小说搜索     点击排行榜   最新入库
首页 » 经典英文小说 » The family at Misrule » CHAPTER XI. A DAY IN SYDNEY.
选择底色: 选择字号:【大】【中】【小】
CHAPTER XI. A DAY IN SYDNEY.
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。

“To Mr. O’Malley in foreign parts.”
ONCE a month Martha Tomlinson had a day’s holiday. She generally chose Wednesdays, because, she used to say, if there was any luck flying about in a week, that was the day on which it fell to earth. She certainly had illustrations for her theory that Poppet at least used to think were wonderful. For instance, one Wednesday she had picked up a sixpence with a horseshoe on the side the Queen’s head is generally seen—the omen1 had struck her as almost good enough to be married on. Another time the young man she “went walking with” had been within an ace2 of buying a pee-wit hat that was cheap certainly, but was moth-eaten in a place or two. If, now, she had gone on Thursday, it would have been too late to prevent it, and Tuesday it would have been too soon. It was a clear case of luck, there was no doubt.
 
126One time, indeed, she had been tempted3 to take a Thursday instead, as the weather looked threatening on the Wednesday; but after a little deliberation, she thought it would be better to keep to her rule. And on the Thursday she had almost gone there was a collision between the river boat and one going to Balmain,—no one hurt certainly, but then, as she very truly remarked, there might have been. There had never been a collision in the memory of any of the family, for she questioned each and all, on a Wednesday.
 
The man in corduroy trousers still came to see her, and they still only talked of their marriage as the “far-off divine event” of their lives; in all probability they would be talking of it just the same ten years hence. They were not like the usual happy-go-lucky, improvident4 Australians of their class, who married first, and wondered where the bread and meat were coming from second.
 
Malcolm was a Scotchman, and was saving up to buy a house of his own—he did not believe in lining5 landlords’ pockets with his earnings6. It would, with the strip of land he wanted, be four hundred odd pounds, and he had already saved £75. Martha had £15 in the bank, but then hers would have to go in furniture and clothing. Pip calculated 127that Malcolm would be seventy-two, and Martha a gay young thing of sixty-nine, by the time the house was built and furnished; but Martha was more hopeful, and did not leave such a margin7 for the “strikes” Malcolm seemed to revel8 in.
 
Now this particular Wednesday, Martha had asked, as a great favour, that Poppet might go with her to town. The little girl was her favourite among all the children, and her warm heart quite ached to see the child moping as she had done since Bunty’s disappearance9. Every day, while the nursery tea-things were being washed up, Poppet used to stand beside her, with big mournful eyes, wondering “if just this minute Bunty was climbing a mast; if he was very tired of salt meat and weevily biscuits; if his feet got very cold swilling11 the decks down; if—if—if——”
 
Martha’s brother had been a sailor, so Martha knew more about life on board ship than any one else in the house; hence her great attraction.
 
Esther, after a consultation12 with Meg, gave permission; the child was fretting13 herself thin and pale, and any change did her good.
 
Of course when Poppet was dressed and standing14 on the verandah, engaged in the vexatious task of 128pulling her gloves over her little brown hands, Peter wanted to come too.
 
“You’re a thneak, Poppet, going and having pleathure, and me thtuck here doing nothing,” he said. “I’m coming too.”
 
“In that dirty old suit, and mud on the end of your nose?” said Poppet, with the virtuous15 tone a spotless white frock, whole stockings, and clean boots made justifiable16.
 
“Of courth I can wath my noth, and the thuit ithn’t dirty if you bruth it.” He took out a crumpled17 ball of handkerchief, dipped one corner in the gold-fish bowl inside the hall door, and polished his small nose with great energy. “There, ith it off?”
 
Martha came out, resplendent in a green cashmere made in the very latest style, a green hat with pink ostrich18 feathers, and a green parasol.
 
Peter looked impressed, and said nothing more about accompanying them; Poppet was nobody, of course, even though her new boots had twelve buttons against his own six; but even his young soul felt the impossibility of a sailor suit no longer new being seen within a yard of that magnificent new costume of Martha’s.
 
He contented19 himself with looking after them enviously20 as they went down the drive, and kicking the verandah post with his small strong boots.
 
129“Tthuck up thingth!” he muttered, turning away to look for means of amusement. “I’ll thutht pay that Poppet out.”
 
Martha had ideas of her own as to the proper way a holiday should be spent, and had determined21 Poppet should have a day she would long remember. One thing only Poppet asked for, and that was that they should walk about Circular Quay22 for a little time and look at the great ships, and especially any that were bound for America.
 
In her pocket the little girl had a blotted23 note she had written some days ago. On the envelope, in very bad, unsteady writing, there was this strange address:—
 
“To Bunty in America.
 
“On the ship Isabela plese will the capten give this to Bunty.”
 
There was a pencil mark through Bunty, and John Woolcot was written in brackets.
 
Inside the envelope was much paper and many smudges made by the tears that fell all the time the pen went slowly along the lines.
 
“Oh Bunty do come home, Bunty dere there is nothing to be fritened of. Mr. Barnham doesn’t beleeve you took it and the boys chered you like 130anything and Meg is going to be nice always the tortus is very well and I give it beefstake every day I can get any you would be serprised to see what it can eat. Oh Bunty do be quick home oh you mite24 have told me you were going Bunty I’d have come with you or anything do you have to go up the masts. I’m so fritened you’ll fall overbord I’ve put 10 pense in here so you can buy things when you’re on shore I wish I had more Martha says the biskits are full of weevuls. Dere Bunty oh do come home quick quick oh Bunty if only you’ll come I’ll always do things for you and never grumbil whatever it is I know I used to be horid and grumbling25 before but just you see do you have to swil the deks with no boots. Martha says so. Oh dere Bunty DO come home. I’ve beleeved you all the time Bunty dere of corse.
 
“Your loving sister,
“Poppet.
 
“P.S.—Be sure to come quick.”
 
For a long time the little girl could think of no possible way of getting this letter to her brother. Meg had said the post-office would be no use, for in all probability the boat bearing it would pass in mid26 ocean the one bringing Bunty back.
 
But it had struck Poppet lately that if only 131she could give it to the captain of some other boat going to America, he would know just where the boat was and be able to send it on.
 
That was the hope that was making her eyes grow full of light as the river boat got nearer and nearer to Sydney, and hundreds of tall masts and interlacing yards stood against the blue of the sky or the brown-grey of the great warehouses27.
 
How beautiful the harbour looked to-day! There was a cool breeze blowing, and it ruffled28 the waters into a million little broken waves that leaped and danced in the clear morning sunshine.
 
Up near the Quay there was all the picturesque29 untidiness and bustle30 of busy shipping31; but out farther the sun and the waves and the drifting clouds had it their own way, and made a hundred shifting pictures. Sometimes a white sail glittered in the sun, then a brown one would make a spot of warm colour. The great boats to Manly32 left long majestic33 trails of white foam34 behind them, and little skiffs got into the wash and rocked joyously35.
 
On the North Shore the many buildings showed white and clean in the sunlight; farther to the left the houses were fewer, and beautiful gardens stretched down to the water’s edge. Still farther away, across the white-tipped waves, were shores with backgrounds 132of thickly-growing gums; and higher, the soft blue line of hills.
 
Poppet’s very heart was in her eyes as the boat stopped at the Erskine Street Wharf36 and the gangway was put down. She pinched Martha’s arm gently and whispered to her not to forget.
 
Martha spoke37 to a sailor who was sitting smoking on an inverted38 cask.
 
She “supposed the boats to America went from the Quay, didn’t they now?—or was it from Wooloomooloo?”
 
But he “supposed there were boats and boats to America. There was sich as the Mariposa, which carried swells39 and was a fine boat; and sich as the Jenny Lind, which took oil and was not a fine boat!”
 
“Do you know the Isabella?” said Poppet’s little eager voice.
 
“Captain Brown?—well, I reckon I do, little miss,” he said, and chewed a bit of tobacco thoughtfully. “Bloomin’ old tub! I was on her five year.”
 
Poppet nearly fell upon him,—she could not wait while he said all he knew about it in his slow roundabout way.
 
“Is he a cruel man? don’t they have vegetables to eat? do the little boys have to go up the masts? are there weevils in the biscuits? oh! and won’t he let them have their boots on when they swill10 the decks?”
 
But it turned out that the Isabella he was on was a schooner40 plying41 between Melbourne and the South Sea Islands. He rather fancied there was a brig of the same name that went to San Francisco or Boston, or “one of those places.”
 
Poppet’s face had fallen again.
 
“Do you know of any boats that go to America?” she said in a forlorn tone. “Oh, do please try and think if you know of any.”
 
Martha explained rapidly, sotto voce: “The young lady’s brother had run away, and was on that boat; she was fretting her little heart out to get a letter to him; couldn’t he pacify42 her some way? she herself knew it was impossible.”
 
The sailor looked kindly43 at the little sweet face under its broad-brimmed hat.
 
“I have a mate on the Jenny Lind, little miss,—how’d it be if I gave him the letter? He’s a good-hearted chap, and would try his best; he’d be sure to know where the Isabella is, and could easy send it.”
 
“That would be best, Miss Poppet dear,” said Martha; “give it to this nice kind man and he’ll send it.”
 
“Is he going to America soon? Do you think he would see the Isabella?” the little sad voice said.
 
And the sailor’s answer was certainly very 134reassuring: the Jenny Lind sailed in two days, and was sure to meet the Isabella, in which case the letter would be delivered into Bunty’s hands.
 
Poppet handed over her letter with a sigh of relief; she had hardly dared to hope a boat would leave so soon.
 
Martha thanked the man, opened her green parasol, and walked on. Poppet lingered half a minute.
 
“If you should happen to meet him anywhere,” she said hurriedly,—“you might, you know, as you’re a sailor too: he’s a tallish little boy, with brown eyes, and his hair’s rather rough,—you won’t forget, will you?”
 
“Not I,” he said warmly; shaking the small hand she held out,—“a tallish little boy with brown eyes,—oh! I’d easy know him.”
 
Then she caught up Martha, who was beckoning44 impatiently, and felt a load was off her mind.
 
Such a morning they had! They went to the waxworks45 in George Street first, and saw bushrangers, an aboriginal46 murderer, and other pleasing characters, with life-like eyelashes and surprisingly beautiful complexions47. Then they climbed all the way to the top of the Town Hall—Martha knew the caretaker—and had the pleasure of seeing the city in miniature far below. The Cathedral being next 135door came in for a turn, but seemed rather flat after the waxworks. After that they went through the five arcades49 systematically50, flattening51 their noses at each interesting window, and telling each other what they would buy if they had the money.
 
It was twelve o’clock when they had finished with the Strand52, and they were to meet Malcolm, who was going to take them somewhere to lunch, at half-past one.
 
“There’s just time for the Botanicking Gardens,” said Martha, wiping her heated face and setting her splendid hat straight at one of the narrow slits53 of mirror in the arcade48.
 
So away they posted, up King Street, down 136Macquarie Street, and away down the broad, beautiful, shady walk in the Domain54.
 
There was not time to “do” the Gardens thoroughly55, so they only walked rapidly up some of the paths, paused for a moment to look at the blue harbour beyond the low sea wall, and then walked three times solemnly and backwards56 around the wishing-tree near the entrance gates.
 
“What did you wish, Martha?” Poppet said, as they walked up again towards the statue of Captain Cook, where they were to meet Malcolm. “I hope you wished about Bunty.”
 
But Martha had been selfish enough to desire fervently57 that Malcolm should never go on strike again.
 
“Oh, you never get your wish if you tell what it is,” she said evasively.
 
“Don’t you?” said Poppet anxiously. “Oh dear, and I was nearly telling mine. You can’t guess in the slightest, Martha, can you? You have no idea, have you, Martha?”
 
“Not the slightest,” said Martha of the warm heart,—“not the least little bit, Miss Poppet.”
 
“And you always get your wish, Martha?”
 
“Oh, of course.”
 
Years after, Poppet’s faith in that wonderful wishing-tree was unshaken.

点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 omen N5jzY     
n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示
参考例句:
  • The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
  • Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了?
2 ace IzHzsp     
n.A牌;发球得分;佼佼者;adj.杰出的
参考例句:
  • A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
  • He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。
3 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。
4 improvident nybyW     
adj.不顾将来的,不节俭的,无远见的
参考例句:
  • Her improvident speech at the meeting has set a stone rolling.她在会上的发言缺乏远见,已产生严重后果。
  • He must bear the consequences of his improvident action.他必须对自己挥霍浪费所造成的后果负责。
5 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里,衬料
参考例句:
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
6 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得
参考例句:
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
7 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
参考例句:
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
8 revel yBezQ     
vi.狂欢作乐,陶醉;n.作乐,狂欢
参考例句:
  • She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
  • The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。
9 disappearance ouEx5     
n.消失,消散,失踪
参考例句:
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
10 swill DHMzF     
v.冲洗;痛饮;n.泔脚饲料;猪食;(谈话或写作中的)无意义的话
参考例句:
  • Having finished his coffee,he swilled out the mug and left it on the draining board.喝完咖啡后,他涮了涮杯子然后把它放在滴水板上。
  • A crowd of men were standing around swilling beer.一群人正站在一起痛饮啤酒。
11 swilling 26d83cf267cc99e852244fca9c82f65b     
v.冲洗( swill的现在分词 );猛喝;大口喝;(使)液体流动
参考例句:
  • They sat there swilling champagne. 他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They were swilling down gin. 他们正在大喝杜松子酒。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
12 consultation VZAyq     
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
参考例句:
  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
  • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
13 fretting fretting     
n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的
参考例句:
  • Fretting about it won't help. 苦恼于事无补。
  • The old lady is always fretting over something unimportant. 那位老妇人总是为一些小事焦虑不安。
14 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。
15 virtuous upCyI     
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
参考例句:
  • She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性,人人都尊敬她。
  • My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
16 justifiable a3ExP     
adj.有理由的,无可非议的
参考例句:
  • What he has done is hardly justifiable.他的所作所为说不过去。
  • Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。
17 crumpled crumpled     
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
  • She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
18 ostrich T4vzg     
n.鸵鸟
参考例句:
  • Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
  • The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。
19 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
20 enviously ltrzjY     
adv.满怀嫉妒地
参考例句:
  • Yet again, they were looking for their way home blindly, enviously. 然而,它们又一次盲目地、忌妒地寻找着归途。 来自辞典例句
  • Tanya thought enviously, he must go a long way south. 坦妮亚歆羡不置,心里在想,他准是去那遥远的南方的。 来自辞典例句
21 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。
22 quay uClyc     
n.码头,靠岸处
参考例句:
  • There are all kinds of ships in a quay.码头停泊各式各样的船。
  • The side of the boat hit the quay with a grinding jar.船舷撞到码头发出刺耳的声音。
23 blotted 06046c4f802cf2d785ce6e085eb5f0d7     
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
参考例句:
  • She blotted water off the table with a towel. 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
  • The blizzard blotted out the sky and the land. 暴风雪铺天盖地而来。
24 mite 4Epxw     
n.极小的东西;小铜币
参考例句:
  • The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
  • He is a mite taller than I.他比我高一点点。
25 grumbling grumbling     
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的
参考例句:
  • She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
  • We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。
26 mid doTzSB     
adj.中央的,中间的
参考例句:
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
27 warehouses 544959798565126142ca2820b4f56271     
仓库,货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。
28 ruffled e4a3deb720feef0786be7d86b0004e86     
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
  • All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。
29 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。
30 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。
31 shipping WESyg     
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
参考例句:
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
32 manly fBexr     
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
参考例句:
  • The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
  • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
33 majestic GAZxK     
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
参考例句:
  • In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
  • He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
34 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
参考例句:
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
35 joyously 1p4zu0     
ad.快乐地, 高兴地
参考例句:
  • She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门,直扑我的怀抱,欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
  • They came running, crying out joyously in trilling girlish voices. 她们边跑边喊,那少女的颤音好不欢快。 来自名作英译部分
36 wharf RMGzd     
n.码头,停泊处
参考例句:
  • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
  • We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
37 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。
38 inverted 184401f335d6b8661e04dfea47b9dcd5     
adj.反向的,倒转的v.使倒置,使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas. 只有直接引语应放在引号内。
  • Inverted flight is an acrobatic manoeuvre of the plane. 倒飞是飞机的一种特技动作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
39 swells e5cc2e057ee1aff52e79fb6af45c685d     
增强( swell的第三人称单数 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
参考例句:
  • The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
  • A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。
40 schooner mDoyU     
n.纵帆船
参考例句:
  • The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
  • The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。
41 plying b2836f18a4e99062f56b2ed29640d9cf     
v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意
参考例句:
  • All manner of hawkers and street sellers were plying their trade. 形形色色的沿街小贩都在做着自己的买卖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It was rather Mrs. Wang who led the conversation, plying Miss Liu with questions. 倒是汪太太谈锋甚健,向刘小姐问长问短。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
42 pacify xKFxa     
vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒);抚慰
参考例句:
  • He tried to pacify the protesters with promises of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
  • He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。
43 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。
44 beckoning fcbc3f0e8d09c5f29e4c5759847d03d6     
adj.引诱人的,令人心动的v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • An even more beautiful future is beckoning us on. 一个更加美好的未来在召唤我们继续前进。 来自辞典例句
  • He saw a youth of great radiance beckoning to him. 他看见一个丰神飘逸的少年向他招手。 来自辞典例句
45 waxworks 810263f76281c2375f7a5ea2a6873acc     
n.公共供水系统;蜡制品,蜡像( waxwork的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Madame Tussaud is one of most famous waxworks in the world. 杜莎夫人蜡像馆是世界上最著名的蜡像馆之一。 来自互联网
  • A lot of people in the waxworks will get the axe. 蜡像馆里的很多人将被解雇。 来自互联网
46 aboriginal 1IeyD     
adj.(指动植物)土生的,原产地的,土著的
参考例句:
  • They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
  • The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。
47 complexions 514dc650e117aa76aab68e5dbcf1b332     
肤色( complexion的名词复数 ); 面色; 局面; 性质
参考例句:
  • Dry complexions are replenished, feel soft, firm and smooth to the touch. 缓解肌肤的干燥状况,同时带来柔嫩、紧致和光滑的出众效果。
  • Western people usually have fairer complexions than Eastern people. 由于人种不同,西方人的肤色比东方人要白很多。
48 arcade yvHzi     
n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道
参考例句:
  • At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
  • In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场,你可以发现许多的纪念品。
49 arcades a42d1a6806a941a9e03d983da7a9af91     
n.商场( arcade的名词复数 );拱形走道(两旁有商店或娱乐设施);连拱廊;拱形建筑物
参考例句:
  • Clothes are on sale in several shopping arcades these days. 近日一些服装店的服装正在大减价。 来自轻松英语会话---联想4000词(下)
  • The Plaza Mayor, with its galleries and arcades, is particularly impressive. 市长大厦以其别具风格的走廊和拱廊给人留下十分深刻的印象。 来自互联网
50 systematically 7qhwn     
adv.有系统地
参考例句:
  • This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
  • The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
51 flattening flattening     
n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词
参考例句:
  • Flattening of the right atrial border is also seen in constrictive pericarditis. 右心房缘变平亦见于缩窄性心包炎。
  • He busied his fingers with flattening the leaves of the book. 他手指忙着抚平书页。
52 strand 7GAzH     
vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地)
参考例句:
  • She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
  • The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。
53 slits 31bba79f17fdf6464659ed627a3088b7     
n.狭长的口子,裂缝( slit的名词复数 )v.切开,撕开( slit的第三人称单数 );在…上开狭长口子
参考例句:
  • He appears to have two slits for eyes. 他眯着两眼。
  • "You go to--Halifax,'she said tensely, her green eyes slits of rage. "你给我滚----滚到远远的地方去!" 她恶狠狠地说,那双绿眼睛冒出了怒火。
54 domain ys8xC     
n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围
参考例句:
  • This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
  • This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。
55 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。
56 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
参考例句:
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
57 fervently 8tmzPw     
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
参考例句:
  • "Oh, I am glad!'she said fervently. “哦,我真高兴!”她热烈地说道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • O my dear, my dear, will you bless me as fervently to-morrow?' 啊,我亲爱的,亲爱的,你明天也愿这样热烈地为我祝福么?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记


欢迎访问英文小说网

©英文小说网 2005-2010

有任何问题,请给我们留言,管理员邮箱:[email protected]  站长QQ :点击发送消息和我们联系56065533