoke in a bombastic manner.这位演说家的讲话言过其实。

20 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

21 intermittently   

adv.间歇地；断断续续

参考例句：

• Winston could not intermittently remember why the pain was happening. 温斯顿只能断断续续地记得为什么这么痛。 来自英汉文学
• The resin moves intermittently down and out of the bed. 树脂周期地向下移动和移出床层。 来自辞典例句

22 orator   

n.演说者，演讲者，雄辩家

参考例句：

• He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
• The orator gestured vigorously while speaking.这位演讲者讲话时用力地做手势。

23 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

24 warmongering   

[法] 煽动战争

参考例句：

• What's warmongering got to do with Freedom Road? 自由之路与煽动战争有什么关系？ 来自电影对白
• The speech hits out at warmongering. 这篇演说对煽动战争的行为大加鞭笞。 来自互联网

25 warmonger   

n.战争贩子，好战者，主战论者

参考例句：

• The president is not a warmonger.这位总统并非好战分子。
• Since he did not start the war, no one accuses him of being a warmonger.他没有发动战争，所以，没有人可以称他为好战分子。

26 morbid   

adj.病的；致病的；病态的；可怕的

参考例句：

• Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
• It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。

27 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

28 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

29 killing   

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。

30 wrecking   

破坏

参考例句：

• He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句

31 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

32 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

33 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

34 baggy   

adj.膨胀如袋的，宽松下垂的

参考例句：

• My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash.我的T恤越洗越大了。
• Baggy pants are meant to be stylish,not offensive.松松垮垮的裤子意味着时髦，而不是无礼。

35 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

36 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

37 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

38 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

39 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

40 aviator   

n.飞行家，飞行员

参考例句：

• The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
• Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。

41 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

42 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

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

43 eyebrows   

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。

44 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

45 lurid   

adj.可怕的；血红的；苍白的

参考例句：

• The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
• The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。

46 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

47 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

48 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

49 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

50 ordnance   

n.大炮，军械

参考例句：

• She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.战争期间她在一家兵工厂工作。
• Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce,ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.军队很缺鞋和衣服，武器供应和药品就更少了。

51 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。

52 rumpled   

v.弄皱，使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
• The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪，散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句

53 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

54 buzzer   

n.蜂鸣器；汽笛

参考例句：

• The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
• Press the buzzer when you want to talk.你想讲话的时候就按蜂鸣器。

55 deftly   

adv.灵巧地，熟练地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在，于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

56 folders   

n.文件夹( folder的名词复数 )；纸夹；（某些计算机系统中的）文件夹；页面叠

参考例句：

• Encrypt and compress individual files and folders. The program is compact, efficient and user friendly. 加密和压缩的个人档案和folders.the计划是紧凑，高效和用户友好。 来自互联网
• By insertion of photocopies,all folders can be maintained complete with little extra effort. 插入它的复制本，不费多大力量就能使所有文件夹保持完整。 来自辞典例句

57 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

58 scrawled   

乱涂，潦草地写( scrawl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I tried to read his directions, scrawled on a piece of paper. 我尽量弄明白他草草写在一片纸上的指示。
• Tom scrawled on his slate, "Please take it -- I got more." 汤姆在他的写字板上写了几个字：“请你收下吧，我多得是哩。”

59 scrawl   

vt.潦草地书写；n.潦草的笔记，涂写

参考例句：

• His signature was an illegible scrawl.他的签名潦草难以辨认。
• Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame.你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人。

60 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

61 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

62 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

63 dowdy   

adj.不整洁的；过旧的

参考例句：

• She was in a dowdy blue frock.她穿了件不大洁净的蓝上衣。
• She looked very plain and dowdy.她长得非常普通，衣也过时。

64 apothecary   

n.药剂师

参考例句：

• I am an apothecary of that hospital.我是那家医院的一名药剂师。
• He was the usual cut and dry apothecary,of no particular age and color.他是那种再普通不过的行医者，说不出多大年纪，相貌也没什么值得一提的。

65 wryly   

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

66 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

67 obstinate   

adj.顽固的，倔强的，不易屈服的，较难治愈的

参考例句：

• She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了，不会让任何人帮她的。
• The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。

68 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

69 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

70 protruding   

v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的现在分词 )；凸

参考例句：

• He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在凸出墙面的一根钉子上。
• There is a protruding shelf over a fireplace. 壁炉上方有个突出的架子。 来自辞典例句

71 astute   

adj.机敏的，精明的

参考例句：

• A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
• The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾，足以对付侦探的机智。

72 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

73 busts   

半身雕塑像( bust的名词复数 )； 妇女的胸部； 胸围； 突击搜捕

参考例句：

• Dey bags swells up and busts. 那奶袋快胀破了。
• Marble busts all looked like a cemetery. 大理石的半身象，简直就象是坟山。

74 rationing   

n.定量供应

参考例句：

• Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel. 战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。
• Food rationing was abolished in that country long ago. 那个国家早就取消了粮食配给制。

75 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

76 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

77 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

78 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

79 hops   

跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
• It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。

80 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

81 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。

82 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

83 perfectly   

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。

84 guffawed   

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

85 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

86 cuff   

n.袖口；手铐；护腕；vt.用手铐铐；上袖口

参考例句：

• She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。
• Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗？

87 rambling   

adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的

参考例句：

• We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

88 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。

89 meshed   

有孔的，有孔眼的，啮合的

参考例句：

• The wheels meshed well. 机轮啮合良好。
• Their senses of humor meshed perfectly. 他们的幽默感配合得天衣无缝。

90 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

91 cosiness   

n.舒适，安逸

参考例句：

• In the evening a log fire would provide cosiness. 晚上点起篝火会让人感到温暖舒适。 来自柯林斯例句

92 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

93 sipping   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
• She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。

94 patrician   

adj.贵族的，显贵的；n.贵族；有教养的人；罗马帝国的地方官

参考例句：

• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
• Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。

95 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

96 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。

97 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

98 complacent   

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。

99 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

100 cluttering   

v.杂物，零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的现在分词 )；乱糟糟地堆满，把…弄得很乱；（以…） 塞满…

参考例句：

• I'm sick of all these books cluttering up my office. 我讨厌办公室里乱糟糟地堆放着这些书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some goals will need to be daily-say, drinking water, or exercise, or perhaps de cluttering. 对这些目标，需要把他们变成我们日常事务的一部分。 来自互联网

101 aviators   

飞机驾驶员，飞行员( aviator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Analysis on Sickness Status of 1149 Aviators during Recuperation. 飞行员1149例疗养期间患病情况分析。
• In America the whole scale is too big, except for aviators. 在美国整个景象的比例都太大了，不过对飞行员来说是个例外。

102 pry   

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。

103 ebbs   

退潮( ebb的名词复数 )； 落潮； 衰退

参考例句：

• When the tide ebbs it's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans. 退潮时，它便成为甲壳动物居住的岩石区潮水潭。
• The new Russia steadily ebbs away drive out of Moscow. 驶离莫斯科愈来愈远以后，俄罗斯崭新的景象也逐渐消失。

104 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

105 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

106 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

107 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

108 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

109 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

110 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

111 spoke   

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。

112 honked   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I drove up in front of the house and honked. 我将车开到屋子前面然后按喇叭。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He honked his horn as he went past. 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

113 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

114 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

115 swarming   

密集( swarm的现在分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
• The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。

116 shafted   

有箭杆的，有柄的，有羽轴的

参考例句：

• I got shafted in that deal. 我在那次交易中受骗。 来自互联网
• I was shafted into paying too much. 我被骗得多花了钱。 来自互联网

117 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

118 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

119 streaking   

n.裸奔（指在公共场所裸体飞跑）v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网

120 skidding   

n.曳出，集材v.（通常指车辆） 侧滑( skid的现在分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区

参考例句：

• All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road. 大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链，以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。 来自《用法词典》
• I saw the motorcycle skidding and its rider spilling in dust. 我看到摩托车打滑，骑车人跌落在地。 来自互联网

121 omen   

n.征兆，预兆；vt.预示

参考例句：

• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？

122 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

123 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

124 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

125 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

126 infamy   

n.声名狼藉，出丑，恶行

参考例句：

• They may grant you power,honour,and riches but afflict you with servitude,infamy,and poverty.他们可以给你权力、荣誉和财富，但却用奴役、耻辱和贫穷来折磨你。
• Traitors are held in infamy.叛徒为人所不齿。

127 nervously   

adv.神情激动地，不安地

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

128 touching   

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。

129 wavy   

adj.有波浪的，多浪的，波浪状的，波动的，不稳定的

参考例句：

• She drew a wavy line under the word.她在这个词的下面画了一条波纹线。
• His wavy hair was too long and flopped just beneath his brow.他的波浪式头发太长了，正好垂在他的眉毛下。

130 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

131 shuffled   

v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼

参考例句：

• He shuffled across the room to the window. 他拖着脚走到房间那头的窗户跟前。
• Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them. 西蒙笨拙地拖着脚朝他们走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

132 twitching   

n.颤搐

参考例句：

• The child in a spasm kept twitching his arms and legs. 那个害痉挛的孩子四肢不断地抽搐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My eyelids keep twitching all the time. 我眼皮老是跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

133 inquisitive   

adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的

参考例句：

• Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
• A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。

134 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

135 tempo   

n.(音乐的)速度；节奏，行进速度

参考例句：

• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
• They waltz to the tempo of the music.他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。

136 puffs   

n.吸( puff的名词复数 )；（烟斗或香烟的）一吸；一缕（烟、蒸汽等）；（呼吸或风的）呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• We sat exchanging puffs from that wild pipe of his. 我们坐在那里，轮番抽着他那支野里野气的烟斗。 来自辞典例句
• Puffs of steam and smoke came from the engine. 一股股蒸汽和烟雾从那火车头里冒出来。 来自辞典例句

137 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

138 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

139 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

140 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

141 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

142 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

143 eccentricities   

n.古怪行为( eccentricity的名词复数 )；反常；怪癖

参考例句：

• My wife has many eccentricities. 我妻子有很多怪癖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His eccentricities had earned for him the nickname"The Madman". 他的怪癖已使他得到'疯子'的绰号。 来自辞典例句

144 glistened   

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》

145 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

146 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

147 strenuous   

adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的

参考例句：

• He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
• You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。

148 mischievously   

adv.有害地；淘气地

参考例句：

• He mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister. 他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪。 来自互联网
• Also has many a dream kindheartedness, is loves mischievously small lovable. 又有着多啦a梦的好心肠，是爱调皮的小可爱。 来自互联网

149 docilely   

adv.容易教地，易驾驶地，驯服地

参考例句：

• They had let themselves be married off so docilely. 但是，她们还是依依顺顺地嫁了出去。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

150 molted   

v.换羽，脱毛( molt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• This couple have his knitted out of the hair molted by the pedigreed pets. 这对夫妇拥有他们自己的由纯血种的宠物的毛编制而成的无袖套衫。 来自互联网

151 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

152 stagnated   

v.停滞，不流动，不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
• His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句

153 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

154 dole   

n.救济，（失业）救济金；vt.（out）发放，发给

参考例句：

• It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
• Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来，许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。

155 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

156 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

157 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

158 derivative   

n.派(衍)生物；adj.非独创性的，模仿他人的

参考例句：

• His paintings are really quite derivative.他的画实在没有创意。
• Derivative works are far more complicated.派生作品更加复杂。

159 decadent   

adj.颓废的，衰落的，堕落的

参考例句：

• Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.别让颓废的思想侵蚀你们。
• This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。

160 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

161 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。

162 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

163 inveigle   

v.诱骗

参考例句：

• In the main,the Eisenhower administration did not try to inveigle Kennedy into underwriting it's policies.总的说来，艾森豪威尔政府并没有设法诱骗肯尼迪在它的政策上签字画押。
• With patience and diplomacy,she can eventually inveigle him into marrying her.她靠耐心和交际手腕，到头来是能引诱他与她结婚的。

164 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

165 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

166 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

167 enticing   

adj.迷人的；诱人的

参考例句：

• The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
• Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。

168 tinkled   

（使）发出丁当声，（使）发铃铃声( tinkle的过去式和过去分词 )； 叮当响着发出，铃铃响着报出

参考例句：

• The sheep's bell tinkled through the hills. 羊的铃铛叮当叮当地响彻整个山区。
• A piano tinkled gently in the background. 背景音是悠扬的钢琴声。

169 forfeited   

（因违反协议、犯规、受罚等）丧失，失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Because he broke the rules, he forfeited his winnings. 他犯规，所以丧失了奖金。
• He has forfeited the right to be the leader of this nation. 他丧失了作为这个国家领导的权利。

170 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

171 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

172 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

173 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

174 unravel   

v.弄清楚（秘密）；拆开，解开，松开

参考例句：

• He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
• This is the attitude that led him to unravel a mystery that long puzzled Chinese historians.正是这种态度使他解决了长期以来使中国历史学家们大惑不解的谜。

175 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

176 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

177 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。

178 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

179 dawdle   

vi.浪费时间；闲荡

参考例句：

• Don't dawdle over your clothing.You're so beautiful already.不要再在衣着上花费时间了，你已经够漂亮的了。
• The teacher told the students not to dawdle away their time.老师告诉学生们别混日子。

180 shrug   

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。

181 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

182 floppy   

adj.松软的，衰弱的

参考例句：

• She was wearing a big floppy hat.她戴了顶松软的大帽子。
• Can you copy those files onto this floppy disk?你能把那些文件复制到这张软盘上吗？

183 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

184 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

185 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

186 expiation   

n.赎罪，补偿

参考例句：

• 'served him right,'said Drouet afterward, even in view of her keen expiation of her error. “那是他活该，"这一场结束时杜洛埃说，尽管那个妻子已竭力要赎前愆。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Jesus made expiation for our sins on the cross. 耶稣在十字架上为我们赎了罪。 来自互联网

187 convivial   

adj.狂欢的，欢乐的

参考例句：

• The atmosphere was quite convivial.气氛非常轻松愉快。
• I found it odd to imagine a nation of convivial diners surrendering their birthright.我发现很难想象让这样一个喜欢热热闹闹吃饭的民族放弃他们的习惯。

188 touchy   

adj.易怒的；棘手的

参考例句：

• Be careful what you say because he's touchy.你说话小心，因为他容易生气。
• He's a little touchy about his weight.他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。

189 conspicuous   

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。

190 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

191 tinge   

vt.(较淡)着色于，染色；使带有…气息；n.淡淡色彩，些微的气息

参考例句：

• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
• There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。

192 subterfuge   

n.诡计；藉口

参考例句：

• European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.欧洲在措词上找岔子的做法既虚伪又狡诈。
• The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真。

193 grudging   

adj.勉强的，吝啬的

参考例句：

• He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer.他勉强地对她的组织才能表示尊重。
• After a pause he added"sir."in a dilatory,grudging way.停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。

194 elicited   

引出，探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Threats to reinstate the tax elicited jeer from the Opposition. 恢复此项征税的威胁引起了反对党的嘲笑。
• The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience. 那位滑稽演员的笑话博得观众的掌声和笑声。

195 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

196 evading   

逃避( evade的现在分词 )； 避开； 回避； 想不出

参考例句：

• Segmentation of a project is one means of evading NEPA. 把某一工程进行分割，是回避《国家环境政策法》的一种手段。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Too many companies, she says, are evading the issue. 她说太多公司都在回避这个问题。

197 concealment   

n.隐藏, 掩盖，隐瞒

参考例句：

• the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
• Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来，待危险过去后再出来。

198 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。

199 squinting   

斜视( squint的现在分词 )； 眯着眼睛； 瞟； 从小孔或缝隙里看

参考例句：

• "More company," he said, squinting in the sun. "那边来人了，"他在阳光中眨巴着眼睛说。
• Squinting against the morning sun, Faulcon examined the boy carefully. 对着早晨的太阳斜起眼睛，富尔康仔细地打量着那个年轻人。

200 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

201 concurred   

同意（concur的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。
• So many things concurred to give rise to the problem. 许多事情同时发生而导致了这一问题。

202 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

203 briny   

adj.盐水的；很咸的；n.海洋

参考例句：

• The briny water is not good for the growth of the trees.海水不利于这种树木的生长。
• The briny air gave a foretaste of the nearby sea.咸空气是快近海的前兆。

204 stereotyped   

adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的

参考例句：

• There is a sameness about all these tales. They're so stereotyped -- all about talented scholars and lovely ladies. 这些书就是一套子，左不过是些才子佳人，最没趣儿。
• He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films and the adventure books, and an obvious (though not perhaps strictly scientific) link with our ancestral past. 它们是恐怖电影和惊险小说中的老一套的怪物，并且与我们的祖先有着明显的（虽然可能没有科学的）联系。

205 bigoted   

adj.固执己见的，心胸狭窄的

参考例句：

• He is so bigoted that it is impossible to argue with him.他固执得不可理喻。
• I'll concede you are not as bigoted as some.我承认你不象有些人那么顽固。

206 maidens   

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

参考例句：

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

207 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

208 remains   

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。

209 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

210 grovelling   

adj.卑下的，奴颜婢膝的v.卑躬屈节，奴颜婢膝( grovel的现在分词 )；趴

参考例句：

• Can a policeman possibly enjoy grovelling in the dirty side of human behaivour? 一个警察成天和人类行为的丑恶面打交道，能感到津津有味吗？ 来自互联网

211 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

212 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

213 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

214 starch   

n.淀粉；vt.给...上浆

参考例句：

• Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
• I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。

215 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

216 scattered   

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。

217 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

218 expended   

v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 )；使用（钱等）做某事；用光；耗尽

参考例句：

• She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
• The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》

219 torpedo   

n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏

参考例句：

• His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
• Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。

220 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

221 disapprovingly   

adv.不以为然地，不赞成地，非难地

参考例句：

• When I suggested a drink, she coughed disapprovingly. 我提议喝一杯时，她咳了一下表示反对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He shook his head disapprovingly. 他摇了摇头，表示不赞成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

222 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。

223 conning   

v.诈骗，哄骗( con的现在分词 )；指挥操舵( conn的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He climbed into the conning tower, his eyes haunted and sickly bright. 他爬上司令塔，两眼象见鬼似的亮得近乎病态。 来自辞典例句
• As for Mady, she enriched her record by conning you. 对马德琳来说，这次骗了你，又可在她的光荣历史上多了一笔。 来自辞典例句

224 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

225 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

226 butted   

对接的

参考例句：

• Two goats butted each other. 两只山羊用角顶架。
• He butted against a tree in the dark. 他黑暗中撞上了一棵树。

227 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

228 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

229 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

230 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

231 boisterously   

adv.喧闹地，吵闹地

参考例句：

• They burst boisterously into the room. 他们吵吵嚷嚷地闯入房间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Drums and gongs were beating boisterously. 锣鼓敲打得很热闹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

232 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

233 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

234 horde   

n.群众，一大群

参考例句：

• A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。
• Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵，被一大群人围住了。

235 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

236 disquieting   

adj.令人不安的，令人不平静的v.使不安，使忧虑，使烦恼( disquiet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The news from the African front was disquieting in the extreme. 非洲前线的消息极其令人不安。 来自英汉文学
• That locality was always vaguely disquieting, even in the broad glare of afternoon. 那一带地方一向隐隐约约使人感到心神不安甚至在下午耀眼的阳光里也一样。 来自辞典例句

237 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

238 exhausted   

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。

239 abounded   

v.大量存在，充满，富于( abound的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Get-rich-quick schemes abounded, and many people lost their savings. “生财之道”遍地皆是，然而许多人一生积攒下来的钱转眼之间付之东流。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Shoppers thronged the sidewalks. Olivedrab and navy-blue uniforms abounded. 人行道上逛商店的人摩肩接踵，身着草绿色和海军蓝军装的军人比比皆是。 来自辞典例句

240 placid   

adj.安静的，平和的

参考例句：

• He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
• You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。

241 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

242 stifled   

（使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵

参考例句：

• The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
• The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。

243 stilt   

n.高跷，支柱

参考例句：

• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。
• Thatch hut is raised high above the paddy field on stilt.茅草屋用柱高高地建在稻田之上。

244 stumping   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。
• But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

245 refreshment   

n.恢复，精神爽快，提神之事物；（复数）refreshments:点心，茶点

参考例句：

• He needs to stop fairly often for refreshment.他须时不时地停下来喘口气。
• A hot bath is a great refreshment after a day's work.在一天工作之后洗个热水澡真是舒畅。

246 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

247 reeked   

v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 )；散发臭气；发出难闻的气味 (of sth)；明显带有（令人不快或生疑的跡象）

参考例句：

• His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。
• His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

248 grievance   

n.怨愤，气恼，委屈

参考例句：

• He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
• He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。

249 hoarseness   

n.嘶哑， 刺耳

参考例句：

• His hoarseness and coughing showed that he had contracted a cold. 他嗓音嘶哑又咳嗽，这表明他患了感冒。
• Occasionally, recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement causes hoarseness. 有时，喉返神经受累引起声音嘶哑。

250 eminent   

adj.显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的

参考例句：

• We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
• He is an eminent citizen of China.他是一个杰出的中国公民。

251 scurrying   

v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We could hear the mice scurrying about in the walls. 我们能听见老鼠在墙里乱跑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We were scurrying about until the last minute before the party. 聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。 来自辞典例句

252 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

253 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

254 snarl   

v.吼叫，怒骂，纠缠，混乱；n.混乱，缠结，咆哮

参考例句：

• At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
• The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。

255 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

256 brawls   

吵架，打架( brawl的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Whatever brawls disturb the street, there should be peace at home. 街上无论多么喧闹，家中应有宁静。
• I got into brawls in the country saloons near my farm. 我在离我农场不远的乡下沙龙里和别人大吵大闹。

257 goblet   

n.高脚酒杯

参考例句：

• He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
• He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。

258 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。

259 intercepting   

截取（技术），截接

参考例句：

• The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
• We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。

260 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

261 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

262 consuls   

领事( consul的名词复数 )； （古罗马共和国时期）执政官 （古罗马共和国及其军队的最高首长，同时共有两位，每年选举一次）

参考例句：

• American consuls warned that millions more were preparing to leave war-ravaged districts. 美国驻外领事们预告，还有几百万人正在准备离开战争破坏的地区。
• The legionaries, on their victorious return, refused any longer to obey the consuls. 军团士兵在凯旋归国时，不肯服从执政官的命令。

263 consular   

a.领事的

参考例句：

• He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

264 puffed   

adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

265 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

266 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。