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The night succeeding the day of the encounter with Death, Don Quixote and his squire1 passed under some tall shady trees, and Don Quixote at Sancho’s persuasion2 ate a little from the store carried by Dapple, and over their supper Sancho said to his master, “Senor, what a fool I should have looked if I had chosen for my reward the spoils of the first adventure your worship achieved, instead of the foals of the three mares. After all, ‘a sparrow in the hand is better than a vulture on the wing.’”

“At the same time, Sancho,” replied Don Quixote, “if thou hadst let me attack them as I wanted, at the very least the emperor’s gold crown and Cupid’s painted wings would have fallen to thee as spoils, for I should have taken them by force and given them into thy hands.”

“The sceptres and crowns of those play-actor emperors,” said Sancho, “were never yet pure gold, but only brass3 foil or tin.”

“That is true,” said Don Quixote, “for it would not be right that the accessories of the drama should be real, instead of being mere4 fictions and semblances5, like the drama itself; towards which, Sancho — and, as a necessary consequence, towards those who represent and produce it — I would that thou wert favourably6 disposed, for they are all instruments of great good to the State, placing before us at every step a mirror in which we may see vividly7 displayed what goes on in human life; nor is there any similitude that shows us more faithfully what we are and ought to be than the play and the players. Come, tell me, hast thou not seen a play acted in which kings, emperors, pontiffs, knights9, ladies, and divers10 other personages were introduced? One plays the villain11, another the knave12, this one the merchant, that the soldier, one the sharp-witted fool, another the foolish lover; and when the play is over, and they have put off the dresses they wore in it, all the actors become equal.”

“Yes, I have seen that,” said Sancho.

“Well then,” said Don Quixote, “the same thing happens in the comedy and life of this world, where some play emperors, others popes, and, in short, all the characters that can be brought into a play; but when it is over, that is to say when life ends, death strips them all of the garments that distinguish one from the other, and all are equal in the grave.”

“A fine comparison!” said Sancho; “though not so new but that I have heard it many and many a time, as well as that other one of the game of chess; how, so long as the game lasts, each piece has its own particular office, and when the game is finished they are all mixed, jumbled13 up and shaken together, and stowed away in the bag, which is much like ending life in the grave.”

“Thou art growing less doltish14 and more shrewd every day, Sancho,” said Don Quixote.

“Ay,” said Sancho; “it must be that some of your worship’s shrewdness sticks to me; land that, of itself, is barren and dry, will come to yield good fruit if you dung it and till it; what I mean is that your worship’s conversation has been the dung that has fallen on the barren soil of my dry wit, and the time I have been in your service and society has been the tillage; and with the help of this I hope to yield fruit in abundance that will not fall away or slide from those paths of good breeding that your worship has made in my parched15 understanding.”

Don Quixote laughed at Sancho’s affected16 phraseology, and perceived that what he said about his improvement was true, for now and then he spoke17 in a way that surprised him; though always, or mostly, when Sancho tried to talk fine and attempted polite language, he wound up by toppling over from the summit of his simplicity18 into the abyss of his ignorance; and where he showed his culture and his memory to the greatest advantage was in dragging in proverbs, no matter whether they had any bearing or not upon the subject in hand, as may have been seen already and will be noticed in the course of this history.

 

In conversation of this kind they passed a good part of the night, but Sancho felt a desire to let down the curtains of his eyes, as he used to say when he wanted to go to sleep; and stripping Dapple he left him at liberty to graze his fill. He did not remove Rocinante’s saddle, as his master’s express orders were, that so long as they were in the field or not sleeping under a roof Rocinante was not to be stripped — the ancient usage established and observed by knights-errant being to take off the bridle19 and hang it on the saddle-bow, but to remove the saddle from the horse — never! Sancho acted accordingly, and gave him the same liberty he had given Dapple, between whom and Rocinante there was a friendship so unequalled and so strong, that it is handed down by tradition from father to son, that the author of this veracious20 history devoted21 some special chapters to it, which, in order to preserve the propriety22 and decorum due to a history so heroic, he did not insert therein; although at times he forgets this resolution of his and describes how eagerly the two beasts would scratch one another when they were together and how, when they were tired or full, Rocinante would lay his neck across Dapple’s , stretching half a yard or more on the other side, and the pair would stand thus, gazing thoughtfully on the ground, for three days, or at least so long as they were left alone, or hunger did not drive them to go and look for food. I may add that they say the author left it on record that he likened their friendship to that of Nisus and Euryalus, and Pylades and Orestes; and if that be so, it may be perceived, to the admiration23 of mankind, how firm the friendship must have been between these two peaceful animals, shaming men, who preserve friendships with one another so badly. This was why it was said —

For friend no longer is there friend; The reeds turn lances now.

And some one else has sung —

Friend to friend the bug24, etc.

And let no one fancy that the author was at all astray when he compared the friendship of these animals to that of men; for men have received many lessons from beasts, and learned many important things, as, for example, the clyster from the stork25, vomit26 and gratitude27 from the dog, watchfulness28 from the crane, foresight29 from the ant, modesty30 from the elephant, and loyalty31 from the horse.

Sancho at last fell asleep at the foot of a cork32 tree, while Don Quixote dozed33 at that of a sturdy oak; but a short time only had elapsed when a noise he heard behind him awoke him, and rising up startled, he listened and looked in the direction the noise came from, and perceived two men on horseback, one of whom, letting himself drop from the saddle, said to the other, “Dismount, my friend, and take the bridles34 off the horses, for, so far as I can see, this place will furnish grass for them, and the solitude35 and silence my love-sick thoughts need of.” As he said this he stretched himself upon the ground, and as he flung himself down, the armour36 in which he was clad rattled37, whereby Don Quixote perceived that he must be a knight8-errant; and going over to Sancho, who was asleep, he shook him by the arm and with no small difficulty brought him back to his senses, and said in a low voice to him, “Brother Sancho, we have got an adventure.”

“God send us a good one,” said Sancho; “and where may her ladyship the adventure be?”

“Where, Sancho?” replied Don Quixote; “turn thine eyes and look, and thou wilt38 see stretched there a knight-errant, who, it strikes me, is not over and above happy, for I saw him fling himself off his horse and throw himself on the ground with a certain air of dejection, and his armour rattled as he fell.”

“Well,” said Sancho, “how does your worship make out that to be an adventure?”

“I do not mean to say,” returned Don Quixote, “that it is a complete adventure, but that it is the beginning of one, for it is in this way adventures begin. But listen, for it seems he is tuning39 a lute40 or guitar, and from the way he is spitting and clearing his chest he must be getting ready to sing something.”

“Faith, you are right,” said Sancho, “and no doubt he is some enamoured knight.”

“There is no knight-errant that is not,” said Don Quixote; “but let us listen to him, for, if he sings, by that thread we shall extract the ball of his thoughts; because out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”

Sancho was about to reply to his master, but the Knight of the Grove41’s voice, which was neither very bad nor very good, stopped him, and listening attentively42 the pair heard him sing this

Sonnet43
Your pleasure, prithee, lady mine, unfold;

Declare the terms that I am to obey;

My will to yours submissively I mould,

And from your law my feet shall never stray.

Would you I die, to silent grief a prey44?

Then count me even now as dead and cold;

Would you I tell my woes46 in some new way?

Then shall my tale by Love itself be told.

The unison47 of opposites to prove,

Of the soft wax and diamond hard am I;

But still, obedient to the laws of love,

Here, hard or soft, I offer you my breast,

Whate’er you grave or stamp thereon shall rest

Indelible for all eternity48.

With an “Ah me!” that seemed to be drawn49 from the inmost recesses50 of his heart, the Knight of the Grove brought his lay to an end, and shortly afterwards exclaimed in a melancholy51 and piteous voice, “O fairest and most ungrateful woman on earth! What! can it be, most serene52 Casildea de Vandalia, that thou wilt suffer this thy captive knight to waste away and perish in ceaseless wanderings and rude and arduous53 toils54? It is not enough that I have compelled all the knights of Navarre, all the Leonese, all the Tartesians, all the Castilians, and finally all the knights of La Mancha, to confess thee the most beautiful in the world?”

“Not so,” said Don Quixote at this, “for I am of La Mancha, and I have never confessed anything of the sort, nor could I nor should I confess a thing so much to the prejudice of my lady’s beauty; thou seest how this knight is raving55, Sancho. But let us listen, perhaps he will tell us more about himself.”

“That he will,” returned Sancho, “for he seems in a mood to bewail himself for a month at a stretch.”

But this was not the case, for the Knight of the Grove, hearing voices near him, instead of continuing his lamentation57, stood up and exclaimed in a distinct but courteous58 tone, “Who goes there? What are you? Do you belong to the number of the happy or of the miserable59?”

“Of the miserable,” answered Don Quixote.

“Then come to me,” said he of the Grove, “and rest assured that it is to woe45 itself and affliction itself you come.”

Don Quixote, finding himself answered in such a soft and courteous manner, went over to him, and so did Sancho.

The doleful knight took Don Quixote by the arm, saying, “Sit down here, sir knight; for, that you are one, and of those that profess60 knight-errantry, it is to me a sufficient proof to have found you in this place, where solitude and night, the natural couch and proper retreat of knights-errant, keep you company.” To which Don made answer, “A knight I am of the profession you mention, and though sorrows, misfortunes, and calamities61 have made my heart their abode62, the compassion63 I feel for the misfortunes of others has not been thereby64 banished65 from it. From what you have just now sung I gather that yours spring from love, I mean from the love you bear that fair ingrate66 you named in your lament56.”

In the meantime, they had seated themselves together on the hard ground peaceably and sociably67, just as if, as soon as day broke, they were not going to break one another’s heads.

“Are you, sir knight, in love perchance?” asked he of the Grove of Don Quixote.

“By mischance I am,” replied Don Quixote; “though the ills arising from well-bestowed affections should be esteemed68 favours rather than misfortunes.”

“That is true,” returned he of the Grove, “if scorn did not unsettle our reason and understanding, for if it be excessive it looks like revenge.”

“I was never scorned by my lady,” said Don Quixote.

“Certainly not,” said Sancho, who stood close by, “for my lady is as a lamb, and softer than a roll of butter.”

“Is this your squire?” asked he of the Grove.

“He is,” said Don Quixote.

“I never yet saw a squire,” said he of the Grove, “who ventured to speak when his master was speaking; at least, there is mine, who is as big as his father, and it cannot be proved that he has ever opened his lips when I am speaking.”

“By my faith then,” said Sancho, “I have spoken, and am fit to speak, in the presence of one as much, or even — but never mind — it only makes it worse to stir it.”

The squire of the Grove took Sancho by the arm, saying to him, “Let us two go where we can talk in squire style as much as we please, and leave these gentlemen our masters to fight it out over the story of their loves; and, depend upon it, daybreak will find them at it without having made an end of it.”

“So be it by all means,” said Sancho; “and I will tell your worship who I am, that you may see whether I am to be reckoned among the number of the most talkative squires69.”

With this the two squires withdrew to one side, and between them there passed a conversation as droll70 as that which passed between their masters was serious.

 

唐吉诃德和桑乔在碰到死神的那天夜晚是在几棵高大茂密的树下度过的。唐吉诃德听从了桑乔的劝告,吃了些驴驮的干粮。吃饭时,桑乔对主人说:

“大人,假如我选择您第一次征险得到的战利品作为对我的奖赏,而不是选择您那三匹母马下的小马驹,我也就太傻了。真的,真的,‘手中麻雀胜似天上雄鹰嘛’。”

“你若是能让我任意进攻,桑乔,”唐吉诃德说,“我给你的战利品里至少包括皇帝的金冠和丘比特的彩色翅膀。我完全可以把这些东西夺来放到你手上。”

“戏里皇帝的权杖和皇冠从来都不是用纯金做的,而是用铜箔或铁片做的。”桑乔说。

“这倒是事实,”唐吉诃德说,“戏剧演员的衣着服饰若是做成真的就不合适了,只能做假的。这就同戏剧本身一样。我想让你明白,桑乔,你可以喜欢戏剧,并且因此喜欢演戏和编戏的那些人,因为他们都是大有益于国家的工具,为人生提供了一面镜子,人们可以从中生动地看到自己的各种活动,没有任何东西能像戏剧那样,表现我们自己现在的样子以及我们应该成为的样子,就像演员们在戏剧里表现的那样。不信,你告诉我,你是否看过一部戏里有国王、皇帝、主教、骑士、夫人和各种各样的人物?这个人演妓院老板,那个人演骗子,一个人演商人,另一个人演士兵,有人演聪明的笨蛋,有人演愚蠢的情人。可是戏演完后,一换下戏装,大家都成了一样的演员。”

“这我见过。”桑乔说。

“戏剧同这个世界上的情况一样。”唐吉诃德说,“在这个世界上,有人当皇帝,有人当主教,一句话,各种各样的人物充斥着这部戏。不过,戏演完之时也就是人生结束之日。死亡将剥掉把人们分为不同等级的外表,大家到了坟墓里就都一样了。”

“真是绝妙的比喻,”桑乔开说,“不过并不新鲜,这类比喻我已经听过多次了,譬如说人生就像一盘棋。下棋的时候,每个棋子都有不同的角色。可是下完棋后,所有的棋子都混在一起,装进一个口袋,就好像人死了都进坟墓一样。”

“桑乔,”唐吉诃德说,“你现在是日趋聪明,不那么愚蠢了。”

“是的,这大概也是受您的才智影响。”桑乔说,“如果您的土地贫瘠干涸,只要施肥耕种,就会结出果实。我是想说,同您谈话就好比在我的智慧的干涸土地上施肥,而我服侍您,同您沟通,就属于耕种,我希望由此可以得到对我有益的果实,不脱离您对我的枯竭头脑的栽培之路。”

唐吉诃德听到桑乔这番不伦不类的话不禁哑然失笑,不过他觉得桑乔这番补充道的是实情,况且桑乔也确实能不时说出些令人惊奇的话来,尽管有更多的时候,桑乔常常故作聪明,假充文雅,结果说出的话常常愚蠢透顶,无知绝伦。桑乔表现出记忆力强的最佳时刻就是他说俗语时,不管说得合适不合适,这点大致可以从这个故事的过程中看到。

两人说着话,已经过了大半夜。桑乔想把他的眼帘放下来了,他想睡觉时常常这么说。桑乔先给他的驴卸了鞍,让它在肥沃的草地上随便吃草。不过,桑乔并没有给罗西南多卸鞍,因为主人已经明确吩咐过,他们在野外周游或者露宿时,不能给罗西南多卸鞍,这是游侠骑士自古沿袭下来的习惯,只能把马嚼子拿下来,挂在鞍架上。要想拿掉马鞍,休想。桑乔执行了主人的吩咐,但他给了罗西南多同他的驴一样的自由。他的驴同罗西南多的友谊牢固而又特殊,如同父子,以至于本书的作者专门为此写了好几章。但为了保持这部英雄史的严肃性,他又没有把这几章放进书里。尽管如此,作者偶尔还是有疏忽的时候,违背了初衷,写到两个牲口凑在一起,耳鬓厮磨累了,满足了,罗西南多就把脖子搭在驴的脖子上。罗西南多的脖子比驴的脖子长半尺多,两头牲口认真地看着地面,而且往往一看就是三天,除非有人打搅或是它们饿了需要找吃的。据说作者常把这种友谊同尼索和欧里亚诺①以及皮拉德斯和俄瑞斯忒斯②的友谊相比。由此可以看出,这两头和平共处的牲口之间的友谊是多么牢固,值得世人钦佩。与此同时,人与人之间的友谊倒让人困惑。有句话说道:

朋友之间没朋友,

玉帛变干戈结冤仇。

还有句话说:

朋友朋友,并非朋友。

①维吉尔的史诗《埃涅阿斯纪》中的一对好友。

②在古希腊神话中,这两人既是表兄弟,又是好友。%%%没有人认为作者把牲口之间的友谊与人之间的友谊相比是做得出格了。人从动物身上学到了很多警示和重要的东西,例如从鹳身上学到了灌肠法,从狗身上学到了厌恶和感恩,从鹤身上学到了警觉,从蚂蚁身上学到了知天意,从大象身上学到了诚实,从马身上学到了忠实。后来,桑乔在一棵栓皮槠树下睡着了,唐吉诃德也在一棵粗壮的圣栎树下打盹。不过,唐吉诃德很快就醒了,他感到背后有声音。他猛然站起来,边看边听声音到底是从哪儿传来的。他看见两个骑马的人,其中一个从马背上滑下来,对另一个说:

“下来吧,朋友,把马嚼子拿下来。我看这个地方的草挺肥,可以喂牲口,而且这儿挺僻静,正适合我的情思。”

那人说完就躺下了,而且躺下时发出了一种盔甲的撞击声。唐吉诃德由此认定那人也是游侠骑士。他赶紧来到桑乔身旁。桑乔正睡觉,他好不容易才把桑乔弄醒。唐吉诃德悄声对桑乔说:

“桑乔兄弟,咱们又遇险了。”

“愿上帝给咱们一个大有油水的险情吧,”桑乔说,“大人,那个险情在哪儿?”

“在哪儿?”唐吉诃德说,“桑乔,你转过头来看,那儿就躺着一个游侠骑士。据我观察,他现在不太高兴。我看见他从马上下来,躺在地上,有点垂头丧气的样子。还有,他躺下时有盔甲的撞击声。”

“那您凭什么说这是险情呢?”桑乔问。

“我并没有说这就是险情,”唐吉诃德说,“我只是说这是险情的开端,险情由此开始。你听,他正在给诗琴或比维尔琴调音。他又清嗓子又吐痰,大概是想唱点什么吧。”

“很可能,”桑乔说,“看来是个坠入情网的骑士。”

“游侠骑士莫不如此。”唐吉诃德说,“只要他唱,我们就可以从他的只言片语里得知他在想什么。心里有事,嘴上就会说出来。”

桑乔正要说话,传来了森林骑士的歌声,桑乔打住了。骑士的嗓音不好也不坏。两人注意听着,只听歌中唱到:《十 四 行 诗》

请你按照你的意愿,夫人,

给我一个追求的目标,

我将铭记于肺腑,

始终如一不动摇。

你若讨厌我的相扰,

让我去死,请直言相告。

你若愿我婉转诉情,

为爱情我肝胆相照。

我准备接受两种考验,不论是

蜡般柔软,钻石般坚硬,

爱情的规律我仿效。

任你软硬考验,

我都将挺胸面对,

铭刻在心永记牢。

一声大概是发自肺腑的“哎”声结束了森林骑士的歌声。

过了一会儿,只听骑士痛苦又凄凉地说道:

“哎,世界上最美丽又最负心的人啊!最文静的班达利亚的卡西尔德亚呀,你怎么能让这位已经被你俘虏的骑士无休止地游历四方,受苦受罪呢?我已经让纳瓦拉的所有骑士,让莱昂的所有骑士,让塔尔特苏斯的所有骑士,让卡斯蒂利亚的所有骑士,还有曼查的所有骑士,都承认你是世界上最美丽的人,难道这还不够吗?”

“不,”唐吉诃德说,“我是曼查的,我从没有承认也不可能承认,而且更不应该承认这件如此有损于我美丽的夫人的事情。你看见了,桑乔,这个骑士胡说八道。不过咱们听着吧,也许他还会说点什么呢。”

“肯定还会说,”桑乔说,“他可以念叨一个月呢。”

可事实并非如此。原来森林骑士已经隐约听到了有人在议论他。他没有继续哀叹下去,而是站起身,声音洪亮却又很客气地问道:

“谁在那儿?是什么人?是快活高兴的人,还是痛苦不堪的人。”

“是痛苦不堪的人。”唐吉诃德回答说。

“那就过来吧,”森林骑士说,“你过来就知道咱们是同病相怜了。”

唐吉诃德见那人说话客客气气,就走了过去。桑乔也跟了过去。

那位刚才还唉声叹气的骑士抓着唐吉诃德的手说:

“请坐在这儿,骑士大人。因为我在这儿碰到了你,我就知道你是干什么的了,我知道你是游侠骑士。这里只有孤独和寂静陪伴你,是游侠骑士特有的休息地方。”

唐吉诃德说道:

“我是骑士,是你说的那种骑士。我的内心深处虽然也有悲伤、不幸和痛苦,可我并未因此而失去怜悯别人不幸之心。听你唱了几句,我就知道你在为爱情而苦恼,也就是说,你因为爱上了你抱怨时提到的那位美人而苦恼。”

结果两人一同坐到了坚硬的地上,客客气气,显出一副即使天破了,他们也不会把对方打破的样子。

“骑士大人,”森林骑士问道,“难道您也坠入情网了?”

“很不幸,我确实如此,”唐吉诃德说,“不过,由于处理得当而产生的痛苦应该被看作是幸福,而不是苦恼。”

“如果不是被人鄙夷的意识扰乱我的心,你说的倒是事实。”森林骑士说,“不过,瞧不起咱们的人很多,简直要把咱们吃了似的。”

“我可从来没受过我夫人的蔑视。”唐吉诃德说。

“从来没有,”桑乔也在一旁说,“我们的夫人像只羔羊似的特别温顺。”

“这是您的侍从?”森林骑士问。

“是的。”唐吉诃德回答说。

“我从没见过哪个侍从敢在主人说话的时候插嘴,”森林骑士说,“至少我的侍从不这样。他已经长得同他父亲一样高了,可是我说话时他从来不开口。”

“我刚才的确插话了,”桑乔说,“而且,我还可以当着其他人……算了吧,还是少说为佳。”

森林骑士的侍从拉着桑乔的胳膊说:

“咱们找个地方,随便说说咱们侍从的事吧。让咱们的主人痛痛快快地说他们的恋爱史吧,他们肯定讲到天亮也讲不完。”

“那正好,”桑乔说,“我也可以给你讲讲我是什么样的人,看我是否算得上那种为数不多的爱插嘴的人。”

两个侍从说着便离开了。他们同他们的主人一样,进行了一场有趣的谈话。


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1 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。
2 persuasion wMQxR     
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
参考例句:
  • He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说,他才决定离开。
  • After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后,她同意去了。
3 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。
4 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
5 semblances e8cd14e31ad1ced34eef0dff25c9c15e     
n.外表,外观(semblance的复数形式)
参考例句:
6 favourably 14211723ae4152efc3f4ea3567793030     
adv. 善意地,赞成地 =favorably
参考例句:
  • The play has been favourably commented by the audience. 本剧得到了观众的好评。
  • The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。
7 vividly tebzrE     
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
参考例句:
  • The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
  • The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
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 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。
10 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的;种种的
参考例句:
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人,要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作,同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
11 villain ZL1zA     
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
参考例句:
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
12 knave oxsy2     
n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克
参考例句:
  • Better be a fool than a knave.宁做傻瓜,不做无赖。
  • Once a knave,ever a knave.一次成无赖,永远是无赖。
13 jumbled rpSzs2     
adj.混乱的;杂乱的
参考例句:
  • Books, shoes and clothes were jumbled together on the floor. 书、鞋子和衣服胡乱堆放在地板上。
  • The details of the accident were all jumbled together in his mind. 他把事故细节记得颠三倒四。
14 doltish 3sYxB     
adj.愚蠢的
参考例句:
15 parched 2mbzMK     
adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干
参考例句:
  • Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
  • The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。
16 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
17 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
18 simplicity Vryyv     
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
参考例句:
  • She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
  • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
19 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。
20 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。
21 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
22 propriety oRjx4     
n.正当行为;正当;适当
参考例句:
  • We hesitated at the propriety of the method.我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
  • The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.这件机密的事处理得极为适当。
23 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
24 bug 5skzf     
n.虫子;故障;窃听器;vt.纠缠;装窃听器
参考例句:
  • There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
  • The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。
25 stork hGWzF     
n.鹳
参考例句:
  • A Fox invited a long-beaked Stork to have dinner with him.狐狸请长嘴鹳同他一起吃饭。
  • He is very glad that his wife's going to get a visit from the stork.他为她的妻子将获得参观鹳鸟的机会感到非常高兴。
26 vomit TL9zV     
v.呕吐,作呕;n.呕吐物,吐出物
参考例句:
  • They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
  • She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛,开始呕吐起来。
27 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激,感谢
参考例句:
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
28 watchfulness 2ecdf1f27c52a55029bd5400ce8c70a4     
警惕,留心; 警觉(性)
参考例句:
  • The escort and the universal watchfulness had completely isolated him. 护送和普遍一致的监视曾经使他完全孤立。
  • A due watchfulness on the movements of the enemy was maintained. 他们对敌人的行动还是相当警惕的。
29 foresight Wi3xm     
n.先见之明,深谋远虑
参考例句:
  • The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
  • It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.作出这个决定需要政治家的远见卓识。
30 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。
31 loyalty gA9xu     
n.忠诚,忠心
参考例句:
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
32 cork VoPzp     
n.软木,软木塞
参考例句:
  • We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
  • Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。
33 dozed 30eca1f1e3c038208b79924c30b35bfc     
v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon. 他喝了个通霄,昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • I dozed off during the soporific music. 我听到这催人入睡的音乐,便不知不觉打起盹儿来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
34 bridles 120586bee58d0e6830971da5ce598450     
约束( bridle的名词复数 ); 限动器; 马笼头; 系带
参考例句:
  • The horses were shod with silver and golden bridles. 这些马钉着金银做的鉄掌。
35 solitude xF9yw     
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
参考例句:
  • People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
  • They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
36 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。
37 rattled b4606e4247aadf3467575ffedf66305b     
慌乱的,恼火的
参考例句:
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
38 wilt oMNz5     
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
参考例句:
  • Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
  • Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
39 tuning 8700ed4820c703ee62c092f05901ecfc     
n.调谐,调整,调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
参考例句:
  • They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
40 lute moCzqe     
n.琵琶,鲁特琴
参考例句:
  • He idly plucked the strings of the lute.他漫不经心地拨弄着鲁特琴的琴弦。
  • He knows how to play the Chinese lute.他会弹琵琶。
41 grove v5wyy     
n.林子,小树林,园林
参考例句:
  • On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
  • The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
42 attentively AyQzjz     
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
参考例句:
  • She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时,她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着,把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 sonnet Lw9wD     
n.十四行诗
参考例句:
  • The composer set a sonnet to music.作曲家为一首十四行诗谱了曲。
  • He wrote a sonnet to his beloved.他写了一首十四行诗,献给他心爱的人。
44 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
45 woe OfGyu     
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句:
  • Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
  • A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸,自认福是福。
46 woes 887656d87afcd3df018215107a0daaab     
困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉
参考例句:
  • Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
  • She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
47 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。
48 eternity Aiwz7     
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷
参考例句:
  • The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
  • Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
49 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。
50 recesses 617c7fa11fa356bfdf4893777e4e8e62     
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
参考例句:
  • I could see the inmost recesses. 我能看见最深处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker recesses of my mind. 我一直把怀疑深深地隐藏在心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
51 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
52 serene PD2zZ     
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
参考例句:
  • He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
  • He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
53 arduous 5vxzd     
adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的
参考例句:
  • We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
  • The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
54 toils b316b6135d914eee9a4423309c5057e6     
参考例句:
  • It did not declare him to be still in Mrs. Dorset's toils. 这并不表明他仍陷于多赛特夫人的情网。
  • The thief was caught in the toils of law. 这个贼陷入了法网。
55 raving c42d0882009d28726dc86bae11d3aaa7     
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地
参考例句:
  • The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
  • When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时,她暴跳如雷。
56 lament u91zi     
n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;v.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹
参考例句:
  • Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
  • We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。
57 lamentation cff7a20d958c75d89733edc7ad189de3     
n.悲叹,哀悼
参考例句:
  • This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation. 这一要素并不引起,或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息。 来自哲学部分
  • Much lamentation followed the death of the old king. 老国王晏驾,人们悲恸不已。 来自辞典例句
58 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。
59 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
60 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?
61 calamities 16254f2ca47292404778d1804949fef6     
n.灾祸,灾难( calamity的名词复数 );不幸之事
参考例句:
  • They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities. 他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗,才能取得胜利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities. 图一时之苟安,贻百年之大患。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
62 abode hIby0     
n.住处,住所
参考例句:
  • It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父亲花了十个月的功夫,才好不容易打听到他的住处。
  • Welcome to our humble abode!欢迎光临寒舍!
63 compassion 3q2zZ     
n.同情,怜悯
参考例句:
  • He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
  • Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
64 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。
65 banished b779057f354f1ec8efd5dd1adee731df     
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚,五年后在那里去世。
  • He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
66 ingrate w7xxO     
n.忘恩负义的人
参考例句:
  • It would take an ingrate great courage to work on ways to dispel such measures.一个不知感激为何物的人理直气壮的否定这些措施。
  • He's such an ingrate.他是个忘恩负义的人。
67 sociably Lwhwu     
adv.成群地
参考例句:
  • Hall very sociably pulled up. 霍尔和气地勒住僵绳。
  • Sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee. 那个喜好交际的新邻居邀请街区的每个人去喝咖啡。
68 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》
69 squires e1ac9927c38cb55b9bb45b8ea91f1ef1     
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The family history was typical of the Catholic squires of England. 这个家族的历史,在英格兰信天主教的乡绅中是很典型的。 来自辞典例句
  • By 1696, with Tory squires and Amsterdam burghers complaining about excessive taxes. 到1696年,托利党的乡绅们和阿姆斯特丹的市民都对苛捐杂税怨声载道。 来自辞典例句
70 droll J8Tye     
adj.古怪的,好笑的
参考例句:
  • The band have a droll sense of humour.这个乐队有一种滑稽古怪的幽默感。
  • He looked at her with a droll sort of awakening.他用一种古怪的如梦方醒的神情看着她.


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