Part 2 Chapter 46

We left Don Quixote wrapped up in the reflections which the music of the enamourned maid Altisidora had given rise to. He went to bed with them, and just like fleas¹ they would not let him sleep or get a moment’s rest, and the broken stitches of his stockings helped them. But as Time is fleet and no obstacle can stay his course, he came riding on the hours, and morning very soon arrived. Seeing which Don Quixote quitted the soft down, and, nowise slothful, dressed himself in his chamois suit and put on his travelling boots to hide the disaster to his stockings. He threw over him his scarlet³ mantle⁴, put on his head a montera of green velvet⁵ trimmed with silver edging, flung across his shoulder the baldric with his good trenchant⁶ sword, took up a large rosary that he always carried with him, and with great solemnity and precision of gait proceeded to the antechamber where the duke and duchess were already dressed and waiting for him. But as he passed through a gallery, Altisidora and the other damsel, her friend, were lying in wait for him, and the instant Altisidora saw him she pretended to faint, while her friend caught her in her lap, and began hastily unlacing the bosom⁸ of her dress.

Don Quixote observed it, and approaching them said, “I know very well what this seizure⁹ arises from.”

“I know not from what,” replied the friend, “for Altisidora is the healthiest damsel in all this house, and I have never heard her complain all the time I have known her. A plague on all the knights¹¹-errant in the world, if they be all ungrateful! Go away, Senor Don Quixote; for this poor child will not come to herself again so long as you are here.”

 

To which Don Quixote returned, “Do me the favour, senora, to let a lute¹² be placed in my chamber⁷ to-night; and I will comfort this poor maiden¹³ to the best of my power; for in the early stages of love a prompt disillusion¹⁴ is an approved remedy;” and with this he retired¹⁵, so as not to be remarked by any who might see him there.

He had scarcely withdrawn¹⁶ when Altisidora, recovering from her swoon, said to her companion, “The lute must be left, for no doubt Don Quixote intends to give us some music; and being his it will not be bad.”

They went at once to inform the duchess of what was going on, and of the lute Don Quixote asked for, and she, delighted beyond measure, plotted with the duke and her two damsels to play him a trick that should be amusing but harmless; and in high glee they waited for night, which came quickly as the day had come; and as for the day, the duke and duchess spent it in charming conversation with Don Quixote.

When eleven o’clock came, Don Quixote found a guitar in his chamber; he tried it, opened the window, and perceived that some persons were walking in the garden; and having passed his fingers over the frets¹⁷ of the guitar and tuned¹⁸ it as well as he could, he spat¹⁹ and cleared his chest, and then with a voice a little hoarse²⁰ but full-toned, he sang the following ballad²¹, which he had himself that day composed:

Mighty²² Love the hearts of maidens²³

Doth unsettle and perplex,

And the instrument he uses

Most of all is idleness.

Sewing, stitching, any labour,

Having always work to do,

To the poison Love instilleth

Is the antidote²⁴ most sure.

And to proper-minded maidens

Who desire the matron’s name

Modesty²⁵’s a marriage portion,

Modesty their highest praise.

Men of prudence²⁶ and discretion²⁷,

Courtiers gay and gallant²⁸ knights,

With the wanton damsels dally²⁹,

But the modest take to wife.

There are passions, transient, fleeting³⁰,

Loves in hostelries declar’d,

Sunrise loves, with sunset ended,

When the guest hath gone his way.

Love that springs up swift and sudden,

Here to-day, to-morrow flown,

Passes, leaves no trace behind it,

Leaves no image on the soul.

Painting that is laid on painting

Maketh no display or show;

Where one beauty’s in possession

There no other can take hold.

Dulcinea del Toboso

Painted on my heart I wear;

Never from its tablets, never,

Can her image be eras’d.

The quality of all in lovers

Most esteemed³¹ is constancy;

‘T is by this that love works wonders,

This exalts³² them to the skies.

Don Quixote had got so far with his song, to which the duke, the duchess, Altisidora, and nearly the whole household of the castle were listening, when all of a sudden from a gallery above that was exactly over his window they let down a cord with more than a hundred bells attached to it, and immediately after that discharged a great sack full of cats, which also had bells of smaller size tied to their tails. Such was the din² of the bells and the squalling of the cats, that though the duke and duchess were the contrivers of the joke they were startled by it, while Don Quixote stood paralysed with fear; and as luck would have it, two or three of the cats made their way in through the grating of his chamber, and flying from one side to the other, made it seem as if there was a legion of devils at large in it. They extinguished the candles that were burning in the room, and rushed about seeking some way of escape; the cord with the large bells never ceased rising and falling; and most of the people of the castle, not knowing what was really the matter, were at their wits’ end with astonishment³³. Don Quixote sprang to his feet, and drawing his sword, began making passes at the grating, shouting out, “Avaunt, malignant³⁴ enchanters! avaunt, ye witchcraft-working rabble³⁵! I am Don Quixote of La Mancha, against whom your evil machinations avail not nor have any power.” And turning upon the cats that were running about the room, he made several cuts at them. They dashed at the grating and escaped by it, save one that, finding itself hard pressed by the slashes³⁶ of Don Quixote’s sword, flew at his face and held on to his nose tooth and nail, with the pain of which he began to shout his loudest. The duke and duchess hearing this, and guessing what it was, ran with all haste to his room, and as the poor gentleman was striving with all his might to detach the cat from his face, they opened the door with a master-key and went in with lights and witnessed the unequal combat. The duke ran forward to part the combatants, but Don Quixote cried out aloud, “Let no one take him from me; leave me hand to hand with this demon³⁷, this wizard, this enchanter; I will teach him, I myself, who Don Quixote of La Mancha is.” The cat, however, never minding these threats, snarled³⁸ and held on; but at last the duke pulled it off and flung it out of the window. Don Quixote was left with a face as full of holes as a sieve³⁹ and a nose not in very good condition, and greatly vexed⁴⁰ that they did not let him finish the battle he had been so stoutly⁴¹ fighting with that villain⁴² of an enchanter. They sent for some oil of John’s wort, and Altisidora herself with her own fair hands bandaged all the wounded parts; and as she did so she said to him in a low voice. “All these mishaps⁴³ have befallen thee, hardhearted knight¹⁰, for the sin of thy insensibility and obstinacy⁴⁴; and God grant thy squire⁴⁵ Sancho may forget to whip himself, so that that dearly beloved Dulcinea of thine may never be released from her enchantment⁴⁶, that thou mayest never come to her bed, at least while I who adore thee am alive.”

To all this Don Quixote made no answer except to heave deep sighs, and then stretched himself on his bed, thanking the duke and duchess for their kindness, not because he stood in any fear of that bell-ringing rabble of enchanters in cat shape, but because he recognised their good intentions in coming to his rescue. The duke and duchess left him to repose⁴⁷ and withdrew greatly grieved at the unfortunate result of the joke; as they never thought the adventure would have fallen so heavy on Don Quixote or cost him so dear, for it cost him five days of confinement⁴⁸ to his bed, during which he had another adventure, pleasanter than the late one, which his chronicler will not relate just now in order that he may turn his attention to Sancho Panza, who was proceeding⁴⁹ with great diligence and drollery⁵⁰ in his government.

 

情意绵绵，却受到铃铛和猫的惊吓

前面说到，伟大的唐吉诃德被阿尔蒂西多拉姑娘的歌声搅得心绪不宁。他虽然躺到了床上，却仿佛有跳蚤在身上无法入睡，一刻也不能安宁。可是时间在悄悄流逝，没有任何东西阻挡得住。时间从唐吉诃德身边溜过，很快就到了第二天早晨。唐吉诃德看见天亮了，便撇开柔软的羽被，并没有一丝困意。他穿上他的麂皮衣，又穿上旅行靴，以此遮掩那倒霉的袜子，又往身上被了件红色披风，往头上戴了一顶银带镶边的绿色天鹅绒帽子。他把那柄锋利的剑挂到皮肩带上，拿起一大串他时刻不离手的念珠，装模作样地一摇一晃向前厅走去。公爵和公爵夫人已穿戴整齐，正在前厅等着他。唐吉诃德经过一个长廊时发现阿尔蒂西多拉和她的朋友，也就是那另外一位姑娘，正特意在长廊上等着他呢。阿尔蒂西多拉一看到唐吉诃德就假装晕了过去。她的朋友立刻把她抱在自己腿上，并且马上要为她解开胸衣。

唐吉诃德见状立刻走过来说道：

“我知道这是怎么回事。”

“可我不知道。”阿尔蒂西多拉的朋友说，“阿尔蒂西多拉是我们这儿身体最好的姑娘。自从我认识她以后，从没听她哼过一声。如果世界上的游侠骑士都是无情无义的东西，那就让他们都不得好死吧。请您走开，唐吉诃德大人，如果您在这儿，这个姑娘就不会醒来。”

唐吉诃德说道：

“姑娘，请你今晚在我的房间里放一把琴，我将尽力安抚这位心受创伤的姑娘。在爱情萌芽之际就及时让当事人醒悟，通常是最有效的补救办法。”

唐吉诃德说完就走了，他不愿意让别人看见他在那儿。

唐吉诃德刚刚走开，阿尔蒂西多拉就苏醒过来，对她的伙伴说道：

“得往唐吉诃德的房间里放一把琴。他肯定会给咱们唱歌，而且唱得很不错。”

她们把刚才的事和唐吉诃德要琴的事告诉了公爵夫人，公爵夫人非常高兴。她同公爵和姑娘们商量好，要同唐吉诃德开一个风趣而无恶意的玩笑。大家高高兴兴地等着天黑。那天，公爵和公爵夫人同唐吉诃德美美地聊了一天，白天像黑夜一样很快就过去了。公爵夫人还真的派了她的一名侍童去找特雷莎·潘萨，派的就是那个曾在森林里扮成被魔法改变了模样的杜尔西内亚的侍童。公爵夫人让侍童送去桑乔写给特雷莎·潘萨的那封信和桑乔要捎回家的一捆衣服，并且在回来以后把他在那儿遇到的事情详细讲述一遍。一切准备就绪，此时已是半夜十一点，唐吉诃德发现他的房间里有一把琴。他调了调琴弦，打开窗户，觉得花园里有人在走动，便试了一下琴弦，仔细调好音，用力清了清嗓子。虽然他是个哑嗓子，可还是自鸣得意地唱起了他当天编的这首歌：

爱情的力量

常令人春心荡漾，

造成它的就是

人的悠闲游逛。

缝缝补补，操劳耕作，

终日奔忙，

就是医治爱情饥渴的

最好处方。

深闺佳秀

追求的是在结婚之日，

贞操和人们的赞扬

能成为她的嫁妆。

游侠骑士

和宫廷朝臣，

总是同浪女调情，

同正派的姑娘拜堂。

也有些萍水相逢，

野路鸳鸯，

他们逢场作戏，

分手便忘。

突然降临的爱情

今日到来明日忘，

不会在人心中

留下坚实的印象。

画上再作画，

徒劳一场。

有了第一个心上人，

便容不得旁人争抢。

托博索的杜尔西内亚

已经印在我心灵的空白画板上，

留下了不可磨灭的

肖像一张。

爱情的忠贞

最为宝贵，

爱情由此升华，

爱情由此高尚。

唐吉诃德的歌谣就唱到这里。公爵、公爵夫人、阿尔蒂西多拉和城堡里几乎所有的人都在那儿听他唱。忽然，从唐吉诃德房间窗户正上方的阳台上垂下一条系着一百多个铃铛的绳子，接着又有人从上面放下一大口袋猫，猫的尾巴上都系着小铃铛。

铃铛和猫叫的声音都很大，使得这场玩笑的组织者公爵和公爵夫人也吓了一跳。唐吉诃德更是吓得魂飞魄散。偏巧，有两三只猫从窗户掉进了唐吉诃德的房间里。它们在房间里东奔西窜，简直像闹鬼似的。猫把房间里的两支蜡烛扑灭了，然后到处乱跑，寻找逃走的出口。绳子一上一下铃声不止，城堡里的人大多数都不知实情，感到非常惊讶。唐吉诃德站起身，把剑伸到窗外，一边挥砍一边喊道：

“滚出去，恶毒的魔法师！滚出去，会巫术的混蛋！我是曼查的唐吉诃德，任何罪恶的企图都对我无能为力！”

唐吉诃德又转身对在他的房间内乱窜的那些猫乱刺一通。几只猫都跑到窗户那儿逃了出去，只有一只猫被唐吉诃德追得太急了，竟跳到了唐吉诃德的脸上，用爪子抓住唐吉诃德的鼻子乱咬，疼得唐吉诃德拼命大喊。公爵和公爵夫人听到了喊声，急忙跑到唐吉诃德的房间门前，用万能钥匙打开了房门，看见这位可怜的骑士正用尽全力把猫从自己的脸上往下拽。他们手持蜡烛走进来，看到了这场不同寻常的搏斗。公爵要上去帮助他把猫拽下来，唐吉诃德却大声说道：

“谁也不要把它弄开！让我同这个魔鬼、这个巫师、这个魔法师徒手格斗吧！我要让它知道曼查的唐吉诃德到底是什么人！”

可是，猫却不为这些威胁所动，依然嘶叫着紧抓不放。最后，还是公爵把猫拽了下来，扔出了窗户。

唐吉诃德满脸是伤，鼻子也被抓出了一道道印痕。可是，唐吉诃德仍然为未能把这场同恶毒魔法师的激战进行到底而垂头丧气。有人为唐吉诃德拿来了阿帕里西奥油①，阿尔蒂西多拉用她极其白皙的双手为唐吉诃德的伤口包上了纱布。她一边包伤口，一边低声对唐吉诃德说：

“无情的骑士，你遇到了这些晦气的事情皆因你冷若冰霜。但愿上帝让你的侍从桑乔忘了鞭笞自己的事情，让你心爱的杜尔西内亚永远摆脱不了魔法，让你永远不能与她共入洞房，至少在我活着的时候是这样，因为我喜欢你。”

①一种治伤的药，是以其研制者的名字命名的。

唐吉诃德听了一言不发，只是深深地叹了一口气，然后躺到了床上。他对公爵和公爵夫人表示感谢，说自己并不怕魔法师、混蛋猫和铃铛，但他知道他们是好心来救自己。公爵和公爵夫人让唐吉诃德好好休息，然后就离开了。他们为这场玩笑竟让唐吉诃德付出了如此沉痛的代价而深感内疚。唐吉诃德闭门在床上躺了五天，在此期间他又遇到了更为可笑的事情。不过，小说的作者现在暂时还不想叙述，且让我们先去看看正在热心而又滑稽地当总督的桑乔·潘萨吧。

1 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

3 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

4 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

5 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

6 trenchant   

adj.尖刻的，清晰的

参考例句：

• His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against apartheid.他的演说是对种族隔离政策强有力的尖锐的抨击。
• His comment was trenchant and perceptive.他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。

7 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

8 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

9 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

10 knight   

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。

11 knights   

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。

12 lute   

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。

13 maiden   

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。

14 disillusion   

vt.使不再抱幻想，使理想破灭

参考例句：

• Do not say anything to disillusion them.别说什么叫他们泄气的话。
• I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him.我不愿意成为那个让他幻想破灭的人。

15 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

16 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

17 frets   

基质间片； 品丝（吉他等指板上定音的）( fret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The river frets away the rocks along its banks. 河水侵蚀了两岸的岩石。
• She frets at even the slightest delays. 稍有延误她就不满。

18 tuned   

adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味，老少皆宜。
• The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

20 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

21 ballad   

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。

22 mighty   

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。

23 maidens   

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

24 antidote   

n.解毒药，解毒剂

参考例句：

• There is no known antidote for this poison.这种毒药没有解药。
• Chinese physicians used it as an antidote for snake poison.中医师用它来解蛇毒。

25 modesty   

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。

26 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

27 discretion   

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。

28 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

29 dally   

v.荒废(时日)，调情

参考例句：

• You should not dally away your time.你不应该浪费时间。
• One shouldn't dally with a girl's affection.一个人不该玩弄女孩子的感情。

30 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

31 esteemed   

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》

32 exalts   

赞扬( exalt的第三人称单数 )； 歌颂； 提升； 提拔

参考例句：

• How the thought exalts me in my own eyes! 这种思想在我自己的眼睛里使我身价百倍啊！
• Fancy amuses; imagination expands and exalts us. 幻想使人乐，想象则使我们开阔和升华。

33 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

34 malignant   

adj.恶性的，致命的；恶意的，恶毒的

参考例句：

• Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。
• He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来，不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。

35 rabble   

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。

36 slashes   

n.（用刀等）砍( slash的名词复数 )；（长而窄的）伤口；斜杠；撒尿v.挥砍( slash的第三人称单数 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays. 他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。 来自辞典例句
• Inmates suffered injuries ranging from stab wounds and slashes to head trauma. 囚犯们有的被刺伤，有的被砍伤，而有的头部首创，伤势不一而足。 来自互联网

37 demon   

n.魔鬼，恶魔

参考例句：

• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
• He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。

38 snarled   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
• As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

39 sieve   

n.筛，滤器，漏勺

参考例句：

• We often shake flour through a sieve.我们经常用筛子筛面粉。
• Finally,it is like drawing water with a sieve.到头来，竹篮打水一场空。

40 vexed   

adj.争论不休的；（指问题等）棘手的；争论不休的问题；烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 )；使苦恼；使生气；详细讨论

参考例句：

• The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
• He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

41 stoutly   

adv.牢固地，粗壮的

参考例句：

• He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。
• Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难，但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。

42 villain   

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。

43 mishaps   

n.轻微的事故，小的意外( mishap的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事
• In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly. 尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸，一切都进行得很顺利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

44 obstinacy   

n.顽固；（病痛等）难治

参考例句：

• It is a very accountable obstinacy.这是一种完全可以理解的固执态度。
• Cindy's anger usually made him stand firm to the point of obstinacy.辛迪一发怒，常常使他坚持自见，并达到执拗的地步。

45 squire   

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。

46 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

47 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

48 confinement   

n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限

参考例句：

• He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
• The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

49 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

50 drollery   

n.开玩笑，说笑话；滑稽可笑的图画（或故事、小戏等）

参考例句：

• We all enjoyed his drollery. 我们都欣赏他的幽默。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• "It is a bit of quiet, unassuming drollery which warms like good wine. "这是一段既不哗众取宠又不矫揉造作的滑稽表演，像美酒一样温馨。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹