CHAPTER NINETEEN

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.” Mother Teresa MMichael Walker didn’t flinch¹ when he realized he had been recognized. All of their efforts to conceal² their faces had been focused on the 180 people behind them so they hadn’t considered the risk of being recognized by one of the people in the jet’s cockpit. Walker rose from his seat and stepped into the aisle³ so he could stand up without being hunched⁴ over. “Hello, Martin.” The co-pilot, Martin Lundberg, was in his mid-forties. Too many layovers far from home had added a few inches to his waistline. He had a full moon face, with a good tan, and thinning brown hair. His eyes danced over to Penelope and stayed there long enough she shift ed uncomfortably. “I heard something about you on the news. Didn’t catch all of it. Were you arrested or something?” Walker laughed. “Obviously if I had been arrested I wouldn’t be on this fl ight.” “Good point. I must have heard it wrong,” the co-pilot said with a smile as he again sized up his chances with Penelope and decided⁵ it was probably a lost cause. “Look, Mr. Walker. I really need to get back, but it was great seeing you again.” Penelope leaned and whispered, “Who is this guy?” 182 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin “For three years he was a pilot for one of my corporate⁶ jets.” “You have multiple corporate jets?” “I don’t, the corporation does.” “There’s a diff erence?” “According to the IRS, there is.” “How come we’re not on one of those?” “Because we needed you to walk through the Cincinnati and Salt Lake City airports.” “Why?” “Trust me.” Martin Lundberg had hustled⁷ to the restroom and taken care of his business so quickly Penelope was sure he hadn’t had time to wash his hands. Yuck. The sound of the landing gear lowering could be heard as Lundberg passed back through the cabin. “He’s kind of creepy.” “He was a decent enough pilot but we had to let him go.” “Why?” “We kept getting some interesting charges on his hotel bill. Plus he looked at every woman in the company the same way he was looking at you.” “Do we have a problem?” Ellison asked as he leaned over the seat. “We’ll know in a few seconds.” “What’s going on?” Penelope asked “If we suddenly go back up into the holding pattern instead of landing that means Lundberg radioed ahead that we are onboard. If we land, then we should be okay.” Timothy Ellison turned and glanced back into the coach section of the plane and pointed⁹ to the luggage rack. “What’s going on,” Penelope asked. “Plan C,” Walker answered with quick laugh. Looking around to be sure no one was watching, he asked, “May I have your wallet and passport, please?” She handed them over without question. Walker removed all of the cash and handed it to Ellison. “Give her the other set.” Ellison handed Penelope another complete identifi cation package Penelope looked at the Ohio driver’s license¹⁰. “At least I’m not a blonde anymore.” The wheels of the jet touched the tarmac and the plane began to slow down. The minutes seemed like hours as the plane taxied toward the terminal. 183 The Fourth Awakening¹¹ Not waiting for the seatbelt light to go off and with their seats in the tiny first class section close to the exit, Walker and Timothy were able to position Penelope so she would be the first one off . “If we get separated, someone will find you and take you to the compound,” Walker whispered in her ear. “Walk straight out into the terminal and do not look back for any reason.” She nodded that she understood. Her eyes focused on the door, which seemed like it was never going to open. With a faint whoosh¹², one of the Flight Attendants released the handle and the door swung open. A commotion¹³ broke out to Penelope’s left as she heard an angry voice shout, “Hey! That’s my laptop.” Before she could turn to see what was causing the uproar¹⁴, she felt Walker’s hand gently shoving her out toward the terminal. “Don’t look back,” he whispered. Suddenly Walker was at her side with his arm hooked under Penelope’s encouraging her to pick up the pace. They walked briskly through the terminal until they were well away from the gate but could still see Ellison standing¹⁵ near the door at the top of the tunnel. Back on the plane one of the passengers was apologizing profusely¹⁶ to the air marshal and the passenger he had accused of attempting to steal his computer. It seemed they had nearly identical laptop cases and they were both in the same overhead bin⁸. The people began slowly fi ling off the airplane when the co-pilot Martin Lundberg joined the fl ight attendants and the air marshal who were chuckling¹⁷ in the galley¹⁸ near the exit. “I thought that guy was going to clock the other guy,” the marshal said with a laugh. “This has been a strange one,” Lundberg said as he interjected himself into the conversation. “First I see Michael Walker on the plane and…” “Michael Walker!?” The marshal shouted. “Are you sure?” “Of course I’m sure,” he smiled and winked¹⁹ at one of the fl ight attendants who rolled her eyes. “I was his personal pilot for 3 years and….” “You idiot.” Anger flashed in the air marshal’s eyes as he turned his full attention to the co-pilot. “Who else was with him?” “He was sitting with a good looking blonde and the guy behind them may have been with them.” The Air Marshal reached for his cell phone and started trotting²⁰ up the tunnel pushing the disembarking passengers aside. “This is Preston. I’ve 184 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin spotted²¹ Michael Walker; he just deplaned at Gate D-11 of the Salt Lake City International Airport.” Walker had Ellison stay back just in case someone from the plane followed them. As usual, Walker’s instincts were correct. Th e marshal burst through the doorway²² and scanned the terminal while still talking on his cell phone. ”The woman is wearing a dark skirt…” That was all Ellison needed to hear as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash, nearly $4,000 in fives, tens and twenties. Th e gate they deplaned from was at the end of a concourse arm with four waiting areas in close proximity²³ to each other. Since this was a peak time of day, the terminal was packed. Even with several hundred seats in the general area, people were milling around waiting to board various fl ights. Ellison vaulted²⁴ to the top of a ticket counter and grabbed the microphone out of a startled gate attendant’s hand. “Who would like some MONEY?!” He shouted into the microphone, as everyone looked up. He took about a third of the bills and tossed them as high and far as he could across an area where nearly two hundred people were waiting for a Seattle bound plane to begin boarding. As expected, a near riot started as people began diving for dollars and fighting over possession. The air marshal was swept up by the surging crowd and prevented from going any further. Ellison jumped down and snaked his way to the gate on the opposite side of the aisle. Bounding up on the now deserted²⁵ counter, he grabbed the microphone and shouted, “There’s more money over here!” as he threw another handful of bills into the air. A healthy portion of the mass of people on the other side of the terminal surged across the aisle and began struggling with the people waiting to board a flight to Dallas. The airport security guards who were sprinting²⁷ toward the end of Concourse D expecting to be looking for a man in a suit and a blonde woman in a dark skirt were confronted instead with a full-scale insurrection. There were now nearly 500 people pushing, shoving, and cursing. Ellison saw them coming and tossed the last of his bills in the air. Women were screaming, babies were crying. Men were exchanging punches. Ellison melted into the crowd and disappeared. Walker and Spence, standing in a West of Brooklyn gift store, watched the security guards sprint²⁶ past them without a second glance. Walker 185 The Fourth Awakening grabbed a Zion National Park t-shirt off the rack and a Utah Jazz baseball cap. He quickly paid for them and handed them to Penelope. “Go into the bathroom and put these on,” he said, handing Penelope the shirt and cap. “Toss the wig²⁸ in the garbage can.” Penelope, her breath coming in short gulps²⁹, nodded. Her eyes were the size of saucers and all of the color had drained from her face. If the sudden change of events frustrated³⁰ Walker in any way, it certainly didn’t show. “We’ve made provisions for something like this.” His voice was soothing³¹ and his demeanor³² had the same serenity³³ he had shown since the moment they had met. The man was imperturbable³⁴. “Go straight out the door of the main terminal and next to the car rental³⁵ area and baggage claim you’ll find a shuttle service.” He pressed a boarding ticket into her hand. “Get on the shuttle to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Just visualize³⁶ yourself on the Jackson shuttle. Okay?” “Okay.” “Nothing but good thoughts.” “I’ll try.” “Remember to release.” “Okay.” Walker locked eyes with Penelope. “This is critical. You must convert all negative ideas and images to positive ones and try to stay released. When you feel them starting to creep back in they must be replaced with good thoughts. Remember to stay released. Don’t just release the negative thoughts, make absolutely sure that you transform them fi rst.” “Why?’ “A negative thought has just as much power as a positive one. And in the early stages of development, even more.” “Look…” “No, you look.” Walker voice was still calm and soothing but had a firmness she hadn’t heard before. “This is not some pretend problem, or something to be sneered³⁷ at by your reporter friends at a cocktail³⁸ party. This is real world serious, and you have to do what I tell you.” “How in the world is what I’m thinking going to infl uence anything?” she snapped back at Walker. “All this New Age…” “Were you upset Saturday night?” “Of course I was upset.” “And at some point during the day did you have strong negative feelings 186 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin toward your house, and then totally release them?” Before Penelope answered, she remembered how she had wished the house would just go away. Or just burn down. She felt a chill tingle³⁹ down her spine⁴⁰. “You’re not saying…” “Yes, I am. Your negative thoughts, amplified⁴¹ by being agitated⁴², and then released are why your house burned down. That’s why I didn’t want you to be alone that night.” “You’re saying I burned my own house down?” “Yes. When we get you to the compound, we will have people who will show you how to control this, but right now you’re like a loaded gun in the hands of a toddler.” Penelope’s hands started shaking and her mind was reeling. “What should I do?” She asked meekly⁴³ and fearfully. “You can start by not being so pigheaded and trust me just a little. Relax your mind and envision yourself on the Jackson shuttle. Do not allow any negative thoughts to slip in, and if they do just think ‘cancel, cancel’ and your mind will disregard the thought.” He patted her on the arm, and could feel her trembling. “Stay released and you’ll do just fi ne.” “Okay.” “When you’re moving through the airport, walk slowly. Don’t seek out people’s eyes but don’t avoid them either, and smile at everyone who makes eye contact with you.” He pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. A surge of energy rushed through her as his lips again kissed the middle of her forehead. Surrounded by chaos⁴⁴ and thousands of people, she felt as if the two of them were in an energy sphere that was floating a few inches above the floor. Time stopped. There was no noise. There was no one in the universe but them. Her fear and confusion melted away. As he loosened his grip on her, she felt her knees starting to buckle⁴⁵ but he didn’t allow her to fall. Steadying her on her feet, he said, “I’ll see you in a few hours. Jackson Hole shuttle.” He turned and melted into the crowd. Penelope went into the ladies room, pulled off the wig and put on the t-shirt. In the mirror she caught a glimpse of her face, which made her stop. Flushed with rosy⁴⁶ cheeks, she hadn’t looked this healthy in years. What kind of power did this man possess? Stepping back into the concourse she stopped when she caught a 187 The Fourth Awakening glimpse of Walker only a few hundred yards away. Instead of running away he was standing as if waiting for someone. Walker nodded toward someone around the corner but out of Penelope’s line of sight. Walker walked briskly away and vanished into the crowd. A few seconds later three airport security guards came barreling down the concourse in pursuit of Walker. Before she could react, she noticed two airport security guards were walking straight at her. They were each holding what appeared to be a photograph and they were studying every woman they approached. Penelope tried to focus on the instructions Michael had given her. She closed her eyes and relaxed…. . LLess than 10 seconds after the air marshal made contact with Homeland Security, Zack “Zhack” Obee was already in motion. Obee, one of the “Twins” — computer whiz kids at Homeland Security’s Division of Emerging Technology — thought he might have Michael Walker in his electronic crosshairs for the first time since he had escaped from the Charleston brig. Looking for confirmation⁴⁷ he pulled up the security cameras from the check-in at the Cincinnati Airport. Walker and the woman had managed to stay on the fringes of the camera’s viewpoints and both kept their faces covered or their eyes down. “Clever,” Zhack muttered. “What?” Troy Sabrinsky, the other “Twin” asked, looking up from his computer. “Just some geriatric who thinks he’s smarter than me.” Sabrinsky chuckled⁴⁸. “As if.” Obee and Sabrinsky formed the backbone⁴⁹ of cutting edge technology at Emerging Technologies, or “ET”, as it was known by the other resident geeks. Obee, a world class hacker⁵⁰ before he turned fourteen, was still three weeks shy of his twenty-first birthday but had been working for Homeland Security for nearly three years. Sabrinsky was two years younger but he had already graduated from Caltech with a triple major in Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics. To the best of anyone’s knowledge, from kindergarten through college, he had never answered a math question wrong. Sabrinsky had only been with the agency for seven months and his hiring was considered a major coup⁵¹ for Director Shepherd. No one could understand why anyone with his skill 188 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin set would want the job. The real money these days was in programming video games. Any number of high-level bureaucrats⁵² at the Department of Defense⁵³ and National Security Agency would have given up their fi rstborn to have either on staff. Emerging Technologies had both. Zhack wanted confirmation before he notified the Director. He got the pictures he needed from the camera at the metal detector⁵⁴ at the security checkpoint in the Cincinnati airport. Obee was able to get a full facial image from the security camera for Walker, Spence, and their traveling companion. He sent the pictures through the department’s face recognition system with a request that it look for known Hermes people first. It took just under three seconds to positively⁵⁵ identify both Michael Walker and Timothy Ellison. Penelope Spence took only a few seconds longer since Homeland Security had started a dossier on her, including photos that were less than 24 hours old, within moments of her requesting to speak to Walker at the Charleston brig. “Okay, rich guy, you made a mistake.” “Dude,” Troy Sabrinsky asked, “You need me?” “No, this old fart is burnt.” “Whatever.” Sabrinsky shrugged⁵⁶ and returned to his online Sudoku game. He was playing at the “Evil” level and tying to improve his personal best time of fi ft y-four seconds. Zhack called the Director to give him the good news. . IIt had taken one of the Homeland Security jets a bit under fi ve hours from the time Walker and Spence had been spotted to travel from Washington to Salt Lake City. As per instructions, the two detainees were held under tight guard and no one spoke⁵⁷ to them until Assistant Director Robert Smith arrived. He was accompanied by Special Agent Marcus Wolfe and his prisoner transport team—eight of the scariest men imaginable. Because of the “Early Christmas”, as the news media was calling Walker’s diversion, the airport was still crawling with camera crews and reporters. “This doesn’t make any sense,” Smith said to Wolfe as they headed down the security tunnel to the holding center. “It is so unlike Walker to set up an elaborate diversion and still get caught. Especially when he’s with the woman he has to know we’re looking for. This is way out of character. ” “You give this guy entirely⁵⁸ too much credit,” Wolfe sniffed⁵⁹. “It’s not like 189 The Fourth Awakening he can move mountains or walk on water.” Smith wasn’t so sure anymore. They were greeted outside the door of the interrogation room by the head of airport security, Hank McGee. McGee, a retired⁶⁰ thirty-year veteran of the Salt Lake City police department, had built a tight crew during his eight years at the airport. He had managed to get rid of most of the bullies⁶¹ and hotheads with rent-a-cop mentalities⁶², and had replaced them with former cops or recent college graduates. McGee pointed through the one-way glass. Walker was facing the window; Penelope Spence was sitting opposite him with her back toward the glass. Both were completely relaxed and both appeared on the verge⁶³ of sleep. Walker’s eyes opened and he smiled and waved at Smith and Wolfe. “You made good time, Robert. I see you brought Marcus,” Walker said, his voice sounding tinny as it came through the intercom speaker next to the door. “Damned creepy,” McGee said. “He says hi to me every time I walk by. I have to get that glass checked.” “Did they ask for a lawyer, or make any other requests?” Smith asked. “None,” McGee answered. “Did he give you any trouble?” Wolfe said as he glared at Walker through the glass. “No. They allowed us to fingerprint⁶⁴ and photograph them with no complaints.” “Anything else we should know?” Smith asked. “No. He did all of the talking; not a peep out of her. Said he wanted to wait and talk to you, which was fine by me. The sooner we can get these people out of here, the better.” Smith didn’t like this. Walker wouldn’t have gone to all of this trouble just to allow a few airport cops to catch him with Spence. What was he up to now? Wolfe handed McGee the transfer papers for Michael Walker and Penelope Drayton Spence. “They are no longer your problem,” Wolfe said as he reached for the doorknob. The Chief read the papers and frowned as he leaned back against the wall. “There may be a problem.” Wolfe and four of the prisoner transportation team entered the room. Walker and Spence off ered no resistance as heavy leather belts were strapped⁶⁵ to their waists. “What kind of problem?” Smith asked. “This isn’t Penelope Drayton Spence.”

1 flinch   

v.畏缩，退缩

参考例句：

• She won't flinch from speaking her mind.她不会讳言自己的想法。
• We will never flinch from difficulties.我们面对困难决不退缩。

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

4 hunched   

（常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦）耸肩弓身的，伏首前倾的

参考例句：

• He sat with his shoulders hunched up. 他耸起双肩坐着。
• Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette. 斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

5 decided   

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。

6 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

7 hustled   

催促（hustle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. 他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。
• The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater. 特务机关的代理人把演讲者驱逐出竞技场。

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 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。

10 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

11 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

12 whoosh   

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。

13 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

14 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

15 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。

16 profusely   

ad.abundantly

参考例句：

• We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture. 我们搬动家具大费气力，累得大汗淋漓。
• He had been working hard and was perspiring profusely. 他一直在努力干活，身上大汗淋漓的。

17 chuckling   

轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时，我能听见他的轻声发笑。
• He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

18 galley   

n.（飞机或船上的）厨房单层甲板大帆船；军舰舰长用的大划艇；

参考例句：

• The stewardess will get you some water from the galley.空姐会从厨房给你拿些水来。
• Visitors can also go through the large galley where crew members got their meals.游客还可以穿过船员们用餐的厨房。

19 winked   

v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。
• He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20 trotting   

小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
• Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

21 spotted   

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。

22 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。

23 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

24 vaulted   

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。

25 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

26 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

27 sprinting   

v.短距离疾跑( sprint的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stride length and frequency are the most important elements of sprinting. 步长和步频是短跑最重要的因素。 来自互联网
• Xiaoming won the gold medal for sprinting in the school sports meeting. 小明在学校运动会上夺得了短跑金牌。 来自互联网

28 wig   

n.假发

参考例句：

• The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
• He disguised himself with a wig and false beard.他用假发和假胡须来乔装。

29 gulps   

n.一大口（尤指液体）( gulp的名词复数 )v.狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽( gulp的第三人称单数 )；大口地吸（气）；哽住

参考例句：

• He often gulps down a sob. 他经常忍气吞声地生活。 来自辞典例句
• JERRY: Why don't you make a point with your own doctor? (George gulps) What's wrong? 杰瑞：你为啥不对你自个儿的医生表明立场？有啥问题吗？ 来自互联网

30 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

31 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。

32 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。

33 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

34 imperturbable   

adj.镇静的

参考例句：

• Thomas,of course,was cool and aloof and imperturbable.当然，托马斯沉着、冷漠，不易激动。
• Edward was a model of good temper and his equanimity imperturbable.爱德华是个典型的好性子，他总是沉着镇定。

35 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

36 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

37 sneered   

讥笑，冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
• It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。

38 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

39 tingle   

vi.感到刺痛，感到激动；n.刺痛，激动

参考例句：

• The music made my blood tingle.那音乐使我热血沸腾。
• The cold caused a tingle in my fingers.严寒使我的手指有刺痛感。

40 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

41 amplified   

放大，扩大( amplify的过去式和过去分词 )； 增强； 详述

参考例句：

• He amplified on his remarks with drawings and figures. 他用图表详细地解释了他的话。
• He amplified the whole course of the incident. 他详述了事件的全过程。

42 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

43 meekly   

adv.温顺地，逆来顺受地

参考例句：

• He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时，他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》

44 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

45 buckle   

n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲

参考例句：

• The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
• She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。

46 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

47 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

48 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

49 backbone   

n.脊骨，脊柱，骨干；刚毅，骨气

参考例句：

• The Chinese people have backbone.中国人民有骨气。
• The backbone is an articulate structure.脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。

50 hacker   

n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客

参考例句：

• The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
• This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。

51 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

52 bureaucrats   

n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 )；官僚主义；官僚主义者；官僚语言

参考例句：

• That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运，而不是政治家的灵感。 来自辞典例句
• Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。 来自辞典例句

53 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

54 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

55 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。

56 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

57 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。

58 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。

59 sniffed   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣，吸了吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

60 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。

61 bullies   

n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负

参考例句：

• Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
• Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。

62 mentalities   

n.心态( mentality的名词复数 )；思想方法；智力；智能

参考例句：

• Paterfamilias mentalities are important factors to affect childrens rehabilitation. 家长心理是影响聋儿康复效果的重要因素。 来自互联网
• All of us, genius included, think on the base of the mentalities are already known. 我们大家，包括的天才，在已经被知道的脑力的底上想。 来自互联网

63 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

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。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

64 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

65 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》