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These preliminaries settled, he did not care to put off any longer the execution of his design, urged on to it by the thought of all the world was losing by his delay, seeing what wrongs he intended to right, grievances1 to redress2, injustices3 to repair, abuses to remove, and duties to discharge. So, without giving notice of his intention to anyone, and without anybody seeing him, one morning before the dawning of the day (which was one of the hottest of the month of July) he donned his suit of armour4, mounted Rocinante with his patched-up helmet on, braced5 his buckler, took his lance, and by the back door of the yard sallied forth6 upon the plain in the highest contentment and satisfaction at seeing with what ease he had made a beginning with his grand purpose. But scarcely did he find himself upon the open plain, when a terrible thought struck him, one all but enough to make him abandon the enterprise at the very outset. It occurred to him that he had not been dubbed7 a knight8, and that according to the law of chivalry9 he neither could nor ought to bear arms against any knight; and that even if he had been, still he ought, as a novice10 knight, to wear white armour, without a device upon the shield until by his prowess he had earned one. These reflections made him waver in his purpose, but his craze being stronger than any reasoning, he made up his mind to have himself dubbed a knight by the first one he came across, following the example of others in the same case, as he had read in the books that brought him to this pass. As for white armour, he resolved, on the first opportunity, to scour11 his until it was whiter than an ermine; and so comforting himself he pursued his way, taking that which his horse chose, for in this he believed lay the essence of adventures.

Thus setting out, our new-fledged adventurer paced along, talking to himself and saying, “Who knows but that in time to come, when the veracious12 history of my famous deeds is made known, the sage13 who writes it, when he has to set forth my first sally in the early morning, will do it after this fashion? ‘Scarce had the rubicund14 Apollo spread o’er the face of the broad spacious15 earth the golden threads of his bright hair, scarce had the little birds of painted plumage attuned16 their notes to hail with dulcet17 and mellifluous18 harmony the coming of the rosy19 Dawn, that, deserting the soft couch of her jealous spouse20, was appearing to mortals at the gates and balconies of the Manchegan horizon, when the renowned21 knight Don Quixote of La Mancha, quitting the lazy down, mounted his celebrated22 steed Rocinante and began to traverse the ancient and famous Campo de Montiel;’” which in fact he was actually traversing. “Happy the age, happy the time,” he continued, “in which shall be made known my deeds of fame, worthy23 to be moulded in brass24, carved in marble, limned25 in pictures, for a memorial for ever. And thou, O sage magician, whoever thou art, to whom it shall fall to be the chronicler of this wondrous26 history, forget not, I entreat27 thee, my good Rocinante, the constant companion of my ways and wanderings.” Presently he broke out again, as if he were love-stricken in earnest, “O Princess Dulcinea, lady of this captive heart, a grievous wrong hast thou done me to drive me forth with scorn, and with inexorable obduracy28 banish29 me from the presence of thy beauty. O lady, deign30 to hold in remembrance this heart, thy vassal31, that thus in anguish32 pines for love of thee.”

So he went on stringing together these and other absurdities33, all in the style of those his books had taught him, imitating their language as well as he could; and all the while he rode so slowly and the sun mounted so rapidly and with such fervour that it was enough to melt his brains if he had any. Nearly all day he travelled without anything remarkable34 happening to him, at which he was in despair, for he was anxious to encounter some one at once upon whom to try the might of his strong arm.

 

Writers there are who say the first adventure he met with was that of Puerto Lapice; others say it was that of the windmills; but what I have ascertained35 on this point, and what I have found written in the annals of La Mancha, is that he was on the road all day, and towards nightfall his hack36 and he found themselves dead tired and hungry, when, looking all around to see if he could discover any castle or shepherd’s shanty37 where he might refresh himself and relieve his sore wants, he perceived not far out of his road an inn, which was as welcome as a star guiding him to the portals, if not the palaces, of his redemption; and quickening his pace he reached it just as night was setting in. At the door were standing38 two young women, girls of the district as they call them, on their way to Seville with some carriers who had chanced to halt that night at the inn; and as, happen what might to our adventurer, everything he saw or imaged seemed to him to be and to happen after the fashion of what he read of, the moment he saw the inn he pictured it to himself as a castle with its four turrets39 and pinnacles40 of shining silver, not forgetting the drawbridge and moat and all the belongings41 usually ascribed to castles of the sort. To this inn, which to him seemed a castle, he advanced, and at a short distance from it he checked Rocinante, hoping that some dwarf42 would show himself upon the battlements, and by sound of trumpet43 give notice that a knight was approaching the castle. But seeing that they were slow about it, and that Rocinante was in a hurry to reach the stable, he made for the inn door, and perceived the two gay damsels who were standing there, and who seemed to him to be two fair maidens44 or lovely ladies taking their ease at the castle gate.

At this moment it so happened that a swineherd who was going through the stubbles collecting a drove of pigs (for, without any apology, that is what they are called) gave a blast of his horn to bring them together, and forthwith it seemed to Don Quixote to be what he was expecting, the signal of some dwarf announcing his arrival; and so with prodigious45 satisfaction he rode up to the inn and to the ladies, who, seeing a man of this sort approaching in full armour and with lance and buckler, were turning in dismay into the inn, when Don Quixote, guessing their fear by their flight, raising his pasteboard visor, disclosed his dry dusty visage, and with courteous46 bearing and gentle voice addressed them, “Your ladyships need not fly or fear any rudeness, for that it belongs not to the order of knighthood which I profess47 to offer to anyone, much less to highborn maidens as your appearance proclaims you to be.” The girls were looking at him and straining their eyes to make out the features which the clumsy visor obscured, but when they heard themselves called maidens, a thing so much out of their line, they could not restrain their laughter, which made Don Quixote wax indignant, and say, “Modesty becomes the fair, and moreover laughter that has little cause is great silliness; this, however, I say not to pain or anger you, for my desire is none other than to serve you.”

The incomprehensible language and the unpromising looks of our cavalier only increased the ladies’ laughter, and that increased his irritation48, and matters might have gone farther if at that moment the landlord had not come out, who, being a very fat man, was a very peaceful one. He, seeing this grotesque49 figure clad in armour that did not match any more than his saddle, bridle50, lance, buckler, or corselet, was not at all indisposed to join the damsels in their manifestations51 of amusement; but, in truth, standing in awe52 of such a complicated armament, he thought it best to speak him fairly, so he said, “Senor Caballero, if your worship wants lodging53, bating the bed (for there is not one in the inn) there is plenty of everything else here.” Don Quixote, observing the respectful bearing of the Alcaide of the fortress54 (for so innkeeper and inn seemed in his eyes), made answer, “Sir Castellan, for me anything will suffice, for

‘My armour is my only wear,

My only rest the fray55.’”

The host fancied he called him Castellan because he took him for a “worthy of Castile,” though he was in fact an Andalusian, and one from the strand56 of San Lucar, as crafty57 a thief as Cacus and as full of tricks as a student or a page. “In that case,” said he,

“‘Your bed is on the flinty rock,

Your sleep to watch alway;’

and if so, you may dismount and safely reckon upon any quantity of sleeplessness58 under this roof for a twelvemonth, not to say for a single night.” So saying, he advanced to hold the stirrup for Don Quixote, who got down with great difficulty and exertion59 (for he had not broken his fast all day), and then charged the host to take great care of his horse, as he was the best bit of flesh that ever ate bread in this world. The landlord eyed him over but did not find him as good as Don Quixote said, nor even half as good; and putting him up in the stable, he returned to see what might be wanted by his guest, whom the damsels, who had by this time made their peace with him, were now relieving of his armour. They had taken off his breastplate and backpiece, but they neither knew nor saw how to open his gorget or remove his make-shift helmet, for he had fastened it with green ribbons, which, as there was no untying60 the knots, required to be cut. This, however, he would not by any means consent to, so he remained all the evening with his helmet on, the drollest and oddest figure that can be imagined; and while they were removing his armour, taking the baggages who were about it for ladies of high degree belonging to the castle, he said to them with great sprightliness61:

Oh, never, surely, was there knight

So served by hand of dame62,

As served was he, Don Quixote hight,

When from his town he came;

With maidens waiting on himself,

Princesses on his hack —

— or Rocinante, for that, ladies mine, is my horse’s name, and Don Quixote of La Mancha is my own; for though I had no intention of declaring myself until my achievements in your service and honour had made me known, the necessity of adapting that old ballad63 of Lancelot to the present occasion has given you the knowledge of my name altogether prematurely64. A time, however, will come for your ladyships to command and me to obey, and then the might of my arm will show my desire to serve you.”

The girls, who were not used to hearing rhetoric65 of this sort, had nothing to say in reply; they only asked him if he wanted anything to eat. “I would gladly eat a bit of something,” said Don Quixote, “for I feel it would come very seasonably.” The day happened to be a Friday, and in the whole inn there was nothing but some pieces of the fish they call in Castile “abadejo,” in Andalusia “bacallao,” and in some places “curadillo,” and in others “troutlet;” so they asked him if he thought he could eat troutlet, for there was no other fish to give him. “If there be troutlets enough,” said Don Quixote, “they will be the same thing as a trout66; for it is all one to me whether I am given eight reals in small change or a piece of eight; moreover, it may be that these troutlets are like veal67, which is better than beef, or kid, which is better than goat. But whatever it be let it come quickly, for the burden and pressure of arms cannot be borne without support to the inside.” They laid a table for him at the door of the inn for the sake of the air, and the host brought him a portion of ill-soaked and worse cooked stockfish, and a piece of bread as black and mouldy as his own armour; but a laughable sight it was to see him eating, for having his helmet on and the beaver68 up, he could not with his own hands put anything into his mouth unless some one else placed it there, and this service one of the ladies rendered him. But to give him anything to drink was impossible, or would have been so had not the landlord bored a reed, and putting one end in his mouth poured the wine into him through the other; all which he bore with patience rather than sever69 the ribbons of his helmet.

While this was going on there came up to the inn a sowgelder, who, as he approached, sounded his reed pipe four or five times, and thereby70 completely convinced Don Quixote that he was in some famous castle, and that they were regaling him with music, and that the stockfish was trout, the bread the whitest, the wenches ladies, and the landlord the castellan of the castle; and consequently he held that his enterprise and sally had been to some purpose. But still it distressed71 him to think he had not been dubbed a knight, for it was plain to him he could not lawfully72 engage in any adventure without receiving the order of knighthood.

 

事已就绪,他迫不及待地要把自己的想法付诸实施。他要铲除暴戾,拨乱反正,制止无理,改进陋习,清理债务,如果现在不做,为时晚矣。在炎热的七月的一天,天还未亮,他没有通知任何人,也没有让任何人看见,全副武装,骑上罗西南多,戴上破头盔,挽着皮盾,手持长矛,从院落的旁门来到了田野上。看到鸿图初展竟如此顺利,他不禁心花怒放。可是刚到田野上他就想起了一件可怕的事情。这件事情非同小可,差点儿让他放弃了刚刚开始的事业。原来他想到了,自己还未被封为骑士。按照骑士道,他不能也不应该用武器同其他任何一个骑士战斗。即使他已被封为骑士,也只能是个新封的骑士,只能穿白色的甲胄,而且盾牌上不能有标志,标志要靠自己努力去争得才会有。这样一想,他有点犹豫不决了。不过,疯狂战胜了他的其他意识,他决定像小说里看到的许多人所做的那样,请他碰到的第一个人封自己为新封的骑士。至于白色甲胄,他打算有时间的时候把自己的甲胄擦得比白鼬皮还白。这么一想,他放心了,继续赶路,信马而行。他觉得是一种冒险的力量在催马前行。

这位冒险新秀边走边自语道:“有谁会怀疑呢?将来有关我的举世闻名的壮举的真实故事出版时,著书人谈到我如此早又如此这般初征时肯定是这样写:‘金红色的阿波罗刚刚把它的金色秀发披撒在广袤的地面上,五颜六色的小鸟啼声宛转,甜甜蜜蜜地迎接玫瑰色曙光女神的到来。女神刚刚离开多情丈夫的软床,透过门户和阳台,从曼查的地平线来到世人面前。此时,曼查的著名骑士唐吉诃德放弃了多年不用的羽毛笔,跨上名马罗西南多,开始行走在古老而又熟悉的蒙铁尔原野①上。’”他的确是走在那块田野上。接着,他又自语道:“幸运的时代,幸运的世纪,我的功绩将载在这里。它应该被铭刻在青铜器上,雕琢在大理石上,画在木板上,留芳千古。哦,还有你,杰出的智者,这部游侠的故事由你来写。我请求你不要忘记始终处处伴随我的良马罗西南多。”然后,他好像真的在恋爱,又说,“哦,杜尔西内亚公主,你拥有我这颗被俘虏了的心!你撵我,斥责我,残酷地令我不得再造访你这位国色天香,已经严重伤害了我。美人儿,请你为想起这颗已经属于你的心而高兴吧,它为了得到你的爱情已饱经了苦楚。”

①蒙铁尔原野是著名的古战场。

他又说了一串胡话,而且词句上也尽力模仿书上教他的那套。他自言自语,走得很慢,可是太阳升得很快,而且赤日炎炎。如果他还有点头脑,这点头脑也被烈日照化了。他几乎全天都在走,可是并没有碰到什么值得记述的事情。他感到沮丧。他想马上碰到一个人,以便比试一下自己健臂的力量。有人说,他的第一次历险是在拉皮塞隘口,另一些人说是风车之战。可我的考证结果和曼查编年史的文字记载却是他全天都在游荡。傍晚,他的马和他疲惫不堪,饥饿至极,举目四望,看是否能发现一个城堡或牧人的茅屋,暂避一时,以便充饥、方便。他看到离路不远处有个客店,便仿佛看到了一颗星星,一颗不是引他去客店,而是引他去救生之地的福星。他加紧赶路,到达时已是日暮黄昏了。

恰巧门口有两个青年女子,人们称之为风尘女。她们随同几个脚夫去塞维利亚,今晚就投宿在这个客店里。我们这位冒险家所思所见所想象的,似乎都变成了现实,一切都和他在书上看到的一样。客店在他眼里变成了城堡,和书上描写的一样,周围还有四座望楼,望楼尖顶银光闪闪,吊桥、壕沟一应俱全。接近那家在他眼里是城堡的客店时,他勒住罗西南多的缰绳,等待某个侏儒在城堞间吹起号角,通报有骑士来到了城堡。可是迟迟不见动静,罗西南多又急于去马厩,他只好来到客店门口。看到门口两个女子,他宛如看到了两个漂亮的少女或两位可爱的贵夫人在城堡门口消磨时光。

就在这时,一个猪倌从收割后的地里赶回一群猪来。猪倌吹起号角,猪循声围拢过来。这回唐吉诃德希望的机会到来了,他认为这是侏儒在通报他的光临。他怀着一种奇怪的快乐,来到客店和那两个女人面前。两个女人看到他这副打扮,还手持长矛、皮盾,都惊恐不已,意欲躲进客店。唐吉诃德估计她们是因为害怕而企图逃避,便掀起纸壳做的护眼罩,态度优雅、声音平缓地对她们说:

“你们不必躲避,也无须害怕任何不轨。有骑士勋章作证,勇士不会对任何人图谋不轨,更何况对两位风范高雅的娇女呢。”

两个女子望着他,用眼睛搜寻他那张被破眼罩遮护着的脸,听到称她们为“娇女”,与她们的身份相距甚远,不禁大笑起来,笑得唐吉诃德直不好意思,对她们说:

“美女应该举止端庄,为一点小事就大笑更是愚蠢。我这样说不是为了惹你们生气,而是为你们好。”

两个女子听了更是迷惑不解,再看我们这位骑士的模样,愈发笑得厉害,唐吉诃德却生气了。如果不是这个时候店主走出来,事情就闹大了。店主很胖,所以很和气。看到这个人的反常样子,配备的胫甲、长镫、长矛、皮盾和胸甲也都各式不一,店主并不像两个女子那么开心。可是他害怕那堆家伙,决定还是跟唐吉诃德客客气气地说话。他说:

“骑士大人,您若是找住处,这里什么都富余,就是缺少一张床。”

唐吉诃德把客店看成城堡,把店主看成谦恭的城堡长官,回答说:

“卡斯蒂利亚诺①大人,我随便用什么东西都行,因为‘甲胄是我服饰,战斗乃我休憩②’……”

①“卡斯蒂利亚诺”有多种含义,可以理解为城堡长官,也可以是卡斯蒂利亚人。此处唐吉诃德是指城堡长官。

②此处唐吉诃德和下面店主均引用了一首古谣:“甲胄是我服饰,/战斗乃我休憩,/坚石为我床铺,/不寐系我睡眠。”

店主听到称他为卡斯蒂利亚诺,以为自己的样子像卡斯蒂利亚人。其实他是安达卢西亚人,是圣卢卡尔海滩那一带的人,论贼性不比那个卡科差,论调皮也不比学生或侍童次。

他答道:

“既然如此,‘坚石为您床铺,不寐系您睡眠’。看来您可以下马了,您完全可以在寒舍一年不睡觉,何止一个晚上呢。”

说有,店主来扶唐吉诃德下马。唐吉诃德很困难、很吃力地下了马。他已经一整天未进食了。

他吩咐店主悉心照料他的马,因为世界上所有吃草料的动物中数它最好。店主看了看马,觉得它完全不像唐吉诃德说的那么好,连一半都不及。把马安顿在马厩之后,店主又回来看唐吉诃德还有什么吩咐。这时两个女子正在帮唐吉诃德脱甲胄,他们已经言归于好。虽然她们脱掉了唐吉诃德的护胸、护背,却脱不掉也不知道如何才能脱掉护喉和破头盔,这些都用绿带子系住了,结子解不开,只能剪断带子。可是他无论如何也不同意。于是整个晚上,他一直带着头盔,那副滑稽怪诞的样子就可想而知了。他想,那两个帮他脱甲胄的女子一定是城堡的贵小姐或贵夫人,便也谈吐文雅起来,说:

自古从无骑士,

幸如唐吉诃德。

纵然来自乡村,

却得佳丽侍奉。

夫人侍候勇士,

公主照料骏骑。

“哦,罗西南多,这是我的马的名字,我的美女们。曼查的唐吉诃德是我的名字。我本来不想暴露我的名字,直到有一天,我为诸位效劳的事迹会告诉你们我是谁。就因为借助兰萨罗特岛①古老民谣来应景,我才让诸位提前知道了我的名字。不过,以后定会有机会听候阁下的吩咐。我的臂膀的力量将证明我为诸位效劳的愿望。”

①北大西洋加那利群岛最东端的岛,属西班牙的拉斯帕尔马斯省。上面引的诗模仿了兰萨罗特岛的民谣。

两位女子不习惯听这种辞令,所以无言以对,只是问他是否想吃点什么。

“随便什么吧,”唐吉诃德说,“因为我觉得我该吃点东西了。”

恰巧那天是星期五,整个客店里只有几份鱼,那种鱼在卡斯蒂利亚叫腌鳕鱼,在安达卢西亚叫咸鳕鱼,有的地方叫鳕鱼干,有的地方叫小鳕鱼。她们问阁下能不能吃点小鳕鱼,没有别的鱼可吃。

“既然有很多小鳕鱼,”唐吉诃德说,“你们不如给我来份大鳕鱼,就好比八个雷阿尔的零币和一枚八雷阿尔的钱币,对我来说都一样。更何况小鳕鱼还好呢,就像牛犊比牛好,羊羔比羊好一样。可是,不管怎样,得赶紧拿来,这副甲胄又沉又累人,空肚子已经受不了啦。”

客店门口放了张桌子,那儿凉快。店主给他端来一份腌得不好、烹得极差的咸鱼,还有一块像他的盔甲那样又黑又脏的面包。他吃饭的样子真能当作大笑料。他吃饭时仍戴着头盔,只是把护眼罩掀了起来,因此,如果别人不把食物放到他嘴里,光靠自己的手,他什么东西也吃不到嘴里。于是一位女子给他喂食。但喂水还是不行。多亏店主捅通了一节芦竹,一头放进他嘴里,从另一头把酒灌进去。他耐心地吃喝,只求不要把头盔的带子弄断。这时,一位劁猪人恰巧来到客店。他一到就吹了四五声芦笛,这一下唐吉诃德更确定他是在一个著名城堡里了,音乐是为他而奏的,还认定小鳕鱼就是大鳕鱼,面包是精白面的,风尘女是贵夫人,店主是城堡长官,由此断定他决心出征完全正确。不过,今他沮丧的是他还没有被封为骑士。他觉得没有骑士称号就不能合法从事任何征险活动。


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1 grievances 3c61e53d74bee3976a6674a59acef792     
n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 );苦衷;不满;牢骚
参考例句:
  • The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 redress PAOzS     
n.赔偿,救济,矫正;v.纠正,匡正,革除
参考例句:
  • He did all that he possibly could to redress the wrongs.他尽了一切努力革除弊端。
  • Any man deserves redress if he has been injured unfairly.任何人若蒙受不公平的损害都应获得赔偿。
3 injustices 47618adc5b0dbc9166e4f2523e1d217c     
不公平( injustice的名词复数 ); 非正义; 待…不公正; 冤枉
参考例句:
  • One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不义必自毙。
  • He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈会受到昭雪的。
4 armour gySzuh     
(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队
参考例句:
  • His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
  • Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。
5 braced 4e05e688cf12c64dbb7ab31b49f741c5     
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
参考例句:
  • They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 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。
7 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
参考例句:
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
9 chivalry wXAz6     
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤
参考例句:
  • The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
  • He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。
10 novice 1H4x1     
adj.新手的,生手的
参考例句:
  • As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人,我对此很感兴趣。
  • She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。
11 scour oDvzj     
v.搜索;擦,洗,腹泻,冲刷
参考例句:
  • Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
  • We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
12 veracious gi1wI     
adj.诚实可靠的
参考例句:
  • Miss Stackpole was a strictly veracious reporter.斯坦克波尔小姐是一丝不苟、实事求是的记者。
  • We need to make a veracious evaluation.我们需要事先作出准确的估计。
13 sage sCUz2     
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
参考例句:
  • I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
  • The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。
14 rubicund dXOxQ     
adj.(脸色)红润的
参考例句:
  • She watched the colour drain from Colin's rubicund face.她看见科林原本红润的脸渐渐失去了血色。
  • His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue.他那红通的脸显得又惊惶又疲乏。
15 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
参考例句:
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
16 attuned df5baec049ff6681d7b8a37af0aa8e12     
v.使协调( attune的过去式和过去分词 );调音
参考例句:
  • She wasn't yet attuned to her baby's needs. 她还没有熟悉她宝宝的需要。
  • Women attuned to sensitive men found Vincent Lord attractive. 偏爱敏感男子的女人,觉得文森特·洛德具有魅力。 来自辞典例句
17 dulcet m8Tyb     
adj.悦耳的
参考例句:
  • Quickly,in her dulcet voice,Tamara told him what had happened.塔玛拉用她美妙悦耳的声音快速向他讲述了所发生的一切。
  • Her laugh was dulcet and throaty.她的笑声低沉悦耳。
18 mellifluous JCGxc     
adj.(音乐等)柔美流畅的
参考例句:
  • Soon the room is filled with Bates' mellifluous tones.很快,房间里便充满了贝茨动听的声音。
  • Her voice was distinctive,soft and mellifluous.她的嗓音甜美,清脆而柔和。
19 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。
20 spouse Ah6yK     
n.配偶(指夫或妻)
参考例句:
  • Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
  • What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么?
21 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
参考例句:
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
22 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
23 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
24 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
参考例句:
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
25 limned b6269ad82c0058bb7670c71a3941ad58     
v.画( limn的过去式和过去分词 );勾画;描写;描述
参考例句:
  • The report limned a desperate situation. 那报道描述出一个严重的情况。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He was as crisp as a new dollar bill-as clean, sharp, firmly limned. 他就象一张崭新的钞票一样利落--一样干净,鲜明,一丝不苟。 来自辞典例句
26 wondrous pfIyt     
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
参考例句:
  • The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
  • We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。
27 entreat soexj     
v.恳求,恳请
参考例句:
  • Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further,and his pride was touched besides.查尔斯-达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然,自尊心也受到了伤害。
  • I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund.我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。
28 obduracy afc6d8e9e28a615c948bed6039986dba     
n.冷酷无情,顽固,执拗
参考例句:
  • Nuclear warhead has stronger obduracy which induces more effect on society. 具有较强顽固性的印度核弹头技术,造成了较大的社会影响。 来自互联网
29 banish nu8zD     
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除
参考例句:
  • The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
  • He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。
30 deign 6mLzp     
v. 屈尊, 惠允 ( 做某事)
参考例句:
  • He doesn't deign to talk to unimportant people like me. 他不肯屈尊和像我这样不重要的人说话。
  • I would not deign to comment on such behaviour. 这种行为不屑我置评。
31 vassal uH8y0     
n.附庸的;属下;adj.奴仆的
参考例句:
  • Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.那时威尔士是个附庸国。
  • The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.这位封臣宣誓他将永远忠诚于国王。
32 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。
33 absurdities df766e7f956019fcf6a19cc2525cadfb     
n.极端无理性( absurdity的名词复数 );荒谬;谬论;荒谬的行为
参考例句:
  • She has a sharp eye for social absurdities, and compassion for the victims of social change. 她独具慧眼,能够看到社会上荒唐的事情,对于社会变革的受害者寄以同情。 来自辞典例句
  • The absurdities he uttered at the dinner party landed his wife in an awkward situation. 他在宴会上讲的荒唐话使他太太陷入窘境。 来自辞典例句
34 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
35 ascertained e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019     
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 hack BQJz2     
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳
参考例句:
  • He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
  • Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
37 shanty BEJzn     
n.小屋,棚屋;船工号子
参考例句:
  • His childhood was spent in a shanty.他的童年是在一个简陋小屋里度过的。
  • I want to quit this shanty.我想离开这烂房子。
38 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。
39 turrets 62429b8037b86b445f45d2a4b5ed714f     
(六角)转台( turret的名词复数 ); (战舰和坦克等上的)转动炮塔; (摄影机等上的)镜头转台; (旧时攻城用的)塔车
参考例句:
  • The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
  • If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里,我就会赢得脱险的机会。
40 pinnacles a4409b051276579e99d5cb7d58643f4e     
顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 ); 顶点; 尖顶; 小尖塔
参考例句:
  • What would be the pinnacles of your acting and music? 对你而言什麽代表你的演技和音乐的巅峰?
  • On Skye's Trotternish Peninsula, basalt pinnacles loom over the Sound of Raasay. 在斯开岛的特洛登尼许半岛,玄武岩尖塔俯瞰着拉塞海峡。
41 belongings oy6zMv     
n.私人物品,私人财物
参考例句:
  • I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
  • Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。
42 dwarf EkjzH     
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小
参考例句:
  • The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
  • The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀,摇摇头。
43 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘
参考例句:
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
44 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
45 prodigious C1ZzO     
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
参考例句:
  • This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
  • He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。
46 courteous tooz2     
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
参考例句:
  • Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一,但她总是很谦恭有礼。
  • He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善,而且彬彬有礼。
47 profess iQHxU     
v.声称,冒称,以...为业,正式接受入教,表明信仰
参考例句:
  • I profess that I was surprised at the news.我承认这消息使我惊讶。
  • What religion does he profess?他信仰哪种宗教?
48 irritation la9zf     
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
参考例句:
  • He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
  • Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
49 grotesque O6ryZ     
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物)
参考例句:
  • His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
  • Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。
50 bridle 4sLzt     
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
参考例句:
  • He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
  • I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。
51 manifestations 630b7ac2a729f8638c572ec034f8688f     
n.表示,显示(manifestation的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • These were manifestations of the darker side of his character. 这些是他性格阴暗面的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • To be wordly-wise and play safe is one of the manifestations of liberalism. 明哲保身是自由主义的表现之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
52 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
参考例句:
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
53 lodging wRgz9     
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
参考例句:
  • The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
  • Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?
54 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。
55 fray NfDzp     
v.争吵;打斗;磨损,磨破;n.吵架;打斗
参考例句:
  • Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢?
  • Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。
56 strand 7GAzH     
vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地)
参考例句:
  • She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
  • The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。
57 crafty qzWxC     
adj.狡猾的,诡诈的
参考例句:
  • He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
  • He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家,也是个狡黠的独裁者。
58 sleeplessness niXzGe     
n.失眠,警觉
参考例句:
  • Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness. 现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. 医生们对他的奇异的不眠感到疑惑。 来自英语晨读30分(高三)
59 exertion F7Fyi     
n.尽力,努力
参考例句:
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
60 untying 4f138027dbdb2087c60199a0a69c8176     
untie的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy. 打领带是一种艺术,解领带则很容易。
  • As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" 33他们解驴驹的时候,主人问他们说,解驴驹作什么?
61 sprightliness f39aeb865acade19aebf94d34188c1f4     
n.愉快,快活
参考例句:
  • The professor convinced me through the sprightliness of her conversation. 教授通过她轻快的谈话说服了我。 来自互联网
62 dame dvGzR0     
n.女士
参考例句:
  • The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
  • If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会,你就要跟那个夫人结婚。
63 ballad zWozz     
n.歌谣,民谣,流行爱情歌曲
参考例句:
  • This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
  • This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。
64 prematurely nlMzW4     
adv.过早地,贸然地
参考例句:
  • She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产,肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了,不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
65 rhetoric FCnzz     
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语
参考例句:
  • Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗?
  • Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后,他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
66 trout PKDzs     
n.鳟鱼;鲑鱼(属)
参考例句:
  • Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
  • We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼,早饭时吃了。
67 veal 5HQy0     
n.小牛肉
参考例句:
  • She sauteed veal and peppers,preparing a mixed salad while the pan simmered.她先做的一道菜是青椒煎小牛肉,趁着锅还在火上偎着的机会,又做了一道拼盘。
  • Marinate the veal in white wine for two hours.把小牛肉用白葡萄酒浸泡两小时。
68 beaver uuZzU     
n.海狸,河狸
参考例句:
  • The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
  • A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。
69 sever wTXzb     
v.切开,割开;断绝,中断
参考例句:
  • She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
  • We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。
70 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
71 distressed du1z3y     
痛苦的
参考例句:
  • He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
  • The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
72 lawfully hpYzCv     
adv.守法地,合法地;合理地
参考例句:
  • Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。 来自口语例句
  • As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫,无论疾病灾难,直到死亡把我们分开。 来自电影对白


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