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THE FRENCH ARMY went on melting away at a regularly increasing rate. And the crossing of the Berezina, of which so much has been written, was only one of the intermediate stages of the destruction of the army, and by no means the decisive episode of the campaign. The reason that so much has been written about Berezina on the French side is that at the broken-down bridge of Berezina the woes1, which had till then come upon them in a sort of regular succession, were suddenly concentrated there in a single moment—in one tragic2 catastrophe3, which remained printed on the memory of all. On the Russian side, the reason that so much has been made of Berezina was simply that at Petersburg, far away from the theatre of war, a plan had been devised (again by Pfuhl of all people) for catching4 Napoleon in a strategic snare5 on the banks of the Berezina. Every one was convinced that the plan would come off exactly as arranged, and so they insisted that Berezina had in any case been the scene of the final ruin of the French. In reality the results of Berezina were less ruinous to the French in loss of cannons6 and prisoners than was the fighting at Krasnoe, as statistics prove.

The sole significance of the disaster of Berezina lies in the fact that it proved obviously and unmistakably how misleading were all plans for cutting off the enemy's retreat; and the one possible course of action was that which was supported by Kutuzov and the mass of the Russian army—simply to follow on the enemy's track. The crowd of French soldiers fled with continually accelerating velocity7, with all their energies directed to the attainment8 of their goal. It was fleeing like a wounded beast and could not be stopped on the way. This was proved, not so much by the construction of the crossing, as by what happened at the bridges. When the bridges were broken down, unarmed soldiers, camp-followers from Moscow, women with children, who were with the French transport, all under the influence of vis inerti?, dashed forward for the boats, or rushed into the frozen water, instead of surrendering.

Their impulse was a reasonable one. The position of fugitives9 and of pursuers was equally wretched. By remaining with his own men, each hoped for the help of comrades in misfortune, for a definite place of his own among them. By surrendering to the Russians, he found himself in the same wretched circumstances, but placed on a lower level than others as regards the satisfaction of his vital needs. The French had no need of authentic10 evidence that half of the prisoners—whom the Russians were unable to look after, however much they desired to save them— were dying of cold and hunger. They felt that it could not but be so. The most humane11 Russian officers, even those naturally warmly disposed to the French, Frenchmen in the Russian service, could do nothing for the prisoners. They perished from the wretched plight12 in which the Russians were themselves placed. Bread and clothing could not be taken from the starving, insistent13 soldiers to give it to Frenchmen—not hated, not obnoxious14, nor in any way to blame—but simply superfluous15. Some did even do this; but it was only an exception.

Behind them lay certain destruction; before them lay hope. Their ships were burnt; there was no hope of safety but in keeping together and in flight, and all the forces of the French were bent16 on this united flight.

The more precipitate17 the flight of the French, and the more wretched the plight of those left behind (especially after Berezina, on which great hopes had been set, owing to the Petersburg plan), the more violent were the attacks made by the Russian generals on one another, and still more on Kutuzov. Assuming that the failure of the Petersburg plan would be ascribed to him, the dissatisfaction with him, contempt of him, and jeering18 at him became more and more pronounced. This contempt and jeering was of course expressed in respectful form—in such a form that Kutuzov could not even ask what he was accused of. They did not talk to him seriously; they submitted their reports and asked for his decisions with an air of performing a melancholy19 ceremony, while they winked20 behind his back, and at every step tried to deceive him. It was accepted as a recognised thing by all those men that it was useless talking to the old man, simply because they could not understand him. They took it for granted that he could never comprehend the deep significance of their plans, that he would answer them with his phrases (they fancied they were only meaningless phrases) about a golden bridge, and about the impossibility of going beyond the frontier with a crowd of barefoot beggars. And everything he said—for instance, that they must wait for provisions, or that the men had no boots—all was so simple; while everything they proposed was so complicated and so clever, that it was obvious to them that he was stupid and in his dotage21, while they were military officers of genius, without authority to take the lead. The dissatisfaction and malicious22 gossip of the staff reached its utmost limits after the brilliant admiral, the favourite hero of Petersburg, Wittgenstein, had joined the army. Kutuzov saw it, and simply sighed and shrugged23 his shoulders. Only once, after Berezina, he lost his temper and wrote to Bennigsen, who was in private correspondence with the Tsar, the following note:

“I beg your Most High Excellency on the receipt of this letter to retire to Kaluga, on account of your attacks of ill-health, and there to await the further commands of His Majesty24 the Emperor.”

But this dismissal of Bennigsen was followed by the arrival on the scene of the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovitch, who had received a command at the beginning of the campaign and had been removed from the army by Kutuzov. Now the Grand Duke on rejoining the army informed Kutuzov of the Tsar's dissatisfaction at the poor successes of our troops, and the slowness of their progress. The Tsar himself intended to be with the army in a few days.

The old man, as experienced in court methods as in warfare—who in the August of that year had been chosen commander-in-chief against the Tsar's will, who had dismissed the Grand Duke and heir-apparent from the army, and acting25 on his own authority, in opposition26 to the Tsar's will, had decreed the abandonment of Moscow—understood at once now that his day was over, that his part was played out, and that his supposed power was no more. And not only from the attitude of the court did he see this. On one side he saw the war—that war in which he had played his part—was over, and he felt that his work was done. On the other hand, at this very time, he began to be sensible of the physical weariness of his aged27 frame, and the necessity of physical rest.

On the 29th of November, Kutuzov reached Vilna—his dear Vilna, as he used to call it. Twice during his military career he had been governor of Vilna.

In that wealthy town, which had escaped injury, Kutuzov found old friends and old associations, as well as the comforts of which he had been so long deprived. And at once turning his back on all military and political cares, he plunged28 into the quiet routine of his accustomed life, so far as the passions raging all round him would permit. It was as though all that was being done, and had still to be done, in the world of history, was no concern of his now.

Tchitchagov was one of the generals most zealous29 in advocating attack and cutting off the enemy's retreat; he had at first suggested making a diversion in Greece and then in Warsaw, but was never willing to go where he was commanded to go. Tchitchagov, who was notorious for the boldness of his remarks to the Tsar, considered Kutuzov was under an obligation to him, because when he had been sent in 1811 to conclude peace with Turkey over Kutuzov's head, and found on arriving that peace had already been concluded, he had frankly30 admitted to the Tsar that the credit of having concluded peace belonged to Kutuzov.

This Tchitchagov was the first to meet Kutuzov at Vilna, at the castles where the latter was to stay. Wearing a naval31 uniform with a dirk, and holding his forage32 cap under his arm, he handed the commander-in-chief the military report and the keys of the town. The contemptuously respectful attitude of youth to old age in its dotage was expressed in the most marked manner in all the behaviour of Tchitchagov, who was aware of the disfavour into which Kutuzov had fallen.

In conversation with Tchitchagov, Kutuzov happened to say that his carriages, packed with china, that had been carried off by the enemy at Borisovo, had been recovered unhurt, and would be restored to him.

“You mean to say I have nothing to eat out of? On the contrary, I can provide everything for you, even if you want to give dinner-parties,” Tchitchagov protested, getting hot. Every word he had uttered had been with the motive33 of proving his own rectitude, and so he imagined that Kutuzov too was preoccupied34 with the same desire. Shrugging his shoulders and smiling his subtle, penetrating35 smile, Kutuzov answered:

“I mean to say to you what I do say to you. Nothing more.”

In opposition to the Tsar's wishes, Kutuzov kept the greater part of the troops in Vilna. He was said by all the persons about him to be getting much weaker, and breaking down physically36 during his stay in Vilna. He took no interest in the business of the army, left everything to his generals, and spent the time of waiting for the Tsar in social dissipation.

The Tsar, with his suite—Count Tolstoy, Prince Volkonsky, Araktcheev, and the rest—left Petersburg on the 7th of December, and reached Vilna on the 11th, and drove straight up to the castle in his travelling sledge37. In spite of the intense cold there were some hundred generals and staff-officers in full parade uniform, and a guard of honour of the Semyonovsky regiment38 standing39 before the castle.

A courier, galloping40 up to the castle with steaming horses in advance of the Tsar, shouted: “He is coming!”

Konovnitsyn rushed into the vestibule to inform Kutuzov, who was waiting in the porter's little room within.

A minute later the big, heavy figure of the old man in full parade uniform, his breast covered with orders, and a scarf drawn41 tight about his bulky person, walked with a rolling gait on to the steps. He put his cocked hat on, with the flat side foremost, took his gloves in his hand, and going sideways with difficulty down the steps, took in his hand the report, that had been prepared to give the Tsar.

Bustle42 and hurry and whispering, another set of three horses dashing furiously up, and all eyes were turned on the approaching sledge, in which the figures of the Tsar and Volkonsky could already be distinguished43.

From the habit of fifty years, all this had a physically agitating44 effect on the old man. He felt himself over with nervous haste, set his hat straight, and pulling himself together and standing erect45 at the very moment when the Tsar stepping out of the sledge, turned his eyes upon him, he handed him the report, and began speaking in his measured, ingratiating voice.

The Tsar scanned Kutuzov from head to foot in a rapid glance, frowned for an instant; but at once overcoming his feelings, went up to him, and opening his arms, embraced the old general. Again, through old habitual46 association of ideas, arousing some deep feeling in his own heart, this embrace had its usual effect on Kutuzov: he gave a sob47.

The Tsar greeted the officers and the Semyonovsky guard of honour; and once more shaking hands with the old man, he went with him into the castle.

When he was alone with the commander-in-chief, the Tsar gave expression to his displeasure at the slowness of the pursuit of the enemy, and the blunders made at Krasnoe and the Berezina, and to his views as to the coming campaign abroad. Kutuzov made no observation or explanation. The same expression of unreasoning submission48 with which seven years before he had listened to the Tsar's commands on the field of Austerlitz remained fixed49 now on his face.

When Kutuzov had left the room, and with downcast head walked across the reception-hall with his heavy, waddling50 step, a voice stopped him.

“Your highness,” said some one.

He raised his head, and looked into the face of Count Tolstoy, who stood facing him with a small object on a silver dish. Kutuzov seemed for some time unable to grasp what was wanted of him.

All at once he seemed to recollect51 himself; a faint smile gleamed on his pudgy face, and with a low, respectful bow, he picked up the object on the dish. It was the Order of St. George of the first rank.


法国军队按照准确的算术级数递减、融解。曾被大量描绘过的强渡别列济纳河一役只是消灭法国军队的诸多战役之中的一次战役,而绝非决定性的一次战役。如果在过去和在现在要大量地描绘别列济纳河一役,那么,这只是因为,从法国人方面来说,在此战役之前,法国军队是被逐步消灭的,而这一次,在别列济纳河的破桥上,突然成群地被歼在顷刻之间,在人们的记忆中留下了悲惨景象。从俄国人方面来说,大量地议论和描写别列济纳河战役,只是因为,在远离战场的彼得堡制定了一项计划(也是普弗尔制定的,即在别列济纳河设下战略陷阱,要生擒拿破仑)。大家确信,一切都准确地按计划行事,因而坚持认为,正是强渡别列济纳河导致法国军队的覆灭。

实际数字证明:事实上,强渡别列济纳河法国人在武器和人员方面的损失比在克拉斯诺耶战役所遭受的损失要小得多。

强渡别列济纳河战役唯一的意义是,这次行动确切无疑地证明,所有切断敌人的计划都是错误的,而库图佐夫主张的唯一可行的行动方式——只在敌人后面跟踪追击,是完全正确的。法国的乌合之众在逃跑过程中不断加快逃跑速度,为了能逃到目的地而竭尽了全部力量。法国人像一头受伤的野兽那样没命狂奔,要挡住他们的逃路是不可能的。与其说是强渡,还不如说是桥上发生的情形证明了这一点。当桥倒塌时,徒手的士兵们和在法军输重队中的莫斯科的居民和一些带着小孩的妇女们,都因受惯性的影响,停止不下来,涌到船上和冰凉的河水中。

这种愿望是合乎情理的。逃跑的人和追赶的人的境遇都同样糟糕。每一个遭难的人,要是落在自己人中间,还可以指望伙伴们的帮助,在自己人当中还可以占有一定的地位。要是投降了俄国人,他虽然还是处在同样的遭难的境地,但是在分配生活必需品时,他必然会低人一等。法国人不需要知道,他们有一半的人已当了俘虏的确切消息。尽管俄国人相信他们不至于被冻死、饿死,对这么多俘虏,他们也不知道该怎么办。法国人已感觉到这种状况只能是这种样子。最富有同情心的俄国军官和对法国人有好感的人,甚至在俄国军队中服务的法国人,对俘虏也都是爱莫能助。俄国军队也正在经受着那种毁灭了法国人的灾难。不能从饥饿的士兵手中拿走他们自己也正需要的面包和衣服,去给那些已经无害、也不可恨、也没有罪、然而却已是无用了的法国人。有一些俄国人是这样做了,但是这仅仅是一些极个别的,例外的情况。

慢了则必死无疑;希望在前面。只有破釜沉舟,除了集体逃跑,没有别的道路可以选择,于是法国人就竭尽其全力集体逃跑。

法国人越是逃跑下去,其残余部队的处境越悲惨,尤其是在根据彼得堡的计划所寄予厚望的别列济纳战役之后,更加如此;俄国军官们互相责怪,特别是责怪库图佐夫的情绪也更加激烈。他们认为,彼得堡的别列济纳计划如果失败,必然归咎于库图佐夫,因而对他的不满、轻视和讥笑将愈来愈激烈。自然,轻视和讥笑是以恭敬的形式表现出来的,这就使库图佐夫无法质问他们责怪他什么和为什么责怪他。他们在向他报告和请他批准什么的时候,谈话极不认真,做出履行一种痛苦的手续的样子,而在背后却挤眉弄眼,他们时时处处都尽量欺骗他。

正因为他们不能理解他,所以这些人就认为跟这个老头子没有什么可谈的;他永远不会理解他们计划的深刻含意;他要对自己的关于金桥啦和不能率领一群乌合之众打到国境界以外去啦等类似的空话(他们认为这些仅仅是空话)给予回答。但是,所有这一切,他们早都从他那里听到过了。他所说的一切:例如,需要等待给养,士兵们没有靴子,都是如此简单,而他们的建议才是复杂而明智的,在他们看来是显而易见的;他已经又老又糊涂,而他们却是没有当权的天才统帅。

特别是在卓越的海军上将的军队和彼得堡维特根施泰因的英雄军队会师之后,这种情绪和参谋部的流言蜚语都达到了顶点。库图佐夫看出了这一点,他只好叹口气,耸耸肩膀。只有一次,就是在别列济纳战役之后,他生了气,他给独自向皇帝密奏的贝尼格森写了如下的一封信:

“因你的旧病复发,见此信后,请阁下即刻前往卡卢加,听候皇帝陛下的旨意和任命。”

在打发走贝尼格森之后,接着康士坦丁·帕夫洛维奇大公(十月革命前沙皇之弟、兄·孙之封号——译者注)来到了军队,他在战争初期参过战,后来库图佐夫把他调离军队。现在大公来到军中,他告诉库图佐夫,皇上对我军战绩不大,行动缓慢不满意,皇上打算最近亲自到军队中来。

库图佐夫是一位在宫廷里和在军队里都有丰富经验的老者。就是这个库图佐夫,在本年八月违背皇上的意愿而被选为总司令,也就是他把皇储和大公调离军队,也还是他,凭着自己的权力,违背皇上的旨意,放弃了莫斯科,如今的这个库图佐夫立刻明白,他的那个时代已经完结了,他手中的这种虚假权力已不复存在。他明白了这一点,还不仅是依据宫廷中的态度。一方面,他看得出,他在其中扮演着角色的军事活动已经结束,因而他感到他的使命已经完成。另一方面,正在此刻他感到他那衰老的身体已十分疲惫,需要休息。

十一月二十九日,库图佐夫进驻维尔纳——他听说的“亲爱的维尔纳”。库图佐夫曾两次担任过维尔纳总督。在华丽的、战争中保持完好的维尔纳城,库图佐夫除了找到他久已失去的舒适的生活条件之外,还找到了一些老朋友和对往事的回忆。于是,他突然抛开他对军队和国家的一切忧虑,尽可能沉浸在平稳时,原先习惯的,在他周围尽量保持宁静的生活,好像在历史进程中已经发生的和正在发生的事情都与他毫无关系。

奇恰戈夫——一个最热衷于切断和击溃战术的人——,奇恰戈夫,他最先要到希腊、然后要到华沙进行佯攻,然而无论如何都不去派他去的地方,奇恰戈夫,他以敢于向皇上进言而闻名的人,奇恰戈夫,他自以为库图佐夫受过他的好处,这是因为在一八一一年他被派去与土耳其媾和,他背着库图佐夫,当他确信,和约已经缔结,于是在皇上面前承认,缔结和约的功劳属于库图佐夫;就是这一位奇恰戈夫第一个在维尔纳库图佐夫将进驻的城堡门前迎接他。奇恰戈夫身着海军文官制服,腰佩短剑,腋下夹着帽子,递给库图佐夫一份战例报告和城门的钥匙。奇恰戈夫已经得悉库图佐夫受到了谴责,在一切言谈举止上充分表现出一个年轻人对一个昏庸老者那种貌似恭敬的轻蔑态度。

在同奇恰戈夫的谈话中,库图佐夫顺便告诉他,他在博里索夫被抢走的那几车器皿,已经夺回来了,就要还给他。

“C'estpourmedirequejen'aipassurquoimanger…

Jepuisaucontrairevousfournirdetoutdanslecasmêmeoǔ,vousvoudrezdonnerdesdiners.”①奇恰戈夫面红耳赤地说,他想证明他所说的每一句话都是正确的,因而,他认为库图佐夫对他所说的话很关注。库图佐夫脸上露出了微妙的、能洞察一切的微笑,他耸耸肩膀回答说:“Cen'estquepourvousdirecequejevousdis.”②

①法语:您的意思是说,我连吃饭用的器皿也没有了。恰恰相反,就是您要马上举行宴会,我也完全能够提供出全部餐具。

②法语:我只是要说我刚才说过的话。


在维尔纳,库图佐夫违背皇上的意志,他把大部分军队阻留在这里。据库图佐夫周围的人透露说,他这一次在维尔纳逗留期间,他的精神显得疲惫不堪,体力十分衰弱。他不愿意去过问军队中的事情,他把所有的事情都交给他的将军们去办,他整天过着闲散的生活,等待着皇上的到来。

皇帝率领着侍从——托尔斯泰伯爵,沃尔孔斯基公爵、阿拉克契耶夫等等,在十二月七日离开彼得堡,十一日抵达维尔纳,乘坐他的旅行雪橇直接驰往城堡。虽然天气严寒,百多位将军和参谋人员穿着全副检阅服装,还有谢苗诺夫团的仪仗队都在城堡门前等候。

一位信使坐着一辆三匹浑身汗湿了的马拉着的雪橇,在皇帝尚未到达之前急速来到城堡,他高声喊道:“圣驾到!”于是科诺夫尼岑跑进门厅,向在门房小屋内的库图佐夫通报。

一分钟后,老人肥胖、庞大的身驱摇晃着走出门廊,他身穿大礼服,胸前挂满胸章,腰间缠着一条绶带。库图佐夫头戴两侧有遮檐的帽子①,手里拿着手套,斜侧着身子吃力地走下台阶,来到街面上,他手上拿着准备呈送给皇帝的报告。

①这种帽子原名“三角帽”,亚历山大时代改为两个遮檐。戴时遮檐可前后,可两侧。


人们跑来跑去,悄声说话,只见一辆三马雪橇飞奔而来,于是,所有的眼睛都紧盯着那辆渐渐驶近的雪橇,坐在雪橇上的皇帝和沃尔孔斯基的身影已清晰可见了。

由于积五十年之经验,眼下所有这一切使这位老将军惊惶不安;他谨慎小心地拍打了一下衣服,整了一下帽子;就在皇帝下了雪橇,抬起眼睛看他的这一刹那间,他强打起精神,挺直身子,把报告呈了上去,开始用他那缓慢的、均匀的、令人喜欢的声音说起话来。

皇帝用迅速的目光把库图佐夫从头到脚仔细地打量了一番,微微皱了一下眉头,但是,他立刻控制住自己,向前紧走了几步,伸开双臂,抱住了老将军。仍然是由于长时间内所养成的习惯的影响,或者是由于他内心思想的关系,这种拥抱果真对库图佐夫又起了作用,他感激涕零。

皇帝向军官们和谢苗诺夫团的仪仗队问好,然后再一次握住老将军的手,和他一道走进城堡。

当皇帝同老元帅单独在一起的时候,皇帝对追击的迟缓,对在克拉斯诺耶和别列济纳所犯的错误表示不满。皇帝把自己要把战争打到国境界以外的意图告诉了库图佐夫,他既不作辩解,也不发表意见。他现在脸上的表情,也就是七年前在奥斯特利茨战场上聆听皇帝命令时的那种顺从的、毫无意义的表情。

当库图佐夫从书房走出来时,他低着头,迈着沉重的步子,步履蹒跚,他经过大厅旁边时,有一个声音叫住了他。

“阁下。”有一个人喊他。

库图佐夫抬起头,对着托尔斯泰伯爵的眼睛看了好一阵子,伯爵手托银盘站在他的面前,库图佐夫好像不明白要他做什么。

突然间,他似乎想起来了;有一丝几乎看不出的笑容从他的胖脸上一闪而过,他恭敬地俯下身子拿起了那件东西。那是一级圣乔治勋章。


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1 woes 887656d87afcd3df018215107a0daaab     
困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉
参考例句:
  • Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
  • She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
2 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
参考例句:
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
3 catastrophe WXHzr     
n.大灾难,大祸
参考例句:
  • I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
  • This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
4 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
5 snare XFszw     
n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑
参考例句:
  • I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
  • Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。
6 cannons dd76967b79afecfefcc8e2d9452b380f     
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 velocity rLYzx     
n.速度,速率
参考例句:
  • Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
  • The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。
8 attainment Dv3zY     
n.达到,到达;[常pl.]成就,造诣
参考例句:
  • We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
  • The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。
9 fugitives f38dd4e30282d999f95dda2af8228c55     
n.亡命者,逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分
10 authentic ZuZzs     
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的
参考例句:
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
11 humane Uymy0     
adj.人道的,富有同情心的
参考例句:
  • Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗?
  • Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。
12 plight 820zI     
n.困境,境况,誓约,艰难;vt.宣誓,保证,约定
参考例句:
  • The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
  • She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
13 insistent s6ZxC     
adj.迫切的,坚持的
参考例句:
  • There was an insistent knock on my door.我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
  • He is most insistent on this point.他在这点上很坚持。
14 obnoxious t5dzG     
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的
参考例句:
  • These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
  • He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。
15 superfluous EU6zf     
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的
参考例句:
  • She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
  • That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。
16 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。
17 precipitate 1Sfz6     
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
参考例句:
  • I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
  • The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
18 jeering fc1aba230f7124e183df8813e5ff65ea     
adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Hecklers interrupted her speech with jeering. 捣乱分子以嘲笑打断了她的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He interrupted my speech with jeering. 他以嘲笑打断了我的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 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。
20 winked af6ada503978fa80fce7e5d109333278     
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。
  • He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
21 dotage NsqxN     
n.年老体衰;年老昏聩
参考例句:
  • Even in his dotage,the Professor still sits on the committee.即便上了年纪,教授仍然是委员会的一员。
  • Sarah moved back in with her father so that she could look after him in his dotage.萨拉搬回来与父亲同住,好在他年老时照顾他。
22 malicious e8UzX     
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的
参考例句:
  • You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
  • Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
23 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 majesty MAExL     
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
参考例句:
  • The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
25 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
26 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
27 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
28 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
29 zealous 0MOzS     
adj.狂热的,热心的
参考例句:
  • She made zealous efforts to clean up the classroom.她非常热心地努力清扫教室。
  • She is a zealous supporter of our cause.她是我们事业的热心支持者。
30 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
31 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
参考例句:
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
32 forage QgyzP     
n.(牛马的)饲料,粮草;v.搜寻,翻寻
参考例句:
  • They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
  • Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。
33 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
34 preoccupied TPBxZ     
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)
参考例句:
  • He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事,没注意到有什么不对。
  • The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 penetrating ImTzZS     
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
参考例句:
  • He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
  • He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
36 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
37 sledge AxVw9     
n.雪橇,大锤;v.用雪橇搬运,坐雪橇往
参考例句:
  • The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
  • The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行,就象船在水上行驶一样。
38 regiment JATzZ     
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制
参考例句:
  • As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活,所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
  • They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。
39 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。
40 galloping galloping     
adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下,它就奔驰起来了。
  • Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速,日新月异。
41 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
42 bustle esazC     
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
参考例句:
  • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
  • There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。
43 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
44 agitating bfcde57ee78745fdaeb81ea7fca04ae8     
搅动( agitate的现在分词 ); 激怒; 使焦虑不安; (尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而)激烈争论
参考例句:
  • political groups agitating for social change 鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
  • They are agitating to assert autonomy. 他们正在鼓吹实行自治。
45 erect 4iLzm     
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
参考例句:
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
46 habitual x5Pyp     
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
参考例句:
  • He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
  • They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。
47 sob HwMwx     
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
参考例句:
  • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
  • The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。
48 submission lUVzr     
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
参考例句:
  • The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
  • No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。
49 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。
50 waddling 56319712a61da49c78fdf94b47927106     
v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Rhinoceros Give me a break, were been waddling every day. 犀牛甲:饶了我吧,我们晃了一整天了都。 来自互联网
  • A short plump woman came waddling along the pavement. 有个矮胖女子一摇一摆地沿人行道走来。 来自互联网
51 recollect eUOxl     
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
参考例句:
  • He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
  • She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。


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