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Part 5 Book 6 Chapter 2 Jean Valjean Still Wears His Arm in a Sling
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To realize one's dream. To whom is this accorded? There must be elections for this in heaven; we are all candidates, unknown to ourselves; the angels vote. Cosette and Marius had been elected.

Cosette, both at the mayor's office and at church, was dazzling and touching1. Toussaint, assisted by Nicolette, had dressed her.

Cosette wore over a petticoat of white taffeta, her robe of Binche guipure, a veil of English point, a necklace of fine pearls, a wreath of orange flowers; all this was white, and, from the midst of that whiteness she beamed forth2. It was an exquisite3 candor4 expanding and becoming transfigured in the light. One would have pronounced her a virgin5 on the point of turning into a goddess.

Marius' handsome hair was lustrous6 and perfumed; here and there, beneath the thick curls, pale lines--the scars of the barricade-- were visible.

The grandfather, haughty7, with head held high, amalgamating8 more than ever in his toilet and his manners all the elegances9 of the epoch10 of Barras, escorted Cosette. He took the place of Jean Valjean, who, on account of his arm being still in a sling11, could not give his hand to the bride.

Jean Valjean, dressed in black, followed them with a smile.

"Monsieur Fauchelevent," said the grandfather to him, "this is a fine day. I vote for the end of afflictions and sorrows. Henceforth, there must be no sadness anywhere. Pardieu, I decree joy! Evil has no right to exist. That there should be any unhappy men is, in sooth, a disgrace to the azure12 of the sky. Evil does not come from man, who is good at bottom. All human miseries13 have for their capital and central government hell, otherwise, known as the Devil's Tuileries. Good, here I am uttering demagogical words! As far as I am concerned, I have no longer any political opinions; let all me be rich, that is to say, mirthful, and I confine myself to that."

When, at the conclusion of all the ceremonies, after having pronounced before the mayor and before the priest all possible "yesses," after having signed the registers at the municipality and at the sacristy, after having exchanged their rings, after having knelt side by side under the pall14 of white moire in the smoke of the censer, they arrived, hand in hand, admired and envied by all, Marius in black, she in white, preceded by the suisse, with the epaulets of a colonel, tapping the pavement with his halberd, between two rows of astonished spectators, at the portals of the church, both leaves of which were thrown wide open, ready to enter their carriage again, and all being finished, Cosette still could not believe that it was real. She looked at Marius, she looked at the crowd, she looked at the sky: it seemed as though she feared that she should wake up from her dream. Her amazed and uneasy air added something indescribably enchanting15 to her beauty. They entered the same carriage to return home, Marius beside Cosette; M. Gillenormand and Jean Valjean sat opposite them; Aunt Gillenormand had withdrawn17 one degree, and was in the second vehicle.

"My children," said the grandfather, "here you are, Monsieur le Baron18 and Madame la Baronne, with an income of thirty thousand livres."

And Cosette, nestling close to Marius, caressed19 his ear with an angelic whisper: "So it is true. My name is Marius. I am Madame Thou."

These two creatures were resplendent. They had reached that irrevocable and irrecoverable moment, at the dazzling intersection21 of all youth and all joy. They realized the verses of Jean Prouvaire; they were forty years old taken together. It was marriage sublimated22; these two children were two lilies. They did not see each other, they did not contemplate23 each other. Cosette perceived Marius in the midst of a glory; Marius perceived Cosette on an altar. And on that altar, and in that glory, the two apotheoses24 mingling25, in the background, one knows not how, behind a cloud for Cosette, in a flash for Marius, there was the ideal thing, the real thing, the meeting of the kiss and the dream, the nuptial26 pillow. All the torments27 through which they had passed came back to them in intoxication28. It seemed to them that their sorrows, their sleepless29 nights, their tears, their anguish30, their terrors, their despair, converted into caresses31 and rays of light, rendered still more charming the charming hour which was approaching; and that their griefs were but so many handmaidens who were preparing the toilet of joy. How good it is to have suffered! Their unhappiness formed a halo round their happiness. The long agony of their love was terminating in an ascension.

It was the same enchantment33 in two souls, tinged34 with voluptuousness35 in Marius, and with modesty36 in Cosette. They said to each other in low tones: "We will go back to take a look at our little garden in the Rue20 Plumet." The folds of Cosette's gown lay across Marius.

Such a day is an ineffable38 mixture of dream and of reality. One possesses and one supposes. One still has time before one to divine. The emotion on that day, of being at mid-day and of dreaming of midnight is indescribable. The delights of these two hearts overflowed39 upon the crowd, and inspired the passers-by with cheerfulness.

People halted in the Rue Saint-Antoine, in front of Saint-Paul, to gaze through the windows of the carriage at the orange-flowers quivering on Cosette's head.

Then they returned home to the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire. Marius, triumphant40 and radiant, mounted side by side with Cosette the staircase up which he had been borne in a dying condition. The poor, who had trooped to the door, and who shared their purses, blessed them. There were flowers everywhere. The house was no less fragrant41 than the church; after the incense42, roses. They thought they heard voices carolling in the infinite; they had God in their hearts; destiny appeared to them like a ceiling of stars; above their heads they beheld43 the light of a rising sun. All at once, the clock struck. Marius glanced at Cosette's charming bare arm, and at the rosy44 things which were vaguely45 visible through the lace of her bodice, and Cosette, intercepting46 Marius' glance, blushed to her very hair.

Quite a number of old family friends of the Gillenormand family had been invited; they pressed about Cosette. Each one vied with the rest in saluting47 her as Madame la Baronne.

The officer, Theodule Gillenormand, now a captain, had come from Chartres, where he was stationed in garrison48, to be present at the wedding of his cousin Pontmercy. Cosette did not recognize him.

He, on his side, habituated as he was to have women consider him handsome, retained no more recollection of Cosette than of any other woman.

"How right I was not to believe in that story about the lancer!" said Father Gillenormand, to himself.

Cosette had never been more tender with Jean Valjean. She was in unison49 with Father Gillenormand; while he erected50 joy into aphorisms51 and maxims52, she exhaled53 goodness like a perfume. Happiness desires that all the world should be happy.

She regained54, for the purpose of addressing Jean Valjean, inflections of voice belonging to the time when she was a little girl. She caressed him with her smile.

A banquet had been spread in the dining-room.

Illumination as brilliant as the daylight is the necessary seasoning55 of a great joy. Mist and obscurity are not accepted by the happy. They do not consent to be black. The night, yes; the shadows, no. If there is no sun, one must be made.

The dining-room was full of gay things. In the centre, above the white and glittering table, was a Venetian lustre56 with flat plates, with all sorts of colored birds, blue, violet, red, and green, perched amid the candles; around the chandelier, girandoles, on the walls, sconces with triple and quintuple branches; mirrors, silverware, glassware, plate, porcelain57, faience, pottery58, gold and silversmith's work, all was sparkling and gay. The empty spaces between the candelabra were filled in with bouquets59, so that where there was not a light, there was a flower.

In the antechamber, three violins and a flute61 softly played quartettes by Haydn.

Jean Valjean had seated himself on a chair in the drawing-room, behind the door, the leaf of which folded back upon him in such a manner as to nearly conceal62 him. A few moments before they sat down to table, Cosette came, as though inspired by a sudden whim63, and made him a deep courtesy, spreading out her bridal toilet with both hands, and with a tenderly roguish glance, she asked him:

"Father, are you satisfied?"

"Yes," said Jean Valjean, "I am content!"

"Well, then, laugh."

Jean Valjean began to laugh.

A few moments later, Basque announced that dinner was served.

The guests, preceded by M. Gillenormand with Cosette on his arm, entered the dining-room, and arranged themselves in the proper order around the table.

Two large arm-chairs figured on the right and left of the bride, the first for M. Gillenormand, the other for Jean Valjean. M. Gillenormand took his seat. The other arm-chair remained empty.

They looked about for M. Fauchelevent.

He was no longer there.

M. Gillenormand questioned Basque.

"Do you know where M. Fauchelevent is?"

"Sir," replied Basque, "I do, precisely64. M. Fauchelevent told me to say to you, sir, that he was suffering, his injured hand was paining him somewhat, and that he could not dine with Monsieur le Baron and Madame la Baronne. That he begged to be excused, that he would come to-morrow. He has just taken his departure."

That empty arm-chair chilled the effusion of the wedding feast for a moment. But, if M. Fauchelevent was absent, M. Gillenormand was present, and the grandfather beamed for two. He affirmed that M. Fauchelevent had done well to retire early, if he were suffering, but that it was only a slight ailment66.This declaration sufficed. Moreover, what is an obscure corner in such a submersion of joy? Cosette and Marius were passing through one of those egotistical and blessed moments when no other faculty67 is left to a person than that of receiving happiness. And then, an idea occurred to M. Gillenormand.--"Pardieu, this armchair is empty. Come hither, Marius. Your aunt will permit it, although she has a right to you. This armchair is for you. That is legal and delightful68. Fortunatus beside Fortunata."-- Applause from the whole table. Marius took Jean Valjean's place beside Cosette, and things fell out so that Cosette, who had, at first, been saddened by Jean Valjean's absence, ended by being satisfied with it. From the moment when Marius took his place, and was the substitute, Cosette would not have regretted God himself. She set her sweet little foot, shod in white satin, on Marius' foot.

The arm-chair being occupied, M. Fauchelevent was obliterated69; and nothing was lacking.

And, five minutes afterward70, the whole table from one end to the other, was laughing with all the animation71 of forgetfulness.

At dessert, M. Gillenormand, rising to his feet, with a glass of champagne72 in his hand--only half full so that the palsy of his eighty years might not cause an overflow,--proposed the health of the married pair.

"You shall not escape two sermons," he exclaimed. "This morning you had one from the cure, this evening you shall have one from your grandfather. Listen to me; I will give you a bit of advice: Adore each other. I do not make a pack of gyrations, I go straight to the mark, be happy. In all creation, only the turtle-doves are wise. Philosophers say: Moderate your joys.' I say:`Give rein73 to your joys.' Be as much smitten74 with each other as fiends. Be in a rage about it. The philosophers talk stuff and nonsense. I should like to stuff their philosophy down their gullets again. Can there be too many perfumes, too many open rose-buds, too many nightingales singing, too many green leaves, too much aurora75 in life? Can people love each other too much? Can people please each other too much? Take care, Estelle, thou art too pretty! Have a care, Nemorin, thou art too handsome! Fine stupidity, in sooth! Can people enchant16 each other too much, cajole each other too much, charm each other too much? Can one be too much alive, too happy? Moderate your joys.Ah, indeed! Down with the philosophers! Wisdom consists in jubilation76. Make merry, let us make merry. Are we happy because we are good, or are we good because we are happy? Is the Sancy diamond called the Sancy because it belonged to Harley de Sancy, or because it weighs six hundred carats? I know nothing about it, life is full of such problems; the important point is to possess the Sancy and happiness. Let us be happy without quibbling and quirking. Let us obey the sun blindly. What is the sun? It is love. He who says love, says woman. Ah! Ah! Behold77 omnipotence--women. Ask that demagogue of a Marius if he is not the slave of that little tyrant78 of a Cosette. And of his own free will, too, the coward! Woman! There is no Robespierre who keeps his place but woman reigns79. I am no longer Royalist except towards that royalty80. What is Adam? The kingdom of Eve. No '89 for Eve. There has been the royal sceptre surmounted81 by a fleur-de-lys, there has been the imperial sceptre surmounted by a globe, there has been the sceptre of Charlemagne, which was of iron, there has been the sceptre of Louis the Great, which was of gold,-- the revolution twisted them between its thumb and forefinger82, ha'penny straws; it is done with, it is broken, it lies on the earth, there is no longer any sceptre, but make me a revolution against that little embroidered83 handkerchief, which smells of patchouli! I should like to see you do it. Try. Why is it so solid? Because it is a gewgaw. Ah! You are the nineteenth century? Well, what then? And we have been as foolish as you. Do not imagine that you have effected much change in the universe, because your trip-gallant is called the cholera-morbus, and because your pourree is called the cachuca. In fact, the women must always be loved. I defy you to escape from that. These friends are our angels. Yes, love, woman, the kiss formsa circle from which I defy you to escape; and, for my own part, I should be only too happy to re-enter it. Which of you has

seen the planet Venus, the coquette of the abyss, the Celimene of the ocean, rise in the infinite, calming all here below? The ocean is a rough Alcestis. Well, grumble84 as he will, when Venus appears he is forced to smile. That brute85 beast submits. We are all made so. Wrath86, tempest, claps of thunder, foam87 to the very ceiling. A woman enters on the scene, a planet rises; flat on your face! Marius was fighting six months ago; to-day he is married. That is well. Yes, Marius, yes, Cosette, you are in the right. Exist boldly for each other, make us burst with rage that we cannot do the same, idealize each other, catch in your beaks88 all the tiny blades of felicity that exist on earth, and arrange yourselves a nest for life. Pardi, to love, to be loved, what a fine miracle when one is young! Don't imagine that you have invented that. I, too, have had my dream, I, too, have meditated89, I, too, have sighed; I, too, have had a moonlight soul. Love is a child six thousand years old. Love has the right to a long white beard. Methusalem is a street arab beside Cupid. For sixty centuries men and women have got out of their scrape by loving. The devil, who is cunning, took to hating man; man, who is still more cunning, took to loving woman. In this way he does more good than the devil does him harm. This craft was discovered in the days of the terrestrial paradise. The invention is old, my friends, but it is perfectly90 new. Profit by it. Be Daphnis and Chloe, while waiting to become Philemon and Baucis. Manage so that, when you are with each other, nothing shall be lacking to you, and that Cosette may be the sun for Marius, and that Marius may be the universe to Cosette. Cosette, let your fine weather be the smile of your husband; Marius, let your rain be your wife's tears. And let it never rain in your household. You have filched91 the winning number in the lottery92; you have gained the great prize, guard it well, keep it under lock and key, do not squander93 it, adore each other and snap your fingers at all the rest. Believe what I say to you. It is good sense. And good sense cannot lie. Be a religion to each other. Each man has his own fashion of adoring God. Saperlotte! The best way to adore God is to love one's wife. I love thee! That's my catechism. He who loves is orthodox. The oath of Henri IV. Places sanctity somewhere between feasting and drunkenness. Ventre-saint-gris! I don't belong to the religion of that oath. Woman is forgotten in it. This astonishes me on the part of Henri IV. My friends, long live women! I am old, they say; It's astonishing how much I feel in the mood to be young. I should like to go and listen to the bagpipes94 in the woods. Children who contrive95 to be beautiful and contented,--that intoxicates96 me. I would like greatly to get married, if any one would have me. It is impossible to imagine that God could have made us for anything but this:to idolize, to coo, to preen97 ourselves, to be dove-like, to be dainty, to bill and coo our loves from morn to night, to gaze at one's image in one's little wife, to be proud, to be triumphant, to plume37 oneself; that is the aim of life. There, let not that displease98 you which we used to think in our day, when we were young folks. Ah! Vertu-bamboche! What charming women there were in those days, and what pretty little faces and what lovely lasses! I committed my ravages99 among them. Then love each other. If people did not love each other, I really do not see what use there would be in having any springtime; and for my own part, I should pray the good God to shut up all the beautiful things that he shows us, and to take away from us and put back in his box, the flowers, the birds, and the pretty maidens32. My children, receive an old man's blessing100.

The evening was gay, lively and agreeable. The grandfather's sovereign good humor gave the key-note to the whole feast, and each person regulated his conduct on that almost centenarian cordiality. They danced a little, they laughed a great deal; it was an amiable101 wedding. Goodman Days of Yore might have been invited to it. However, he was present in the person of Father Gillenormand.

There was a tumult102, then silence.

The married pair disappeared.

A little after midnight, the Gillenormand house became a temple.

Here we pause. On the threshold of wedding nights stands a smiling angel with his finger on his lips.

The soul enters into contemplation before that sanctuary103 where the celebration of love takes place.

There should be flashes of light athwart such houses. The joy which they contain ought to make its escape through the stones of the walls in brilliancy, and vaguely illuminate104 the gloom. It is impossible that this sacred and fatal festival should not give off a celestial105 radiance to the infinite. Love is the sublime106 crucible107 wherein the fusion65 of the man and the woman takes place; the being one, the being triple, the being final, the human trinity proceeds from it. This birth of two souls into one, ought to be an emotion for the gloom. The lover is the priest; the ravished virgin is terrified. Something of that joy ascends108 to God. Where true marriage is, that is to say, where there is love, the ideal enters in. A nuptial bed makes a nook of dawn amid the shadows. If it were given to the eye of the flesh to scan the formidable and charming visions of the upper life, it is probable that we should behold the forms of night, the winged unknowns, the blue passers of the invisible, bend down, a throng109 of sombre heads,around the luminous110 house, satisfied, showering benedictions111, pointing out to each other the virgin wife gently alarmed, sweetly terrified, and bearing the reflection of human bliss112 upon their divine countenances113. If at that supreme114 hour, the wedded115 pair, dazzled with voluptuousness and believing themselves alone, were to listen, they would hear in their chamber60 a confused rustling116 of wings. Perfect happiness implies a mutual117 understanding with the angels. That dark little chamber has all heaven for its ceiling. When two mouths, rendered sacred by love, approach to create, it is impossible that there should not be, above that ineffable kiss, a quivering throughout the immense mystery of stars.

These felicities are the true ones. There is no joy outside of these joys. Love is the only ecstasy118. All the rest weeps.

To love, or to have loved,--this suffices. Demand nothing more. There is no other pearl to be found in the shadowy folds of life. To love is a fulfilment.


实现自己的梦想,谁有这种可能呢?为此上天一定要进行选择;我们都是没有意识到的候选人;天使在投票。珂赛特和马吕斯中选了。

珂赛特在市政府和教堂里艳丽夺目,非常动人。这是杜桑在妮珂莱特的帮助下替她打扮的。

珂赛特在白色软缎衬裙上面,穿着班希产的镂空花边的连衣裙,披着英国的针织花面纱,带着一串圆润的珍珠项链和戴着一顶桔子花的花冠;这一切都是洁白无瑕,这种雅净的装饰使珂赛特容光焕发。这是绝妙的天真在光明中扩展而且神化了,好象一个贞女正在幻变成为天仙。

马吕斯的美发光亮又芳香,在鬈发下好几处地方可以看到街垒给他带来的几条浅色伤痕。

外祖父华贵而神气,他的服装和姿态高度集中了巴拉斯①时代所有的优雅举止,他引着珂赛特。他代替吊着绷带不能搀扶新娘的冉阿让。

①巴拉斯(Paul Barras,1755-1829),子爵,国民公会军司令,督政府的督政官。

冉阿让穿着黑色礼服,含笑跟在后面。

“割风先生,”外祖父向他说,“这是好日子。我投票表决悲痛和忧伤的结束,从今以后任何地方不应再有愁苦存在。我对天发誓!我颁布快乐!苦难没有理由存在。事实上现在还有不幸的人,这是上天的耻辱。痛苦不是人造成的,人的本性是善良的。一切痛苦的首府和中央政府就是地狱,换句话说,就是魔鬼的杜伊勒里宫。好呀,现在我也说起盅惑人心的话来啦!至于我,我已没有政治见解;但愿大家都富裕,就是说都愉快,我只要求这一点。”

所有的仪式都进行了:对市政府和神父的问题的无数次“是”的回答,在市政府和教堂的登记册上签了字,交换了结婚戒指,在香烟缭绕中双双并排跪在白色皱纹布的伞盖下,这之后他们这才手搀手,被大家赞美羡慕。马吕斯穿着黑色礼服,她是一身白,前面是带着上校肩章的教堂侍卫开道,用手中的戟跺响石板,他们走在两列赞叹的来宾中间,从教堂两扇大开着的门里走出来,一切都已结束,准备上车的时候,珂赛特还不相信这是真的。她看看马吕斯,看看大家,看看天,害怕醒来似的。她那种既惊讶又担心的神情,为她增添了一种说不出的魅力。回去时,马吕斯和珂赛特并肩同坐一车;吉诺曼先生和冉阿让坐在他们对面,吉诺曼姨妈退了一级,坐在第二辆车里。“我的孩子,”外祖父说,“你们现在是男爵先生和男爵夫人了,有三万利弗的年金。”于是珂赛特紧挨着马吕斯,在他耳边用天使般的妙音轻声说:“原来是真的。我叫马吕斯,我是‘你’夫人。”

这两个人容光焕发,他们正处在一去不复返、再难寻觅的一刹那,也就是处在整个青春和一切欢乐的光耀炫目的交叉点上。他们实现了让·勃鲁维尔的诗句所说的“他俩相加还不到四十岁”。这是崇高的结合,这两个孩子是两朵百合花。他们不是相互注视,而是相互礼拜。珂赛特觉得马吕斯是在荣光中;马吕斯感到珂赛特是在圣坛上。而在这圣坛上和在这荣光中,这两个神化了的人,其实已不知怎么合而为一了,对珂赛特来说是处在一层彩云之后,对马吕斯来说,则处在火焰般的光芒中。那里有着理想的东西,真实的东西,这就是接吻和梦幻般的相会,以及新婚的枕席。

他们经历过的苦难,回忆起来真令人陶醉。他们觉得现在已成为爱抚和光明的一切悲伤、失眠、流泪、忧虑、惊慌和失望,好象在使即将到来的令人喜悦的时刻变得更有魅力;对欢乐而言,好象悲伤已起到陪衬的作用。受过折磨是何等有益!他们的不幸构成了幸福的光圈。长期恋爱的苦闷使他们的感情升华了。

两个人的心灵同样感到销魂荡魄,马吕斯稍带点情欲,珂赛特则有点羞怯。他们轻声说:“我们再去卜吕梅街看看我们的小花园。”珂赛特的衣服折裥搭在马吕斯的身上。

这样的一天是梦幻和现实的混合。既占有却又是假设。目前还有时间来猜测。这一天,在中午去梦想午夜的情景是一种无法形容的激动情绪。两颗心里都洋溢着动人的幸福,使过路人也感到了轻松愉快。

行人在圣安东尼街圣保罗教堂前面停下来,为了透过马车的玻璃,看桔子花在珂赛特的头上颤动。

然后他们回到受难修女街家中。马吕斯与珂赛特胜利欢乐地并排走上过去人们在它上面拖回垂死的马吕斯的楼梯。穷人们聚集在门口分享他们的施舍,并且祝福新婚夫妇。到处都插满鲜花。家里象教堂里一样充满着芳香;在神香之后现在是玫瑰花。他们似乎听到天上有歌声;上帝在他们心中;他们的前途好象满天的星斗;他们看见了一道初升的阳光在头上闪耀。忽然时钟响了。马吕斯注视着珂赛特那裸露的迷人的粉臂和透过上衣的花边隐约可见的红润的地方,珂赛特察觉了马吕斯的目光,羞得面红耳赤。

很多吉诺曼家的老友都应邀而来,大家围着珂赛特,争先恐后地称她男爵夫人。

军官忒阿杜勒·吉诺曼,现在是上尉了,从他的部队驻扎地夏尔特尔来参加表弟彭眉胥的婚礼,珂赛特没有认出他来。

他呢,对妇女们称他为美男子已习以为常,一点也想不起珂赛特或其他任何女人。

“我幸好没有相信关于这个长矛兵的流言。”吉诺曼老爹心里暗想道。

对冉阿让,珂赛特从没有过此刻这样的温柔和体贴。她和吉诺曼老爹也和协一致;在他把快乐当作箴言准则的同时,如同香气一样她全身也散发着爱和善。幸福的人希望大家都幸福。

她和冉阿让谈话时,又用她幼年时的语气,对他微笑着表示亲热。

一桌酒席设在饭厅里。

亮如白昼的照明是盛大喜宴不可缺的点缀品。欢乐的人不能容忍昏暗和模糊不清。他们不愿呆在黑暗里。夜里,可以;

黑暗,不行。如果没有太阳,就得创造一个。

饭厅是一个摆满赏心悦目物品的大熔炉。正中,在雪白耀眼的饭桌的上方,吊着一盏威尼斯产的金属片制的烛台,上面有着各色的鸟:蓝的,紫的,红的,绿的,都栖息在蜡烛中间;在吊着的烛台四周有多枝的烛台,墙上挂有三重和五重的枝形壁灯反射镜;玻璃、水晶、玻璃器皿,餐具、瓷器、陶器、瓦器、金银器皿,一切都光彩夺目,玲珑可爱。烛台的空隙处,插满了花束,因此,没有烛光的地方就有花朵。

在候见室里有三把小提琴和一支笛子在轻声演奏着海顿的四重奏。

冉阿让坐在客厅里一张靠椅上,在门背后,这敞着的门几乎把他遮住了。上桌吃饭前片刻,珂赛特心血来潮,用双手把她的新娘礼服展开,向他行了个屈膝大礼,她带着温柔而调皮的目光问他:

“父亲,你高兴吗?”

冉阿让说:“我很高兴。”

“那你就笑一笑吧!”

冉阿让就笑起来了。

几分钟以后,巴斯克通知筵席已准备好了。

吉诺曼先生让珂赛特挽着他的手臂走在前面,和跟在后面的宾客一同进入餐厅,大家根据指定的位子,在桌旁入座。

两张大安乐椅摆在新娘的左右两旁。

第一张是吉诺曼先生的,第二张是冉阿让的。吉诺曼先生坐下了。另一张还空着。

大家的目光都在寻找“割风先生”。

他已不在了。

吉诺曼先生问巴斯克:

“你知道割风先生在哪儿吗?”

“老爷,”巴斯克回答,“正是割风先生叫我告诉老爷,他受了伤的手有点痛,他不能陪男爵先生和男爵夫人用餐,他请大家原谅他,他明天早晨来。他刚刚离去。”

这个空着的安乐椅,使喜宴上有片刻感到扫兴。割风先生缺席,但有吉诺曼先生在,外祖父兴致勃勃能抵两个人。他明确地说如果割风先生感到不舒服,那最好早点上床休息,又说,这只是轻微的一点“疼痛”。这点说明够了。更何况在一片欢乐中一个阴暗的角落又算得了什么?珂赛特和马吕斯正处在自私和受祝福的时刻,此时人除了见到幸福之外已没有其他能力了。于是吉诺曼先生灵机一动,“嗨,这椅子空着,你来,马吕斯。虽然按理你应坐在你姨妈旁边,但她会允许你坐过来的。这椅子是属于你的了。这是合法而且亲切的,如同财神挨近了福星。”全桌一致鼓掌。马吕斯便占了珂赛特旁边冉阿让的位子;经过这样的安排,珂赛特本来因冉阿让不在而不乐,结果却感到满意。既然马吕斯当了后补,珂赛特连上帝不在也不会惋惜的。她把她那柔软的穿着白缎鞋的小脚放在马吕斯的脚上。

椅子有人坐了,割风先生已被忘却;大家并不感到有什么欠缺。于是五分钟后,全桌的来宾已经笑逐颜开,什么都忘了。

餐后上水果点心时,吉诺曼先生起立,手中举着一杯不大满的香槟,这是因为他那九十二岁的高龄怕手颤而使酒溢出,他向新婚夫妇祝酒。

“你们逃避不了两次训戒,”他大声说,“早晨你们接受了教士的,晚上要接受外祖父的。听我说,我要劝告你们:‘你们相爱吧!’我不来搬弄一堆华丽的词藻,我直截了当地说,‘你们幸福吧!’天地万物没有比斑鸠更聪明的了。哲学家说欢乐要有分寸。我却说:‘要尽情欢乐,要象魔鬼那样热恋,如痴如醉。’哲学家是在胡诌,我要把他们的哲学塞回到他们的喉咙里去。人们难道会嫌芳香过分,玫瑰花开得过多,歌唱的黄莺太多,翠叶太多,生命中的清晨太多吗?难道人会爱得过火?难道双方会相互喜欢得过火?注意,爱丝特尔,你太美丽了!小心,内莫朗,你太漂亮了!这纯粹是蠢话!难道相互会过分迷恋、过分爱抚、过分使对方陶醉吗?难道生命的活力会过多?幸福会过分?欢乐要节制。呸!打倒哲学家!欢天喜地就是智慧。你们兴高采烈吧,让我们兴高采烈吧!我们感到幸福难道是由于我们善良?还是正因为我们是幸福的所以我们也是善良的呢?桑西所以被称作桑西,是因为它属于哈勒·德·桑西①呢还是因为它重一百○六克拉呢?关于这我一点也不知道;生活中充满了这类难题;重要的是去获得桑西和幸福。幸福吧!不要挑剔,要盲目地服从太阳。太阳是什么,就是爱情呀。提到爱情,就是指女人。啊!啊!无上权威就在这儿,这就是女人。你们问问这个造反的马吕斯,他是不是珂赛特这个小暴君的奴仆。他是心甘情愿的,这胆小鬼!女人!没有站得住脚的罗伯斯庇尔,还是女人掌权。我也只是这个王党的保王党员了。亚当是什么?他是夏娃的王国,对夏娃来说,是没有一七八九年的。有的君主权杖上有朵百合花,有的装着一个地球,查理曼大帝的权杖是铁的,路易十四的是金的,革命把这些权杖用大拇指和食指折断了,好象两文钱的麦秆一样拧弯了,完蛋了,断了,都倒在地上了,不再有权杖了;但是你们给我来造造这块香草味的绣花小手帕的反吧!我倒想瞧瞧你们敢不敢。试试吧。它为什么结实?因为是块布头。啊!你们是属于十九世纪的?那又怎么样呢?我们是属于十八世纪的!我们和你们一样愚蠢。你们管霍乱叫流行性霍乱,称奥弗涅舞蹈为卡朱沙。不要以为你们因此就使宇宙有多大改变,永远都得爱女人。我不信你们能摆脱得了。这些女魔是我们的天使。不错,爱情、女子、接吻,这个圈子你们跳不出来;至于我,我还想钻进去呢。你们之中谁曾见过,金星在天空升起,她是这个深渊上卖弄风情的女郎②。海洋里的色里曼纳,她安抚着下方的一切,好象一个美女在俯视狂涛。海洋是一个粗暴的阿尔赛斯特。它嘟囔也没用,维纳斯一露面,它就得喜笑颜开。这只野兽就被驯服了。我们大家都是这样的忿怒,咆哮,霹雳,怒气冲天。一个女人登上舞台,一颗星星升起,就都服服帖帖了!马吕斯六个月之前还在战斗,今天他结婚了。做得好。不错,马吕斯,对了,珂赛特,你们做得对。你们勇敢地为对方生存吧,特别亲昵,使别人因不能这样做而气得发疯,你们互相崇拜吧!用你们小小的鸟喙拾起地上所有的幸福草,设法用它做成你们一辈子的安乐窝。啊!恋爱,被爱,年轻时候的奇迹!你们不要以为这是你们发明的。我也曾有过幻梦、冥想和叹息,我也曾有过浪漫的心灵。爱神是一个六千岁的小孩。爱神有权长一口长长的白胡须,玛土撒拉在丘比特面前只是一个孩子。六十个世纪以来男女相爱,解决了一切问题,魔鬼,这个狡猾的东西,憎恨男子,男子比他更狡猾,去爱上女子。因此他得到的好处超过魔鬼给他的坏处。这种巧妙的事,自从开天辟地以来就存在了。朋友们,这个发明已经陈旧,可是它还很新颖。你们利用这个发明吧!你们目前可以是达夫尼斯和克罗埃③,将来你们再成为菲利门和波息司④。当你们在一起时,就应该一无所需,珂赛特要成为马吕斯的太阳,马吕斯要成为珂赛特的天地。珂赛特,你的艳阳天就是马吕斯的微笑;马吕斯,你的雨水就是妻子的泪珠,要使你们夫妻生活中永远不下雨。你们的爱情得到宗教的祝福,你们抽到了一个好签,是头彩,要好好保存,锁起来,不要浪费掉,要互敬互爱,此外可以不闻不问。相信我说的话。这是理智的。理智不会骗人。你们要象敬神一样相互敬重。每个人崇拜上帝的方式不同。见鬼!最高明的敬仰上帝的方式,就是爱自己的妻子。我爱你,这就是我的教理。谁爱,谁就是正教派。亨利四世的渎神话是把神圣放在盛宴和陶醉之间。‘畜生!⑤’我不信奉这句粗话的宗教。因为其中女人被忘却了。我很诧异亨利四世的亵渎的话竟会是这个。朋友们,女人万岁!据人说我是老了;我感到多么奇怪自己正越活越年轻。我很想到树林里去听听风笛。这两个孩子都是美而愉快的,这使我陶醉。我也千真万确地想结婚,如果有人愿意的话。不能设想上帝创造我们是为了别的原因,而不是为了狂热地爱,情话绵绵,精心打扮,当小宝贝,做最受女人赞赏的人,从早到晚亲吻爱人,为自己的爱妻自豪,得意洋洋,炫耀自负;这就是生活的目的。这些就是棗希望不要见怪棗我们那个时代,当我们是年轻人时的想法。啊!我发誓!那个时代迷人的女子可多啦,标致的面庞,年轻的少女!我使她们神魂颠倒。因此你们相爱吧。如果不相爱,我真不懂春天有什么用;至于我,我请求上帝,把他给我们看的一切美好的东西都拿回去,收藏起来,重新把花朵、小鸟、美女放进他的宝盒。孩子们,来接受一个老人的祝福吧!”

①尼古拉·哈勒·德·桑西(Nicolas Harlay de Sancy,1546-1629),法国行政长官,有一颗五十三克拉重的钻石,这颗钻石即名桑西。又桑西与法语中“一百○六”(cent six)同音,故后面引出一百○六克拉之语。

②维纳斯是罗马神话里爱和美的女神,在法语中又指金星。

③达夫尼斯(Daphnis)和克罗埃(Chloé),希腊小说《达夫尼斯和克罗埃》中的主人公。

④菲利门(Philémon)和波息司(Baucis),神话中人物,象征夫妇恩爱,长寿,同生同死。

⑤这是亨利四世惯用的骂人的话,法文是“肚子-圣人-醉”(ventreBsaintBgris)。

这一晚过得轻松愉快而亲切。外祖父极为舒畅的心情为节日定了调,每个人都为这将近一百岁老人的热诚而行事,大家跳了一会舞,笑声不绝;这是一个亲切的婚礼。真可以邀请“往昔”这位好好先生来参加。其实吉诺曼老爹也就等于是“昔日”这位好好先生了。

有过活跃热闹的场面,现在安静下来了。

新婚夫妇不见了。

午夜刚过,吉诺曼的屋子变成了一所庙宇。

到这里我们止步了。在新婚之夜的房门前,有一个微笑的天使站着,用一个手指按在唇边。

在这欢庆爱情的圣地之前,心灵进入了冥想的境界。

屋子的顶上肯定有微光在闪烁。屋里充满着喜悦的光芒,一定会从墙头的石缝中透露出来,把黑暗微微划破。这个命中注定的圣洁的喜事,不可能不放射出一道神光到太空中去。爱情是融合男人和女人的卓越的熔炉,单一的人,三人一体,最后的人,凡人的三位一体由此产生。两个心灵和合的诞生,一定会感动幽灵。情人是教士;被夺走的处女感到惊恐。这种欢乐多少会传送到上帝那里。真正的崇高的婚姻,即爱情的结合,就有着理想的境界。一张新婚的床在黑夜里是一角黎明,如果允许肉眼看见这些可畏而又迷人的上天的形象,我们可能见到夜里的那些形体,长着翅膀的陌生人,看不见的蓝色的旅客,弯着腰,一簇黑影似的人头,在发光的房屋的周围,他们感到满意,祝福新婚夫妇,互相指着处女新娘,他们也略感紧张,他们神圣的容貌上有着人间幸福的反照。新婚夫妇在至高无上的销魂极乐时刻,认为没有他人在旁,如果倾耳谛听,他们就可以听见簌簌的纷乱的翅膀声。完美的幸福引来了天使的共同的关怀。在这间黑暗的小寝室上面,有整个天空作为房顶。当两人的嘴唇,被爱情所纯化,为了创造而互相接近时,在这个无法形容的接吻上空,辽阔而神秘的繁星,不会没有一阵震颤。

这幸福是真实不虚的,除了这一欢乐外没有其他的欢乐。

唯独爱令人感到心醉神迷。此外一切都是可悲可泣的。

爱和曾爱过,这就够了。不必再作其他希求。在生活的黑暗褶子里,是找不到其他的珍珠的。爱是完满的幸福。


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1 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。
2 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。
3 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。
4 candor CN8zZ     
n.坦白,率真
参考例句:
  • He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
  • He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率,已使婚姻奄奄一息。
5 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。
6 lustrous JAbxg     
adj.有光泽的;光辉的
参考例句:
  • Mary has a head of thick,lustrous,wavy brown hair.玛丽有一头浓密、富有光泽的褐色鬈发。
  • This mask definitely makes the skin fair and lustrous.这款面膜可以异常有用的使肌肤变亮和有光泽。
7 haughty 4dKzq     
adj.傲慢的,高傲的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a haughty look and walked away.他向我摆出傲慢的表情后走开。
  • They were displeased with her haughty airs.他们讨厌她高傲的派头。
8 amalgamating 6d652b84cadfb3f7655d25b05e4ff8db     
v.(使)(金属)汞齐化( amalgamate的现在分词 );(使)合并;联合;结合
参考例句:
  • The design possesses the potential strength amalgamating fine art and marketing. 本设计为艺术与市场的融合留有很大设计余地。 来自互联网
  • The two firms are amalgamating to increase productivity and save running costs. 两家公司正在进行合并,以提高生产率和节约营运成本。 来自互联网
9 elegances 88b9dd2ae6e8e815955137d64a79720f     
n.高雅( elegance的名词复数 );(举止、服饰、风格等的)优雅;精致物品;(思考等的)简洁
参考例句:
10 epoch riTzw     
n.(新)时代;历元
参考例句:
  • The epoch of revolution creates great figures.革命时代造就伟大的人物。
  • We're at the end of the historical epoch,and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期,另一个历史时代的开端。
11 sling fEMzL     
vt.扔;悬挂;n.挂带;吊索,吊兜;弹弓
参考例句:
  • The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
  • By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
12 azure 6P3yh     
adj.天蓝色的,蔚蓝色的
参考例句:
  • His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
  • The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。
13 miseries c95fd996533633d2e276d3dd66941888     
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
参考例句:
  • They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 pall hvwyP     
v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕
参考例句:
  • Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.饭店里的饭菜已经不像以前那样诱人。
  • I find his books begin to pall on me after a while.我发觉他的书读过一阵子就开始对我失去吸引力。
15 enchanting MmCyP     
a.讨人喜欢的
参考例句:
  • His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑,活脱儿象他父亲。
  • Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方,我又向往又害怕。
16 enchant FmhyR     
vt.使陶醉,使入迷;使着魔,用妖术迷惑
参考例句:
  • The spectacle of the aurora may appear to dazzle and enchant the observer's eyes.极光的壮丽景色的出现,会使观察者为之眩目和迷惑。
  • Her paintings possess the power to enchant one if one is fortunate enough to see her work and hear her music.如果你有幸能欣赏她的作品,“聆听”她的音乐,她的作品将深深地迷住你。
17 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
18 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。
19 caressed de08c4fb4b79b775b2f897e6e8db9aad     
爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • His fingers caressed the back of her neck. 他的手指抚摩着她的后颈。
  • He caressed his wife lovingly. 他怜爱万分地抚摸着妻子。
20 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。
21 intersection w54xV     
n.交集,十字路口,交叉点;[计算机] 交集
参考例句:
  • There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
  • Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
22 sublimated cc7d29eceed97dc2e0e961873bf1213a     
v.(使某物质)升华( sublimate的过去式和过去分词 );使净化;纯化
参考例句:
  • Their affection to each other was sublimated into a lasting friendship. 他俩之间的感情被升华成一种永久的友谊。 来自互联网
  • Finally migrates the utilization, sublimated to the text the understanding. 最后是迁移运用,升华对文本的理解。 来自互联网
23 contemplate PaXyl     
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
参考例句:
  • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想。
  • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。
24 apotheoses b2d61be231971b6f9982763d22d409c3     
n.尊为神圣( apotheosis的名词复数 );神化;美化;颂扬
参考例句:
25 mingling b387131b4ffa62204a89fca1610062f3     
adj.混合的
参考例句:
  • There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间,已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
  • The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。
26 nuptial 1vVyf     
adj.婚姻的,婚礼的
参考例句:
  • Their nuptial day hasn't been determined.他们的结婚日还没有决定。
  • I went to the room which he had called the nuptial chamber.我走进了他称之为洞房的房间。
27 torments 583b07d85b73539874dc32ae2ffa5f78     
(肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人]
参考例句:
  • He released me from my torments. 他解除了我的痛苦。
  • He suffered torments from his aching teeth. 他牙痛得难受。
28 intoxication qq7zL8     
n.wild excitement;drunkenness;poisoning
参考例句:
  • He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝,喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。
  • Predator: Intoxication-Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies. Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加。
29 sleepless oiBzGN     
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
参考例句:
  • The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
  • One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上,我听说了一个传闻,把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
30 anguish awZz0     
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
参考例句:
  • She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时,她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
  • The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
31 caresses 300460a787072f68f3ae582060ed388a     
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
  • Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。
32 maidens 85662561d697ae675e1f32743af22a69     
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球
参考例句:
  • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
  • Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功,少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
33 enchantment dmryQ     
n.迷惑,妖术,魅力
参考例句:
  • The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
  • The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。
34 tinged f86e33b7d6b6ca3dd39eda835027fc59     
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • memories tinged with sadness 略带悲伤的往事
  • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
35 voluptuousness de6eaedd2ced2c83d1d1ba98add84fe5     
n.风骚,体态丰满
参考例句:
  • It is a magnificent wine with a soft voluptuousness more reminiscent of old-fashioned burgundy. 这是一种很棒的葡萄酒,温和醇厚,更像传统的勃艮第葡萄酒。 来自柯林斯例句
36 modesty REmxo     
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
参考例句:
  • Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
  • As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
37 plume H2SzM     
n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰
参考例句:
  • Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
  • He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。
38 ineffable v7Mxp     
adj.无法表达的,不可言喻的
参考例句:
  • The beauty of a sunset is ineffable.日落的美是难以形容的。
  • She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction,as if her cup of happiness were now full.她发出了一声说不出多么满意的叹息,仿佛她的幸福之杯已经斟满了。
39 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》
40 triumphant JpQys     
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
参考例句:
  • The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
  • There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。
41 fragrant z6Yym     
adj.芬香的,馥郁的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
  • The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。
42 incense dcLzU     
v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气
参考例句:
  • This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
  • In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。
43 beheld beheld     
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
44 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。
45 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
46 intercepting 610ea325c8da487d3cb8c3e52877af6a     
截取(技术),截接
参考例句:
  • The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
  • We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。
47 saluting 2161687306b8f25bfcd37731907dd5eb     
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的现在分词 );赞扬,赞颂
参考例句:
  • 'Thank you kindly, sir,' replied Long John, again saluting. “万分感谢,先生。”高个子约翰说着又行了个礼。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • He approached the young woman and, without saluting, began at once to converse with her. 他走近那年青女郎,马上就和她攀谈起来了,连招呼都不打。 来自辞典例句
48 garrison uhNxT     
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防
参考例句:
  • The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
  • The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
49 unison gKCzB     
n.步调一致,行动一致
参考例句:
  • The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
  • My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。
50 ERECTED ERECTED     
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
参考例句:
  • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
  • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
51 aphorisms 5291cd1d01d630b01eaeb2f84166ab60     
格言,警句( aphorism的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention. 他阐述的鲜明格言引起了人们的注意。
  • The aphorisms started following like water as all the old cliches got dusted off. 一些陈词滥调象尘土一样扬起,一些格言警句象洪水一样到处泛滥。
52 maxims aa76c066930d237742b409ad104a416f     
n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
  • There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句
53 exhaled 8e9b6351819daaa316dd7ab045d3176d     
v.呼出,发散出( exhale的过去式和过去分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气
参考例句:
  • He sat back and exhaled deeply. 他仰坐着深深地呼气。
  • He stamped his feet and exhaled a long, white breath. 跺了跺脚,他吐了口长气,很长很白。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
54 regained 51ada49e953b830c8bd8fddd6bcd03aa     
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
参考例句:
  • The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
55 seasoning lEKyu     
n.调味;调味料;增添趣味之物
参考例句:
  • Salt is the most common seasoning.盐是最常用的调味品。
  • This sauce uses mushroom as its seasoning.这酱油用蘑菇作调料。
56 lustre hAhxg     
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉
参考例句:
  • The sun was shining with uncommon lustre.太阳放射出异常的光彩。
  • A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.一个好的名誉在黑暗中也保持它的光辉。
57 porcelain USvz9     
n.瓷;adj.瓷的,瓷制的
参考例句:
  • These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
  • The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。
58 pottery OPFxi     
n.陶器,陶器场
参考例句:
  • My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
  • The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
59 bouquets 81022f355e60321845cbfc3c8963628f     
n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 );(酒的)芳香
参考例句:
  • The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时,已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
60 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
61 flute hj9xH     
n.长笛;v.吹笛
参考例句:
  • He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
  • There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
62 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
63 whim 2gywE     
n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
参考例句:
  • I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
  • He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
64 precisely zlWzUb     
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。
65 fusion HfDz5     
n.溶化;熔解;熔化状态,熔和;熔接
参考例句:
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。
66 ailment IV8zf     
n.疾病,小病
参考例句:
  • I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
  • He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。
67 faculty HhkzK     
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句:
  • He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
68 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
参考例句:
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
69 obliterated 5b21c854b61847047948152f774a0c94     
v.除去( obliterate的过去式和过去分词 );涂去;擦掉;彻底破坏或毁灭
参考例句:
  • The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. 炸弹把那座建筑物彻底摧毁了。
  • He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝,喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
70 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。
71 animation UMdyv     
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
参考例句:
  • They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
  • The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
72 champagne iwBzh3     
n.香槟酒;微黄色
参考例句:
  • There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
  • They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。
73 rein xVsxs     
n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治
参考例句:
  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
74 smitten smitten     
猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起,他就完全被她迷住了。
  • It was easy to see why she was smitten with him. 她很容易看出为何她为他倾倒。
75 aurora aV9zX     
n.极光
参考例句:
  • The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
  • Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
76 jubilation UaCzI     
n.欢庆,喜悦
参考例句:
  • The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.主场球迷为进球欢呼。
  • The whole city was a scene of jubilation.全市一片欢腾。
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 tyrant vK9z9     
n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人
参考例句:
  • The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
  • The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。
79 reigns 0158e1638fbbfb79c26a2ce8b24966d2     
n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 );君主统治时期;任期;当政期
参考例句:
  • In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首,但不治国事。 来自辞典例句
80 royalty iX6xN     
n.皇家,皇族
参考例句:
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
81 surmounted 74f42bdb73dca8afb25058870043665a     
战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上
参考例句:
  • She was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted. 她很清楚必须克服哪些困难。
  • I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
82 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。
83 embroidered StqztZ     
adj.绣花的
参考例句:
  • She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
  • She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。
84 grumble 6emzH     
vi.抱怨;咕哝;n.抱怨,牢骚;咕哝,隆隆声
参考例句:
  • I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。
  • He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。
85 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
86 wrath nVNzv     
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
参考例句:
  • His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
  • The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
87 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
参考例句:
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
88 beaks 66bf69cd5b0e1dfb0c97c1245fc4fbab     
n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者
参考例句:
  • Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的,嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
  • Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网
89 meditated b9ec4fbda181d662ff4d16ad25198422     
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
参考例句:
  • He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
  • She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。
90 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。
91 filched 0900df4570c0322821bbf4959ff237d5     
v.偷(尤指小的或不贵重的物品)( filch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well-dressed passenger. 奥立佛从一名衣冠楚楚的乘客身上偷得一包香烟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He filched a piece of chalk from the teacher's desk. 他从老师的书桌上偷取一支粉笔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
92 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
参考例句:
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
93 squander XrnyF     
v.浪费,挥霍
参考例句:
  • Don't squander your time in reading those dime novels.不要把你的时间浪费在读那些胡编乱造的廉价小说上。
  • Every chance is precious,so don't squander any chance away!每次机会都很宝贵,所以不要将任何一个白白放走。
94 bagpipes 51b0af600acd1be72b4583a91cae0024     
n.风笛;风笛( bagpipe的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Yes, and I'm also learning to play the bagpipes. 是的,我也想学习吹风笛。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
  • Mr. Vinegar took the bagpipes and the piper led the cow away. 于是醋溜先生拿过了风笛,风笛手牵走了奶牛。 来自互联网
95 contrive GpqzY     
vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出
参考例句:
  • Can you contrive to be here a little earlier?你能不能早一点来?
  • How could you contrive to make such a mess of things?你怎么把事情弄得一团糟呢?
96 intoxicates ff9a21d37fdf50e9847d2cbacceec722     
使喝醉(intoxicate的第三人称单数形式)
参考例句:
  • The prospect of success intoxicates me. 成功的前景令我陶醉。
  • This typical local dish which has a special strong taste intoxicates people. 这个风味菜有一种强烈的特殊口味,令人陶醉。
97 preen 51Kz7     
v.(人)打扮修饰
参考例句:
  • 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。
  • Bill preened his beard.比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
98 displease BtXxC     
vt.使不高兴,惹怒;n.不悦,不满,生气
参考例句:
  • Not wishing to displease her,he avoided answering the question.为了不惹她生气,他对这个问题避而不答。
  • She couldn't afford to displease her boss.她得罪不起她的上司。
99 ravages 5d742bcf18f0fd7c4bc295e4f8d458d8     
劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹
参考例句:
  • the ravages of war 战争造成的灾难
  • It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time. 任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。
100 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。
101 amiable hxAzZ     
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
参考例句:
  • She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
  • We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
102 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。
103 sanctuary iCrzE     
n.圣所,圣堂,寺庙;禁猎区,保护区
参考例句:
  • There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
  • Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
104 illuminate zcSz4     
vt.照亮,照明;用灯光装饰;说明,阐释
参考例句:
  • Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads.梦想点燃火炬照亮我们黑暗的道路。
  • They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。
105 celestial 4rUz8     
adj.天体的;天上的
参考例句:
  • The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
  • Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。
106 sublime xhVyW     
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的
参考例句:
  • We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
  • Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会,就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。
107 crucible EoYzZ     
n.坩锅,严酷的考验
参考例句:
  • The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
  • Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。
108 ascends 70c31d4ff86cb70873a6a196fadac6b8     
v.上升,攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The azygos vein ascends in the right paravertebral gutter. 奇静脉在右侧脊柱旁沟内上升。 来自辞典例句
  • The mortality curve ascends gradually to a plateau at age 65. 死亡曲线逐渐上升,到65岁时成平稳状态。 来自辞典例句
109 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。
110 luminous 98ez5     
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
参考例句:
  • There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
  • Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。
111 benedictions e84fe8ead957249dcbe72156a8036eb1     
n.祝福( benediction的名词复数 );(礼拜结束时的)赐福祈祷;恩赐;(大写)(罗马天主教)祈求上帝赐福的仪式
参考例句:
112 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。
113 countenances 4ec84f1d7c5a735fec7fdd356379db0d     
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
参考例句:
  • 'stood apart, with countenances of inflexible gravity, beyond what even the Puritan aspect could attain." 站在一旁,他们脸上那种严肃刚毅的神情,比清教徒们还有过之而无不及。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • The light of a laugh never came to brighten their sombre and wicked countenances. 欢乐的光芒从来未照亮过他们那阴郁邪恶的面孔。 来自辞典例句
114 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
115 wedded 2e49e14ebbd413bed0222654f3595c6a     
adj.正式结婚的;渴望…的,执著于…的v.嫁,娶,(与…)结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
  • I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
116 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
117 mutual eFOxC     
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
参考例句:
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
118 ecstasy 9kJzY     
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
参考例句:
  • He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
  • Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具,高兴得说不出话来。


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