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Chapter 3
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CAPTAIN WILLEM VAN TROMP was a man of humanity and good sense.

  He radioed ahead: .My passenger must not, repeat, must not be subjected tothe strain of a public reception. Provide low-gee shuttle, stretcher andambulance service, and anned guard.“He sent his ship’s surgeon Dr. Nelson along to make sure that ValentineMichael Smith was installed in a suite1 in Bethesda Medical Center,transferred gently into a hydraulic2 bed, and protected from outside contact bymarine guards. Van Tromp himself went to an extraordinary session of theFederation High Council.

  At the moment when Valentine Michael Smith was being lifted into bed, theHigh Minister for Science was saying testily4, .Granted, Captain, that yourauthority as military commander of what was nevertheless primarily ascientific expedition gives you the right to order unusual medical service toprotect a person temporarily in your charge, I do not see why you nowpresume to interfere6 with the proper functions of my department. Why, Smithis a veritable treasure trove7 of scientific information!“.Yes. I suppose he is, sir.“.Then why-. The science minister broke off and turned to the High Ministerfor Peace and Military Security. .David? This matter is obviously now in myjurisdiction. Will you issue the necessary instructions to your people? Afterall, one can’t keep persons of the caliber8 of Professor Kennedy and DoctorOkajima, to mention just two, cooling their heels indefinitely. They won’tstand for it.“The peace minister did not answer but glanced inquiringly at Captain vanTromp. The captain shook his head. .No, sir.“.Why not?“ demanded the science minister. .You have admitted that heisn’t sick.“.Give the captain a chance to explain, Pierre,“ the peace minister advised.

  .Well, Captain?“.Smith isn’t sick, sir,“ Captain van Tromp said to the peace minister, .but heisn’t well, either. He has never before been in a one-gravity field. He nowweighs more than two and one half times what he is used to and his musclesaren’t up to it. He’s not used to Earth-normal air pressure. He’s not used toanything and the strain is likely to be too much for him. Hell’s bells,gentlemen, I’m dog tired myself just from being at one-gee again-and I wasborn on this planet.“The science minister looked contemptuous. .If acceleration9 fatigue10 is all thatis worrying you, let me assure you, my dear Captain, that we had anticipatedthat. His respiration11 and heart action will be watched carefully. We are notentirely without imagination and forethought. After all, I’ve been out myself. Iknow how it feels. This man Smith must-.

  Captain van Tromp decided12 that it was time to throw a tantrum. He couldexcuse it by his own fatigue-very real fatigue, he felt as if he had just landedon Jupiter-and he was smugly aware that even a high councilor could notafford to take too stiff a line with the commander of the first successfulMartian expedition.

  So he interrupted with a snort of disgust. .link! .This man Smith-. This .man!’

  Can’t you see that that is just what he is not?“.Eh?“.Smith ... is . . . not . . . a . . . man.“.Huh? Explain yourself, Captain.“.Smith is not a man. He is an intelligent creature with the genes13 and ancestryof a man, but he is not a man. He’s more a Martian than a man. Until wecame along he had never laid eyes on a human being. He thinks like aMartian, he feels like a Martian. He’s been brought up by a race which hasnothing in common with us. Why, they don’t even have sex. Smith has neverlaid eyes on a woman-still hasn’t if my orders have been carried out. He’s aman by ancestry14, a Martian by environment. Now, if you want to drive himcrazy and waste that .treasure trove of scientific information,’ call in your fatheadedprofessors and let them badger15 him. Don’t give him a chance to getwell and strong and used to this madhouse planet. Just go ahead andsqueeze him like an orange. It’s no skin off me; I’ve done my job!“The ensuing silence was broken smoothly16 by Secretary General Douglashimself. .And a good job, too, Captain. Your advice will be weighed, and beassured that we will not do anything hastily. If this man, or manMartian,Smith, needs a few days to get adjusted, I’m sure that science can wait-sotake it easy, Pete. Let’s table this part of the discussion, gentlemen, and geton to other matters. Captain van Tromp is tired.“.One thing won’t wait,“ said the Minister for Public Information.

  .Eh, Jock?“.If we don’t show the Man from Mars in the stereo tanks pretty shortly, you’llhave riots on your hands, Mr. Secretary.“.Hmm- You exaggerate, Jock. Mars stuff in the news, of course. Medecorating the captain and his brave crew-tomorrow, that had better be.

  Captain van Tromp telling of his experiences-after a night’s rest of course,Captain.“The minister shook his head.

  .No good, Jock?“.The public expected the expedition to bring back at least one real liveMartian for them to gawk at. Since they didn’t, we need Smith and need himbadly.“.’Live Martians?’“ Secretary General Douglas turned to Captain van Tromp.

  .You have movies of Martians, haven’t you?“.Thousands of feet.“.There’s your answer, Jock. When the live stuff gets thin, trot17 on the moviesof Martians. The people will love it. Now, Captain, about this possibility ofextraterritoriality: you say the Martians were not opposed to it?“.Well, no, sir-but they were not for it, either.“.I don’t follow you?“Captain van Tromp chewed his lip. .Sir, I don’t know just how to explain it.

  Talking with a Martian is something like talking with an echo. You don’t getany argument but you don’t get results either.“.Semantic difficulty? Perhaps you should have brought what’s-hisname, yoursemantician, with you today. Or is he waiting outside?“.Mahmoud, sir. No, Doctor Mahmoud is not well. A-a slight nervousbreakdown, sir.“ Van Tromp reflected that being dead drunk was the moralequivalent thereof.

  .Space happy?“.A little, perhaps.“ These damned groundhogs!

  .Well, fetch him around when he’s feeling himself. young man Smith shouldbe of help as an interpreter.“.Perhaps,“ van Tromp said doubtfully.

  This young man Smith was busy at that moment just staying alive. His body,unbearably compressed and weakened by the strange shape of space in thisunbelievable place, was at last somewhat relieved by the softness of the nestin which these others had placed him. He dropped the effort of sustaining it,and turned his third level to his respiration and heart beat.

  He saw at once that he was about to consume himself. His lungs werebeating almost as hard as they did at home, his heart was racing18 to distributethe influx19, ail20 in an attempt to cope with the squeezing of space-and this in asituation in which he was smothered21 by a poisonously rich and dangerouslyhot atmosphere. He took immediate22 steps.

  When his heart rate was down to twenty per minute and his respirationalmost imperceptible, he set them at that and watched himself long enoughto assure himself that he would not inadvertently discorporate while hisattention was elsewhere. When he was satisfied that they were runningproperly, he set a tiny portion of his second level on guard and withdrew therest of himself. It was necessary to review the configurations24 of these manynew events in order to fit them to himself, then cherish and praise them-lestthey swallow him up.

  Where should he start? When he had left home, enfolding these others whowere now his own nestlings? Or simply at his arrival in this crushed space?

  He was suddenly assaulted by the lights and sounds of that arrival, feeling itagain with mind-shaking pain. No, he was not yet ready to cherish andembrace that configuration-back! back! back beyond his first sight of theseothers who were now his own. Back even before the healing which hadfollowed his first grokking of the fact that he was not as his nestling brothers .

  . . back to the nest itself.

  None of his thinkings had been in Earth symbols. Simple English he hadfreshly learned to speak, but much less easily than a Hindu uses it to tradewith a Turk. Smith used English as one might use a code book, with tediousand imperfect translation for each symbol. Now his thoughts, pure Martianabstractions from half a million years of wildly alien culture, traveled so farfrom any human experience as to be utterly25 untranslatable.

  In the adjoining room an intern26, Dr. .Tad“ Thaddeus, was playing cribbagewith Tom Meechum, Smith’s special nurse. Thaddeus had one eye on hisdials and meters and both eyes on his cards; nevertheless he noted27 everyheart beat of his patient. When a flickering28 light changed from ninety-twopulsations per minute to less than twenty, he pushed the cards aside, jumpedto his feet, and hurried into Smith’s room with Meechum at his heels.

  The patient floated in the flexible skin of the hydraulic bed. He appeared tobe dead. Thaddeus swore briefly29 and snapped, .Get Doctor Nelson!“Meechum said, .Yessir!“ and added, .How about the shock gear, Doc?

  He’s far gone.“.Get Doctor Nelson!“The nurse rushed out. The interne examined the patient as closely aspossible but refrained from touching30 him. He was still doing so when an olderdoctor came in, walking with the labored31 awkwardness of a man long inspace and not yet adjusted to high gravity. .Well, Doctor?“.Patient’s respiration, temperature, and pulse dropped suddenly, uh, abouttwo minutes ago, sir.“.What have you done for him, or to him?“.Nothing, sir. Your instructions-.

  .Good.“ Nelson looked Smith over briefly, then studied the instruments backof the bed, twins of those in the watch room. .Let me know if there is anychange.“ He started to leave.

  Thaddeus looked startled. .But, Doctor-. He broke off.

  Nelson said grimly, .Go ahead, Doctor. What is your diagnosis32?“.Uh, I don’t wish to sound off about your patient, sir.“.Never mind. I asked for your diagnosis.“.Very well, sir. Shock-atypical, perhaps,“ he hedged, .but shock,leading to termination.“Nelson nodded. .Reasonable enough. But this isn’t a reasonable case.

  Relax, son. I’ve seen this patient in this condition half a dozen times duringthe trip back. It doesn’t mean a thing. Watch.“ Nelson lifted the patient’s rightarm, let it go. It stayed where he had left it.

  .Catalepsy?“ asked Thaddeus.

  .Call it that if you like. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it one. Don’t worryabout it, Doctor. There is nothing typical about this case. Just keep him frombeing bothered and call me if there is any change.“ He replaced Smith’s arm.

  When Nelson had left, Thaddeus took one more look at the patient, shook hishead and joined Meechum in the watch room. Meechum picked up his cardsand said, .Crib?“.No.“Meechuin waited, then added, .Doc, if you ask me, that one in there is a casefor the basket before morning.“.No one asked you.“.My mistake.“.Go out and have a cigarette with the guards. I want to think.“Meechum shrugged33 and left. Thaddeus opened a bottom drawer, took out abottle and poured himself a dose intended to help his thinking. Meechumjoined the guards in the corridor; they straightened up, then saw who it wasand relaxed. The taller marine3 said, .Howdy, pal34. What was the excitementjust now?“.Nothing much. The patient just had quintuplets and we were arguing aboutwhat to name them. Which one of you monkeys has got a butt35? And a light?“The other marine dug a pack of cigarettes out of a pocket. .How’re you fixedfor Suction?“ he asked bleakly36.

  .Just middlin’. Thanks.“ Meechum stuck the cigarette in his face and talkedaround it. .Honest to God, gentlemen, I don’t know anything about thispatient. I wish I did.“.What’s the idea of these orders about .Absolutely No Women’? Is he somekind of a sex maniac37?“.Not that I know of. All that I know is that they brought him in from theChampion and said that he was to have absolute quiet.“.’The Champion!’ .the first marine said. .Of course! That accounts for it.“.Accounts for what?“.It stands to reason. He ain’t had any, he ain’t seen any, he ain’t touchedany-for months. And he’s sick, see? If he was to lay hands on any, they’reafraid he’d kill hisself.“ He blinked and blew out a deep breath. .I’ll bet Iwould, under similar circumstances. No wonder they don’t want no bimsaround him.“Smith had been aware of the visit by the doctors but he had grokked at oncethat their intentions were benign38; it was not necessary for the major part ofhim to be jerked back from where he was.

  At the hour in the morning when human nurses slap patient’s faces with cold,wet cloths under the pretense39 of washing them, Smith returned from hisjourney. He speeded up his heart, increased his respiration, and again tooknote of his surroundings, viewing them with serenity40. He looked the roomover, noting without discrimination and with praise all its details, bothimportant and unimportant. He was, in fact, seeing it for the first time, as hehad been incapable41 of enfolding it when he had been brought there the daybefore. This commonplace room was not commonplace to him; there wasnothing remotely like it on all Mars, nor did it resemble the wedge-shaPed~metal-walled compartments42 of the Champion. But, having relived the eventslinking his nest to this place, he was now prepared to accept it, commend it,and in some degree to cherish it.

  He became aware that there was another living creature in the room withhim. A granddaddy longlegs was making a futile43 journey down from theceiling, spinning as it went. Smith watched it with delight and wondered if itwere a nestling form of man.

  Doctor Archer44 Frame, the interne who had relieved Thaddeus, walked in atthat moment. .Good morning,“ he said. .How do you feel?“Smith turned the question over in his mind. The first phrase he recognized asa formal sound, requiring no answer but which could be repeated-or mightnot be. The second phrase was listed in his mind with several possibletranslations. If Doctor Nelson used it, it meant one thing; if Captain vanTromp used it, it was a formal sound, needing no reply.

  He felt that dismay which so often overtook him in trying to communicate withthese creatures-a frightening sensation unknown to him before he met men.

  But he forced his body to remain calm and risked an answer. .Feel good.“.Good!“ the creature echoed. .Doctor Nelson will be along in a minute. Feellike some breakfast?“All four symbols in the query45 were in Smith’s vocabulary but he had troublebelieving that he had heard them rightly. He knew that he was food, but hedid not .feel like“ food. Nor had he had any warning that he might be selectedfor such an honor. He had not known that the food supply was such that itwas necessary to reduce the corporate23 group. He was filled with mild regret,since there was still so much to grok of these new events, but no reluctance46.

  But he was excused from the effort of translating an answer by the entranceof Dr. Nelson. The ship’s doctor had had little rest and less sleep; he wastedno time on speech but inspected Smith and the array of dials in silence.

  Then he turned to Smith. .Bowels47 move?“ he asked.

  Smith understood this; Nelson always asked about it. .No, not yet.“.We’ll take care of that. But first you eat. Orderly, fetch in that tray.“Nelson fed him two or three bites, then required him to hold the spoon andfeed himself. It was tiring but gave him a feeling of gay triumph, for it was thefirst unassisted action he had taken since reaching this oddly distorted space.

  He cleaned out the bowl and remembered to ask, .Who is this?“ so that hecould praise his benefactor48.

  .What is this, you mean,“ Nelson answered. .It’s a synthetic49 food jelly, basedon amino acids-and now you know as much as you did before. Finished? Allright, climb out of that bed.“.Beg pardon?“ It was an attention symbol which he had learned was usefulwhen communication failed.

  .I said get out of there. Sit up. Stand up. Walk around. You can do it. Sure,you’re weak as a kitten but you’ll never put on muscle floating in that bed.“Nelson opened a valve at the head of the bed; water drained out. Smithrestrained a feeling of insecurity, knowing that Nelson cherished him. Shortlyhe lay on the floor of the bed with the watertight cover wrinkled around him.

  Nelson added, .Doctor Frame, take his other elbow. We’ll have to help himand steady him.“With Dr. Nelson to encourage him and both of them to help him, Smith stoodup and stumbled over the rim5 of the bed. .Steady. Now stand up on yourown,“ Nelson directed. .Don’t be afraid. We’ll catch you if necessary.“He made the effort and stood alone-a slender young man withunderdeveloped muscles and overdeveloped chest. His hair had been cut inthe Champion and his whiskers removed and inhibited50. His most markedfeature was his bland51, expressionless, almost babyish face-set with eyeswhich would have seemed more at home in a man of ninety.

  He stood alone for a moment, trembling slightly, then tried to walk. Hemanaged three shuffling52 steps and broke into a sunny, childlike smile. .Goodboy!“ Nelson applauded.

  He tried another step, began to tremble violently and suddenly collapsed53.

  They barely managed to break his fall. .Damn!“ Nelson fumed54. .He’s goneinto another one. Here, help me lift him into the bed. No-fill it first.“Frame did so, cutting off the flow when the cover skin floated six inches fromthe top. They lugged55 him into it, awkwardly because he had frozen into thefoetal position. .Get a collar pillow under his neck,“ instructed Nelson, .andcall me when he comes out of it. No-let me sleep, I need it. Unless somethingworries you. We’ll walk him again this afternoon and tomorrow we’ll startsystematic exercise. In three months I’ll have him swinging through the treeslike a monkey. There’s nothing really wrong with him.“.Yes, Doctor,“ Frame answered doubtfully.

  .Oh, yes, when he comes out of it, teach him how to use the bathroom. Havethe nurse help you; I don’t Want him to fall.“.Yes, sir. Uh, any particular method-I mean, how-.

  .Eh? Show him, of course! Demonstrate. He probably won’t understandmuch that you say to him, but he’s bright as a whip. He’ll be bathing himselfby the end of the week.“Smith ate lunch without help. Presently a male orderly came in to remove histray. The man glanced around, then came to the bed and leaned over him.

  .Listen,“ he said in a low voice, .I’ve got a fat proposition for you.“.Beg pardon?“.A deal, a bargain, a way for you to make a lot of money fast and easy.“.’Money?’ What is .money’?“.Never mind the philosophy; everybody needs money. Now listen I’ll have totalk fast because I can’t stay in here long-and it’s taken a lot of fixing to getme in here at all. I represent Peerless Features. We’ll pay you sixty thousandfor your exclusive story and it won’t be a bit of trouble to you-we’ve got thebest ghost writers in the business. You just talk and answer questions; theyput it together.“ He whipped out a piece of paper. .Just read this and sign it.

  I’ve got the down payment with me.“Smith accepted the paper, stared thoughtfully at it, holding it upside down.

  The man looked at him and muffled56 an exclamation57. .Lordyl Don’t you readEnglish?“Smith understood this well enough to answer. .No.“.Well- Here, I’ll read it to you, then you just put your thumb print in the squareand I’ll witness it. .I, the undersigned, Valentine Michael Smith, sometimesknown as the Man from Mars, do grant and assign to Peerless Features,Limited, all and exclusive rights in my true-fact story to be titled I Was aPrisoner on Mars in exchange for-.

  .Orderly!“Dr. Frame was standing58 in the door of the watch room; the paperdisappeared into the man’s clothes. .Coming, sir. I was just getting this tray.“.What were you reading?“.Nothing.“.I saw you. Never mind, come out of there quickly. This patient is not to bedisturbed.“ The man obeyed; Dr. Frame closed the door behind them. Smithlay motionless for the next half hour, but try as he might he could not grok itat all.


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1 suite MsMwB     
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员
参考例句:
  • She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
  • That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。
2 hydraulic AcDzt     
adj.水力的;水压的,液压的;水力学的
参考例句:
  • The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
  • A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。
3 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵
参考例句:
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
4 testily df69641c1059630ead7b670d16775645     
adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地
参考例句:
  • He reacted testily to reports that he'd opposed military involvement. 有报道称他反对军队参与,对此他很是恼火。 来自柯林斯例句
5 rim RXSxl     
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界
参考例句:
  • The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
  • She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。
6 interfere b5lx0     
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
参考例句:
  • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
  • When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
7 trove 5pIyp     
n.被发现的东西,收藏的东西
参考例句:
  • He assembled a rich trove of Chinese porcelain.他收集了一批中国瓷器。
  • The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。
8 caliber JsFzO     
n.能力;水准
参考例句:
  • They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
  • We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。
9 acceleration ff8ya     
n.加速,加速度
参考例句:
  • All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
  • He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。
10 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳,劳累
参考例句:
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
11 respiration us7yt     
n.呼吸作用;一次呼吸;植物光合作用
参考例句:
  • They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.他们试做人工呼吸,可是无效。
  • They made frequent checks on his respiration,pulse and blood.他们经常检查他的呼吸、脉搏和血液。
12 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
13 genes 01914f8eac35d7e14afa065217edd8c0     
n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因,所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
14 ancestry BNvzf     
n.祖先,家世
参考例句:
  • Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
  • He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。
15 badger PuNz6     
v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠
参考例句:
  • Now that our debts are squared.Don't badger me with them any more.我们的债务两清了。从此以后不要再纠缠我了。
  • If you badger him long enough,I'm sure he'll agree.只要你天天纠缠他,我相信他会同意。
16 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
17 trot aKBzt     
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
参考例句:
  • They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
  • The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。
18 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
19 influx c7lxL     
n.流入,注入
参考例句:
  • The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
  • Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施,因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。
20 ail lVAze     
v.生病,折磨,苦恼
参考例句:
  • It may provide answers to some of the problems that ail America.这一点可能解答困扰美国的某些问题。
  • Seek your sauce where you get your ail.心痛还须心药治。
21 smothered b9bebf478c8f7045d977e80734a8ed1d     
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
参考例句:
  • He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
  • The fire is smothered by ashes. 火被灰闷熄了。
22 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
23 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
24 configurations 86f23519571eb918e8812e1979d55409     
n.[化学]结构( configuration的名词复数 );构造;(计算机的)配置;构形(原子在分子中的相对空间位置)
参考例句:
  • Such configurations, obtained theoretically by calculation, are called models of a star. 通过理论计算得到的恒星结构称为恒星模型。 来自辞典例句
  • The other two configurations have overriding advantages for special applications. 其它两种接法对特殊应用具有突出的优点。 来自辞典例句
25 utterly ZfpzM1     
adv.完全地,绝对地
参考例句:
  • Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
  • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
26 intern 25BxJ     
v.拘禁,软禁;n.实习生
参考例句:
  • I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
  • The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。
27 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
28 flickering wjLxa     
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
参考例句:
  • The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
  • The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。
29 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
30 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。
31 labored zpGz8M     
adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
参考例句:
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
  • They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
32 diagnosis GvPxC     
n.诊断,诊断结果,调查分析,判断
参考例句:
  • His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。
33 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
34 pal j4Fz4     
n.朋友,伙伴,同志;vi.结为友
参考例句:
  • He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
  • Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着,小子,我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。
35 butt uSjyM     
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
参考例句:
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
36 bleakly 8f18268e48ecc5e26c0d285b03e86130     
无望地,阴郁地,苍凉地
参考例句:
  • The windows of the house stared bleakly down at her. 那座房子的窗户居高临下阴森森地对着她。
  • He stared at me bleakly and said nothing. 他阴郁地盯着我,什么也没说。
37 maniac QBexu     
n.精神癫狂的人;疯子
参考例句:
  • Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意!那个人开车像个疯子一样!
  • You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子,你用炸弹恐吓她!
38 benign 2t2zw     
adj.善良的,慈祥的;良性的,无危险的
参考例句:
  • The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
  • Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。
39 pretense yQYxi     
n.矫饰,做作,借口
参考例句:
  • You can't keep up the pretense any longer.你无法继续伪装下去了。
  • Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。
40 serenity fEzzz     
n.宁静,沉着,晴朗
参考例句:
  • Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤,但仍使人感觉安详。
  • She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。
41 incapable w9ZxK     
adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
参考例句:
  • He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
  • Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
42 compartments 4e9d78104c402c263f5154f3360372c7     
n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 );(列车车厢的)隔间;(家具或设备等的)分隔间;隔层
参考例句:
  • Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 futile vfTz2     
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的
参考例句:
  • They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败,他们全部被杀,无一幸免。
  • Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。
44 archer KVxzP     
n.射手,弓箭手
参考例句:
  • The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
  • The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
45 query iS4xJ     
n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑
参考例句:
  • I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
  • They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。
46 reluctance 8VRx8     
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
参考例句:
  • The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
  • He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
47 bowels qxMzez     
n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处
参考例句:
  • Salts is a medicine that causes movements of the bowels. 泻盐是一种促使肠子运动的药物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cabins are in the bowels of the ship. 舱房设在船腹内。 来自《简明英汉词典》
48 benefactor ZQEy0     
n. 恩人,行善的人,捐助人
参考例句:
  • The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。
  • The first thing I did, was to recompense my original benefactor, my good old captain. 我所做的第一件事, 就是报答我那最初的恩人, 那位好心的老船长。
49 synthetic zHtzY     
adj.合成的,人工的;综合的;n.人工制品
参考例句:
  • We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
  • It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。
50 inhibited Fqvz0I     
a.拘谨的,拘束的
参考例句:
  • Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems. 男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。
  • Having been laughed at for his lameness,the boy became shy and inhibited. 那男孩因跛脚被人讥笑,变得羞怯而压抑。
51 bland dW1zi     
adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的
参考例句:
  • He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
  • This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。
52 shuffling 03b785186d0322e5a1a31c105fc534ee     
adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
53 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
54 fumed e5b9aff6742212daa59abdcc6c136e16     
愤怒( fume的过去式和过去分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟
参考例句:
  • He fumed with rage because she did not appear. 因为她没出现,所以他大发雷霆。
  • He fumed and fretted and did not know what was the matter. 他烦躁,气恼,不知是怎么回事。
55 lugged 7fb1dd67f4967af8775a26954a9353c5     
vt.用力拖拉(lug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • She lugged the heavy case up the stairs. 她把那只沉甸甸的箱子拖上了楼梯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They used to yell that at football when you lugged the ball. 踢足球的时候,逢着你抢到球,人们总是对你这样嚷嚷。 来自辞典例句
56 muffled fnmzel     
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
参考例句:
  • muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
  • There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 exclamation onBxZ     
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
参考例句:
  • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
  • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号,以引起读者的注意。
58 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。


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