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    The Marquess of Cerveno had succumbed1 to the tertian ague contracted atthe hunting-lodge of Pontesordo; and this unforeseen calamity2 left butone life, that of the sickly ducal infant, between Odo and thesuccession to the throne of Pianura. Such was the news conveyedpost-haste from Turin by Donna Laura; who added the Duke's express wishthat his young kinsman3 should be fitted for the secular4 career, and theinformation that Count Valdu had already entered his stepson's name atthe Royal Academy of Turin.

  The Duke of Pianura being young and in good health, and his wife havingalready given him an heir, the most sanguine5 imagination could hardlyview Odo as being brought much nearer the succession; yet the change inhis condition was striking enough to excuse the fancy of those about himfor shaping the future to their liking6. The priestling was to turncourtier and perhaps soldier; Asti was to be exchanged for Turin, theseminary for the academy; and even the old chief of Donnaz betrayed inhis grumbling7 counsels to the boy a sense of the exalted8 future in whichthey might some day serve him.

  The preparations of departure and the wonder of his new state left Odolittle space wherein to store his thought with impressions of what hewas leaving; and it was only in after years, when the accretion9 ofsuperficial incident had dropped from his past, that those last days atDonnaz gained their full distinctness. He saw them then, heavy with thewarmth of the long summer, from the topmost pine-belt to the bronzedvineyards turning their metallic10 clusters to the sun; and in the midsthis small bewildered figure, netted in a web of association, andseeming, as he broke away, to leave a shred11 of himself in every cornerof the castle.

  Sharpest of all, there remained with him the vision of his last hourwith Don Gervaso. The news of Odo's changed condition had been receivedin silence by the chaplain. He was not the man to waste words and heknew the futility12 of asserting the Church's claim to theheir-presumptive of a reigning13 house. Therefore if he showed noenthusiasm he betrayed no resentment14; but, the evening before the boy'sdeparture, led him, still in silence, to the chapel15. Here the priestknelt with Odo; then, raising him, sat on one of the benches facing thehigh altar, and spoke16 a few grave words.

  "You are setting out," said he, "on a way far different from that inwhich it has been my care to guide you; yet the high road and themountain path may, by diverse windings18, lead to the same point; andwhatever walk a man chooses, it will surely carry him to the end thatGod has appointed. If you are called to serve Him in the world, thejourney on which you are now starting may lead you to the throne ofPianura; but even so," he went on, "there is this I would have youremember: that should this dignity come to you it may come as a calamityrather than a joy; for when God confers earthly honours on a child ofHis predilection19, He sometimes deigns20 to render them as innocuous asmisfortune; and my chief prayer for you is that you should be raised tothis eminence21, it may be at a moment when such advancement22 seems tothrust you in the dust."The words burned themselves into Odo's heart like some mystic writing onthe walls of memory, long afterward23 to start into fiery24 meaning. At thetime he felt only that the priest spoke with a power and dignity nohuman authority could give; and for a moment all the stored influencesof his faith reached out to him from the dimly-gleaming altar.

  The next sun rose on a new world. He was to set out at daylight, anddawn found him at the casement25, footing it in thought down the road asyet undistinguishable in a dying glimmer26 of stars. Bruno was to attendhim to Turin; but one of the women presently brought word that the oldhuntsman's rheumatism27 had caught him in the knee, and that the Marquess,resolved not to delay his grandson's departure, had chosen Cantaprestoas the boy's companion. The courtyard, when Odo descended28, fairlybubbled with the voluble joy of the fat soprano, who was givingdirections to the servants, receiving commissions and instructions fromthe aunts, assuring everybody of his undying devotion to theheir-presumptive of Pianura, and citing impressive instances of theresponsibilities with which the great of the earth had formerlyentrusted him.

  As a companion for Odo the abate30 was clearly not to Don Gervaso's taste;but he stood silent, turning the comment of a cool eye on the soprano'sprotestations, and saying only, as Cantapresto swept the company intothe circle of an obsequious31 farewell:--"Remember, signor abate, it is toyour cloth this business is entrusted29." The abate's answer was a rush ofpurple to the forehead; but Don Gervaso imperturbably32 added, "And youlie but one night on the road."Meanwhile the old Marquess, visibly moved, was charging Odo to respecthis elders and superiors, while in the same breath warning him not totake up with the Frenchified notions of the court, but to remember thatfor a lad of his condition the chief virtues33 were a tight seat in thesaddle, a quick hand on the sword and a slow tongue in counsel. "Mindyour own business," he concluded, "and see that others mind theirs."The Marchioness thereupon, with many tears, hung a scapular about Odo'sneck, bidding him shun34 the theatre and be regular at confession35; one ofthe canonesses reminded him not to omit a visit to the chapel of theHoly Winding17-sheet, while the other begged him to burn a candle for herat the Consolata; and the servants pressed forward to embrace and blesstheir little master.

  Day was high by this, and as the Marquess's travelling-chariot rumbleddown the valley the shadows seemed to fly before it. Odo at first laynumb; but presently his senses woke to the call of the brighteninglandscape. The scene was such as Salvator might have painted: wildblocks of stone heaped under walnut-shade; here the white plunge36 ofwater down a wall of granite37, and there, in bluer depths, a charcoalburner's hut sending up its spiral of smoke to the dark raftering ofbranches. Though it was but a few hours since Odo had travelled fromOropa, years seemed to have passed over him, and he saw the world with anew eye. Each sound and scent38 plucked at him in passing: the roadsidestarted into detail like the foreground of some minute Dutch painter;every pendent mass of fern, dark dripping rock, late tuft of harebellcalled out to him: "Look well, for this is your last sight of us!" Hisfirst sight too, it seemed: since he had lived through twelve Italiansummers without sense of the sun-steeped quality of atmosphere that,even in shade, gives each object a golden salience. He was conscious ofit now only as it suggested fingering a missal stiff with gold-leaf andedged with a swarming39 diversity of buds and insects. The carriage movedso slowly that he was in no haste to turn the pages; and each spike40 ofyellow foxglove, each clouding of butterflies about a patch ofspeedwell, each quiver of grass over a hidden thread of moisture, becamea marvel41 to be thumbed and treasured.

  From this mood he was detached by the next bend of the road. The way,hitherto winding through narrow glens, now swung to a ledge42 overhangingthe last escarpment of the mountains; and far below, the Piedmonteseplain unrolled to the southward its interminable blue-green distancesmottled with forest. A sight to lift the heart; for on those sunnyreaches Ivrea, Novara, Vercelli lay like sea-birds on a summer sea. Itwas the future unfolding itself to the boy; dark forests, wide rivers,strange cities and a new horizon: all the mystery of the coming yearsfigured to him in that great plain stretching away to the greatermystery of heaven.

  To all this Cantapresto turned a snoring countenance43. The lively air ofthe hills, the good fare of Donnaz, and the satisfaction, above all, ofrolling on cushions over a road he had thought to trudge44 on foot, hadlapped the abate in Capuan slumber45. The midday halt aroused him. Thetravellers rested at an inn on the edge of the hills, and hereCantapresto proved to his charge that, as he phrased it, his belly46 hadas short a memory for food as his heart for injuries. A flask47 of Astiput him in the talking mood, and as they drove on he regaled Odo with alively picture of the life on which he was about to enter.

  "You are going," said he, "to one of the first cities of Europe; onethat has all the beauty and elegance48 of the French capital without itsfollies and excesses. Turin is blessed with a court where good mannersand a fine tone are more highly prized than the extravagances of genius;and I have heard it said of his Majesty49 that he was delighted to see hiscourtiers wearing the French fashions outside their heads, provided theydidn't carry the French ideas within. You are too young, doubtless,cavaliere, to have heard of the philosophers who are raising such apother north of the Alps: a set of madmen that, because their birthdoesn't give them the entree50 of Versailles, are preaching that menshould return to a state of nature, great ladies suckle their young likeanimals, and the peasantry own their land like nobles. Luckily you'llhear little of this infectious talk in Turin: the King stamps out thephilosophers like vermin or packs them off to splutter their heresies51 inMilan or Venice. But to a nobleman mindful of the privileges of hiscondition there is no more agreeable sojourn52 in Europe. The wines aredelicious, the women--er--accomplished--and though the sbirri may hugone a trifle close now and then, why, with money and discretion53, afriend or two in the right quarters, and the wit to stand well with theChurch, there's no city in Europe where a man may have pleasanter sinsto confess."The carriage, by this, was descending54 the last curves above the valley,and before them, in a hollow of the hills, blinked the warm shimmer55 ofmaize and vine, like some bright vintage brimming its cup. The sopranowaved a convivial56 hand.

  "Look," he cried, "what Nature has done for this happy region! Whereherself has spread the table so bountifully, should her children hangback from the feast? I vow57, cavaliere, if the mountains were built forhermits and ascetics58, then the plain was made level for dancing,banqueting and the pleasures of the villeggiatura. If God had meant usto break our teeth on nuts and roots, why did He hang the vine withfruit and draw three crops of wheat from this indulgent soil? I protestwhen I look on such a scene as this, it is sufficient incentive59 tolowliness to remember that the meek60 shall inherit the earth!"This mood held Cantapresto till his after-dinner sleep overtook him; andwhen he woke again the chariot was clattering61 across the bridge ofChivasso. The Po rolled its sunset crimson63 between flats that seemeddull and featureless after the broken scenery of the hills; but beyondthe bridge rose the towers and roofs of the town, with itscathedral-front catching64 the last slant65 of light. In the streets duskhad fallen and a lamp flared66 under the arch of the inn before which thetravellers halted. Odo's head was heavy, and he hardly noticed thefigures thronging67 the caffe into which they were led; but presentlythere rose a shout of "Cantapresto!" and a ring of waving arms andflashing teeth encircled his companion.

  These appendages68 belonged to a troop of men and women, some masked andin motley, others in discoloured travel-stained garments, who pressedabout the soprano with cries of joyous69 recognition. He was evidently anold favourite of the band, for a duenna in tattered70 velvet71 fell on hisneck with genial72 unreserve, a pert soubrette caught him by the arm theduenna left free, and a terrific Matamor with a nose like a scimitarslapped him on the back with a tin sword.

  Odo's glimpse of the square at Oropa told him that here was a band ofstrolling players such as Cantapresto had talked of on the ride back toDonnaz. Don Gervaso's instructions and the old Marchioness's warningagainst the theatre were present enough in the boy's mind to add a touchof awe73 to the curiosity with which he observed these strange objects ofthe Church's reprobation74. They struck him, it must be owned, as morepitiable than alarming, for the duenna's toes were coming through hershoes, and one or two of the children who hung on the outskirts75 of thegroup looked as lean and hungry under their spangles as thefoundling-girl of Pontesordo. Spite of this they seemed a jolly crew,and ready (at Cantapresto's expense) to celebrate their encounter withthe ex-soprano in unlimited76 libations of Asti and Val Pulicello. Thesinger, however, hung back with protesting gestures.

  "Gently, then, gently, dear friends--dear companions! When was it weparted? In the spring of the year--and we meet now in the late summer.

  As the seasons change so do our conditions: if the spring is a season offolly, then is the harvest-time the period for reflection. When we lastmet I was a strolling poet, glad to serve your gifted company within thescope of my talents--now, ladies and gentlemen, now"--he drew himself upwith pride--"now you behold77 in me the governor and friend of theheir-presumptive of Pianura."Cries of incredulity and derision greeted this announcement, and one ofthe girls called out laughingly, "Yet you have the same old cassock toyour back!""And the same old passage from your mouth to your belly," added anelastic Harlequin, reaching an arm across the women's shoulders. "Come,Cantapresto, we'll help you line it with good wine, to the health of hismost superlatively serene78 Highness, the heir-presumptive of Pianura; andwhere is that fabulous79 personage, by the way?"Odo at this retreated hastily behind the soprano; but a pretty girlcatching sight of him, he found himself dragged into the centre of thecompany, who hailed him with fantastic obeisances80. Supper meanwhile wasbeing laid on the greasy81 table down the middle of the room. The Matamor,who seemed the director of the troupe82, thundered out his orders formaccaroni, fried eels83 and sausages; the inn-servants flanked the plateswith wine-flasks and lumps of black bread, and in a moment the hungrycomedians, thrusting Odo into a high seat at the head of the table, werefalling on the repast with a prodigious84 clatter62 of cutlery.

  Of the subsequent incidents of the feast--the banter85 of the youngerwomen, the duenna's lachrymose86 confidences, the incessant87 interchange oftheatrical jargon88 and coarse pleasantry--there remained to Odo but aconfused image, obscured by the smoke of guttering89 candles, the fumes90 ofwine and the stifling91 air of the low-ceilinged tavern92. Even the face ofthe pretty girl who had dragged him from his concealment93, and who nowsat at his side, plying94 him with sweets from her own plate, began tofade into the general blur95; and his last impression was of Cantapresto'sfigure dilating96 to immense proportions at the other end of the table, asthe soprano rose with shaking wine-glass to favour the company with asong. The chorus, bursting forth97 in response, surged over Odo's drowningsenses, and he was barely aware, in the tumult98 of noise and lights, ofan arm slipped about him, a softly-heaving pillow beneath his head, andthe gradual subsidence into dark delicious peace.

  So, on the first night of his new life, the heir-presumptive of Pianurafell asleep with his head in a dancing-girl's breast.


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1 succumbed 625a9b57aef7b895b965fdca2019ba63     
不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的过去式和过去分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死
参考例句:
  • The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
  • After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后,该城终于屈服了。
2 calamity nsizM     
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
参考例句:
  • Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
3 kinsman t2Xxq     
n.男亲属
参考例句:
  • Tracing back our genealogies,I found he was a kinsman of mine.转弯抹角算起来他算是我的一个亲戚。
  • A near friend is better than a far dwelling kinsman.近友胜过远亲。
4 secular GZmxM     
n.牧师,凡人;adj.世俗的,现世的,不朽的
参考例句:
  • We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
  • Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
5 sanguine dCOzF     
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
参考例句:
  • He has a sanguine attitude to life.他对于人生有乐观的看法。
  • He is not very sanguine about our chances of success.他对我们成功的机会不太乐观。
6 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
7 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。
8 exalted ztiz6f     
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
参考例句:
  • Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station.他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
  • He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank.他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。
9 accretion 5Jnyi     
n.自然的增长,增加物
参考例句:
  • Every culture is an accretion.每一种文化都是长期积淀的结果。
  • An accretion of sediment at the mouth of the river caused serious flooding.河口堆积物的增加导致河水严重泛滥。
10 metallic LCuxO     
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
参考例句:
  • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
  • He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
11 shred ETYz6     
v.撕成碎片,变成碎片;n.碎布条,细片,些少
参考例句:
  • There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
  • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
12 futility IznyJ     
n.无用
参考例句:
  • She could see the utter futility of trying to protest. 她明白抗议是完全无用的。
  • The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
13 reigning nkLzRp     
adj.统治的,起支配作用的
参考例句:
  • The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑,星很繁,夜阑人静。
  • Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下,他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。
14 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
15 chapel UXNzg     
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
参考例句:
  • The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
  • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
16 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。
17 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
参考例句:
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
18 windings 8a90d8f41ef7c5f4ee6b83bec124a8c9     
(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手)
参考例句:
  • The time harmonics can be considered as voltages of higher frequencies applied to the windings. 时间谐波可以看作是施加在绕组上的较高频率的电压。
  • All the vales in their manifold windings shaded by the most delightful forests. 所有的幽谷,都笼罩在繁茂的垂枝下。
19 predilection 61Dz9     
n.偏好
参考例句:
  • He has a predilection for rich food.他偏好油腻的食物。
  • Charles has always had a predilection for red-haired women.查尔斯对红头发女人一直有偏爱。
20 deigns 1059b772013699e876676d0de2cae304     
v.屈尊,俯就( deign的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • She scarcely deigns a glance at me. 她简直不屑看我一眼。 来自辞典例句
21 eminence VpLxo     
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
参考例句:
  • He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
  • Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
22 advancement tzgziL     
n.前进,促进,提升
参考例句:
  • His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
  • The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
23 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
24 fiery ElEye     
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
参考例句:
  • She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
  • His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
25 casement kw8zwr     
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
参考例句:
  • A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
  • With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开,凉风袭来。
26 glimmer 5gTxU     
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光
参考例句:
  • I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.我注视她,感到了一线希望。
  • A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.她的眼中露出一丝笑意。
27 rheumatism hDnyl     
n.风湿病
参考例句:
  • The damp weather plays the very devil with my rheumatism.潮湿的天气加重了我的风湿病。
  • The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
28 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
29 entrusted be9f0db83b06252a0a462773113f94fa     
v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
  • She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》
30 abate SoAyj     
vi.(风势,疼痛等)减弱,减轻,减退
参考例句:
  • We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
  • The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。
31 obsequious tR5zM     
adj.谄媚的,奉承的,顺从的
参考例句:
  • He looked at the two ladies with an obsequious air.他看着两位太太,满脸谄媚的神情。
  • He was obsequious to his superiors,but he didn't get any favor.他巴结上司,但没得到任何好处。
32 imperturbably a0f47e17391988f62c9d80422a96d6bc     
adv.泰然地,镇静地,平静地
参考例句:
  • She was excellently, imperturbably good; affectionate, docile, obedient, and much addicted to speaking the truth. 她绝对善良,脾气也好到了极点;温柔、谦和、恭顺一贯爱说真话。 来自辞典例句
  • We could face imperturbably the and find out the best countermeasure only iffind the real origin. 只有找出贸易摩擦的根源,才能更加冷静地面对这一困扰,找出最佳的解决方法。 来自互联网
33 virtues cd5228c842b227ac02d36dd986c5cd53     
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
参考例句:
  • Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
  • She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
34 shun 6EIzc     
vt.避开,回避,避免
参考例句:
  • Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理,唯心主义者则逃避真理。
  • This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。
35 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
36 plunge 228zO     
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
参考例句:
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
37 granite Kyqyu     
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
参考例句:
  • They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
  • The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
38 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
39 swarming db600a2d08b872102efc8fbe05f047f9     
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
参考例句:
  • The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
  • The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。
40 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉,钉鞋;v.以大钉钉牢,使...失效
参考例句:
  • The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
  • They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
41 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。
42 ledge o1Mxk     
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
参考例句:
  • They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
  • Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上,摔倒了。
43 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
参考例句:
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
44 trudge uK2zq     
v.步履艰难地走;n.跋涉,费力艰难的步行
参考例句:
  • It was a hard trudge up the hill.这趟上山是一次艰难的跋涉。
  • The trudge through the forest will be tiresome.长途跋涉穿越森林会令人疲惫不堪。
45 slumber 8E7zT     
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
参考例句:
  • All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
  • Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
46 belly QyKzLi     
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
参考例句:
  • The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
  • His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
47 flask Egxz8     
n.瓶,火药筒,砂箱
参考例句:
  • There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
  • He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。
48 elegance QjPzj     
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
参考例句:
  • The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
  • John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。
49 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!
50 entree r8TyW     
n.入场权,进入权
参考例句:
  • She made a graceful entree into the ballroom.她进入舞厅时显示非常优雅。
  • Her wealth and reputation gave her entree into upper-class circles.她的财富和声望使她得以进入上层社会。
51 heresies 0a3eb092edcaa207536be81dd3f23146     
n.异端邪说,异教( heresy的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • However, life would be pleasanter if Rhett would recant his heresies. 不过,如果瑞德放其他的那套异端邪说,生活就会惬意得多。 来自飘(部分)
  • The heresy of heresies was common sense. 一切异端当中顶大的异端——那便是常识。 来自英汉文学
52 sojourn orDyb     
v./n.旅居,寄居;逗留
参考例句:
  • It would be cruel to begrudge your sojourn among flowers and fields.如果嫉妒你逗留在鲜花与田野之间,那将是太不近人情的。
  • I am already feeling better for my sojourn here.我在此逗留期间,觉得体力日渐恢复。
53 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎;随意处理
参考例句:
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
54 descending descending     
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句:
  • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
  • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山。
55 shimmer 7T8z7     
v./n.发微光,发闪光;微光
参考例句:
  • The room was dark,but there was a shimmer of moonlight at the window.屋子里很黑,但靠近窗户的地方有点微光。
  • Nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage.没有什么比新叶的微光更纯洁无瑕了。
56 convivial OYEz9     
adj.狂欢的,欢乐的
参考例句:
  • The atmosphere was quite convivial.气氛非常轻松愉快。
  • I found it odd to imagine a nation of convivial diners surrendering their birthright.我发现很难想象让这样一个喜欢热热闹闹吃饭的民族放弃他们的习惯。
57 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
参考例句:
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
58 ascetics 9e1035a2aafd31bc849493d8cb3489a7     
n.苦行者,禁欲者,禁欲主义者( ascetic的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • How does Paul's teaching differ from that of the ascetics about celibacy? 关于独身,保罗的教导与禁欲主义的教导有什麽分别? 来自互联网
  • Nevertheless, it is known that Hindu ascetics occasionally visited Greece. 然而,众所周知,印度的苦行僧偶然会拜访希腊。 来自互联网
59 incentive j4zy9     
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机
参考例句:
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中,钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
60 meek x7qz9     
adj.温顺的,逆来顺受的
参考例句:
  • He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
  • The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。
61 clattering f876829075e287eeb8e4dc1cb4972cc5     
发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Typewriters keep clattering away. 打字机在不停地嗒嗒作响。
  • The typewriter was clattering away. 打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。
62 clatter 3bay7     
v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声
参考例句:
  • The dishes and bowls slid together with a clatter.碟子碗碰得丁丁当当的。
  • Don't clatter your knives and forks.别把刀叉碰得咔哒响。
63 crimson AYwzH     
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
参考例句:
  • She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
  • Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。
64 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。
65 slant TEYzF     
v.倾斜,倾向性地编写或报道;n.斜面,倾向
参考例句:
  • The lines are drawn on a slant.这些线条被画成斜线。
  • The editorial had an antiunion slant.这篇社论有一种反工会的倾向。
66 Flared Flared     
adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
  • The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭,但它突然又燃烧起来。
67 thronging 9512aa44c02816b0f71b491c31fb8cfa     
v.成群,挤满( throng的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Architects from around the world are thronging to Beijing theacross the capital. 来自世界各地的建筑师都蜂拥而至这座处处高楼耸立的大都市——北京。 来自互联网
  • People are thronging to his new play. 人们成群结队地去看他那出新戏。 来自互联网
68 appendages 5ed0041aa3aab8c9e76c5d0b7c40fbe4     
n.附属物( appendage的名词复数 );依附的人;附属器官;附属肢体(如臂、腿、尾等)
参考例句:
  • The 11th segment carries a pair of segmented appendages, the cerci. 第十一节有一对分节的附肢,即尾须。 来自辞典例句
  • Paired appendages, with one on each side of the body, are common in many animals. 很多动物身上有成对的附肢,一侧一个,这是很普遍的现象。 来自辞典例句
69 joyous d3sxB     
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
参考例句:
  • The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
  • They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
70 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
参考例句:
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
71 velvet 5gqyO     
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
参考例句:
  • This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
72 genial egaxm     
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
参考例句:
  • Orlando is a genial man.奥兰多是一位和蔼可亲的人。
  • He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host.他是个热心的朋友,也是友善待客的主人。
73 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
参考例句:
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
74 reprobation TVTxX     
n.斥责
参考例句:
  • Nearly everyone had something to say in reprobation of the views suggested by Owen. 几乎每个人都说几句话来表示反对欧文的见解。 来自辞典例句
75 outskirts gmDz7W     
n.郊外,郊区
参考例句:
  • Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
  • They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
76 unlimited MKbzB     
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
参考例句:
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
77 behold jQKy9     
v.看,注视,看到
参考例句:
  • The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
  • The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。
78 serene PD2zZ     
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
参考例句:
  • He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
  • He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
79 fabulous ch6zI     
adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的
参考例句:
  • We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
  • This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。
80 obeisances dd14a7270502796aa3f5dc3473c89789     
n.敬礼,行礼( obeisance的名词复数 );敬意
参考例句:
  • After two or three minutes, he paid his obeisances again and left. 两、三分钟后他再次敬礼,然后走了。 来自互联网
81 greasy a64yV     
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
参考例句:
  • He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
  • You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时,你会厌恶油腻的气味。
82 troupe cmJwG     
n.剧团,戏班;杂技团;马戏团
参考例句:
  • The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
  • The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
83 eels eels     
abbr. 电子发射器定位系统(=electronic emitter location system)
参考例句:
  • Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
  • She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。
84 prodigious C1ZzO     
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
参考例句:
  • This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
  • He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。
85 banter muwzE     
n.嘲弄,戏谑;v.取笑,逗弄,开玩笑
参考例句:
  • The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
  • She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。
86 lachrymose v2Mx9     
adj.好流泪的,引人落泪的;adv.眼泪地,哭泣地
参考例句:
  • She waxed lachrymose.她伤心起来了。
  • Maybe if you moved away from Lake Lachrymose you might feel better.也许搬离这悲哀之湖会让你好受一些。
87 incessant WcizU     
adj.不停的,连续的
参考例句:
  • We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
  • She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。
88 jargon I3sxk     
n.术语,行话
参考例句:
  • They will not hear critics with their horrible jargon.他们不愿意听到评论家们那些可怕的行话。
  • It is important not to be overawed by the mathematical jargon.要紧的是不要被数学的术语所吓倒.
89 guttering e419fa91a79d58c88910bbf6068b395a     
n.用于建排水系统的材料;沟状切除术;开沟
参考例句:
  • a length of guttering 一节沟槽
  • The candle was guttering in the candlestick. 蜡烛在烛台上淌着蜡。 来自辞典例句
90 fumes lsYz3Q     
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
参考例句:
  • The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
  • Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。
91 stifling dhxz7C     
a.令人窒息的
参考例句:
  • The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热,光景是要下雨。
  • We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里,简直透不过气来。
92 tavern wGpyl     
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
参考例句:
  • There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
  • Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
93 concealment AvYzx1     
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
参考例句:
  • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
  • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
94 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
95 blur JtgzC     
n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
参考例句:
  • The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
  • If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了,图像就会变得模糊不清。
96 dilating 650b63aa5fe0e80f6e53759e79ee96ff     
v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Compliance is the dilating extent of elastic tissue below pressure. 顺应性是指外力作用下弹性组织的可扩张性。 来自互联网
  • For dilating the bearing life, bearing should keep lubricative well. 为延长轴承寿命,轴承应保持良好的润滑状态。 来自互联网
97 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。
98 tumult LKrzm     
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
参考例句:
  • The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
  • His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。


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