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CHAPTER XI. NEW PUPILS IN SECTION D.
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 School reopened the second Monday in September, and long before nine o’clock the boys and girls began to gather about the steps, waiting for the janitor1 to open the doors.
 
Hamlin had overtaken Clark and Freeman, and when the three reached the schoolhouse gate they found a goodly number there before them, and many voices called out greetings, especially to Hamlin.
 
“There’s a newcomer,” Clark said; “up there near the door.”
 
“The chap with the rosy2 locks?” answered Hamlin. “Yes, he’s new, but he seems to be making himself very much at home. He’s talking away with the old fellows as if he had known them all his life. There! Jimmy’s opening the doors. Let’s wait here a bit. I don’t care to hustle3 through that crowd.”
 
“Evidently, he of the rosy locks doesn’t either,” remarked Clark, noticing that the red-haired boy had not passed in with the throng4, but remained on the upper step with two or three other boys.
 
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“Look at him, will you! Well, if he isn’t a cheeky cad!” exclaimed Hamlin a moment later, as the boy they were watching pulled off his hat and made a low bow to a group of girls passing to the other door. Among these girls was Gordon’s sister, and Grace Harlan, a cousin of Hamlin’s.
 
“I’d like to punch his head for him. He doesn’t know those girls—not one of them spoke5 to him,” Hamlin added.
 
“Wonder if he’ll be in our section,” said Clark, as the three boys passed up the steps.
 
“Hope not,” replied Hamlin. “We don’t want any of his sort in section D.”
 
A shout of welcome met them as they entered their own class-room, and Clark felt happier than he had ever felt before in that school-room as one and another called out a friendly greeting. Several took pains to speak to Freeman, whose sensitive face showed his appreciation6 of the kindness.
 
“Wonder if Green isn’t coming back,” said Gordon, noticing his vacant seat.
 
“No,” volunteered Coyle, “he’s gone to work.”
 
Gordon and Hamlin exchanged glances of satisfaction at this information, and both thought, “One less of the Antis.”
 
Green had been one of the most disagreeable boys in the class, and very few felt sorry that he would come among them no more. Several other seats[140] were vacant, but only one of the L. A. O.’s had failed to return. That one was Bates, who had gone to boarding-school.
 
Soon after the opening exercises were over, Prof Keene appeared with four new boys, and Hamlin threw a doleful glance at Clark, for the first of the new-comers was the red-headed boy whom they had seen on the steps. The second was a tall, handsome lad of perhaps seventeen, and the other two were ordinary looking boys of ordinary ability, not destined7 to have much influence one way or the other on the standing8 of section D.
 
Of course the school could not get into smooth running order that first day, and the recess9 was prolonged to nearly twice its usual length. A group of the L. A. O.’s quickly got together in a corner of the playground, and, as Hamlin, Gordon, Raleigh and Sherman were among the number, the talk soon drifted to the subjects dear to all their hearts—the L. A. O. and the standing of D section.
 
“Say, fellows,” Hamlin began, “with Green and Henderson gone, seems to me we might get the few Antis left to join us now. If they’d only do their best, we could easily put old section D at the top this year.”
 
“There’s Crawford left—and Coyle,” remarked one, doubtfully.
 
“Coyle’s a bad lot, I know, but he’s only one; and[141] somehow, I’ve a notion that Crawford has come back with different ideas, this term,” said Gordon.
 
“Why—what makes you think that?” questioned Raleigh.
 
“I don’t know really,” answered Gordon, thoughtfully, “only somehow there’s a different air about him. There he is over there, now.”
 
Every eye in the group followed Gordon’s glance to where Crawford stood leaning against the fence. There was no one near him, and something in his attitude, and in the expression of his face, convinced more than one of the boys that Gordon was right, and that Crawford was changed somehow.
 
“Suppose there’d be any use in asking him to join the L. A. O.?” questioned Sherman, after a moment’s silence.
 
“I should say ask him, by all means. He can’t do more than refuse,” said Gordon; “and we must ask the new fellows, of course. Hamlin, will you interview Rosy or the black-eyed chap?”
 
“Neither. I’ll take the other two fellows,” said Hamlin, promptly11.
 
“All right, then I’ll see to the black-eyed fellow; and Sherman, you might interview Rosy. I’m going to speak to Crawford, now.”
 
Crawford looked greatly surprised as Gordon approached, and yet more surprised when the latter made known his errand. He dropped his eyes, the[142] color mounted in his dark cheeks, and for a moment he was silent. Then he looked Gordon full in the face and said slowly:—
 
“Do you really want me, Gordon?”
 
“I certainly do, or I would not have asked you,” was the quiet reply.
 
“And the other fellows?” questioned Crawford.
 
“I think we shall all be glad to have you join us, Crawford,” said Gordon.
 
“Gordon—I don’t suppose you know what it is to be ashamed of yourself through and through. I do—and I don’t enjoy the feeling.” There was a ring of pain in Crawford’s voice as he spoke, and Gordon could not question his sincerity12. He held out his hand saying, heartily:—
 
“The best of us go wrong so often that we can’t afford to be hard on anybody who is honestly sorry, Crawford. I want you on our side this year to help us make the old Central proud of section D.”
 
Crawford grasped the offered hand and then turned away without another word, but Gordon felt that the look on his face was more eloquent13 than any words could have been.
 
When he went back to the group in the corner and reported his success, some of the boys looked doubtful. They found it hard yet to believe that Crawford was in earnest, but at least they were glad to be able to hope that he would no longer lead the idle and troublesome element into fresh mischief14.
 
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“If Coyle could only be gotten rid of, now,” remarked Raleigh, “we might hope to make a fine record this year, so far as deportment goes. It remains15 to be seen what kind of students these new fellows are.”
 
“That black-eyed chap looks as if he had brains,” remarked Reed.
 
“Looks to me as if he thought he had the monopoly of brains,” put in Hamlin.
 
“He does have rather a high and mighty16 air,” said Sherman. “May be only shyness, though. Some fellows put on airs like that when their hearts are in their boots.”
 
“He isn’t troubled with shyness—anything but,” retorted Hamlin.
 
“Neither is Rosy, for that matter,” remarked Clark laughingly.
 
“You’re right there, Clark,” said Hamlin; “but there goes the bell. Say, Gordon,” he added, as they moved towards the door, “can’t we have a meeting of the L. A. O. to-morrow, to let these new fellows get an idea of what we want to do this year?”
 
“All right,” responded Gordon, “we’ll say after school to-morrow, then.”
 
When, the next day, Gordon called the meeting to order, his face beamed with satisfaction as he looked around and saw that almost the entire section was present. The only exceptions were Coyle,[144] Barber, one of his special friends, and the black-eyed boy whom Gordon was to have invited to join them.
 
This was the first of these meetings at which Clark, Freeman or Crawford had been present, but certainly no one in the room was more interested than these three, who for such different reasons had hitherto been absent.
 
Gordon was usually very quiet and rather reserved, but he was very fond of the Central high school, as his father had been before him, and he had come back full of the desire that it should stand as high, if not higher, this year, than in the old days when his father was so proud of its reputation. So, to-day, he was so eager and so full of enthusiastic plans for raising the standard of the class, and gaining for it first rank in the school, that before long the other members of the L. A. O. caught something of his spirit, and all sorts of plans and propositions were made. It was unanimously resolved that every member should do his very best in class, and that not even the drill or ball games should be allowed to interfere17 with the great object.
 
Three of the new boys were present at this meeting, but only Dixon, or “Rosy,” as he was already dubbed18 in the class, made any remarks. He was on his feet half a dozen times, asking questions, making suggestions, or offering amendments19.
 
When the meeting was over, and all but Gordon[145] and Hamlin had left the room, the latter threw himself into a seat exclaiming, “Well, I reckon we’ll get enough of that Rosy before the year is ended! He’s of a retiring disposition20, isn’t he?”
 
Gordon laughed. “He won’t have so many questions to ask next time,” he said.
 
“Won’t? Don’t you believe it. He’ll always have a raft of ’em to reel off. He may be a very nice chap, but deliver me from having anything to do with any more of the sort. But how about his royal highness with the black eyes? Wouldn’t he condescend21 to accept the invitation?”
 
“No,” said Gordon quietly, though his face flushed at the question.
 
“Oh, come, Gordon, you might as well out with it. Your face gives you away. What did he say?”
 
“Well,” said Gordon with a half laugh, “he drew himself up and looked at me as if I were a toad22 or a snake, and remarked that he had come here to study—not to fool away his time in clubs or any such nonsense, and that he would thank me to leave him alone.”
 
“Whew!” whistled Hamlin, “he’ll be pretty popular here, won’t he?” Then he added, indignantly, “Well, if he isn’t a cool customer! I reckon he’ll be let alone emphatically, hereafter.”
 
“Yes,” said Gordon, “but there’s one good thing. If he’s a fine scholar, and I fancy that he is, he’ll[146] help the section that way, in spite of himself; and certainly, that sort of a fellow won’t be cutting up or getting others into mischief, so he won’t work against the L. A. O.”
 
“That’s so,” answered Hamlin; “but what a chump he is to take such a stand as that, and lose all the good times he might have here.”
 
“Yes,” assented23 Gordon, “but see here, Hamlin, let’s not tell the other fellows anything about this. It would turn them all against him, and I don’t think he’s likely to make many friends anyhow.”
 
“Evidently he does not care to make any,” said Hamlin.
 
“It seems not, but you know if the fellows get set against him, some of them will do their best to make it hot for him. You and I don’t want to have any hand in that sort of thing, so we’ll keep mum about this—shan’t we?”
 
“Oh, I suppose so,” grumbled24 Hamlin. “I feel as if I’d like to kick him myself, and I reckon most of the boys would feel the same way. We’ll let his royal highness severely25 alone, since that’s his pleasure. By the way, what is his name, anyhow?”
 
“Somebody said it was Everett St. John. Perhaps it’s on the strength of his aristocratic name that he puts on so many airs,” replied Gordon.
 
On the outer steps a group of boys stood talking and laughing—among them, Rosy. He stepped[147] forward, and slipped his arm familiarly through Hamlin’s, as the latter came down the stairs with Gordon.
 
“I say, Hamlin,” he began, not in the least disconcerted at Hamlin’s straightening out his arm like a poker26, “I wish you’d introduce me to Grace Harlan. She’s a cousin of yours, isn’t she?”
 
“Miss Harlan is my cousin,” answered Hamlin coldly, “but I never introduce boys to her except at her own request.”
 
“Ho, ho, Rosy—got squelched27 that time,” snickered Coyle, as Hamlin and Gordon passed on.
 
“Oh, that’s nothing. I’ll get somebody else to introduce me. Miss Harlan is the prettiest girl I’ve seen in an age,” responded Rosy serenely28, while Hamlin was growling29 in Gordon’s ear, “Introduce him to Grace, indeed! I think I see myself doing it.”
 
Being a little late next morning, Hamlin took a short cut to school, passing through a side street where he seldom went. He was going along at a rapid pace when he saw Dixon come out of a door half-way down the block. When Hamlin reached the place he glanced up at the still open door. It was a low saloon.
 
“Dear me,” he thought, “I wish that fellow had never come near the Central. It was bad enough before, but now that I know that he goes into such[148] holes as that—what am I to do about it? He’ll probably get other fellows in there, too. Wonder if I ought to tell Bobby.”
 
But to “tell on a fellow,” even in a case like this, was very repugnant to Hamlin.
 
“I can’t do it yet a while,” he decided30, “but I’ll keep a sharp eye on him, and if I ever see him in such a place again, I’ll warn him that I’ll report him unless he stops it.”
 
Dixon was standing by the school gate, and greeted Hamlin with the utmost cordiality, seeming not to notice the coldness with which the other responded. It was impossible to freeze Dixon—he simply would not be frozen.
 
On this morning the regular recitations were to begin, and Gordon, Clark and Hamlin were eager to hear the new boys recite, that they might judge whether they would be helps or hindrances31 in that which our boys were so anxious to accomplish this year—to make D the banner section of the school.
 
They knew that two other sections, at least, were as eager and as determined32 as they to hold the first place, and one or two poor scholars might bring the record down in spite of all that could be done by others in the class. So eyes and ears were alert that morning in section D.
 
The first recitation was that of the Latin class. Clark had easily held first rank in this, though[149] Hamlin, Gordon and Sherman were all excellent scholars. The lesson this morning was from Virgil, and according to the usual custom, the class was seated, each boy standing only during his own recitation.
 
“Reed, you may begin,” Mr. Horton said, “and when you have read five lines, the next may continue.”
 
One after another, the boys rendered the lines, and, though some had blundered, nobody had failed when it came to Clark. Clark never had been known to fail in Latin translation. The others attended to his recitation only because it was sure to be better than their own; but to-day they wanted him to get through so that they might listen to Everett St. John, who was the next in order.
 
The lesson was from Virgil, and Clark’s lines ended with the words of Æneas, which he translated thus:—
 
“By its own fortune, a tempest drove us, carried over different waters, to the Libyan shores—if by chance, the name of Troy has come through your ears. I am the pious33 Æneas, known by fame above the air, who carry with me in my ship the Penates torn from the enemy. I seek Italy, my country, and a race from greatest Jove.”
 
As Clark took his seat, St. John rose and said coolly:—
 
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“Those last lines were very roughly rendered, Mr. Horton. It is much better this way:—
 
“A tempest, by its own chance, drove us, borne from ancient Troy (if, perchance, the name of Troy has reached your ears), over various waters, to the African shores. I am the pious Æneas, known by fame above the sky, who bear with me, in my fleet, the Penates snatched from the foe34. I seek Italy, my fatherland, and an ancestry35 that sprang from sovereign Jove.”
 
Then, without noticing in the least the astonished and indignant glances of the boys, who resented the criticism on Clark, not so much because it was Clark, but because it was the finest Latin scholar in the class, St. John proceeded with his own five lines, translating not only very correctly, but into choice and elegant English.
 
Mr. Horton’s face expressed his satisfaction at such an acquisition to the classical department. He even forgot the rudeness shown to Clark, who had come to be one of his favorite pupils, so greatly did he enjoy the thought of teaching such a scholar, and he turned with a sigh to the next boy, whose lame36, halting sentences formed so great a contrast to St. John’s.
 
Nobody except the one reciting paid much attention then, until Dixon arose. It was impossible to ignore Dixon anywhere. Already he had succeeded[151] in making both friends and enemies, and now the eyes of all the class were fixed37 on him.
 
“Good!” thought Gordon, as Dixon read smoothly38 on. “He won’t pull us down, and if St. John’s as good in other things as he is in Latin, he’ll help us up in spite of himself. Guess he’ll go ahead of Clark. I’m sorry for Clark, though.”
 
And much the same thoughts were in the minds of many of the boys when the recitation was over. Slowly, but surely, the feeling that had been so strong against Clark was dying out. Some few of the boys still stood aloof39 from him, however, and recalled, at intervals40, the charges made against him early in the previous year. But Hamlin’s strong friendship for him, and his own quiet, steady doing of his duty, and holding himself apart, yet without any show of enmity or ill-feeling, had had their effect upon his schoolmates, and most of them were ready now to be friends with him; while all, whether friends or not, were proud of his scholarship, and had come to look upon him as the leader of the class in that line. So they were inclined to resent St. John’s arrogant41 assumption of superiority, and to wish that Clark could “dig in and get ahead of him,” as Reed expressed it.
 
In mathematics it was much the same, though here Hamlin and Gordon stood almost as high as Clark; would have stood quite as high, if they had[152] had Clark’s power of concentration and application.
 
“I’ve had to learn how to study,” he had said once to Hamlin. “If you and Gordon had been obliged to do it, as I have, I shouldn’t be a bit ahead of you.”
 
With Everett St. John, it was not necessity, but the instinct of a born student that gave him the power to grasp and master whatever he studied. In the geometry class, his clear, concise42 demonstrations43 awakened44 at once the despair and the admiration45 of most of the class, while they aroused in our three boys an eager determination to work as they never had worked before over those lines and angles.
 
Gordon drew a long breath, as he joined Clark and Hamlin at recess.
 
“Well, one thing is certain, and that is that St. John is bound to help our record, if he keeps on as he has begun,” he said.
 
“Yes, and carry off all the prizes, too,” grumbled Hamlin.
 
“That’s so,” said Freeman, who was standing by. He spoke sadly, for his only chance of a college education lay in his gaining one of the scholarships offered as prizes to the senior class.
 
“Well,” laughed Hamlin, “he may win all the scholarships, but he certainly can go to but one[153] college, so somebody else is bound to have a chance.”
 
“That reminds me,” said Clark, “I heard last evening that two new scholarships had been offered.”
 
“Where?” asked half a dozen voices.
 
“One to Lehigh, and one to Jamestown College, I believe.”
 
“Good!” said Hamlin. “That makes six scholarships, and if his royal highness—Mr. Everett St. John—should come out No. 1, as likely as not he would not go to any college that offers us a scholarship. He’s so high and mighty that he’d probably go only to the toniest and most expensive college in the country.”
 
“Rosy came out pretty well, too,” said Reed.
 
“Yes, better than I thought he would,” said Gordon. “Anyway, I’m glad that neither of ’em is likely to pull us down. I believe old section D has a fair chance to come out No. 1 this year.”
 
“Certainly looks like it,” responded Hamlin, “and nobody has worked harder to bring it about than you have, Gordon.”
 
“I’m so glad that Raleigh concluded to come back this year,” was all Gordon answered.
 
For several weeks things went smoothly in section D. Mr. Horton was delighted, for a more orderly class-room could not be desired. Once in a[154] while, Coyle and Barber would try to start some mischief, but they were in far too great a minority for anything of that sort to prosper46. By the first of November, they and St. John were the only members of the class who were not also members of the L. A. O.; and to be a member of the L. A. O. this year meant to be not only pledged to use all one’s influence for good order in the class-room and gentlemanly deportment in all places and at all times, but it also meant now to be fully10 determined that no effort should be spared on the part of each member to place section D at the head of the old Central.
 
In short, Gordon and Hamlin had succeeded in imparting their enthusiasm, in greater or less degree, to every boy in the class with the exception of the three mentioned; and this enthusiasm received fresh impetus47 at the weekly meetings of the L. A. O.
 
Besides, the duller boys of the class were continually watched and helped by the class leaders, and helped in such friendly fashion, and so thoroughly48, that their pride was not hurt, and a healthy ambition to help themselves was being awakened in them.
 
Decidedly the most unpopular boy in the class was Everett St. John, but this fact troubled him not at all. So long as his schoolmates let him alone, he cared not the least what they thought of him, and they did let him severely alone, for, after a week or[155] two no one ever spoke to him. Those who had ventured to do so had been met so coldly, not to say rudely, that they had no desire to repeat the experience. But however much they might dislike him, they could not fail to appreciate and admire his ability. Never before had section D had such fine recitations as St. John’s in Latin and English literature.
 
The inevitable49 result was that those who had stood highest in the class heretofore were stimulated50 to fresh effort, and soon found themselves doing much better work than they had supposed themselves capable of doing—to Mr. Horton’s great satisfaction.
 
Nor was the spirit of ambition limited to section D. It spread to other sections, and other teachers began to be encouraged by increased application, and consequently, better recitations in their classes.
 
It was a singular fact, that this most unusual improvement in the spirit of the school should have been so largely due to a new scholar who cared nothing whatever about the school, and was solely51 interested in himself and his own work; but so it was.

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  • Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
20 disposition GljzO     
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
参考例句:
  • He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
  • He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
21 condescend np7zo     
v.俯就,屈尊;堕落,丢丑
参考例句:
  • Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗?
  • He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
22 toad oJezr     
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆
参考例句:
  • Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
  • Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。
23 assented 4cee1313bb256a1f69bcc83867e78727     
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩。
  • "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women -- they're too noble. “对,”汤姆表示赞同地说,“他们不杀女人——真伟大!
24 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
25 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
26 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克;vt.烙制
参考例句:
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌,把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了,可以玩些花样。
27 squelched 904cdd7ae791d767354939bd309ea2ce     
v.发吧唧声,发扑哧声( squelch的过去式和过去分词 );制止;压制;遏制
参考例句:
  • We squelched over the soggy ground. 我们咕唧咕唧地走过泥泞的土地。
  • The mud squelched as I walked through it. 我扑哧扑哧地穿过泥泞。
28 serenely Bi5zpo     
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
参考例句:
  • The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
  • It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。
29 growling growling     
n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
参考例句:
  • We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
  • The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡,聚集在一起发牢骚。
30 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
31 hindrances 64982019a060712b43850842b9bbe204     
阻碍者( hindrance的名词复数 ); 障碍物; 受到妨碍的状态
参考例句:
  • She also speaks out against the traditional hindrances to freedom. 她甚至大声疾呼,反对那些阻挡自由的、统礼教的绊脚石。
  • When this stage is reached then the hindrances and karma are overcome. 唯此状态达到后,则超越阻碍和因果。
32 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
33 pious KSCzd     
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的
参考例句:
  • Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
  • Her mother was a pious Christian.她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。
34 foe ygczK     
n.敌人,仇敌
参考例句:
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
35 ancestry BNvzf     
n.祖先,家世
参考例句:
  • Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
  • He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。
36 lame r9gzj     
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
参考例句:
  • The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
  • I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
37 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
38 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
39 aloof wxpzN     
adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的
参考例句:
  • Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
  • On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
40 intervals f46c9d8b430e8c86dea610ec56b7cbef     
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
参考例句:
  • The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴,有阵雨。
  • Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
41 arrogant Jvwz5     
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。
42 concise dY5yx     
adj.简洁的,简明的
参考例句:
  • The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
  • I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。
43 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
参考例句:
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
44 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
45 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
46 prosper iRrxC     
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
参考例句:
  • With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
  • It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
47 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。
48 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
49 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
50 stimulated Rhrz78     
a.刺激的
参考例句:
  • The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
  • The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。
51 solely FwGwe     
adv.仅仅,唯一地
参考例句:
  • Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
  • The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。


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