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Chapter 2
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SATURDAY morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips. There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step. The locust-trees were in bloom and the fragrance1 of the blossoms filled the air. Cardiff Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with vegetation and it lay just far enough away to seem a Delectable2 Land, dreamy, reposeful3, and inviting4.

Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash5 and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy6 settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank7; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant8 whitewashed9 streak10 with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged. Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing ~Buffalo Gals11. Bringing water from the town pump had always been hateful work in Tom's eyes, before, but now it did not strike him so. He remembered that there was company at the pump. White, mulatto, and negro boys and girls were always there waiting their turns, resting, trading playthings, quarrelling, fighting, skylarking. And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with a bucket of water under an hour -- and even then somebody generally had to go after him. Tom said:

"Say, Jim, I'll fetch the water if you'll whitewash some."

Jim shook his head and said:

"Can't, Mars Tom. Ole missis, she tole me I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop foolin' roun' wid anybody. She say she spec' Mars Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash, an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my own business -- she 'lowed she'd 'tend to de whitewashin'."

"Oh, never you mind what she said, Jim. That's the way she always talks. Gimme the bucket -- I won't be gone only a a minute. SHE won't ever know."

"Oh, I dasn't, Mars Tom. Ole missis she'd take an' tar12 de head off'n me. 'Deed she would."

"She! She never licks anybody -- whacks13 'em over the head with her thimble -- and who cares for that, I'd like to know. She talks awful, but talk don't hurt -- anyways it don't if she don't cry. Jim, I'll give you a marvel14. I'll give you a white alley15!"

Jim began to waver.

"White alley, Jim! And it's a bully16 taw."

"My! Dat's a mighty17 gay marvel, I tell you! But Mars Tom I's powerful 'fraid ole missis --"

"And besides, if you will I'll show you my sore toe."

Jim was only human -- this attraction was too much for him. He put down his pail, took the white alley, and bent18 over the toe with absorbing interest while the bandage was being unwound. In another moment he was flying down the street with his pail and a tingling19 rear, Tom was whitewashing20 with vigor21, and Aunt Polly was retiring from the field with a slipper22 in her hand and triumph in her eye. But Tom's energy did not last. He began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied. Soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work -- the very thought of it burnt him like fire. He got out his worldly wealth and examined it -- bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of WORK, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom. So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys. At this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him! Nothing less than a great, magnificent inspiration.

He took up his brush and went tranquilly23 to work. Ben Rogers hove in sight presently -- the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule24 he had been dreading25. Ben's gait was the hop-skip-and-jump -- proof enough that his heart was light and his anticipations26 high. He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious27 whoop28, at intervals29, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat. As he drew near, he slackened speed, took the middle of the street, leaned far over to star-board and rounded to ponderously30 and with laborious31 pomp and circumstance -- for he was personating the Big missouri, and considered himself to be drawing nine feet of water. He was boat and captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing32 on his own hurricane-deck giving the orders and executing them:

"Stop her, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling!" The headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.

"Ship up to back! Ting-a-ling-ling!" His arms straightened and stiffened33 down his sides.

"Set her back on the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow! ch-chow-wow! Chow!" His right hand, meantime, describing stately circles -- for it was representing a forty-foot wheel.

"Let her go back on the labboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ch-chow-chow!" The left hand began to describe circles.

"Stop the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Stop the labboard! Come ahead on the stabboard! Stop her! Let your outside turn over slow! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ow-ow! Get out that head-line! lively now! Come -- out with your spring-line -- what're you about there! Take a turn round that stump34 with the bight of it! Stand by that stage, now -- let her go! Done with the engines, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling!"

"Sh't! s'h't! sh't!" (trying the gauge-cocks).

Tom went on whitewashing -- paid no attention to the steamboat. Ben stared a moment and then said: "Hi-Yi! you're up a stump, ain't you!"

No answer. Tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. Ben ranged up alongside of him. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work. Ben said:

"Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?"

Tom wheeled suddenly and said:

"Why, it's you, Ben! I warn't noticing."

"Say -- I'm going in a-swimming, I am. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd druther work -- wouldn't you? Course you would!"

Tom contemplated35 the boy a bit, and said:

"What do you call work?"

"Why, ain't that work?"

Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly:

"Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain't. All I know, is, it suits Tom Sawyer."

"Oh come, now, you don't mean to let on that you like it?"

The brush continued to move.

"Like it? Well, I don't see why I oughtn't to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"

That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling36 his apple. Tom swept his brush daintily back and forth37 -- stepped back to note the effect -- added a touch here and there -- criticised the effect again -- Ben watching every move and getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed. Presently he said:

"Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little."

Tom considered, was about to consent; but he altered his mind:

"No -- no -- I reckon it wouldn't hardly do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly's awful particular about this fence -- right here on the street, you know -- but if it was the back fence I wouldn't mind and she wouldn't. Yes, she's awful particular about this fence; it's got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain't one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it's got to be done."

"No -- is that so? Oh come, now -- lemme just try. Only just a little -- I'd let you, if you was me, Tom."

"Ben, I'd like to, honest injun; but Aunt Polly -- well, Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn't let him; Sid wanted to do it, and she wouldn't let Sid. Now don't you see how I'm fixed38? If you was to tackle this fence and anything was to happen to it --"

"Oh, shucks, I'll be just as careful. Now lemme try. Say -- I'll give you the core of my apple."

"Well, here -- No, Ben, now don't. I'm afeard --"

"I'll give you all of it!"

Tom gave up the brush with reluctance39 in his face, but alacrity40 in his heart. And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired41 artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled42 his legs, munched43 his apple, and planned the slaughter44 of more innocents. There was no lack of material; boys happened along every little while; they came to jeer45, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was fagged out, Tom had traded the next chance to Billy Fisher for a kite, in good repair; and when he played out, Johnny Miller46 bought in for a dead rat and a string to swing it with -- and so on, and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally47 rolling in wealth. He had besides the things before mentioned, twelve marbles, part of a jews-harp, a piece of blue bottle-glass to look through, a spool48 cannon49, a key that wouldn't unlock anything, a fragment of chalk, a glass stopper of a decanter, a tin soldier, a couple of tadpoles50, six fire-crackers, a kitten with only one eye, a brass51 doorknob, a dog-collar -- but no dog -- the handle of a knife, four pieces of orange-peel, and a dilapidated old window sash.

He had had a nice, good, idle time all the while -- plenty of company -- and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it! If he hadn't run out of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.

Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it -- namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet52 a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain53. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. And this would help him to understand why constructing artificial flowers or performing on a tread-mill is work, while rolling ten-pins or climbing Mont Blanc is only amusement. There are wealthy gentlemen in England who drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty or thirty miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service, that would turn it into work and then they would resign.

The boy mused54 awhile over the substantial change which had taken place in his worldly circumstances, and then wended toward headquarters to report.
 

第二章 无奈刷墙,成绩辉煌
 
    星期六的早晨到了,夏天的世界,阳光明媚,空气新鲜,充满了生机。每个人的心中都荡漾着一首歌,有些年轻人情不自禁地唱出了这首歌。每个人脸上都洋溢着欢乐,每个人的脚步都是那么轻盈。洋槐树正开着花,空气里弥漫着芬芳的花香。村庄外面高高的卡第夫山上覆盖着绿色的植被,这山离村子不远不近,就像一块“乐土”,宁静安详,充满梦幻,令人向往。
    汤姆出现在人行道上,一只手拎着一桶灰浆,另一只手拿着一把长柄刷子。他环顾栅栏,所有的快乐,立刻烟消云散,心中充满了惆怅。栅栏可是三十码长,九英尺高啊。生活对他来说太乏味空洞了,活着仅是一种负担。他叹了一口气,用刷子蘸上灰浆,沿着最顶上一层木板刷起来。接着又刷了一下,二下。看看刚刷过的不起眼的那块,再和那远不着边际的栅栏相比,汤姆灰心丧气地在一块木箱子上坐下来。这时,吉姆手里提着一个锡皮桶,嘴中唱着“布法罗的女娃们”蹦蹦跳跳地从大门口跑出来。在汤姆眼中,到镇上从抽水机里拎水,一向是件令人厌烦的差事,现在他可不这样看了。他记得在那里有很多伴儿。有白人孩子,黑人孩子,还有混血孩子,男男女女都在那排队等着提水。大家在那儿休息,交换各自玩的东西,吵吵闹闹,争斗嬉戏。而且他还记得尽管他们家离拎水处只有一百五十码左右,可是吉姆从没有在一个小时里拎回一桶水来——有时甚至还得别人去催才行。汤姆说:
    “喂,吉姆,如果你来刷点墙,我就去提水。”
    吉姆摇摇头,说:
    “不行,汤姆少爷。老太太,她叫我去提水,不准在路上停下来和人家玩。她说她猜到汤姆少爷你会让我刷墙,所以她吩咐我只管干自己的活,莫管他人闲事——她说她要亲自来看看你刷墙。”
    “咳,吉姆,你别管她对你说的那一套。她总是这样说的。
    把水桶给我——我很快就回来。她不会知道的。”
    “哦,不,我可不敢,汤姆少爷。老太太她会把我的头给拧下来的,她真的会的!”
    “她吗?她从来没揍过任何人——她不过是用顶针在头上敲敲罢了——谁还在乎这个,我倒是想问问你。她不过是嘴上说得凶,可是说说又伤害不了你——只要她不大叫大嚷就没事。吉姆,我给你一个好玩意,给你一个白石头子儿!”
    吉姆开始动摇了。
    “白石头子,吉姆!这可是真正好玩的石头子啊。”
    “嘿,老实说,那是个挺不错的好玩意。可是汤姆少爷,我害怕老太太……”
    “还有,吉姆,只要你答应了的话,我还给你看我那只脚趾头,那只肿痛的脚趾头。”
    吉姆到底是个凡人,不是神仙——这诱惑对他太大了。他放下水桶,接过白石头子儿,还饶有兴趣地弯着腰看汤姆解开缠在脚上的布带子,看那只肿痛的脚趾。可是,一会儿之后,吉姆的屁股直痛,拎着水桶飞快地沿着街道跑掉了;汤姆继续用劲地刷墙,因为波莉姨妈此时从田地干活回来了。她手里提着一只拖鞋,眼里流露出满意的神色。
    不过,汤姆这股劲没持续多久。他开始想起原先为这个休息日所作的一些玩耍的安排,心里越想越不是滋味。再过一会儿,那些自由自在的孩子们就会蹦跳着跑过来,做各种各样
开心好玩的游戏,他们看到他不得不刷墙干活,会大肆嘲笑挖苦他的——一想到这,汤姆心里就像火烧似的难受。他拿出他全部的家当宝贝,仔细地看了一阵——有残缺不全的玩具、一些石头子、还有一些没有什么用处的东西。这些玩意足够用来换取别的孩子为自己干活,不过,要想换来半个小时的绝对自由,也许还差得远呢。于是他又把这几件可怜的宝贝玩意装进口袋,打消了用这些来收买那些男孩子的念头。正在这灰心绝望的时刻,他忽然灵机一动,计上心来。这主意实在是聪明绝伦,妙不可言。
    他拿起刷子,一声不响地干了起来。不一会儿,本·罗杰斯出现了——在所有的孩子们当中,正是这个男孩叫汤姆最害怕。汤姆最怕他的讥讽。本走路好像是做三级跳——这证明他此时的心情轻松愉快,而且还打算干点痛快高兴的事。他正在吃苹果,不时地发出长长的、好听的“呜——”的叫声,隔会儿还“叮当当、叮当当”地学铃声响,他这是在扮演一只蒸汽轮船。他越来越近,于是他减慢速度,走到街中心,身体倾向右舷,吃力、做作地转了船头使船逆风停下——他在扮演“大密苏里号”,好像已吃水九英尺深。他既当船,又当船长还要当轮机铃。因此他就想象着自己站在轮船的顶层甲板上发着命令,同时还执行着这些命令。
    “停船,伙计!叮——啊铃!”船几乎停稳了,然后他又慢慢地向人行道靠过来。
    “调转船头!叮——啊铃——铃!”他两臂伸直,用力往两边垂着。
    “右舷后退,叮——啊铃——铃!嚓呜——嚓——嚓呜!嚓呜!”
    他一边喊着,一边用手比划着画个大圈——这代表着一个四十英尺大转轮。
    “左舷后退!叮——啊铃——铃!嚓呜——嚓——嚓呜——嚓呜!”左手开始画圈。
    “右舷停!叮——啊铃——铃!左舷停!右舷前进!停!外面慢慢转过来!叮——啊铃——铃!嚓——呜——呜!把船头的绳索拿过来!快点!喂——再把船边的绳索递过来——你在发什么呆!把绳头靠船桩绕住好,就这么拉紧——放手吧!发动机停住,伙计!叮——啊铃——铃!希特——希特——希特!”(摹仿着汽门排气的声音。)
    汤姆继续刷栅栏,——不去理睬那只蒸汽轮船,本瞪着眼睛看了一会儿,说:
    “哎呀,你日子好过了,是不是?”
    汤姆没有回答。只是用艺术家的眼光审视他最后刷的那一块,接着轻轻地刷了一下。又像刚才那样打量着栅栏。本走过来站在他身旁。看见那苹果,汤姆馋得直流口水,可是他还是继续刷他的墙。本说:
    “嘿,老伙计,你还得干活呀,咦?”
    汤姆猛然地转过身来说道:“咳!是你呀,本。我还没注意到你呢。”
    “哈,告诉你吧,我可是要去游泳了。难道你不想去吗?当然啦,你宁愿在这干活,对不对?当然你情愿!”
    汤姆打量了一下那男孩,说:
    “你说什么?这叫干活?”
    “这还不叫干活,叫干什么?”
    汤姆重新又开始刷墙,漫不经心地说:“这也许是干活,也许不是。我只知道这对汤姆·索亚来说倒是很得劲。”
    “哦,得了吧!难道你的意思是说你喜欢干这事?”
    刷子还在不停地刷着。
    “喜欢干?哎,我真搞不懂为什么我要不喜欢干,哪个男孩子能天天有机会刷墙?”
    这倒是件新鲜事。于是,本停止了啃苹果。汤姆灵巧地用刷子来回刷着——不时地停下来退后几步看看效果——在这补一刷,在那补一刷——然后再打量一下效果——本仔细地观看着汤姆的一举一动,越看越有兴趣,越看越被吸引住了。后来他说:
    “喂,汤姆,让我来刷点儿看看。”
    汤姆想了一下,正打算答应他;可是他立刻又改变了主意:
    “不——不行,本——我想这恐怕不行。要知道,波莉姨妈对这面墙是很讲究的——这可是当街的一面呀——不过要是后面的,你刷刷倒也无妨,姨妈也不会在乎的。是呀,她对道墙是非常讲究的。刷这墙一定得非常精心。我想在一千,也许在两千个孩子里,也找不出一个能按波莉姨妈的要求刷好这道墙的。”“哦,是吗?哎,就让我试一试吧。我只刷一点儿——汤姆,如果我是你的话,我会让你试试的。”
    “本,我倒是愿意,说真的。可是,波莉姨妈——唉,吉姆想刷,可她不叫他刷,希德也想干,她也不让希德干。现在,你知道我该有多么为难?要是你来摆弄这墙,万一出了什么毛病……”
    “啊,没事,我会小心仔细的。还是让我来试试吧。嘿——我把苹果核给你。”
    “唉,那就……不行,本,算了吧。我就怕……。”
    “我把这苹果全给你!”
    汤姆把刷子让给本,脸上显示出不情愿,可心里却美滋滋的。
    当刚才那只“大密苏里号”在阳光下干活,累得大汗淋漓的时候,这位离了职的艺术家却在附近的阴凉下,坐在一只木桶上,跷着二郎腿,一边大口大口地吃着苹果,一边暗暗盘算如何再宰更多的傻瓜。这样的小傻瓜会有许多。每过一会儿,就有些男孩子从这经过;起先他们都想来开开玩笑,可是结果都被留下来刷墙。在本累得精疲力尽时,汤姆早已经和比利·费施做好了交易。比利用一个修得很好的风筝换来接替本的机会。等到比利也玩得差不多的时候,詹尼·米勒用一只死老鼠和拴着它的小绳子购买了这个特权——一个又一个的傻小子受骗上了当,接连几个钟头都没有间断。下午快过了一半的时候,汤姆早上还是个贫困潦倒的穷小子,现在一下子就变成了腰包鼓鼓的阔佬了。除了以上提到的那些玩意以外,还有十二颗石头子;一只破口琴;一块可以透视的蓝玻璃片;一门线轴做的大炮;一把什么锁
也不开的钥匙;一截粉笔;一个大酒瓶塞子;一个锡皮做的小兵;一对蝌蚪;六个鞭炮;一只独眼小猫;一个门上的铜把手;一根拴狗的颈圈——却没有狗——一个刀把;四片桔子皮;还有一个破旧的窗框。
    他一直过得舒舒服服,悠闲自在——同伴很多——而且墙整整被刷了三遍。要不是他的灰浆用光了的话,他会让村里的每个孩子都掏空腰包破产的。
    汤姆自言自语道,这世界原来并不是那么空洞乏味啊。他已经不知不觉地发现了人类行为的一大法则——那就是为了让一个大人或一个小孩渴望干什么事,只需设法将这事变得难以到手就行了。如果他是位伟大而明智的哲学家,就像这本书的作者,他就会懂得所谓“工作”就是一个人被迫要干的事情,至于“玩”就是一个人没有义务要干的事。这个道理使他明白了为什么做假花和蹬车轮就算是工作,而玩十柱戏和爬勃朗峰就算是娱乐。英国有钱的绅士在夏季每天驾着四轮马拉客车沿着同样的路线走上二三十里,他们为这种特权竟花了很多钱。可是如果因此付钱给他们的话,那就把这桩事情变成了工作,他们就会撒手不干了。
    汤姆思考了一会那天发生在他身边的实质性变化,然后就到司令部报告去了。


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1 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。
2 delectable gxGxP     
adj.使人愉快的;美味的
参考例句:
  • What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃!
  • But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。
3 reposeful 78163800e0a0c51ebb5d4eacfa55d4b5     
adj.平稳的,沉着的
参考例句:
4 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
参考例句:
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
5 whitewash 3gYwJ     
v.粉刷,掩饰;n.石灰水,粉刷,掩饰
参考例句:
  • They tried hard to whitewash themselves.他们力图粉饰自己。
  • What he said was a load of whitewash.他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。
6 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
7 plank p2CzA     
n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目
参考例句:
  • The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
  • They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。
8 insignificant k6Mx1     
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的
参考例句:
  • In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季,这种作用是不明显的。
  • This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
9 whitewashed 38aadbb2fa5df4fec513e682140bac04     
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The wall had been whitewashed. 墙已粉过。
  • The towers are in the shape of bottle gourds and whitewashed. 塔呈圆形,状近葫芦,外敷白色。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
10 streak UGgzL     
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
参考例句:
  • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
  • Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹?
11 gals 21c57865731669089b5a91f4b7ca82ad     
abbr.gallons (复数)加仑(液量单位)n.女孩,少女( gal的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing Buffalo Gals. 这时,吉姆手里提着一个锡皮桶,嘴中唱着“布法罗的女娃们”蹦蹦跳跳地从大门口跑出来。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
  • An' dey thinks dey wants mousy lil gals wid bird's tastes an' no sense at all. 他们想要的是耗子般的小姑娘,胃口小得像雀子,一点儿见识也没有。 来自飘(部分)
12 tar 1qOwD     
n.柏油,焦油;vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于
参考例句:
  • The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
  • We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
13 whacks 65f5f50777e51f8c2517ec49afaef5bf     
n.重击声( whack的名词复数 );不正常;有毛病v.重击,使劲打( whack的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Lizzie Borden took an axe, Hit her father forty whacks. 丽兹玻顿拿起斧头,砍了爸爸四十下。 来自互联网
  • Grizzly bear paw whacks camera out of position and jettisons it downstream. 大灰熊的爪子把摄像机移出了固定的位置并且把它扔到了下游。 来自互联网
14 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
15 alley Cx2zK     
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
参考例句:
  • We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
  • The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
16 bully bully     
n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮
参考例句:
  • A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
  • The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
17 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
18 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。
19 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》
20 whitewashing 72172e0c817f7c500f79923ac3b6faa5     
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的现在分词 ); 喷浆
参考例句:
  • Tom went on whitewashing the fence, paying no attention to Ben. 汤姆没有理睬本,继续在粉刷着篱笆。
  • When whitewashing the wall, he painted with a roller in his hand. 刷墙的时候,他手里拿个辊子,挥舞着胳膊。
21 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力,精力,元气
参考例句:
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在,她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
22 slipper px9w0     
n.拖鞋
参考例句:
  • I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
  • The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。
23 tranquilly d9b4cfee69489dde2ee29b9be8b5fb9c     
adv. 宁静地
参考例句:
  • He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子,一声不响地干了起来。
  • The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。
24 ridicule fCwzv     
v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄
参考例句:
  • You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
  • Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。
25 dreading dreading     
v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father. 她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
  • This was the moment he had been dreading. 这是他一直最担心的时刻。
26 anticipations 5b99dd11cd8d6a699f0940a993c12076     
预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物
参考例句:
  • The thought took a deal of the spirit out of his anticipations. 想到这,他的劲头消了不少。
  • All such bright anticipations were cruelly dashed that night. 所有这些美好的期望全在那天夜晚被无情地粉碎了。
27 melodious gCnxb     
adj.旋律美妙的,调子优美的,音乐性的
参考例句:
  • She spoke in a quietly melodious voice.她说话轻声细语,嗓音甜美。
  • Everybody was attracted by her melodious voice.大家都被她悦耳的声音吸引住了。
28 whoop qIhys     
n.大叫,呐喊,喘息声;v.叫喊,喘息
参考例句:
  • He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.他看到自己的新自行车时,高兴得叫了起来。
  • Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend.大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。
29 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。
30 ponderously 0e9d726ab401121626ae8f5e7a5a1b84     
参考例句:
  • He turns and marches away ponderously to the right. 他转过身,迈着沉重的步子向右边行进。 来自互联网
  • The play was staged with ponderously realistic sets. 演出的舞台以现实环境为背景,很没意思。 来自互联网
31 laborious VxoyD     
adj.吃力的,努力的,不流畅
参考例句:
  • They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.他们接受了伐大树的艰苦工作。
  • Ants and bees are laborious insects.蚂蚁与蜜蜂是勤劳的昆虫。
32 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。
33 stiffened de9de455736b69d3f33bb134bba74f63     
加强的
参考例句:
  • He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去,这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
  • She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。
34 stump hGbzY     
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
参考例句:
  • He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
  • He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
35 contemplated d22c67116b8d5696b30f6705862b0688     
adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
  • The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。
36 nibbling 610754a55335f7412ddcddaf447d7d54     
v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬
参考例句:
  • We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿,喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
  • He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
37 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。
38 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。
39 reluctance 8VRx8     
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
参考例句:
  • The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
  • He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
40 alacrity MfFyL     
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
参考例句:
  • Although the man was very old,he still moved with alacrity.他虽然很老,动作仍很敏捷。
  • He accepted my invitation with alacrity.他欣然接受我的邀请。
41 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
42 dangled 52e4f94459442522b9888158698b7623     
悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
参考例句:
  • Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手镯上挂着许多金饰物。
  • It's the biggest financial incentive ever dangled before British footballers. 这是历来对英国足球运动员的最大经济诱惑。
43 munched c9456f71965a082375ac004c60e40170     
v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She munched on an apple. 她在大口啃苹果。
  • The rabbit munched on the fresh carrots. 兔子咯吱咯吱地嚼着新鲜胡萝卜。 来自辞典例句
44 slaughter 8Tpz1     
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
参考例句:
  • I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
  • Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
45 jeer caXz5     
vi.嘲弄,揶揄;vt.奚落;n.嘲笑,讥评
参考例句:
  • Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.不要嘲笑别人的错误或不幸。
  • The children liked to jeer at the awkward students.孩子们喜欢嘲笑笨拙的学生。
46 miller ZD6xf     
n.磨坊主
参考例句:
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
47 literally 28Wzv     
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
参考例句:
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
48 spool XvgwI     
n.(缠录音带等的)卷盘(轴);v.把…绕在卷轴上
参考例句:
  • Can you wind this film back on to its spool?你能把这胶卷卷回到卷轴上去吗?
  • Thomas squatted on the forward deck,whistling tunelessly,polishing the broze spool of the anchor winch.托马斯蹲在前甲板上擦起锚绞车的黄铜轴,边擦边胡乱吹着口哨。
49 cannon 3T8yc     
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
参考例句:
  • The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
  • The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
50 tadpoles 1abae2c527b80ebae05cd93670639707     
n.蝌蚪( tadpole的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The pond teemed with tadpoles. 池子里有很多蝌蚪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Both fish and tadpoles have gills. 鱼和蝌蚪都有鳃。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
51 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
参考例句:
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
52 covet 8oLz0     
vt.垂涎;贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句:
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
  • Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。
53 attain HvYzX     
vt.达到,获得,完成
参考例句:
  • I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
  • His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。
54 mused 0affe9d5c3a243690cca6d4248d41a85     
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
参考例句:
  • \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们,”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道:‘我们这是在干什么?” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史


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