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Part 2 Chapter 27
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Cide Hamete, the chronicler of this great history, begins this chapter with these words, “I swear as a Catholic Christian1;” with regard to which his translator says that Cide Hamete’s swearing as a Catholic Christian, he being — as no doubt he was — a Moor2, only meant that, just as a Catholic Christian taking an oath swears, or ought to swear, what is true, and tell the truth in what he avers3, so he was telling the truth, as much as if he swore as a Catholic Christian, in all he chose to write about Quixote, especially in declaring who Master Pedro was and what was the divining ape that astonished all the villages with his divinations. He says, then, that he who has read the First Part of this history will remember well enough the Gines de Pasamonte whom, with other galley4 slaves, Don Quixote set free in the Sierra Morena: a kindness for which he afterwards got poor thanks and worse payment from that evil-minded, ill-conditioned set. This Gines de Pasamonte — Don Ginesillo de Parapilla, Don Quixote called him — it was that stole Dapple from Sancho Panza; which, because by the fault of the printers neither the how nor the when was stated in the First Part, has been a puzzle to a good many people, who attribute to the bad memory of the author what was the error of the press. In fact, however, Gines stole him while Sancho Panza was asleep on his back, adopting the plan and device that Brunello had recourse to when he stole Sacripante’s horse from between his legs at the siege of Albracca; and, as has been told, Sancho afterwards recovered him. This Gines, then, afraid of being caught by the officers of justice, who were looking for him to punish him for his numberless rascalities and offences (which were so many and so great that he himself wrote a big book giving an account of them), resolved to shift his quarters into the kingdom of Aragon, and cover up his left eye, and take up the trade of a puppet-showman; for this, as well as juggling5, he knew how to practise to perfection. From some released Christians6 returning from Barbary, it so happened, he bought the ape, which he taught to mount upon his shoulder on his making a certain sign, and to whisper, or seem to do so, in his ear. Thus prepared, before entering any village whither he was bound with his show and his ape, he used to inform himself at the nearest village, or from the most likely person he could find, as to what particular things had happened there, and to whom; and bearing them well in mind, the first thing be did was to exhibit his show, sometimes one story, sometimes another, but all lively, amusing, and familiar. As soon as the exhibition was over he brought forward the accomplishments7 of his ape, assuring the public that he divined all the past and the present, but as to the future he had no skill. For each question answered he asked two reals, and for some he made a reduction, just as he happened to feel the pulse of the questioners; and when now and then he came to houses where things that he knew of had happened to the people living there, even if they did not ask him a question, not caring to pay for it, he would make the sign to the ape and then declare that it had said so and so, which fitted the case exactly. In this way he acquired a prodigious9 name and all ran after him; on other occasions, being very crafty10, he would answer in such a way that the answers suited the questions; and as no one cross-questioned him or pressed him to tell how his ape divined, he made fools of them all and filled his pouch11. The instant he entered the inn he knew Don Quixote and Sancho, and with that knowledge it was easy for him to astonish them and all who were there; but it would have cost him dear had Don Quixote brought down his hand a little lower when he cut off King Marsilio’s head and destroyed all his horsemen, as related in the preceeding chapter.

So much for Master Pedro and his ape; and now to return to Don Quixote of La Mancha. After he had left the inn he determined12 to visit, first of all, the banks of the Ebro and that neighbourhood, before entering the city of Saragossa, for the ample time there was still to spare before the jousts13 left him enough for all. With this object in view he followed the road and travelled along it for two days, without meeting any adventure worth committing to writing until on the third day, as he was ascending14 a hill, he heard a great noise of drums, trumpets15, and musket-shots. At first he imagined some regiment16 of soldiers was passing that way, and to see them he spurred Rocinante and mounted the hill. On reaching the top he saw at the foot of it over two hundred men, as it seemed to him, armed with weapons of various sorts, lances, crossbows, partisans17, halberds, and pikes, and a few muskets18 and a great many bucklers. He descended19 the slope and approached the band near enough to see distinctly the flags, make out the colours and distinguish the devices they bore, especially one on a standard or ensign of white satin, on which there was painted in a very life-like style an ass8 like a little sard, with its head up, its mouth open and its tongue out, as if it were in the act and attitude of braying21; and round it were inscribed22 in large characters these two lines —

They did not bray20 in vain,

Our alcaldes twain.

From this device Don Quixote concluded that these people must be from the braying town, and he said so to Sancho, explaining to him what was written on the standard. At the same time be observed that the man who had told them about the matter was wrong in saying that the two who brayed23 were regidors, for according to the lines of the standard they were alcaldes. To which Sancho replied, “Senor, there’s nothing to stick at in that, for maybe the regidors who brayed then came to he alcaldes of their town afterwards, and so they may go by both titles; moreover, it has nothing to do with the truth of the story whether the brayers were alcaldes or regidors, provided at any rate they did bray; for an alcalde is just as likely to bray as a regidor.” They perceived, in short, clearly that the town which had been twitted had turned out to do battle with some other that had jeered24 it more than was fair or neighbourly.

Don Quixote proceeded to join them, not a little to Sancho’s uneasiness, for he never relished25 mixing himself up in expeditions of that sort. The members of the troop received him into the midst of them, taking him to he some one who was on their side. Don Quixote, putting up his visor, advanced with an easy bearing and demeanour to the standard with the ass, and all the chief men of the army gathered round him to look at him, staring at him with the usual amazement26 that everybody felt on seeing him for the first time. Don Quixote, seeing them examining him so attentively27, and that none of them spoke28 to him or put any question to him, determined to take advantage of their silence; so, breaking his own, he lifted up his voice and said, “Worthy sirs, I entreat29 you as earnestly as I can not to interrupt an argument I wish to address to you, until you find it displeases30 or wearies you; and if that come to pass, on the slightest hint you give me I will put a seal upon my lips and a gag upon my tongue.”

They all bade him say what he liked, for they would listen to him willingly.

 

With this permission Don Quixote went on to say, “I, sirs, am a knight31-errant whose calling is that of arms, and whose profession is to protect those who require protection, and give help to such as stand in need of it. Some days ago I became acquainted with your misfortune and the cause which impels32 you to take up arms again and again to revenge yourselves upon your enemies; and having many times thought over your business in my mind, I find that, according to the laws of combat, you are mistaken in holding yourselves insulted; for a private individual cannot insult an entire community; unless it be by defying it collectively as a traitor33, because he cannot tell who in particular is guilty of the treason for which he defies it. Of this we have an example in Don Diego Ordonez de Lara, who defied the whole town of Zamora, because he did not know that Vellido Dolfos alone had committed the treachery of slaying34 his king; and therefore he defied them all, and the vengeance35 and the reply concerned all; though, to be sure, Senor Don Diego went rather too far, indeed very much beyond the limits of a defiance36; for he had no occasion to defy the dead, or the waters, or the fishes, or those yet unborn, and all the rest of it as set forth37; but let that pass, for when anger breaks out there’s no father, governor, or bridle38 to check the tongue. The case being, then, that no one person can insult a kingdom, province, city, state, or entire community, it is clear there is no reason for going out to avenge39 the defiance of such an insult, inasmuch as it is not one. A fine thing it would be if the people of the clock town were to be at loggerheads every moment with everyone who called them by that name, — or the Cazoleros, Berengeneros, Ballenatos, Jaboneros, or the bearers of all the other names and titles that are always in the mouth of the boys and common people! It would be a nice business indeed if all these illustrious cities were to take huff and revenge themselves and go about perpetually making trombones of their swords in every petty quarrel! No, no; God forbid! There are four things for which sensible men and well-ordered States ought to take up arms, draw their swords, and risk their persons, lives, and properties. The first is to defend the Catholic faith; the second, to defend one’s life, which is in accordance with natural and divine law; the third, in defence of one’s honour, family, and property; the fourth, in the service of one’s king in a just war; and if to these we choose to add a fifth (which may be included in the second), in defence of one’s country. To these five, as it were capital causes, there may be added some others that may be just and reasonable, and make it a duty to take up arms; but to take them up for trifles and things to laugh at and he amused by rather than offended, looks as though he who did so was altogether wanting in common sense. Moreover, to take an unjust revenge (and there cannot be any just one) is directly opposed to the sacred law that we acknowledge, wherein we are commanded to do good to our enemies and to love them that hate us; a command which, though it seems somewhat difficult to obey, is only so to those who have in them less of God than of the world, and more of the flesh than of the spirit; for Jesus Christ, God and true man, who never lied, and could not and cannot lie, said, as our law-giver, that his yoke40 was easy and his burden light; he would not, therefore, have laid any command upon us that it was impossible to obey. Thus, sirs, you are bound to keep quiet by human and divine law.”

“The devil take me,” said Sancho to himself at this, “but this master of mine is a tologian; or, if not, faith, he’s as like one as one egg is like another.”

Don Quixote stopped to take breath, and, observing that silence was still preserved, had a mind to continue his discourse41, and would have done so had not Sancho interposed with his smartness; for he, seeing his master pause, took the lead, saying, “My lord Don Quixote of La Mancha, who once was called the Knight of the Rueful Countenance42, but now is called the Knight of the Lions, is a gentleman of great discretion43 who knows Latin and his mother tongue like a bachelor, and in everything that he deals with or advises proceeds like a good soldier, and has all the laws and ordinances44 of what they call combat at his fingers’ ends; so you have nothing to do but to let yourselves be guided by what he says, and on my head be it if it is wrong. Besides which, you have been told that it is folly45 to take offence at merely hearing a bray. I remember when I was a boy I brayed as often as I had a fancy, without anyone hindering me, and so elegantly and naturally that when I brayed all the asses46 in the town would bray; but I was none the less for that the son of my parents who were greatly respected; and though I was envied because of the gift by more than one of the high and mighty47 ones of the town, I did not care two farthings for it; and that you may see I am telling the truth, wait a bit and listen, for this art, like swimming, once learnt is never forgotten;” and then, taking hold of his nose, he began to bray so vigorously that all the valleys around rang again.

One of those, however, that stood near him, fancying he was mocking them, lifted up a long staff he had in his hand and smote48 him such a blow with it that Sancho dropped helpless to the ground. Don Quixote, seeing him so roughly handled, attacked the man who had struck him lance in hand, but so many thrust themselves between them that he could not avenge him. Far from it, finding a shower of stones rained upon him, and crossbows and muskets unnumbered levelled at him, he wheeled Rocinante round and, as fast as his best gallop49 could take him, fled from the midst of them, commending himself to God with all his heart to deliver him out of this peril50, in dread51 every step of some ball coming in at his back and coming out at his breast, and every minute drawing his breath to see whether it had gone from him. The members of the band, however, were satisfied with seeing him take to flight, and did not fire on him. They put up Sancho, scarcely restored to his senses, on his ass, and let him go after his master; not that he was sufficiently52 in his wits to guide the beast, but Dapple followed the footsteps of Rocinante, from whom he could not remain a moment separated. Don Quixote having got some way off looked back, and seeing Sancho coming, waited for him, as he perceived that no one followed him. The men of the troop stood their ground till night, and as the enemy did not come out to battle, they returned to their town exulting53; and had they been aware of the ancient custom of the Greeks, they would have erected54 a trophy55 on the spot.

 

解驴叫纠纷,不料事与愿违,自找倒霉

这部伟大小说的作者锡德·哈迈德在本章开头写道:“我以一个虔诚的基督教徒的名义发誓……”可是译者说,锡德·哈迈德明明是摩尔人,却要以一个虔诚的基督教徒的名义发誓,这无非是为了表明,既然他以基督教徒的名义发誓,他说的那些事就都是真实的,或者应该是真实的。所以,他写唐吉诃德的那些事,特别是介绍佩德罗师傅为何许人,那只猴子在那一带村镇以占卦称奇等等,也都是真的了。作者又说,读者也许还记得,在本书的上卷里,唐吉诃德在莫雷纳山释放的那批苦役犯里有个叫希内斯·德帕萨蒙特的,唐吉诃德称之为希内西略·德帕拉皮利亚,后来就是他偷了桑乔的驴。可是由于印刷者的失误,小说的上卷里忘了说明驴是如何被偷以及何时被偷的,所以很多人把印刷者的责任归咎于作者的疏忽。其实,希内斯是趁桑乔在驴背上打瞌睡的时候把驴偷走的,就像当初萨克里潘特骑在阿尔布拉卡上时,布鲁内略竟从他的腿下把马偷走了一样。后来桑乔把驴找回来了,这在前面已经有所记述。这个希内斯自知罪孽深重,罄竹难书,为了逃避法律的惩罚,决定逃到阿拉贡境内,蒙上左眼,靠演木偶戏过日子。演木偶戏这类事可是他的拿手本领。

后来,他从几个获得自由后从土耳其的柏培尔回来的基督徒手里买了那只猴子,训练它一看到自己的信号就跳到自己肩上,在耳边嘀嘀咕咕,或者像是嘀嘀咕咕。后来,他带着他的戏班子和猴子去某地演出之前,总是先在附近尽可能了解有哪些人,哪些事情,把这些记在脑子里。到了那个地方之后,他首先演出木偶戏。木偶戏有些是历史题材的,有些属于其他内容,但都是大家熟悉的有趣剧目。演完木偶戏后,他就开始显示猴子的本领,向当地人说猴子可以算出过去和现在的事情,只是不能预测将来的事情。每回答一个问题收两个雷阿尔,有时候也视问话人的情况酌情减价。他甚至还会到他知道曾出过什么事的家庭去,即使人家不愿意花钱占卦,他也向猴子发出信号,然后说猴子告诉他什么事情,结果当然很符合实际情况。他就这样赢得了大家的信任,人们都很崇拜他。他这个人很机灵,往往能把问题回答得恰如其分。由于从来没人追问过他的猴子是如何占卦的,所以他到处招摇撞骗而饱了私囊。那次,他一进客店就认出了唐吉诃德和桑乔。他很了解他们两人的情况,因此占起卦来很容易让唐吉诃德、桑乔和客店里的所有人感到惊奇。不过,正像前面一章所记述的那样,唐吉诃德挥剑斩掉了马尔西利奥国王的脑袋,并且扫荡了他的骑兵团。如果当时唐吉诃德的手再低一点儿,希内斯付出的代价可就大了。这就是有关佩德罗师傅及其猴子的情况。

再说曼查的唐吉诃德离开客店之后,决定先到埃布罗河沿岸地带,然后再进入萨拉戈萨城。在进行擂台比武之前,他还有的是时间四处周游。他怀着这个目的赶路,走了两天,没遇到什么值得记录在纸上的事情。第三天,唐吉诃德登上一个山区,忽然听到一阵鼓号声和火枪的枪声。

起初唐吉诃德还以为是某支军队从那儿经过。为了看得更清楚些,他催马往山顶赶去,到了山顶才发现是两百多名武装分子,带着各种武器,长矛呀、弩呀、戟呀、扎枪呀,还有一些火枪和护胸盾牌。唐吉诃德沿着山坡往下走,已经接近了那群人,可以清楚地看到他们的旗帜,而且可以看清旗子的颜色和旗帜上的徽记,特别是能看清其中一面白缎尖角旗上画着一头小驴。那头驴画得十分逼真,它昂着头,张着嘴,舌头伸出,那姿态仿佛在嘶叫。它的周围用大字写着两行字:

两位大市长

驴叫没白学

唐吉诃德根据这面旗子断定准是那个驴叫镇的人。于是他告诉了桑乔那旗子上写的是什么,还说,告诉他们这件事的人一定是弄错了,因为原来说学驴叫的是两位议员,可是按照旗子上写的,学驴叫的却是两位市长。桑乔答道:

“大人,这倒无关紧要,说不定当时学驴叫的两位议员后来成了市长呢。如果是这样,用这两种称呼都可以。况且,不管是市长学还是议员学,只要他们学过驴叫就行了。无论是市长还是议员,都可以学驴叫。”

最后,唐吉诃德和桑乔明白了,原来是受羞辱的那个镇子的人出来同羞辱他们的那个镇子的人打架。那个镇子的人闹得实在太不像话,他们已经无法再和睦相处了。

唐吉诃德向那些人走去。桑乔见了不无担心,他向来不愿意让唐吉诃德参与这种事情。那群人以为唐吉诃德是跟他们一伙的,就放他进了队伍。唐吉诃德掀起护眼罩,风度翩翩地来到驴旗下。那伙人当中的几个领头人都围过来看他,而且同所有初次见到他的人一样,感到十分惊奇。唐吉诃德见大家都盯着他,没有一个人说话,就趁别人还没开口,提高嗓门说道:

“各位大人好,我想对诸位说几句话。我恳求你们让我把话讲完。如果有什么地方冒犯了你们,只要你们稍微有所表示,我就会往我的嘴上贴个封条,把舌头缩回去。”

大家都说有话请讲,愿意洗耳恭听。这样,唐吉诃德才继续说道:

“诸位大人,我是个游侠骑士。游侠骑士是个习武行当,他的职责是扶弱济贫。我前几天听说了你们遭遇的不幸,也知道了你们不时同你们的对手发生冲突的原因。关于你们的事情,我已经考虑很久了。按照决斗的规则,如果你们认为自己受了侮辱,那就错了。因为一个人不能侮辱全镇的人,除非他不知道是谁背叛了自己,才把对方的人都一起算上。要说这种例子,只有唐迭戈·奥多涅斯·德拉腊。他不知道只是贝利多·多尔福斯背叛并杀害了国王,所以才侮辱整个萨莫拉的居民,于是全城人都要报仇,都起来反击。当然,唐迭戈大人做得确实有些过分,他所做的已经大大超出了他应该指责的范围。他没有理由侮辱死者,侮辱水,侮辱面包,侮辱那些即将出生的人和其他一些毫不相干的东西。可是愤怒一旦爆发,便一发而不可止,难以遏制。但即使这样,个人也不该侮辱整个王国、省、城市、村镇和全体人民。对于这种侮辱,显然也没有必要去报复,因为这还称不上是侮辱。那些年轻人和粗人总爱起外号,如果‘母钟镇’①的人总是去和如此称呼他们的人厮杀,还有‘管家男’、‘茄子秧’、‘小鲸鱼’、‘大肥皂’等地②的人也都去拼命,那还得了!如果这些人为了一点儿小事就去争斗,打来打去的,那还得了!那可不行!连上帝也不会答应!明智的男人和治理有方的国家只有在四种情况下才会弹上膛,剑出鞘,不惜牺牲个人的生命和财产。这四种情况就是:第一,保卫自己的天主教信仰;第二,保护自己的生命,这是顺理成章的法则;第三,保护自己的名誉、家庭和财产;第四,在正义战争中为国王效劳。如果可以再加个第五条,或者说附加一条,那就是保卫祖国。除了这五条至关重要的原因之外,还有其他一些正当合理的情况,也可以拿起武器。可是为一些枝节小事,为一些与其说是侮辱还不如说是开玩笑的小事舞刀弄枪,就显得有些欠考虑了。况且,进行这些并非正义的报复直接违反了我们所信仰的神圣法则。当然,如果是正义行动,那就谈不上是报复了。神圣法则要我们友好对待我们的敌人,热爱讨厌我们的人。这点虽然有点儿难以做到,但这是那些只注重人世而不尊重上帝、只注重肉体而忽略了精神的人所必须遵守的。耶稣基督是上帝,也是实实在在的人。他从不说谎,过去和现在都不说谎。作为我们的创世者,他说:‘我的轭是软和的,我的担子是轻的。’他并没有要求我们做任何办不到的事。所以诸位大人,你们有义务遵照人类的神圣法则平静下来。”“我的主人简直是神学家,”桑乔这时说,“否则真是活见鬼啦。就算他不是,也同神学家没什么区别。”

①因为该地区肥皂消费量很大。

②“管家男”指巴利阿多里德人,“茄子秧”指托莱多人,“水鲸鱼”指马德里人。这几个绰号都曾在当时的滑稽戏里使用。“大肥皂”指塞维利亚人,指塞维利亚的埃斯帕蒂纳镇。当地教堂需配置一个大钟,于是要求塞维利亚省为他们装一个“母钟”,以便以后生出小钟来。

唐吉诃德停下来喘口气。他见大家仍然盯着他不做声,就想继续说下去,似乎并没有察觉桑乔的尖刻言辞。桑乔见唐吉诃德停住了,立刻把话头接过来,说道:

“我的主人曼查的唐吉诃德,曾经叫‘猥獕骑士’,现在叫‘狮子骑士’,是一位非常聪明的贵族,精通拉丁文和卡斯蒂利亚语;他无论劝导什么事都是一把好手;对于各种决斗规则,他了如指掌。所以他说什么,你们尽管照办就行了,错了算我的。而且,他刚才说了,没有必要仅仅因为别人学驴叫就发火,我对此也同意。我年轻的时候,想怎么学就怎么学,没有人管我们,而且我学得惟妙惟肖。只要我一叫,全村所有的驴都跟着叫。不过尽管如此,我还是我爹妈的儿子,我爹妈都是很正派的人哩!我这点本领受到我们村几个人的嫉妒,不过我满不在乎。我说的都是真话,不信你们等等,听我叫一下。这种本领就跟游泳一样,一旦学会了,一辈子也忘不了。”

说完桑乔就用手捏着鼻子,开始学起驴叫来。他的叫声非常响亮,使附近所有的山谷都回荡不已。桑乔身旁的一个人以为桑乔是在嘲笑他们,便举起手里的棍子朝桑乔打去,打得桑乔支持不住,倒在地上。

唐吉诃德见桑乔遭打,便提起长矛向打桑乔的那个人冲去,可是两人之间隔着许多人,根本够不着那个人。相反,他见石头像雨点儿似的打来,还有许许多多弩和火枪对着他,只好掉转罗西南多,拼命地逃跑,一边跑还一边祈求上帝保佑他脱离危险,唯恐一颗子弹从背后打进,再从前胸穿出来。此外,他还得不时地喘息一下,以便看看自己是否还有气。不过,那些人见唐吉诃德已经逃跑,也就不再扔石头了。他们把桑乔抬到驴上,让他骑着驴随主人而去,当时桑乔刚刚醒过来,还不足以驾驭自己的驴。好在那头驴始终跟着罗西南多,寸步不离。唐吉诃德跑出一段路,回头见没有人追赶,便停下来等桑乔。

那伙人一直在原地等到天黑,没见对手前来应战,便高高兴兴地回自己的镇子了。如果他们知道古希腊人的习惯,肯定会在那个地方建立一座胜利纪念碑。


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1 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
参考例句:
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
2 moor T6yzd     
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
参考例句:
  • I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
  • There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。
3 avers e5298faf7041f7d44da48b2d817c03a5     
v.断言( aver的第三人称单数 );证实;证明…属实;作为事实提出
参考例句:
  • He avers that chaos will erupt if he loses. 他断言,如果他失败将会爆发动乱。 来自辞典例句
  • He avers he will not attend the meeting. 他断言不会参加那个会议。 来自互联网
4 galley rhwxE     
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇;
参考例句:
  • The stewardess will get you some water from the galley.空姐会从厨房给你拿些水来。
  • Visitors can also go through the large galley where crew members got their meals.游客还可以穿过船员们用餐的厨房。
5 juggling juggling     
n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词
参考例句:
  • He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
  • The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。
6 Christians 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6     
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
7 accomplishments 1c15077db46e4d6425b6f78720939d54     
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
参考例句:
  • It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
  • Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
8 ass qvyzK     
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
参考例句:
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
9 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。
10 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。
11 pouch Oi1y1     
n.小袋,小包,囊状袋;vt.装...入袋中,用袋运输;vi.用袋送信件
参考例句:
  • He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
  • The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。
12 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。
13 jousts a6200bfa86f7178a1e5289a435ffc59f     
(骑士)骑着马用长矛打斗( joust的名词复数 ); 格斗,竞争
参考例句:
  • The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales. 这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。 来自柯林斯例句
  • There were notable jousts with the Secretary of Commerce. 和商业部长之间明显存在竞争。 来自柯林斯例句
14 ascending CyCzrc     
adj.上升的,向上的
参考例句:
  • Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。
15 trumpets 1d27569a4f995c4961694565bd144f85     
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花
参考例句:
  • A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
  • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。
16 regiment JATzZ     
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制
参考例句:
  • As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活,所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
  • They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。
17 partisans 7508b06f102269d4b8786dbe34ab4c28     
游击队员( partisan的名词复数 ); 党人; 党羽; 帮伙
参考例句:
  • Every movement has its partisans. 每一运动都有热情的支持者。
  • He was rescued by some Italian partisans. 他被几名意大利游击队员所救。
18 muskets c800a2b34c12fbe7b5ea8ef241e9a447     
n.火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪( musket的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The watch below, all hands to load muskets. 另一组人都来帮着给枪装火药。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight at towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. 深深的壕堑,单吊桥,厚重的石壁,八座巨大的塔楼。大炮、毛瑟枪、火焰与烟雾。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
19 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
20 bray hnRyv     
n.驴叫声, 喇叭声;v.驴叫
参考例句:
  • She cut him off with a wild bray of laughter.她用刺耳的狂笑打断了他的讲话。
  • The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。
21 braying 4e9e43129672dd7d81455077ba202718     
v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的现在分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击
参考例句:
  • A donkey was braying on the hill behind the house. 房子后面的山上传来驴叫声。 来自互联网
  • What's the use of her braying out such words? 她粗声粗气地说这种话有什么用呢? 来自互联网
22 inscribed 65fb4f97174c35f702447e725cb615e7     
v.写,刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 );内接
参考例句:
  • His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
  • The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 brayed 35244603a1b2c5aecb22adfa79460dd4     
v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的过去式和过去分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击
参考例句:
  • He brayed with laughter. 他刺耳地大笑。
  • His donkey threw up his head and brayed loudly. 他的驴扬起头大声叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 jeered c6b854b3d0a6d00c4c5a3e1372813b7d     
v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The police were jeered at by the waiting crowd. 警察受到在等待的人群的嘲弄。
  • The crowd jeered when the boxer was knocked down. 当那个拳击手被打倒时,人们开始嘲笑他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 relished c700682884b4734d455673bc9e66a90c     
v.欣赏( relish的过去式和过去分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望
参考例句:
  • The chaplain relished the privacy and isolation of his verdant surroundings. 牧师十分欣赏他那苍翠的环境所具有的幽雅恬静,与世隔绝的气氛。 来自辞典例句
  • Dalleson relished the first portion of the work before him. 达尔生对眼前这工作的前半部分满有兴趣。 来自辞典例句
26 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
27 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》
28 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。
29 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。
30 displeases e163e38b4a78995c15c262439464a490     
冒犯,使生气,使不愉快( displease的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Nothing displeases me more than loud talking. 没有比大声谈话更使我不高兴的了。
  • Bill is a wise guy and displeases others by what he says. 比尔自命不凡,说的话让人生气。
31 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。
32 impels 7a924b6e7dc1135693a88f2a2e582297     
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The development of production impels us continuously to study technique. 生产的发展促使我们不断地钻研技术。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Instinct impels the cuckoo to migrate. 本能促使杜鹃迁徒。 来自辞典例句
33 traitor GqByW     
n.叛徒,卖国贼
参考例句:
  • The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
  • He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。
34 slaying 4ce8e7b4134fbeb566658660b6a9b0a9     
杀戮。
参考例句:
  • The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
  • He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案,但他们找不到证据来指控他。
35 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
36 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
参考例句:
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
37 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。
38 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。
39 avenge Zutzl     
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
参考例句:
  • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  • He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
40 yoke oeTzRa     
n.轭;支配;v.给...上轭,连接,使成配偶
参考例句:
  • An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
  • The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。
41 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
参考例句:
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
42 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
参考例句:
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
43 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎;随意处理
参考例句:
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
44 ordinances 8cabd02f9b13e5fee6496fb028b82c8c     
n.条例,法令( ordinance的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • These points of view, however, had not been generally accepted in building ordinances. 然而,这些观点仍未普遍地为其他的建筑条例而接受。 来自辞典例句
  • Great are Your mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your ordinances. 诗119:156耶和华阿、你的慈悲本为大.求你照你的典章将我救活。 来自互联网
45 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
46 asses asses     
n. 驴,愚蠢的人,臀部 adv. (常用作后置)用于贬损或骂人
参考例句:
  • Sometimes I got to kick asses to make this place run right. 有时我为了把这个地方搞得像个样子,也不得不踢踢别人的屁股。 来自教父部分
  • Those were wild asses maybe, or zebras flying around in herds. 那些也许是野驴或斑马在成群地奔跑。
47 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
48 smote 61dce682dfcdd485f0f1155ed6e7dbcc     
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说,他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒,再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
49 gallop MQdzn     
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
参考例句:
  • They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
  • The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。
50 peril l3Dz6     
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
参考例句:
  • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。
51 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
52 sufficiently 0htzMB     
adv.足够地,充分地
参考例句:
  • It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
  • The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
53 exulting 2f8f310798e5e8c1b9dd92ff6395ba84     
vi. 欢欣鼓舞,狂喜
参考例句:
  • He leaned back, exulting at the success of his plan. 他向后一靠,为自己计划成功而得意扬扬。
  • Jones was exulting in the consciousness of his integrity. 琼斯意识到自己的忠贞十分高兴。
54 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。
55 trophy 8UFzI     
n.优胜旗,奖品,奖杯,战胜品,纪念品
参考例句:
  • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
  • He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。


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