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JUBAL HARSHAW DID NOT WAIT for Gillian to dig her problem child out ofthe pool; he left instructions for Dorcas to be given a sedative1 and hurried tohis study, leaving Anne to explain (or not explain) the events of the last tenminutes. .Front!“ he called out over his shoulder.

  Miriam turned and caught up with him. .I guess I must be .front,’“ she saidbreathlessly. .But, Boss, what in the-.

  .Girl, not one word.“.But, Boss-.

  .Zip it, I said. Miriam, about a week from now we’ll all sit down and get Anneto tell us what we really did see. But right now everybody and his cousins willbe phoning here and reporters will be crawling out of the trees-and I’ve got tomake a couple of calls first. I need help. Are you the sort of useless femalewho comes unstuck when she’s needed? That reminds me- Make a note todock Dorcas’s pay for the time she spent having hysterics.“Miriam gasped2. .Boss! You just dare do that and every single one of us willquit cold!“.Nonsense.“.I mean it. Quit picking on Dorcas. Why, I would have had hysterics myself ifshe hadn’t beaten me to it.“ She added, .I think I’ll have hysterics now.“Harshaw grinned. .You do and I’ll spank3 you. All right, put Dorcas down for abonus for .extra hazardous4 duty.’ Put all of you down for a bonus. Me,especially. I earned it.“.All right. But who pays your bonus?“.The taxpayers5, of course. We’ll find a way to clip- Damn!“ They had reachedhis study door; the telephone was already demanding attention. He slid intothe seat in front of it and keyed in. .Harshaw speaking. Who the devil areyou?“.Skip the routine, Doc,“ a face answered cheerfully. .You haven’t frightenedme in years. How’s everything going?“Harshaw recognized the face as belonging to Thomas Mackenzie, productionmanager-in-chief for New World Networks; he mellowed6 slightly. .Wellenough, Tom. But I’m rushed as can be, so-.

  .You’re rushed? Come try my forty-eight-hour day. I’ll make it brief. Do youstill think you are going to have something for us? I don’t mind the expensiveequipment you’ve got tied up; I can overhead that. But business is businessandI have to pay three full crews just to stand by for your signal. Union rulesyouknow how it is. I want to do you any favor I can. We’ve used lots of yourscript in the past and we expect to use still more in the future-but I’mbeginning to wonder what I’m going to tell our comptroller.“Harshaw stared at him. .Don’t you think the spot coverage7 you just got wasenough to pay the freight?“.What spot coverage?“A few minutes later Harshaw said good-by and switched off, having beenconvinced that New World Networks had seen nothing of recent events at hishome. He stalled off Mackenzie’s questions about it, because he wasdismally certain that a factual recital8 would simply convince Mackenzie thatpoor old Harshaw had at last gone to pieces. Nor could Harshaw haveblamed him.

  Instead they agreed that, if nothing worth picking up happened in the nexttwenty-four hours, New World could break the linkage9 and remove theircameras and other equipment.

  As the screen cleared Harshaw ordered, .Get Larry. Have him fetch thatpanic button-Anne probably has it.“ He then started making another call,followed it with a third. By the time Larry arrived, Harshaw was convinced thatno network had been watching when the Special Service squads10 attemptedto raid his home. It was not necessary to check on whether or not the twodozen .hold“ messages that he had recorded had been sent; their deliverydepended on the same signal that had failed to reach the news channels.

  As he turned away from the phone Larry offered him the .panic button“portable radio link. .You wanted this, Boss?“.I just wanted to sneer12 at it and see if it sneered13 back. Larry, let this be alesson to us: never trust any machinery14 more complicated than a knife andfork.“.Okay. Anything else?“.Larry, is there a way to check that dingus and see if it’s working properly?

  Without actually hauling three networks out of their beds, I mean?“.Sure. The techs set up the transceiver down in the shop and it’s got a switchon it for that very purpose. Throw the switch, push the button; a light comeson. To test on through, you simply call .em, right from the transceiver and tell.em you want a hot test clear through to the cameras and back to the monitorstations.“.And suppose the test shows that we aren’t getting through? If the trouble ishere, can you spot what’s wrong?“.Well, I might,“ Larry said doubtfully, .if it wasn’t anything more than a looseconnection. But Duke is the electron pusher around here- I’m more theintellectual type.“.I know, son-I’m not too bright about practical matters, either. Well, do thebest you can. Let me know.“.Anything else, Jubal?“.Yes, if you see the man who invented the wheel, send him up; I want to givehim a piece of my mind. Meddler15!“Jubal spent the next few minutes in umbilical contemplation. He consideredthe possibility that Duke had sabotaged16 the .panic button“ but rejected thethought as time wasting, if not unworthy. He allowed himself to wonder for amoment just what had really happened down in his garden and how the ladhad done it-from ten feet under water. For he had no doubt that the Man fromMars had been behind those impossible shenanigans.

  Admittedly, what he had seen only the day before in this very room was justas intellectually stupefying as these later events-but the emotional impactwas something else. A mouse was as much a miracle of biology as was anelephant; nevertheless there was an important difference -an elephant wasbigger.

  To see an empty carton, just rubbish, disappear in midair logically implied thepossibility that a squad11 car full of men could vanish in the same fashion. Butone event kicked your teeth in-the other didn’t.

  Well, he wasn’t going to waste tears on those Cossacks. Jubal conceded thatcops qua cops were all right; he had met a number of honest cops in his life .

  . . and even a fee-splitting village constable17 did not deserve to be snuffed outlike a candle. The Coast Guard was a fine example of what cops ought to beand frequently were.

  But to be a member of the S.& squads a man had to have larceny18 in his heartand sadism in his soul. Gestapo. Storm troopers in the service of whateverpolitico was in power. Jubal longed for the good old days when a lawyercould cite the Bill of Rights and not have some over-riding Federation19 trickerydefeat him.

  Never mind- What would logically happen now? Heinrich’s task forcecertainly had had radio contact with its base; ergo, its loss would be noted20, ifonly by silence. Shortly more S.S. troops would come looking for them-werealready headed this way if that second car had been chopped off in themiddle of an action report. .Miriam-.

  .Yes, Boss.“.I want Mike, Jill, and Anne here at once. Then find Larry-in the shop,probably-and both of you come to the house, lock all doors, and all groundfloor windows.“.More trouble?“.Get movin’, gal21.“If the S.S. apes showed up again-no, when they showed up-they probablywould not have duplicate warrants. If their leader was silly enough to breakinto a locked house without a warrant, well, he might have to turn Mike looseon them. But this blind warfare22 of attrition had to be stopped-which meantthat Jubal simply had to get through to the Secretary General.

  How?

  Call the Executive Palace again? Heinrich had probably been telling thesimple truth when he said that a renewed attempt would simply be referred toHeinrich-or to whatever 5.5. boss was now warming that chair that Heinrichwould never need again. Well? It would surely surprise them to have a manthey had sent a squad to arrest blandly23 phoning in, face to face-he might beable to bull his way all the way up to the top. Commandant What’s-his-name,chap with a face like a well-fed ferret, Twitchell. And certainly thecommanding officer of the S.S. buckos would have direct access to the boss.

  No good. You had to have a feeling for what makes the frog jump. It would bea waste of breath to tell a man who believes in guns that you’ve gotsomething better than guns and that he can’t arrest you and might as wellgive up trying. Twitchell would keep on throwing men and guns at them till heran out of both-but he would never admit he couldn’t bring in a man whoselocation was known.

  Well, when you couldn’t use the front door you got yourself slipped in throughthe back door-elementary politics. Jubal regretted mildly that he had ignoredpolitics the last quarter century or so. Damn it, he needed Ben Caxton-Benwould know who had keys to the back door . - - and Jubal would knowsomebody who knew one of them.

  But Ben’s absence was the whole reason for this silly donkey derby. Since hecouldn’t ask Ben, whom did he know who would know?

  Hell’s halfwit, he had just been talking to one! Jubal turned back to the phoneand tried to raise Tom Mackenzie again, running into only three layers ofinterference on the way, all of whom knew him and passed him along quickly.

  While he was doing this, his staff and the Man from Mars came in; Jubalignored them and they sat down, Miriam first stopping to write on a scratchpad: .Doors and windows locked.“Jubal nodded to her and wrote below it: .Larry-panic button?“ then said to thescreen, .Tom, sorry to bother you again.“.A pleasure, Jubal.“.Tom, if you wanted to talk to Secretary General Douglas, how would yougo about it?“.Eh? I’d phone his press secretary, Jim Sanforth. Or possibly Jock Dumont,depending on what I wanted. But I wouldn’t talk to the Secretary General atall. Jim would handle it.“.But suppose you wanted to talk to Douglas himself.“.Why, I’d tell Jim and let him arrange it. Be quicker just to tell Jim myproblem, though; it might be a day or two before he could squeeze me in . . .

  and even then I might be bumped for something more urgent. Look, Jubal,the network is useful to the administration-and we know it and they know it.

  But we don’t presume on it unnecessarily.“.Tom ... assume that it is necessary. Suppose you just had to speak toDouglas. Right now. Not next week. In the next ten minutes.“Mackenzie’s eyebrows25 went up. .Well - . - if I just had to, I would explain toJim why it was so urgent-.

  .No.“.Be reasonable.“.No. That’s just what I can’t be. Assume that you had caught Jim Sanforthstealing the spoons, so you couldn’t tell him what the emergency was. Butyou had to speak to Douglas immediately.“Mackenzie sighed. .I suppose I would tell Jim that I simply had to talk to theboss . - . and that if I wasn’t put through to him right away, the administrationwould never get another trace of support from the network, Politely, ofcourse. But make him understand that I meant it. Sanforth is nobody’s fool;he would never serve his own head up on a platter.“.Okay, Tom, do it.“.Huh?“.Leave this call on. Call the Palace on another instrument-and have yourboys ready to cut me in instantly. I’ve got to talk to the Secretary Generalright now!“Mackenzie looked pained. .Jubal, old friend-.

  .Meaning you won’t.“.Meaning I can’t. You’ve dreamed up a hypothetical situation in which apardonme-major executive of an intercontinental network could speak to theSecretary General under conditions of dire24 necessity. But I can’t hand thisentrée over to somebody else. Look, Jubal, I respect you. Besides that, youare probably four of the six most popular writers alive today. The networkwould hate to lose you and we are painfully aware that you Won’t let us tieyou down to a contract. But I can’t do it, even to please you. You must realizethat one does not telephone the World chief of government unless he wantsto speak to you.“.Suppose I do sign an exclusive seven-year contract?“Mackenzie looked as if his teeth hurt, .I still couldn’t do it. I’d lose my job-andyou would still have to carry out your contract.“Jubal considered calling Mike over into the instrument’s visual pickup26 andnaming him. He discarded the idea at once. Mackenzie’s own program meshad run the fake .Man from Mars’ interviews-and Mackenzie was eithercrooked and in on the hoax27 . . . or he was honest, as Jubal thought he was,and simply would not believe that he himself had been hoaxed28. .All right,Tom, I won’t twist your arm. But you know your way around in thegovernment better than I do. Who calls Douglas whenever he likes-and getshim? I don’t mean Sanforth“.No one.“.Damn it, no man lives in a vacuum! There must be at least a dozen peoplewho can phone him and not get brushed off by a secretary.“.Some of his cabinet, I suppose. And not all of them.“.I don’t know any of them, either; I’ve been out of touch. But I don’t meanprofessional politicos. Who knows him so well that they can call him on aprivate line and invite him to play poker29?“.Umm ... you don’t want much, do you? Well, there’s Jake Allenby. Not theactor, the other Jake Allenby. Oil.“.I’ve met him. He doesn’t like me. I don’t like him. He knows it.“.Douglas doesn’t have very many intimate friends. His wife ratherdiscourages-.- Say, Jubal - . . how do you feel about astrology?“.Never touch the stuff. Prefer brandy.“.Well, that’s a matter of taste. But-see here, Jubal, if you ever let on toanyone that I told you this, I’ll cut your lying throat with one of your ownmanuscripts.“.Noted. Agreed. Proceed.“.Well, Agnes Douglas does touch the stuff.., and I know where she gets it.

  Her astrologer can call Mrs. Douglas at any time-and, believe you me, Mrs.Douglas has the ear of the Secretary General whenever she chooses. Youcan call her astrologer - . . and the rest is up to you.“.I don’t seem to recall any astrologers on my Christmas card list,“ Jubalanswered dubiously30. .What’s his name?“.Her. And you might try crossing her palm with silver in convincingdenominations. Her name is Madame Alexandra Vesant. WashingtonExchange. That’s V, E, S, A, N, T.“.I’ve got it,“ Jubal said happily. .And, Tom, you’ve done me a world ofgood!“.Hope so. Anything for the network soon?“.Hold it.“ Jubal glanced at a note Miriam had placed at his elbow somemoments ago. It read: .Larry says the transceiver won’t trans-and he doesn’tknow why.“ Jubal went on, .That spot coverage failed earlier through atransceiver failure here-and I don’t have anyone who can repair it.“.I’ll send somebody.“.Thanks. Thanks twice.“Jubal switched off, placed the call by name and instructed the operator to usehush & scramble31 if the number was equipped to take it. It was, not to hissurprise. Very quickly Madame Vesant’s dignified32 features appeared in hisscreen. He grinned at her and called, .Hey, Rube!“She looked startled, then looked more closely. .Why, Doe Harshaw, you oldscoundrel! Lord love you, it’s good to see you. Where have you been hiding?“.Just that, Becky-hiding. The clowns are after me.“Becky Vesey didn’t ask why; she answered instantly, .What can I do to help?

  Do you need money?“.I’ve got plenty of money, Becky, but thanks a lot. Money won’t help; I’m inmuch more serious trouble than that-and I don’t think anyone can help mebut the Secretary General himself, Mr. Douglas. I need to talk to him-andright away. Now - . . or even sooner.“She looked blank. .That’s tall order, Doc.“.Becky, I know it is-because I’ve been trying for a week to get through to him. . and I can’t. But don’t you get mixed up in it yourself, Becky . . . because,girl, I’m hotter than a smoky bearing. I just took a chance that you might beable to advise me-a phone number, maybe, where I could reach him. But Idon’t want you to mix into it personally. You’d get hurt-and I’d never be ableto look the Professor in the eye if I ever meet him again . . . God rest hissoul.“.I know what the Professor would want me to do!“ she said sharply. .So let’sknock off the nonsense, Doc. The Professor always swore that you were theonly sawbones fit to carve people; the rest were butchers. He never forgotthat time in Elkton.“.Now, Becky, we won’t bring that up. I was paid.“.You saved his life.“.I did no such thing. It was his rugged33 constitution and his will to fight backandyour nursing.“.Uh ... Doc, we’re wasting time. Just how hot are you?“.They’re throwing the book at me ... and anybody near me is going to getsplashed. There’s a warrant out for me-a Federation warrant- and they knowwhere I am and I can’t run. It will be served any minute now . . . and Mr.

  Douglas is the only person who can stop it.“.You’ll be sprung. I guarantee that.“.Becky, I’m sure you would. But it might take a few hours. It’s that .back room’

  I’m afraid of, Becky. I’m too old for a session in the back room.“.But- Oh, goodness! Doe, can’t you give me some details? I really ought tocast a horoscope on you, then I’d know what to do. You’re Mercury, ofcourse, since you’re a doctor. But if I knew what house to look in to find yourtrouble, I could do better.“.Girl, there isn’t time for that. But thanks.“ Jubal thought rapidly. Whom totrust? And when? .Becky, just knowing could put you in as much trouble as Iam in . . . unless I convince Mr. Douglas.“.Tell me, Doc. I’ve never taken a powder at a clem yet-and you knowit.“.All right. So I’m .Mercury.’ But the trouble lies in Mars.“She looked at him sharply. .How?“.You’ve seen the news. You know that the Man from Mars is supposed to bemaking a retreat some place high up in the Andes. Well, he’s not. That’s justto hoax the yokels34.“Becky seemed startled but not quite as Jubal had expected her to be. .Justwhere do you figure in this, Doc?“.Becky, there are people all over this sorry planet who want to lay hands onthat boy. They want to use him, they want to make him geek for them, theirway. But he’s my client and I don’t propose to hold still for it. If I can help it.

  But my only chance is to talk with Mr. Douglas himself, face to face.“.The Man from Mars is your client? You can turn him up?“.Yes. But only to Mr. Douglas. You know how it is Becky-the mayor can be agood Joe, kind to children and dogs. But he doesn’t necessarily knoweverything his town clowns are up to-especially if they haul a man in and takehim into that back room.“She nodded. .I’ve had my troubles with cops. Cops!“.So I need to dicker with Mr. Douglas before they haul me in.“.All you want is to talk to him on the telephone?“.Yes. If you can swing it. Here, let me give you my number-and I’ll be sittingright here, hoping for a call . . . until they pick me up. If you can’t swing it . . .

  thanks anyway, Becky, thanks a lot. I’ll know you tried.“.Don’t switch off!“ she said sharply.

  .Eh?“.Keep the circuit, Doc, while I see what I can do. If I have any luck, they canpatch right through this phone and save time. So hold on.“ Madame Vesantleft the screen without saying good-by, then called Agnes Douglas. Shespoke with calm confidence, pointing out to Agnes that this was precisely35 thedevelopment foretold36 by the stars-and exactly on schedule. Now had comethe critical instant when Agnes must guide and sustain her husband, using allher womanly wit and wisdom to see that he acted wisely and without delay.

  .Agnes dear, this configuration37 will not be repeated in a thousand years-Mars, Venus and Mercury in perfect trine, just as Venus reaches themeridian, making Venus dominant39. Thus you see-.

  .Allie, what do the Stars tell me to do? You know I don’t understand thescientific part.“This was hardly surprising, since the described relationship did not obtain atthe moment. Madame Vesant had not had time to compute40 a new horoscopeand was improvising41. But she was untroubled by it; she was speaking a.higher truth,“ giving good advice and helping42 her friends. To be able to helptwo friends at once made Becky Vesey especially happy. .Dear, you really dounderstand it, you have born talent for it. You are Venus, as always, andMars is reinforced, being both your husband and that young man Smith forthe duration of this crisis. Mercury is Dr. Harshaw. To offset43 the imbalancecaused by the reinforcement of Mars, Venus must sustain Mercury until thecrisis is past. But you have very little time for it; Venus waxes in influenceuntil reaching meridian38, only seven minutes from now-after that yourinfluence will decline. You must act quickly.“.You should have warned me sooner.“.My dear, I have been waiting here by my phone all thy, ready to actinstantly. The Stars tell us the nature of each crisis; they never tell us thedetails. But there is still time. I have Dr. Harshaw waiting on the telephonehere; all that is necessary is to bring them face to face-if possible beforeVenus reaches meridian.“.Well- All right, Allie. I’ve got to dig Joseph out of some silly conference but I’llget him. Keep this line open. Give me the number of the phone you have thisDoctor Rackshaw on-or can you transfer the call there?“.I can switch it over here. Just get Mr. Douglas. Hurry, dear.“.I will.“When Agnes Douglas’ face left the screen, Becky went to still another phone.

  Her profession required ample phone service; it was her largest singlebusiness expense. Humming happily she called her broker44.


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1 sedative 9DgzI     
adj.使安静的,使镇静的;n. 镇静剂,能使安静的东西
参考例句:
  • After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.服用了镇静剂后,她能够入睡了。
  • Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.琥珀沐浴油有镇静安神效用。
2 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》
3 spank NFFzE     
v.打,拍打(在屁股上)
参考例句:
  • Be careful.If you don't work hard,I'll spank your bottom.你再不好好学习,小心被打屁股。
  • He does it very often.I really get mad.I can't help spank him sometimes.他经常这样做。我很气愤。有时候我忍不住打他的屁股。
4 hazardous Iddxz     
adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的
参考例句:
  • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
  • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
5 taxpayers 8fa061caeafce8edc9456e95d19c84b4     
纳税人,纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
  • She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
6 mellowed 35508a1d6e45828f79a04d41a5d7bf83     
(使)成熟( mellow的过去式和过去分词 ); 使色彩更加柔和,使酒更加醇香
参考例句:
  • She's mellowed over the years. 这些年来他变得成熟了。
  • The colours mellowed as the sun went down. 随着太阳的落去,色泽变得柔和了。
7 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
8 recital kAjzI     
n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
参考例句:
  • She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
  • I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
9 linkage l01xl     
n.连接;环节
参考例句:
  • In their monographic treatment of linkage,they have emphasized this especially.他们在论连锁的专题文章中特别强调了这点。
  • Occasionally,problems with block inheritance or linkage are encountered.有时会遇到区段遗传或连锁问题。
10 squads 8619d441bfe4eb21115575957da0ba3e     
n.(军队中的)班( squad的名词复数 );(暗杀)小组;体育运动的运动(代表)队;(对付某类犯罪活动的)警察队伍
参考例句:
  • Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
  • Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句
11 squad 4G1zq     
n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句:
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
12 sneer YFdzu     
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
参考例句:
  • He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
  • You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻,但很多人喜欢这种音乐。
13 sneered 0e3b5b35e54fb2ad006040792a867d9f     
讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
  • It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。
14 machinery CAdxb     
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
参考例句:
  • Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗?
  • Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
15 meddler f6c9dbbecb54071a3d3fe2f2c9725861     
n.爱管闲事的人,干涉者
参考例句:
  • "I know you, you scoundrel! I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler." “我知道你,这个恶棍。我以前听过你。你是福尔摩斯,爱管闲事的人。” 来自互联网
16 sabotaged 033e2d75029aeb415d2358fe4bf61adb     
阴谋破坏(某事物)( sabotage的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. 供水主管道被叛乱分子蓄意破坏了。
  • They had no competition because competitors found their trucks burned and sabotaged. 他们之所以没有竞争对象,那是因为竞争对象老是发现自己的卡车遭火烧或被破坏。 来自教父部分
17 constable wppzG     
n.(英国)警察,警官
参考例句:
  • The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
  • The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气,不肯冒起火来。
18 larceny l9pzc     
n.盗窃(罪)
参考例句:
  • The man was put in jail for grand larceny.人因重大盗窃案而被监禁。
  • It was an essential of the common law crime of larceny.它是构成普通法中的盗窃罪的必要条件。
19 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
参考例句:
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
20 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。
21 gal 56Zy9     
n.姑娘,少女
参考例句:
  • We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
  • What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么?
22 warfare XhVwZ     
n.战争(状态);斗争;冲突
参考例句:
  • He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
  • Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。
23 blandly f411bffb7a3b98af8224e543d5078eb9     
adv.温和地,殷勤地
参考例句:
  • There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly. 布里斯托尔有那么一帮人为此恨透了布兰德利。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • \"Maybe you could get something in the stage line?\" he blandly suggested. “也许你能在戏剧这一行里找些事做,\"他和蔼地提议道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
24 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
参考例句:
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
25 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
26 pickup ANkxA     
n.拾起,获得
参考例句:
  • I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。
27 hoax pcAxs     
v.欺骗,哄骗,愚弄;n.愚弄人,恶作剧
参考例句:
  • They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
  • They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
28 hoaxed c9160958abc12b7aef2548a13be66727     
v.开玩笑骗某人,戏弄某人( hoax的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They hoaxed me into believing it. 他们哄骗得我相信它。 来自辞典例句
  • I was hoaxed into believing their story. 我上了当,还以为他们的玩笑是真的呢。 来自辞典例句
29 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克;vt.烙制
参考例句:
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌,把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了,可以玩些花样。
30 dubiously dubiously     
adv.可疑地,怀疑地
参考例句:
  • "What does he have to do?" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事?”琴向觉民问道,她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper. 他很快地走出去,撇下侍者头儿半信半疑地瞪着这张薄薄的蓝纸。 来自辞典例句
31 scramble JDwzg     
v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料
参考例句:
  • He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
  • It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。
32 dignified NuZzfb     
a.可敬的,高贵的
参考例句:
  • Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
  • He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
33 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
参考例句:
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
34 yokels 758e976de0fa4f73342648b517a84274     
n.乡下佬,土包子( yokel的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The quaint field noises, the yokels'whistling, and the splash of water-fowl, each seemed to him enchanted. 那种新奇的,田野上的喧声,那种庄稼汉打着的唿哨,那种水禽的溅水声,他觉得每一样都是令人销魂的。 来自辞典例句
  • One of the local yokels helped me change the tire. 一个乡巴佬帮我换了车胎。 来自互联网
35 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
36 foretold 99663a6d5a4a4828ce8c220c8fe5dccc     
v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定:他,为了信守一个盟誓/就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
37 configuration nYpyb     
n.结构,布局,形态,(计算机)配置
参考例句:
  • Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
  • Prices range from $119 to $199,depending on the particular configuration.价格因具体配置而异,从119美元至199美元不等。
38 meridian f2xyT     
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
参考例句:
  • All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
  • He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。
39 dominant usAxG     
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
参考例句:
  • The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
  • She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
40 compute 7XMyQ     
v./n.计算,估计
参考例句:
  • I compute my losses at 500 dollars.我估计我的损失有五百元。
  • The losses caused by the floods were beyond compute.洪水造成的损失难以估量。
41 improvising 2fbebc2a95625e75b19effa2f436466c     
即兴创作(improvise的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • I knew he was improvising, an old habit of his. 我知道他是在即兴发挥,这是他的老习惯。
  • A few lecturers have been improvising to catch up. 部分讲师被临时抽调以救急。
42 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
43 offset mIZx8     
n.分支,补偿;v.抵消,补偿
参考例句:
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
44 broker ESjyi     
n.中间人,经纪人;v.作为中间人来安排
参考例句:
  • He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
  • I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。


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