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Chapter 27
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ATONES1 FOR THE UNPOLITENESS OF A FORMER CHAPTER; WHICH DESERTED2 A LADY, MOST UNCEREMONIOUSLY

As it would be, by no means, seemly in a humble3 author to keep so mighty4 a personage as a beadle waiting, with his back to the fire, and the skirts of his coat gathered up under his arms, until such time as it might suit his pleasure to relieve him; and as it would still less become his station, or his gallantry to involve in the same neglect a lady on whom that beadle had looked with an eye of tenderness and affection, and in whose ear he had whispered sweet words, which, coming from such a quarter, might well thrill the bosom5 of maid or matron of whatsoever6 degree; the historian whose pen traces these words--trusting that he knows his place, and that he entertains a becoming reverence7 for those upon earth to whom high and important authority is delegated--hastens to pay them that respect which their position demands, and to treat them with all that duteous ceremony which their exalted8 rank, and (by consequence) great virtues9, imperatively11 claim at his hands. Towards this end, indeed, he had purposed to introduce, in this place, a dissertation13 touching14 the divine right of beadles, and elucidative15 of the position, that a beadle can do no wrong: which could not fail to have been both pleasurable and profitable to the right-minded reader but which he is unfortunately compelled, by want of time and space, to postpone16 to some more convenient and fitting opportunity; on the arrival of which, he will be prepared to show, that a beadle properly constituted: that is to say, a parochial beadle, attached to a parochail workhouse, and attending in his official capacity the parochial church: is, in right and virtue10 of his office, possessed17 of all the excellences18 and best qualities of humanity; and that to none of those excellences, can mere19 companies' beadles, or court-of-law beadles, or even chapel-of-ease beadles (save the last, and they in a very lowly and inferior degree), lay the remotest sustainable claim.

Mr. Bumble had re-counted the teaspoons20, re-weighed the sugar-tongs, made a closer inspection21 of the milk-pot, and ascertained22 to a nicety the exact condition of the furniture, down to the very horse-hair seats of the chairs; and had repeated each process full half a dozen times; before he began to think that it was time for Mrs. Corney to return. Thinking begets24 thinking; as there were no sounds of Mrs. Corney's approach, it occured to Mr. Bumble that it would be an innocent and virtuous25 way of spending the time, if he were further to allay26 his curiousity by a cursory27 glance at the interior of Mrs. Corney's chest of drawers.

Having listened at the keyhole, to assure himself that nobody was approaching the chamber28, Mr. Bumble, beginning at the bottom, proceeded to make himself acquainted with the contents of the three long drawers: which, being filled with various garments of good fashion and texture29, carefully preserved between two layers of old newspapers, speckled with dried lavender: seemed to yield him exceeding satisfaction. Arriving, in course of time, at the right-hand corner drawer (in which was the key), and beholding30 therein a small padlocked box, which, being shaken, gave forth31 a pleasant sound, as of the chinking of coin, Mr. Bumble returned with a stately walk to the fireplace; and, resuming his old attitude, said, with a grave and determined32 air, 'I'll do it!' He followed up this remarkable33 declaration, by shaking his head in a waggish34 manner for ten minutes, as though he were remonstrating35 with himself for being such a pleasant dog; and then, he took a view of his legs in profile, with much seeming pleasure and interest.

He was still placidly36 engaged in this latter survey, when Mrs. Corney, hurrying into the room, threw herself, in a breathless state, on a chair by the fireside, and covering her eyes with one hand, placed the other over her heart, and gasped37 for breath.

'Mrs. Corney,' said Mr. Bumble, stooping over the matron, 'what is this, ma'am? Has anything happened, ma'am? Pray answer me: I'm on--on--' Mr. Bumble, in his alarm, could not immediately think of the word 'tenterhooks,' so he said 'broken bottles.'

'Oh, Mr. Bumble!' cried the lady, 'I have been so dreadfully put out!'

'Put out, ma'am!' exclaimed Mr. Bumble; 'who has dared to--? I know!' said Mr. Bumble, checking himself, with native majesty38, 'this is them wicious paupers39!'

'It's dreadful to think of!' said the lady, shuddering40.

'Then _don't_ think of it, ma'am,' rejoined Mr. Bumble.

'I can't help it,' whimpered the lady.

'Then take something, ma'am,' said Mr. Bumble soothingly41. 'A little of the wine?'

'Not for the world!' replied Mrs. Corney. 'I couldn't,--oh! The top shelf in the right-hand corner--oh!' Uttering these words, the good lady pointed42, distractedly, to the cupboard, and underwent a convulsion from internal spasms43. Mr. Bumble rushed to the closet; and, snatching a pint44 green-glass bottle from the shelf thus incoherently indicated, filled a tea-cup with its contents, and held it to the lady's lips.

'I'm better now,' said Mrs. Corney, falling back, after drinking half of it.

Mr. Bumble raised his eyes piously45 to the ceiling in thankfulness; and, bringing them down again to the brim of the cup, lifted it to his nose.

'Peppermint46,' exclaimed Mrs. Corney, in a faint voice, smiling gently on the beadle as she spoke47. 'Try it! There's a little--a little something else in it.'

Mr. Bumble tasted the medicine with a doubtful look; smacked48 his lips; took another taste; and put the cup down empty.

'It's very comforting,' said Mrs. Corney.

'Very much so indeed, ma'am,' said the beadle. As he spoke, he drew a chair beside the matron, and tenderly inquired what had happened to distress49 her.

'Nothing,' replied Mrs. Corney. 'I am a foolish, excitable, weak creetur.'

'Not weak, ma'am,' retorted Mr. Bumble, drawing his chair a little closer. 'Are you a weak creetur, Mrs. Corney?'

'We are all weak creeturs,' said Mrs. Corney, laying down a general principle.

'So we are,' said the beadle.

Nothing was said on either side, for a minute or two afterwards. By the expiration50 of that time, Mr. Bumble had illustrated51 the position by removing his left arm from the back of Mrs. Corney's chair, where it had previously52 rested, to Mrs. Corney's apron53-string, round which it gradually became entwined.

'We are all weak creeturs,' said Mr. Bumble.

Mrs. Corney sighed.

'Don't sigh, Mrs. Corney,' said Mr. Bumble.

'I can't help it,' said Mrs. Corney. And she sighed again.

'This is a very comfortable room, ma'am,' said Mr. Bumble looking round. 'Another room, and this, ma'am, would be a complete thing.'

'It would be too much for one,' murmured the lady.

'But not for two, ma'am,' rejoined Mr. Bumble, in soft accents. 'Eh, Mrs. Corney?'

Mrs. Corney drooped54 her head, when the beadle said this; the beadle drooped his, to get a view of Mrs. Corney's face. Mrs. Corney, with great propriety55, turned her head away, and released her hand to get at her pocket-handkerchief; but insensibly replaced it in that of Mr. Bumble.

'The board allows you coals, don't they, Mrs. Corney?' inquired the beadle, affectionately pressing her hand.

'And candles,' replied Mrs. Corney, slightly returning the pressure.

'Coals, candles, and house-rent free,' said Mr. Bumble. 'Oh, Mrs. Corney, what an Angel you are!'

The lady was not proof against this burst of feeling. She sank into Mr. Bumble's arms; and that gentleman in his agitation56, imprinted57 a passionate58 kiss upon her chaste59 nose.

'Such porochial perfection!' exclaimed Mr. Bumble, rapturously. 'You know that Mr. Slout is worse to-night, my fascinator?'

'Yes,' replied Mrs. Corney, bashfully.

'He can't live a week, the doctor says,' pursued Mr. Bumble. 'He is the master of this establishment; his death will cause a wacancy; that wacancy must be filled up. Oh, Mrs. Corney, what a prospect60 this opens! What a opportunity for a jining of hearts and housekeepings!'

Mrs. Corney sobbed61.

'The little word?' said Mr. Bumble, bending over the bashful beauty. 'The one little, little, little word, my blessed Corney?'

'Ye--ye--yes!' sighed out the matron.

'One more,' pursued the beadle; 'compose your darling feelings for only one more. When is it to come off?'

Mrs. Corney twice essayed to speak: and twice failed. At length summoning up courage, she threw her arms around Mr. Bumble's neck, and said, it might be as soon as ever he pleased, and that he was 'a irresistible62 duck.'

Matters being thus amicably63 and satisfactorily arranged, the contract was solemnly ratified64 in another teacupful of the peppermint mixture; which was rendered the more necessary, by the flutter and agitation of the lady's spirits. While it was being disposed of, she acquainted Mr. Bumble with the old woman's decease.

'Very good,' said that gentleman, sipping65 his peppermint; 'I'll call at Sowerberry's as I go home, and tell him to send to-morrow morning. Was it that as frightened you, love?'

'It wasn't anything particular, dear,' said the lady evasively.

'It must have been something, love,' urged Mr. Bumble. 'Won't you tell your own B.?'

'Not now,' rejoined the lady; 'one of these days. After we're married, dear.'

'After we're married!' exclaimed Mr. Bumble. 'It wasn't any impudence66 from any of them male paupers as--'

'No, no, love!' interposed the lady, hastily.

'If I thought it was,' continued Mr. Bumble; 'if I thought as any one of 'em had dared to lift his wulgar eyes to that lovely countenance--'

'They wouldn't have dared to do it, love,' responded the lady.

'They had better not!' said Mr. Bumble, clenching67 his fist. 'Let me see any man, porochial or extra-porochial, as would presume to do it; and I can tell him that he wouldn't do it a second time!'

Unembellished by any violence of gesticulation, this might have seemed no very high compliment to the lady's charms; but, as Mr. Bumble accompanied the threat with many warlike gestures, she was much touched with this proof of his devotion, and protested, with great admiration68, that he was indeed a dove.

The dove then turned up his coat-collar, and put on his cocked hat; and, having exchanged a long and affectionate embrace with his future partner, once again braved the cold wind of the night: merely pausing, for a few minutes, in the male paupers' ward12, to abuse them a little, with the view of satisfying himself that he could fill the office of workhouse-master with needful acerbity69. Assured of his qualifications, Mr. Bumble left the building with a light heart, and bright visions of his future promotion70: which served to occupy his mind until he reached the shop of the undertaker.

Now, Mr. and Mrs. Sowerberry having gone out to tea and supper: and Noah Claypole not being at any time disposed to take upon himself a greater amount of physical exertion71 than is necessary to a convenient performance of the two functions of eating and drinking, the shop was not closed, although it was past the usual hour of shutting-up. Mr. Bumble tapped with his cane72 on the counter several times; but, attracting no attention, and beholding a light shining through the glass-window of the little parlour at the back of the shop, he made bold to peep in and see what was going forward; and when he saw what was going forward, he was not a little surprised.

The cloth was laid for supper; the table was covered with bread and butter, plates and glasses; a porter-pot and a wine-bottle. At the upper end of the table, Mr. Noah Claypole lolled negligently73 in an easy-chair, with his legs thrown over one of the arms: an open clasp-knife in one hand, and a mass of buttered bread in the other. Close beside him stood Charlotte, opening oysters75 from a barrel: which Mr. Claypole condescended76 to swallow, with remarkable avidity. A more than ordinary redness in the region of the young gentleman's nose, and a kind of fixed77 wink78 in his right eye, denoted that he was in a slight degree intoxicated79; these symptoms were confirmed by the intense relish80 with which he took his oysters, for which nothing but a strong appreciation81 of their cooling properties, in cases of internal fever, could have sufficiently82 accounted.

'Here's a delicious fat one, Noah, dear!' said Charlotte; 'try him, do; only this one.'

'What a delicious thing is a oyster74!' remarked Mr. Claypole, after he had swallowed it. 'What a pity it is, a number of 'em should ever make you feel uncomfortable; isn't it, Charlotte?'

'It's quite a cruelty,' said Charlotte.

'So it is,' acquiesced83 Mr. Claypole. 'An't yer fond of oysters?'

'Not overmuch,' replied Charlotte. 'I like to see you eat 'em, Noah dear, better than eating 'em myself.'

'Lor!' said Noah, reflectively; 'how queer!'

'Have another,' said Charlotte. 'Here's one with such a beautiful, delicate beard!'

'I can't manage any more,' said Noah. 'I'm very sorry. Come here, Charlotte, and I'll kiss yer.'

'What!' said Mr. Bumble, bursting into the room. 'Say that again, sir.'

Charlotte uttered a scream, and hid her face in her apron. Mr. Claypole, without making any further change in his position than suffering his legs to reach the ground, gazed at the beadle in drunken terror.

'Say it again, you wile84, owdacious fellow!' said Mr. Bumble. 'How dare you mention such a thing, sir? And how dare you encourage him, you insolent85 minx? Kiss her!' exclaimed Mr. Bumble, in strong indignation. 'Faugh!'

'I didn't mean to do it!' said Noah, blubbering. 'She's always a-kissing of me, whether I like it, or not.'

'Oh, Noah,' cried Charlotte, reproachfully.

'Yer are; yer know yer are!' retorted Noah. 'She's always a-doin' of it, Mr. Bumble, sir; she chucks me under the chin, please, sir; and makes all manner of love!'

'Silence!' cried Mr. Bumble, sternly. 'Take yourself downstairs, ma'am. Noah, you shut up the shop; say another word till your master comes home, at your peril86; and, when he does come home, tell him that Mr. Bumble said he was to send a old woman's shell after breakfast to-morrow morning. Do you hear sir? Kissing!' cried Mr. Bumble, holding up his hands. 'The sin and wickedness of the lower orders in this porochial district is frightful87! If Parliament don't take their abominable88 courses under consideration, this country's ruined, and the character of the peasantry gone for ever!' With these words, the beadle strode, with a lofty and gloomy air, from the undertaker's premises89.

And now that we have accompanied him so far on his road home, and have made all necessary preparations for the old woman's funeral, let us set on foot a few inquires after young Oliver Twist, and ascertain23 whether he be still lying in the ditch where Toby Crackit left him.


   一个无足轻重的作家,让诸如教区干事这样举足轻重的角色背对火炉,大衣下摆撩起来夹在胳膊底下,在一边久等,一直等到笔者高兴放他稍息为止,这种作法是极为失礼的。捎带着又把干事曾报以脉脉含情的目光的一位女士也给怠慢了,这与作者的身份或者骑士风度就更不合适了,干事刚才在她耳旁低声倾诉过的甜言蜜语是有很大来头的,完全足以叫无论哪个级别的小姐、太太听了心里卜卜直跳。身为这部传记的作者,本人的笔尖始终追寻着这些话语――在下对自己的地位十分清楚,并且对权势人物抱有恰如其分的敬意――急于向他们表示他们的职位所要求的尊重,并区尽到他们的高贵身份和(随之而来的)崇高品德要求笔者务必尽到的一应礼节。的确,基于这个目的,笔者曾打算在这里就教区干事的神圣权力进行一番论述,并阐明这样一种立场,即教区干事不会出错,心平气和的读者肯定会既感到高兴,又有所收获。然而不幸的是,由于时间和篇幅有限,笔者不得不把这一通议论推迟到某个更为方便、适当的时候,届时本人将要论证,一名经过合法手续任命的干事――就是说,一位隶属教区济贫院,在职权范围内参与该区教会事务的教区干事――凭职权具有人类的一切长处和优秀品质,而一般的公司干事、法院干事甚至小教堂的干事,与这些长处当中任何一种的距离可能还有十万八千里(只有最后一类属于例外,他们处于一种非常低贱的地位)。

    邦布尔先生把茶匙的数目重新点了一遍,又掂了掂方糖夹子,对奶锅作了一番更为周密的考察,对于家具的一应情形,乃至那几张马鬃椅垫,他都―一做到心中有数,这一程序又重复了六七次,他这才想起柯尼太太也该回来了。他一时思绪万千。柯尼太太归来的足音又老是听不见,邦布尔先生不禁想到,浏览一下柯尼太太的柜橱里的东西,以便进一步满足自己的好奇心,理当算是一种无伤大雅而又合乎道德的消遣方法。

    邦布尔先生贴近锁孔听了一下,确信没有人朝这间屋子走来,便从基层着手,了解三个长抽屉里的内容:里边装满了各式各样的衣物,样式和质地都很讲究马克思的著作,特别是早期著作的注释和说明,以区别以往,用两层旧报纸细心地保护起来,上边还点缀着熏衣草的干花,这一点似乎使他格外满意。他打开右边角落上的抽屉(钥匙就在里边),看见里边放着一个上了锁的小匣子,他摇了摇,匣子里发出一阵令人愉快的响声,好像是金币的丁当声。邦布尔先生步态庄重地回到壁炉前边,恢复了先前的姿势,神色严肃而果断地说道:“就这么办。”这一份意义重大的公告发布完毕,他怪模怪样地摇了十分钟脑袋,活像是在苦苦劝告自己当一只讨人喜欢的狗一样。随后他侧着身子,对自己的双腿左看右看,似乎非常开心,兴趣盎然。

    他正在悠哉游哉地进行后一种鉴定,柯尼太太慌慌张张奔了进来,上气不接下气地倒在炉边的椅子上,一只手捂住眼睛,另一只手压在胸脯上,大口大口地喘气。

    “柯尼太太,”邦布尔先生朝女总管弯下腰来,说道,“怎么回事,夫人?出事了,夫人?你回答我啊,我可是如坐――如坐――”慌张之下,邦布尔没能立刻想起“针毡”这个词,便用“破瓶子”支吾过去了。

    “呃,邦布尔先生!”女总管大叫一声,“刚才真烦死我了。”

    “烦死了,夫人!”邦布尔先生惊呼,“谁有这么大胆子――?我知道了。”邦布尔先生耐住性子,摆出固有的庄重气派,说道。“准是那帮可恶的穷鬼。”

    “光想想就烦死人。”女总管直打哆嗦。

    “夫人,就别想它了。”邦布尔先生答道。

    “我忍不住。”女士抽抽搭搭地说。

    “夫人,那就来点什么,”邦布尔先生很是体贴地说,“一丁点葡萄酒?”

    “这不行啊。”柯尼太太回答,“我喝不――欧!在右边角落最上边一格――呃!”这位可敬的女士说罢,神思恍格地指了指食橱,发出一阵由于内心恐慌引起的抽筋。邦布尔先生向壁橱冲去,按照这一番上气不接下气的指示,从格板上抓起一只容量一品托的绿色玻璃瓶,将瓶中之物斟了满满一茶杯,递到这位女士唇边。

    “现在好点儿了。”柯尼太太喝了半杯,身子又缩了回去。

    邦布尔先生虔诚地抬眼望着天花板感谢上苍。接着又把目光移下来,落到茶杯的边沿上,他端过杯子凑到鼻子底下。

    “薄荷,”柯尼太太有气无力出说,一边笑吟吟地望着教区干事。“尝尝。放了一点――里头放了一点别的东西。”

    邦布尔先生带着似信非信的神情,尝了尝这种药,咂咂嘴唇,又尝了尝,最后把空茶杯放下来。

    “喝着真叫人舒坦。”柯尼太太说。

    “的的确确舒坦哩,太太。”教区干事一边说,一边把椅子挪到女总管身旁,温柔地询问发生了什么事情惹她心烦。

    “没什么,”柯尼太太说道,“我是个容易激动、脆弱、愚蠢的女人。”

    “不脆弱,夫人,”邦布尔回了一句嘴,略略把椅子挪得更近了一点。“柯尼太太,你是一个脆弱的女人吗?”

    “我们都是脆弱的。”柯尼大大搬出了一条普遍原理。

    “就算是吧。”干事说道。

    随后的一两分钟里,双方什么话也没说,待到这段时间届满,邦布尔先生为了替这种观念配上插图,便将先前搭在柯尼太太椅背上的左臂移到柯尼太太的裙带上,逐渐围住了她的腰。

    “我们都是脆弱的。”邦布尔先生说。

    柯尼太太长叹一声。

    “不要叹气,柯尼太太。”

    “我忍不住。”柯尼太太说着又叹了一口气。

    “这是一个非常舒适的房间,夫人。”邦布尔先生扭头看了一眼。“要是再有一间,夫人,就十全十美了。”

    “一个人住太多了。”女士的声音低得几乎听不见。

    “两个人住就不算多。”邦布尔先生的口气很柔和。“呃,柯尼太太?”

    教区干事说这番话的时候,柯尼太太的头垂了下去,干事低下头,瞅了瞅柯尼太太的脸色。柯尼太太很有分寸地把头扭到一边,伸手去拿自己的手绢,但无意之间把手放到了邦布尔先生的手里。

    “理事会配给你煤了,对吗,柯尼太太?”干事一边说,一边情意切切地握紧她的手。

    “还有蜡烛。”柯尼太太也轻轻地迎接这种压力。

    “煤,蜡烛,外加免收房租,”邦布尔先生说,“噢,柯尼太太,你真是一位天使。”

    柯尼太太再也无法抗拒这样奔放的感情,她倒在了邦布尔先生的怀里。那位绅土激动之下,在她那贞洁的鼻尖上印下了一个热吻。

    “何等的教区缘分啊。”邦布尔先生欣喜若狂地嚷了起来,“斯洛特先生今天更糟糕了,你知道吗,我的美人?”

    “知道。”柯尼太太红着脸答道。

    “医生说了,他活不了一个星期,”邦布尔先生继续说道,“他是济贫院的头儿,他一死就会留下一个空位子,一个必须填上的空位。噢,柯尼太太,这件事开辟了多么美妙的前程啊。把两颗心连在一起,两个家合成一个,这该是多好的机会。”

    柯记太太管自抽噎着。

    “快说啊,那个小小的字眼?”邦布尔先生朝羞答答的美人弯下腰来。“那一个小啊,小啊,小而又小的词,我可爱的柯尼,说啊?”

    “是――是――是的。”女总管说着发出一声叹息。

    “再说一次,”干事毫不放松,“把你这份宝贵的感情凝聚起来,再说一次。什么时候办?”

    柯尼太太两次想说出来,两次都说不出口。末了她鼓足勇气,搂住邦布尔先生的脖子说,这事全看他的意思了,他真是“一只叫人无法抗拒的鸭子”。

    事情就这么相亲相爱皆大欢喜地敲定了。作为郑重签署合约的一个仪式,他俩又满满地倒了一杯薄荷混合剂,女士心跳得厉害,激动无比,这一杯混合剂显得尤为必要。喝过饮料,她把老沙丽病死的事告诉了邦布尔先生。

    “很好,”那位绅士呷了一口薄荷剂,说道。“我回家的时候,上苏尔伯雷铺子里去一下,通知他明天早晨就送来。就是这事吓着你了,我的心肝?”

    “不是什么特别的事,亲爱的。”女士闪烁其词地说。

    “一定有事的,我的心肝,”邦布尔先生一口咬定,“你难道不愿意告诉你自个儿的老邦?”

    “现在不谈这些,”女土答道,“改天吧,等我们结婚以后,亲爱的。”

    “我们结婚以后!”邦布尔先生嚷着说,“莫不是哪一个穷小子竟然厚颜无耻到――”

    “不,不,心肝。”女士忙不迭地打住。

    “假如我认定了有这么回事,”邦布尔先生继续说道,“只要我认为他们当中有哪一个,胆敢向这张美丽的面孔抬一下他的下流眼睛的话――”

    “他们没那么大胆子,心肝。”女士应声说道。

    “他们最好别这样。”邦布尔先生握紧拳头说道,“我倒是要看看哪个人,不管是教区的,还是教区外的,敢做这种事,我要让他知道,他不会有第二次了。”

    如果没有慷慨激昂的手势来加以润色,似乎可以认为这番话绝不是对那位女士的魅力的高度赞扬,然而邦布尔先生在发出这一通恐吓的同时,伴之以种种好斗的姿势,他勇于献身的这一明证深深打动了柯尼太太,她带着无限倾慕的神色,发誓说他的的确确是一只讨人喜欢的小鸽子。

    这只鸽子把外套衣领翻起来,戴上三角帽,与自己未来的搭档长时间热烈拥抱,就又一次迎击凛冽的夜风去了。他在男性贫民收容室里逗留了几分钟,臭骂了他们几句,目的是让自己放心,他将以必不可少的尖刻来填补济贫院院长的空缺。邦布尔先生自信自己能够胜任,喜滋滋地离开了那幢楼房,满脑子装的都是即将得到擢升的一幅幅光彩照人的幻象,一路来到丧事承办人的铺子门前。

    这功夫,苏尔伯雷先生和苏尔伯雷太大都上外边吃茶点晚餐去了。尽管已经过了平时打烊的时间,铺子却还没有关门,诺亚克雷波尔什么时候都无意承担过多的体力消耗,只在便于发挥吃喝这两种功能的时刻才有必要的动作。邦布尔先生用他的手杖在柜台上敲了几下,仍一点也没引起注意,他见后边小客厅的玻璃窗里透出一点亮光,便大胆往里边瞅了一眼,想瞧瞧里边在干什么。他看出个究竟之后,不觉大吃一惊。

    晚餐桌布已经铺好了,奶油、面包、碟子、酒杯,还有一罐黑啤酒、一瓶葡萄酒,摆了满满一桌。桌子上首,诺亚克雷波尔先生懒洋洋地靠在一把安乐椅里,双腿跷在扶手上,一只手握着一把张开的大折刀,另一只手拿着一大块涂满奶油的面包。夏洛蒂紧挨着站在他身边,正从一只桶里把牡砺拿出来剖开,克雷波尔先生也很平易近人,以一种相当可观的胃口将牡砺咽下去。这位年轻绅士的鼻子周围比平时还要红,右眼眨巴着老是盯住一个什么地方,意味着他已经略有几分醉意。他吞食牡砺时表现出的浓厚兴趣也证实了这一点,因为他只知道牡砺对于内火上升有一定清凉解热作用,别的东西都不足以说明这一点。

    “这只肥的味道不错,诺亚,亲爱的。”夏洛蒂说道,“尝尝看,尝啊,就这一只。”

    “牡砺还真好吃。”克雷波尔先生咽下那只牡砺,评论道,“真可惜,吃不了几只就叫你觉得不舒服了,不是吗,夏洛蒂?”

    “这可真残酷。”夏洛蒂说。

    “可不是嘛。”克雷波尔先生随声附和,“你不喜欢吃牡砺?”

    “不太喜欢。”夏洛蒂回答,“我喜欢看着你吃,亲爱的诺亚,比我自己吃还有味道哩。”

    “哟。”诺亚若有所思地说,“真奇怪。”

    “再吃一只,”夏洛蒂说道,“这一只须子多美,多嫩。”

    “我再也吃不下了,”诺亚说道,“不好意思,上这边来,夏洛蒂,我要亲你一下。”

    “好啊。”邦布尔先生闯了进来,“先生,再说一遍。”

    夏洛蒂尖叫一声,脸藏进了围裙里。克雷波尔先生把双腿放下来,在姿势方面没有其他的变化,他带着酒后的恐惧直瞪瞪地望着教区干事。

    “再说一遍,你这个胆大包天的混小子。”邦布尔先生说道,“还敢提这种事,先生?你这个不要脸的疯妮子,你还长他威风?亲她啊。”邦布尔先生义愤填膺地喝斥着,“哼。”

    “我才不想亲她呢。”诺亚哭了,“她老是来亲我,也不管我喜欢不喜欢。”

    “呃,诺亚!”夏洛蒂委屈地叫了起来。

    “你就是,你自己也知道是这样、”诺亚反戈一击,“先生,她老是来这一手,邦布尔先生,摸我的下巴,对不住,先生,做出各式各样亲热的样子。”

    “闭嘴!”邦布尔先生厉声喝道,“小姐,你给我滚下楼去。诺亚,把店门关上。你家老板回来之前,你要是敢说一个字,当心你的小命。他一回来,你就告诉他,邦布尔先生说了,要他明天吃过早饭送一口老太婆的棺材过去,先生,听见了?亲啊!”邦布尔举起双手,大吼一声。“这个教区,下等阶级的罪孽邪恶真是可怕。议会要是再不考虑他们的那些个劣迹,这个国家就要破产,农民的品性也就永远完蛋了。”教区干事说完这番话,神色高傲而阴郁地迈开大步,跨出丧事承办人的店铺。

    我们已经陪着他在回家的路上走了很长一段,那个老太婆的丧事也已做好了一切准备,现在让我们去打听一下奥立弗退斯特的下落,看看托比格拉基特丢下他以后,他是否还躺在水沟里。


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1 atones 5703370712065091c7c7025036103ccc     
v.补偿,赎(罪)( atone的第三人称单数 );补偿,弥补,赎回
参考例句:
  • His hard work atones for his lack of skill. 他的艰苦努力弥补了技术的不熟练。 来自互联网
  • Not all our geese become swans, but one swan atones for many flocks of geese. 我们周遭的芸芸众生并非个个都会成大器,但这些芸芸众生中只要一个成大器就够了。 来自互联网
2 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
参考例句:
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
3 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
参考例句:
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
4 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。
5 bosom Lt9zW     
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。
6 whatsoever Beqz8i     
adv.(用于否定句中以加强语气)任何;pron.无论什么
参考例句:
  • There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
  • All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样,你就怎样对人。
7 reverence BByzT     
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.我们尊重传统,但不被传统所束缚。
8 exalted ztiz6f     
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
参考例句:
  • Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station.他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
  • He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank.他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。
9 virtues cd5228c842b227ac02d36dd986c5cd53     
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
参考例句:
  • Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
  • She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
10 virtue BpqyH     
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
参考例句:
  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。
11 imperatively f73b47412da513abe61301e8da222257     
adv.命令式地
参考例句:
  • Drying wet rice rapidly and soaking or rewetting dry rice kernels imperatively results in severe fissuring. 潮湿米粒快速干燥或干燥籽粒浸水、回潮均会产生严重的裂纹。 来自互联网
  • Drying wet rice kernels rapidly, Soaking or Rewetting dry rice Kernels imperatively results in severe fissuring. 潮湿米粒的快速干燥,干燥籽粒的浸水或回潮均会带来严重的裂纹。 来自互联网
12 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
13 dissertation PlezS     
n.(博士学位)论文,学术演讲,专题论文
参考例句:
  • He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
  • He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。
14 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
15 elucidative 030c3bcec905ab8d982c87b618fc301c     
adj.解释的,说明的
参考例句:
16 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期,推迟
参考例句:
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
17 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。
18 excellences 8afc2b49b1667323fcd96286cf8618e8     
n.卓越( excellence的名词复数 );(只用于所修饰的名词后)杰出的;卓越的;出类拔萃的
参考例句:
  • Excellences do not depend on a single man's pleasure. 某人某物是否优异不取决于一人的好恶。 来自互联网
  • They do not recognize her many excellences. 他们无视她的各种长处。 来自互联网
19 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。
20 teaspoons 2373c24f8a940bcba4d8d55a1e80e98c     
n.茶匙( teaspoon的名词复数 );一茶匙的量
参考例句:
  • Add two teaspoons of salt. 加两小匙盐。
  • Add 3 heaped teaspoons of sugar. 加满满的三匙糖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查,审查,检阅
参考例句:
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
22 ascertained e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019     
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 ascertain WNVyN     
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
参考例句:
  • It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
  • We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。
24 begets 900bbe1fb1fde33a940fa4c636f3859f     
v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 );产生,引起
参考例句:
  • It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
  • Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白
25 virtuous upCyI     
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
参考例句:
  • She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性,人人都尊敬她。
  • My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
26 allay zxIzJ     
v.消除,减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)
参考例句:
  • The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧,但是没有收到什么效果。
  • They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。
27 cursory Yndzg     
adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的
参考例句:
  • He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。
  • The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句。
28 chamber wnky9     
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。
29 texture kpmwQ     
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
参考例句:
  • We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
  • Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
30 beholding 05d0ea730b39c90ee12d6e6b8c193935     
v.看,注视( behold的现在分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • Beholding, besides love, the end of love,/Hearing oblivion beyond memory! 我看见了爱,还看到了爱的结局,/听到了记忆外层的哪一片寂寥! 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的,都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句
31 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。
32 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。
33 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
34 waggish zMwzs     
adj.诙谐的,滑稽的
参考例句:
  • The house had been facetiously named by some waggish officer.这房子是由某个机智幽默的军官命名的。
  • During this melancholy pause,the turnkey read his newspaper with a waggish look.在这个忧郁的停歇期间,看守滑稽地阅读着报纸。
35 remonstrating d6f86bf1c32a6bbc11620cd486ecf6b4     
v.抗议( remonstrate的现在分词 );告诫
参考例句:
  • There's little point in remonstrating with John.He won't listen to reason. 跟约翰抗辩没有什么意义,他不听劝。 来自互联网
  • We tried remonstrating with him over his treatment of the children. 我们曾试着在对待孩子上规谏他。 来自互联网
36 placidly c0c28951cb36e0d70b9b64b1d177906e     
adv.平稳地,平静地
参考例句:
  • Hurstwood stood placidly by, while the car rolled back into the yard. 当车子开回场地时,赫斯渥沉着地站在一边。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • The water chestnut floated placidly there, where it would grow. 那棵菱角就又安安稳稳浮在水面上生长去了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
37 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
38 majesty MAExL     
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
参考例句:
  • The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
39 paupers 4c4c583df03d9b7a0e9ba5a2f5e9864f     
n.穷人( pauper的名词复数 );贫民;贫穷
参考例句:
  • The garment is expensive, paupers like you could never afford it! 这件衣服很贵,你这穷鬼根本买不起! 来自互联网
  • Child-friendliest among the paupers were Burkina Faso and Malawi. 布基纳法索,马拉维,这俩贫穷国家儿童友善工作做得不错。 来自互联网
40 shuddering 7cc81262357e0332a505af2c19a03b06     
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
参考例句:
  • 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕,”她发着抖,说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤,深深吸了口气。 来自飘(部分)
41 soothingly soothingly     
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
参考例句:
  • The mother talked soothingly to her child. 母亲对自己的孩子安慰地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed. 他继续柔声安慰那姑娘,她那因恐惧而紧抓住他的手终于放松了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
42 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
43 spasms 5efd55f177f67cd5244e9e2b74500241     
n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 );抽搐;(能量、行为等的)突发;发作
参考例句:
  • After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat. 病人接受针刺治疗后,痉挛稍微减轻了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The smile died, squeezed out by spasms of anticipation and anxiety. 一阵阵预测和焦虑把她脸上的微笑挤掉了。 来自辞典例句
44 pint 1NNxL     
n.品脱
参考例句:
  • I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
  • In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
45 piously RlYzat     
adv.虔诚地
参考例句:
  • Many pilgrims knelt piously at the shrine.许多朝圣者心虔意诚地在神殿跪拜。
  • The priests piously consecrated the robbery with a hymn.教士们虔诚地唱了一首赞美诗,把这劫夺行为神圣化了。
46 peppermint slNzxg     
n.薄荷,薄荷油,薄荷糖
参考例句:
  • Peppermint oil is very good for regulating digestive disorders.薄荷油能很有效地调节消化系统失调。
  • He sat down,popped in a peppermint and promptly choked to death.他坐下来,突然往嘴里放了一颗薄荷糖,当即被噎死。
47 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。
48 smacked bb7869468e11f63a1506d730c1d2219e     
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴,一声也不言语。
  • She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。
49 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。
50 expiration bmSxA     
n.终结,期满,呼气,呼出物
参考例句:
  • Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
  • This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满,即行终止。
51 illustrated 2a891807ad5907f0499171bb879a36aa     
adj. 有插图的,列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
  • The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。
52 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
53 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
54 drooped ebf637c3f860adcaaf9c11089a322fa5     
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。
  • The flowers drooped in the heat of the sun. 花儿晒蔫了。
55 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。
56 agitation TN0zi     
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
参考例句:
  • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
  • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
57 imprinted 067f03da98bfd0173442a811075369a0     
v.盖印(imprint的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The terrible scenes were indelibly imprinted on his mind. 那些恐怖场面深深地铭刻在他的心中。
  • The scene was imprinted on my mind. 那个场面铭刻在我的心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
58 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
59 chaste 8b6yt     
adj.贞洁的;有道德的;善良的;简朴的
参考例句:
  • Comparatively speaking,I like chaste poetry better.相比较而言,我更喜欢朴实无华的诗。
  • Tess was a chaste young girl.苔丝是一个善良的少女。
60 prospect P01zn     
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
参考例句:
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
61 sobbed 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759     
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
参考例句:
  • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
  • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
62 irresistible n4CxX     
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
参考例句:
  • The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前,势不可挡。
  • She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
63 amicably amicably     
adv.友善地
参考例句:
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The couple parted amicably. 这对夫妻客气地分手了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
64 ratified 307141b60a4e10c8e00fe98bc499667a     
v.批准,签认(合约等)( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准,因此被宣布无效。
  • The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。
65 sipping e7d80fb5edc3b51045def1311858d0ae     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
  • She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
66 impudence K9Mxe     
n.厚颜无耻;冒失;无礼
参考例句:
  • His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.他的粗暴让她气愤地给了他一耳光。
  • What knocks me is his impudence.他的厚颜无耻使我感到吃惊。
67 clenching 1c3528c558c94eba89a6c21e9ee245e6     
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I'll never get used to them, she thought, clenching her fists. 我永远也看不惯这些家伙,她握紧双拳,心里想。 来自飘(部分)
  • Clenching her lips, she nodded. 她紧闭着嘴唇,点点头。 来自辞典例句
68 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。
69 acerbity pomye     
n.涩,酸,刻薄
参考例句:
  • His acerbity to his daughter came home to roost.他对女儿的刻薄得到了恶报。
  • The biggest to amino acerbity demand still is animal feed additive.对氨基酸需求量最大的仍是动物饲料添加剂。
70 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
参考例句:
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
71 exertion F7Fyi     
n.尽力,努力
参考例句:
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
72 cane RsNzT     
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
参考例句:
  • This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
  • English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
73 negligently 0358f2a07277b3ca1e42472707f7edb4     
参考例句:
  • Losses caused intentionally or negligently by the lessee shall be borne by the lessee. 如因承租人的故意或过失造成损失的,由承租人负担。 来自经济法规部分
  • Did the other person act negligently? 他人的行为是否有过失? 来自口语例句
74 oyster w44z6     
n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人
参考例句:
  • I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎,它味道真美。
  • I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时,我发现我相当喜欢吃。
75 oysters 713202a391facaf27aab568d95bdc68f     
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
  • She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。
76 condescended 6a4524ede64ac055dc5095ccadbc49cd     
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
参考例句:
  • We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. 我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
  • The king condescended to take advice from his servants. 国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。
77 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。
78 wink 4MGz3     
n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁
参考例句:
  • He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
  • The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。
79 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
80 relish wBkzs     
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
参考例句:
  • I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
  • I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
81 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
82 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。
83 acquiesced 03acb9bc789f7d2955424223e0a45f1b     
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
  • After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced. 经过多次劝说,他最终默许了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
84 wile PgcwT     
v.诡计,引诱;n.欺骗,欺诈
参考例句:
  • The music wiled him from his study.诱人的音乐使他无心学习下去。
  • The sunshine wiled me from my work.阳光引诱我放下了工作。
85 insolent AbGzJ     
adj.傲慢的,无理的
参考例句:
  • His insolent manner really got my blood up.他那傲慢的态度把我的肺都气炸了。
  • It was insolent of them to demand special treatment.他们要求给予特殊待遇,脸皮真厚。
86 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。
87 frightful Ghmxw     
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
参考例句:
  • How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊!
  • We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
88 abominable PN5zs     
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
参考例句:
  • Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶。
  • The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。
89 premises 6l1zWN     
n.建筑物,房屋
参考例句:
  • According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定,场内不准饮酒。
  • All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行,不用送到外面去做。


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