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CHAPTER VIII THE LOST MINE
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CHAPTER VIII THE LOST MINE
I laid down my bank book with a sigh.
'It is a curious thing,' I observed, 'but my overdraft1 never seems to grow any less.'
'And it perturbs2 you not? Me, if I had an overdraft, never should I close my eyes all night,'
declared Poirot.
'You deal in comfortable balances, I suppose!' I retorted.
'Four hundred and forty-four pounds, four and fourpence,' said Poirot with some complacency. 'Aneat figure, is it not?'
'It must be tact3 on the part of your bank manager. He is evidently acquainted with your passion forsymmetrical details. What about investing, say three hundred of it, in the Porcupine4 oil-fields?
Their prospectus5, which is advertised in the papers today, saya that they will pay one hundred percent in dividends6 next year.'
'Not for me,' said Poirot, shaking his head. 'I like not the sensational7. For me the safe, the prudentinvestment - les rentes, the consols, the - how do you call it? - the conversion8.'
'Have you never made a speculative9 investment?'
'No, mon ami,' replied Poirot severely10. 'I have not. And the only' shares I own which have notwhat you call the gilded11 edge are fourteen thousand shares in the Burma Mines Ltd.'
Poirot paused with an air of waiting to be encouraged to go on.
'Yes?' I prompted.
'And for them I paid no cash - no, they were the reward of the exercise of my little grey cells. Youwould like to hear the story?
Yes?'
'Of course I would.'
'These mines are situated12 in the interior, of Burma about two hundred miles inland from Rangoon.
They were discovered by the Chinese in the fifteenth century and worked down to the time of theMohammedan Rebellion, being finally abandoned i theyear x868. The Chinese extracted the rich lead-silver ore from the upper part of the ore body,smelting it for the silver alone, and leaving large quantities of rich lead-bearing slag13. This, ofcourse, was soon discovered whdn prospecting14 work was carried out in Burma, but owing to thefact that the old workings had become full of loose filling and water, all attempts to find the sourceof the ore proved fruitless. Many parties were sent out by syndicates, and they dug over a largearea, but this rich prize still eluded15 them. But a representative of one of the syndicates got on thetrack of a Chinese family who were supposed to have still kept a record of the situation of themine. The present head of the family was one Wu Ling.'
'What a fascinating page of commercial romance? I exclaimed.
'Is it not? Ah, mon ami, one can have romance without golden-haired girls of matchless beauty -no, I am wrong; it is auburn hair that so excites you always. You remember - '
'Go on with the story,' I said hastily.
'Eh bien, my friend, this Wu Ling was approached. He was an estimable merchant, much respectedin the province where he lived. He admitted at once that he owned the documents in question, andwas perfectly16 prepared to negotiate for this sale, but he objected to dealing17 with anyone other thanprincipals.
Finally it was arranged that he should journey to England and meet the directors of an importantcompany.
'Wu Ling made the journey to England in the S.S. Issunta, and the tssunta docked at Southamptonon a cold, foggy morning in November. One of the directors, Mr Pearson, went down toSouthampton to meet the boat, but owing to the fog, the train down was very much delayed, andby the time he arrived, Wu Ling had disembarked and left by special train for London.
Mr Pearson returned to town somewhat annoyed, as he had no idea where the Chinaman proposedto stay. Later in the day, however, the offices of the company were rung up on the telephone.
Wu Ling was staying at the Russell Square Hotel. He was feeling somewhat unwell after thevoyage, but declared himself perfectly able to attend the board meeting on the following day.
'The meeting of the board took place at eleven o'clock. When half past eleven came, and Wu Linghad not put in an appearance, the secretary rang up the Russell Hotel. In answer to his inquiries18, hewas told that the Chinaman had gone out with a friend about half past ten. It seemed clear that hehad started out with the intention of coming to the meeting, but the morning wore away, and hedid not appear. It was, of course, possible that he had lost his way, being unacquainted withLondon, but at a late hour that night he had not returned to the hotel. Thoroughly19 alarmed now, MrPearson put matters in the hands of the police. On the following day, there was still no trace of themissing man, but towards evening of the day after that again, a body was found in the Thameswhich proved to be that of the ill-fated Chinaman.
Neither on the body, nor in the luggage at the hotel, was there shy trace of the papers relating tothe mine.
'At this juncture20, mon am/, I was brought into the affair.
Mr Pearson called upon me. While profoundly shocked by the death of Wu Ling, his chief anxietywas to recover the papers which were the object of the Chinaman's visit to England. The mainanxiety of the police, of course, would be to track down the murderer - the recovery of the paperswould be a secondary consideration. What he wanted me to do was to co-operate with the policewhile acting21 min the interests of the company.
'I consented readily enough. It was clear that there were two fields of search open to me. On theone hand, I might look among the employees of the company who knew of the Chinaman'scoming; on the other, among the passengers on the boat who might have been acquainted with hismission. I started with the second, as being a narrower field of search. In this I coincided withInspector Miller23, who was in charge of the case - a man altogether different from our friend Japp,conceited, ill-mannered and quite insufferable. Together we interviewed the officers of the ship.
They had little to tell us. Wu Ling had kept much to himself on the voyage. He had been intimatewith but two of the other passengers - one a broken-down European named Dyer who appeared tobear a somewhat unsavoury reputation, the other a young bank clerk named Charles Lester, whowas returning from Hong Kong. We were lucky enough to obtain snapshots of both these men. Atthe moment there seemed little doubt that if either of the two was implicated24, Dyer was the man.
He was known to be mixed up with a gang of Chinese crooks25, and was altogether a most likelysuspect.
'Our next step was to visit the Russell Square Hotel. Shown a snapshot of Wu Ling, theyrecognized him at once. We then showed them the snapshot of Dyer, but to our disappointment,the hall porter declared positively26 that that was not the man who had come to the hotel on the fatalmorning. Almost as an afterthought, I produced the photograph, of Lester, and to my surprise theman at once recognized it.
' "Yes, sir," he asserted, "that's the gentleman who came in at half past ten and asked for Mr WuLing, and afterwards went out with him."
'The affair was progressing. Our next move was to interview Mr Charles Lester. He met us withthe utmost frankness, was desolated27 to hear of the Chinaman's untimely death, and put himself atour disposal in every way. His story was as follows: By arrangement with Wu Ling, he called forhim at the hotel at ten- thirty. Wu Ling, however, did not appear. Instead, his servant came,explained that his master had had to go out, and offered to conduct the young man to where hismaster now was. Suspecting nothing, Lester agreed, and the Chinaman procured28 a taxi. Theydrove for some time in the direction of the docks. Suddenly becoming mistrustful, Lester stoppedthe taxi and got out, dis-regarding the servant's protests. That, he assured us, was all he knew.
'Apparently29 satisfied, we thanked him and took our leave. His story was soon proved to be asomewhat inaccurate30 one. To begin with, Wu Ling had had no servant with him, either on the boator at the hotel. In the second place, the taxi-driver who had driven the two men on that morningcame forward. Far from Lester's having left the taxi en route, he and the Chinese gentleman haddriven to a certain unsavoury dwelling-place in Limehouse, right in the heart of Chinatown. Theplace in question was more or less well known as an opium31-den of the lowest description. The twogentlemen had gone in - about an hour later the English gentleman, whom he identified from thephotograph, came out alone. He looked very pale and ill, and directed the taxi-man to take him tothe nearest underground station.
'Inquiries were made about Charles Lester's standing32, and it was found that, though bearing anexcellent character, he wa heavily in debt, and had a secret passion for gambling33. Dyer, of course,was not lost sight of. It seemed just faintly possible that he might have impersonated the otherman, but that idea was proved utterly34 groundless. His alibi35 for the whole of the day in questionwas absolutely unimpeachable36. Of course, the proprietor37 of the opium-den denied everything withOriental stolidity38. He had never seen Wu Ling; he had never seen Charles Lester. No twogentlemen had been to the place that morning. In any case, the police were wrong: no opium wasever smoked there.
'His denials, however well meant, did little to help Charle Lester. He was arrested for the murderof Wu Ling. A search of his effects was made, but no papers relating to the mine were discovered.
The proprietor of the opium-den was also taken into custody39, but a cursory40 raid of his premisesyielded nothing. Not even a stick of opium rewarded the zeal41 of the police.
'In the meantime my friend Mr Pearson was in a great state of agitation42. He strode up and downmy room, uttering great lamentations.
' "But you must have some ideas, M. Poirotl" he kept urging.
"Surely you must have some ideas?" ' "Certainly I have ideas," I replied cautiously. "That is thetrouble - one has too many; therefore they all lead in different directions." ' "For instance?" hesuggested.
' "For instance - the taxi-driver. We have only his word for it that he drove the two men to thathouse. That is one idea. Then was it really that house they went to? Supposing that they left thetaxi there, passed through the house and out by another entrance and went elsewhere?" 'MrPearson seemed struck by that.
' "But you do nothing but sit and think? Can't we do something?" 'He was of an impatienttemperament, you comprehend.
' "Monsieur," I said with dignity, "it is not for Hercule Poirot to run up and down the evil-smellingstreets of Limehouse like a little dog of no breeding. Be calm. My agents are at work." 'On thefollowing day I had news for him. The two men had indeed passed through the house in question,but their real objective waz a small eating-house close to the river. They were seen to pass in there,and Lester came out alone.
'And then, figure to yourself, Hastings, an idea of the most unreasonable43 seized this Mr PearsonlNothing would suit him but that we should go ourselves to this eating- house and makeinvestigations. I argued and prayed, but he would not listen. He talked of disguising himself - heeven suggested that I - I should - I hesitate to say it - should shave off my moustachel Yes, rienque fal I pointed44 out to him that that was an idea ridiculous and absurd. One destroys not a thing ofbeauty wantonly. Besides, shall not a Belgian gentleman with a moustache desire to see life andsmoke the opium just as readily as one without a moustache?
'Eh b/eh, he gave in on that, but he still insisted on his project.
He turned up that evening - Mort Dieu, what a figure! He wore what he called the "pea-jacket", hischin, it was dirty and unshaved; he had a scarf of the vilest45 that offended the nose. And figure toyourself, he was enjoying himselfl Truly, the English are madl He made some changes in my ownappearance. I permitted it. Can one argue with a maniac46? We started out - after all, could I let himgo alone, a child dressed up to act the charades47?' 'Of course you couldn't,' I replied.
'To continue - we arrived. Mr Pearson talked English of the strangest. He represented himself to bea man of the sea. He talked of "lubbers" and "focselles" and I know not what. It was a low littleroom with many Chinese in it. We ate of peculiar48 dishes. /Ih, Dieu, mon estomac!' Poirot claspedthat portion of his anatomy49 tenderly before continuing. 'Then there came to us the proprietor, aChinaman with a face of evil smiles.
' "You gentlemen no likee food here," he said. "You come for what you likee better. Piecee pipe,eh?" 'Mr Pearson, he gave me the great kick under the table. (He had on the boots of the sea, tool)And he said: "I don't mind if I do, John. Lead ahead."'The Chinaman smiled, and he took us through a door and to a cellar and through a trapdoor, anddown some steps and up again into a room all full of divans50 and cushions of the most comfortable.
We lay down and a Chinese boy took off our boots. It was the best moment of the evening. Thenthey brought us the opium-pipes and cooked the opium-pills, and we pretended to smoke and thento sleep and dream. But when we were alone, Mr Pearson called softly to me, and immediately hebegan crawling along the floor. We went into another room where other people were asleep, andso on, until we heard two men talking. We stayed behind a curtain and listened. They werespeaking of Wu Ling.
' "What about the papers?" said one.
' "Mr Lester, he takee those," answered the other, who was a Chinaman. "He say, puttee them alicein saree place - where pleeceman no lookee."
' "Ah, but he's nabbed," said the first one.
' "He gettee free. Pleeceman not sure he done it."'There was more of the same kind of thing, then apparently the two men were coming our way,and we scuttled51 back to our beds.
' "We'd better get out of here," said Pearson, after a few minutes had elapsed. "This place isn'thealthy."
'"You are right, monsieur," I agreed. "We have played the farce52 long enough."'We succeeded in getting away, all right, paying handsomely for our smoke. Once clear ofLimehouse, Pearson drew a long breath.
' "I'm glad to get out of that," he said. "But it's something to be sure."' "It is indeed," I agreed. "And I fancy that we shall not have much difficulty in finding what wewant - after this evening', masquerade."
'And there was no difficulty whatsoever,' finished Poirot suddenly.
This abrupt53 ending seemed so extraordinary that I stared at him.
'But - but where were they?' I asked.
'In his pocket - tout54 simplement.' 'But in whose pocket?' 'Mr Pearson's, parbleul' Then, observingmy look of bewilderment, he continued gently: 'You do not yet see it? Mr Pearson, like CharlesLester, was in debt. Mr Pearson, like Charles Lester, was fond of gambling. And he conceived theidea of stealing the papers from the Chinaman. He met him all right at Southampton, came up toLondon with him, and took him straight to Limehouse.
It was foggy that day; the Chinaman would not notice where he was going. I fancy Mr Pearsonsmoked the opium fairly often down there and had some peculiar friends in consequence. I do notthink he meant murder. His idea was that one of the Chinamen should impersonate Wu Ling andreceive the money for the sale of the document. So far, so goodl But, to the Oriental mind, it wasinfinitely simpler to kill Wu [,ing and throw his body into the river, and Pearson's Chineseaccomplices followed their own methods without consulting him. Imagine, then, what you wouldcall the "funk bleu" of M. Pearson. Someone may have seen him in the train with Wu Ling -murder is a very different thing from simple abduction.
'His salvation55 lies with the Chinaman who is personating Wu Ling at the Russell Square Hotel. Ifonly the body is not discovered too soon! Probably Wu Ling had told him of the arrangementbetween him and Charles [,ester whereby the latter was to call for him at the hotel. Pearson seesthere an excellent way of diverting suspicion from himself. Charles Lester shall be the last personto be seen in company with Wu Ling. The impersonator has orders to represent himself to Lesteras the servant of Wu [,ing, and to bring him as speedily as possible to Limehouse.
There, very likely, he was offered a drink. The drink would be suitably drugged, and when Lesteremerged an hour later, he would have a very hazy56 impression of what had happened. 8o much wasthis the case, that as soon as Lester learned of Wu [,ing's death, he loses his nerve, and denies thathe ever reached [,imehouse.
'By that, of course, he plays right into Pearson's hands. But is Pearson content? No - my mannerdisquiets him, and he deter104
mines to complete the case against Lester. So he arranges an elaborate masquerade. Me, I am to begulled completely. Did I not say just now that he was as a child acting the charades? Eh bien, Iplay my part. He goes home rejoicing. But in the morning, Inspector22 Miller arrives on hisdoorstep. The papers are found on him; the game is up. Bitterly he regrets permitting himself toplay the farce with Hercule Poirot! There was only one real difficulty in the affair.' 'What wasthat?' I demanded curiously57.
'Convincing Inspector Millerl What an animal, thatl Both obstinate58 and imbecile. And in the endhe took all the credit?
'Too bad,' I cried.
'Ah, well, I had my compensations. The other director of the Burma Mines Ltd awarded mefourteen thousand shares as a small recompense for my services. Not so bad, eh? But wheninvesting money, keep, I beg of you, Hastings, strictly59 to the conservative. The things you. read inthe paper, they may not be true. The directors of the Porcupine - they may be so many MrPearsons!'

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1 overdraft 3m3z5T     
n.透支,透支额
参考例句:
  • Her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款,她将面临诉讼。
  • An overdraft results when a note discounted at a bank is not met when due.银行贴现的支票到期而未能支付就成为透支。
2 perturbs be3fd17a6bb4c1ebf51726571eb84200     
v.使(某人)烦恼,不安( perturb的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays. 让我不安的是现在杂志文章都短多了。 来自辞典例句
3 tact vqgwc     
n.机敏,圆滑,得体
参考例句:
  • She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.她处理棘手的局面表现得十分老练。
  • Tact is a valuable commodity.圆滑老练是很有用处的。
4 porcupine 61Wzs     
n.豪猪, 箭猪
参考例句:
  • A porcupine is covered with prickles.箭猪身上长满了刺。
  • There is a philosophy parable,call philosophy of porcupine.有一个哲学寓言,叫豪猪的哲学。
5 prospectus e0Hzm     
n.计划书;说明书;慕股书
参考例句:
  • An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
  • The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。
6 dividends 8d58231a4112c505163466a7fcf9d097     
红利( dividend的名词复数 ); 股息; 被除数; (足球彩票的)彩金
参考例句:
  • Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
  • Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。
7 sensational Szrwi     
adj.使人感动的,非常好的,轰动的,耸人听闻的
参考例句:
  • Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
  • Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。
8 conversion UZPyI     
n.转化,转换,转变
参考例句:
  • He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
  • Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。
9 speculative uvjwd     
adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的
参考例句:
  • Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
  • The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大,不应理会。
10 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
11 gilded UgxxG     
a.镀金的,富有的
参考例句:
  • The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
  • "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们,这只不过是些镀金的铅饼! 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
12 situated JiYzBH     
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
参考例句:
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
13 slag vT3z2     
n.熔渣,铁屑,矿渣;v.使变成熔渣,变熔渣
参考例句:
  • Millions of tons of slag now go into building roads each year.每年有数百万吨炉渣用于铺路。
  • The slag powder had been widely used as the additive in the cement and concrete.矿渣微粉作为水泥混凝土的掺和料已得到广泛应用。
14 prospecting kkZzpG     
n.探矿
参考例句:
  • The prospecting team ploughed their way through the snow. 探险队排雪前进。
  • The prospecting team has traversed the length and breadth of the land. 勘探队踏遍了祖国的山山水水。
15 eluded 8afea5b7a29fab905a2d34ae6f94a05f     
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
参考例句:
  • The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
16 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
17 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
18 inquiries 86a54c7f2b27c02acf9fcb16a31c4b57     
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
参考例句:
  • He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释,等候进一步调查。
  • I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
19 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
20 juncture e3exI     
n.时刻,关键时刻,紧要关头
参考例句:
  • The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
  • It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。
21 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。
22 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
参考例句:
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
23 miller ZD6xf     
n.磨坊主
参考例句:
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
24 implicated 8443a53107b44913ed0a3f12cadfa423     
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
参考例句:
  • These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
25 crooks 31060be9089be1fcdd3ac8530c248b55     
n.骗子( crook的名词复数 );罪犯;弯曲部分;(牧羊人或主教用的)弯拐杖v.弯成钩形( crook的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The police are getting after the crooks in the city. 警察在城里追捕小偷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cops got the crooks. 警察捉到了那些罪犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
27 desolated 705554b4ca9106dc10b27334fff15a19     
adj.荒凉的,荒废的
参考例句:
  • Her death desolated him. 她的死使他很痛苦。
  • War has desolated that city. 战争毁坏了那个城市。
28 procured 493ee52a2e975a52c94933bb12ecc52b     
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条
参考例句:
  • These cars are to be procured through open tender. 这些汽车要用公开招标的办法购买。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A friend procured a position in the bank for my big brother. 一位朋友为我哥哥谋得了一个银行的职位。 来自《用法词典》
29 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
30 inaccurate D9qx7     
adj.错误的,不正确的,不准确的
参考例句:
  • The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确,而且夸大其词。
  • She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。
31 opium c40zw     
n.鸦片;adj.鸦片的
参考例句:
  • That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
  • Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
32 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。
33 gambling ch4xH     
n.赌博;投机
参考例句:
  • They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
34 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。
35 alibi bVSzb     
n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明;借口
参考例句:
  • Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗?
  • The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑,因为他已有前科。
36 unimpeachable CkUwO     
adj.无可指责的;adv.无可怀疑地
参考例句:
  • He said all five were men of unimpeachable character.他说这五个都是品格完美无缺的人。
  • It is the revenge that nature takes on persons of unimpeachable character.这是自然对人品无瑕的人的报复。
37 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。
38 stolidity 82f284886f2a794d9d38086f9dfb6476     
n.迟钝,感觉麻木
参考例句:
  • That contrast between flashy inspiration and stolidity may now apply to the world's big central banks. 而今这种创意的灵感和反应上的迟钝的对照也适用于世界上的各大中央银行。 来自互联网
39 custody Qntzd     
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
参考例句:
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
40 cursory Yndzg     
adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的
参考例句:
  • He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。
  • The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句。
41 zeal mMqzR     
n.热心,热情,热忱
参考例句:
  • Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们,于是他们从军了。
  • They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作,以期完成这个项目。
42 agitation TN0zi     
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
参考例句:
  • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
  • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
43 unreasonable tjLwm     
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
参考例句:
  • I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
  • They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
44 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
45 vilest 008d6208048e680a75d976defe25ce65     
adj.卑鄙的( vile的最高级 );可耻的;极坏的;非常讨厌的
参考例句:
46 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!
47 charades 644c9984adb632add8d2e31c8dd554f6     
n.伪装( charade的名词复数 );猜字游戏
参考例句:
  • She and her three brothers played charades. 她和3个兄弟玩看手势猜字谜游戏。 来自辞典例句
  • A group of children were dressed to play charades. 一群孩子穿着夜礼服在玩字迷游戏。 来自辞典例句
48 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。
49 anatomy Cwgzh     
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
参考例句:
  • He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面,他有过许多发现。
  • The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。
50 divans 86a6ed4369016c65918be4396dc6db43     
n.(可作床用的)矮沙发( divan的名词复数 );(波斯或其他东方诗人的)诗集
参考例句:
51 scuttled f5d33c8cedd0ebe9ef7a35f17a1cff7e     
v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 );快跑,急走
参考例句:
  • She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice. 听到他的说话声,她赶紧跑开了。
  • The thief scuttled off when he saw the policeman. 小偷看见警察来了便急忙跑掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
52 farce HhlzS     
n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹
参考例句:
  • They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
  • The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。
53 abrupt 2fdyh     
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
参考例句:
  • The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
  • His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
54 tout iG7yL     
v.推销,招徕;兜售;吹捧,劝诱
参考例句:
  • They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
  • If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果,就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。
55 salvation nC2zC     
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困
参考例句:
  • Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
  • Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。
56 hazy h53ya     
adj.有薄雾的,朦胧的;不肯定的,模糊的
参考例句:
  • We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。
  • I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。
57 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
58 obstinate m0dy6     
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
参考例句:
  • She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的。
  • The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。
59 strictly GtNwe     
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
参考例句:
  • His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
  • The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。


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