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Cosette and Marius beheld1 each other once more.

What that interview was like we decline to say. There are things which one must not attempt to depict2; the sun is one of them.

The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius' chamber3 at the moment when Cosette entered it.

Precisely4 at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.

She appeared on the threshold; it seemed to him that she was surrounded by a glory.

"Adorable!" he exclaimed.

Then he blew his nose noisily.

Cosette was intoxicated5, delighted, frightened, in heaven. She was as thoroughly6 alarmed as any one can be by happiness. She stammered7 all pale, yet flushed, she wanted to fling herself into Marius' arms, and dared not. Ashamed of loving in the presence of all these people. People are pitiless towards happy lovers; they remain when the latter most desire to be left alone. Lovers have no need of any people whatever.

With Cosette, and behind her, there had entered a man with white hair who was grave yet smiling, though with a vague and heartrending smile. It was "Monsieur Fauchelevent"; it was Jean Valjean.

He was very well dressed, as the porter had said, entirely8 in black, in perfectly9 new garments, and with a white cravat10.

The porter was a thousand leagues from recognizing in this correct bourgeois11, in this probable notary12, the fear-inspiring bearer of the corpse13, who had sprung up at his door on the night of the 7th of June, tattered14, muddy, hideous15, haggard, his face masked in blood and mire16, supporting in his arms the fainting Marius; still, his porter's scent17 was aroused. When M. Fauchelevent arrived with Cosette, the porter had not been able to refrain from communicating to his wife this aside: "I don't know why it is, but I can't help fancying that I've seen that face before."

M. Fauchelevent in Marius' chamber, remained apart near the door. He had under his arm, a package which bore considerable resemblance to an octavo volume enveloped19 in paper. The enveloping20 paper was of a greenish hue21, and appeared to be mouldy.

"Does the gentleman always have books like that under his arm?" Mademoiselle Gillenormand, who did not like books, demanded in a low tone of Nicolette.

"Well," retorted M. Gillenormand, who had overheard her, in the same tone, "he's a learned man. What then? Is that his fault? Monsieur Boulard, one of my acquaintances, never walked out without a book under his arm either, and he always had some old volume hugged to his heart like that."

And, with a bow, he said aloud:

"Monsieur Tranchelevent . . ."

Father Gillenormand did not do it intentionally22, but inattention to proper names was an aristocratic habit of his.

"Monsieur Tranchelevent, I have the honor of asking you, on behalf of my grandson, Baron23 Marius Pontmercy, for the hand of Mademoiselle."

Monsieur Tranchelevent bowed.

"That's settled," said the grandfather.

And, turning to Marius and Cosette, with both arms extended in blessing25, he cried:

"Permission to adore each other!"

They did not require him to repeat it twice. So much the worse! The chirping26 began. They talked low. Marius, resting on his elbow on his reclining chair, Cosette standing27 beside him. "Oh, heavens!" murmured Cosette, "I see you once again! It is thou! It is you! The idea of going and fighting like that! But why? It is horrible. I have been dead for four months. Oh! How wicked it was of you to go to that battle! What had I done to you? I pardon you, but you will never do it again. A little while ago, when they came to tell us to come to you, I still thought that I was about to die, but it was from joy. I was so sad! I have not taken the time to dress myself, I must frighten people with my looks! What will your relatives say to see me in a crumpled28 collar? Do speak! You let me do all the talking. We are still in the Rue29 de l'Homme Arme. It seems that your shoulder was terrible. They told me that you could put your fist in it. And then, it seems that they cut your flesh with the scissors. That is frightful30. I have cried till I have no eyes left. It is queer that a person can suffer like that. Your grandfather has a very kindly31 air. Don't disturb yourself, don't rise on your elbow, you will injure yourself. Oh! How happy I am! So our unhappiness is over! I am quite foolish. I had things to say to you, and I no longer know in the least what they were. Do you still love me? We live in the Rue de l'Homme Arme. There is no garden. I made lint32 all the time; stay, sir, look, it is your fault, I have a callous33 on my fingers."

"Angel!" said Marius.

Angel is the only word in the language which cannot be worn out. No other word could resist the merciless use which lovers make of it.

Then as there were spectators, they paused and said not a word more, contenting themselves with softly touching34 each other's hands.

M. Gillenormand turned towards those who were in the room and cried:

"Talk loud, the rest of you. Make a noise, you people behind the scenes. Come, a little uproar35, the deuce! So that the children can chatter36 at their ease."

And, approaching Marius and Cosette, he said to them in a very low voice:

"Call each other thou. Don't stand on ceremony."

Aunt Gillenormand looked on in amazement37 at this irruption of light in her elderly household. There was nothing aggressive about this amazement; it was not the least in the world like the scandalized and envious38 glance of an owl39 at two turtle-doves, it was the stupid eye of a poor innocent seven and fifty years of age; it was a life which had been a failure gazing at that triumph, love.

"Mademoiselle Gillenormand senior," said her father to her, "I told you that this is what would happen to you."

He remained silent for a moment, and then added:

"Look at the happiness of others."

Then he turned to Cosette.

"How pretty she is! How pretty she is! She's a Greuze. So you are going to have that all to yourself, you scamp! Ah! My rogue40, you are getting off nicely with me, you are happy; if I were not fifteen years too old, we would fight with swords to see which of us should have her. Come now! I am in love with you, mademoiselle. It's perfectly simple. It is your right. You are in the right. Ah! What a sweet, charming little wedding this will make! Our parish is Saint-Denis du Saint Sacrament, but I will get a dispensation so that you can be married at Saint-Paul. The church is better. It was built by the Jesuits. It is more coquettish. It is opposite the fountain of Cardinal41 de Birague. The masterpiece of Jesuit architecture is at Namur. It is called Saint-Loup. You must go there after you are married. It is worth the journey. Mademoiselle, I am quite of your mind, I think girls ought to marry; that is what they are made for. There is a certain Sainte-Catherine whom I should always like to see uncoiffed.[62] It's a fine thing to remain a spinster, but it is chilly42. The Bible says: Multiply. In order to save the people, Jeanne d'Arc is needed; but in order to make people, what is needed is Mother Goose. So, marry, my beauties. I really do not see the use in remaining a spinster! I know that they have their chapel43 apart in the church, and that they fall back on the Society of the Virgin44; but, sapristi, a handsome husband, a fine fellow, and at the expiration45 of a year, a big, blond brat46 who nurses lustily, and who has fine rolls of fat on his thighs47, and who musses up your breast in handfuls with his little rosy48 paws, laughing the while like the dawn,--that's better than holding a candle at vespers, and chanting Turris eburnea!"

[62] In allusion49 to the expression, coiffer Sainte-Catherine, "to remain unmarried."

The grandfather executed a pirouette on his eighty-year-old heels, and began to talk again like a spring that has broken loose once more:

"Ainsi, bornant les cours de tes revasseries, Alcippe, il est donc vrai, dans peu tu te maries."[63]

[63] "Thus, hemming50 in the course of thy musings, Alcippus, it is true that thou wilt51 wed24 ere long."

"By the way!"

"What is it, father?"

"Have not you an intimate friend?"

"Yes, Courfeyrac."

"What has become of him?"

"He is dead."

"That is good."

He seated himself near them, made Cosette sit down, and took their four hands in his aged52 and wrinkled hands:

"She is exquisite53, this darling. She's a masterpiece, this Cosette! She is a very little girl and a very great lady. She will only be a Baroness54, which is a come down for her; she was born a Marquise. What eyelashes she has! Get it well fixed55 in your noddles, my children, that you are in the true road. Love each other. Be foolish about it. Love is the folly56 of men and the wit of God. Adore each other. Only," he added, suddenly becoming gloomy, "what a misfortune! It has just occurred to me! More than half of what I possess is swallowed up in an annuity57; so long as I live,it will not matter, but after my death, a score of years hence, ah! My poor children, you will not have a sou! Your beautiful white hands, Madame la Baronne, will do the devil the honor of pulling him by the tail."[64]

[64] Tirer le diable par18 la queue, "to live from hand to mouth."

At this point they heard a grave and tranquil58 voice say:

"Mademoiselle Euphrasie Fauchelevent possesses six hundred thousand francs."

It was the voice of Jean Valjean.

So far he had not uttered a single word, no one seemed to be aware that he was there, and he had remained standing erect59 and motionless, behind all these happy people.

"What has Mademoiselle Euphrasie to do with the question?" inquired the startled grandfather.

"I am she," replied Cosette.

"Six hundred thousand francs?" resumed M. Gillenormand.

"Minus fourteen or fifteen thousand francs, possibly," said Jean Valjean.

And he laid on the table the package which Mademoiselle Gillenormand had mistaken for a book.

Jean Valjean himself opened the package; it was a bundle of bank-notes. They were turned over and counted. There were five hundred notes for a thousand francs each, and one hundred and sixty-eight of five hundred. In all, five hundred and eighty-four thousand francs.

"This is a fine book," said M. Gillenormand.

"Five hundred and eighty-four thousand francs!" murmured the aunt.

"This arranges things well, does it not, Mademoiselle Gillenormand senior?" said the grandfather. "That devil of a Marius has ferreted out the nest of a millionaire grisette in his tree of dreams! Just trust to the love affairs of young folks now, will you! Students find studentesses with six hundred thousand francs. Cherubino works better than Rothschild."

"Five hundred and eighty-four thousand francs!" repeated Mademoiselle Gillenormand, in a low tone. "Five hundred and eighty-four! One might as well say six hundred thousand!"

As for Marius and Cosette, they were gazing at each other while this was going on; they hardly heeded60 this detail.


珂赛特和马吕斯又相见了。

这次会面的情形,我们不必叙述了。有些事是不该试着描绘的,太阳就是其中之一。

当珂赛特进来时,全家人,连巴斯克和妮珂莱特在内,都聚集在马吕斯的卧室里。

她出现在门口,好象有一个光环围绕着她的脸。

正就在这会儿,外祖父准备擤鼻涕,他一下呆住了,鼻子捂在手帕中,从上面瞧着珂赛特:

“真可爱!”他喊了一声。

接着他大声擤鼻子。

珂赛特如痴如醉,心花怒放,惊恐不安,象进了天堂。幸福使她惊慌失措。她吞吞吐吐,面色一阵白一阵红,很想倒入马吕斯怀里而又不敢。当着这些人的面相爱觉得很害羞。大家不会去怜悯一对幸福的情人;当他们正需要单独在一起相爱时,大家却呆着不走开,其实他们毫不需要别人呀。

在珂赛特后面陪着她进来的是一位白发老人,态度庄重,但含着微笑,可这是一种捉摸不定和沉痛的微笑。这是“割风先生”,也就是冉阿让。

正如看门人所说,他的“衣着很讲究”,全身一套黑色的新西服,系着白领带。

看门人一点也认不出这个整齐的资产者,这个可能是个公证人的人原来就是六月七日①晚上那个可怕的背着死尸闯进门来的人;当时他的衣衫褴褛,满身泥污,丑陋不堪,惊慌失色,满脸鲜血和污泥,架着昏迷的马吕斯;可是他作为门房的嗅觉苏醒了。当割风先生和珂赛特来到时,看门人禁不住私下向他的女人说了这样一句话:“不知道为什么,我总觉得我见过这张脸。”

①原文如此。正确的日期应为六月六日晚上。

割风先生,在马吕斯的房中,好象不和别人在一起似的靠门口呆着,他臂下夹着一个小包,好象一部八开的书,用纸包着,纸发绿色,象霉了似的。

“是不是这位先生手边老带着书?”一点也不爱书本的吉诺曼小姐低声问妮珂莱特。

“就是,”吉诺曼先生听见了她的话也低声回答,“他是一位学者。怎么啦?他有什么不对?我认得的布拉先生也是走路都抱着一本书的。”

于是他一边鞠躬,一边高声打招呼:

“切风先生……”

吉诺曼老爹并非故意这样,但不注意别人的姓名是他的一种贵族作风。

“切风先生,我荣幸地替我的外孙彭眉胥男爵向小姐求婚。”

“切风先生”以鞠躬来致答。

“一言为定了。”外祖父说。

于是他转身向着马吕斯和珂赛特,两臂举起祝福他俩并且叫着:

“允许你们相爱了。”

他们不需要别人说两遍。不管了!两人开始喁喁私语。他们低声说着,马吕斯的胳膊肘支在躺椅上,珂赛特站在他身边。“哦,老天!”珂赛特轻声说,“我总算又见到您了。是你!是您,就这样去打仗!为什么?太可怕了,四个月来我等于死了。哦!您真坏,去参加这次战争!我哪里得罪了您?我原谅您,但是不能再这样干了。刚才有人来叫我们来的时候,我还感到我要死了,但那是快乐得要死。我原先是那么的愁苦!我衣服也没换,一定难看极了。您的家长看见我的衣领都揉皱了,该怎么说呀?您怎么不开口!让我一个人说?我们还是住在武人街。听说您的肩膀很可怕。据说可以放进一个拳头。还听说还用剪刀剪去了肉。这太可怕了。我哭呀哭的,哭得眼睛都肿了。这真怪,一个人能这样痛苦。您的外祖父看起来人很好!您别动,不要撑着手肘,要注意,这样会疼的。哦!我真快乐!不幸的日子结束了!我真傻。我要向您说的话都想不起来了。您还是爱我的吧?我们住在武人街。那儿没有花园。我整天做纱布;这儿,先生,您瞧,这就怪您,我手指上都起了老茧啦!”

“天使!”马吕斯说。

“天使”是语言中唯一屡用不厌的字眼,所有其他的字都被谈恋爱的人重复得无法再用了。

后来,因为有人在旁,他们中止了谈话,只满足于互相轻轻地用手碰一下。

吉诺曼先生转身向那些在房里的人大声说:

“你们尽量大声说话,大家都出点声音,来吧,得有点嘈杂的声音嘛,喂!好让这两个孩子能够随便聊聊。”

于是他走近马吕斯和珂赛特,轻声向他们说:

“别用‘您’这个尊称了,你们不要拘束。”

吉诺曼姨妈惊异地看到光明突然降临到她这陈旧的家中来了,这种惊异毫无恶意,她一点没有用讽刺和嫉妒的枭鸟式的目光来看这对野鸽。这是一个可怜的五十七岁的忠厚长者的呆笨的眼光,她自己错过了青春,现在正在观望爱情的胜利。

“吉诺曼大姑娘,”她的父亲说,“我早已向你说过你会见到这种事的。”

他静默了一下又说:

“瞧瞧别人的幸福呀!”

他又转向珂赛特说:

“她真美丽,真美丽,这是一幅戈洛治的画。你打算一个人独占,坏蛋!啊!调皮鬼,我这一关你总算侥幸逃过,你幸福了,如果我年轻十五岁的话,我们就来比剑,哪一个赢了就归哪一个。你看!小姐,我可爱上你了。这是很自然的,这是你的权利啊!这一来就要举行一个非常好的引人注目的迷人的婚礼啦!圣沙克雷芒的圣德尼教堂是我们教区的,但我会弄到许可证让你们到圣保罗教堂去举行婚礼。那座教堂比较漂亮。那是耶稣会教士建造的。它的建筑优美,正对着红衣主教比拉格的喷泉。耶稣会著名的建筑是在那慕尔,名叫圣路教堂。你们婚后该去参观一下,值得为此去作一次旅行。小姐,我完全同意你们的主张,我赞成女孩子都结婚,她们生来就该如此。有那么一个圣卡特琳,我希望她永远不戴帽子①。做老处女,这不错,但不温暖。《圣经》上说要增加人口。为了拯救国民,我们需要贞德,但是为了增加人口,我们也需要绮葛妮②妈妈。因此,美丽的姑娘们,结婚吧。我不明白做处女有什么意义?我知道她们在教堂里有一间单独的小礼拜堂,她们可以参加童贞圣母善堂;可是,活见鬼,嫁一个漂亮的丈夫,一个正直的男子,一年后,一个金发的婴儿快乐地吮着你的奶,大腿上的脂肪堆得打皱,粉红的小爪子一把一把地乱摸你的乳房,他和晨曦一样欢笑着,这样,总比手中捧着蜡烛在黄昏时去赞颂《象牙塔》③强多啦!”

①圣卡特琳节这一天,年满二十五岁的未婚姑娘要戴上“圣卡特琳便帽”,算是进入老处女行列了。

②绮葛妮(Gigogne),法国民间故事中一位多子女的妇女。

③《象牙塔》,原文为拉丁文Turris eburnea,是赞颂圣母马利亚的祈祷文。

九十岁的外祖父用脚跟转了一个身,上足了发条似的继续说:

就这样,你不用再胡思乱想,

阿尔西帕,真的你不久就要结婚了。

“我想起来了!”

“什么事情,父亲?”

“你不是有一个知己的朋友吗?”

“有,古费拉克。”

“他现在怎么样啦?”

“他已经死了。”

“这样也罢。”

他坐近他们,让珂赛特坐下,把他们的四只手抓在他的起皱的老手中。

“这个小宝贝真俊俏,这个珂赛特真是一件杰作!她是个小小的姑娘,又象一个高贵的夫人。她将来只能是个男爵夫人,这未免委屈了她;她生来就该是侯爵夫人才对。看她的睫毛多美!孩子们,你们好好记住:这是理所当然的。你们相亲相爱吧。要有傻劲。爱情本是人干的蠢事,却又是上帝的智慧。你们相爱吧,可是,”他忽带愁容地说,“真不幸!我此刻才想到,我的一大半钱都是终身年金①;我活着的时候,还过得去,但我死后,大概二十年后,啊!我可怜的孩子们,你们将一无所有!到那时候,男爵夫人,你那纤白的手就要过最操劳的日子啦。”

①积蓄可以变成终身年金,只要放弃本金,只取利息,到死为止。

这时听见有人用严肃安静的声音说:

“欧福拉吉·割风小姐有六十万法郎。”

这是冉阿让的声音。

他一直还没有开过口,大家好象不知道他在那儿,他一动不动站在这些幸福的人后面。

“提到的欧福拉吉小姐是什么人?”外祖父惊愕地问道。

“是我。”珂赛特回答。

“六十万法郎!”吉诺曼先生重复了一遍。

“其中可能少一万四五千法郎。”冉阿让说。

他把那个吉诺曼姨妈以为是书本的纸包放在桌上。

冉阿让自己把包打开,里面是一叠现钞。经过清点后,其中有五百张一千法郎的钞票和一百六十八张五百法郎的钞票,共计是五十八万四千法郎。

“这真是一本好书!”吉诺曼先生说。

“五十八万四千法郎!”吉诺曼姨妈低声说道。

“这样解决了很多问题,对吗,吉诺曼大姑娘?”外祖父又说。“马吕斯这小鬼,他在梦乡树上找到了一个极为富有的姑娘!今天年轻的情侣真有办法!男学生找到了六十万法郎的女学生!小天使比路特希尔德更有办法。”

“五十八万四千法郎!”吉诺曼小姐又轻声重复一遍,“五十八万四千就等于是六十万!”

至于马吕斯和珂赛特,他们这时正互相注视着,对这些细节不很关心。


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vt.描画,描绘;描写,描述
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  • I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
5 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
6 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。
7 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
8 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
9 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。
10 cravat 7zTxF     
n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结
参考例句:
  • You're never fully dressed without a cravat.不打领结,就不算正装。
  • Mr. Kenge adjusting his cravat,then looked at us.肯吉先生整了整领带,然后又望着我们。
11 bourgeois ERoyR     
adj./n.追求物质享受的(人);中产阶级分子
参考例句:
  • He's accusing them of having a bourgeois and limited vision.他指责他们像中产阶级一样目光狭隘。
  • The French Revolution was inspired by the bourgeois.法国革命受到中产阶级的鼓励。
12 notary svnyj     
n.公证人,公证员
参考例句:
  • She is the town clerk and a certified public accountant and notary public.她身兼城镇文书、执业会计师和公证人数职。
  • That notary is authorised to perform the certain legal functions.公证人被授权执行某些法律职能。
13 corpse JYiz4     
n.尸体,死尸
参考例句:
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
14 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。
15 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。
16 mire 57ZzT     
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
参考例句:
  • I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
17 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。
18 par OK0xR     
n.标准,票面价值,平均数量;adj.票面的,平常的,标准的
参考例句:
  • Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。
  • I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。
19 enveloped 8006411f03656275ea778a3c3978ff7a     
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
  • Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 enveloping 5a761040aff524df1fe0cf8895ed619d     
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Always the eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. 那眼睛总是死死盯着你,那声音总是紧紧围着你。 来自英汉文学
  • The only barrier was a mosquito net, enveloping the entire bed. 唯一的障碍是那顶蚊帐罩住整个床。 来自辞典例句
21 hue qdszS     
n.色度;色调;样子
参考例句:
  • The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
  • The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。
22 intentionally 7qOzFn     
ad.故意地,有意地
参考例句:
  • I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
  • The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所,因此没有资格再获得提供住房。
23 baron XdSyp     
n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王
参考例句:
  • Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
  • The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。
24 wed MgFwc     
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚
参考例句:
  • The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
  • The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。
25 blessing UxDztJ     
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
参考例句:
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
26 chirping 9ea89833a9fe2c98371e55f169aa3044     
鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The birds,chirping relentlessly,woke us up at daybreak. 破晓时鸟儿不断吱吱地叫,把我们吵醒了。
  • The birds are chirping merrily. 鸟儿在欢快地鸣叫着。
27 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。
28 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。
29 rue 8DGy6     
n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔
参考例句:
  • You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
  • You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。
30 frightful Ghmxw     
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
参考例句:
  • How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊!
  • We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
31 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。
32 lint 58azy     
n.线头;绷带用麻布,皮棉
参考例句:
  • Flicked the lint off the coat.把大衣上的棉绒弹掉。
  • There are a few problems of air pollution by chemicals,lint,etc.,but these are minor.化学品、棉花等也造成一些空气污染问题,但这是次要的。
33 callous Yn9yl     
adj.无情的,冷淡的,硬结的,起老茧的
参考例句:
  • He is callous about the safety of his workers.他对他工人的安全毫不关心。
  • She was selfish,arrogant and often callous.她自私傲慢,而且往往冷酷无情。
34 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
35 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。
36 chatter BUfyN     
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
参考例句:
  • Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
  • I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
37 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
38 envious n8SyX     
adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的
参考例句:
  • I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
39 owl 7KFxk     
n.猫头鹰,枭
参考例句:
  • Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
  • I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚,经常半夜后才睡觉。
40 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓;v.游手好闲
参考例句:
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
41 cardinal Xcgy5     
n.(天主教的)红衣主教;adj.首要的,基本的
参考例句:
  • This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
  • The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火,脸涨得通红。
42 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
参考例句:
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
43 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。
44 virgin phPwj     
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗?
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
45 expiration bmSxA     
n.终结,期满,呼气,呼出物
参考例句:
  • Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
  • This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满,即行终止。
46 brat asPzx     
n.孩子;顽童
参考例句:
  • He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
  • The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。
47 thighs e4741ffc827755fcb63c8b296150ab4e     
n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿
参考例句:
  • He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
48 rosy kDAy9     
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
参考例句:
  • She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
  • She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
49 allusion CfnyW     
n.暗示,间接提示
参考例句:
  • He made an allusion to a secret plan in his speech.在讲话中他暗示有一项秘密计划。
  • She made no allusion to the incident.她没有提及那个事件。
50 hemming c6fed4b4e8e7be486b6f9ff17821e428     
卷边
参考例句:
  • "Now stop hemming and hawing, and tell me about it, Edward. "别再这个那个的啦,跟我说说吧,爱德华。 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
  • All ideas of stopping holes and hemming in the German intruders are vicious. 一切想要堵塞缺口和围困德国侵略军的办法都是错误的。
51 wilt oMNz5     
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
参考例句:
  • Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
  • Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
52 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
53 exquisite zhez1     
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
参考例句:
  • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
  • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
54 baroness 2yjzAa     
n.男爵夫人,女男爵
参考例句:
  • I'm sure the Baroness will be able to make things fine for you.我相信男爵夫人能够把家里的事替你安排妥当的。
  • The baroness,who had signed,returned the pen to the notary.男爵夫人这时已签过字,把笔交回给律师。
55 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
56 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
57 annuity Kw2zF     
n.年金;养老金
参考例句:
  • The personal contribution ratio is voluntary in the annuity program.企业年金中个人缴费比例是自愿的。
  • He lives on his annuity after retirement.他退休后靠退休金维生。
58 tranquil UJGz0     
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
参考例句:
  • The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
  • The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。
59 erect 4iLzm     
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
参考例句:
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
60 heeded 718cd60e0e96997caf544d951e35597a     
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 );变平,使(某物)变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告,把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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