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Book 2 Chapter 21 Echoing Footsteps
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A WONDERFUL corner for echoes, it has been remarked, that corner where the Doctor lived. Ever busily winding1 the golden thread which bound her husband, and her father, and herself, and her old directress and companion, in a life of quiet bliss2, Lucie sat in the still house in the tranquilly3 resounding5 corner, listening to the echoing footsteps of years.

At first, there were times, though she was a perfectly6 happy young wife, when her work would slowly fall from her hands, and her eyes would be dimmed. For, there was something coming in the echoes, something light, afar off, and scarcely audible yet, that stirred her heart too much. Fluttering hopes and doubts--hope, of a love as yet unknown to her: doubts, of her remaining upon earth, to enjoy that new delight--divided her breast. Among the echoes then, there would arise the sound of footsteps at her own early grave; and thoughts of the husband who would be left so desolate7, and who would mourn for her so much, swelled8 to her eyes, and broke like waves.

That time passed, and her little Lucie lay on her bosom9. Then, among the advancing echoes, there was the tread of her tiny feet and the sound of her prattling10 words. Let greater echoes resound4 as they would, the young mother at the cradle side could always hear those coming. They came, and the shady house was sunny with a child's laugh, and the Divine friend of children, to whom in her trouble she had confided12 hers, seemed to take her child in His arms, as He took the child of old, and made it a sacred joy to her.

Ever busily winding the golden thread that bound them all together, weaving the service of her happy influence through the tissue of all their lives, and making it predominate nowhere, Lucie heard in the echoes of years none but friendly and soothing13 sounds.
Her husband's step was strong and prosperous among them; her father's firm and equal. Lo, Miss Pross, in harness of string, awakening14 the echoes, as an unruly charger, whip-corrected, snorting and pawing the earth under the plane-tree in the garden!

Even when there were sounds of sorrow among the rest, they were not harsh nor cruel. Even when golden hair, like her own, lay in a halo on a pillow round the worn face of a little boy, and he said, with a radiant smile, `Dear papa and mamma, I am very sorry to leave you both, and to leave my pretty sister; but I am called, and I must go!' those were not tears all of agony that wetted his young mother's cheek, as the spirit departed from her embrace that had been entrusted15 to it. Suffer them and forbid them not. They see my Father's face. O Father, blessed words!

Thus, the rustling17 of an Angel's wings got blended with the other echoes, and they were not wholly of earth, but had in them that breath of Heaven. Sighs of the winds that blew over a little garden-tomb were mingled18 with them also, and both were audible to Lucie, in a hushed murmur--like the breathing of a summer sea asleep upon a sandy shore--as the little Lucie, comically studious at the task of the morning, or dressing19 a doll at her mother's footstool, chattered20 in the tongues of the Two Cities that were blended in her life.

The echoes rarely answered to the actual tread of Sydney Carton. Some half-dozen times a year, at most, he claimed his privilege of coming in uninvited, and would sit among them through the evening, as he had once done often. He never came there heated with wine. And one other thing regarding him was whispered in the echoes, which has been whispered by all true echoes for ages and ages.

No man ever really loved a woman, lost her, and knew her with a blameless though an unchanged mind, when she was a wife and a mother, but her children had a strange sympathy with him--an instinctive21 delicacy22 of pity for him. What fine hidden sensibilities are touched in such a case, no echoes tell; but it is so, and it was so here. Carton was the first stranger to whom little Lucie held out her chubby23 arms, and he kept his place with her as she grew. The little boy had spoken of him, almost at the last. `Poor Carton! Kiss him for me!'

Mr. Stryver shouldered his way through the law, like some great engine forcing itself through turbid24 water, and dragged his useful friend in his wake, like a boat towed astern. As the boat so favoured is usually in a rough plight25, and mostly under water, so, Sydney had a swamped life of it. But, easy and strong custom, unhappily so much easier and stronger in him than any stimulating26 sense of desert or disgrace, made it the life he was to lead; and he no more thought of emerging from his state of lion's jackal, than any real jackal may be supposed to think of rising to be a lion. Stryver was rich; had married a florid widow
with property and three boys, who had nothing particularly shining about them but the straight hair of their dumpling heads.

These three young gentleman, Mr. Stryver, exuding27 patronage28 of the most offensive quality from every pore, had walked before him like three sheep to the quiet corner in Soho, and had offered as pupils to Lucie's husband: delicately saying, `Halloa! here are three lumps of bread-and-cheese towards your matrimonial picnic, Darnay!' The polite rejection29 of the three lumps of bread-and-cheese had quite bloated Mr. Stryver with indignation, which he afterwards turned to account in the training of the young gentlemen, by directing them to beware of the pride of Beggars, like that tutor-fellow. He was also in the habit of declaiming to Mrs. Stryver, over his full-bodied wine, on the arts Mrs. Darnay had once put in practice to `catch' him, and on the diamond-cut-diamond arts in himself, madam, which had rendered him `not to be caught.' Some of his King's Bench familiars, who were occasionally parties to the full-bodied wine and the lie, excused him for the latter by saying that he had told it so often, that he believed it himself--which is surely such an incorrigible30 aggravation31 of an originally bad offence, as to justify32 any such offender's being carried off to some suitably retired33 spot, and there hanged out of the way.

These were among the echoes to which Lucie, sometimes pensive34, sometimes amused and laughing, listened in the echoing corner, until her little daughter was six years old. How near to her heart the echoes of her child's tread came, and those of her own dear father's, always active and self-possessed, and those of her dear husband's, need not be told. Nor, how the lightest echo of their united home, directed by herself with such a wise and elegant thrift35 that it was more abundant than any waste, was music to her. Nor, how there were echoes all about her, sweet in her ears, of the many times her father had told her that he found her more devoted36 to him married (if that could be) than single, and of the many times her husband had said to her that no cares and duties seemed to divide her love for him or her help to him, and asked her `What is the magic secret, my darling, of
your being everything to all of us, as if there were only one of us, yet never seeming to be hurried, or to have too much to do?'

But, there were other echoes, from a distance, that rumbled37 menacingly in the corner all through this space of time. And it was now, about little Lucie's sixth birthday, that they began to have an awful sound, as of a great storm in France with a dreadful sea rising.

On a night in mid-July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, Mr. Lorry came in late, from Tellson's, and sat himself down by Lucie and her husband in the dark window. It was a hot, wild night, and they were all three reminded of the old Sunday night when they had looked at the lightning from the same place.

`I began to think,' said Mr. Lorry, pushing his brown wig38 back, `that I should have to pass the night at Tellson's. We have been so full of business all day, that we have not known what to do first, or which way to turn. There is such an uneasiness in Paris, that we have actually a run of confidence upon us! Our customers over there, seem not to be able to confide11 their property to us fast enough. There is positively39 a mania40 among some of them for sending it to England.'

`That has a bad look,' said Darnay.

`A bad look, you say, my dear Darnay? Yes, but we don't know what reason there is in it. People are so unreasonable41! Some of us at Tellson's are getting old, and we really can't be troubled out of the ordinary course without due occasion.'

`Still,' said Darnay, `you know how gloomy and threatening the sky is.'

`I know that, to be sure,' assented42 Mr. Lorry, trying to persuade himself that his sweet temper was soured, and that he grumbled43, `but I am determined44 to be peevish45 after my long day's botheration. Where is Manette?'

`Here he is,' said the Doctor, entering the dark room at the moment.

`I am quite glad you are at home; for these hurries and forebodings by which I have been surrounded all day long, have made me nervous without reason. You are not going out, I hope?'

`No; I am going to play backgammon with you, if you like,' said the Doctor.

`I don't think I do like, if I may speak my mind. I am not fit to be pitted against you to-night. Is the tea-board still there, Lucie? I can't see.'

`Of course, it has been kept for you.'

`Thank ye, my dear. The precious child is safe in bed?'

`And sleeping soundly.

`That's right; all safe and well! I don't know why anything should be otherwise than safe and well here, thank God; but I have been so put out all day, and I am not as young as I was! My tea, my dear! Thank ye. Now, come and take your place in the circle, and let us sit quiet, and hear the echoes about which you have your theory.'

`Not a theory; it was a fancy.'

`A fancy, then, my wise pet,' said Mr. Lorry, patting her hand. `They are very numerous and very loud, though, are they not? Only hear them!'

Headlong, mad, and dangerous footsteps to force their way into anybody's life, footsteps not easily made clean again if once stained red, the footsteps raging in Saint Antoine afar off, as the little circle sat in the dark London window.

Saint Antoine had been, that morning, a vast dusky mass of scarecrows heaving to and fro, with frequent gleams of light above the billowy heads, where steel blades and bayonets shone in the sun. A tremendous roar arose from the throat of Saint Antoine,
and a forest of naked arms struggled in the air like shrivelled branches of trees in a winter wind: all the fingers convulsively clutching at every weapon or semblance46 of a weapon that was thrown up from the depths below, no matter how far off.

Who gave them out, whence they last came, where they began, through what agency they crookedly47 quivered and jerked, scores at a time, over the heads of the crowd, like a kind of lightning, no eye in the throng48 could have told; but, muskets49 were being distributed--so were cartridges50, powder, and ball, bars of iron and wood, knives, axes, pikes, every weapon that distracted ingenuity52 could discover or devise. People who could lay hold of nothing else, set themselves with bleeding hands to force stones and bricks out of their places in walls. Every pulse and heart in Saint Antoine was on high-fever strain and at high-fever heat. Every living creature there held life as of no account, and was demented with a passionate53 readiness to sacrifice it.

As a whirlpool of boiling waters has a centre point, so, all this raging circled round Defarge's wine-shop, and every human drop in the caldron had a tendency to be sucked towards the vortex where Defarge himself, already begrimed with gunpowder54 and
sweat, issued orders, issued arms, thrust this man back, dragged this man forward, disarmed55 one to arm another, laboured and strove in the thickest of the uproar56.

`Keep near to me, Jacques Three,' cried Defarge; `and do you, Jacques One and Two, separate and put yourselves at the head of as many of these patriots57 as you can. Where is my wife?'

`Eh, well! Here you see me!' said madame, composed as ever, but not knitting to-day. Madame's resolute58 right hand was occupied with an axe51, in place of the usual softer implements59, and in her girdle were a pistol and a cruel knife.

`Where do you go, my wife?'

`I go,' said madame, `with you at present. You shall see me at the head of women, by-and-by.'

`Come, then!' cried Defarge, in a resounding voice. `Patriots and friends, we are ready! The Bastille!'

With a roar that sounded as if all the breath in France had been shaped into the detested60 word, the living sea rose, wave on wave, depth on depth, and overflowed61 the city to that point. Alarm-bells ringing, drums beating, the sea raging and thundering
on its new beach, the attack `begun.

Deep ditches, double drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight great towers, cannon62, muskets, fire and smoke. Through the fire and through the smoke--in the fire and in the smoke, for the sea cast him up against a cannon, and on the instant he became a
cannonier--Defarge of the wine-shop worked like a manful soldier, Two fierce hours.

Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight at towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. One drawbridge down! `Work, comrades all, work! Work, Jacques , Jacques Two, Jacques One Thousand, Jacques Two Thousand, Jacques Five-and-Twenty Thousand; in the name of all the Angels or the Devils--which you prefer--work!' Thus Defarge of the wine-shop, still at his gun, which had long grown hot.

`To me, women!' cried madame his wife. `What! We can kill as well as the men when the place is taken!' And to her, with a shrill63 thirsty cry, trooping women variously armed, but all armed alike in hunger and revenge.

Cannon, muskets, fire and smoke; but, still the deep ditch, the single drawbridge, the massive stone walls, and the eight great towers. Slight displacements64 of the raging sea, made by the falling wounded. Flashing weapons, blazing torches, smoking waggon-loads of wet straw, hard work at neighbouring barricades65 in all directions, shrieks66, volleys, execrations, bravery without stint67, boom, smash and rattle68, and the furious sounding of the living sea; but, still the deep ditch, and the single drawbridge, and the massive stone walls, and the eight great towers, and still Defarge of the wine-shop at his gun, grown
doubly hot by the service of Four fierce hours.

A white flag from within the fortress69, and a parley--this dimly perceptible through the raging storm, nothing audible in it--suddenly the sea rose immeasurably wider and higher, and swept Defarge of the wine-shop over the lowered draw-bridge, past the massive stone outer walls, in among the eight great towers surrendered!

So resistless was the force of the ocean bearing him on, that even to draw his breath or turn his head was as impracticable as if he had been struggling in the surf at the South Sea, until he was landed in the outer court-yard of the Bastille. There, against an angle of a wall, he made a struggle to look about him. Jacques Three was nearly at his side; Madame Defarge, still-heading some of her women, was visible in the inner distance, and her knife was in her hand. Everywhere was tumult70, exultation71, deafening72 and maniacal73 bewilderment, astounding74 noise, yet furious dumb-show.

`The Prisoners!'

`The Records!'

`The secret cells!'

`The instruments of torture!'

`The Prisoners!'

Of all these cries, and ten thousand incoherencies, `The Prisoners!' was the Cry most taken up by the sea that rushed in, as if there were an eternity75 of people, as well as of time and space. When the foremost billows rolled past, bearing the prison officers with them, and threatening them all with instant death if any secret nook remained undisclosed, Defarge laid his strong hand on the breast of one of these men--a man with a grey head, who had a lighted torch in his hand--separated him from the rest, and got him between himself and the wall.

`Show me the North Tower!' said Defarge. `Quick!'

`I will faithfully,' replied the man, `if you will come with me.

But there is no one there.'

`What is the meaning of One Hundred and Five, North Tower?' asked Defarge. `Quick!'

`The meaning, monsieur?'

`Does it mean a captive, or a place of captivity76? Or do you mean that I shall strike you dead?'

`Kill him!' croaked77 Jacques Three, who had come close up.

`Monsieur, it is a cell.'

`Show it me!'

`Pass this way, then.'

Jacques Three, with his usual craving78 on him, and evidently disappointed by the dialogue taking a turn that did not seem to promise bloodshed, held by Defarge's arm as he held by the turnkey's. Their three heads had been close together during this brief discourse79, and it had been as much as they could do to hear one another, even then: so tremendous was the noise of the living ocean, in its irruption into the Fortress, and its inundation80 of the courts and passages and staircases. All around outside, too, it beat the walls with a deep, hoarse81 roar, from which, occasionally, some partial shouts of tumult broke and leaped into the air like spray.

Through gloomy vaults82 where the light of day had never shone, past hideous83 doors of dark dens84 and cages, down cavernous flights of steps, and again up steep rugged85 ascents86 of stone and brick, more like dry waterfalls than staircases, Defarge, the turnkey, and Jacques Three, linked hand and arm, went with all the speed they could make. Here and there, especially at first, the inundation started on them and swept by; but when they had done descending87, and were winding and climbing up a tower, they were alone. Hemmed88 in here by the massive thickness of walls and arches, the storm within the fortress and without was only audible to them in a dull, subdued89 way, as if the noise out of which they had come had almost destroyed their sense of hearing.

The turnkey stopped at a low door, put a key in a clashing lock, swung the door slowly open, and said, as they all bent90 their heads and passed in:

`One hundred and five, North Tower!'

There was a small, heavily-grated, unglazed window high in the wall, with a stone screen before it, so that the sky could be only seen by stooping low and looking up. There was a small chimney, heavily barred across, a few feet within. There was a heap of old feathery wood-ashes on the hearth91. There was a stool, and table, and a straw bed. There were the four blackened walls, and a rusted16 iron ring in one of them.

`Pass that torch slowly along these walls, that I may see them,' said Defarge to the turnkey.

The man obeyed, and Defarge followed the light closely with his eyes.

`Stop--Look here, Jacques!'

`A. M.!' croaked Jacques Three, as he read greedily.

`Alexandre Manette,' said Defarge in his ear, following the letters with his swart forefinger92, deeply engrained with gunpowder. `And here he wrote ``a poor physician.'' And it was he, without doubt, who scratched a calendar on this stone. What is that in your hand? A crowbar? Give it me!'

He had still the linstock of his gun in his own hand. He made a sudden exchange of the two instruments, and turning on the worm-eaten stool and table, beat them to pieces in a few blows.

`Hold the light higher!' he said, wrathfully, to the turnkey. `Look among those fragments with care, Jacques. And see! Here is my knife,' throwing it to him; `rip open that bed, and search the straw. Hold the light higher, you!'

With a menacing look at the turnkey he crawled upon the hearth, and, peering up the chimney, struck and prised at its sides with the crowbar, and worked at the iron grating across it. In a few minutes, some mortar93 and dust came dropping down, which he averted94 his face to avoid; and in it, and in the old wood-ashes, and in a crevice95 in the chimney into which his weapon had slipped or wrought96 itself, he groped with a cautious touch.

`Nothing in the wood, and nothing in the straw, Jacques?'

`Nothing.'

`Let us collect them together, in the middle of the cell. So! Light them, you!'

The turnkey fired the little pile, which blazed high and hot. Stooping again to come out at the low-arched door, they left it burning, and retraced97 their way to the court-yard; seeming to recover their sense of hearing as they came down, until they were in the raging flood once more.

They found it surging and tossing, in quest of Defarge himself. Saint Antoine was clamorous98 to have its wine-shop keeper foremost in the guard upon the governor who had defended the Bastille and shot the people. Otherwise, the governor would not be marched to the Hotel de Ville for judgment99. Otherwise, the governor would escape, and the people's blood (suddenly of some value, after many years of worthlessness) be unavenged.

In the howling universe of passion and contention100 that seemed to encompass101 this grim old officer conspicuous102 in his grey coat and red decoration, there was but one quite steady figure, and that was a woman's. `See, there is my husband!' she cried, pointing him out. `See Defarge!' She stood immovable close to the grim old officer, and remained immovable close to him; remained immovable close to him through the streets, as Defarge and the rest bore him along; remained immovable close to him when he was got near his destination, and began to be struck at from behind; remained immovable close to him when the long-gathering rain of stabs and blows fell heavy; was so close to him when he dropped dead under it, that, suddenly animated103, she put her foot upon his neck, and with her cruel knife-long `ready-hewed off his head.

The hour was come, when Saint Antoine was to execute his horrible idea of hoisting104 up men for lamps to show what he could be and do. Saint Antoine's blood was up, and the blood of tyranny and domination by the iron hand was down--down on the steps of the Hotel de Ville where the governor's body lay--down on the sole of the shoe of Madame Defarge where she had trodden on the body to steady it for mutilation. `Lower the lamp yonder!' cried Saint Antoine, after glaring round for a new means of death; `here is one of his soldiers to be left on guard!' The swinging sentinel was posted, and the sea rushed on.

The sea of black and threatening waters, and of destructive upheaving of wave against wave, whose depths were yet unfathomed and whose forces were yet unknown. The remorseless sea of turbulently swaying shapes, voices of vengeance105, and faces hardened in the furnaces of suffering until the touch of pity could make no mark on them.

But, in the ocean of faces where every fierce and furious expression was in vivid life, there were two groups of faces--each seven in number--so fixedly106 contrasting with the rest, that never did sea roll which bore more memorable107 wrecks108 with it. Seven faces of prisoners, suddenly released by the storm that had burst their tomb, were carried high overhead: all scared, all lost, all wondering and amazed, as if the Last Day were come, and those who rejoiced around them were lost spirits. Other seven faces there were, carried higher, seven dead faces, whose drooping109 eyelids110 and half-seen eyes awaited the Last Day. Impassive faces, yet with a suspended--not an abolished--expression on them; faces, rather, in a fearful pause, as having yet to raise the dropped lids of the eyes, and bear witness with the bloodless lips, `THOU DIDST IT!'

Seven prisoners released, seven gory111 heads on pikes, the keys of the accursed fortress of the eight strong towers, some discovered letters and other memorials of prisoners of old time, long dead of broken hearts,--such, and such-like, the loudly echoing footsteps of Saint Antoine escort through the Paris streets in mid-July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. Now, Heaven defeat the fancy of Lucie Darnay, and keep these feet far out of her life! For, they are headlong, mad, and dangerous; and in the years so long after the breaking of the cask at Defarge's wine-shop door, they are not easily purified when once stained red.


前面说过,医生居住的街角是个听回音的绝妙处所。露西永远忙着用金丝缠裹着她的丈夫、父亲、自己和她的老管家老伙伴,让大家过着平静幸福的日子。她常坐在平静的反响着回音的安谧的屋子里听着岁月的脚步回响。

她虽然是个年轻的妻子,百分之百地幸福,但手里的活计有时也会落下,目光有时也会逐渐暗淡。因为,在回音之中有某种东西正在向她走来,某种辽远的、几乎还听不见的轻柔的东西太沉重地扣击着她的心。飘忽不定的希望和疑虑分裂着她的胸臆——希望,对一种她还不知道的爱的希望;疑虑,对她是否能留在世上享有那新的欢乐的疑虑——因此,在那杂者的回音之中便出现了她自已早夭的坟头上的脚步声;她想到她丈夫会凄凉地留在世上,为她过分哀悼,便不禁有万千思绪涌入眼里,并像浪花一样崩散。

那个时期过去,她的小露西躺在了她的怀里。于是,在前进的回音之中又有了孩子那小脚的脚步声和她的牙牙学语声。即使巨大的回音尽情震响,坐在摇篮边的年轻妈妈也总能听见那脚步和语声走来。它们来了,阴凉的屋子便因一个孩子的欢笑而阳光灿烂,而那儿童的神圣的朋友上帝——她在苦难时总向他倾诉——也似乎总把她的孩子抱在怀里,正如多少年前抱着另一个孩子。这便把这一切变作了她的一种神圣的欢乐。

露西永远忙着用金丝把他们缠绕到一起。她用她的辛勤织成幸福的影响,放它弥漫于他们的生活之中,不多不少,恰如其分。在多年的回音中她听见的都是友爱和安慰,在其中,她丈夫的脚步是健壮而兴旺的,她父亲的脚步是坚定而匀称的,喏,普洛丝小姐的脚步则是野性难驯的战马的回音,但她受到了金丝笼头的羁绊和鞭子的教育,也只能在小院的梧桐树下喷喷鼻息,刨刨泥土而已!

尽管也曾有过悲伤的声音,却并不刺耳也不凄惨。那时跟她相同的金发耷拉在枕上,像神灵的光圈一样围绕着一个小男孩憔悴的脸。那孩于灿烂地微笑着说,“亲爱的爸爸妈妈,我很难过,因为我要离开你们了,要离开美丽的姐姐了。但我得到了召唤,我必须去!”即使在那托付给她的灵魂离开她时,濡湿了她那年轻母亲的面颊的泪也不全是痛苦的。“让小孩儿到我这里来,不要禁止他,们。”他们见到了天父的脸。啊天父,你的受到祝福的话语呀!

这样,天使振动翅膀的声音便跟别的回声混合到了一起,那回声已不全是人世的声音,它混合了天国的气息。吹过一个小小花园墓地的风儿的叹息也混合在回音里,两者都只是低低的呢喃,有如夏日熟睡的沙岸旁的大海的呼吸。这些,露西都听得见——那时小露西正在滑稽地忙着早上的“工作”,或是坐在妈妈的脚凳上给玩偶穿衣服,用混合在她生活里的两大都市的语言叽叽喳喳地说着话儿。

回声很少反应西德尼.卡尔顿的实际脚步。他一年最多只有五六次使用不请自来的特权,来后也只在他们之间坐一个晚上,跟以往一样。他从不带着酒意来。回声的悄语里也反响着一种来自他的东西,那是真诚的回声,千百年来总要震荡反响的。

若是一个男性真正爱上了一个女性,失去了她,却还能在她做—了妻子和母亲之后准确无误地理解她,而且挚爱如初,她的孩子们对他总会有一种奇特的情感共鸣的——一种本能的微妙的爱怜。在这种情况下究竟是触动了一种什么样的隐藏的精微知觉,回声未曾解释。但情况正是如此。卡尔顿在这儿的情况也是如此。卡尔顿是小露西第一个向他伸出胖胖胳膊的陌生人。他在她成长的过程中总保持了这种地位。小男孩接近临终时也提到他。“可怜的卡尔顿!为我亲亲他!”

斯特莱佛先生像艘在汹涌的急流中破浪前进的大型汽轮在法学界横冲直撞,把他那很有用的朋友拖在身后,像拖了一只小船。受到这种宠爱的小船总是灾难重重,大部分时间都淹没在水里,因此西德尼只好过着倒霉的日子。但不幸的是,习惯是轻松而有力的。它在他身上比一切令人激动的成就感或羞辱感都更轻松,更有力。于是他便继续过着现在的日子,很少考虑摆脱他那狮子属下的豺狗的地位,正如真正的豺狗不会想到变成狮子一样。斯特莱佛有钱,又讨了个漂亮的寡妇,带来了一笔财富和三个男孩。三个孩子没有什么特别光辉的东西,只是几个汤团似的脑袋上长了满头直发。

斯特莱佛先生每一个细胞都洋溢着最令人气愤的施主气派。他曾像赶绵羊一样让这三位少爷走在他前面来到索霍区那平静的街角,要露西的丈夫收他们做学生。他挺关怀地说道,“嗬!这可是给你们夫妇野宴上增添三个奶酪面包呢,达尔内!”可这三个奶酪面包都被彬彬有礼地谢绝了。斯特莱佛先生很生气,此后在培养三位少爷时他便化愤怒为教育,要他们以后当心那个家庭教师的穷酸傲气。他还有个习惯,喜欢喝着美酒向斯特莱佛太太宣布达尔内太太当初曾玩过花招,要想“钓上”他,而他却有一套以金刚钻对金刚钻的招数,使自己“幸免上钩”。皇家法院的熟人偶然跟他一起喝酒,听他撒了这个谎,也都原谅了他,说他那谎话重复得太多,连自己也信以为真了。犯了错误,却又坚持不改,这种家伙若是叫人押到一个合适的僻静地方悄悄绞死倒是活该。

这些东西都是露西在她那回音角里时而沉思、时而忍不住微笑时听见的,一直听到她的女儿长到了六岁。孩子的脚步声、亲爱的父亲永远活跃而有节制的脚步声、亲爱的丈夫的脚步声,这一切不用说都跟她的心贴得很紧。她以她的才智和品德勤俭地维持着他们共同的家,过着富裕而没有浪费的生活。这个家的最轻微的回音不用说对她也都是音乐。还有,她四周的回声在她耳里不用说都很甜蜜。她的父亲曾多次告诉她,她在婚后比未婚时对他更孝顺了(如果那还有可能的话)。她的丈夫曾多次告诉她,家务的烦恼与责任似乎并没有分散她对他的爱和帮助,而且问道,“你对我们几个人都照顾得那么周到,仿佛我们只有一个人,却既不显得太忙,也不觉得太累。亲爱的,你有什么魔术一样的诀窍?”

但是在这整个时期,却也有别的回声在那街角气势汹汹地隆隆作响。而现在,在小露西六岁的生日那天,那隆隆的回声已开始变得可怕起来,仿佛法兰西那一场巨大的风暴正挟着汹涌的海涛奔袭而来。

一千七百八十九年七月中旬的一个晚上,罗瑞先生从台尔森来时已经很晚。他在黑暗的窗前的露西和她丈夫身边坐下了。那是一个炎热的风暴欲来的夜晚,三个人都回忆起多年前那一个星期天的晚上,那时他们三人也在同一个地点观望着闪电。

“我开始觉得我今晚应该在台尔森度过,”罗瑞先生把他的棕色假发往后一推,说。“白天我们忙得不知道该从何处入手,该干什么好。巴黎的政局十分动荡。我们的信托业务实际上应接不暇,那边的客户们似乎迫不及待地要把财产托付给我们。有些客户确实发了疯,还想把财产送到英格兰来。”

“情况似乎有些严重,”达尔内说。

“你是说似乎有些严重么,亲爱的达尔内?是的,但是我们不知道有什么理由严重。人们简直不可理喻!我们台尔森有些人年龄越来越大,这种平白无故的反常麻烦可叫我们吃不消。”

“可是,”达尔内说,“天空有多么阴暗,预示着风暴到临,你是知道的。”

“我确实知道,”罗瑞先生同意了,努力说服自己说他那和善的脾气发了酸,因此在嘟囔,“但是我心烦意乱了一整天,难免不发脾气。曼内特到哪儿去了?”

“在这儿,”这时医生正好踏进黑暗的屋里。

“我很高兴你在家,这种忙乱和不安缠了我一整天,弄得我无缘无故地神经紧张,我希望你不打算出去?”

“我不想出去。如果你乐意,我还想跟你掷骰子呢,”医生说。

“如果可以说说心里话,我并不想掷骰子。我今天晚上不适于跟你较量。茶盘还在那儿么,露西?我看不见。”

“当然为你准备着。”

“谢谢,我亲爱的。宝宝平安无事地上床了吧?”

“睡得很香呢。”

“那就好,一切清吉平安!我不知道这儿的一切有什么理由会不清吉平安,谢谢上帝。我可是烦了一整天,却又不如过去年轻力壮了!我的茶么,亲爱的?谢谢。来,来,坐到圈子里来,咱们静静地坐着,听听回声。你对回声还有你的理论呢。”

“不是理论,而是幻想。”

“那么,我聪明的宝贝,是幻想,”罗瑞先生拍拍她的手说,“可今晚的回声非常多,
而且响亮,是么?你听听看!”

这一小圈人坐在伦敦那黑暗的窗前时,远处的圣安托万区却有疾速、疯狂、危险的脚步兴起,并闯进他人的生活。那脚步一染上猩红就不容易洗净。

那天上午,圣安托万区有黑压压的一大片衣衫褴褛的人潮水一般涌来涌去。在攒动的人头上不时有光芒闪过,那是熠耀在阳光下的战刀和刺刀。圣安托万的喉咙发出巨大的吼声,赤棵的手臂的森林在空中摇摆,有如冬季寒风中干枯的枝条,所有的手指都往武器或类似武器的东西抓去,无论它在多远的地方。武器是从下面的深处抛上来的。

是谁抛上来的,是从哪儿抛上来的,从哪儿开始抛的,是什么人经手抛的,人群中没有人看见。武器一次几十把,摇晃着、颤动着跳了出来,出现在人群的头上,有如电闪。跳出来的还有毛瑟枪、子弹、火药、炮弹、木棍、铁棍、刀子、斧子、长矛。总之,发了疯的创造精神所能搜寻到或设计出的一切武器都有。得不到别的东西的人们便用血淋淋的手从墙上挖出石头和砖块。圣安托万的每一次脉动和心跳都疾速而火热,像是发了高烧。那儿的每一个人都发了狂,都已把生死置之度外,火辣辣地准备拿出生命作牺牲。

翻腾的水的漩涡总有一个中心,眼前这纷乱的人群所围绕的中心就是德伐日的酒店。沸腾的锅里的每一滴水(每一个人)都受着漩涡中心的德伐日的吸引。此时为火药和汗水弄得满身脏污的德伐日正在发出命令,分配武器,把这个人往后推,把那个人往前拉,拿走一个人的武器交给另外一个人,正在震耳欲聋的喧哗中苦干着。

“别离开我身边,雅克三号,”德伐日叫道,“雅克一号,雅克二号,你们俩分头活动,把这些爱国者尽量多地聚集在身边。我老婆在哪儿?”

“呃,这儿,你看见的!”老板娘仍然跟任何时候一样镇定,只是没有织毛线。她那坚定的右手攥住的是一把斧头,而不是较为温和的常见工具,腰带上还插了一把手枪和一柄残忍的刀。

“你要到哪儿去,老婆?”

“我现在只跟着你,”老板娘说。“以后你会看见我走在妇女队伍最前面的。”

“那就来吧!”德伐日放开嗓门大叫。“爱国者们,朋友们!咱们已经作好了准备。到巴士底去!”

人潮开始动荡,发出一声怒吼,仿佛整个法兰西的喉咙都集中到了那一个令人憎恶的字眼上。人潮一浪接着一浪,越卷越高,淹没了城市,来到了那个地点。警钟响了,战鼓响了,人潮在新的海岸上发着狂,大声地咆哮着。攻击开始了。

深深的壕堑、双重的吊桥、厚重的石壁、八座巨大的塔楼。大炮、毛瑟枪、火焰与烟雾。酒店老板德伐日穿过了火焰,穿过了烟雾,又进入了火焰,进入了烟雾。人潮把他送向了一尊大炮,而他在转瞬之间已成了炮手。他像个英勇的士兵激战了两个小时。

深深的壕堑,单吊桥,厚重的石壁,八座巨大的塔楼。大炮、毛瑟枪、火焰与烟雾。座吊桥垮下来了!“干呀,同志们,干呀!干呀,雅克一号,雅克二号,雅克一千号,雅克二千号,雅克二万五干号;以所有的天使和魔鬼的名义——你愿用谁的名义都行,干呀!”酒店老板德伐日还在大炮前干着,大炮早烫手了。

“跟我来,妇女们!”他的妻子老板娘叫道,“干什么!拿下来之后,我们也可以像男人一样杀人的!”妇女们发出如饥似渴的尖叫,跟在她的身后。她们的武器各不相同,但是心中的饥渴与复仇的心情却一样。

大炮、毛瑟枪、火光与烟雾,但仍然是深深的壕堑、单吊桥、厚重的石壁和八个巨大的塔楼。有人受伤倒下了,汹涌的人潮作了不大的调整。闪亮的武器,通明的火炬,一车车潮湿的柴草冒着烟、四面八方的工事上的苦苦厮杀。尖叫、排炮、咒骂,奋不顾身的勇气,炮声、撞击声、叮当声,人潮的愤怒的咆哮。但仍然是深深的壕堑、仍然是单吊桥,厚重的石壁和那八座巨大的塔楼。酒店老板德伐日—还在他的炮前。大炮已激烈地打了四个小时,已经是双倍地发烫。

要塞里升起了白旗,谈判——白旗在战斗的风暴之间依稀可见,声音却听不见。人潮突然无法估量地扩展开来、汹涌起来,把酒店老板德伐日卷过了放下的吊桥,卷进了厚重的外层墙壁,卷进了投降了的八座塔楼。

席卷着他的人潮势不可当,就连吸一口气转一转头都困难,仿佛是在南太平洋的狂涛里挣扎。他终于来到巴士底监狱外面的场院里。他在那儿凭借了一堵墙的拐角的力量才挣扎着向四面看了看。雅克三号差不多就在他身边;德伐日太太仍然带着几个妇女,已离监狱不远,隐约可见,手里拿着刀。到处是骚动、兴奋、令人耳聋的疯狂的混乱,令人震惊的呼喊,却也有激怒的哑剧场面。

“囚徒!”

“记录!”

“秘密牢房!”

“刑具!”

“囚徒!”

在所有的呼喊声中,在一万个破碎的字句中“囚徒!”是为汹涌而入的人潮应和得最多的。仿佛有无穷的人在无穷的时间和空间里应和着。最早进入的人押着监狱的官员,并威胁说,若是有任何一个秘密角落没有公开就立即杀死他们。这阵人潮卷过之后,德伐日已把他结实的手放到一个监狱看守胸前——那人头发花白,手执火炬。他把他跟其他的人分开,逼到了墙壁面前。

“告诉我,北塔怎么走!”德伐日说,“快!”

“我会认真告诉你的,”那人回答,“如果你跟我走的话。不过那儿已没有人。”

“北塔一0五是什么意思?”德伐日问。“快!”

“意思么,先生?”

“那是囚徒还是牢房的名字?你想找死么?”

“杀死他!”雅克三号正走过来,叫道。

“是牢房的名字,先生。”

“带我去。”

“那就这边来。”

带着一向的渴望神情的雅克三号显然因为谈话并不往流血的方向发展而感到失望了。他抓紧了德伐日的手臂,也抓紧了看守的手臂。在这短暂的会谈里他们的三颗头攒在了一起——那时要想彼此能听见只能如此,因为人潮已冲进要塞,淹没了过道与阶梯,发出了激烈的喧嚣。外面,人潮也以一种深沉嘶哑的吼叫冲击着四面的墙壁;吼叫之中还不时有腾空而起的呐喊爆发,像是升到空中的浪花。

德伐日、看守和雅克三号手牵着手以最快的速度穿过了终年不见阳光的拱门,穿过了黑魃魃的洞窟的狰狞的窄门,走下了洞穴状的层层台阶,爬上了石头与砖块砌成的嶙绚而陡峭的石梯——那东西与其说像阶梯,倒不如说像干涸的瀑布。在某些地方人潮还从他们身边卷过,特别是刚开始的时候;但在他们下行了一段又上了一座塔楼之后,他们就孤独了。在这儿,夹在厚重的石壁和拱门之间,要塞内外的风暴在他们耳里只剩下了一种沉闷的压抑的声音,仿佛外面的噪音已经差不多破坏了他们的听觉。

看守在一道矮门边站住了。他把一把钥匙塞进了一个咔咔作响的锁里,馒慢推开了门,在他们低头进门时说:

“北塔一0五!”

墙壁高处有一个窗户,窗户上没有玻璃,铁栅森严,前面还有一道石屏挡住,要见到天空得弯下腰往上看。进门几步有一个小小的烟囱,烟囱进口也用沉重的铁栅封闭。壁炉上有—堆轻轻的陈年的柴灰。屋里有一张板凳、一张桌子、一张铺着草垫的床、熏黑了的四堵墙,一堵墙上还有一个生了锈的铁环。

“拿火炬慢慢照照这几堵墙壁,我还要看一看,”德伐日对看守说。

那人照办了,德伐日眼睛紧紧地跟着炬火观察。

“停!——看看这儿,雅克!”

“A。M.!”雅克三号贪婪地读着,嗓门嘶哑。

“亚历山大.曼内特,”德伐日用他那沾满了火药的黝黑的手指画着那两个字母,对着他的耳朵说。“这儿他还写着‘一个不幸的医生’。而且,毫无疑问,在这块石头上划日历的也是他。你手上拿的是什么?撬棍么?给我。”

他手里还抓着放炮的火绳杆。他迅速换了工具,转向虫蛀的桌凳,几棍子把它们敲了个粉碎。

“火把照高一点!”他对看守怒气冲冲地说。“雅克,仔细检查一下这些破木片。喏!这儿有刀,”他把刀扔给他,“把床垫划开,搜查一下铺草。火把照高一点,你!”

他狠狠地盯了看守一眼,爬上了壁炉,从烟囱里往上看,用橇棍敲打着,拨弄着烟囱壁,捅着横在烟囱上的铁栅。几分钟之后掉下了一些灰泥和尘埃,他转过脸躲开了,然后便在烟囱里、陈年的柴灰堆里、在他那武器截穿的一道缝里仔仔细细地摸索。

“木头里、铺草里都没有么,雅克?”

“没有。”

“咱们把这些东西集中到牢房正中。好了!生火,你!”

看守点燃了这堆东西,火苗蹿得很高,也很热。他们让火堆燃烧,重新弯下身子从低矮的拱门走了出来,沿着原路回到了院子里。这时听觉也似乎重新恢复,他们又回到了汹涌澎湃的浪潮声里了。

他们发现人潮在起伏激荡,寻找着德伐日。圣安托万正叹叫着要求它的酒店老板去负责监押那死守巴士底狱、向人民开炮的要塞总监。没有德伐日那总监就无法被押到市政厅去受审,没有他那总监就会逃掉,人民的血就得不到报偿了(多少年来一文不值的血现在突然值钱了)。

那位冷酷的老军宫身穿灰色大氅,佩带红色勋章  ,站在那仿佛紧裹着他的气势汹汹的人潮中很为惹眼。可是在那无所不在的喧哗之中却有一个人泰然不动。那人是个妇女。“看,我的丈夫来了!”她指出了他,叫道。“看,德伐日!”她紧挨着那冷酷的老军官站着,不挪一下地方,而且,在德伐日等人押着他通过街道时也寸步不离;在他被押到了目的地有人从背后打他时她也寸步不离;在积聚了长期仇恨的刀子拳头狠狠地顶点般地落在他身上时, 她仍然寸步不离。等到他受了伤倒地死去之后,她却突然活跃起来,一脚踩在他脖子上,挥动她那早作好准备的残忍的刀把他的脑袋割了下来。

圣安托万执行他那可怕的设想的时刻到了。他要把人当作街灯一样挂起来,表现自己能够成为什么样的人,能干出什么样的事。圣安托万的血液沸腾了,暴虐与铁腕统治的血溅洒出来,溅在要塞总监尸体横陈的市政厅台阶上,溅在德伐日太太的鞋底上——为了把尸体砍作几块,她曾用脚踩在尸体上。“把那边那灯放下来!”圣安托万瞪大了眼四处寻找新的杀人工具,然后叫道,“他还有个兵士在这儿,让他给他站岗吧!”那个哨兵叫人晃里晃荡吊上了岗哨。人潮又往前涌。

黑色的气势汹汹的海涛,浪涛与浪涛间的破坏性的升腾与撞击,那撞击的深度那时还无法估量,其强力也还没有人知道。激烈地震荡着的毫不内疚的人的海洋,复仇的呼号,经过苦难的熔炉锻炼得僵硬的脸,在那脸上怜悯再也留不下痕迹。

人潮的面孔上活跃着各种各样狰狞的和狂怒的表情,其中却出现了两个集团,每个集团七人,跟别的面孔形成呆板的对比。海洋从来不曾冲刷出过比它们更加值得纪念的海难遗物。七个囚徒突然被冲破他们坟墓的风暴解放出来,被高高地举在众人头上。他们感到害伯、茫然、惶惑、惊讶,仿佛末日审判已经到来,而在他们周围欢天喜地的人们的灵魂都已无可救药。还有七张面孔被举得更高,那是七张死去的面孔,耷拉下的眼皮和半露出的眼睛等待着末日审判。面孔虽冷漠,却带着一种有所期待并未死心的表情,很像是作了一个可怕的停顿,准备着抬起垂下的眼帘,用没有血色的嘴唇作证:“是你杀了我!”

七个囚徒被释放了出来,七个血淋淋的人头插在了矛尖上,那受到诅咒的有八个堡垒的要塞的钥匙、某些被发现的信件、很久以前就怀着破碎的心死去的囚徒的遗物—一诸如此类的东西在一千七百八十九年七月中旬被圣安托万的震天动地的脚步声护送着通过了巴黎市街。现在,但愿上天击败露西.达尔内的幻想,不让那脚步侵入她的生活!因为那脚步疾速、疯狂,而且危险;而在德伐日酒店门前跌破了酒桶多年之后,那些脚步一旦染成红色是很难洗净的。


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1 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。
2 bliss JtXz4     
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
参考例句:
  • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
  • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴,因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
3 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。
4 resound 2BszE     
v.回响
参考例句:
  • A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament.一片赞成声在乌克兰议会中回响。
  • The soldiers' boots resounded in the street.士兵的军靴踏在地面上的声音在大街上回响。
5 resounding zkCzZC     
adj. 响亮的
参考例句:
  • The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
  • He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。
6 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
7 desolate vmizO     
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
参考例句:
  • The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
  • We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后,我们都觉得万分孤寂。
8 swelled bd4016b2ddc016008c1fc5827f252c73     
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
参考例句:
  • The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染,他的手肿了起来。
  • After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后,河水猛涨。
9 bosom Lt9zW     
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
参考例句:
  • She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
  • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
10 prattling 29f1761316ffd897e34605de7a77101b     
v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话( prattle的现在分词 );发出连续而无意义的声音;闲扯;东拉西扯
参考例句:
  • The meanders of a prattling brook, were shaded with straggling willows and alder trees. 一条小河蜿蜒掩映在稀疏的柳树和桤树的树荫间,淙淙作响。 来自辞典例句
  • The villagers are prattling on about the village gossip. 村民们正在闲扯些村里的事。 来自互联网
11 confide WYbyd     
v.向某人吐露秘密
参考例句:
  • I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
  • He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。
12 confided 724f3f12e93e38bec4dda1e47c06c3b1     
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
参考例句:
  • She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。
  • He confided to me that he had spent five years in prison. 他私下向我透露,他蹲过五年监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 soothing soothing     
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
参考例句:
  • Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
  • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
14 awakening 9ytzdV     
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
参考例句:
  • the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
  • People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
15 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》
16 rusted 79e453270dbdbb2c5fc11d284e95ff6e     
v.(使)生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I can't get these screws out; they've rusted in. 我无法取出这些螺丝,它们都锈住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My bike has rusted and needs oil. 我的自行车生锈了,需要上油。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 rustling c6f5c8086fbaf68296f60e8adb292798     
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的
参考例句:
  • the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
  • the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声
18 mingled fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf     
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
参考例句:
  • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
  • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
19 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
20 chattered 0230d885b9f6d176177681b6eaf4b86f     
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤
参考例句:
  • They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
  • We chattered like two teenagers. 我们聊着天,像两个十多岁的孩子。
21 instinctive c6jxT     
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
参考例句:
  • He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
  • Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。
22 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
参考例句:
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
23 chubby wrwzZ     
adj.丰满的,圆胖的
参考例句:
  • He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实,可并不发胖。
  • The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。
24 turbid tm6wY     
adj.混浊的,泥水的,浓的
参考例句:
  • He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
  • The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。
25 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。
26 stimulating ShBz7A     
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
参考例句:
  • shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
  • This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。
27 exuding 170b18fac6e6a9a28bedc5d96a383433     
v.缓慢流出,渗出,分泌出( exude的现在分词 );流露出对(某物)的神态或感情
参考例句:
  • Water-soaked exuding spots occur in the bark near the growing shoot tips. 靠近生长着的稍皮内有水浸出点,使该处膨大。 来自辞典例句
  • Leaders get into everyone's skin, exuding positive energy and optimism. 深入到员工们中间,向他们传递积极的活力和乐观精神。 来自互联网
28 patronage MSLzq     
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
参考例句:
  • Though it was not yet noon,there was considerable patronage.虽然时间未到中午,店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
  • I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this.很抱歉,我的赞助只能到此为止。
29 rejection FVpxp     
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
参考例句:
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
30 incorrigible nknyi     
adj.难以纠正的,屡教不改的
参考例句:
  • Because he was an incorrigible criminal,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.他是一个死不悔改的罪犯,因此被判终生监禁。
  • Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。
31 aggravation PKYyD     
n.烦恼,恼火
参考例句:
  • She stirred in aggravation as she said this. 她说这句话,激动得过分。
  • Can't stand the aggravation, all day I get aggravation. You know how it is." 我整天都碰到令人发火的事,你可想而知这是什么滋味。” 来自教父部分
32 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
33 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。
34 pensive 2uTys     
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
参考例句:
  • He looked suddenly sombre,pensive.他突然看起来很阴郁,一副忧虑的样子。
  • He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路。
35 thrift kI6zT     
adj.节约,节俭;n.节俭,节约
参考例句:
  • He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
  • His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。
36 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
37 rumbled e155775f10a34eef1cb1235a085c6253     
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋)
参考例句:
  • The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
  • Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断。
38 wig 1gRwR     
n.假发
参考例句:
  • The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
  • He disguised himself with a wig and false beard.他用假发和假胡须来乔装。
39 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
40 mania 9BWxu     
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好
参考例句:
  • Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
  • Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。
41 unreasonable tjLwm     
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
参考例句:
  • I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
  • They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
42 assented 4cee1313bb256a1f69bcc83867e78727     
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩。
  • "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women -- they're too noble. “对,”汤姆表示赞同地说,“他们不杀女人——真伟大!
43 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
44 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。
45 peevish h35zj     
adj.易怒的,坏脾气的
参考例句:
  • A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
  • She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.她低头瞪着我,一脸怒气。
46 semblance Szcwt     
n.外貌,外表
参考例句:
  • Her semblance of anger frightened the children.她生气的样子使孩子们感到害怕。
  • Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。
47 crookedly crookedly     
adv. 弯曲地,不诚实地
参考例句:
  • A crow flew crookedly like a shadow over the end of the salt lake. 一只乌鸦像个影子般地在盐湖的另一边鬼鬼祟祟地飞来飞去的。
48 throng sGTy4     
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
参考例句:
  • A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
  • The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。
49 muskets c800a2b34c12fbe7b5ea8ef241e9a447     
n.火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪( musket的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The watch below, all hands to load muskets. 另一组人都来帮着给枪装火药。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight at towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. 深深的壕堑,单吊桥,厚重的石壁,八座巨大的塔楼。大炮、毛瑟枪、火焰与烟雾。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
50 cartridges 17207f2193d1e05c4c15f2938c82898d     
子弹( cartridge的名词复数 ); (打印机的)墨盒; 录音带盒; (唱机的)唱头
参考例句:
  • computer consumables such as disks and printer cartridges 如磁盘、打印机墨盒之类的电脑耗材
  • My new video game player came with three game cartridges included. 我的新电子游戏机附有三盘游戏带。
51 axe 2oVyI     
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
参考例句:
  • Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利,你要当心。
  • The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
52 ingenuity 77TxM     
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
参考例句:
  • The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
  • I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
53 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
54 gunpowder oerxm     
n.火药
参考例句:
  • Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶,火药传入欧洲。
  • This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
55 disarmed f147d778a788fe8e4bf22a9bdb60a8ba     
v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 );使息怒
参考例句:
  • Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
  • The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械,并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
56 uproar LHfyc     
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
参考例句:
  • She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
  • His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。
57 patriots cf0387291504d78a6ac7a13147d2f229     
爱国者,爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
  • These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死,也不愿投降。
58 resolute 2sCyu     
adj.坚决的,果敢的
参考例句:
  • He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
  • The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
59 implements 37371cb8af481bf82a7ea3324d81affc     
n.工具( implement的名词复数 );家具;手段;[法律]履行(契约等)v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 );执行;贯彻;使生效
参考例句:
  • Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • They ordered quantities of farm implements. 他们订购了大量农具。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
60 detested e34cc9ea05a83243e2c1ed4bd90db391     
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They detested each other on sight. 他们互相看着就不顺眼。
  • The freethinker hated the formalist; the lover of liberty detested the disciplinarian. 自由思想者总是不喜欢拘泥形式者,爱好自由者总是憎恶清规戒律者。 来自辞典例句
61 overflowed 4cc5ae8d4154672c8a8539b5a1f1842f     
溢出的
参考例句:
  • Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
  • A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
62 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。
63 shrill EEize     
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
参考例句:
  • Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
  • The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。
64 displacements 9e66611008a27467702e6346e1664419     
n.取代( displacement的名词复数 );替代;移位;免职
参考例句:
  • The laws of physics are symmetrical for translational displacements. 物理定律对平移是对称的。 来自辞典例句
  • We encounter only displacements of the first type. 我们只遇到第一类的驱替。 来自辞典例句
65 barricades c0ae4401dbb9a95a57ddfb8b9765579f     
路障,障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
  • Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。
66 shrieks e693aa502222a9efbbd76f900b6f5114     
n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
  • For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来, 报纸上, 广播里, 舞台上, 会场上的声嘶力竭,装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
67 stint 9GAzB     
v.节省,限制,停止;n.舍不得化,节约,限制;连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
参考例句:
  • He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
  • We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。
68 rattle 5Alzb     
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
参考例句:
  • The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓,笑着叫着。
  • She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。
69 fortress Mf2zz     
n.堡垒,防御工事
参考例句:
  • They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
  • The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。
70 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。
71 exultation wzeyn     
n.狂喜,得意
参考例句:
  • It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字,他屏住呼吸,乐得脸上放光。
  • He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
72 deafening deafening     
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
  • The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
73 maniacal r2Ay5     
adj.发疯的
参考例句:
  • He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.他近乎发疯般地追求着打破体育纪录。
  • She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.她弓身伏在方向盘前,表情像疯了一样。
74 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊,所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
75 eternity Aiwz7     
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷
参考例句:
  • The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
  • Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
76 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚
参考例句:
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
77 croaked 9a150c9af3075625e0cba4de8da8f6a9     
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说
参考例句:
  • The crow croaked disaster. 乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 'she has a fine head for it," croaked Jacques Three. “她有一个漂亮的脑袋跟着去呢,”雅克三号低沉地说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
78 craving zvlz3e     
n.渴望,热望
参考例句:
  • a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
  • She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐,以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。
79 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
参考例句:
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
80 inundation y4fxi     
n.the act or fact of overflowing
参考例句:
  • Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay. 若不疏导,只能眼巴巴看着它泛滥。
  • Therefore this psychology preceded the inundation of Caudillo politics after independence. 在独立后,这一心态助长了考迪罗主义的泛滥。
81 hoarse 5dqzA     
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的
参考例句:
  • He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
  • He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动,嗓子都喊哑了。
82 vaults fe73e05e3f986ae1bbd4c517620ea8e6     
n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴
参考例句:
  • It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒,他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
83 hideous 65KyC     
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
参考例句:
  • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
  • They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗,是丑陋的畜牲。
84 dens 10262f677bcb72a856e3e1317093cf28     
n.牙齿,齿状部分;兽窝( den的名词复数 );窝点;休息室;书斋
参考例句:
  • Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
  • In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句
85 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
参考例句:
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
86 ascents 1d1ddafa9e981f1d3c11c7a35f9bc553     
n.上升( ascent的名词复数 );(身份、地位等的)提高;上坡路;攀登
参考例句:
  • The cart was very heavy, and in addition, there were many ascents. 这辆车实在难拉,而且又很重,还得上许多坡。 来自互联网
  • Balloon ascents overcome this hazard with ease. 升空的气球能轻而易举地克服这一困难。 来自互联网
87 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。
88 hemmed 16d335eff409da16d63987f05fc78f5a     
缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围
参考例句:
  • He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite. 他总是哼儿哈儿的,就是不说句痛快话。
  • The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides. 士兵们被四面包围了。
89 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
  • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
90 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。
91 hearth n5by9     
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
参考例句:
  • She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来,在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
  • She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里,打开电灯。
92 forefinger pihxt     
n.食指
参考例句:
  • He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
  • He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.他用他大拇指和食指尖拿着它。
93 mortar 9EsxR     
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句:
  • The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
  • The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
94 averted 35a87fab0bbc43636fcac41969ed458a     
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移
参考例句:
  • A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
  • Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。
95 crevice pokzO     
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口
参考例句:
  • I saw a plant growing out of a crevice in the wall.我看到墙缝里长出一棵草来。
  • He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。
96 wrought EoZyr     
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
参考例句:
  • Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
  • It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。
97 retraced 321f3e113f2767b1b567ca8360d9c6b9     
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯
参考例句:
  • We retraced our steps to where we started. 我们折回我们出发的地方。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path. 我们折返,想回到正确的路上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
98 clamorous OqGzj     
adj.吵闹的,喧哗的
参考例句:
  • They are clamorous for better pay.他们吵吵嚷嚷要求增加工资。
  • The meeting began to become clamorous.会议开始变得喧哗了。
99 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
100 contention oZ5yd     
n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张
参考例句:
  • The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
  • The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道,争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
101 encompass WZJzO     
vt.围绕,包围;包含,包括;完成
参考例句:
  • The course will encompass physics,chemistry and biology.课程将包括物理、化学和生物学。
  • The project will encompass rural and underdeveloped areas in China.这项工程将覆盖中国的农村和不发达地区。
102 conspicuous spszE     
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
参考例句:
  • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
  • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
103 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
104 hoisting 6a0100693c5737e7867f0a1c6b40d90d     
起重,提升
参考例句:
  • The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆(格状抱杆、转盘抱杆)的起重能力为60吨。 来自口语例句
  • We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。
105 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
106 fixedly 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc     
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
参考例句:
  • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
107 memorable K2XyQ     
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
参考例句:
  • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
  • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
108 wrecks 8d69da0aee97ed3f7157e10ff9dbd4ae     
n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 );(事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等);(身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人;状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 );使(船舶)失事,使遇难,使下沉
参考例句:
  • The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句
109 drooping drooping     
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
  • The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。
110 eyelids 86ece0ca18a95664f58bda5de252f4e7     
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
参考例句:
  • She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了,眼睑开始往下垂。
  • Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
111 gory Xy5yx     
adj.流血的;残酷的
参考例句:
  • I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情,战栗不已。
  • The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。


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