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Chapter 15 Aftermath Of Tragedy
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The Gilders, both father and son, endured much sufferingthroughout the night and day that followed the scene in MaryTurner's apartment, when she had made known the accomplishment2 ofher revenge on the older man by her ensnaring of the younger.

  Dick had followed the others out of her presence at her command,emphasized by her leaving him alone when he would have pleadedfurther with her. Since then, he had striven to obtain anotherinterview with his bride, but she had refused him. He was deniedadmission to the apartment. Only the maid answered the ringingof the telephone, and his notes were seemingly unheeded.

  Distraught by this violent interjection of torment3 into a lifethat hitherto had known no important suffering, Dick Gildershowed what mettle4 of man lay beneath his debonair5 appearance.

  And that mettle was of a kind worth while. In these hours ofgrief, the soul of him put out its strength. He learned beyondperadventure of doubt that the woman whom he had married was intruth an ex-convict, even as Burke and Demarest had declared.

  Nevertheless, he did not for an instant believe that she wasguilty of the crime with which she had been originally chargedand for which she had served a sentence in prison. For the rest,he could understand in some degree how the venom6 of the wronginflicted on her had poisoned her nature through the years, tillshe had worked out its evil through the scheme of which he wasthe innocent victim. He cared little for the fact that recentlyshe had devoted7 herself to devious8 devices for making money, toingenious schemes for legal plunder9. In his summing of her, heset as more than an offset10 to her unrighteousness in this regardthe desperate struggle she had made after leaving prison to keepstraight, which, as he learned, had ended in her attempt atsuicide. He knew the intelligence of this woman whom he loved,and in his heart was no thought of her faults as vital flaws. Itseemed to him rather that circumstances had compelled her, andthat through all the suffering of her life she had retained themore beautiful qualities of her womanliness, for which hereverenced her. In the closeness of their association, short asit had been, he had learned to know something of the tendererdepths within her, the kindliness12 of her, the wholesomeness13.

  Swayed as he was by the loveliness of her, he was yet moreenthralled by those inner qualities of which the outer beauty wasonly the fitting symbol.

  So, in the face of this catastrophe14, where a less love must havebeen destroyed utterly15, Dick remained loyal. His passionateregard did not falter16 for a moment. It never even occurred tohim that he might cast her off, might yield to his father'sprayers, and abandon her. On the contrary, his only purpose wasto gain her for himself, to cherish and guard her against everyill, to protect with his love from every attack of shame orinjury. He would not believe that the girl did not care for him.

  Whatever had been her first purpose of using him only as aninstrument through which to strike against his father, whatevermight be her present plan of eliminating him from her life in thefuture, he still was sure that she had grown to know a real andlasting affection for himself. He remembered startled glancesfrom the violet eyes, caught unawares, and the music of her voicein rare instants, and these told him that love for him stirred,even though it might as yet be but faintly, in her heart.

  Out of that fact, he drew an immediate17 comfort in this period ofhis misery18. Nevertheless, his anguish19 was a racking one. Hegrew older visibly in the night and the day. There creptsuddenly lines of new feeling into his face, and, too, lines ofnew strength. The boy died in that time; the man was born, cameforth in the full of his steadfastness21 and his courage, and hislove.

  The father suffered with the son. He was a proud man, intenselygratified over the commanding position to which he had achievedin the commercial world, proud of his business integrity, of hisstanding in the community as a leader, proud of his socialposition, proud most of all of the son whom he so loved. Now,this hideous23 disaster threatened his pride at every turn--worse,it threatened the one person in the world whom he really loved.

  Most fathers would have stormed at the boy when pleading failed,would have given commands with harshness, would have menaced therecalcitrant with disinheritance. Edward Gilder1 did none ofthese things, though his heart was sorely wounded. He loved hisson too much to contemplate24 making more evil for the lad by anyestrangement between them. Yet he felt that the matter could notsafely be left in the hands of Dick himself. He realized thathis son loved the woman--nor could he wonder much at that. Hiskeen eyes had perceived Mary Turner's graces of form, herloveliness of face. He had apprehended25, too, in some measure atleast, the fineness of her mental fiber26 and the capacities of herheart. Deep within him, denied any outlet27, he knew there lurkeda curious, subtle sympathy for the girl in her scheme of revengeagainst himself. Her persistent28 striving toward the object ofher ambition was something he could understand, since the likething in different guise29 had been back of his own businesssuccess. He would not let the idea rise to the surface ofconsciousness, for he still refused to believe that Mary Turnerhad suffered at his hand unjustly. He would think of her asnothing else than a vile30 creature, who had caught his son in thetoils of her beauty and charm, for the purpose of eventuallymaking money out of the intrigue31.

  Gilder, in his library this night, was pacing impatiently to andfro, eagerly listening for the sound of his son's return to thehouse. He had been the guest of honor that night at an importantmeeting of the Civic32 Committee, and he had spoken with his usualclarity and earnestness in spite of the trouble that beset34 him.

  Now, however, the regeneration of the city was far from histhought, and his sole concern was with the regeneration of alife, that of his son, which bade fair to be ruined by the wilesof a wicked woman. He was anxious for the coming of Dick, towhom he would make one more appeal. If that should fail--well,he must use the influences at his command to secure the forcibleparting of the adventuress from his son.

  The room in which he paced to and fro was of a solid dignity,well fitted to serve as an environment for its owner. It wasvery large, and lofty. There was massiveness in the desk thatstood opposite the hall door, near a window. This particularwindow itself was huge, high, jutting35 in octagonal, with leadedpanes. In addition, there was a great fireplace set with tiles,around which was woodwork elaborately carved, the fruit ofpatient questing abroad. On the walls were hung some pieces oftapestry, where there were not bookcases. Over the octagonalwindow, too, such draperies fell in stately lines. Now, as themagnate paced back and forth20, there was only a gentle light inthe room, from a reading-lamp on his desk. The huge chandelierwas unlighted.... It was even as Gilder, in an increasingirritation over the delay, had thrown himself down on a couchwhich stood just a little way within an alcove36, that he heard theouter door open and shut. He sprang up with an ejaculation ofsatisfaction.

  "Dick, at last!" he muttered.

  It was, in truth, the son. A moment later, he entered the room,and went at once to his father, who was standing22 waiting, facingthe door.

  "I'm awfully37 sorry I'm so late, Dad," he said simply.

  "Where have you been?" the father demanded gravely. But therewas great affection in the flash of his gray eyes as he scannedthe young man's face, and the touch of the hand that he put onDick's shoulder was very tender. "With that woman again?"The boy's voice was disconsolate38 as he replied:

  "No, father, not with her. She won't see me."The older man snorted a wrathful appreciation39.

  "Naturally!" he exclaimed with exceeding bitterness in the heavyvoice. "She's got all she wanted from you --my name!" Herepeated the words with a grimace40 of exasperation41: "My name!"There was a novel dignity in the son's tone as he spoke33.

  "It's mine, too, you know, sir," he said quietly.

  The father was impressed of a sudden with the fact that, whilethis affair was of supreme42 import to himself, it was, after all,of still greater significance to his son. To himself, the chiefconcerns were of the worldly kind. To this boy, the vital thingwas something deeper, something of the heart: for, however absurdhis feeling, the truth remained that he loved the woman. Yes, itwas the son's name that Mary Turner had taken, as well as that ofhis father. In the case of the son, she had taken not only hisname, but his very life. Yes, it was, indeed, Dick's tragedy.

  Whatever he, the father, might feel, the son was, after all, moreaffected. He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay morewith happiness for his folly43.

  Gilder looked at his son with a strange, new respect, but hecould not let the situation go without protest, protest of themost vehement44.

  "Dick," he cried, and his big voice was shaken a little by theforce of his emotion; "boy, you are all I have in the world. Youwill have to free yourself from this woman somehow." He stoodvery erect45, staring steadfastly46 out of his clear gray eyes intothose of his son. His heavy face was rigid47 with feeling; thecoarse mouth bent48 slightly in a smile of troubled fondness, as headded more softly: "You owe me that much."The son's eyes met his father's freely. There was respect inthem, and affection, but there was something else, too, somethingthe older man recognized as beyond his control. He spokegravely, with a deliberate conviction.

  "I owe something to her, too, Dad."But Gilder would not let the statement go unchallenged. His heavyvoice rang out rebukingly49, overtoned with protest.

  "What can you owe her?" he demanded indignantly. "She trickedyou into the marriage. Why, legally, it's not even that.

  There's been nothing more than a wedding ceremony. The courtshold that that is only a part of the marriage actually. The factthat she doesn't receive you makes it simpler, too. It can bearranged. We must get you out of the scrape."He turned and went to the desk, as if to sit, but he was haltedby his son's answer, given very gently, yet with a note offinality that to the father's ear rang like the crack of doom50.

  "I'm not sure that I want to get out of it, father."That was all, but those plain words summed the situation, madethe issue a matter not of advice, but of the heart.

  Gilder persisted, however, in trying to evade51 the integral factof his son's feeling. Still he tried to fix the issue on theknown unsavory reputation of the woman.

  "You want to stay married to this jail-bird!" he stormed.

  A gust52 of fury swept the boy. He loved the woman, in spite ofall; he respected her, even reverenced11 her. To hear her thusnamed moved him to a rage almost beyond his control. But hemastered himself. He remembered that the man who spoke lovedhim; he remembered, too, that the word of opprobrium53 was no morethan the truth, however offensive it might be to hissensitiveness. He waited a moment until he could hold his voiceeven. Then his words were the sternest protest that could havebeen uttered, though they came from no exercise of thought, onlyout of the deeps of his heart.

  "I'm very fond of her."That was all. But the simple sincerity54 of the saying griped thefather's mood, as no argument could have done. There was alittle silence. After all, what could meet such loving loyalty55?

  When at last he spoke, Gilder's voice was subdued56, a littlehusky.

  "Now, that you know?" he questioned.

  There was no faltering57 in the answer.

  "Now, that I know," Dick said distinctly. Then abruptly58, theyoung man spoke with the energy of perfect faith in the woman.

  "Don't you see, father? Why, she is justified59 in a way, in herown mind anyhow, I mean. She was innocent when she was sent toprison. She feels that the world owes her----"But the older man would not permit the assertion to gouncontradicted. That reference to the woman's innocence60 was anarraignment of himself, for it had been he who sent her to theterm of imprisonment61.

  "Don't talk to me about her innocence!" he said, and his voicewas ominous62. "I suppose next you will argue that, because she'sbeen clever enough to keep within the law, since she's got out ofState Prison, she's not a criminal. But let me tell you--crimeis crime, whether the law touches it in the particular case, orwhether it doesn't."Gilder faced his son sternly for a moment, and then presentlyspoke again with deeper earnestness.

  "There's only one course open to you, my boy. You must give thisgirl up."The son met his father's gaze with a level look in which therewas no weakness.

  "I've told you, Dad----" he began.

  "You must, I tell you," the father insisted. Then he went onquickly, with a tone of utmost positiveness. "If you don't, whatare you going to do the day your wife is thrown into a patrolwagon and carried to Police Headquarters--for it's sure tohappen? The cleverest of people make mistakes, and some dayshe'll make one."Dick threw out his hands in a gesture of supreme denial. He wasfurious at this supposition that she would continue in herirregular practices.

  But the father went on remorselessly.

  "They will stand her up where the detectives will walk past herwith masks on their faces. Her picture, of course, is already inthe Rogues63' Gallery, but they will take another. Yes, and theimprints of her fingers, and the measurements of her body."The son was writhing64 under the words. The woman of whom thesethings were said was the woman whom he loved. It was blasphemyto think of her in such case, subjected to the degradation65 ofthese processes. Yet, every word had in it the piercing, horriblesting of truth. His face whitened. He raised a supplicatinghand.

  "Father!""That's what they will do to your wife," Gilder went on harshly;"to the woman who bears your name and mine." There was a littlepause, and the father stood rigid, menacing. The final questioncame rasping. "What are you going to do about it?"Dick went forward until he was close to his father. Then he spokewith profound conviction.

  "It will never happen. She will go straight, Dad. That I know.

  You would know it if you only knew her as I do."Gilder once again put his hand tenderly on his son's shoulder.

  His voice was modulated66 to an unaccustomed mildness as he spoke.

  "Be sensible, boy," he pleaded softly. "Be sensible!"Dick dropped down on the couch, and made his answer very gently,his eyes unseeing as he dwelt on the things he knew of the womanhe loved.

  "Why, Dad," he said, "she is young. She's just like a child in ahundred ways. She loves the trees and the grass and theflowers--and everything that's simple and real! And as for herheart--" His voice was low and very tender: "Why, her heart isthe biggest I've ever known. It's just overflowing67 withsweetness and kindness. I've seen her pick up a baby that hadfallen in the street, and mother it in a way that--well, no onecould do it as she did it, unless her soul was clean."The father was silent, a little awed68. He made an effort to shakeoff the feeling, and spoke with a sneer69.

  "You heard what she said yesterday, and you still are such a foolas to think that."The answer of the son came with an immutable70 finality, thesublime faith of love.

  "I don't think--I know!"Gilder was in despair. What argument could avail him? He criedout sharply in desperation.

  "Do you realize what you're doing? Don't go to smash, Dick, justat the beginning of your life. Oh, I beg you, boy, stop! Putthis girl out of your thoughts and start fresh."The reply was of the simplest, and it was the end of argument.

  "Father," Dick said, very gently, "I can't."There followed a little period of quiet between the two. Thefather, from his desk, stood facing his son, who thus denied himin all honesty because the heart so commanded. The son restedmotionless and looked with unflinching eyes into his father'sface. In the gaze of each was a great affection.

  "You're all I have, my boy," the older man said at last. And nowthe big voice was a mildest whisper of love.

  "Yes, Dad," came the answer--another whisper, since it is hard tovoice the truth of feeling such as this. "If I could avoid it, Iwouldn't hurt you for anything in the world. I'm sorry, Dad,awfully sorry----" He hesitated, then his voice rang out clearly.

  There was in his tone, when he spoke again, a recognition of thatloneliness which is the curse and the crown of being:

  "But," he ended, "I must fight this out by myself--fight it outin my own way.... And I'm going to do it!"


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1 gilder c8d722a98f6362710e1b61eaff651091     
镀金工人
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2 accomplishment 2Jkyo     
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
参考例句:
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
3 torment gJXzd     
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
参考例句:
  • He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
  • Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。
4 mettle F1Jyv     
n.勇气,精神
参考例句:
  • When the seas are in turmoil,heroes are on their mettle.沧海横流,方显出英雄本色。
  • Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.这些战士个个都是好样的。
5 debonair xyLxZ     
adj.殷勤的,快乐的
参考例句:
  • He strolled about,look very debonair in his elegant new suit.他穿了一身讲究的新衣服逛来逛去,显得颇为惬意。
  • He was a handsome,debonair,death-defying racing-driver.他是一位英俊潇洒、风流倜傥、敢于挑战死神的赛车手。
6 venom qLqzr     
n.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
参考例句:
  • The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
  • In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
7 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
8 devious 2Pdzv     
adj.不坦率的,狡猾的;迂回的,曲折的
参考例句:
  • Susan is a devious person and we can't depend on her.苏姗是个狡猾的人,我们不能依赖她。
  • He is a man who achieves success by devious means.他这个人通过不正当手段获取成功。
9 plunder q2IzO     
vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠
参考例句:
  • The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
  • Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。
10 offset mIZx8     
n.分支,补偿;v.抵消,补偿
参考例句:
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
11 reverenced b0764f0f6c4cd8423583f27ea5b5a765     
v.尊敬,崇敬( reverence的过去式和过去分词 );敬礼
参考例句:
  • The name of Albert Einstein is still reverenced by the scientists all over the world. 爱因斯坦的名字仍然受到世界各地科学家的崇敬。 来自互联网
  • For it is always necessary to be loved, but not always necessary to be reverenced. 一个人总是能得到必要的爱,却不总是能得到必要的尊敬。 来自互联网
12 kindliness 2133e1da2ddf0309b4a22d6f5022476b     
n.厚道,亲切,友好的行为
参考例句:
  • Martha looked up into a strange face and dark eyes alight with kindliness and concern. 马撒慢慢抬起头,映入眼帘的是张陌生的脸,脸上有一双充满慈爱和关注的眼睛。 来自辞典例句
  • I think the chief thing that struck me about Burton was his kindliness. 我想,我对伯顿印象最深之处主要还是这个人的和善。 来自辞典例句
13 wholesomeness 832f51223dfde70650ea37eaeff56278     
卫生性
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14 catastrophe WXHzr     
n.大灾难,大祸
参考例句:
  • I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
  • This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
15 utterly ZfpzM1     
adv.完全地,绝对地
参考例句:
  • Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
  • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
16 falter qhlzP     
vi.(嗓音)颤抖,结巴地说;犹豫;蹒跚
参考例句:
  • His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
  • As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时,脚步迟疑了起来。
17 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
18 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
19 anguish awZz0     
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
参考例句:
  • She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时,她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
  • The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
20 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
21 steadfastness quZw6     
n.坚定,稳当
参考例句:
  • But he was attacked with increasing boldness and steadfastness. 但他却受到日益大胆和坚决的攻击。 来自辞典例句
  • There was an unceremonious directness, a searching, decided steadfastness in his gaze now. 现在他的凝视中有一种不礼貌的直率,一种锐利、断然的坚定。 来自辞典例句
22 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。
23 hideous 65KyC     
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
参考例句:
  • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
  • They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗,是丑陋的畜牲。
24 contemplate PaXyl     
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
参考例句:
  • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想。
  • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。
25 apprehended a58714d8af72af24c9ef953885c38a66     
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解
参考例句:
  • She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
  • The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。
26 fiber NzAye     
n.纤维,纤维质
参考例句:
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
  • The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
27 outlet ZJFxG     
n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄
参考例句:
  • The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
  • Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
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 guise JeizL     
n.外表,伪装的姿态
参考例句:
  • They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
  • The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。
30 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
31 intrigue Gaqzy     
vt.激起兴趣,迷住;vi.耍阴谋;n.阴谋,密谋
参考例句:
  • Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
  • The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。
32 civic Fqczn     
adj.城市的,都市的,市民的,公民的
参考例句:
  • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
  • The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
33 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。
34 beset SWYzq     
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
参考例句:
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。
35 jutting 4bac33b29dd90ee0e4db9b0bc12f8944     
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出
参考例句:
  • The climbers rested on a sheltered ledge jutting out from the cliff. 登山者在悬崖的岩棚上休息。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldier saw a gun jutting out of some bushes. 那士兵看见丛林中有一枝枪伸出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
36 alcove EKMyU     
n.凹室
参考例句:
  • The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.书架正好放得进壁凹。
  • In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.火炉两边的凹室里是书架。
37 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
38 disconsolate OuOxR     
adj.忧郁的,不快的
参考例句:
  • He looked so disconsolate that It'scared her.他看上去情绪很坏,吓了她一跳。
  • At the dress rehearsal she was disconsolate.彩排时她闷闷不乐。
39 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
40 grimace XQVza     
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭
参考例句:
  • The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
  • Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。
41 exasperation HiyzX     
n.愤慨
参考例句:
  • He snorted with exasperation.他愤怒地哼了一声。
  • She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。
42 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
43 folly QgOzL     
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。
44 vehement EL4zy     
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
参考例句:
  • She made a vehement attack on the government's policies.她强烈谴责政府的政策。
  • His proposal met with vehement opposition.他的倡导遭到了激烈的反对。
45 erect 4iLzm     
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
参考例句:
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
46 steadfastly xhKzcv     
adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝
参考例句:
  • So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着,停止了工作,直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
47 rigid jDPyf     
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
参考例句:
  • She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
  • The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严,几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
48 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
49 rebukingly 4895f4487f702128d7bd9649f105aec8     
参考例句:
  • The assassin, gazing over the wizard's head, did not answer. GARETH smote Hugh rebukingly. 刺客没有应声,眼睛望向巫师头顶上方。盖利斯狠狠的抽了他一下以示惩戒。
50 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
参考例句:
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
51 evade evade     
vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避
参考例句:
  • He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
  • You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人,你怎么能对这个问题不置可否?
52 gust q5Zyu     
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
参考例句:
  • A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
  • A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
53 opprobrium Y0AyH     
n.耻辱,责难
参考例句:
  • The opprobrium and enmity he incurred were caused by his outspoken brashness.他招致的轻蔑和敌意是由于他出言过于粗率而造成的。
  • That drunkard was the opprobrium of our community.那个酒鬼是我们社区里可耻的人物。
54 sincerity zyZwY     
n.真诚,诚意;真实
参考例句:
  • His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
  • He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。
55 loyalty gA9xu     
n.忠诚,忠心
参考例句:
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
56 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
  • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
57 faltering b25bbdc0788288f819b6e8b06c0a6496     
犹豫的,支吾的,蹒跚的
参考例句:
  • The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
  • I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。
58 abruptly iINyJ     
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。
59 justified 7pSzrk     
a.正当的,有理的
参考例句:
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
60 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪;天真;无害
参考例句:
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
61 imprisonment I9Uxk     
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
参考例句:
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
62 ominous Xv6y5     
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
参考例句:
  • Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
  • There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
63 rogues dacf8618aed467521e2383308f5bb4d9     
n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 );无赖;调皮捣蛋的人;离群的野兽
参考例句:
  • 'I'll show these rogues that I'm an honest woman,'said my mother. “我要让那些恶棍知道,我是个诚实的女人。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • The rogues looked at each other, but swallowed the home-thrust in silence. 那些恶棍面面相觑,但只好默默咽下这正中要害的话。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
64 writhing 8e4d2653b7af038722d3f7503ad7849c     
(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。
65 degradation QxKxL     
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
参考例句:
  • There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
  • Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。
66 modulated b5bfb3c5c3ebc18c62afa9380ab74ba5     
已调整[制]的,被调的
参考例句:
  • He carefully modulated his voice. 他小心地压低了声音。
  • He had a plump face, lemur-like eyes, a quiet, subtle, modulated voice. 他有一张胖胖的脸,狐猴般的眼睛,以及安详、微妙和富于抑扬顿挫的嗓音。
67 overflowing df84dc195bce4a8f55eb873daf61b924     
n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的,充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
  • The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。
68 awed a0ab9008d911a954b6ce264ddc63f5c8     
adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 观众席上鸦雀无声,人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was awed by the huge gorilla. 那只大猩猩使我惊惧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
69 sneer YFdzu     
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
参考例句:
  • He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
  • You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻,但很多人喜欢这种音乐。
70 immutable ma9x3     
adj.不可改变的,永恒的
参考例句:
  • Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。
  • They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。


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