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Chapter 47
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Zhang and the Three Devils watched the wolves swarmafter Chen and the girls with great relief, althoughthey felt a tinge1 of regret at the thought of two suchbeautiful girls being ravished by the animals. Thefour men sat down to rest for a while, then roastedand ate one of the dead wolves left behind. Gu noticedthat the supply of tree branches was almost exhausted,and too lazy to go and get more, he threw piles ofwolf's dung onto the fire to stoke up the flames.

  Before long, a column of thick, black smoke was risingtowards the heavens.

  Just as they had eaten their fill of wolf meat, theynoticed a dust cloud approaching from the east.

  Assuming it to be another wolf pack, they franticallyjumped up and ran for the horses. Only two horses wereleft, both of which had been brought by the ThreeDevils. Zhang stretched out his hand to take the reinsof one of the mounts, but Hahetai lunged in front ofhim and grabbed them first, shouting: "What do youthink you're doing?"Zhang was about to attack him when he spied Tang andGu with weapons in their hands closing in. "Why areyou getting so excited?" he protested. "They aren'twolves."The Three Devils turned to look and Zhang vaulted3 ontothe horse's back. Only then did he notice that his liewas in fact the truth: in the midst of the dust cloudwas a large herd4 of camels and goats. He galloped5 offtowards the herd, shouting: "I'll go and have a look!"After riding only a short way, he saw a rider comingtowards him. The rider, an old man dressed in grey,raced up and stopped his mount instantly with a tug6 onthe reins2. Zhang marvelled7 at his horsemanship.

  The rider saw Zhang was wearing the tattered8 uniformof a Manchu military officer and asked in Chinese:

  "What happened to the wolves?" Zhang pointed9 west.

  By this time, the herd was upon them and in the midstof the dust and noise and confusion, Zhang noticed abald-headed, red-faced old man and a white-haired oldwoman riding herd. He was just about to ask who theywere when the Three Devils came over and bowedrespectfully before the old man in grey.

  "We are honoured to meet you again, sir," Tang saidobsequiously. "How are you?"The old man grunted10. "Nothing to complain about," hemumbled. It was the Strange Knight11 of the HeavenlyPool, Master Yuan.

  Zhang knew nothing of the old man, but he noted12 therespect with which the Three Devils treated him.

  Master Yuan examined the four of them for a moment,then said: "We are going to catch the wolves. You willall come with me."They started in fright and wondered if he was insane.

  But the Three Devils knew his kung fu was formidableand did not dare to refuse.

  Zhang, however, emitted a "humph" of astonishment13 andsaid: "I want to live a few more years. Sorry, but Iwill be unable to accompany you." He turned to leave.

  Absolutely furious, Bald Vulture grabbed for Zhang'swrist shouting: "So you refuse to heed14 Master Yuan'sorders! Do you wish to die?"Zhang deflected15 his hand deftly16 with a 'Dividing TheClouds and Moon' stroke, and the two fought closelyfor a while, neither gaining the upper hand. Then theyleapt apart, both surprised that they should come uponsuch a master of the martial17 arts in the middle of thedesert.

  "What is your name, friend?" Zhang shouted.

  "What makes you think you're good enough to be myfriend? Will you or will you not do what Master Yuansays?"Zhang knew he was as good a fighter as himself, andyet he still respectfully referred to the other oldman as "Master Yuan", indicating Yuan's kung fu wasprobably even better. Who is this Master Yuan? hewondered. "What is your full name, sir?" he askedYuan. "If you are my superior, I will naturallyrespect your orders.""Ha! So you wish to question me, do you?" Master Yuanexclaimed. "It is I that does the questioning. I askyou: just now, you used a 'Dividing the Clouds andMoon' move. But what would you have done if I hadreplied with a 'Descending18 the Mountain to Kill theTiger' stroke on your left while going for yourSpiritual Yuedao point on your right?"Zhang thought for a second. "I would have kicked outwith an 'Arrow Shooting the Hawk19' move, and grabbedyour wrist.""Then you are obviously a member of the WudangSchool," Yuan replied, to Zhang's evident surprise.

  "Once when I was in Hubei, I sparred with Master MaZhen." Zhang went deathly pale. "Now then, if I used a'Secret Hand' move to counter your attempt to seize mywrist, and then struck at your face with my left hand,what would you do? Master Ma Zhen was unable to avoidthis move. Let's see if you can work it out."Zhang thought deeply for a while. "If you were fast, Iwould naturally be unable to avoid the blow," he saidfinally. "I could aim a 'Yuanyang Kick' at your leftribs to force you to retract20 your hand to defendyourself."Yuan laughed. "Not bad. Of all the fighters in theWudang School, you are probably the best.""I would then aim to touch your 'Xianji' Yuedaopoint," Zhang continued.

  "Good! A master always attacks if he can. But I wouldthen step into the 'Guimei' position and attack yourlower body.""I would then retreat to the 'Song' position andstrike out for your 'Heavenly Spring' Yuedao point."Gu and Hahetai listened in bewilderment to the strangewords. Hahetai gave Tang's gown a tug and whispered:

  "What's this code they're speaking in?""It's not code, they're using the names of the SixtyFour Positions and the Yuedao points on the humanbody," Tang replied.

  "I advance to the 'Ming Ye' positon and attack with aQimen move," Yuan said.

  "I retreat to the 'Zhong Fu' position and counter witha Phoenix21 Eye move," replied Zhang.

  "I advance to the 'Jizhai' position and go for your'Huan Jiao' Yuedao."The pressure was begining to show on Zhang's face, andthere was a pause before he answered: "I retreat tothe 'Zhen' position and then to the Fu position.""How come he keeps retreating?" whispered Hahetai, butTang waved him to silence. The verbal sparringcontinued, Yuan smiling and obviously at ease, Zhangbeginning to sweat and sometimes taking a long time tocome up with a response. The Three Devils knew that ina real fight, he would have had no time for suchthinking, and would have been beaten long ago.

  After a few more moves, Zhang said: "I attack with a'Xiao Shu' move and then strike at your wrist.""That's not good enough," Yuan replied. "You lose.""Please explain," said Zhang.

  "If you don't believe me, I'll show you. Be careful!"Yuan's right leg kicked up at Zhang's knees.

  Zhang jumped away shouting: "If you touch me..." butbefore he could finish, Yuan's right hand had shot outand touched a Yuedao point on his chest. He felt asurge of pain and immediately began to coughuncontrollably.

  Yuan smiled at him. "Well?" he asked.

  The others were amazed by this nonchalant display ofsuch profound kung fu skills. Zhang, looking deathlypale, did not dare to continue his intransigence23. "Iwill do as you say, Master Yuan," he replied.

  "But your kung fu is first class," Bald Vulture added.

  "What is your name?""My surname is Zhang, my given name Zhaozhong. And mayI ask your names?""Ah, so it's the Fire Hand Judge," Bald Vulturereplied. "Brother Yuan, he's a martial brother ofMaster Ma Zhen."Yuan grunted. "His brother is not as good as him.

  Let's go." He galloped off.

  There were several horses mixed in amongst the camelsand goats, and Zhang and Hahetai chose a mount eachand began helping24 to herd the animals after MasterYuan.

  As they galloped along, Zhang said to Bald Vulture:

  "Excuse me. These wolves are very numerous. How do youintend to catch them?""You just do as Master Yuan says," Bald Vulturereplied. "What's so terrifying about a few littlewolves?" Madame Guan, riding nearby, smiled to hearher husband bluffing25 Zhang.

  They rode on. Suddenly Yuan wheeled his horse roundand shouted: "The wolf droppings are very fresh. Thepack passed here not long ago. From the look of it,we'll catch up to them in another ten miles or so.

  We'll ride another five miles and then all pick freshhorses. When we have caught up to them, I will leadthe way. The six of you must divide up, three on eachside to make sure the animals don't escape, otherwisethe wolf pack will split up." Just as Tang was aboutto ask a question, Yuan turned and galloped off.

  The wolf droppings around them became increasinglymoist as they went.

  "The pack must be just ahead," said Madame Guan. "Withour camels and horses making such a noise, it'ssurprising they haven't turned back already.""Yes, it is strange," her husband replied. A couple ofmiles further on, the topography began to change andthey saw a cluster of hills ahead with a tall whitemountain in their midst. The Twin Eagles had longlived in the desert, and had heard many stories aboutthis beautiful mountain, sparkling in the brightsunshine.

  "The wolves must have gone into the maze22!" Yuanshouted. "Everyone whip the animals!" They raisedtheir horses whips and began beating the camels andhorses, and a great roar went up as the beasts snortedand neighed in pain and anger. Before long, a largegrey wolf appeared, running towards them from thehills.

  Yuan whirled his long whip about his head and crackedit sharply in the air. Then with a shout, he whirledhis horse round and galloped off south, with the TwinEagles, Zhang and the Three Devils driving the herdafter him. After a couple of miles, the howls of thewolf pack arose from behind. Bald Vulture glanced backand saw the grey tide moving towards them across thedesert. He spurred his horse on and caught up with theothers. Zhang, Gu and Tang appeared to be havingdifficulty keeping their terror under control, butHahetai was shouting and whistling crazily, drivingthe animals on and intercepting26 strays. He was aherdsman by birth and he made sure not one was lost.

  The wolves were ferocious27 and persistent28, but theylacked stamina29. After four or five miles, they hadalready been left far behind, and another five milesfurther on, Yuan shouted: "Let's rest for a while!"They all dismounted and ate some rations30 while Hahetaiherded the animals together. When the wolves began toclose in, they started off again.

  They continued south in this way, stoppingoccasionally to rest. Later in the day, two Muslimriders appeared, galloping31 towards them.

  "Master Yuan," they shouted. "Did it work?""They're coming, they're coming!" he shouted back.

  "Tell everyone to get ready." The riders turned andgalloped off ahead.

  A short while later, they spied a huge circular wallrising up out of the desert, at least forty feet inheight with only one narrow entrance. Yuan rodethrough the opening with the herd of animals closebehind him. The Twin Eagles and the others drove themthrough the gate and then veered32 off to either sidejust as the first of the wolves arrived. The huge wolfpack charged into the enclosure and threw themselvesat the animals. When the last wolf was inside, a hornsounded and several hundred Muslims sprang fromtrenches on either side of the entrance, each mancarrying a bag of sand on his shoulders. They racedfor the opening and in a moment, the gap wascompletely blocked.

  As they clapped and cheered, Zhang wondered what hadhappened to Yuan inside the stockade33. He saw severaldozen Muslims standing34 on top of the wall, and jumpedoff his horse and ran up a flight of steps, arrivingat the top just in time to see Yuan being pulled up bya rope. He glanced down into the pit and jumped infright: down below were the hundreds of camels andhorses, and thousands upon thousands of hungry wolvestearing and biting at them. The noise was terrifying,and blood flowed freely about the floor of the pit.

  The stockade was built with sand bricks, more than athousand feet in circumference35 and its walls coatedwith mud to make sure there were no footholdsavailable. Yuan stood with the Twin Eagles on the topof the wall laughing heartily36, obviously very pleasedwith himself.

  "This wolf pack has been terrorizing the Tianshanmountains for hundreds of years, but you have nowdestroyed it, Master Yuan," said Bald Vulture. "Youhave done the people a great service.""It needed everyone's cooperation. How could I havedone it by myself?" he replied. "Just this stockadealone took three thousand men half a year to complete.

  You have also been a great help today.""I'm afraid it will take a long time before all thesewolves finally die of hunger," said Madame Guan.

  "Of course, especially after they've feasted on allthose animals down there."A cheer arose from the crowd of Muslims below andseveral of their leaders came up to express theirthanks to Yuan and the others. The Muslims broughtgoat meat and horse milk wine for them to eat anddrink.

  "Mistress Huo Qingtong defeated the Manchus at BlackRiver and we have defeated the wolves here," said oneof the leaders. "Now that the wolves have been caught,we can go and look for her..." He stopped as hespotted Zhang, wearing the uniform of a Manchuofficer, standing close by.

  "Master Yuan, I have something important to discusswith you," Bald Vulture said later. "Please don't beoffended.""Ha! You've learned some manners in your old age,"Yuan replied, surprised by his formality.

  "Your pupil's moral character is very bad and he needsto be severely38 disciplined."Yuan looked startled. "Who? Chen Jialuo?""Yes." Bald Vulture told him about how Chen had firstwon Huo Qingtong's heart, and then shifted hisaffections to her sister.

  "He is very reliable," Yuan said firmly. "He wouldnever do such a thing.""We saw it with our own eyes," added Madame Guan, andrelated how they met Chen and Princess Fragrance39 inthe desert. Yuan stared at them for a moment, then hisanger exploded.

  "I accepted the job of being his foster father," heexclaimed, "raised him from when he was small. And nowthis happens. How can I face Great Helmsman Yu in theother world? We must go and find him and question himface-to-face." He leapt off the wall and mounted hishorse: "Let's go!" he roared, and galloped off, withthe Twin Eagles following behind.

  Zhang's spirits rose as he saw his enemies departing.

  The Emperor had sent him to find Chen and PrincessFragrance, and before he returned to the court, hewanted to make sure they had been eaten by the wolves.

  If they had, there was nothing more to be said. But ifthey were still alive, he would have to catch them.

  Chen's kung fu, he knew, was only marginally inferiorto his own, and if Huo Qingtong joined Chen againsthim he would lose, so he decided40 to invite the ThreeDevils along as well. He gave Gu's sleeve a tug andthe two walked off a few paces together.

  "Brother Gu," he whispered. "Do you miss that beauty?"Gu thought Zhang was sneering41 at him. "What's it toyou?" he replied angrily.

  "I have a score to settle with that fellow Chen, and Iwant to go and make sure he's dead. If you come withme, the girl is yours, if she's still alive."Gu hesitated. "They've probably already been eaten bythe wolves," he said slowly. "And anyway, I don't knowif Brother Tang would be willing to go.""If they've been eaten, then you're out of luck,"Zhang replied. "But you never know. As to your BrotherTang, I'll go and talk to him."He went over to Tang and said: "I'm going to look forthat fellow Chen to settle accounts with him. If youwould be willing to help me, his dagger42 is yours."What student of the martial arts would not covet43 sucha precious weapon? Even if Chen is already inside awolf's belly44, Tang thought, the dagger will not havebeen eaten. He agreed immediately. "Brother Hahetai,let's go," he shouted.

  Hahetai was standing on the stockade wall animatedlydiscussing the wolf pack with the Muslims. HearingTang's call, he turned and shouted: "Where are wegoing?""To look for Chen and the others. If their bodieshaven't been completely devoured45, we can bury themproperly. We owe them that much!"Hahetai respected Chen, and he immediately agreed. Thefour obtained some rations and water from the Muslims,then mounted up and started northwards, back the waythey had come.

  At about midnight, Tang protested that he wanted tostop for the night. But Zhang and Gu insisted thatthey continue. The moon was high in the sky, makingthe scene look like a silvery painting. Suddenly, afigure darted46 from the side of the road and into astone grave nearby.

  "Who's that?" Zhang shouted, reining47 in his horse.

  A moment passed, and then the laughing head of aMuslim appeared from a hole between the flagstones. "Iam the corpse48 of this grave," he said. He wore aflowered hat and, to the great surprise of Zhang andthe others, spoke49 in Chinese.

  "What are you doing out here if you're a corpse?" Gushouted.

  "I just wanted to go for a stroll.""Do corpses50 go for strolls?" Gu replied angrily.

  The head nodded. "Yes, yes, you're right. I am wrong.

  So sorry." It disappeared back into the hole.

  Hahetai burst out laughing, but Gu was furious. Hedismounted and stuck his hand into the grave, wantingto pull the Muslim out, but he felt about insidewithout finding anything.

  "Don't take any notice of him," said Zhang. "Let'sgo."As the four turned their horses round, they spotted37 asmall, skinny donkey by the side of the grave,chomping grass.

  "I'm sick to death of dry rations," said Gu gleefully.

  "Some roast donkey meat wouldn't be bad at all." Hejumped off his horse again and was about to take holdof the donkey's reins when he noticed the animal hadno tail.

  "Someone seems to have cut off the donkey's tail andeaten it already," he observed with a smile.

  There was a whoosh51 of sound and the Muslim appeared onthe donkey's back. He laughed and pulled a donkey'stail from his pocket and waved it about. "The donkey'stail got covered in mud today, which didn't look verynice, so I cut it off," he said.

  Zhang looked at the man's full beard and crazyappearance and wondered who he was. He raised hishorse whip and rode by the donkey, striking out at theMuslim's shoulder as he passed. The Muslim dodged52 toone side, and Zhang suddenly found himself holding thedonkey's tail, which was indeed covered in mud. Healso noticed a coolness on his head, and found his caphad disappeared.

  "So you're a Manchu officer," the Muslim said,swinging the cap about on his finger. "You've come toattack us Muslims, I suppose. This cap is verypretty."Startled and angry, Zhang threw the donkey's tail atthe Muslim who caught it easily. Zhang leapt off hishorse and faced him. "Who are you?" he shouted. "Comeon! I'll fight you."The Muslim placed Zhang's cap on the donkey's head andclapped his hands in delight. "The dumb donkey wearingan official's hat!" he excalimed. He twitched53 histhighs and the donkey trotted54 off. Zhang began to runafter him, but stopped as a projectile55 flew towardshim. He caught the cold, glittering object deftly andwith a surge of fury, recognised it as the sapphireoff the front of his cap. By now, the donkey wasalready a long way away, but he picked a stone off theground and hurled56 it at the Muslim's back. The Muslimmade no effort to avoid it, and Zhang was delighted,certain that this time he had him. There was a loudclang as the stone hit something metallic57, and theMuslim cried out in despair.

  "Oh no! He's killed my saucepan! It's dead forcertain!"The four men looked at each other dumb-founded as theMuslim and his donkey disappeared into the distance.

  "Was that a man or a demon58?" Zhang asked finally. TheThree Devils silently shook their heads. "Come on,let's go. This place is evil beyond belief."They galloped off, and early the next morning, theyarrived outside the Secret City. The paths were manyand confusing, but the trail of wolf droppings was aperfect guide which brought them unerringly to thebase of the White Jade59 Peak. Looking up, they saw thecave-mouth that Chen had excavated60.


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1 tinge 8q9yO     
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。
2 reins 370afc7786679703b82ccfca58610c98     
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
参考例句:
  • She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
  • The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
3 vaulted MfjzTA     
adj.拱状的
参考例句:
  • She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
  • The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。
4 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
5 galloped 4411170e828312c33945e27bb9dce358     
(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事
参考例句:
  • Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
  • The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。
6 tug 5KBzo     
v.用力拖(或拉);苦干;n.拖;苦干;拖船
参考例句:
  • We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
  • The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
7 marvelled 11581b63f48d58076e19f7de58613f45     
v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I marvelled that he suddenly left college. 我对他突然离开大学感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I marvelled at your boldness. 我对你的大胆感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
参考例句:
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
9 pointed Il8zB4     
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。
10 grunted f18a3a8ced1d857427f2252db2abbeaf     
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说
参考例句:
  • She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声,继续看书,不屑抬起头来看一眼。
  • She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。
11 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
12 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
13 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
14 heed ldQzi     
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
参考例句:
  • You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
  • For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
15 deflected 3ff217d1b7afea5ab74330437461da11     
偏离的
参考例句:
  • The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。
  • Most of its particles are deflected. 此物质的料子大多是偏斜的。
16 deftly 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
17 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
参考例句:
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
18 descending descending     
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句:
  • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
  • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山。
19 hawk NeKxY     
n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员
参考例句:
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
  • The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
20 retract NWFxJ     
vt.缩回,撤回收回,取消
参考例句:
  • The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.犯罪分子应当迷途知返,悬崖勒马,不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
  • I don't want to speak rashly now and later have to retract my statements.我不想现在说些轻率的话,然后又要收回自己说过的话。
21 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
22 maze F76ze     
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑
参考例句:
  • He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
  • She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时,她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。
23 intransigence B4Ixs     
n.妥协的态度;强硬
参考例句:
  • He often appeared angry and frustrated by the intransigence of both sides.他似乎常常为双方各不相让而生气沮丧。
  • Yet for North Korea,intransigence is the norm.不过对朝鲜来说,决不妥协是其一贯作风。
24 helping 2rGzDc     
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。
25 bluffing bluffing     
n. 威吓,唬人 动词bluff的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • I don't think he'll shoot—I think he's just bluffing. 我认为他不会开枪—我想他不过是在吓唬人。
  • He says he'll win the race, but he's only bluffing. 他说他会赢得这场比赛,事实上只是在吹牛。
26 intercepting 610ea325c8da487d3cb8c3e52877af6a     
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。
27 ferocious ZkNxc     
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。
28 persistent BSUzg     
adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的
参考例句:
  • Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
  • She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤,使她很难为情。
29 stamina br8yJ     
n.体力;精力;耐力
参考例句:
  • I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
  • Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。
30 rations c925feb39d4cfbdc2c877c3b6085488e     
定量( ration的名词复数 ); 配给量; 正常量; 合理的量
参考例句:
  • They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
  • The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。
31 galloping galloping     
adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下,它就奔驰起来了。
  • Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速,日新月异。
32 veered 941849b60caa30f716cec7da35f9176d     
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
参考例句:
  • The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。
  • The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。 来自《简明英汉词典》
33 stockade FucwR     
n.栅栏,围栏;v.用栅栏防护
参考例句:
  • I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.我跑了不到一百码,就到了栅栏前。
  • A heavy stockade around the cabin protected the pioneer from attack.小屋周围的厚厚的栅栏保护拓荒者免受攻击。
34 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
35 circumference HOszh     
n.圆周,周长,圆周线
参考例句:
  • It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
  • The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。
36 heartily Ld3xp     
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
参考例句:
  • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
  • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
37 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
38 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
39 fragrance 66ryn     
n.芬芳,香味,香气
参考例句:
  • The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
  • The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
40 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
41 sneering 929a634cff0de62dfd69331a8e4dcf37     
嘲笑的,轻蔑的
参考例句:
  • "What are you sneering at?" “你冷笑什么?” 来自子夜部分
  • The old sorceress slunk in with a sneering smile. 老女巫鬼鬼崇崇地走进来,冷冷一笑。
42 dagger XnPz0     
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。
43 covet 8oLz0     
vt.垂涎;贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句:
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
  • Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。
44 belly QyKzLi     
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
参考例句:
  • The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
  • His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
45 devoured af343afccf250213c6b0cadbf3a346a9     
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句:
  • She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志,还是报纸,只要能弄得到,她都看得津津有味。
  • The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
46 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 reining dc0b264aac06ae7c86d287f24a166b82     
勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的现在分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理
参考例句:
  • "That's a fine bevy, Ma'm,'said Gerald gallantly, reining his horse alongside the carriage. "太太!好一窝漂亮的云雀呀!" 杰拉尔德殷勤地说,一面让自己的马告近塔尔顿的马车。
  • I was a temperamental genius in need of reining in by stabler personalities. 我是个需要由更稳重的人降服住的神经质的天才。
48 corpse JYiz4     
n.尸体,死尸
参考例句:
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
49 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
50 corpses 2e7a6f2b001045a825912208632941b2     
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云,同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
51 whoosh go7yy     
v.飞快地移动,呼
参考例句:
  • It goes whoosh up and whoosh down.它呼一下上来了,呼一下又下去了。
  • Whoosh!The straw house falls down.呼!稻草房子倒了。
52 dodged ae7efa6756c9d8f3b24f8e00db5e28ee     
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 );回避
参考例句:
  • He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时,他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
53 twitched bb3f705fc01629dc121d198d54fa0904     
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Her lips twitched with amusement. 她忍俊不禁地颤动着嘴唇。
  • The child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 这小孩的嘴抽动着,像是要哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
54 trotted 6df8e0ef20c10ef975433b4a0456e6e1     
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。
55 projectile XRlxv     
n.投射物,发射体;adj.向前开进的;推进的;抛掷的
参考例句:
  • The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile can be treated independently.抛射体的竖直方向和水平方向的运动能够分开来处理。
  • Have you altered the plans of the projectile as the telegram suggests?你已经按照电报的要求修改炮弹图样了吗?
56 hurled 16e3a6ba35b6465e1376a4335ae25cd2     
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
参考例句:
  • He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
  • The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 metallic LCuxO     
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
参考例句:
  • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
  • He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
58 demon Wmdyj     
n.魔鬼,恶魔
参考例句:
  • The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
  • He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。
59 jade i3Pxo     
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠
参考例句:
  • The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
  • He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。
60 excavated 3cafdb6f7c26ffe41daf7aa353505858     
v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 );开凿;挖出;发掘
参考例句:
  • The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
  • The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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