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Chapter 2
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How long that wild rush lasted I have no means of judging. It mayhave been an hour, a day, or many days, for I was throughout in a state ofsuspended animation1, but presently my senses began to return and withthem a sensa- tion of lessening2 speed, a grateful relief to a heavy pressurewhich had held my life crushed in its grasp, without destroy- ing itcompletely. It was just that sort of sensation though more keen which,drowsy in his bunk3, a traveller feels when he is aware, without specialperception, harbour is reached and a voyage comes to an end. But in mycase the slowing down was for a long time comparative. Yet thesensation served to revive my scattered4 senses, and just as I wasawakening to a lively sense of amazement6, an incredible doubt of my ownemotions, and an eager desire to know what had happened, my strangeconveyance oscillated once or twice, undulated lightly up and down, like awood- pecker flying from tree to tree, and then grounded, bows first,rolled over several times, then steadied again, and, coming at last to rest,the next minute the infernal rug opened, quiver- ing along all its borders inits peculiar7 way, and humping up in the middle shot me five feet into theair like a cat tossed from a schoolboy's blanket.

  As I turned over I had a dim vision of a clear light like the shine ofdawn, and solid ground sloping away below me. Upon that slope wasranged a crowd of squatting8 people, and a staid-looking individual with hisback turned stood nearer by. Afterwards I found he was lecturing allthose sitters on the ethics9 of gravity and the inherent properties of fallingbodies; at the moment I only knew he was directly in my line as Idescended, and him round the waist I seized, giddy with the light and freshair, waltzed him down the slope with the force of my impetus10, and,tripping at the bottom, rolled over and over recklessly with him sheer intothe arms of the gaping11 crowd below. Over and over we went into thethickest mass of bodies, making a way through the people, until at last wecame to a stop in a perfect mound12 of writhing13 forms and waving legs andarms. When we had done the mass disentangled itself and I was able toraise my head from the shoulder of someone on whom I had fallen, lifting  him, or her--which was it?--into a sitting posture14 alongside of me at thesame time, while the others rose about us like wheat-stalks after a storm,and edged shyly off, as well as they might.

  Such a sleek15, slim youth it was who sat up facing me, with a flush ofgentle surprise on his face, and dapper hands that felt cautiously about hisanatomy for injured places. He looked so quaintly17 rueful yet withal sogood- tempered that I could not help bursting into laughter in spite of myown amazement. Then he laughed too, a sedate18, musical chuckle19, andsaid something incomprehensible, point- ing at the same time to a cutupon my finger that was bleed- ing a little. I shook my head, meaningthereby that it was nothing, but the stranger with graceful20 solicitude21 tookmy hand, and, after examining the hurt, deliberately22 tore a strip of clothfrom a bright yellow toga-like garment he was wearing and bound theplace up with a woman's tenderness.

  Meanwhile, as he ministered, there was time to look about me.

  Where was I? It was not the Broadway; it was not Staten Island on aSaturday afternoon. The night was just over, and the sun on the point ofrising. Yet it was still shadowy all about, the air being marvellously tepidand pleasant to the senses. Quaint16, soft aromas23 like the breath of a newworld--the fragrance24 of unknown flowers, and the dewy scent25 of never-trodden fields drifted to my nostrils26; and to my ears came a sound oflaughter scarcely more human than the murmur27 of the wind in the trees,and a pretty undulating whisper as though a great concourse of peoplewere talking softly in their sleep. I gazed about scarcely knowing howmuch of my senses or surroundings were real and how much fanciful, untilI presently be- came aware the rosy28 twilight29 was broadening into day, andunder the increasing shine a strange scene was fashion- ing itself.

  At first it was an opal sea I looked on of mist, shot along its uppersurface with the rosy gold and pinks of dawn. Then, as that soft,translucent lake ebbed30, jutting31 hills came through it, black and crimson,and as they seemed to mount into the air other lower hills showed throughthe veil with rounded forest knobs till at last the brightening day dispelled32 the mist, and as the rosy-coloured gauzy fragments went slowlyfloating away a wonderfully fair country lay at my feet, with a broad sea  glimmering34 in many arms and bays in the distance beyond. It was alldim and unreal at first, the mountains shadowy, the ocean unreal, theflowery fields be- tween it and me vacant and shadowy.

  Yet were they vacant? As my eyes cleared and day brightened stillmore, and I turned my head this way and that, it presently dawned uponme all the meadow cop- pices and terraces northwards of where I lay, allthat blue and spacious35 ground I had thought to be bare and vacant, werealive with a teeming36 city of booths and tents; now I came to look moreclosely there was a whole town upon the slope, built as might be in a nightof boughs37 and branches still unwithered, the streets and ways of that cityin the shadows thronged38 with expectant people moving in groups andshifting to and fro in lively streams--chatting at the stalls and clusteringround the tent doors in soft, gauzy, parti-coloured crowds in a way bothfascinating and per-plexing.

  I stared about me like a child at its first pantomime, dimlyunderstanding all I saw was novel, but more allured39 to the colour and lifeof the picture than concerned with its exact meaning; and while I staredand turned my finger was bandaged, and my new friend had been lispingaway to me without getting anything in turn but a shake of the head.

  This made him thoughtful, and thereon followed a curious incident whichI cannot explain. I doubt even whether you will believe it; but what am Ito do in that case? You have already accepted the episode of my coming, or you would have shut the covers before arriving at this page of mymodest narrative40, and this emboldens41 me. I may strengthen my claim onyour credulity by pointing out the extraordinary marvels42 which science isteaching you even on our own little world. To quote a single instance: Ifany one had declared ten years ago that it would shortly be practicable andeasy for two persons to converse43 from shore to shore across the Atlanticwithout any intervening medium, he would have been laughed at as apossibly amusing but certainly extravagant44 romancer. Yet that picturesque45 lie of yesterday is amongst the accomplished46 facts of today!

  Therefore I am encouraged to ask your in- dulgence, in the name of yourprevious errors, for the following and any other instances in which I mayappear to trifle with strict veracity47. There is no such thing as the  impossible in our universe!

  When my friendly companion found I could not under- stand him, helooked serious for a minute or two, then shortened his brilliant yellow toga,as though he had ar- rived at some resolve, and knelt down directly infront of me. He next took my face between his hands, and putting hisnose within an inch of mine, stared into my eyes with all his might. Atfirst I was inclined to laugh, but before long the most curious sensationstook hold of me. They commenced with a thrill which passed all up mybody, and next all feeling save the consciousness of the loud beating of myheart ceased. Then it seemed that boy's eyes were inside my head andnot outside, while along with them an intangible something pervaded48 mybrain. The sensation at first was like the application of ether to the skin--acool, numbing49 emotion. It was followed by a curious tingling50 feeling, assome dormant51 cells in my mind answered to the thought-transfer, and werefilled and fertil- ised! My other brain-cells most distinctly felt thevitalising of their companions, and for about a minute I experi- encedextreme nausea52 and a headache such as comes from over-study, thoughboth passed swiftly off. I presume that in the future we shall all obtainknowledge in this way. The Professors of a later day will perhaps keepshops for the sale of miscellaneous information, and we shall drop in andbe inflated54 with learning just as the bicyclist gets his tire pumped up, orthe motorist is recharged with electricity at so much per unit.

  Examinations will then become matters of capacity in the real meaning ofthat word, and we shall be tempted55 to invest our pocket-money byadvertisements of "A cheap line in Astrology," "Try our double-strength,two- minute course of Classics," "This is remnant day for Trig- onometryand Metaphysics," and so on.

  My friend did not get as far as that. With him the process did nottake more than a minute, but it was startling in its results, and reduced meto an extraordinary state of hypnotic receptibility. When it was over myinstructor tapped with a finger on my lips, uttering aloud as he did so thewords-"Know none; know some; know little; know morel" again and again;and the strangest part of it is that as he spoke56 I did know at first a little,  then more, and still more, by swift accumulation, of his speech andmeaning. In fact, when pre- sently he suddenly laid a hand over my eyesand then let go of my head with a pleasantly put question as to how I felt, Ihad no difficulty whatever in answering him in his own tongue, and rosefrom the ground as one gets from a hair-dresser's chair, with a vague ideaof looking round for my hat and offering him his fee.

  "My word, sir!" I said, in lisping Martian, as I pulled down my cuffsand put my cravat57 straight, "that was a quick process. I once heard of aman who learnt a language in the moments he gave each day to having hisboots blacked; but this beats all. I trust I was a docile58 pupil?""Oh, fairly, sir," answered the soft, musical voice of the strange beingby me; "but your head is thick and your brain tough. I could have taughtanother in half the time.""Curiously59 enough," was my response, "those are almost the verywords with which my dear old tutor dismissed me the morning I leftcollege. Never mind, the thing is done. Shall I pay you anything?""I do not understand.""Any honorarium60, then? Some people understand one word and notthe other." But the boy only shook his head in answer.

  Strangely enough, I was not greatly surprised all this time either at thenovelty of my whereabouts or at the hypnotic instruction in a newlanguage just received. Per- haps53 it was because my head still spun61 toogiddily with that flight in the old rug for much thought; perhaps be- causeI did not yet fully33 realise the thing that had happened. But, anyhow, thereis the fact, which, like so many others in my narrative, must, alas62! remainunexplained for the moment. The rug, by the way, had completely disappeared, my friend comforting me on this score, however, by saying he hadseen it rolled up and taken away by one whom he knew.

  "We are very tidy people here, stranger," he said, "and everythingfound Lying about goes back to the Palace store- rooms. You will laughto see the lumber63 there, for few of us ever take the trouble to reclaim64 ourproperty."Heaven knows I was in no laughing mood when I saw that enchantedweb again!

  When I had lain and watched the brightening scene for a time, I got up,and having stretched and shaken my clothes into some sort of order, westrolled down the hill and joined the light-hearted crowds that twinedacross the plain and through the streets of their city of booths. They werethe prettiest, daintiest folk ever eyes looked upon, well-formed and like tous as could be in the main, but slender and willowy, so dainty and light,both the men and the women, so pretty of cheek and hair, so mild of aspect,I felt, as I strode amongst them, I could have plucked them like flowersand bound them up in bunches with my belt. And yet somehow I likedthem from the first minute; such a happy, careless, light-hearted race,again I say, never was seen before. There was not a stain of thought orcare on a single one of those white foreheads that eddied65 round me undertheir peaked, blossom-like caps, the perpetual smile their faces wore neversuffered rebuke66 anywhere; their very movements were graceful and slow,their laughter was low and musical, there was an odour of friendly,slothful happiness about them that made me admire whether I would orno.

  Unfortunately I was not able to live on laughter, as they appeared to be,so presently turning to my acquaintance, who had told me his name wasthe plain monosyllabic An, and clapping my hand on his shoulder as hestood lost in sleepy reflection, said, in a good, hearty67 way, "Hullo, friendYellow-jerkin! If a stranger might set himself athwart the cheerfulcurrent of your meditations68, may such a one ask how far 'tis to the nearestwine-shop or a booth where a thirsty man may get a mug of ale at amoderate reckoning?"That gilded69 youth staggered under my friendly blow as though thehammer of Thor himself had suddenly lit upon his shoulder, and ruefullyrubbing his tender skin, he turned on me mild, handsome eyes, answeringafter a moment, dur-ing which his native mildness struggled with the painI had unwittingly given him-"If your thirst be as emphatic70 as your greeting, friend Heavy-fist, itwill certainly be a kindly71 deed to lead you to the drinking-place. Myshoulder tingles72 with your good- fellowship," he added, keeping twoarms'-lengths clear of me. "Do you wish," he said, "merely to cleanse73 a  dusty throat, or for blue or pink oblivion?""Why," I answered laughingly, "I have come a longish journey sinceyesterday night--a journey out of count of all reasonable mileage--and Imight fairly plead a dusty throat as excuse for a beginning; but as to theother things mentioned, those tinted74 forgetfulnesses, I do not even knowwhat you mean.""Undoubtedly75 you are a stranger," said the friendly youth, eyeing mefrom top to toe with renewed wonder, "and by your unknown garb76 onefrom afar.""From how far no man can say--not even I--but from very far, in truth.

  Let that stay your curiosity for the time. And now to bench and ale-mug,on good fellow!--the short- est way. I was never so thirsty as this sinceour water-butts went overboard when I sailed the southern seas as a trampapprentice, and for three days we had to damp our black tongues with thepuddles the night-dews left in the lift of our mainsail."Without more words, being a little awed77 of me, I thought, the boy ledme through the good-humoured crowd to where, facing the main road tothe town, but a little sheltered by a thicket78 of trees covered with giganticpink blossoms, stood a drinking-place--a cluster of tables set round anopen grass-plot. Here he brought me a platter of some light inefficientcakes which merely served to make hunger more self-conscious, and somefine aromatic79 wine contained in a triple-bodied flask80, each divisioncontaining vintage of a separate hue81. We broke our biscuits, sipped82 thatmysterious wine, and talked of many things until at last something set uson the subject of astronomy, a study I found my dapper gallant83 had someknowledge of-- which was not to be wondered at seeing he dwelt underskies each night set thick above his curly head with tawny84 planets, andglittering constellations85 sprinkled through space like flowers in Maymeadows. He knew what worlds went round the sun, larger or lesser86, andseeing this I be- gan to question him, for I was uneasy in my innermostmind and, you will remember, so far had no certain knowledge of where Iwas, only a dim, restless suspicion that I had come beyond the ken5 of allmen's knowledge.

  Therefore, sweeping87 clear the board with my sleeve, and breaking the  wafer cake I was eating, I set down one central piece for the sun, and, "Seehere!" I said, "good fel- low! This morsel88 shall stand for that sun youhave just been welcoming back with quaint ritual. Now stretch yourstarry knowledge to the utmost, and put down that tankard for a moment.

  If this be yonder sun and this lesser crumb89 be the outermost90 one of ourrevolving system, and this the next within, and this the next, and so on;now if this be so tell me which of these fragmentary orbs91 is ours--which ofall these crumbs92 from the hand of the primordial93 would be that we standupon?" And I waited with an anxiety a light manner thinly hid, to hearhis answer.

  It came at once. Laughing as though the question were too trivial,and more to humour my wayward fancy than aught else, that boy circledhis rosy thumb about a minute and brought it down on the planet Mars!

  I started and stared at him; then all of a tremble cried, "You trifle withme! Choose again--there, see, I will set the symbols and name them toyou anew. There now, on your soul tell me truly which this planet is, theone here at our feet?" And again the boy shook his head, wondering atmy eagerness, and pointed94 to Mars, saying gently as he did so the fact wascertain as the day above us, nothing was marvellous but my questioning.

  Mars! oh, dreadful, tremendous, unexpected! With a cry of affright,and bringing my fist down on the table till all the cups upon it leapt, I toldhim he lied--lied like a simpleton whose astronomy was as rotten as hiswit-- smote95 the table and scowled96 at him for a spell, then turned away andlet my chin fall upon my breast and my hands upon my lap.

  And yet, and yet, it might be so! Everything about me was new andstrange, the crisp, thin air I breathed was new; the lukewarm sunshine new;the sleek, long, ivory faces of the people new! Yesterday--was ityesterday?--I was back there--away in a world that pines to know of otherworlds, and one fantastic wish of mine, backed by a hideous97, infernalchance, had swung back the doors of space and shot me--if that boy spoketrue--into the outer void where never living man had been before: all mywits about me, all the horrible bathos of my earthly clothing on me, all myterrestrial hungers in my veins98!

  I sprang to my feet and swept my hands across my eyes. Was that a  dream, or this? No, no, both were too real. The hum of my faraway citystill rang in my ears: a swift vision of the girl I had loved; of the men I hadhated; of the things I had hoped for rose before me, still dazing my innereye. And these about me were real people, too; it was real earth; realskies, trees, and rocks--had the infernal gods indeed heard, I asked myself,the foolish wish that started from my lips in a moment of fierce discontent,and swept me into another sphere, another existence? I looked at the boyas though he could answer that question, but there was nothing in his facebut vacuous99 wonder; I clapped my hands together and beat my breast; itwas true; my soul within me said it was true; the boy had not lied; thedjins had heard; I was just in the flesh I had; my common human hungersstill unsatisfied where never mortal man had hungered before; andscarcely knowing whether I feared or not, whether to laugh or cry, butwith all the wonder and terror of that great remove sweeping suddenlyupon me I staggered back to my seat, and dropping my arms upon thetable, leant my head heavily upon them and strove to choke back thepassion which beset100 me.


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1 animation UMdyv     
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
参考例句:
  • They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
  • The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
2 lessening 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945     
减轻,减少,变小
参考例句:
  • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少,她花多少,她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
3 bunk zWyzS     
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
参考例句:
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
4 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
5 ken k3WxV     
n.视野,知识领域
参考例句:
  • Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
  • Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
6 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
7 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
8 squatting 3b8211561352d6f8fafb6c7eeabd0288     
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。
参考例句:
  • They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
  • They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 ethics Dt3zbI     
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准
参考例句:
  • The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
  • Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
10 impetus L4uyj     
n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力
参考例句:
  • This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
  • Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
11 gaping gaping     
adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大
参考例句:
  • Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 mound unCzhy     
n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫
参考例句:
  • The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
  • The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。
13 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。
14 posture q1gzk     
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
参考例句:
  • The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
  • He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣,摆出一副打架的架势。
15 sleek zESzJ     
adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢
参考例句:
  • Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
  • The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。
16 quaint 7tqy2     
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
参考例句:
  • There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
  • They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
17 quaintly 7kzz9p     
adv.古怪离奇地
参考例句:
  • "I don't see what that's got to do with it,'said the drummer quaintly. “我看不出这和你的事有什么联系,"杜洛埃说道,他感到莫名其妙。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • He is quaintly dressed, what a strange one he is. 他一身的奇装异服,真是另类!
18 sedate dDfzH     
adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的
参考例句:
  • After the accident,the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her.事故发生后,医生让她服了些药片使她镇静下来。
  • We spent a sedate evening at home.我们在家里过了一个恬静的夜晚。
19 chuckle Tr1zZ     
vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑
参考例句:
  • He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
  • I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
20 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
21 solicitude mFEza     
n.焦虑
参考例句:
  • Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
  • He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
22 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
23 aromas 22108e13d76196351f5487c7c02f8109     
n.芳香( aroma的名词复数 );气味;风味;韵味
参考例句:
  • Intoxicating earth aromas induced lassitude and ethereal calm. 泥土的醉人的芳香叫人懒洋洋的,感到一种远离尘世的宁静。 来自辞典例句
  • Nose and elegant nose with attractive fruity, floral and citrus fruit aromas. 芳香:优雅、馥郁、迷人的柑橘属水果的果香及花的清香。 来自互联网
24 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。
25 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
26 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
27 murmur EjtyD     
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
参考例句:
  • They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
  • There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
28 rosy kDAy9     
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。
29 twilight gKizf     
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
参考例句:
  • Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
  • Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
30 ebbed d477fde4638480e786d6ea4ac2341679     
(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落
参考例句:
  • But the pain had ebbed away and the trembling had stopped. 不过这次痛已减退,寒战也停止了。
  • But gradually his interest in good causes ebbed away. 不过后来他对这类事业兴趣也逐渐淡薄了。
31 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》
32 dispelled 7e96c70e1d822dbda8e7a89ae71a8e9a     
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • His speech dispelled any fears about his health. 他的发言消除了人们对他身体健康的担心。
  • The sun soon dispelled the thick fog. 太阳很快驱散了浓雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
33 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
34 glimmering 7f887db7600ddd9ce546ca918a89536a     
n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I got some glimmering of what he was driving at. 他这么说是什么意思,我有点明白了。 来自辞典例句
  • Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑,赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
35 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
参考例句:
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
36 teeming 855ef2b5bd20950d32245ec965891e4a     
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注
参考例句:
  • The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
  • the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
37 boughs 95e9deca9a2fb4bbbe66832caa8e63e0     
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
  • A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。
38 thronged bf76b78f908dbd232106a640231da5ed     
v.成群,挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
39 allured 20660ad1de0bc3cf3f242f7df8641b3e     
诱引,吸引( allure的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They allured her into a snare. 他们诱她落入圈套。
  • Many settlers were allured by promises of easy wealth. 很多安家落户的人都是受了诱惑,以为转眼就能发财而来的。
40 narrative CFmxS     
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
参考例句:
  • He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
  • Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
41 emboldens 18e2a684db6f3df33806b7d66d33833b     
v.鼓励,使有胆量( embolden的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • This condition emboldens employers and brokers to exploit more the migrant workers. 这样的情形使得雇主及仲介业者得以大胆地剥削移民劳工。 来自互联网
  • In turn, Kobe's growing confidence emboldens his teammates to play even better. 反过来,科比增加了对他们的信任也促使队友们打得更好。 来自互联网
42 marvels 029fcce896f8a250d9ae56bf8129422d     
n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春,病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
  • Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句
43 converse 7ZwyI     
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反
参考例句:
  • He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
  • I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。
44 extravagant M7zya     
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
参考例句:
  • They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
  • He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
45 picturesque qlSzeJ     
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
参考例句:
  • You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
  • That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
46 accomplished UzwztZ     
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
参考例句:
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
47 veracity AHwyC     
n.诚实
参考例句:
  • I can testify to this man's veracity and good character.我可以作证,此人诚实可靠品德良好。
  • There is no reason to doubt the veracity of the evidence.没有理由怀疑证据的真实性。
48 pervaded cf99c400da205fe52f352ac5c1317c13     
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • A retrospective influence pervaded the whole performance. 怀旧的影响弥漫了整个演出。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The air is pervaded by a smell [smoking]. 空气中弥散着一种气味[烟味]。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
49 numbing ae96aa62e5bdbc7fc11dd1b0f158c93e     
adj.使麻木的,使失去感觉的v.使麻木,使麻痹( numb的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Watching television had a numbing effect on his mind. 看电视使他头脑麻木。
  • It was numbing work, requiring patience and dedication. 这是一种令人麻木的工作,需要有耐心和忘我精神。 来自辞典例句
50 tingling LgTzGu     
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
51 dormant d8uyk     
adj.暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的
参考例句:
  • Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
  • This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.这座休眠火山突然爆发了。
52 nausea C5Dzz     
n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
参考例句:
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
  • He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
53 haps 7226286636a9a1dc4226df0e47f52e59     
n.粗厚毛披巾;偶然,机会,运气( hap的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life. 他记录了下他生命中的所有小祸小福。 来自互联网
  • Per haps he's never run up against any walls. 这家伙大概没有碰过钉子吧? 来自互联网
54 inflated Mqwz2K     
adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨
参考例句:
  • He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
  • They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
55 tempted b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6     
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
参考例句:
  • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
  • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
56 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。
57 cravat 7zTxF     
n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结
参考例句:
  • You're never fully dressed without a cravat.不打领结,就不算正装。
  • Mr. Kenge adjusting his cravat,then looked at us.肯吉先生整了整领带,然后又望着我们。
58 docile s8lyp     
adj.驯服的,易控制的,容易教的
参考例句:
  • Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
  • He is a docile and well-behaved child.他是个温顺且彬彬有礼的孩子。
59 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
60 honorarium BcYxb     
n.酬金,谢礼
参考例句:
  • Travel and hotel costs as well as an honorarium will be provided.我们提供旅费和住宿费以及酬金。
  • A group of residents agreed to conduct the survey for a small honorarium.一部分居民同意去进行这样的一个调查,在支付一小点酬金的情况下。
61 spun kvjwT     
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
参考例句:
  • His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
  • Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
62 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
63 lumber a8Jz6     
n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动
参考例句:
  • The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
  • They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
64 reclaim NUWxp     
v.要求归还,收回;开垦
参考例句:
  • I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
  • You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时,必须出示这张票子。
65 eddied 81bd76acbbf4c99f8c2a72f8dcb9f4b6     
起漩涡,旋转( eddy的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
  • The mist eddied round the old house. 雾气回旋在这栋老房子的四周。
66 rebuke 5Akz0     
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise
参考例句:
  • He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
  • Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
67 hearty Od1zn     
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
参考例句:
  • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
  • We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。
68 meditations f4b300324e129a004479aa8f4c41e44a     
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
参考例句:
  • Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditations. 我很抱歉,打断你思考问题了。
69 gilded UgxxG     
a.镀金的,富有的
参考例句:
  • The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
  • "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们,这只不过是些镀金的铅饼! 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
70 emphatic 0P1zA     
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的
参考例句:
  • Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决,不容有任何人怀疑。
  • He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。
71 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
72 tingles 7b8af1a351b3e60c64a2a0046542d99a     
n.刺痛感( tingle的名词复数 )v.有刺痛感( tingle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Something has been pressing on my leg and it tingles. 腿压麻了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • His cheek tingles from the slap she has given to him. 他的面颊因挨了她一记耳光而感到刺痛。 来自互联网
73 cleanse 7VoyT     
vt.使清洁,使纯洁,清洗
参考例句:
  • Health experts are trying to cleanse the air in cities. 卫生专家们正设法净化城市里的空气。
  • Fresh fruit juices can also cleanse your body and reduce dark circles.新鲜果汁同样可以清洁你的身体,并对黑眼圈同样有抑制作用。
74 tinted tinted     
adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
  • a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法
75 undoubtedly Mfjz6l     
adv.确实地,无疑地
参考例句:
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
76 garb JhYxN     
n.服装,装束
参考例句:
  • He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
  • Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。
77 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》
78 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛,树林
参考例句:
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
79 aromatic lv9z8     
adj.芳香的,有香味的
参考例句:
  • It has an agreeable aromatic smell.它有一种好闻的香味。
  • It is light,fruity aromatic and a perfect choice for ending a meal.它是口感轻淡,圆润,芳香的,用于结束一顿饭完美的选择。
80 flask Egxz8     
n.瓶,火药筒,砂箱
参考例句:
  • There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
  • He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。
81 hue qdszS     
n.色度;色调;样子
参考例句:
  • The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
  • The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。
82 sipped 22d1585d494ccee63c7bff47191289f6     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
  • I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句
83 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句:
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
84 tawny tIBzi     
adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色
参考例句:
  • Her black hair springs in fine strands across her tawny,ruddy cheek.她的一头乌发分披在健康红润的脸颊旁。
  • None of them noticed a large,tawny owl flutter past the window.他们谁也没注意到一只大的、褐色的猫头鹰飞过了窗户。
85 constellations ee34f7988ee4aa80f9502f825177c85d     
n.星座( constellation的名词复数 );一群杰出人物;一系列(相关的想法、事物);一群(相关的人)
参考例句:
  • The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转,要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分
86 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
参考例句:
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
87 sweeping ihCzZ4     
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
参考例句:
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
88 morsel Q14y4     
n.一口,一点点
参考例句:
  • He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
  • The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.从早上起病人一直没有进食。
89 crumb ynLzv     
n.饼屑,面包屑,小量
参考例句:
  • It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.这是他从这场磨难里能找到的唯一的少许安慰。
  • Ruth nearly choked on the last crumb of her pastry.鲁斯几乎被糕点的最后一块碎屑所噎住。
90 outermost w4fzc     
adj.最外面的,远离中心的
参考例句:
  • He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.他开枪射中了靶子的最外一环。
  • The outermost electron is shielded from the nucleus.原子核对最外层电子的作用受到屏蔽。
91 orbs f431f734948f112bf8f823608f1d2e37     
abbr.off-reservation boarding school 在校寄宿学校n.球,天体,圆形物( orb的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • So strange did It'seem that those dark wild orbs were ignorant of the day. 那双狂热的深色眼珠竟然没有见过天日,这似乎太奇怪了。 来自辞典例句
  • HELPERKALECGOSORB01.wav-> I will channel my power into the orbs! Be ready! 我会把我的力量引导进宝珠里!准备! 来自互联网
92 crumbs crumbs     
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式
参考例句:
  • She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
  • Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊,天哪!都这会儿啦?
93 primordial 11PzK     
adj.原始的;最初的
参考例句:
  • It is the primordial force that propels us forward.它是推动我们前进的原始动力。
  • The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.的尼安德特人是我们的原始祖先之一.
94 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。
95 smote 61dce682dfcdd485f0f1155ed6e7dbcc     
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说,他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒,再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
96 scowled b83aa6db95e414d3ef876bc7fd16d80d     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
  • The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
97 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。
98 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
99 vacuous Kiuwt     
adj.空的,漫散的,无聊的,愚蠢的
参考例句:
  • Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.男模特儿并不总像人们说的那样愚蠢。
  • His eyes looked dull,almost vacuous.他看上去目光呆滞,茫然若失。
100 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。


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