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And yet he thinks,---ha, ha, ha, ha,---he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will. Well, let it be; through all the maze1 of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I'll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say 'tis wrong? Basil, a Tragedy

No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes2 of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered3 members of Prince John's cabal4. Few of these were attached to him from inclination5, and none from personal regard. It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects7 of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed. To the young and wild nobles, he held out the prospect6 of unpunished license8 and uncontrolled revelry; to the ambitious, that of power, and to the covetous9, that of increased wealth and extended domains10. The leaders of the mercenaries received a donation in gold; an argument the most persuasive11 to their minds, and without which all others would have proved in vain. Promises were still more liberally distributed than money by this active agent; and, in fine, nothing was left undone12 that could determine the wavering, or animate13 the disheartened. The return of King Richard he spoke14 of as an event altogether beyond the reach of probability; yet, when he observed, from the doubtful looks and uncertain answers which he received, that this was the apprehension15 by which the minds of his accomplices16 were most haunted, he boldly treated that event, should it really take place, as one which ought not to alter their political calculations.

"If Richard returns," said Fitzurse, "he returns to enrich his needy17 and impoverished18 crusaders at the expense of those who did not follow him to the Holy Land. He returns to call to a fearful reckoning, those who, during his absence, have done aught that can be construed19 offence or encroachment20 upon either the laws of the land or the privileges of the crown. He returns to avenge21 upon the Orders of the Temple and the Hospital, the preference which they showed to Philip of France during the wars in the Holy Land. He returns, in fine, to punish as a rebel every adherent22 of his brother Prince John. Are ye afraid of his power?" continued the artful confident of that Prince, "we acknowledge him a strong and valiant23 knight24; but these are not the days of King Arthur, when a champion could encounter an army. If Richard indeed comes back, it must be alone,---unfollowed---unfriended. The bones of his gallant25 army have whitened the sands of Palestine. The few of his followers26 who have returned have straggled hither like this Wilfred of Ivanhoe, beggared and broken men.---And what talk ye of Richard's right of birth?" he proceeded, in answer to those who objected scruples27 on that head. "Is Richard's title of primogeniture more decidedly certain than that of Duke Robert of Normandy, the Conqueror28's eldest29 son? And yet William the Red, and Henry, his second and third brothers, were successively preferred to him by the voice of the nation, Robert had every merit which can be pleaded for Richard; he was a bold knight, a good leader, generous to his friends and to the church, and, to crown the whole, a crusader and a conqueror of the Holy Sepulchre; and yet he died a blind and miserable30 prisoner in the Castle of Cardiff, because he opposed himself to the will of the people, who chose that he should not rule over them. It is our right," he said, "to choose from the blood royal the prince who is best qualified31 to hold the supreme32 power ---that is," said he, correcting himself, "him whose election will best promote the interests of the nobility. In personal qualifications," he added, "it was possible that Prince John might be inferior to his brother Richard; but when it was considered that the latter returned with the sword of vengeance33 in his hand, while the former held out rewards, immunities34, privileges, wealth, and honours, it could not be doubted which was the king whom in wisdom the nobility were called on to support."

These, and many more arguments, some adapted to the peculiar35 circumstances of those whom he addressed, had the expected weight with the nobles of Prince John's faction36. Most of them consented to attend the proposed meeting at York, for the purpose of making general arrangements for placing the crown upon the head of Prince John.

It was late at night, when, worn out and exhausted37 with his various exertions38, however gratified with the result, Fitzurse, returning to the Castle of Ashby, met with De Bracy, who had exchanged his banqueting garments for a short green kirtle, with hose of the same cloth and colour, a leathern cap or head-piece, a short sword, a horn slung39 over his shoulder, a long bow in his hand, and a bundle of arrows stuck in his belt. Had Fitzurse met this figure in an outer apartment, he would have passed him without notice, as one of the yeomen of the guard; but finding him in the inner hall, he looked at him with more attention, and recognised the Norman knight in the dress of an English yeoman.

"What mummery is this, De Bracy?" said Fitzurse, somewhat angrily; "is this a time for Christmas gambols40 and quaint41 maskings, when the fate of our master, Prince John, is on the very verge42 of decision? Why hast thou not been, like me, among these heartless cravens, whom the very name of King Richard terrifies, as it is said to do the children of the Saracens?"

"I have been attending to mine own business," answered De Bracy calmly, "as you, Fitzurse, have been minding yours."

"I minding mine own business!" echoed Waldemar; "I have been engaged in that of Prince John, our joint43 patron."

"As if thou hadst any other reason for that, Waldemar," said De Bracy, "than the promotion44 of thine own individual interest? Come, Fitzurse, we know each other---ambition is thy pursuit, pleasure is mine, and they become our different ages. Of Prince John thou thinkest as I do; that he is too weak to be a determined45 monarch46, too tyrannical to be an easy monarch, too insolent47 and presumptuous48 to be a popular monarch, and too fickle49 and timid to be long a monarch of any kind. But he is a monarch by whom Fitzurse and De Bracy hope to rise and thrive; and therefore you aid him with your policy, and I with the lances of my Free Companions."

"A hopeful auxiliary," said Fitzurse impatiently; "playing the fool in the very moment of utter necessity.---What on earth dost thou purpose by this absurd disguise at a moment so urgent?"

"To get me a wife," answered De Bracy coolly, "after the manner of the tribe of Benjamin."

"The tribe of Benjamin?" said Fitzurse; "I comprehend thee not."

"Wert thou not in presence yester-even," said De Bracy, "when we heard the Prior Aymer tell us a tale in reply to the romance which was sung by the Minstrel?---He told how, long since in Palestine, a deadly feud50 arose between the tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the Israelitish nation; and how they cut to pieces well-nigh all the chivalry51 of that tribe; and how they swore by our blessed Lady, that they would not permit those who remained to marry in their lineage; and how they became grieved for their vow52, and sent to consult his holiness the Pope how they might be absolved53 from it; and how, by the advice of the Holy Father, the youth of the tribe of Benjamin carried off from a superb tournament all the ladies who were there present, and thus won them wives without the consent either of their brides or their brides' families."

"I have heard the story," said Fitzurse, "though either the Prior or thou has made some singular alterations54 in date and circumstances."

"I tell thee," said De Bracy, "that I mean to purvey55 me a wife after the fashion of the tribe of Benjamin; which is as much as to say, that in this same equipment I will fall upon that herd56 of Saxon bullocks, who have this night left the castle, and carry off from them the lovely Rowena."

"Art thou mad, De Bracy?" said Fitzurse. "Bethink thee that, though the men be Saxons, they are rich and powerful, and regarded with the more respect by their countrymen, that wealth and honour are but the lot of few of Saxon descent."

"And should belong to none," said De Bracy; "the work of the Conquest should be completed."

"This is no time for it at least," said Fitzurse "the approaching crisis renders the favour of the multitude indispensable, and Prince John cannot refuse justice to any one who injures their favourites."

"Let him grant it, if he dare," said De Bracy; "he will soon see the difference betwixt the support of such a lusty lot of spears as mine, and that of a heartless mob of Saxon churls. Yet I mean no immediate58 discovery of myself. Seem I not in this garb59 as bold a forester as ever blew horn? The blame of the violence shall rest with the outlaws60 of the Yorkshire forests. I have sure spies on the Saxon's motions---To-night they sleep in the convent of Saint Wittol, or Withold, or whatever they call that churl57 of a Saxon Saint at Burton-on-Trent. Next day's march brings them within our reach, and, falcon61-ways, we swoop62 on them at once. Presently after I will appear in mine own shape, play the courteous63 knight, rescue the unfortunate and afflicted64 fair one from the hands of the rude ravishers, conduct her to Front-de-Boeuf's Castle, or to Normandy, if it should be necessary, and produce her not again to her kindred until she be the bride and dame65 of Maurice de Bracy."

"A marvellously sage66 plan," said Fitzurse, "and, as I think, not entirely67 of thine own device.---Come, be frank, De Bracy, who aided thee in the invention? and who is to assist in the execution? for, as I think, thine own band lies as far off as York."

"Marry, if thou must needs know," said De Bracy, "it was the Templar Brian de Bois-Guilbert that shaped out the enterprise, which the adventure of the men of Benjamin suggested to me. He is to aid me in the onslaught, and he and his followers will personate the outlaws, from whom my valorous arm is, after changing my garb, to rescue the lady."

"By my halidome," said Fitzurse, "the plan was worthy68 of your united wisdom! and thy prudence69, De Bracy, is most especially manifested in the project of leaving the lady in the hands of thy worthy confederate. Thou mayst, I think, succeed in taking her from her Saxon friends, but how thou wilt70 rescue her afterwards from the clutches of Bois-Guilbert seems considerably71 more doubtful---He is a falcon well accustomed to pounce72 on a partridge, and to hold his prey73 fast."

"He is a Templar," said De Bracy, "and cannot therefore rival me in my plan of wedding this heiress;---and to attempt aught dishonourable against the intended bride of De Bracy---By Heaven! were he a whole Chapter of his Order in his single person, he dared not do me such an injury!"

"Then since nought74 that I can say," said Fitzurse, "will put this folly75 from thy imagination, (for well I know the obstinacy76 of thy disposition,) at least waste as little time as possible---let not thy folly be lasting77 as well as untimely."

"I tell thee," answered De Bracy, "that it will be the work of a few hours, and I shall be at York---at the head of my daring and valorous fellows, as ready to support any bold design as thy policy can be to form one.---But I hear my comrades assembling, and the steeds stamping and neighing in the outer court. ---Farewell.---I go, like a true knight, to win the smiles of beauty."

"Like a true knight?" repeated Fitzurse, looking after him; "like a fool, I should say, or like a child, who will leave the most serious and needful occupation, to chase the down of the thistle that drives past him.---But it is with such tools that I must work;---and for whose advantage?---For that of a Prince as unwise as he is profligate78, and as likely to be an ungrateful master as he has already proved a rebellious79 son and an unnatural80 brother. ---But he---he, too, is but one of the tools with which I labour; and, proud as he is, should he presume to separate his interest from mine, this is a secret which he shall soon learn."

The meditations81 of the statesman were here interrupted by the voice of the Prince from an interior apartment, calling out, "Noble Waldemar Fitzurse!" and, with bonnet82 doffed83, the future Chancellor84 (for to such high preferment did the wily Norman aspire) hastened to receive the orders of the future sovereign.

 

然而——哈哈哈哈——他以为

我是他的愿望的工具和奴仆。

其实我只想在他的阴谋和卑鄙压迫

所必然造成的混乱中混水摸鱼,

为自己找到一条取得更大收获的道路,

谁能说这是不应该的?

《巴西尔,一出悲剧》

就像蜘蛛费尽心机要修补它支离破碎的网一样,沃尔德马·菲泽西也干方百计要让约翰亲王人心涣散的小集团重整旗鼓,东山再起。在这个集团中真心参加的人本来不多,真正拥戴亲王的更是没有。这使菲泽酉必须许给他们各种新的利益,同时也让他们看到他们目前的权势来自哪里。对年轻放荡的贵族,他让他们明白,只有在亲王的统治下,他们才能胡作非为不受惩罚,过无法无天、荒淫无耻的生活;对野心勃勃的人,他许给他们权力,对贪婪的人,他答应他们增加财富,扩充领地。雇佣兵的头领从他这里拿到了金银珠宝——这对他们是最有说服力的理由,没有它,其他一切只是废话。除了金钱,这位长袖善舞的说客还许下了各种更广泛的诺言。总之,凡是可以制止动摇,振奋人心的一切手段都用尽了。关于理查国王回国的事,在他嘴里成了根本不可能的海外奇谈;然而那些怀疑的目光和模棱两可的回答却告诉他,这仍是索绕在那些党羽心头的一大隐忧,于是他大胆加以驳斥,认为即使这成为事实,也不能改变他们对政治形势的整个估计。

“如果理查回来了,”菲泽西说,“那些没有跟他前往圣地的人就会倒霉,不得不把财产让给穷苦潦倒、囊空如洗的十字军战士;那些在他外出期间违反法律,侵犯了王室领地和特权的,便会遭到清算。他会为圣殿骑士团和医护骑士团在圣地作战期间,偏袒法王腓力二世的行为进行报复。总之,他回来后,会把一切依附他的兄弟约翰亲王的人,都当作叛逆给予惩罚。你们怕他的强大力量吗?”亲王的这位能说会道的亲信继续道,“我们承认他是一个坚强而英勇的骑士,但现在已不是亚瑟王的时代,不是一个勇士可以对抗一支军队的时代了。如果理查真的回到国内,他必然只成了孤家寡人,没有部下,也没有朋友。他那支英勇的军队已变成白骨,堆积在巴勒斯坦的沙漠中了。他的部下回来的寥寥无几,只是像艾文荷的威尔弗莱德那样一些身无分文、心力交瘁的人。再说,所谓理查的继承权算得什么呢?”他又对在这个问题上怀有疑虑的人继续道,“按照长子继承法,理查的权利难道还能超过征服者的长子,诺曼底公爵罗伯特吗?(注)然而红脸威廉和亨利,征服者的第二个和第三个儿子,却相继得到了全国一致的拥戴。罗伯特具备理查所有的一切优点:他是一个勇敢的骑士,一个优秀的领导人,对朋友和教会慷慨大方,除了这一切,他还是一个十字军战士,圣墓的收复者,然而他却成了双目失明的悲惨囚徒,死在加的夫城堡中了,因为他违背人民的意志,人民不愿接受他的统治。我们有权利从王室血统的后裔中,选择最有条件掌握国家权力的人,那就是说,”他又赶紧纠正道,“选择最能促进贵族的利益的人。从个人的品质而言,”他又道,“约翰亲王可能不如他的兄长理查;但是如果考虑到后者是拿着复仇的剑回来的,而前者带给我们的却是恩赏、宽恕(特权、财富和荣誉,那么毫无疑问,聪明的贵族应该拥戴这个人作国王。”

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(注)征服者即指征服者威廉一世,他征眼英国后,把诺曼底赐给长子罗伯特作封地,又把英国赐给次子红脸威廉(登基后称威廉二世)。威廉一世去世后,罗伯特便发动叛乱,争夺英国王位。威廉二世利用减税等手段笼络人心,得到了诸侯的拥戴,罗伯特因而失败,退回诺曼底。红脸威廉于1100年去世,由兄弟亨利继位,称亨利一世;1106年罗伯特再度发动叛乱,争夺王位,战败后被亨利一世囚禁在加的夫城堡,历时二十多年,于1134年死在狱中。

这些和其他许多理由,有些是针对他所游说的人的特殊情况提出的,但它们都对约翰亲王的小集团中的贵族产生了预期的效果。他们中的大部分人允诺出席预定在约克城举行的会议,它的目的便是要为拥立约翰亲王作出全面的安排。

到了深夜,在多方奔走之后,菲泽西精疲力竭地回到阿什贝城堡时,虽然踌躇满志,却发现德布拉西已脱下参加宴会的服饰,换了一身打扮:上身穿着草绿色短外衣,下身穿着同样质地和颜色的裤子,头上戴着皮帽或头盔,身边佩着一柄短剑,肩上用皮带挂着一只号角,手里拿着一把长弓,腰带上插着一束箭。要是菲泽西在外屋遇见他,会把他当作卫队中的一名弓箭手,毫不理会地走过去,但是在里屋看到他,他不得不引起注意,这才认出那只是一个穿着英国卫士服装的诺曼骑士。

“德布拉西,你这身打扮是怎么回事?”菲泽西说,有些生气,“难道在我们的主人约翰亲王的命运正处在危急关头的时候,你还有兴趣玩圣诞游戏,或者举办假面舞会不成?你为什么不像我一样,到那些没心肝的胆小鬼中间去?据说,萨拉森人的孩子听到理查王的名字都害怕,现在这些胆小鬼也是这样呢!”

“我得忙我自己的事,”德布拉西满不在乎地回答,“正如你也在忙你自己的事一样,菲泽酉。”

“我这是忙我自己的事?”沃尔德马反问道,“我是在为我们共同的主人约翰亲王办事?”

“你那么做除了为你自己升官发财,难道还有别的原因不成?”德布拉西说。“得啦,沃尔德马,我们谁也骗不了谁,你是野心勃勃,我却只想寻欢作乐,这是我们不同的年龄决定的。关于约翰亲王,你的想法同我的一样,那就是说,他太懦弱,不可能成为一个雄才大略的国王,太残暴,不可能是一个平易近人的国王,太傲慢和专横,不可能变成一个深得人心的国王,又太反复无常,太胆小怕事,不论他是怎样一个国王,都不可能长期不变。然而他是菲泽西和德布拉西所支持和拥戴的国王,因此你用你的政治手腕,我用我的自由兵团帮助他。”

“好一个得力的助手!”菲泽西不耐烦地说,“到了危急存亡的关键时刻还在那么胡闹。请问,你在这个紧急关头穿上这套奇装异服,是为了什么?”

“为了得到一个妻子,”德布拉西泰然自若地答道,“按照便雅悯人的办法,实行抢亲(注)。”

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(注)便雅悯人本来是以色列十二支派中的一支,后来因得罪了其他支派,互相残杀,其他支派相约不准本族的女子嫁给便雅悯人,便雅悯人只得实行抢亲,把她们占为己有,见《旧约·士师记》第20至21章。

“抢亲!”菲泽西说,“我不明白你的意思。”

“昨天晚上你不也在场吗?”德布拉西说。“我们听行吟诗人唱浪漫曲子后,艾默长老不是给我们讲了一个故事?他说,很早以前在巴勒斯坦,使雅悯部族与以色列民族的其他部族成了水火不相容的仇敌,他们怎样把那个部族的勇士几乎斩尽杀绝,又怎样向圣母起誓,不让剩下的那些人娶他们的女儿为妻;后来他们怎么为自己起的誓后悔了,便找会中的长老商量怎样解除那个誓言;于是便雅悯的年轻人便按照长老的劝告,在一次盛大的比武大会上把那里所有的女子抢走,不经过新娘本人和家族的同意,便把她们占为己有,作了妻子。”

“我听说过这个故事,”菲泽西说,“只是时间和情节都有些不同,不知这是长老还是你别出心裁改的。”

“不瞒你说,”德布拉酉答道,“我现在便是要按照便雅们人的办法,给自己找一个妻子,那就是说,我要穿着这身衣服,趁那些撒克逊公牛今天晚上挈带家眷离开城堡的时候,在半路上袭击他们,把可爱的罗文娜枪到手中。”

“你疯了不成,德布拉酉?”菲泽酉说。“你得想想,他们虽然是撒克逊人,但都有财有势,而且深得他们国人的尊敬,因为现在撒克逊血统的人有钱有地位的已屈指可数了。”

“他们本来不该拥有这一切,”德布拉西说,“征服者的事业必须完成。”

“至少目前还不是时候,”菲泽西说,“眼前出现的危机使民众的支持变得不可缺少,任何人伤害了他们所尊重的人,他们告到约翰亲王那里,亲王也不能不秉公处理。”

“他敢处理就让他处理,”德布拉西说,“他马上就会看到,究竟是靠我手下这批强壮的小伙子好,还是靠撒克逊人那些没有心肝的乌合之众好。何况我并不想马上暴露我的身分。瞧,我这身打扮不像一个惯吹号角的山林大盗吗?抢亲的罪责会落在约克郡森林中那些亡命之徒身上。我已派出探子,监视撒克逊人的行动。今晚他们得在特伦特河畔伯顿的一所修道院过夜,它名叫圣维特尔修道院或圣维索尔修道院,管它呢,随他们把这个圣徒叫什么名字。明天他们就会进入我们的势力范围,我们可以像老鹰抓小鸡那样把他们抓走。这以后我就恢复我的本来面目,像一个彬彬有礼的骑士,从那些粗鲁的土匪手里救出落难的不幸美女,把她送往牛面将军的城堡,必要的话,也可以把她带往诺曼底,在她成为莫里斯·德布拉西的新娘和夫人以前,再也见不到她的亲属。”

“这计划称得上神机妙算,”菲泽酉说,“不过据我看,这不完全是你自己策划的。好吧,德布拉西,老实告诉我,这是谁帮你出的主意,实行时又是谁给你当帮手?因为据我所知,你的队伍还远在约克城呢。”

“行,你要知道,告诉你也可以,”德布拉酉说,“这是我与圣殿骑士布里恩·布瓦吉贝尔一起,从便雅悯人的冒险活动中得到了启示,一起商定的计策。他帮助我进行这次袭击,他和他的部下扮作强盗,然后我改变装束后,凭这条强有力的胳臂从他们手中救出小姐。”

“我的老天爷,”菲泽酉说,“这计划称得上你们两人的智慧结晶!你很谨慎,这尤其表现在你打算把那位小姐先留在得力的助手那里,德布拉西。不过我想,你可以轻而易举地把她从她的撒克逊亲人那里抢走,可是接着,怎么从布瓦吉贝尔手掌中救出她,恐怕就不那么容易了。他是一只苍鹰,一向只习惯抓走鹧鸪,不会把到手的东西放走的。”

“他是一名圣殿骑士,”德布拉西说,“因此不可能与我作对,破坏我娶这位女继承人的计划,也不至于干出任何不光彩的事,想抢走德布拉西看中的新娘。凭上帝起誓,哪怕他有整个骑士团作他的后盾,他也不敢干这种伤害我的事!”

“我知道,不论我讲什么,”菲泽西说,“你也不会醒悟,抛弃你的幻想,因为你天生就这么固执;那么你尽量少花些时间,别把这件不合时宜的蠢事拖得太久吧。”

“你放心,”德布拉西答道,“这事只需要几个钟头,办好后,我马上带领我那些大胆勇敢的部下奔赴约克城,不论你定下的方针多么危险,我也一定支持你。现在我听得我的伙计们在集合了,马已在外面院子里踢蹄子和嘶叫。再见。我走了,像一个真正的骑士,要去赢得美人的微笑了。”

“像一个真正的骑士!”菲泽西望着他的背影念叨道,“不如说像一个傻瓜,像一个孩子,丢下最重要的大事不干,去追逐飘过他身边的一簇飞絮。可是我能利用的只是这些工具,而且这是为了谁的利益?为了一个既愚蠢无知,又放荡任性的亲王,还可能是一个忘恩负义的主子,就像他已证明是一个叛逆的儿子和邪恶的弟兄一样。但是他——他也只是我手中的一件工具罢了;尽管他自命不凡,也不敢把他的利益与我的分开,这是一个他不久就会明白的秘密。”

那位大臣想到这里,便给亲王的声音打断了;后者在里屋喊道:“高贵的沃尔德马·菲泽西!”于是未来的首相——因为那个狡猾的诺曼人指望的正是这个显赫的职位——便摘下帽子,赶快进去接受未来的国王的指示了。


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1 maze F76ze     
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑
参考例句:
  • He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
  • She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时,她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。
2 meshes 1541efdcede8c5a0c2ed7e32c89b361f     
网孔( mesh的名词复数 ); 网状物; 陷阱; 困境
参考例句:
  • The net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
  • This net has half-inch meshes. 这个网有半英寸见方的网孔。
3 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
4 cabal ucFyl     
n.政治阴谋小集团
参考例句:
  • He had been chosen by a secret government cabal.他已被一个秘密的政府阴谋集团选中。
  • The illegal aspects of the cabal's governance are glaring and ubiquitous.黑暗势力的非法统治是显而易见的并无处不在。
5 inclination Gkwyj     
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
参考例句:
  • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
  • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
6 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。
7 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
参考例句:
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
8 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
9 covetous Ropz0     
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
参考例句:
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
  • He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来,贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
10 domains e4e46deb7f9cc58c7abfb32e5570b6f3     
n.范围( domain的名词复数 );领域;版图;地产
参考例句:
  • The theory of thermodynamics links the macroscopic and submicroscopic domains. 热力学把宏观世界同亚微观世界联系起来。 来自辞典例句
  • All three flow domains are indicated by shading. 所有三个流动区域都是用阴影部分表示的。 来自辞典例句
11 persuasive 0MZxR     
adj.有说服力的,能说得使人相信的
参考例句:
  • His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
  • The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。
12 undone JfJz6l     
a.未做完的,未完成的
参考例句:
  • He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。
13 animate 3MDyv     
v.赋于生命,鼓励;adj.有生命的,有生气的
参考例句:
  • We are animate beings,living creatures.我们是有生命的存在,有生命的动物。
  • The girls watched,little teasing smiles animating their faces.女孩们注视着,脸上挂着调皮的微笑,显得愈加活泼。
14 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。
15 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
16 accomplices d2d44186ab38e4c55857a53f3f536458     
从犯,帮凶,同谋( accomplice的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He was given away by one of his accomplices. 他被一个同伙出卖了。
  • The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded. 首恶必办, 胁从不问,立功受奖。
17 needy wG7xh     
adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的
参考例句:
  • Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷,但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
  • They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
18 impoverished 1qnzcL     
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
参考例句:
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 construed b4b2252d3046746b8fae41b0e85dbc78     
v.解释(陈述、行为等)( construe的过去式和过去分词 );翻译,作句法分析
参考例句:
  • He considered how the remark was to be construed. 他考虑这话该如何理解。
  • They construed her silence as meaning that she agreed. 他们把她的沉默解释为表示赞同。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 encroachment DpQxB     
n.侵入,蚕食
参考例句:
  • I resent the encroachment on my time.我讨厌别人侵占我的时间。
  • The eagle broke away and defiantly continued its encroachment.此时雕挣脱开对方,继续强行入侵。
21 avenge Zutzl     
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
参考例句:
  • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  • He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
22 adherent cyqzU     
n.信徒,追随者,拥护者
参考例句:
  • He was most liberal where money would bring him a powerful or necessary political adherent.在金钱能够收买一个干练的或者必需的政治拥护者的地方,他是最不惜花钱的。
  • He's a pious adherent of Buddhism.他是一位虔诚的佛教徒。
23 valiant YKczP     
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人
参考例句:
  • He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
  • Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施,通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
24 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
25 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句:
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
26 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
27 scruples 14d2b6347f5953bad0a0c5eebf78068a     
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
  • I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
28 conqueror PY3yI     
n.征服者,胜利者
参考例句:
  • We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。
  • They abandoned the city to the conqueror.他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。
29 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的,最年老的
参考例句:
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
30 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
31 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
32 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
33 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
34 immunities ed08949e3c50a798d6aee4c1f2387a9d     
免除,豁免( immunity的名词复数 ); 免疫力
参考例句:
  • Supplying nutrients and immunities to my baby? 为我的宝贝提供营养物质和免疫物质?
  • And these provide immunities against the a host of infections and diseases. 这些物质可提高婴儿的免疫力,使之免受病毒感染和疾病侵袭。
35 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
36 faction l7ny7     
n.宗派,小集团;派别;派系斗争
参考例句:
  • Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
  • I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境,在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
37 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
38 exertions 2d5ee45020125fc19527a78af5191726     
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
参考例句:
  • As long as they lived, exertions would not be necessary to her. 只要他们活着,是不需要她吃苦的。 来自辞典例句
  • She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions. 她虽然费尽力气,仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 来自辞典例句
39 slung slung     
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往
参考例句:
  • He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩,挎在肩上。
  • He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。
40 gambols bf5971389a9cea0d5b426fe67e7e9ce4     
v.蹦跳,跳跃,嬉戏( gambol的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
41 quaint 7tqy2     
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
参考例句:
  • There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
  • They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
42 verge gUtzQ     
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
参考例句:
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
43 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
44 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。
45 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。
46 monarch l6lzj     
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
参考例句:
  • The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
  • I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
47 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。
48 presumptuous 6Q3xk     
adj.胆大妄为的,放肆的,冒昧的,冒失的
参考例句:
  • It would be presumptuous for anybody to offer such a view.任何人提出这种观点都是太放肆了。
  • It was presumptuous of him to take charge.他自拿主张,太放肆了。
49 fickle Lg9zn     
adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的,不坚定的
参考例句:
  • Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
  • The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。
50 feud UgMzr     
n.长期不和;世仇;v.长期争斗;世代结仇
参考例句:
  • How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的?
  • The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。
51 chivalry wXAz6     
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤
参考例句:
  • The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
  • He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。
52 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
参考例句:
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
53 absolved 815f996821e021de405963c6074dce81     
宣告…无罪,赦免…的罪行,宽恕…的罪行( absolve的过去式和过去分词 ); 不受责难,免除责任 [义务] ,开脱(罪责)
参考例句:
  • The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident. 法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
  • The court absolved him of guilt in her death. 法庭赦免了他在她的死亡中所犯的罪。
54 alterations c8302d4e0b3c212bc802c7294057f1cb     
n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变
参考例句:
  • Any alterations should be written in neatly to the left side. 改动部分应书写清晰,插在正文的左侧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code. 基因突变是指DNA 密码的改变。 来自《简明英汉词典》
55 purvey niVyO     
v.(大量)供给,供应
参考例句:
  • They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup.他们那里有两家供应饺子和鸡肉汤面的餐馆。
  • He is the one who would,for a hefty fee,purvey strategic advice to private corporations.他是那个会为了一笔数目可观的酬金而将策略性建议透露给私营企业的人。
56 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
57 churl Cqkzy     
n.吝啬之人;粗鄙之人
参考例句:
  • The vile person shall be no more called liberal,nor the churl said to be bountiful.愚顽人不再称为高明、吝啬人不再称为大方。
  • He must have had some ups and downs in life to make him such a churl.他一生一定经历过一些坎坷,才使他变成这么一个粗暴的人。
58 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。
59 garb JhYxN     
n.服装,装束
参考例句:
  • He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
  • Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。
60 outlaws 7eb8a8faa85063e1e8425968c2a222fe     
歹徒,亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 ); 逃犯
参考例句:
  • During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年,罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
  • I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家,也不必与不法分子斗争。
61 falcon rhCzO     
n.隼,猎鹰
参考例句:
  • The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
  • The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
62 swoop nHPzI     
n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击
参考例句:
  • The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
  • We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
63 courteous tooz2     
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
参考例句:
  • Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一,但她总是很谦恭有礼。
  • He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善,而且彬彬有礼。
64 afflicted aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a     
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
  • A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
65 dame dvGzR0     
n.女士
参考例句:
  • The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
  • If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会,你就要跟那个夫人结婚。
66 sage sCUz2     
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
参考例句:
  • I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
  • The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。
67 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
68 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
69 prudence 9isyI     
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
参考例句:
  • A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
  • The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
70 wilt oMNz5     
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
参考例句:
  • Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
  • Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
71 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
参考例句:
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
72 pounce 4uAyU     
n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意
参考例句:
  • Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦?
  • We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。
73 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
74 nought gHGx3     
n./adj.无,零
参考例句:
  • We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
  • One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。
75 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
76 obstinacy C0qy7     
n.顽固;(病痛等)难治
参考例句:
  • It is a very accountable obstinacy.这是一种完全可以理解的固执态度。
  • Cindy's anger usually made him stand firm to the point of obstinacy.辛迪一发怒,常常使他坚持自见,并达到执拗的地步。
77 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
参考例句:
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
78 profligate b15zV     
adj.行为不检的;n.放荡的人,浪子,肆意挥霍者
参考例句:
  • This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.这个青年完全有可能成为十足的浪子。
  • Similarly Americans have been profligate in the handling of mineral resources.同样的,美国在处理矿产资源方面亦多浪费。
79 rebellious CtbyI     
adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的
参考例句:
  • They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反,他们就要发生危险。
  • Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和,但她的心里十分反感。
80 unnatural 5f2zAc     
adj.不自然的;反常的
参考例句:
  • Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗?
  • She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
81 meditations f4b300324e129a004479aa8f4c41e44a     
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
参考例句:
  • Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditations. 我很抱歉,打断你思考问题了。
82 bonnet AtSzQ     
n.无边女帽;童帽
参考例句:
  • The baby's bonnet keeps the sun out of her eyes.婴孩的帽子遮住阳光,使之不刺眼。
  • She wore a faded black bonnet garnished with faded artificial flowers.她戴着一顶褪了色的黑色无边帽,帽上缀着褪了色的假花。
83 doffed ffa13647926d286847d70509f86d0f85     
v.脱去,(尤指)脱帽( doff的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He doffed his hat. 他脱掉帽子。 来自互联网
  • The teacher is forced to help her pull next pulling again mouth, unlock button, doffed jacket. 老师只好再帮她拉下拉口,解开扣子,将外套脱了下来。 来自互联网
84 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。


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