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NEKHLUDOFF.

When Maslova, wearied out by the long walk, reached the building, accompanied by two soldiers, Prince Dmitri Ivanovitch Nekhludoff, who had seduced1 her, was still lying on his high bedstead, with a feather bed on the top of the spring mattress2, in a fine, clean, well-ironed linen3 night shirt, smoking a cigarette, and considering what he had to do to-day, and what had happened yesterday.

Recalling the evening he had spent with the Korchagins, a wealthy and aristocratic family, whose daughter every one expected he would marry, he sighed, and, throwing away the end of his cigarette, was going to take another out of the silver case; but, changing his mind, he resolutely4 raised his solid frame, and, putting down his smooth, white legs, stepped into his slippers5, threw his silk dressing6 gown over his broad shoulders, and passed into his dressing-room, walking heavily and quickly. There he carefully cleaned his teeth, many of which were filled, with tooth powder, and rinsed7 his mouth with scented8 elixir9. After that he washed his hands with perfumed soap, cleaned his long nails with particular care, then, from a tap fixed10 to his marble washstand, he let a spray of cold water run over his face and stout11 neck. Having finished this part of the business, he went into a third room, where a shower bath stood ready for him. Having refreshed his full, white, muscular body, and dried it with a rough bath sheet, he put on his fine undergarments and his boots, and sat down before the glass to brush his black beard and his curly hair, that had begun to get thin above the forehead. Everything he used, everything belonging to his toilet, his linen, his clothes, boots, necktie, pin, studs, was of the best quality, very quiet, simple, durable12 and costly13.

Nekhludoff dressed leisurely14, and went into the dining-room. A table, which looked very imposing15 with its four legs carved in the shape of lions' paws, and a huge side-board to match, stood in the oblong room, the floor of which had been polished by three men the day before. On the table, which was covered with a fine, starched16 cloth, stood a silver coffeepot full of aromatic17 coffee, a sugar basin, a jug18 of fresh cream, and a bread basket filled with fresh rolls, rusks, and biscuits; and beside the plate lay the last number of the _Revue des Deux Mondes_, a newspaper, and several letters.

Nekhludoff was just going to open his letters, when a stout, middle-aged19 woman in mourning, a lace cap covering the widening parting of her hair, glided20 into the room. This was Agraphena Petrovna, formerly21 lady's maid to Nekhludoff's mother. Her mistress had died quite recently in this very house, and she remained with the son as his housekeeper22. Agraphena Petrovna had spent nearly ten years, at different times, abroad with Nekhludoff's mother, and had the appearance and manners of a lady. She had lived with the Nekhludoffs from the time she was a child, and had known Dmitri Ivanovitch at the time when he was still little Mitinka.

"Good-morning, Dmitri Ivanovitch."

"Good-morning, Agraphena Petrovna. What is it you want?" Nekhludoff asked.

"A letter from the princess; either from the mother or the daughter. The maid brought it some time ago, and is waiting in my room," answered Agraphena Petrovna, handing him the letter with a significant smile.

"All right! Directly!" said Nekhludoff, taking the letter and frowning as he noticed Agraphena Petrovna's smile.

That smile meant that the letter was from the younger Princess Korchagin, whom Agraphena Petrovna expected him to marry. This supposition of hers annoyed Nekhludoff.

"Then I'll tell her to wait?" and Agraphena Petrovna took a crumb24 brush which was not in its place, put it away, and sailed out of the room.

Nekhludoff opened the perfumed note, and began reading it.

The note was written on a sheet of thick grey paper, with rough edges; the writing looked English. It said:

Having assumed the task of acting25 as your memory, I take the liberty of reminding you that on this the 28th day of April you have to appear at the Law Courts, as juryman, and, in consequence, can on no account accompany us and Kolosoff to the picture gallery, as, with your habitual26 flightiness, you promised yesterday; _a moins que vous ne soyez dispose a payer la cour d'assise les 300 roubles d'amende que vous vous refusez pour votre cheval,_ for not appearing in time. I remembered it last night after you were gone, so do not forget.

Princess M. Korchagin.

On the other side was a postscript27.

_Maman vous fait dire23 que votre convert vous attendra jusqu'a la nuit. Venez absolument a quelle heure que cela soit._

M. K.

Nekhludoff made a grimace28. This note was a continuation of that skilful29 manoeuvring which the Princess Korchagin had already practised for two months in order to bind30 him closer and closer with invisible threads. And yet, beside the usual hesitation31 of men past their youth to marry unless they are very much in love, Nekhludoff had very good reasons why, even if he did make up his mind to it, he could not propose at once. It was not that ten years previously32 he had betrayed and forsaken33 Maslova; he had quite forgotten that, and he would not have considered it a reason for not marrying. No! The reason was that he had a liaison34 with a married woman, and, though he considered it broken off, she did not.

Nekhludoff was rather shy with women, and his very shyness awakened35 in this married woman, the unprincipled wife of the marechal de noblesse of a district where Nekhludoff was present at an election, the desire of vanquishing36 him. This woman drew him into an intimacy37 which entangled38 him more and more, while it daily became more distasteful to him. Having succumbed39 to the temptation, Nekhludoff felt guilty, and had not the courage to break the tie without her consent. And this was the reason he did not feel at liberty to propose to Korchagin even if he had wished to do so. Among the letters on the table was one from this woman's husband. Seeing his writing and the postmark, Nekhludoff flushed, and felt his energies awakening41, as they always did when he was facing any kind of danger.

But his excitement passed at once. The marechal do noblesse, of the district in which his largest estate lay, wrote only to let Nekhludoff know that there was to be a special meeting towards the end of May, and that Nekhludoff was to be sure and come to "_donner un coup42 d'epaule_," at the important debates concerning the schools and the roads, as a strong opposition43 by the reactionary44 party was expected.

The marechal was a liberal, and was quite engrossed45 in this fight, not even noticing the misfortune that had befallen him.

Nekhludoff remembered the dreadful moments he had lived through; once when he thought that the husband had found him out and was going to challenge him, and he was making up his mind to fire into the air; also the terrible scene he had with her when she ran out into the park, and in her excitement tried to drown herself in the pond.

"Well, I cannot go now, and can do nothing until I get a reply from her," thought Nekhludoff. A week ago he had written her a decisive letter, in which he acknowledged his guilt40, and his readiness to atone46 for it; but at the same time he pronounced their relations to be at an end, for her own good, as he expressed it. To this letter he had as yet received no answer. This might prove a good sign, for if she did not agree to break off their relations, she would have written at once, or even come herself, as she had done before. Nekhludoff had heard that there was some officer who was paying her marked attention, and this tormented47 him by awakening jealousy48, and at the same time encouraged him with the hope of escape from the deception49 that was oppressing him.

The other letter was from his steward50. The steward wrote to tell him that a visit to his estates was necessary in order to enter into possession, and also to decide about the further management of his lands; whether it was to continue in the same way as when his mother was alive, or whether, as he had represented to the late lamented51 princess, and now advised the young prince, they had not better increase their stock and farm all the land now rented by the peasants themselves. The steward wrote that this would be a far more profitable way of managing the property; at the same time, he apologised for not having forwarded the 3,000 roubles income due on the 1st. This money would he sent on by the next mail. The reason for the delay was that he could not get the money out of the peasants, who had grown so untrustworthy that he had to appeal to the authorities. This letter was partly disagreeable, and partly pleasant. It was pleasant to feel that he had power over so large a property, and yet disagreeable, because Nekhludoff had been an enthusiastic admirer of Henry George and Herbert Spencer. Being himself heir to a large property, he was especially struck by the position taken up by Spencer in Social Statics, that justice forbids private landholding, and with the straightforward52 resoluteness53 of his age, had not merely spoken to prove that land could not be looked upon as private property, and written essays on that subject at the university, but had acted up to his convictions, and, considering it wrong to hold landed property, had given the small piece of land he had inherited from his father to the peasants. Inheriting his mother's large estates, and thus becoming a landed proprietor54, he had to choose one of two things: either to give up his property, as he had given up his father's land ten years before, or silently to confess that all his former ideas were mistaken and false.

He could not choose the former because he had no means but the landed estates (he did not care to serve); moreover, he had formed luxurious55 habits which he could not easily give up. Besides, he had no longer the same inducements; his strong convictions, the resoluteness of youth, and the ambitious desire to do something unusual were gone. As to the second course, that of denying those clear and unanswerable proofs of the injustice56 of landholding, which he had drawn57 from Spencer's Social Statics, and the brilliant corroboration58 of which he had at a later period found in the works of Henry George, such a course was impossible to him.

当玛丝洛娃在士兵押送下走了许多路,筋疲力尽,好容易才走到州法院大厦时,她两个养母的侄儿,当年诱奸她的德米特里·伊凡内奇·聂赫留朵夫公爵正躺在高高的弹簧床上,床上铺着鸭绒垫褥,被单被揉得很皱。他穿着一件前襟皱裥熨得笔挺的洁净荷兰细麻布睡衣,敞开领子,吸着香烟。他目光呆滞地瞪着前方,想着今天有什么事要做,昨天发生过什么事。

昨天他在有钱有势的柯察金家度过一个黄昏。大家都认为他应该同他们家的小姐结婚。他想起昨晚的事,叹了一口气,丢掉手里的烟蒂,想从银烟盒里再取出一支烟,可是忽然改变主意,从床上挂下两条光溜溜的白腿,用脚找到拖鞋。他拿起一件绸晨衣往胖胖的肩膀上一披,迈着沉重的步子,急速走到卧室旁的盥洗室里。盥洗室里充满甘香酒剂、花露水、发蜡和香水的香味。他在那里用特等牙粉刷他那口补过多处的牙齿,用香喷喷的漱口药水漱口。然后上上下下擦洗身子,再用几块不同的毛巾擦干。他拿香皂洗手,用刷子仔细刷净长指甲,在巨大的大理石洗脸盆里洗了脸和肥胖的脖子,然后走到卧室旁的第三间屋里,那里已为他准备好了淋浴。他用凉水冲洗丰满白净、肌肉累累的身子,拿软毛巾擦干,穿上熨得笔挺的洁净衬衫和擦得象镜子一样光亮的皮鞋,坐到梳妆台前,用两把刷子梳理他那鬈曲的黑胡子和头顶前面已变得稀疏的鬈发。

凡是他使用的东西,衬衫、外衣、皮鞋、领带、别针、袖扣,样样都是最贵重最讲究的,都很高雅,大方,坚固,名贵。

聂赫留朵夫从好多领带和胸针中随手取了一条领带和一枚胸针(以前他对挑选领带和胸针很感兴趣,现在却毫不在意),又从椅子上拿起刷净的衣服穿好。这下子他虽算不上精神抖擞,却也浑身上下整洁芳香。他走进长方形饭厅。饭厅里的镶木地板昨天已由三个农民擦得锯光闪亮,上面摆着麻栎大酒台和一张活动大餐桌,桌腿雕成张开的狮爪,很有气派。桌上铺一块浆得笔挺、绣有巨大花体字母拼成的家徽的薄桌布,上面放着装有香气扑鼻的咖啡的银咖啡壶、银糖缸、盛有煮沸过的奶油的银壶和装满新鲜白面包、面包干和饼干的篮子。食具旁放着刚收到的信件、报纸和一本新出的法文杂志《两个世界》①。聂赫留朵夫刚要拆信,从通向走廊的门里忽然悄悄地进来一个肥胖的老妇人。她身穿丧服,头上扎着花边头带,把她那宽阔的头路都遮住了。她叫阿格拉斐娜,原是聂赫留朵夫母亲的侍女。前不久母亲在这个房子里去世,她就留下担任少爷的女管家。

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①一八二九年起在巴黎印行的文艺和政论法语杂志,在俄国知识分子中间流行很广。这里原文为法语。以下原文凡用法语的,一律排仿宋体,不再一一作注。

阿格拉斐娜跟随聂赫留朵夫母亲前后在国外待了十年,很有点贵妇人的风度和气派。她从小就生活在聂赫留朵夫家,在德米特里·伊凡内奇还叫小名米金卡的时候就知道他了。

“您早,德米特里·伊凡内奇!”

“您好,阿格拉斐娜!有什么新鲜事儿啊?”聂赫留朵夫戏谑地问。

“有一封信,也不知是公爵夫人写来的,还是公爵小姐写来的,她们家的女佣人送来有好半天了,现在她还在我屋里等着呢,”阿格拉斐娜说着把信交给聂赫留朵夫,脸上现出会心的微笑。

“好,等一下,”聂赫留朵夫接过信说,察觉阿格拉斐娜脸上的笑意,不由得皱起眉头。

阿格拉斐娜的笑容表示,信是柯察金公爵小姐写来的。她以为聂赫留朵夫已准备同她结婚。阿格拉斐娜笑容的含义却使聂赫留朵夫不快。

“那我去叫她再等一下,”阿格拉斐娜拿起那把放错地方的扫面包屑小刷子,将它放回老地方,悄悄地走出饭厅。

聂赫留朵夫拆开阿格拉斐娜交给他的那封香气扑鼻的信,抽出一张曲边的灰色厚信纸,看见上面的字迹尖细而稀疏,读了起来:

“我既已承担责任,把您的事随时提醒您,现在就通知您,今天四月二十八日您应该出庭陪审,因此您不能照您一贯的轻率作风,如昨天所答应的那样,陪我们和柯洛索夫去观看画展,除非您情愿向州法院缴纳三百卢布罚金,相当于您舍不得买那匹马的数目,为的是您没有准时出庭。昨天您一走,我就记起这件事。请您务必不要忘记。

玛·柯察金公爵小姐。”

信纸背面又加了两句:

“妈要我告诉您,为您准备的晚餐将等您到深夜。请您务必光临,迟早听便。

玛·柯·”

聂赫留朵夫皱起眉头。这封信是柯察金公爵小姐两个月来向他巧妙进攻的又一招,目的是要用无形的千丝万缕把他同自己拴得越来越紧。凡是年纪已不很轻、又不是在热恋中的男人,对结婚问题往往患得患失,犹豫不决。不过,除了这一点,聂赫留朵夫还有一个重大原因,使他就算拿定主意,也不能立刻去求婚。这原因并非他在十年前诱奸了卡秋莎又把她抛弃了。这件事他已经忘记得一干二净,即使想起来,也不会把它看作结婚的障碍。这原因是他同一个有夫之妇有过私情,虽然从他这方面来说,这种关系现在已经结束,但她却不认为已一刀两断。

聂赫留朵夫见到女人很腼腆。正因为他腼腆,这个有夫之妇才想要征服他。这个女人是聂赫留朵夫参加选举的那个县的首席贵族的妻子。她终于把聂赫留朵夫引入彀中。聂赫留朵夫一天比一天迷恋她,同时又一天比一天嫌恶她。聂赫留朵夫起初经不住她的诱惑,后来又在她面前感到内疚,因此若不取得她的同意,就不能断绝这种关系。也就因为这个缘故,聂赫留朵夫认为即使他心里愿意,也无权向柯察金小姐求婚。

桌上正好放着那个女人的丈夫的来信。聂赫留朵夫一看见他的笔迹和邮戳,就脸红耳赤,心惊肉跳。他每次面临危险,总有这样的感觉。不过,他的紧张是多余的:那个丈夫,聂赫留朵夫主要地产所在县的首席贵族,通知聂赫留朵夫说,五月底将召开地方自治会非常会议,他要求聂赫留朵夫务必出席,以便在讨论有关学校和马路等当前重大问题时支持他,因为估计将遭到反动派的坚决反对。

首席贵族是个自由派,他和几个志同道合的人一起反对亚历山大三世①登位后逐渐抬头的反动势力,一心一意投入这场斗争,根本不知道家里出了不幸的变故。

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①俄国沙皇,一八八一——一八九四年在位,因他父亲被民意党人杀害,实行恐怖统治,怂恿反动势力抬头。

聂赫留朵夫想起由于这个人而产生的种种烦恼。记得有一次他以为那女人的丈夫已知道这事,就做好同他决斗的准备,决斗时他将朝天开枪。还记得她跟他大闹过一场,她在绝望中奔往花园的池塘,想投水自尽,他连忙追了上去。“我现在不能到她那边去,在她没有答复我以前,我也不能采取任何措施,”聂赫留朵夫心里盘算着。一星期以前,他写了一封信给她,语气很坚决,承认自己有罪,不惜用任何方式赎罪,但认为为了她的幸福,他们的关系必须一刀两断。他现在就在等她的回信,但没有等到。没有回信多少也是个好兆头。她要是不同意断绝关系,早就该来信了,说不定还会象上次那样亲自赶来。聂赫留朵夫听说现在有个军官在追求她,这使他心里酸溜溜的,但同时又因为可以不再撒谎做假而感到高兴,并松了一口气。

另一封信是经管他地产的总管写来的。总管在信里说,他聂赫留朵夫必须亲自回乡一次,以便办理遗产过户手续,同时就农业的经营方式作出决定:继续照公爵夫人在世时那样经营呢,还是采取他总管以前曾向公爵夫人提出,如今再向公爵少爷提出的办法,也就是增加农具,把租给农民的土地全部收回自己耕种。总管认为自己耕种要划算得多。此外,总管还表示歉意说,原定月初汇出的三千卢布得耽搁几天,这笔钱将随下一班邮车汇出。耽搁的原因是农民不肯缴租,他收不齐租金,只得求助于官府,强制农民缴纳。聂赫留朵夫收到这封信,又高兴又不高兴。高兴的是他意识到自己掌握了大量产业。不高兴的是他当年原是斯宾塞①的忠实信徒,而且身为大地主,对斯宾塞在《社会静力学》②中所提出的“正义不容许土地私有”这个论点特别折服。他出于青年人的正直和果断,不仅口头上拥护土地不该成为私有财产的观点,在大学里还就这个问题写过论文,而且真的曾把一小块土地(那块土地不属于他母亲所有,而是他从父亲名下直接继承来的)分给农民。他不愿违反自己的信念而占有土地。如今继承了母亲的遗产而成为大地主,他必须在两条道路中间选择一条:或者象十年前处理父亲遗下的两百俄亩土地那样,放弃他名下的产业;或者默认自己以前的全部想法都是荒谬的。

第一条道路他不能走,因为除了土地他没有任何其他生活资料。他既不愿意做官,又不能放弃早已过惯的奢侈生活。再说,他也没有必要放弃这样的生活,因为年轻时的信仰、决心、虚荣和一鸣惊人的欲望,如今都没有了。至于第二条道路,要否定他从斯宾塞的《社会静力学》中汲取来、后来又从亨利·乔治③的著作里找到光辉论证的“土地私有不合理”这个论点,他可怎么也办不到。

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①赫伯特·斯宾塞(1820—1903)——英国社会学家,不可知论者,唯心主义哲学家。

②原文是英语。

③亨利·乔治(1839—1897)——美国经济学家和社会活动家。

就因为这个缘故,总管的信使他不高兴。


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adj.坚决地,果断地
参考例句:
  • He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
  • He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难,而是抱怨自己运气不佳。
5 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句:
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。
6 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
7 rinsed 637d6ed17a5c20097c9dbfb69621fd20     
v.漂洗( rinse的过去式和过去分词 );冲洗;用清水漂洗掉(肥皂泡等);(用清水)冲掉
参考例句:
  • She rinsed out the sea water from her swimming-costume. 她把游泳衣里的海水冲洗掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The clothes have been rinsed three times. 衣服已经洗了三和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 scented a9a354f474773c4ff42b74dd1903063d     
adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)
参考例句:
  • I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去,终于找到了踪迹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 elixir cjAzh     
n.长生不老药,万能药
参考例句:
  • There is no elixir of life in the world.世界上没有长生不老药。
  • Keep your mind awake and active;that's the only youth elixir.保持头脑清醒和灵活便是保持年轻的唯一灵丹妙药。
10 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
12 durable frox4     
adj.持久的,耐久的
参考例句:
  • This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
  • They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。
13 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
14 leisurely 51Txb     
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
参考例句:
  • We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着,看遍所有的橱窗。
  • He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐,高兴的开车去工作。
15 imposing 8q9zcB     
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
参考例句:
  • The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
  • He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
16 starched 1adcdf50723145c17c3fb6015bbe818c     
adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • My clothes are not starched enough. 我的衣服浆得不够硬。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The ruffles on his white shirt were starched and clean. 白衬衫的褶边浆过了,很干净。 来自辞典例句
17 aromatic lv9z8     
adj.芳香的,有香味的
参考例句:
  • It has an agreeable aromatic smell.它有一种好闻的香味。
  • It is light,fruity aromatic and a perfect choice for ending a meal.它是口感轻淡,圆润,芳香的,用于结束一顿饭完美的选择。
18 jug QaNzK     
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
参考例句:
  • He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐,保持着平衡往前走。
  • She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。
19 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句:
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
20 glided dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1     
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
参考例句:
  • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
  • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前,以前
参考例句:
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
22 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
23 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。
24 crumb ynLzv     
n.饼屑,面包屑,小量
参考例句:
  • It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.这是他从这场磨难里能找到的唯一的少许安慰。
  • Ruth nearly choked on the last crumb of her pastry.鲁斯几乎被糕点的最后一块碎屑所噎住。
25 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
26 habitual x5Pyp     
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
参考例句:
  • He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
  • They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。
27 postscript gPhxp     
n.附言,又及;(正文后的)补充说明
参考例句:
  • There was the usual romantic postscript at the end of his letter.他的信末又是一贯的浪漫附言。
  • She mentioned in a postscript to her letter that the parcel had arrived.她在信末附笔中说包裹已寄到。
28 grimace XQVza     
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭
参考例句:
  • The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
  • Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。
29 skilful 8i2zDY     
(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的
参考例句:
  • The more you practise,the more skilful you'll become.练习的次数越多,熟练的程度越高。
  • He's not very skilful with his chopsticks.他用筷子不大熟练。
30 bind Vt8zi     
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬
参考例句:
  • I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
  • He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。
31 hesitation tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
32 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
33 Forsaken Forsaken     
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词
参考例句:
  • He was forsaken by his friends. 他被朋友们背弃了。
  • He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。
34 liaison C3lyE     
n.联系,(未婚男女间的)暖昧关系,私通
参考例句:
  • She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
  • She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。
35 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 vanquishing e9e87740d060a7a9a3f9d28d0c751f8f     
v.征服( vanquish的现在分词 );战胜;克服;抑制
参考例句:
  • Vanquishing HIV hinges on the development of an effective vaccine or a treatment to cure AIDS. 要彻底消灭爱滋病毒,必须研发出有效的爱滋病疫苗或治疗法。 来自互联网
37 intimacy z4Vxx     
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
参考例句:
  • His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
  • I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
38 entangled e3d30c3c857155b7a602a9ac53ade890     
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
  • Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
39 succumbed 625a9b57aef7b895b965fdca2019ba63     
不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的过去式和过去分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死
参考例句:
  • The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
  • After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后,该城终于屈服了。
40 guilt 9e6xr     
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
参考例句:
  • She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
  • Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
41 awakening 9ytzdV     
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
参考例句:
  • the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
  • People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
42 coup co5z4     
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
参考例句:
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
43 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
44 reactionary 4TWxJ     
n.反动者,反动主义者;adj.反动的,反动主义的,反对改革的
参考例句:
  • They forced thousands of peasants into their reactionary armies.他们迫使成千上万的农民参加他们的反动军队。
  • The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.反动统治集团内部勾心斗角,四分五裂。
45 engrossed 3t0zmb     
adj.全神贯注的
参考例句:
  • The student is engrossed in his book.这名学生正在专心致志地看书。
  • No one had ever been quite so engrossed in an evening paper.没人会对一份晚报如此全神贯注。
46 atone EeKyT     
v.赎罪,补偿
参考例句:
  • He promised to atone for his crime.他承诺要赎自己的罪。
  • Blood must atone for blood.血债要用血来还。
47 tormented b017cc8a8957c07bc6b20230800888d0     
饱受折磨的
参考例句:
  • The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
  • He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠,深受嫉妒的折磨。
48 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
参考例句:
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
49 deception vnWzO     
n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计
参考例句:
  • He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
  • He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。
50 steward uUtzw     
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员
参考例句:
  • He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
  • He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员,到过世界各地。
51 lamented b6ae63144a98bc66c6a97351aea85970     
adj.被哀悼的,令人遗憾的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
  • We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
52 straightforward fFfyA     
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
参考例句:
  • A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
  • I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
53 resoluteness 4dad1979f7cc3e8d5a752ab8556a73dd     
参考例句:
  • His resoluteness carried him through the battle. 他的果敢使他通过了战斗考验。
54 proprietor zR2x5     
n.所有人;业主;经营者
参考例句:
  • The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
  • The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。
55 luxurious S2pyv     
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
参考例句:
  • This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
  • The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
56 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
57 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
58 corroboration vzoxo     
n.进一步的证实,进一步的证据
参考例句:
  • Without corroboration from forensic tests,it will be difficult to prove that the suspect is guilty. 没有法医化验的确证就很难证明嫌疑犯有罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Definitely more independent corroboration is necessary. 有必要更明确地进一步证实。 来自辞典例句


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