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Day was dawning when Don Quixote quitted the inn, so happy, so gay, so exhilarated at finding himself now dubbed1 a knight2, that his joy was like to burst his horse-girths. However, recalling the advice of his host as to the requisites3 he ought to carry with him, especially that referring to money and shirts, he determined4 to go home and provide himself with all, and also with a squire5, for he reckoned upon securing a farm-labourer, a neighbour of his, a poor man with a family, but very well qualified6 for the office of squire to a knight. With this object he turned his horse’s head towards his village, and Rocinante, thus reminded of his old quarters, stepped out so briskly that he hardly seemed to tread the earth.

He had not gone far, when out of a thicket7 on his right there seemed to come feeble cries as of some one in distress8, and the instant he heard them he exclaimed, “Thanks be to heaven for the favour it accords me, that it so soon offers me an opportunity of fulfilling the obligation I have undertaken, and gathering9 the fruit of my ambition. These cries, no doubt, come from some man or woman in want of help, and needing my aid and protection;” and wheeling, he turned Rocinante in the direction whence the cries seemed to proceed. He had gone but a few paces into the wood, when he saw a mare10 tied to an oak, and tied to another, and stripped from the waist upwards11, a youth of about fifteen years of age, from whom the cries came. Nor were they without cause, for a lusty farmer was flogging him with a belt and following up every blow with scoldings and commands, repeating, “Your mouth shut and your eyes open!” while the youth made answer, “I won’t do it again, master mine; by God’s passion I won’t do it again, and I’ll take more care of the flock another time.”

Seeing what was going on, Don Quixote said in an angry voice, “Discourteous knight, it ill becomes you to assail12 one who cannot defend himself; mount your steed and take your lance” (for there was a lance leaning against the oak to which the mare was tied), “and I will make you know that you are behaving as a coward.” The farmer, seeing before him this figure in full armour13 brandishing14 a lance over his head, gave himself up for dead, and made answer meekly15, “Sir Knight, this youth that I am chastising16 is my servant, employed by me to watch a flock of sheep that I have hard by, and he is so careless that I lose one every day, and when I punish him for his carelessness and knavery17 he says I do it out of niggardliness18, to escape paying him the wages I owe him, and before God, and on my soul, he lies.”

“Lies before me, base clown!” said Don Quixote. “By the sun that shines on us I have a mind to run you through with this lance. Pay him at once without another word; if not, by the God that rules us I will make an end of you, and annihilate19 you on the spot; release him instantly.”

 

The farmer hung his head, and without a word untied20 his servant, of whom Don Quixote asked how much his master owed him.

He replied, nine months at seven reals a month. Don Quixote added it up, found that it came to sixty-three reals, and told the farmer to pay it down immediately, if he did not want to die for it.

The trembling clown replied that as he lived and by the oath he had sworn (though he had not sworn any) it was not so much; for there were to be taken into account and deducted21 three pairs of shoes he had given him, and a real for two blood-lettings when he was sick.

“All that is very well,” said Don Quixote; “but let the shoes and the blood-lettings stand as a setoff against the blows you have given him without any cause; for if he spoiled the leather of the shoes you paid for, you have damaged that of his body, and if the barber took blood from him when he was sick, you have drawn22 it when he was sound; so on that score he owes you nothing.”

“The difficulty is, Sir Knight, that I have no money here; let Andres come home with me, and I will pay him all, real by real.”

“I go with him!” said the youth. “Nay23, God forbid! No, senor, not for the world; for once alone with me, he would ray me like a Saint Bartholomew.”

“He will do nothing of the kind,” said Don Quixote; “I have only to command, and he will obey me; and as he has sworn to me by the order of knighthood which he has received, I leave him free, and I guarantee the payment.”

“Consider what you are saying, senor,” said the youth; “this master of mine is not a knight, nor has he received any order of knighthood; for he is Juan Haldudo the Rich, of Quintanar.”

“That matters little,” replied Don Quixote; “there may be Haldudos knights24; moreover, everyone is the son of his works.”

“That is true,” said Andres; “but this master of mine — of what works is he the son, when he refuses me the wages of my sweat and labour?”

“I do not refuse, brother Andres,” said the farmer, “be good enough to come along with me, and I swear by all the orders of knighthood there are in the world to pay you as I have agreed, real by real, and perfumed.”

“For the perfumery I excuse you,” said Don Quixote; “give it to him in reals, and I shall be satisfied; and see that you do as you have sworn; if not, by the same oath I swear to come back and hunt you out and punish you; and I shall find you though you should lie closer than a lizard25. And if you desire to know who it is lays this command upon you, that you be more firmly bound to obey it, know that I am the valorous Don Quixote of La Mancha, the undoer of wrongs and injustices27; and so, God be with you, and keep in mind what you have promised and sworn under those penalties that have been already declared to you.”

So saying, he gave Rocinante the spur and was soon out of reach. The farmer followed him with his eyes, and when he saw that he had cleared the wood and was no longer in sight, he turned to his boy Andres, and said, “Come here, my son, I want to pay you what I owe you, as that undoer of wrongs has commanded me.”

“My oath on it,” said Andres, “your worship will be well advised to obey the command of that good knight — may he live a thousand years — for, as he is a valiant29 and just judge, by Roque, if you do not pay me, he will come back and do as he said.”

“My oath on it, too,” said the farmer; “but as I have a strong affection for you, I want to add to the debt in order to add to the payment;” and seizing him by the arm, he tied him up again, and gave him such a flogging that he left him for dead.

“Now, Master Andres,” said the farmer, “call on the undoer of wrongs; you will find he won’t undo26 that, though I am not sure that I have quite done with you, for I have a good mind to flay30 you alive.” But at last he untied him, and gave him leave to go look for his judge in order to put the sentence pronounced into execution.

Andres went off rather down in the mouth, swearing he would go to look for the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha and tell him exactly what had happened, and that all would have to be repaid him sevenfold; but for all that, he went off weeping, while his master stood laughing.

Thus did the valiant Don Quixote right that wrong, and, thoroughly31 satisfied with what had taken place, as he considered he had made a very happy and noble beginning with his knighthood, he took the road towards his village in perfect self-content, saying in a low voice, “Well mayest thou this day call thyself fortunate above all on earth, O Dulcinea del Toboso, fairest of the fair! since it has fallen to thy lot to hold subject and submissive to thy full will and pleasure a knight so renowned32 as is and will be Don Quixote of La Mancha, who, as all the world knows, yesterday received the order of knighthood, and hath to-day righted the greatest wrong and grievance33 that ever injustice28 conceived and cruelty perpetrated: who hath to-day plucked the rod from the hand of yonder ruthless oppressor so wantonly lashing34 that tender child.”

He now came to a road branching in four directions, and immediately he was reminded of those cross-roads where knights-errant used to stop to consider which road they should take. In imitation of them he halted for a while, and after having deeply considered it, he gave Rocinante his head, submitting his own will to that of his hack35, who followed out his first intention, which was to make straight for his own stable. After he had gone about two miles Don Quixote perceived a large party of people, who, as afterwards appeared, were some Toledo traders, on their way to buy silk at Murcia. There were six of them coming along under their sunshades, with four servants mounted, and three muleteers on foot. Scarcely had Don Quixote descried36 them when the fancy possessed37 him that this must be some new adventure; and to help him to imitate as far as he could those passages he had read of in his books, here seemed to come one made on purpose, which he resolved to attempt. So with a lofty bearing and determination he fixed38 himself firmly in his stirrups, got his lance ready, brought his buckler before his breast, and planting himself in the middle of the road, stood waiting the approach of these knights-errant, for such he now considered and held them to be; and when they had come near enough to see and hear, he exclaimed with a haughty39 gesture, “All the world stand, unless all the world confess that in all the world there is no maiden40 fairer than the Empress of La Mancha, the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso.”

The traders halted at the sound of this language and the sight of the strange figure that uttered it, and from both figure and language at once guessed the craze of their owner; they wished, however, to learn quietly what was the object of this confession41 that was demanded of them, and one of them, who was rather fond of a joke and was very sharp-witted, said to him, “Sir Knight, we do not know who this good lady is that you speak of; show her to us, for, if she be of such beauty as you suggest, with all our hearts and without any pressure we will confess the truth that is on your part required of us.”

“If I were to show her to you,” replied Don Quixote, “what merit would you have in confessing a truth so manifest? The essential point is that without seeing her you must believe, confess, affirm, swear, and defend it; else ye have to do with me in battle, ill-conditioned, arrogant42 rabble43 that ye are; and come ye on, one by one as the order of knighthood requires, or all together as is the custom and vile44 usage of your breed, here do I bide45 and await you relying on the justice of the cause I maintain.”

“Sir Knight,” replied the trader, “I entreat46 your worship in the name of this present company of princes, that, to save us from charging our consciences with the confession of a thing we have never seen or heard of, and one moreover so much to the prejudice of the Empresses and Queens of the Alcarria and Estremadura, your worship will be pleased to show us some portrait of this lady, though it be no bigger than a grain of wheat; for by the thread one gets at the ball, and in this way we shall be satisfied and easy, and you will be content and pleased; nay, I believe we are already so far agreed with you that even though her portrait should show her blind of one eye, and distilling47 vermilion and sulphur from the other, we would nevertheless, to gratify your worship, say all in her favour that you desire.”

“She distils48 nothing of the kind, vile rabble,” said Don Quixote, burning with rage, “nothing of the kind, I say, only ambergris and civet in cotton; nor is she one-eyed or humpbacked, but straighter than a Guadarrama spindle: but ye must pay for the blasphemy49 ye have uttered against beauty like that of my lady.”

And so saying, he charged with levelled lance against the one who had spoken, with such fury and fierceness that, if luck had not contrived50 that Rocinante should stumble midway and come down, it would have gone hard with the rash trader. Down went Rocinante, and over went his master, rolling along the ground for some distance; and when he tried to rise he was unable, so encumbered51 was he with lance, buckler, spurs, helmet, and the weight of his old armour; and all the while he was struggling to get up he kept saying, “Fly not, cowards and caitiffs! stay, for not by my fault, but my horse’s , am I stretched here.”

 

One of the muleteers in attendance, who could not have had much good nature in him, hearing the poor prostrate52 man blustering53 in this style, was unable to refrain from giving him an answer on his ribs54; and coming up to him he seized his lance, and having broken it in pieces, with one of them he began so to belabour our Don Quixote that, notwithstanding and in spite of his armour, he milled him like a measure of wheat. His masters called out not to lay on so hard and to leave him alone, but the muleteers blood was up, and he did not care to drop the game until he had vented55 the rest of his wrath56, and gathering up the remaining fragments of the lance he finished with a discharge upon the unhappy victim, who all through the storm of sticks that rained on him never ceased threatening heaven, and earth, and the brigands57, for such they seemed to him. At last the muleteer was tired, and the traders continued their journey, taking with them matter for talk about the poor fellow who had been cudgelled. He when he found himself alone made another effort to rise; but if he was unable when whole and sound, how was he to rise after having been thrashed and well-nigh knocked to pieces? And yet he esteemed58 himself fortunate, as it seemed to him that this was a regular knight-errant’s mishap59, and entirely60, he considered, the fault of his horse. However, battered61 in body as he was, to rise was beyond his power.

 

唐吉诃德离开客店时,天已渐亮。他有了骑士称号,满心欢喜,得意洋洋,兴高采烈,差点把马的肚皮给乐破了。他忽然想到店主曾劝导他要带好必要的物品,特别是钱和衬衣,就决定回家把这些东西置办齐,再找一个侍从。他打算找邻居的一个农民。那农民虽穷,还有孩子,可是作骑士的侍从特别合适。这么一想,他就掉转了罗西南多的头。马似乎也知恋家,立刻蹄下生风一般地跑起来。

没走多远,他就似乎听到右侧的密林中传来微弱的声音,像是有人在呻吟。于是他说:

“感谢苍天如此迅速赐给我机会,让我尽自己的职责,实现夙愿,旗开得胜。这声音一定是某个贫穷男人或女人在寻求我的照顾和帮助呢。”

他掉转缰绳,催马循声而去,刚进森林,就看见一棵圣栎树上拴着一匹母马,另一棵树上捆着一个大约十五岁的孩子,上身裸露,声音就是从他嘴里发出来的。原来是一个健壮的农夫正在用腰带抽打这个孩子,每打一下还训斥一声,说:

“少说话,多长眼。”

那孩子再三说:

“我再也不敢了,主人。我向上帝起誓,我再也不敢了。

我保证以后多加小心,照看好羊群。”

看到这情景,唐吉诃德不禁怒吼道:

“无理的骑士,你真不像话,竟与一个不能自卫的人战斗。骑上你的马,拿起你的矛(拴母马的那棵树上正靠着一支长矛),我要让你知道,你这样做不过是个胆小鬼。”

农夫猛然看见这个全身披挂的人在他面前挥舞长矛,顿时吓得魂不附体,只好客客气气地回答:

“骑士大人,我正在惩罚的这个孩子是我的佣人,负责照看我在这一带的羊群。可是他太粗心了,每天丢一只羊。我要惩罚这个冒失鬼、无赖。他说我这么做是因为我是个吝啬鬼,想借此赖掉我欠他的工钱。我向上帝,向我的灵魂发誓,他撒谎!”

“卑鄙的乡巴佬,竟敢在我面前说谎!”唐吉诃德说,“上有太阳作证,我要把你用长矛一下刺穿。你马上付他工钱,否则,有主宰我们的上帝作证,我现在就把你结果掉。你马上把他放开。”

农夫低下了头,一言不发地为孩子解开了绳子。唐吉诃德问那个孩子,主人欠他多少钱。孩子说一共欠了九个月的工钱,每个月七个雷阿尔。唐吉诃德算了一下,一共六十三个雷阿尔。他告诉农夫,如果不想丢命的话,就立刻掏钱。惊恐的农夫说,生死关头绝无假话,凭他发的誓(他其实没有发过誓),并没有那么多钱,因为还得扣除他给佣人三双鞋的钱和佣人生病时两次输血花的一个雷阿尔。

“即便如此,”唐吉诃德说,“鞋钱和输血的钱也被你无缘无故地抽打他抵消了。就算他把你给他买的鞋穿破了,可是你也把他的皮打破了;就算他生病时理发师为他输了血,他没病时你却把他打出了血。这样说来,他就不欠你钱了。”

“骑士大人,问题是我没带钱。让安德烈斯跟我到家去,我如数照付。”

“跟他去?”孩子说,“没门儿!不,大人,我不去。等到剩下我一个人的时候,他准会像对圣巴多罗美①那样扒了我的皮。”

①圣巴多罗美是耶稣十二门徒之一,被剥皮而死。

“不会的,”唐吉诃德说,“只要我命令他听我的,他就得以骑士规则的名义向我发誓,我才放他走。他保证会付给你工钱。”

“大人,”孩子说,“您是这么说,可我的主人不是骑士,也没有接受过任何骑士称号。他是老财胡安·阿尔杜多,是金塔纳尔的邻居。”

“这无关紧要,”唐吉诃德说,“阿尔杜多家族里也有骑士,更何况要以事观人嘛。”

“是的,”安德烈斯说,“可是我这位主人赖了我的血汗钱,该如何以其事观其人呢?”

“我不会赖帐,安德烈斯兄弟。”农夫说,“请跟我来,我以世界上所有骑士的称号发誓,按照我刚才说的付给你全部工钱,而且还会多些。”

“多些就不必了,”唐吉诃德说,“你只要如数照付,我就满意了。你发誓就得做到,否则,我也同样发誓会再去找你,惩罚你。即使你比蜥蜴藏得还好,我也一定要找到你。如果你想知道是谁在命令你,好让你更加切实地履行诺言,那么我告诉你,我是曼查的英勇骑士唐吉诃德,专爱打抱不平。再见吧,不要忘记你答应过和发过誓的事情,否则,你就要受到应有的惩罚。”

说完,唐吉诃德双腿夹了一下罗西南多,很快就跑远了。农夫看着他跑出森林,已经无影无踪了,便转向佣人安德烈斯,对他说:

“过来,孩子,我想把欠你的钱全部还清,就像那位专爱打抱不平的骑士命令的那样。”

“这我敢肯定,”安德烈斯说,“你得执行那位优秀骑士的命令。他是位勇敢而又善良的判官,应该活千岁。如果你不付我工钱,他就会回来,按照他说的那样惩罚你。”

“我也敢肯定。”农夫说,“不过,我太爱你了,所以我想多欠你一点儿,好多多还你钱。”说着农夫抓住孩子的胳膊,又把孩子捆在圣栎树上,狠狠鞭打孩子,差点把他打死。“现在,安德烈斯大人,你去叫那位专爱打抱不平的人吧,看他怎样打这个不平吧,尽管我觉得,要打抱不平,他年纪还不算老。我真想剥了你的皮,你最怕我剥你的皮。”

不过,农夫最后还是放开了孩子,让孩子去找那位判官来执行他的判决。安德烈斯有些沮丧,临走发誓要去找曼查的英勇骑士唐吉诃德,把刚才的事情一五一十地告诉他,让农夫受到加倍的惩罚。虽然嘴上这么说,孩子还是哭着走的,而农夫却在那里笑。英勇的唐吉诃德就是如此打抱不平的,而且他自己还得意至极,觉得自己在骑士生涯中已经有了一个极其顺利和高尚的开端,对自己非常满意,一面往村里走一面轻声说道:

“你真是世界上最幸运的人,托博索美丽绝伦的杜尔西内亚!你有幸拥有英勇著名的骑士唐吉诃德在你面前俯首听命。众所周知,他昨天得到了骑士称号,今天又讨伐了最无耻、最残忍的罪恶行径。今天,那个残忍的敌人无缘无故地鞭打那个瘦弱的孩子,他从那个敌人手里夺下了鞭子。”

这时他来到了一个十字路口,忽然想起游侠骑士常在交叉路口考虑该走哪条路。于是他也装模作样地站了一会儿,最后才考虑成熟了。他放开了罗西南多的缰绳,任它选择。马凭着它的第一感觉,朝着有马群的方向走。走了大约两英里,唐吉诃德看到一大群人,后来才知道,是托莱多的商人去穆尔西亚买丝织品。有六个人打着阳伞,四个佣人骑着马,还有三个骡夫步行。刚从远处发现他们,唐吉诃德就想到又遇上了新的冒险行动。他尽力模仿书上的情节,只要有可能,他就模仿。他觉得又有了一次机会。于是他风度翩翩,威风凛凛地在马上坐定,握紧长矛,把皮盾放在胸前,停在路当中,等待那些游侠骑士到来。他觉得那些人就是游侠骑士。待那些人走到跟他可以互相看得见、听得着的距离时,他傲慢地打了个手势,提高声音,说道:

“如果你们这些人不承认世界上没有谁比曼查的女皇、托博索的杜尔西内亚更漂亮,就休想过去。”

听到这番话,商人们都停了下来。看到说话人的奇怪样子,再听他那番话,商人们立刻意识到这是个疯子。不过他们不慌不忙,还想看看他这番话的下文。其中一个人爱开玩笑却又很谨慎,对他说:

“骑士大人,我们不知道谁是您说的那位美丽夫人,让我们见见她吧。如果她真像您说的那么漂亮,我们诚心诚意地自愿接受您的要求。”

“你们见到了她,才能承认这样一个明显的事实吗?”唐吉诃德说,“不管你们是否见过她,重要的是你们得相信、承认、肯定、发誓并坚持说她是最漂亮的。否则,你们这些高傲自大的人就得同我兵戎相见。现在,你们或者按照骑士规则一个个来,或者按照你们的习惯和陋习一起上,我都在这里等着你们。我相信正义在我一边。”

“骑士大人,”那个商人说,“我以在场所有王子的名义请求您,让我们承认我们前所未见、前所未闻的事情,实在于心不安,而且,这会严重伤害阿尔卡利亚和埃斯特雷马杜拉①的那些女皇和王后们。烦请您让我们看看那位夫人的画像吧,哪怕它只像麦粒一般微小。这样一了百了,我们满意了,放心了,您也高兴了,满足了。我们渴望瞻仰她的芳容。即使她在画像上是个独眼,另一只眼流朱砂和硫磺石,为了让您高兴,我们也会按照您的意愿夸奖她。”

①阿尔卡利亚和埃斯特雷马杜拉是当时西班牙最落后的地区,并非两个国家。

“无耻的恶棍,”唐吉诃德怒气冲天地说,“她眼里流出的不是你说的那些东西,而是珍贵的琥珀和麝香。她也不是独眼或驼背,而且身子比瓜达拉马的纱锭还直。你们亵渎我如此美丽的夫人,该受到惩罚。”

说罢,他抓起长矛向刚才说那些话的人刺去。他愤怒至极,要不是幸好罗西南多失蹄跌倒在路上,那位大胆的商人就遭殃了。罗西南多一倒地,它的主人也摔得滚了很远。他想站起来,可是长矛、皮盾、马刺、头盔和沉重的盔甲碍手碍脚,就是站不起来。他挣扎了一番还是站不起来,嘴里仍在说:

“别跑,胆小鬼,卑贱的人,你们等着。我站不起来,这不怨我,是马的错。”

其中一个骡夫,也许人不太好,见他倒在地上还如此狂妄,忍不住要把他痛打一顿。那骡夫走过去,抓住长矛,撅成几截,拿起一截抽打唐吉诃德。虽然唐吉诃德身着甲胄,可还是被打得遍体鳞伤,商人们直喊骡夫别打得那么厉害,赶快放了他。可骡夫已经怒不可遏,直打到怒气全消才住手。然后,骡夫捡起其余几截断矛,扔在唐吉诃德身上。唐吉诃德虽然见到乱棍如雨般打在他身上,却仍然不住嘴地吓天吓地,吓唬那些他认为是坏蛋的人。

骡夫打累了,商人一行又继续赶路,一路上一直谈论这个被打的可怜虫。唐吉诃德看到只剩自己一人了,又试图站起来。可是他身体无恙时都站不起来,现在被打得遍体鳞伤,又怎能站起来呢?他暗自解脱,认为这是游侠骑士必遭之祸,而且全是马的错。他浑身灼痛,自己根本站不起来。


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1 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》
2 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。
3 requisites 53bbbd0ba56c7698d40db5b2bdcc7c49     
n.必要的事物( requisite的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • It is obvious that there are two requisites. 显然有两个必要部分。 来自辞典例句
  • Capacity of donor is one of the essential requisites of \"gift\". 赠与人的行为能力是\"赠与\"的一个重要前提。 来自口语例句
4 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 squire 0htzjV     
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅
参考例句:
  • I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
  • The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。
6 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
7 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛,树林
参考例句:
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
8 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
9 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
10 mare Y24y3     
n.母马,母驴
参考例句:
  • The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
  • The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。
11 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
12 assail ZoTyB     
v.猛烈攻击,抨击,痛斥
参考例句:
  • The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day.反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
  • We should assist parents not assail them.因此我们应该帮助父母们,而不是指责他们。
13 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。
14 brandishing 9a352ce6d3d7e0a224b2fc7c1cfea26c     
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 );炫耀
参考例句:
  • The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑,来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀,出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句
15 meekly meekly     
adv.温顺地,逆来顺受地
参考例句:
  • He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时,他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 chastising 41885a7e2f378873d40b720c26b1fe85     
v.严惩(某人)(尤指责打)( chastise的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Jo was chastising his teddy bear in the living room. 乔在起居室里严厉地惩罚他的玩具小狗熊。 来自辞典例句
17 knavery ExYy3     
n.恶行,欺诈的行为
参考例句:
  • Knavery may serve,but honesty is best.欺诈可能有用,诚实却是上策。
  • This is flat knavery.这是十足的无赖作风。
18 niggardliness e7f21a321209158a2f21ea66a9cc6229     
参考例句:
  • Connie felt again the tightness, niggardliness of the men of her generation. 康妮又感觉到她同代的男子们的狭隘和鄙吝。 来自互联网
19 annihilate Peryn     
v.使无效;毁灭;取消
参考例句:
  • Archer crumpled up the yellow sheet as if the gesture could annihilate the news it contained.阿切尔把这张黄纸揉皱,好象用这个动作就会抹掉里面的消息似的。
  • We should bear in mind that we have to annihilate the enemy.我们要把歼敌的重任时刻记在心上。
20 untied d4a1dd1a28503840144e8098dbf9e40f     
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决
参考例句:
  • Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来,我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
  • He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。
21 deducted 0dc984071646e559dd56c3bd5451fd72     
v.扣除,减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
  • The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》
22 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
23 nay unjzAQ     
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
参考例句:
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
24 knights 2061bac208c7bdd2665fbf4b7067e468     
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马
参考例句:
  • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
  • He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
25 lizard P0Ex0     
n.蜥蜴,壁虎
参考例句:
  • A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。
26 undo Ok5wj     
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
参考例句:
  • His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
  • I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
27 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。
28 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
29 valiant YKczP     
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人
参考例句:
  • He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
  • Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施,通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
30 flay 8ggz4     
vt.剥皮;痛骂
参考例句:
  • You cannot flay the same ox twice.一头牛不能剥两次皮。
  • He was going to flay that stranger with every trick known to the law.他要用法律上所有的招数来痛斥那个陌生人。
31 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。
32 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。
33 grievance J6ayX     
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈
参考例句:
  • He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
  • He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。
34 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
参考例句:
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 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。
36 descried 7e4cac79cc5ce43e504968c29e0c27a5     
adj.被注意到的,被发现的,被看到的
参考例句:
  • He descried an island far away on the horizon. 他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • At length we descried a light and a roof. 终于,我们远远看见了一点灯光,一所孤舍。 来自辞典例句
37 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
38 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。
39 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。
40 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
参考例句:
  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
41 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
42 arrogant Jvwz5     
adj.傲慢的,自大的
参考例句:
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
43 rabble LCEy9     
n.乌合之众,暴民;下等人
参考例句:
  • They formed an army out of rabble.他们用乌合之众组成一支军队。
  • Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble.贫困自身并不能使人成为贱民。
44 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
45 bide VWTzo     
v.忍耐;等候;住
参考例句:
  • We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。
  • Bide here for a while. 请在这儿等一会儿。
46 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。
47 distilling f3783a7378d04a2dd506fe5837220cb7     
n.蒸馏(作用)v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )( distilled的过去分词 );从…提取精华
参考例句:
  • Water can be made pure by distilling it. 水经蒸馏可变得纯净。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • More ammonium sulphate solution is being recovered in the process of distilling oil shale. 在提炼油页岩的过程中回收的硫酸铵液比过去多了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
48 distils 5e18630fd5db443d6b4487dc76940e0f     
v.蒸馏( distil的第三人称单数 );从…提取精华
参考例句:
  • A proverb distils the wisdom of ages. 谚语是许多世纪智慧的精华。 来自辞典例句
  • The cool of the night distils the dew. 清凉的夜晚洒落露水。 来自互联网
49 blasphemy noyyW     
n.亵渎,渎神
参考例句:
  • His writings were branded as obscene and a blasphemy against God.他的著作被定为淫秽作品,是对上帝的亵渎。
  • You have just heard his blasphemy!你刚刚听到他那番亵渎上帝的话了!
50 contrived ivBzmO     
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
参考例句:
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
51 encumbered 2cc6acbd84773f26406796e78a232e40     
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。
  • The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts. 狭窄的码头被数百辆手推车堵得水泄不通。 来自辞典例句
52 prostrate 7iSyH     
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的
参考例句:
  • She was prostrate on the floor.她俯卧在地板上。
  • The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.北方佬已经使南方屈服了,他们还打算继续下去。
53 blustering DRxy4     
adj.狂风大作的,狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
参考例句:
  • It was five and a half o'clock now, and a raw, blustering morning. 这时才五点半,正是寒气逼人,狂风咆哮的早晨。 来自辞典例句
  • So sink the shadows of night, blustering, rainy, and all paths grow dark. 夜色深沉,风狂雨骤;到处途暗路黑。 来自辞典例句
54 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
参考例句:
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
55 vented 55ee938bf7df64d83f63bc9318ecb147     
表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He vented his frustration on his wife. 他受到挫折却把气发泄到妻子身上。
  • He vented his anger on his secretary. 他朝秘书发泄怒气。
56 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。
57 brigands 17b2f48a43a67f049e43fd94c8de854b     
n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They say there are brigands hiding along the way. 他们说沿路隐藏着土匪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The brigands demanded tribute from passing vehicles. 土匪向过往车辆勒索钱财。 来自辞典例句
58 esteemed ftyzcF     
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为
参考例句:
  • The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
59 mishap AjSyg     
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸
参考例句:
  • I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
  • We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。
60 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。
61 battered NyezEM     
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
参考例句:
  • He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
  • The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。


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