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Twenty-seven A SUPPER PARTY AT THE SAVOY
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Twenty-seven A SUPPER PARTY AT THE SAVOY

The supper party given by Mr. Julius Hersheimmer to a few friends on theevening of the 30th will long be remembered in catering1 circles. It tookplace in a private room, and Mr. Hersheimmer’s orders were brief andforcible. He gave carte blanche — and when a millionaire gives carteblanche he usually gets it!
Every delicacy2 out of season was duly provided. Waiters carried bottlesof ancient and royal vintage with loving care. The floral decorations de-fied the seasons, and fruits of the earth as far apart as May and Novemberfound themselves miraculously3 side by side. The list of guests was smalland select. The American Ambassador, Mr. Carter, who had taken theliberty, he said, of bringing an old friend, Sir William Beresford, with him,Archdeacon Cowley, Dr. Hall, those two youthful adventurers, MissPrudence Cowley and Mr. Thomas Beresford, and last, but not least, asguest of honour, Miss Jane Finn.
Julius had spared no pains to make Jane’s appearance a success. A mys-terious knock had brought Tuppence to the door of the apartment she wassharing with the American girl. It was Julius. In his hand he held a cheque.
“Say, Tuppence,” he began, “will you do me a good turn? Take this, andget Jane regularly togged up for this evening. You’re all coming to supperwith me at the Savoy. See? Spare no expense. You get me?”
“Sure thing,” mimicked5 Tuppence. “We shall enjoy ourselves! It will be apleasure dressing6 Jane. She’s the loveliest thing I’ve ever seen.”
“That’s so,” agreed Mr. Hersheimmer fervently7.
His fervour brought a momentary8 twinkle to Tuppence’s eye.
“By the way, Julius,” she remarked demurely9, “I—haven’t given you myanswer yet.”
“Answer?” said Julius. His face paled.
“You know—when you asked me to—marry you,” faltered10 Tuppence,her eyes downcast in the true manner of the early Victorian heroine, “andwouldn’t take no for an answer. I’ve thought it well over—”
“Yes?” said Julius. The perspiration11 stood on his forehead.
Tuppence relented suddenly.
“You great idiot!” she said. “What on earth induced you to do it? I couldsee at the time you didn’t care a twopenny dip for me!”
“Not at all. I had—and still have—the highest sentiments of esteem12 andrespect—and admiration13 for you—”
“H’m!” said Tuppence. “Those are the kind of sentiments that very soongo to the wall when the other sentiment comes along! Don’t they, oldthing?”
“I don’t know what you mean,” said Julius stiffly, but a large and burn-ing blush overspread his countenance14.
“Shucks!” retorted Tuppence. She laughed and closed the door, reopen-ing it to add with dignity: “Morally, I shall always consider I have beenjilted!”
“What was it?” asked Jane as Tuppence rejoined her.
“Julius.”
“What did he want?”
“Really, I think, he wanted to see you, but I wasn’t going to let him. Notuntil tonight, when you’re going to burst upon everyone like King So-lomon in his glory! Come on! We’re going to shop!”
To most people the 29th, the much-heralded “Labour Day,” had passedmuch as any other day. Speeches were made in the Park and TrafalgarSquare. Straggling processions, singing The Red Flag, wandered throughthe streets in a more or less aimless manner. Newspapers which had hin-ted at a general strike, and the inauguration15 of a reign16 of terror, wereforced to hide their diminished heads. The bolder and more astute17 amongthem sought to prove that peace had been effected by following theircounsels. In the Sunday papers a brief notice of the sudden death of SirJames Peel Edgerton, the famous K.C., had appeared. Monday’s paperdealt appreciatively with the dead man’s career. The exact manner of hissudden death was never made public.
Tommy had been right in his forecast of the situation. It had been a one-man show. Deprived of their chief, the organization fell to pieces. Kra-menin had made a precipitate18 return to Russia, leaving England early onSunday morning. The gang had fled from Astley Priors in a panic, leavingbehind, in their haste, various damaging documents which compromisedthem hopelessly. With these proofs of conspiracy19 in their hands, aided fur-ther by a small brown diary, taken from the pocket of the dead man whichhad contained a full and damning résumé of the whole plot, the Govern-ment had called an eleventh-hour conference. The Labour leaders wereforced to recognize that they had been used as a cat’s paw. Certain conces-sions were made by the Government, and were eagerly accepted. It was tobe Peace, not War!
But the Cabinet knew by how narrow a margin20 they had escaped utterdisaster. And burnt in on Mr. Carter’s brain was the strange scene whichhad taken place in the house in Soho the night before.
He had entered the squalid room to find that great man, the friend of alifetime, dead — betrayed out of his own mouth. From the dead man’spocketbook he had retrieved21 the ill-omened draft treaty, and then andthere, in the presence of the other three, it had been reduced to ashes .?.?.
England was saved!
And now, on the evening of the 30th, in a private room at the Savoy, Mr.
Julius P. Hersheimmer was receiving his guests.
Mr. Carter was the first to arrive. With him was a choleric-looking oldgentleman, at sight of whom Tommy flushed up to the roots of his hair. Hecame forward.
“Ha!” said the old gentleman surveying him apoplectically22. “So you’remy nephew, are you? Not much to look at—but you’ve done good work, itseems. Your mother must have brought you up well after all. Shall we letbygones be bygones, eh? You’re my heir, you know; and in future I pro-pose to make you an allowance—and you can look upon Chalmers Park asyour home.”
“Thank you, sir, it’s awfully23 decent of you.”
“Where’s this young lady I’ve been hearing such a lot about?”
Tommy introduced Tuppence.
“Ha!” said Sir William, eyeing her. “Girls aren’t what they used to be inmy young days.”
“Yes, they are,” said Tuppence. “Their clothes are different, perhaps, butthey themselves are just the same.”
“Well, perhaps you’re right. Minxes then—minxes now!”
“That’s it,” said Tuppence. “I’m a frightful25 minx myself.”
“I believe you,” said the old gentleman, chuckling26, and pinched her earin high goodhumour. Most young women were terrified of the “old bear,”
as they termed him. Tuppence’s pertness delighted the old misogynist27.
Then came the timid archdeacon, a little bewildered by the company inwhich he found himself, glad that his daughter was considered to havedistinguished herself, but unable to help glancing at her from time to timewith nervous apprehension28. But Tuppence behaved admirably. She for-bore to cross her legs, set a guard upon her tongue, and steadfastly29 re-fused to smoke.
Dr. Hall came next, and he was followed by the American Ambassador.
“We might as well sit down,” said Julius, when he had introduced all hisguests to each other. “Tuppence, will you—”
He indicated the place of honour with a wave of his hand.
But Tuppence shook her head.
“No—that’s Jane’s place! When one thinks of how she’s held out all theseyears, she ought to be made the queen of the feast tonight.”
Julius flung her a grateful glance, and Jane came forward shyly to the al-lotted seat. Beautiful as she had seemed before, it was as nothing to theloveliness that now went fully24 adorned30. Tuppence had performed her partfaithfully. The model gown supplied by a famous dressmaker had beenentitled “A tiger lily.” It was all golds and reds and browns, and out of itrose the pure column of the girl’s white throat, and the bronze masses ofhair that crowned her lovely head. There was admiration in every eye, asshe took her seat.
Soon the supper party was in full swing, and with one accord Tommywas called upon for a full and complete explanation.
“You’ve been too darned close about the whole business,” Julius accusedhim. “You let on to me that you were off to the Argentine—though I guessyou had your reasons for that. The idea of both you and Tuppence castingme for the part of Mr. Brown just tickles31 me to death!”
“The idea was not original to them,” said Mr. Carter gravely. “It was sug-gested, and the poison very carefully instilled32, by a past master in the art.
The paragraph in the New York paper suggested the plan to him, and bymeans of it he wove a web that nearly enmeshed you fatally.”
“I never liked him,” said Julius. “I felt from the first that there was some-thing wrong about him, and I always suspected that it was he who si-lenced Mrs. Vandemeyer so appositely. But it wasn’t till I heard that theorder for Tommy’s execution came right on the heels of our interviewwith him that Sunday that I began to tumble to the fact that he was the bigbug himself.”
“I never suspected it at all,” lamented33 Tuppence. “I’ve always thought Iwas so much cleverer than Tommy—but he’s undoubtedly34 scored over mehandsomely.”
Julius agreed.
“Tommy’s been the goods this trip! And, instead of sitting there as dumbas a fish, let him banish35 his blushes, and tell us all about it.”
“Hear! hear!”
“There’s nothing to tell,” said Tommy, acutely uncomfortable. “I was anawful mug—right up to the time I found that photograph of Annette, andrealized that she was Jane Finn. Then I remembered how persistently36 shehad shouted out that word ‘Marguerite’—and I thought of the pictures,and—well, that’s that. Then of course I went over the whole thing to seewhere I’d made an ass4 of myself.”
“Go on,” said Mr. Carter, as Tommy showed signs of taking refuge in si-lence once more.
“That business about Mrs. Vandemeyer had worried me when Juliustold me about it. On the face of it, it seemed that he or Sir James must havedone the trick. But I didn’t know which. Finding that photograph in thedrawer, after that story of how it had been got from him by InspectorBrown, made me suspect Julius. Then I remembered that it was Sir Jameswho had discovered the false Jane Finn. In the end, I couldn’t make up mymind—and just decided37 to take no chances either way. I left a note for Ju-lius, in case he was Mr. Brown, saying I was off to the Argentine, and Idropped Sir James’s letter with the offer of the job by the desk so that hewould see it was a genuine stunt38. Then I wrote my letter to Mr. Carter andrang up Sir James. Taking him into my confidence would be the best thingeither way, so I told him everything except where I believed the papers tobe hidden. The way he helped me to get on the track of Tuppence and An-nette almost disarmed39 me, but not quite. I kept my mind open betweenthe two of them. And then I got a bogus note from Tuppence—and then Iknew!”
“But how?”
Tommy took the note in question from his pocket and passed it roundthe table.
“It’s her handwriting all right, but I knew it wasn’t from her because ofthe signature. She’d never spell her name ‘Twopence,’ but anyone who’dnever seen it written might quite easily do so. Julius had seen it — heshowed me a note of hers to him once—but Sir James hadn’t! After thateverything was plain sailing. I sent off Albert posthaste to Mr. Carter. Ipretended to go away, but doubled back again. When Julius came burstingup in his car, I felt it wasn’t part of Mr. Brown’s plan—and that therewould probably be trouble. Unless Sir James was actually caught in theact, so to speak, I knew Mr. Carter would never believe it of him on mybare word—”
“I didn’t,” interposed Mr. Carter ruefully.
“That’s why I sent the girls off to Sir James. I was sure they’d fetch up atthe house in Soho sooner or later. I threatened Julius with the revolver,because I wanted Tuppence to repeat that to Sir James, so that he wouldn’tworry about us. The moment the girls were out of sight I told Julius todrive like hell for London, and as we went along I told him the wholestory. We got to the Soho house in plenty of time and met Mr. Carter out-side. After arranging things with him we went in and hid behind the cur-tain in the recess40. The policemen had orders to say, if they were asked,that no one had gone into the house. That’s all.”
And Tommy came to an abrupt41 halt.
There was silence for a moment.
“By the way,” said Julius suddenly, “you’re all wrong about that photo-graph of Jane. It was taken from me, but I found it again.”
“Where?” cried Tuppence.
“In that little safe on the wall in Mrs. Vandermeyer’s bedroom.”
“I knew you found something,” said Tuppence reproachfully. “To tellyou the truth, that’s what started me off suspecting you. Why didn’t yousay?”
“I guess I was a mite42 suspicious too. It had been got away from me once,and I determined43 I wouldn’t let on I’d got it until a photographer hadmade a dozen copies of it!”
“We all kept back something or other,” said Tuppence thoughtfully. “Isuppose secret service work makes you like that!”
In the pause that ensued, Mr. Carter took from his pocket a small shabbybrown book.
“Beresford has just said that I would not have believed Sir James PeelEdgerton to be guilty unless, so to speak, he was caught in the act. That isso. Indeed, not until I read the entries in this little book could I bring my-self fully to credit the amazing truth. This book will pass into the posses-sion of Scotland Yard, but it will never be publicly exhibited. Sir James’slong association with the law would make it undesirable44. But to you, whoknow the truth, I propose to read certain passages which will throw somelight on the extraordinary mentality45 of this great man.”
He opened the book, and turned the thin pages.
“.?.?. It is madness to keep this book. I know that. It is documentary evid-ence against me. But I have never shrunk from taking risks. And I feel anurgent need for self-expression .?.?. The book will only be taken from mydead body. .?.?.
“.?.?. From an early age I realized that I had exceptional abilities. Only afool underestimates his capabilities46. My brain power was greatly abovethe average. I know that I was born to succeed. My appearance was theonly thing against me. I was quiet and insignificant—utterly nondescript.
.?.?.
“.?.?. When I was a boy I heard a famous murder trial. I was deeply im-pressed by the power and eloquence47 of the counsel for the defence. Forthe first time I entertained the idea of taking my talents to that particularmarket .?.?. Then I studied the criminal in the dock .?.?. The man was a fool—he had been incredibly, unbelievably stupid. Even the eloquence of hiscounsel was hardly likely to save him .?.?. I felt an immeasurable contemptfor him .?.?. Then it occurred to me that the criminal standard was a lowone. It was the wastrels48, the failures, the general riffraff of civilizationwho drifted into crime .?.?. Strange that men of brains had never realizedits extraordinary opportunities .?.?. I played with the idea .?.?. What a mag-nificent field—what unlimited49 possibilities! It made my brain reel. .?.?.
“.?.?. I read standard works on crime and criminals. They all confirmedmy opinion. Degeneracy, disease—never the deliberate embracing of a ca-reer by a farseeing man. Then I considered. Supposing my utmost ambi-tions were realized—that I was called to the bar, and rose to the height ofmy profession? That I entered politics—say, even, that I became PrimeMinister of England? What then? Was that power? Hampered50 at everyturn by my colleagues, fettered51 by the democratic system of which Ishould be the mere52 figurehead! No—the power I dreamed of was absolute!
An autocrat53! A dictator! And such power could only be obtained by work-ing outside the law. To play on the weaknesses of human nature, then onthe weaknesses of nations—to get together and control a vast organiza-tion, and finally to overthrow54 the existing order, and rule! The thought in-toxicated me. .?.?.
“.?.?. I saw that I must lead two lives. A man like myself is bound to at-tract notice. I must have a successful career which would mask my trueactivities .?.?. Also I must cultivate a personality. I modelled myself uponfamous K.C.’s. I reproduced their mannerisms, their magnetism55. If I hadchosen to be an actor, I should have been the greatest actor living! No dis-guises—no greasepaint—no false beards! Personality! I put it on like aglove! When I shed it, I was myself, quiet, unobtrusive, a man like everyother man. I called myself Mr. Brown. There are hundreds of men calledBrown—there are hundreds of men looking just like me. .?.?.
“.?.?. I succeeded in my false career. I was bound to succeed. I shall suc-ceed in the other. A man like me cannot fail. .?.?.
“.?.?. I have been reading a life of Napoleon. He and I have much in com-mon. .?.?.
“.?.?. I make a practice of defending criminals. A man should look afterhis own people. .?.?.
“.?.?. Once or twice I have felt afraid. The first time was in Italy. Therewas a dinner given. Professor D—, the great alienist, was present. The talkfell on insanity56. He said, ‘A great many men are mad, and no one knows it.
They do not know it themselves.’ I do not understand why he looked at mewhen he said that. His glance was strange .?.?. I did not like it. .?.?.
“.?.?. The war has disturbed me .?.?. I thought it would further my plans.
The Germans are so efficient. Their spy system, too, was excellent. Thestreets are full of these boys in khaki. All empty-headed young fools .?.?.
Yet I do not know .?.?. They won the war .?.?. It disturbs me. .?.?.
“.?.?. My plans are going well .?.?. A girl butted57 in—I do not think shereally knew anything .?.?. But we must give up the Esthonia .?.?. No risksnow. .?.?.
“.?.?. All goes well. The loss of memory is vexing58. It cannot be a fake. Nogirl could deceive me!. .?.?.
“.?.?. The 29th .?.?. That is very soon .?.?.” Mr. Carter paused.
“I will not read the details of the coup59 that was planned. But there arejust two small entries that refer to the three of you. In the light of whathappened they are interesting.
“.?.?. By inducing the girl to come to me of her own accord, I have suc-ceeded in disarming60 her. But she has intuitive flashes that might be dan-gerous .?.?. She must be got out of the way .?.?. I can do nothing with theAmerican. He suspects and dislikes me. But he cannot know. I fancy myarmour is impregnable .?.?. Sometimes I fear I have underestimated theother boy. He is not clever, but it is hard to blind his eyes to facts. .?.?.”
Mr. Carter shut the book.
“A great man,” he said. “Genius, or insanity, who can say?”
There was silence.
Then Mr. Carter rose to his feet.
“I will give you a toast. The Joint61 Venture which has so amply justified62 it-self by success!”
It was drunk with acclamation.
“There’s something more we want to hear,” continued Mr. Carter. Helooked at the American Ambassador. “I speak for you also, I know. We’llask Miss Jane Finn to tell us the story that only Miss Tuppence has heardso far—but before we do so we’ll drink her health. The health of one of thebravest of America’s daughters, to whom is due the thanks and gratitudeof two great countries!”

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1 catering WwtztU     
n. 给养
参考例句:
  • Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
  • Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的?
2 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
参考例句:
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
3 miraculously unQzzE     
ad.奇迹般地
参考例句:
  • He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
  • A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。
4 ass qvyzK     
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
参考例句:
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
5 mimicked mimicked     
v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的过去式和过去分词 );酷似
参考例句:
  • He mimicked her upper-class accent. 他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。 来自辞典例句
  • The boy mimicked his father's voice and set everyone off laughing. 男孩模仿他父亲的嗓音,使大家都大笑起来。 来自辞典例句
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 fervently 8tmzPw     
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
参考例句:
  • "Oh, I am glad!'she said fervently. “哦,我真高兴!”她热烈地说道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • O my dear, my dear, will you bless me as fervently to-morrow?' 啊,我亲爱的,亲爱的,你明天也愿这样热烈地为我祝福么?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
8 momentary hj3ya     
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
参考例句:
  • We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
  • I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。
9 demurely demurely     
adv.装成端庄地,认真地
参考例句:
  • "On the forehead, like a good brother,'she answered demurely. "吻前额,像个好哥哥那样,"她故作正经地回答说。 来自飘(部分)
  • Punctuation is the way one bats one's eyes, lowers one's voice or blushes demurely. 标点就像人眨眨眼睛,低声细语,或伍犯作态。 来自名作英译部分
10 faltered d034d50ce5a8004ff403ab402f79ec8d     
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
参考例句:
  • He faltered out a few words. 他支吾地说出了几句。
  • "Er - but he has such a longhead!" the man faltered. 他不好意思似的嚅嗫着:“这孩子脑袋真长。”
11 perspiration c3UzD     
n.汗水;出汗
参考例句:
  • It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了,我的衣服被汗水湿透了。
  • The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。
12 esteem imhyZ     
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
13 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
14 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
参考例句:
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
15 inauguration 3cQzR     
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句:
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
16 reign pBbzx     
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
参考例句:
  • The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
  • The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
17 astute Av7zT     
adj.机敏的,精明的
参考例句:
  • A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
  • The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾,足以对付侦探的机智。
18 precipitate 1Sfz6     
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
参考例句:
  • I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
  • The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
19 conspiracy NpczE     
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
参考例句:
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
20 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
参考例句:
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
21 retrieved 1f81ff822b0877397035890c32e35843     
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 );恢复;寻回;检索(储存的信息)
参考例句:
  • Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句
22 apoplectically 1c2a29393d6f12d19daaf1d6ad67f15a     
Apoplectically
参考例句:
23 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
24 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
25 frightful Ghmxw     
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
参考例句:
  • How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊!
  • We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
26 chuckling e8dcb29f754603afc12d2f97771139ab     
轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时,我能听见他的轻声发笑。
  • He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
27 misogynist uwvyE     
n.厌恶女人的人
参考例句:
  • He quickly gained the reputation of being a misogynist.他很快地赢得了“厌恶女性者”的这一名声。
  • Nice try,but you're a misanthrope,not a misogynist.不错了,你讨厌的是世界,不是女人。
28 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。
29 steadfastly xhKzcv     
adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝
参考例句:
  • So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着,停止了工作,直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
30 adorned 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句:
  • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
31 tickles b3378a1317ba9a2cef2e9e262649d607     
(使)发痒( tickle的第三人称单数 ); (使)愉快,逗乐
参考例句:
  • My foot [nose] tickles. 我的脚[鼻子]痒。
  • My nose tickles from the dust and I want to scratch it. 我的鼻子受灰尘的刺激发痒,很想搔它。
32 instilled instilled     
v.逐渐使某人获得(某种可取的品质),逐步灌输( instill的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Nature has instilled in our minds an insatiable desire to see truth. 自然给我们心灵注入了永无休止的发现真理的欲望。 来自辞典例句
  • I instilled the need for kindness into my children. 我不断向孩子们灌输仁慈的必要。 来自辞典例句
33 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》
34 undoubtedly Mfjz6l     
adv.确实地,无疑地
参考例句:
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
35 banish nu8zD     
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除
参考例句:
  • The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
  • He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。
36 persistently MlzztP     
ad.坚持地;固执地
参考例句:
  • He persistently asserted his right to a share in the heritage. 他始终声称他有分享那笔遗产的权利。
  • She persistently asserted her opinions. 她果断地说出了自己的意见。
37 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
38 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演,绝技,特技;vt.阻碍...发育,妨碍...生长
参考例句:
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
39 disarmed f147d778a788fe8e4bf22a9bdb60a8ba     
v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 );使息怒
参考例句:
  • Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
  • The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械,并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
40 recess pAxzC     
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
参考例句:
  • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
  • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
41 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。
42 mite 4Epxw     
n.极小的东西;小铜币
参考例句:
  • The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
  • He is a mite taller than I.他比我高一点点。
43 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。
44 undesirable zp0yb     
adj.不受欢迎的,不良的,不合意的,讨厌的;n.不受欢迎的人,不良分子
参考例句:
  • They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
  • Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。
45 mentality PoIzHP     
n.心理,思想,脑力
参考例句:
  • He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
  • Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。
46 capabilities f7b11037f2050959293aafb493b7653c     
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力
参考例句:
  • He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大,自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
  • Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为,标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
47 eloquence 6mVyM     
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
参考例句:
  • I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
  • The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。
48 wastrels 9170e6ee7a8f3bac96e2af640b3bf325     
n.无用的人,废物( wastrel的名词复数 );浪子
参考例句:
49 unlimited MKbzB     
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
参考例句:
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
50 hampered 3c5fb339e8465f0b89285ad0a790a834     
妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
51 fettered ztYzQ2     
v.给…上脚镣,束缚( fetter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it. 我们尊重传统,但不被传统所束缚。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Many people are fettered by lack of self-confidence. 许多人都因缺乏自信心而缩手缩脚。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
52 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
53 autocrat 7uMzo     
n.独裁者;专横的人
参考例句:
  • He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家,也是个狡黠的独裁者。
  • The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.贵族企图限制专制君主的权力,但没有成功。
54 overthrow PKDxo     
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
参考例句:
  • After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
  • The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
55 magnetism zkxyW     
n.磁性,吸引力,磁学
参考例句:
  • We know about magnetism by the way magnets act.我们通过磁铁的作用知道磁性是怎么一回事。
  • His success showed his magnetism of courage and devotion.他的成功表现了他的胆量和热诚的魅力。
56 insanity H6xxf     
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
参考例句:
  • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
  • He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
57 butted 6cd04b7d59e3b580de55d8a5bd6b73bb     
对接的
参考例句:
  • Two goats butted each other. 两只山羊用角顶架。
  • He butted against a tree in the dark. 他黑暗中撞上了一棵树。
58 vexing 9331d950e0681c1f12e634b03fd3428b     
adj.使人烦恼的,使人恼火的v.使烦恼( vex的现在分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
参考例句:
  • It is vexing to have to wait a long time for him. 长时间地等他真使人厌烦。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Lately a vexing problem had grown infuriatingly worse. 最近发生了一个讨厌的问题,而且严重到令人发指的地步。 来自辞典例句
59 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。
60 disarming Muizaq     
adj.消除敌意的,使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 );使息怒
参考例句:
  • He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下,让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句
61 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。
62 justified 7pSzrk     
a.正当的,有理的
参考例句:
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。


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