CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

“There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart.” Lao Tzu TThe Homeland Security Gulfstream had just passed through the St. Louis, Missouri air corridor when they received the change of destination. Marcus Wolfe had never been so relieved in his life. Letting Walker slip through his fi ngers, after he had personally guaranteed his delivery to the director, was a nightmare. His men immediately losing Sally Winters in the Salt Lake City airport was just more icing on the cake. Walker had made his handpicked team look like a bunch of amateurs. Someone was going to pay. Miami, home of the world headquarters of Walker Industries, made a lot of sense. While they had searched every corner of both Miami and Dade County, they had never found the hidden Hermes Project complex. It would probably turn out to be in the Everglades or a Walker-owned warehouse² they had missed. They refueled in Knoxville and landed in Miami just past midnight. Wolfe called his eight-man team together. “I’ve had about enough of Michael Walker and his people. We’re going in hard and fast, and don’t feel any need to be gentle.” They all understood exactly what Special Agent-in-Charge Marcus Wolfe was saying, and nodded their agreement. What had happened in Salt Lake City reflected badly on them as well. Wolfe had been in constant contact with Washington, where Zhack and Sabrinsky had been able to track a video of Spence getting into a 212 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin cab. The oversized hat she was wearing concealed³ her face from all of the camera angles but made it easy to spot her in a crowd. According to the cab records, she had been taken to an address in an upper middle class neighborhood heavily populated with Cuban-Americans. The home was owned by a holding corporation that was so multilayered Zhack fi gured it had to be a safe house owned by Walker Industries. Plus, it was not far from Walker’s Miami Beach mansion⁴. Miami, between the port, airport and other divisions, had a Homeland Security staff of over 1,400 local agents. This made it easy for Wolfe to have the address staked out until he could get a search warrant. Glimpses of a woman matching the general shape and size of Penelope Drayton Spence could be seen between the partially⁵ drawn⁶ curtains. Facial identification was impossible since the window shades were lowered so nothing above the shoulder was visible. One thing was certain. Th e hat the woman had been wearing in the airport was now sitting on a table on the covered front porch. That was enough for Wolfe. It took rolling a Federal Judge out of bed at 4 a.m., but just before sunrise they had the “no knock” warrant in their hands. Wolfe checked his watch again. “Where the hell are they?” “No idea, sir,” said a terrified young man in a Homeland Security windbreaker who had been sent over and ordered to watch the house. Normally, he spent the 11-7 shift checking cargo⁷ containers at the Port of Miami. His hands trembled as the gear was unloaded from the rear of the twin black Suburbans idling at the curb⁹. “How many people are in the house?” “I’ve only seen two, sir.” “Did you see any weapons of any kind?” “Not that I’ve seen, sir.” “I’m not waiting for the damned SWAT Team,” Wolfe barked as he nodded to his men. At just a few minutes before 6 a.m., along with his best eight men, Wolfe was ready to take the house. Timing¹⁰ their entry perfectly¹¹, they used battering¹² rams¹³ to knock in the front and back doors simultaneously¹⁴. “Music to my ears,” Wolfe muttered to himself as he followed the first wave into the house. The assault team, armed with automatic weapons and bulletproof vests, swarmed¹⁵ into the home shouting and kicking doors open. The startled man in the master bedroom jumped up in boxer¹⁶ shorts and a t-shirt and demanded, “What’s going on?” 213 The Fourth Awakening¹⁷ He was roughly tackled by two of Wolfe’s men and planted face fi rst in the Oriental carpet, then handcuffed. “Do you have any idea who I am?” the man shouted. Wolfe didn’t know and didn’t much care. His interest was focused on the figure hiding under the sheet on the king-sized bed. Wolfe triumphantly¹⁹ pulled the bed linen²⁰ back from the now hysterical²¹ woman. His shoulders sagged²² when, instead of Penelope Spence under the sheet he found an attractive dark-skinned woman in an oversized nightshirt who looked to be in her mid-forties. The prone²³ man on the floor growled²⁴ again. “I’m the mayor of Miami, get your hands off me!” Special Agent Marcus Wolfe’s blood ran cold. “Get those cuff¹⁸ s off of him. Mr. Mayor, we are so sorry….” Rubbing his wrists, the barrel-chested man in his late fi fties, his eyes flashing with anger, said, “Not nearly as sorry as you’re going to be.” “Then who is this?” One of Wolfe’s men asked without lowering his weapon. “That’s my wife, you idiot.” One of Wolfe’s team, who had been in a diff erent part of the house, pulled his boss out of the room. “Sir, we’ve got a situation.” He nodded toward the front yard which was lit up like a football stadium and was already filling up with camera crews and reporters. “It looks like someone tipped them off .” “Walker set us up.” Wolfe mentally processed his options and none of them were good. “Get everyone out of here as quickly as possible. No one comments to the press.” Wolfe grabbed the local agent in the Homeland Security windbreaker, “Go out there and tell the press you have no comment.” “Sir, I make $10.58 an hour, I didn’t…” “Just say no comment, and I’ll get you a press liaison²⁵ officer as soon as I can.” Wolfe shielded his eyes from the glare of the camera lights as he tried to return to his vehicle. He had to run a gauntlet of reporters and shouted questions. “Are you Special Agent Marcus Wolfe?” “Unbelievable. They know my name,” Wolfe thought to himself, as he muscled his way through the crowd of reporters. Overhead he heard the 214 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin whump, whump, whump of a helicopter. On the side was written “Channel 4 is Always On.” It was the CBS affiliate’s news chopper. Great. “Who is the Mayor with?” “Is it true the Mayor is in there with a woman who isn’t his wife?” “Why is Homeland Security involved?” “Was the woman sent by al-Qaeda?” “Is there more than one woman?” “Is the Mayor under arrest?” “What is he being charged with?” “Are drugs involved?” “Will there be Federal charges brought against the mayor?” Special Agent Wolfe jumped in a black Suburban⁸ and disappeared into the night. Across the street, unnoticed in the growing crowd, a woman in a charcoal²⁶ skirt and Manolo Blahnik shoes flipped²⁷ open her cell phone and dialed a number. “Th e fish took the bait.” In less than 10 minutes, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News had all broken into their regularly scheduled coverage²⁸ with the story of Homeland Security breaking down the door of the Mayor of the City of Miami. The Mayor’s wife, Michelle, who was the daughter of one of Miami’s richest real estate developers, was reported to be in shock and admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for observation. Th e Mayor, who was in the midst of a tougher than expected primary challenge, had been one of Homeland Security’s harshest critics for their recent budget cut involving the Port of Miami. This was the kind of sensational²⁹ story the cable news channels would run 24/7 for days. At that exact moment, the fax machine in the office of the Director of Homeland Security’s Department of Emerging Technology came to life. Director Shepherd: I can make a phone call that will save your career, but you must agree completely to all of the items below. These terms are non-negotiable. For the next 24 hours the only member of the media you or any member of your organization will speak to is Penelope Drayton Spence or her designee. You will not attempt to make Robert Smith the scapegoat³⁰. You will move to completely declassify³¹ the Hermes Project. 215 The Fourth Awakening You will restore the good names of all members of the Hermes Project. Michael Walker Director Shepherd, who, as usual, had arrived precisely³² at 6:00 a.m., smiled. How did Walker get the number to his private fax line? Th e damned leak again, no doubt. Shepherd reread the fax and smiled. Th e arrogant³³ bastard³⁴, he thought to himself, who the hell does he think he is? Did he think his little ragtag group of misfits and oddballs were a personal threat to him? Shepherd’s office door opened and one of his flustered³⁵ assistants stuck her head in the office. “Sir, you need to turn on the television.” “Which channel?” “It doesn’t matter.” Director Shepherd picked up the remote control from his credenza and turned on the TV in one of his bookcases. On CNN a reporter was standing³⁶ in front of a house in Miami. The volume was off but across the bottom of the screen was a headline. “Homeland Security Raids Mayor’s Home.” Director Shepherd’s mouth went dry and his hands began to tremble as footage of Special Agent Marcus Wolfe emerging from the house fi lled the screen. Worse yet, on the bottom of the screen was “Agent Marcus Wolfe of Homeland Security’s Department of Emerging Technology.” Turning up the volume, he discovered it was worse than he thought. “…however, it is unlikely a raid on a political figure such as the mayor could have happened without authorization³⁷ from someone higher up.” Shepherd hit the mute button. They already had the name of the agent in charge and that the order had come from his department. It would take an ambitious reporter just a few minutes on the Internet to fi gure out where the buck³⁸ stopped. In this case it was squarely on his desk. The Secretary of Homeland Security had given Shepherd an ultimatum³⁹. Make the embarrassing stories in the media stop at any cost or not only was he was going to withdraw his objection to declassifying⁴⁰ the Hermes Project but he was also going to find himself a new Director of Emerging Technologies. A very public blunder in the largest city of one of the most important Presidential electoral states, and home to Walker Industries, was a nightmare beyond belief. Instead of just having to charm a Senate select Committee in closed session, he was likely now facing very public 216 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin hearings that would be broadcast live on C-SPAN. He could feel his carefully constructed empire turning to clay and beginning to crumble⁴¹ around his feet. In his career he had made more than his share of enemies. Within hours there would be blood in the water and the sharks would start circling. Shepherd’s mind raced as he stared at the picture on the television screen and considered his options. None of them were good. Before he reached his chair, his intercom buzzed. “Sir, the Secretary of Homeland Security is on line one, the Attorney General is on line two, a Michael Walker is on line three, and the Governor of Florida is on line four. Also, sir, the main switchboard is being flooded with calls from reporters. All of them are asking to speak to you personally.” Shepherd looked at the fax and smiled. Smith had warned him not to underestimate Michael Walker. He pushed the button on his intercom. “Jean. Get Wolfe on the line immediately.” Next he pushed the button on his phone for the most important person waiting to speak to him. “Mr. Walker?” “Director Shepherd.” “What is it going to cost me to make this problem go away?” “Do you have the ability to restore the funding cut from the Homeland Security budget for the Port of Miami for this fi scal year?” “What is the amount?” “Forty-seven million dollars.” “I think that can be arranged.” “I need a yes or a no, not I think.” “Yes.” “Yes, what? This call is being recorded, and I don’t want any ambiguity⁴².” The Director had no choice. Shepherd was in a box and Walker could either let him out of it, or seal it up and throw him overboard. “Yes, I can arrange to have the forty-seven million dollars cut from the Port of Miami in this year’s Homeland Security budget restored.” “It must be restored by noon today.” “I don’t see a problem with that.” “Cut the weasel words, Shepherd. Yes or no. Will it be restored today?” “Yes, it will be restored today.” “And the rest of our terms?” “I don’t have the authority to declassify the Hermes Project. Th at will take an executive order.” 217 The Fourth Awakening “I have it from an unimpeachable⁴³ source that it will be declassifi ed as soon as you make the request to the White House.” “Are you sure about that, Mr. Walker?” “Yes.” As if on cue, Director Shepherd felt a faint vibration⁴⁴ and heard a low buzz. Glancing up he saw the light on the red phone on the corner of his desk was blinking. The phone, a gift from his grandfather who had worked as an Under Secretary at the State Department for President Eisenhower, had never rung before. Only two people in the world could make that phone ring; one of them lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the other at the Naval⁴⁵ Observatory⁴⁶. “I agree to your terms, Mr. Walker. Please make your call.” Michael Walker, sitting in the front passenger seat, flipped his phone shut as the SUV chugged up the back roads of Wyoming toward Jackson. The other three passengers couldn’t read his expression. “Well?” Timothy Ellison asked. “Why don’t you give your mom a call, Tim?” A whoop⁴⁷ went up and high fives were exchanged all around. In the backseat, restricted by the limits of their seatbelts, Timothy Ellison and Sally Winters exchanged a hug. The driver, Lucas Haley, Walker’s personal bodyguard⁴⁸ for a dozen years, said in his deep baritone, “Man, when you put a plan together, it stays together.” Haley off ered his massive right hand to Walker, who accepted it with relish⁴⁹. Walker dialed another number that was answered on the fi rst ring. There was so much noise and confusion in the background that Walker placed his finger in his other ear to hear better. “Miguel?” “Michael,” boomed the voice of the Mayor of Miami. “Hold on a second.” After a brief delay the Mayor moved to a quieter spot. “Michael, Michael.” “So, anything new going on in your life?” Miguel Cortez’s laughter boomed in the phone, loud enough that the others traveling with Walker could hear. “Your plan has worked brilliantly. Last week I was two points down in the polls and now the phones at our campaign headquarters are ringing off the hook.” “So you think our little ploy⁵⁰ might work?” “Are you kidding! I’ve got—what do the kids call it—major street cred. There is a rumor⁵¹ going around that it took six agents to get me cuff ed and 218 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin that I put two of them in the hospital.” “Gee, I can’t imagine where a story like that might have come from.” “It’s a total mystery.” Both men laughed. “There isn’t anyone with a Hispanic surname who would vote against me now. Heck, I may run for governor.” “How is Michelle holding up?” “Are you kidding me? She hasn’t had this much fun since Buenos Aries. Paparazzi have actually been trying to sneak⁵² into her hospital room. She’s in seventh heaven.” “I need a favor.” “Anything, my friend, anything.” “You need to let Director Noah Shepherd of Homeland Security off the hook.” There was a pause. “That’s a very large request. Is there a reason why I should grant this favor?” “I can think of forty-seven million reasons.” “Are you serious? “Absolutely. “Our full funding restored?” “In time to call a four o’clock press conference. Of course, you will have to deny a quid pro¹ quo, and be totally forgiving that mistakes involving warrants sometimes happen.” “Of course.” “Then we have a deal?” “Yes.” There was a long pause. “I am still in your debt.” “I disagree, Miguel. If you hadn’t let me borrow Michelle for three months we never would have won the dance trophy⁵³.” “That was some night, my friend.” “She was radiant.” Walker hung up from the call with his old friend in Miami and dialed Director Shepherd’s offi ce again. “This is Michael Walker.” “Hold, please.” Shepherd picked up the phone almost instantly. “Shepherd.” “Have you made your calls?” “Yes. The Secretary has agreed to restore the funding to Miami immediately out of discretionary funds, and to withdraw his objection 219 The Fourth Awakening to declassifying the Hermes Project. The Executive Order to declassify the Hermes Project is being drafted as we speak and should be signed within the hour.” “Excellent.” “All members of the Hermes Project and Walker Industries have been removed from the no-fly list, and any existing warrants for their detainment have been revoked⁵⁴.” “And your news blackout?” “No one from this division will speak to the media in any capacity until 6 a.m. tomorrow, except to Penelope Drayton Spence or her designee.” “Excellent.” “As for Robert Smith…” “He was not my source. He has been 100% loyal to you.” “Interesting. I can now assume that the Mayor will take no action against the agency or me personally?” “None and there is no reason for your name to even come up in this matter.” “Brilliantly played, Mr. Walker. You know, there is no reason for us to be enemies.” Walker laughed. “We were never enemies, we just had diff erent goals. Politics makes for strange bedfellows. I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing a lot of each other.”

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

3 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

4 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

5 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 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。

8 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

9 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

10 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

11 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。

12 battering   

n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
• He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 rams   

n.公羊( ram的名词复数 )；(R-)白羊（星）座；夯；攻城槌v.夯实（土等）( ram的第三人称单数 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• A couple of rams are butting at each other. 两只羊正在用角互相抵触。 来自辞典例句
• More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage. 那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂。 来自辞典例句

14 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

15 swarmed   

密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 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：

• When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
• When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

16 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。

17 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。

18 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？

19 triumphantly   

ad.得意洋洋地；得胜地；成功地

参考例句：

• The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
• Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。

20 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

21 hysterical   

adj.情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里般的

参考例句：

• He is hysterical at the sight of the photo.他一看到那张照片就异常激动。
• His hysterical laughter made everybody stunned.他那歇斯底里的笑声使所有的人不知所措。

22 sagged   

下垂的

参考例句：

• The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects. 黑色的拎包由于装了各种形状的东西而中间下陷。
• He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。

23 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

24 growled   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

26 charcoal   

n.炭，木炭，生物炭

参考例句：

• We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
• Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。

27 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

28 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

29 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

30 scapegoat   

n.替罪的羔羊，替人顶罪者；v.使…成为替罪羊

参考例句：

• He has been made a scapegoat for the company's failures.他成了公司倒闭的替罪羊。
• They ask me to join the party so that I'll be their scapegoat when trouble comes.他们想叫我入伙，出了乱子，好让我替他们垫背。

31 declassify   

v.撤销保密

参考例句：

• These reports were only declassified last year.这些报告去年才被撤销了密级。
• Does the president have the power to declassify information?总统有权利解密相关信息吗？

32 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

33 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

34 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

35 flustered   

adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句

36 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。

37 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

38 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

39 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

40 declassifying   

v.对（机密文件等）销密( declassify的现在分词 )

参考例句：

41 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

42 ambiguity   

n.模棱两可；意义不明确

参考例句：

• The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
• Her answer was above all ambiguity.她的回答毫不含糊。

43 unimpeachable   

adj.无可指责的；adv.无可怀疑地

参考例句：

• He said all five were men of unimpeachable character.他说这五个都是品格完美无缺的人。
• It is the revenge that nature takes on persons of unimpeachable character.这是自然对人品无瑕的人的报复。

44 vibration   

n.颤动，振动；摆动

参考例句：

• There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.船上的震动大得使人无法书写。
• The vibration of the window woke me up.窗子的震动把我惊醒了。

45 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。

46 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

47 whoop   

n.大叫，呐喊，喘息声；v.叫喊，喘息

参考例句：

• He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.他看到自己的新自行车时，高兴得叫了起来。
• Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend.大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。

48 bodyguard   

n.护卫，保镖

参考例句：

• She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
• The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。

49 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。

50 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

51 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

52 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

53 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

54 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句