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Chapter 23 Nately's Old Man
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    The only one back in the squadron who did see any of Milo’s red bananas was Aarfy, who picked up two froman influential1 fraternity brother of his in the Quartermaster Corps2 when the bananas ripened3 and began streaminginto Italy through normal black-market channels and who was in the officer’s apartment with Yossarian theevening Nately finally found his whore again after so many fruitless weeks of mournful searching and lured4 herback to the apartment with two girl friends by promising5 them thirty dollars each.

  “Thirty dollars each?” remarked Aarfy slowly, poking6 and patting each of the three strapping7 girls skepticallywith the air of a grudging8 connoisseur9. “Thirty dollars is a lot of money for pieces like these. Besides, I neverpaid for it in my life.”

  “I’m not asking you to pay for it,” Nately assured him quickly. “I’ll pay for them all. I just want you guys to takethe other two. Won’t you help me out?”

  Aarfy smirked10 complacently11 and shook his soft round head. “Nobody has to pay for it for good old Aarfy. I canget all I want any time I want it. I’m just not in the mood right now.”

  “Why don’t you just pay all three and send the other two away?” Yossarian suggested.

  “Because then mine will be angry with me for making her work for her money,” Nately replied with an anxiouslook at his girl, who was glowering12 at him restlessly and starting to mutter. “She says that if I really like her I’dsend her away and go to bed with one of the others.”

  “I have a better idea,” boasted Aarfy. “Why don’t we keep the three of them here until after the curfew and thenthreaten to push them out into the street to be arrested unless they give us all their money? We can even threatento push them out the window.”

  “Aarfy!” Nately was aghast.

  “I was only trying to help,” said Aarfy sheepishly. Aarfy was always trying to help Nately because Nately’sfather was rich and prominent and in an excellent position to help Aarfy after the war. “Gee whiz,” he defendedhimself querulously. “Back in school we were always doing things like that. I remember one day we trickedthese two dumb high-school girls from town into the fraternity house and made them put out for all the fellowsthere who wanted them by threatening to call up their parents and say they were putting out for us. We kept themtrapped in bed there for more than ten hours. We even smacked13 their faces a little when they started to complain.

  Then we took away their nickels and dimes14 and chewing gum and threw them out. Boy, we used to have fun inthat fraternity house,” he recalled peacefully, his corpulent cheeks aglow15 with the jovial16, rubicund17 warmth ofnostalgic recollection. “We used to ostracize18 everyone, even each other.”

  But Aarfy was no help to Nately now as the girl Nately had fallen so deeply in love with began swearing at himsullenly with rising, menacing resentment19. Luckily, Hungry Joe burst in just then, and everything was all rightagain, except that Dunbar staggered in drunk a minute later and began embracing one of the other giggling20 girlsat once. Now there were four men and three girls, and the seven of them left Aarfy in the apartment and climbedinto a horse-drawn cab, which remained at the curb21 at a dead halt while the girls demanded their money inadvance. Nately gave them ninety dollars with a gallant22 flourish, after borrowing twenty dollars from Yossarian,thirty-five dollars from Dunbar and seventeen dollars from Hungry Joe. The girls grew friendlier then and calledan address to the driver, who drove them at a clopping pace halfway23 across the city into a section they had nevervisited before and stopped in front of an old, tall building on a dark street. The girls led them up four steep, verylong flights of creaking wooden stairs and guided them through a doorway24 into their own wonderful andresplendent tenement25 apartment, which burgeoned26 miraculously27 with an infinite and proliferating28 flow of suppleyoung naked girls and contained the evil and debauched ugly old man who irritated Nately constantly with hiscaustic laughter and the clucking, proper old woman in the ash-gray woolen29 sweater who disapproved30 ofeverything immoral31 that occurred there and tried her best to tidy up.

  The amazing place was a fertile, seething32 cornucopia33 of female nipples and navels. At first, there were just theirown three girls, in the dimly-lit, drab brown sitting room that stood at the juncture34 of three murky35 hallwaysleading in separate directions to the distant recesses36 of the strange and marvelous bordello. The girls disrobed atonce, pausing in different stages to point proudly to their garish37 underthings and bantering38 all the while with thegaunt and dissipated old man with the shabby long white hair and slovenly39 white unbuttoned shirt who satcackling lasciviously40 in a musty blue armchair almost in the exact center of the room and bade Nately and his companions welcome with a mirthful and sardonic41 formality. Then the old woman trudged42 out to get a girl forHungry Joe, dipping her captious43 head sadly, and returned with two big-bosomed beauties, one alreadyundressed and the other in only a transparent44 pink half slip that she wiggled out of while sitting down. Threemore naked girls sauntered in from a different direction and remained to chat, then two others. Four more girlspassed through the room in an indolent group, engrossed45 in conversation; three were barefoot and one wobbledperilously on a pair of unbuckled silver dancing shoes that did not seem to be her own. One more girl appearedwearing only panties and sat down, bringing the total congregating46 there in just a few minutes to eleven, all butone of them completely unclothed.

  There was bare flesh lounging everywhere, most of it plump, and Hungry Joe began to die. He stood stock still inrigid, cataleptic astonishment48 while the girls ambled49 in and made themselves comfortable. Then he let out apiercing shriek50 suddenly and bolted toward the door in a headlong dash back toward the enlisted53 men’sapartment for his camera, only to be halted in his tracks with another frantic54 shriek by the dreadful, freezingpremonition that this whole lovely, lurid55, rich and colorful pagan paradise would be snatched away from himirredeemably if he were to let it out of his sight for even an instant. He stopped in the doorway and sputtered56, thewiry veins57 and tendons in his face and neck pulsating58 violently. The old man watched him with victoriousmerriment, sitting in his musty blue armchair like some satanic and hedonistic deity59 on a throne, a stolen U.S.

  Army blanket wrapped around his spindly legs to ward51 off a chill. He laughed quietly, his sunken, shrewd eyessparkling perceptively60 with a cynical61 and wanton enjoyment62. He had been drinking. Nately reacted on sight withbristling enmity to this wicked, depraved and unpatriotic old man who was old enough to remind him of hisfather and who made disparaging63 jokes about America.

  “America,” he said, “will lose the war. And Italy will win it.”

  “America is the strongest and most prosperous nation on earth,” Nately informed him with lofty fervor64 anddignity. “And the American fighting man is second to none.”

  “Exactly,” agreed the old man pleasantly, with a hint of taunting65 amusement. “Italy, on the other hand, is one ofthe least prosperous nations on earth. And the Italian fighting man is probably second to all. And that’s exactlywhy my country is doing so well in this war while your country is doing so poorly.”

  Nately guffawed66 with surprise, then blushed apologetically for his impoliteness. “I’m sorry I laughed at you,” hesaid sincerely, and he continued in a tone of respectful condescension68. “But Italy was occupied by the Germansand is now being occupied by us. You don’t call that doing very well, do you?”

  “But of course I do,” exclaimed the old man cheerfully. “The Germans are being driven out, and we are stillhere. In a few years you will be gone, too, and we will still be here. You see, Italy is really a very poor and weakcountry, and that’s what makes us so strong. Italian soldiers are not dying any more. But American and Germansoldiers are. I call that doing extremely well. Yes, I am quite certain that Italy will survive this war and still be inexistence long after your own country has been destroyed.”

  Nately could scarcely believe his ears. He had never heard such shocking blasphemies69 before, and he wonderedwith instinctive70 logic71 why G-men did not appear to lock the traitorous72 old man up. “America is not going to be destroyed!” he shouted passionately73.

  “Never?” prodded74 the old man softly.

  “Well...” Nately faltered75.

  The old man laughed indulgently, holding in check a deeper, more explosive delight. His goading76 remainedgentle. “Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All greatcountries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last?

  Forever? Keep in mind that the earth itself is destined77 to be destroyed by the sun in twenty-five million years orso.”

  Nately squirmed uncomfortably. “Well, forever is a long time, I guess.”

  “A million years?” persisted the jeering78 old man with keen, sadistic79 zest80. “A half million? The frog is almost fivehundred million years old. Could you really say with much certainty that America, with all its strength andprosperity, with its fighting man that is second to none, and with its standard of living that is the highest in theworld, will last as long as... the frog?”

  Nately wanted to smash his leering face. He looked about imploringly81 for help in defending his country’s futureagainst the obnoxious82 calumnies83 of this sly and sinful assailant. He was disappointed. Yossarian and Dunbarwere busy in a far corner pawing orgiastically at four or five frolicsome84 girls and six bottles of red wine, andHungry Joe had long since tramped away down one of the mystic hallways, propelling before him like a raveningdespot as many of the broadest-hipped young prostitutes as he could contain in his frail85 wind-milling arms andcram into one double bed.

  Nately felt himself at an embarrassing loss. His own girl sat sprawled86 out gracelessly on an overstuffed sofa withan expression of otiose87 boredom88. Nately was unnerved by her torpid89 indifference90 to him, by the same sleepy andinert poise91 that he remembered so vivdly, so sweetly, and so miserably92 from the first time she had seen him andignored him at the packed penny-ante blackjack game in the living room of the enlisted men’s apartment. Her laxmouth hung open in a perfect O, and God alone knew at what her glazed93 and smoky eyes were staring in suchbrute apathy94. The old man waited tranquilly95, watching him with a discerning smile that was both scornful andsympathetic. A lissome96, blond, sinuous97 girl with lovely legs and honey-colored skin laid herself out contentedlyon the arm of the old man’s chair and began molesting98 his angular, pale, dissolute face languidly andcoquettishly. Nately stiffened99 with resentment and hostility100 at the sight of such lechery101 in a man so old. Heturned away with a sinking heart and wondered why he simply did not take his own girl and go to bed.

  This sordid102, vulturous, diabolical103 old man reminded Nately of his father because the two were nothing at allalike. Nately’s father was a courtly white-haired gentleman who dressed impeccably; this old man was anuncouth bum104. Nately’s father was a sober, philosophical105 and responsible man; this old man was fickle106 andlicentious. Nately’s father was discreet107 and cultured; this old man was a boor108. Nately’s father believed in honorand knew the answer to everything; this old man believed in nothing and had only questions. Nately’s father hada distinguished109 white mustache; this old man had no mustache at all. Nately’s father—and everyone else’s father Nately had ever met—was dignified110, wise and venerable; this old man was utterly111 repellent, and Nately plungedback into debate with him, determined112 to repudiate113 his vile114 logic and insinuations with an ambitious vengeancethat would capture the attention of the bored, phlegmatic115 girl he had fallen so intensely in love with and win heradmiration forever.

  “Well, frankly116, I don’t know how long America is going to last,” he proceeded dauntlessly. “I suppose we can’tlast forever if the world itself is going to be destroyed someday. But I do know that we’re going to survive andtriumph for a long, long time.”

  “For how long?” mocked the profane117 old man with a gleam of malicious118 elation119. “Not even as long as the frog?”

  “Much longer than you or me,” Nately blurted120 out lamely121.

  “Oh, is that all! That won’t be very much longer then, considering that you’re so gullible122 and brave and that I amalready such an old, old man.”

  “How old are you?” Nately asked, growing intrigued123 and charmed with the old man in spite of himself.

  “A hundred and seven.” The old man chuckled124 heartily125 at Nately’s look of chagrin126. “I see you don’t believe thateither.”

  “I don’t believe anything you tell me,” Nately replied, with a bashful mitigating127 smile. “The only thing I dobelieve is that America is going to win the war.”

  “You put so much stock in winning wars,” the grubby iniquitous128 old man scoffed129. “The real trick lies in losingwars, in knowing which wars can be lost. Italy has been losing wars for centuries, and just see how splendidlywe’ve done nonetheless. France wins wars and is in a continual state of crisis. Germany loses and prospers130. Lookat our own recent history. Italy won a war in Ethiopia and promptly131 stumbled into serious trouble. Victory gaveus such insane delusions133 of grandeur134 that we helped start a world war we hadn’t a chance of winning. But nowthat we are losing again, everything has taken a turn for the better, and we will certainly come out on top again ifwe succeed in being defeated.”

  Nately gaped135 at him in undisguised befuddlement136. “Now I really don’t understand what you’re saying. You talklike a madman.”

  “But I live like a sane132 one. I was a fascist137 when Mussolini was on top, and I am an anti-fascist now that he hasbeen deposed138. I was fanatically pro-German when the Germans were here to protect us against the Americans,and now that the Americans are here to protect us against the Germans I am fanatically pro-American. I canassure you, my outraged139 young friend”—the old man’s knowing, disdainful eyes shone even more effervescentlyas Nately’s stuttering dismay increased—“that you and your country will have a no more loyal partisan140 in Italythan me—but only as long as you remain in Italy.”

  “But,” Nately cried out in disbelief, “you’re a turncoat! A time-server! A shameful141, unscrupulous opportunist!”

  “I am a hundred and seven years old,” the old man reminded him suavely142.

  “Don’t you have any principles?”

  “Of course not.”

  “No morality?”

  “Oh, I am a very moral man,” the villainous old man assured him with satiric143 seriousness, stroking the bare hipof a buxom144 black-haired girl with pretty dimples who had stretched herself out seductively on the other arm ofhis chair. He grinned at Nately sarcastically145 as he sat between both naked girls in smug and threadbare splendor,with a sovereign hand on each.

  “I can’t believe it,” Nately remarked grudgingly146, trying stubbornly not to watch him in relationship to the girls.

  “I simply can’t believe it.”

  “But it’s perfectly147 true. When the Germans marched into the city, I danced in the streets like a youthful ballerinaand shouted, ‘Heil Hitler!’ until my lungs were hoarse148. I even waved a small Nazi149 flag that I snatched away froma beautiful little girl while her mother was looking the other way. When the Germans left the city, I rushed out towelcome the Americans with a bottle of excellent brandy and a basket of flowers. The brandy was for myself, ofcourse, and the flowers were to sprinkle upon our liberators. There was a very stiff and stuffy150 old major riding inthe first car, and I hit him squarely in the eye with a red rose. A marvelous shot! You should have seen himwince.”

  Nately gasped151 and was on his feet with amazement152, the blood draining from his cheeks. “Major --- de Coverley!”

  he cried.

  “Do you know him?” inquired the old man with delight. “What a charming coincidence!”

  Nately was too astounded153 even to hear him. “So you’re the one who wounded Major ---de Coverley!” heexclaimed in horrified154 indignation. “How could you do such a thing?”

  The fiendish old man was unperturbed. “How could I resist, you mean. You should have seen the arrogant155 oldbore, sitting there so sternly in that car like the Almighty156 Himself, with his big, rigid47 head and his foolish,solemn face. What a tempting157 target he made! I got him in the eye with an American Beauty rose. I thought thatwas most appropriate. Don’t you?”

  “That was a terrible thing to do!” Nately shouted at him reproachfully. “A vicious and criminal thing! Major --deCoverley is our squadron executive officer!”

  “Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw158 gravely in a parody159 of repentance160. “In that case, you must give me credit for being impartial161. When the Germans rode in, I almost stabbed a robust162 youngOberleutnant to death with a sprig of edelweiss.”

  Nately was appalled163 and bewildered by the abominable164 old man’s inability to perceive the enormity of hisoffence. “Don’t you realize what you’ve done?” he scolded vehemently165. “Major ---de Coverley is a noble andwonderful person, and everyone admires him.”

  “He’s a silly old fool who really has no right acting166 like a silly young fool. Where is he today? Dead?”

  Nately answered softly with somber167 awe67. “Nobody knows. He seems to have disappeared.”

  “You see? Imagine a man his age risking what little life he has left for something so absurd as a country.”

  Nately was instantly up in arms again. “There is nothing so absurd about risking your life for your country!” hedeclared.

  “Isn’t there?” asked the old man. “What is a country? A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides byboundaries, usually unnatural168. Englishmen are dying for England, Americans are dying for America, Germansare dying for Germany, Russians are dying for Russia. There are now fifty or sixty countries fighting in this war.

  Surely so many countries can’t all be worth dying for.”

  “Anything worth living for,” said Nately, “is worth dying for.”

  “And anything worth dying for,” answered the sacrilegious old man, “is certainly worth living for. You know,you’re such a pure and naive169 young man that I almost feel sorry for you. How old are you? Twenty-five?

  Twenty-six?”

  “Nineteen,” said Nately. “I’ll be twenty in January.”

  “If you live.” The old man shook his head, wearing, for a moment, the same touchy170, meditating171 frown of thefretful and disapproving172 old woman. “They are going to kill you if you don’t watch out, and I can see now thatyou are not going to watch out. Why don’t you use some sense and try to be more like me? You might live to bea hundred and seven, too.”

  “Because it’s better to die on one’s feet than live on one’s knees,” Nately retorted with triumphant173 and loftyconviction. “I guess you’ve heard that saying before.”

  “Yes, I certainly have,” mused174 the treacherous175 old man, smiling again. “But I’m afraid you have it backward. Itis better to live on one’s feet than die on one’s knees. That is the way the saying goes.”

  “Are you sure?” Nately asked with sober confusion. “It seems to make more sense my way.”

  “No, it makes more sense my way. Ask your friends.”

  Nately turned to ask his friends and discovered they had gone. Yossarian and Dunbar had both disappeared. Theold man roared with contemptuous merriment at Nately’s look of embarrassed surprise. Nately’s face darkenedwith shame. He vacillated helplessly for a few seconds and then spun176 himself around and fled inside the nearestof the hallways in search of Yossarian and Dunbar, hoping to catch them in time and bring them back to therescue with news of the remarkable177 clash between the old man and Major ---de Coverley. All the doors in thehallways were shut. There was light under none. It was already very late. Nately gave up his search forlornly.

  There was nothing left for him to do, he realized finally, but get the girl he was in love with and lie down withher somewhere to make tender, courteous178 love to her and plan their future together; but she had gone off to bed,too, by the time he returned to the sitting room for her, and there was nothing left for him to do then but resumehis abortive179 discussion with the loathsome180 old man, who rose from his armchair with jesting civility and excusedhimself for the night, abandoning Nately there with two bleary-eyed girls who could not tell him into whichroom his own whore had gone and who padded off to bed several seconds later after trying in vain to interest himin themselves, leaving him to sleep alone in the sitting room on the small, lumpy sofa.

  Nately was a sensitive, rich, good-looking boy with dark hair, trusting eyes, and a pain in his neck when heawoke on the sofa early the next morning and wondered dully where he was. His nature was invariably gentleand polite. He had lived for almost twenty years without trauma181, tension, hate, or neurosis, which was proof toYossarian of just how crazy he really was. His childhood had been a pleasant, though disciplined, one. He got onwell with his brothers and sisters, and he did not hate his mother and father, even though they had both been verygood to him.

  Nately had been brought up to detest182 people like Aarfy, whom his mother characterized as climbers, and peoplelike Milo, whom his father characterized as pushers, but he had never learned how, since he had never beenpermitted near them. As far as he could recall, his homes in Philadelphia, New York, Maine, Palm Beach,Southampton, London, Deauville, Paris and the south of France had always been crowded only with ladies andgentlemen who were not climbers or pushers. Nately’s mother, a descendant of the New England Thorntons, wasa Daughter of the American Revolution. His father was a Son of a Bitch.

  “Always remember,” his mother had reminded him frequently, “that you are a Nately. You are not a Vanderbilt,whose fortune was made by a vulgar tugboat captain, or a Rockefeller, whose wealth was amassed183 throughunscrupulous speculations184 in crude petroleum185; or a Reynolds or Duke, whose income was derived186 from the saleto the unsuspecting public of products containing cancer-causing resins187 and tars188; and you are certainly not anAstor, whose family, I believe, still lets rooms. You are a Nately, and the Natelys have never done anything fortheir money.”

  “What your mother means, son,” interjected his father affably one time with that flair189 for graceful190 andeconomical expression Nately admired so much, “is that old money is better than new money and that the newlyrich are never to be esteemed191 as highly as the newly poor. Isn’t that correct, my dear?”

  Nately’s father brimmed continually with sage192 and sophisticated counsel of that kind. He was as ebullient193 andruddy as mulled claret, and Nately liked him a great deal, although he did not like mulled claret. When war brokeout, Nately’s family decided194 that he would enlist52 in the armed forces, since he was too young to be placed in the diplomatic service, and since his father had it on excellent authority that Russia was going to collapse195 in a matterof weeks or months and that Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Mussolini, Gandhi, Franco, Peron and the Emperor ofJapan would then all sign a peace treaty and live together happily ever after. It was Nately’s father’s idea that hejoin the Air Corps, where he could train safely as a pilot while the Russians capitulated and the details of thearmistice were worked out, and where, as an officer, he would associate only with gentlemen.

  Instead, he found himself with Yossarian, Dunbar and Hungry Joe in a whore house in Rome, poignantly196 in lovewith an indifferent girl there with whom he finally did lie down the morning after the night he slept alone in thesitting room, only to be interrupted almost immediately by her incorrigible197 kid sister, who came bursting inwithout warning and hurled198 herself onto the bed jealously so that Nately could embrace her, too. Nately’s whoresprang up snarling199 to whack200 her angrily and jerked her to her feet by her hair. The twelve-year-old girl looked toNately like a plucked chicken or like a twig201 with the bark peeled off her sapling body embarrassed everyone inher precocious202 attempts to imitate her elders, and she was always being chased away to put clothes on andordered out into the street to play in the fresh air with the other children. The two sisters swore and spat203 at eachother now savagely204, raising a fluent, deafening205 commotion206 that brought a whole crowd of hilarious207 spectatorsswarming into the room. Nately gave up in exasperation208. He asked his girl to get dressed and took her downstairsfor breakfast. The kid sister tagged along, and Nately felt like the proud head of a family as the three of them aterespectably in a nearby open-air café. But Nately’s whore was already bored by the time they started back, andshe decided to go streetwalking with two other girls rather than spend more time with him. Nately and the kidsister followed meekly209 a block behind, the ambitious youngster to pick up valuable pointers, Nately to eat hisliver in mooning frustration210, and both were saddened when the girls were stopped by soldiers in a staff car anddriven away.

  Nately went back to the café and bought the kid sister chocolate ice cream until her spirits improved and thenreturned with her to the apartment, where Yossarian and Dunbar were flopped211 out in the sitting room with anexhausted Hungry Joe, who was still wearing on his battered212 face the blissful, numb213, triumphant smile withwhich he had limped into view from his massive harem that morning like a person with numerous broken bones.

  The lecherous214 and depraved old man was delighted with Hungry Joe’s split lips and black-and-blue eyes. Hegreeted Nately warmly, still wearing the same rumpled215 clothes of the evening before. Nately was profoundlyupset by his seedy and disreputable appearance, and whenever he came to the apartment he wished that thecorrupt, immoral old man would put on a clean Brooks216 Brothers shirt, shave, comb his hair, wear a tweed jacket,and grow a dapper white mustache so that Nately would not have to suffer such confusing shame each time helooked at him and was reminded of his father.

 23、内特利的老头
  中队里唯一真正见到过米洛的红香蕉的人就是阿费。当香蕉熟了,并通过正常的黑市渠道开始流入意大利时,他从一个在军需部供职的颇有权势的兄弟会的弟兄那儿拿了两只。内特利花了好多个星期去找他那个妓女,却都徒劳无功,令人泄气,那天晚上终于找到了,并答应给她和她的两个女朋友每人三十块美金,把她们哄骗回了军官公寓。那天晚上,阿费和约塞连一起呆在军官公寓里。
  “每人三十块美金?”阿费慢悠悠地似问非问地评论说,一面不相信地又是摸又是拍这三个身材高大而匀称的姑娘,那样子就像一个吝啬的行家。“像这样的姑娘出三十块美金可不少啊。再说,我这一生从没有为这种人花过钱。”
  “我不要你付钱,”内特利急忙向他保证说,“她们的钱全由我来付。我只要你们两个家伙把另外两个姑娘带走。你们就不能帮我一下?”
  阿费自鸣得意地笑了笑,他那肌肉松软的圆脑袋摇得像货郎鼓一般。“没有人需要为好心的老阿费付这种钱。无论何时我想要,我就能弄到。只不过这会儿我没有情绪。”
  “你干吗不付三个人的钱,让另外两个人走呢?”约塞连建议说。
  “因为那样我的那位就会因我让她为了钱而干活跟我生气,”内特利回答说,一面焦急地看着他的姑娘。那姑娘正不耐烦地盯着他,嘴里咕咕哝哝地开始抱怨起来。“她说如果我真的喜欢她,就该把她送走,而同另外两个人中间的一个上床。”
  “我有一个更好的主意。”阿费吹嘘起来。“我们为什么不把她们三人留在这儿,一直留到宵禁开始,然后我们威胁说要把她们赶到大街上去被人抓起来,除非她们把她们的钱都给我们。我们甚至可以威胁说要把她们从窗户里推下去。
  “阿费!”内特利吓得目瞪口呆。
  “我只不过是想帮你,”阿费羞怯地说。阿费总是千方百计想帮助内特利,因为内特利的父亲又有钱又有名,战争结束后完全能够帮助他。“哎呀,”他牢骚满腹地为自己辩护说,“以前在学校里我们总是那样做的。我记得有一天我们把两个这样笨头笨脑的女中学生从市区骗到了联谊会馆,让她们跟所有想和她们睡觉的会友上床,我们威胁说要打电话给她们的父母,说她们在和我们睡觉。我们把她俩困在床上足足有十多个小时。当她们开始抱怨时,我们甚至还打她们几下耳光。后来,我们把她们的五分、一角的硬币和口香糖拿走后,把她们赶了出去。老兄,我们过去在那个联谊会馆里玩得很痛快。”他平静地回忆着,他那肥胖的双颊因怀念起往事而焕发出快乐、红润的光泽。“我们过去把任何人都排斥在外,甚至互相排斥。”
  但是此刻阿费对内特利毫无帮助,因为内特利如此深深迷恋上的姑娘变得郁郁不乐,越来越气,并以威胁的口气开始骂他。幸运的是,亨格利·乔就在这时闯了进来。于是一切问题又解决了,只是邓巴醉醺醺地、摇摇晃晃地迟进来一会儿,一下搂住了另一个咯咯笑着的姑娘。现在是四男三女,七个人把阿费留在公寓里,爬进了一辆出租马车。马车还停在路边时,姑娘们就要求先付给她们钱。内特利向约塞连借了二十美金,向邓巴借了三十五美金,向亨格利·乔借了十六美金,然后潇洒地一挥手付给了她们九十美金。
  姑娘们这才变得友好起来,大声对马车夫说了个地址,马车夫便赶着马得得地载着他们穿过半个城市,来到一个他们以前从未光顾过的地段,在一幢坐落于一条漆黑的大街上的古老而高大的楼房前停了下来。姑娘们领着他们爬过四段又陡又长、踩上去嘎嘎作响的木楼梯,穿过一个门廊,走进她们自己的富丽堂皇的公寓套房。
  这里神奇般地不断涌出越来越多的身体柔软、一丝不挂的年轻姑娘。公寓里有个邪恶、淫荡的丑老头儿,他那刻薄的笑声常惹内特利生气;那里还有个整天咯咯叫唤着的循规蹈矩的老太婆,她穿着烟灰色羊毛衫,对那里发生的所有伤风败俗的事情都看不惯,并竭尽全力要把公寓收拾干净。
  这个令人惊愕的地方是块肥沃、富饶而沸腾的宝地,这里到处可见女人的乳头和肚脐。起初,在那间灯光昏暗的黄褐色的起居室里只有他们的三个姑娘。那间起居室坐落在三条阴暗的走廊的交界处,这三条走廊从不同的方向通往这间离奇古怪、不可思议的妓院深处的幽室。姑娘们立即开始脱衣,有时还停下来得意地炫耀她们那些花花绿绿的内衣,还一刻不停地同那个憔悴、放荡的老头打情骂俏。那老头一头长长的白发乱蓬蓬的,穿着一件白衬衫,没扣扣子,一副邋遢相。他坐在一张几乎放在房间正中的上了霉的蓝色扶手椅里,与妓女们嘀嘀咕咕地说着下流话;他笑嘻嘻地但又带着嘲讽的神态,礼节性地向内特利和他的同伴们表示欢迎。接着,那老太婆伤心地低着她那颗好找茬的脑袋,磕磕绊绊地出去给亨格利·乔叫一个姑娘来,然而却带回来两个乳房高耸的美人儿,一个已经脱了衣服,另一个只穿着一件透明的粉红色短衬衣,就这一点衣服,她坐下时也扭动着身体把它脱掉了。又有三个一丝不挂的姑娘从另外一个方向荡过来,她们停下聊起来,然后又来了两个。接着又有四个姑娘穿过这间起居室,她们结成懒洋洋的一伙,正在谈着什么,其中三个人光着脚,另一个穿着一双好像不是她自己的银色舞鞋,没结鞋带,走起路来东摇西摆,怪吓人的。后来,又有一个只穿着三角裤的姑娘来到这间房间并坐了下来。这样,在短短几分钟内那里就来了一大群人,一共十一人,除一人外,全都光着身子。
  到处是闲逛着的赤裸裸的人体,大多数都很丰满,亨格利·乔的魂都不在了。他惊讶地站在那儿,一动不动,任凭姑娘们从容轻松地走进来,舒舒服服地坐下来。后来,他突然尖叫一声,像脱了弦的箭一般冲向门口,想回士兵公寓去取他的照相机,可半路上又想到即使他离开片刻,这个可爱的、刺激的、丰富多彩的异教徒的天堂便会从他这儿被掠走,不复再有,这使他感到害怕,脊骨一阵冰凉,于是狂叫一声,停住了脚步。他在门口停了下来,唾沫飞溅,脸上和脖子上的筋脉剧烈地动着。那老头坐在那张发了霉的蓝色扶手椅里,就像坐在宝座上耽于享乐的魔王,两条细长的腿上裹着一条偷来的美军军用毛毯御寒,带着胜利的喜悦望着亨格利·乔。
  他不出声地笑着,两只凹陷而机警的眼睛闪烁着因熟知一切而玩世不恭、放荡不羁的神情。他一直在喝酒。一看见这个邪恶、堕落、没有爱国心的老头,内特利就恨得毛发倒竖。那老头年纪够大的了,使内特利想到自己的父亲,他不停地开着低毁美国的玩笑。
  “美国,”他说,“将会被打败。而意大利将会赢得胜利。”
  “美国是世界上最强大、最繁荣的国家,”内特利激情满怀、庄严肃穆地对他说,“而且美国的军人是无与伦比的。”
  “的确如此。”那老头欣然表示同意,口气中带着少许以嘲讽别人为乐趣的意味。“但另一方面,意大利是世界上最不繁荣的国家。
  意大利士兵也许是最差劲的。但正是因为如此,我的国家在这场战争中打得如此出色,而你的国家却打得那么差劲。”
  内特利先是感到意外,捧腹大笑起来,接着脸红耳赤地为自己的失礼表示歉意。“对不起,我刚才嘲笑了你,”他真诚地说,接着又用尊敬、屈尊俯就的语调继续说,“但意大利过去被德国人占领,现在又正被我们占领。你不会说这是打得出色吧,是吗?”
  “不过,我当然要这么说,”那老头快乐地说,“德国人正在被赶出去,而我们还在这儿。几年以后你们也会走的,而我们仍然在这儿。你瞧,意大利确实是一个十分贫穷、弱小的国家,然而正是这一点使我们这么强大。意大利士兵不再死亡了,可美国和德国的士兵正在死亡。我把这叫做打得极其出色。是的,我确信意大利将会在这场战争中幸存下来,并将在你自己的国家被摧毁之后永远存在下去。”
  内特利简直难以相信自己的耳朵。他以前从未听到过这样令人吃惊的恶毒的言词。他的直觉使他感到纳闷,为什么联邦调查局的人不来把这个背叛祖国的老东西抓起来。“美国是不会被摧毁的!”他慷慨激昂地喊道。
  “永远不会吗?”那老头轻声激了他一句。
  “这个……”内特利结结巴巴地说。
  那老头压抑住一种更深沉、更强烈的喜悦放声大笑起来。他仍然温和地刺激他说:“罗马被摧毁了,希腊被摧毁了,波斯被摧毁了,西班牙被摧毁了。所有的大国都被摧毁了。为什么你的国家不会被摧毁,你实实在在认为你自己的国家还会存在多长时间?永远?请记住地球本身在大约二千五百万年之后也注定要被太阳毁灭的。”
  内特利不安地扭动着身体。“这个,永远是个很长的时间,我想。”
  “一百万年?”那个喜欢嘲弄人的老头带着强烈的虐待狂的热情坚持说,“五十万年?青蛙几乎有五亿年的历史了。你真的十分有把握地说,美国尽管强大而繁荣,拥有无以伦比的士兵,拥有世界上最高的生活标准,会存在得像——青蛙那么久吗?”
  内特利真想揍他那张嘲笑人的脸。他环顾四周,想找人帮他反驳这个狡猾、邪恶的老头的那些该受谴责的诽谤,以扞卫他的国家的未来。他很失望。约塞连和邓巴在一个较远的角落里正忙着同四五个嬉皮笑脸的姑娘寻欢作乐,已经喝了六瓶葡萄酒。亨格利·乔早就沿着一条神秘的过道荡走了,他像个贪得无厌的暴君,两只瘦弱的膀子不停地舞动着,尽可能多地把臀部最大的年轻妓女拥在身前,和她们一起挤睡在一张双人床上。
  内特利感到进退两难,不知所措。他自己的姑娘伸开四肢样子难看地躺在一张又厚又软的沙发上,露出一副懒散无聊的表情。内特利感到烦恼不安,因为她对他态度冷淡,无动于衷。她第一次看见他是在士兵公寓的客厅里他们许多人在一起玩二十一点小赌博的时候,但她没有理他,自那时起,她对他一直是若即若离,提不起精神,这一点他记得如此清楚,如此甜蜜而又如此伤心。她的嘴张着,成一个完美无缺的0字形,只有天晓得她那双呆滞、蒙胧的眼睛用如此残忍、冷漠的眼神在凝视着什么。那老头静静地等待着,脸上带着一种既轻蔑又同情的洞察一切的微笑望着他。一个满头金发、身体柔软成曲线形、肌肤呈蜂蜜色、长着两条漂亮的腿的姑娘坐在那老头的椅子扶手上,尽情地炫耀着她的姿色,一面无精打采地、卖弄风情地撩摸着他那骨瘦如柴、苍白而放荡的脸。见到一个这么老的人还如此淫荡好色,内特利真是又气又恨。他心情沉重地转过身,心想他干吗不带着他自己的姑娘睡觉去。
  这个肮脏、贪婪、魔鬼似的老头之所以使他想到他的父亲,是因为他们两人毫无相同之处。内特利的父亲是个衣着得体、举止优雅的白发绅士,而这老头却是个举止粗鲁的游手好闲之徒;内特利的父亲是个冷静、善于思考、有责任心的人,而这老头却是个用情不专、放浪形骸的老色鬼;内特利的父亲言行谨慎、有教养,而这老头却是个粗野的乡巴佬;内特利的父亲自尊自爱、学识渊博,而这老头却寡廉鲜耻、愚昧无知;内特利的父亲蓄着高贵的白胡子,而这老头一根胡子也没有;内特利的父亲——和内特利遇到过的所有其他人的父亲——都很高贵、聪明、受人尊敬,而这老头却实实在在令人憎恶。内特利又同他辩论起来,决心痛斥他的无耻逻辑和含沙射影的诽谤,雄心勃勃地要报一箭之仇,以吸引那个讨厌他、对他无动于衷而他却如此强烈地爱恋着的姑娘的注意,从而永远赢得她的爱慕。
  “这个,坦率地说,我不知道美国将存在多久,”他无所畏惧地说,“我想如果世界本身有一天将被毁灭的话,那我们也不可能永远存在下去。但是我确实知道我们将会赢得胜利,并活很长、很长时间。”
  “多长时间?”那个喜欢诽谤别人的老头嘲讽地问道,一脸居心叵测的得意神情。“甚至不如青蛙活得久吗?”
  “比你或者我活得长久得多。”内特利笨拙地脱口而出。
  “喔,原来如此!考虑到你是那么有勇无谋,而我已经这么一大把年纪,那就不会太长久啦。”
  “你多大年纪?”内特利问,不禁对这个老头产生了兴趣,被他迷住了。
  “一百零六岁。”那老头看见内特利满脸懊恼,开心地抿着嘴轻声笑起来。“我看得出你也不相信这一点。”
  “我不相信你跟我说的一切,”内特利回答说,脸上露出羞怯和怒气平息后的微笑。“我唯一相信的就是美国将会赢得战争的胜利。”
  “你太看重胜利了,”那个肮脏而邪恶的老头嘲笑说,“真正的诀窍在于输掉几场战争,在于知道哪几场战争可以输掉。几个世纪以来,意大利一直在战争中打败仗,然而你瞧我们干得多出色。法国打赢了战争,然而却不断处于危机之中。德国打输了但却繁荣起来。意大利在埃塞俄比亚打了胜仗,但立即陷入严重的困境。胜利给我们制造了许多辉煌的假象,使我们丧失了理智,于是便引发了一场我们没有机会获胜的世界大战。可是既然我们又要输了,所有的事情就开始向好的方面转化。假如我们成功地被打败了,我们就一定会成功。”
  内特利目瞪口呆地看着他,脸上露出未加掩饰的迷惑神情。
  “现在我真的不明白你在说什么。你说话像个疯子。”
  “但我像个正常人一样生活。墨索里尼执政时,我是个法西斯分子;现在他被赶下了台,我就成了一名反法西斯分子。当德国人在这儿保护我们反对美国人时,我是狂热的亲德派,而现在美国人在这儿保护我们抵抗德国人,我就成了狂热的亲美派。我可以向你保证,我义愤填膺的年轻朋友”——看见内特利变得更加惊慌失措、张口结舌,老头儿那双机警、轻蔑的眼睛里闪耀出更加得意的光芒——“你和你的国家在意大利不会有比我更忠实的支持者了——但这仅仅是在你们驻守意大利期间。”
  “但是,”内特利不相信地大声喊道,“你是个叛徒!是个趋炎附势的小人!是个不知廉耻、肆无忌惮的机会主义者!”
  “我已经一百零七岁了,”那老头温和地提醒他说。
  “你难道没有任何信条?”
  “当然没有。”
  “没有道德标准?”
  “哦,我是个很有道德的人。”那个恶棍似的老头半是讽刺半是认真地向他保证说,一边说一边摸着一个丰满的、脸上长着两个漂亮酒窝的黑发妓女的光屁股。那妓女勾魂摄魄地在他椅子的另一边扶手上舒展开了身体。他沾沾自喜地坐在两个裸体女郎中间,像个乞丐王似的一手搂着一个,挖苦地咧着嘴向内特利笑着。
  “我难以相信,”内特利怨恨地说,硬着头皮竭力不去看他与那两个姑娘搂搂抱抱的样子。“我只是难以相信。”
  “但这一切全是真的。德国人进城的时候,我像个朝气蓬勃的女芭蕾舞演员在大街上翩翩起舞,一边喊着:‘嗨,希特勒!’我把嗓子都喊哑了。我甚至还挥舞着一面纳粹小旗,那是我趁她母亲不注意,从一个漂亮的小姑娘手里抢来的。当德国人离开城市时,我拿着一瓶上等白兰地,提着一筐鲜花跑出去欢迎美国人。当然,白兰地是我自己喝的,花是用来撒向我们的解放者的。在第一辆车子上直挺挺地坐着一个自命不凡的老少校,我用一朵红玫瑰不偏不倚地砸在他的眼睛上。多么美妙的一击!你要是看见他往后躲的样子就好啦。”
  内特利吃惊地站了起来,直喘粗气,脸色发白。“是——德·科弗利少校!”他叫喊起来。
  “你认识他?”那老头乐滋滋地问道,“真是太巧了!”
  内特利吃惊不小,没有听见他的话。“那么你就是那个打伤——德·科弗利少校的人!”他又气又怕地喊道,“你怎么能做这样的事情?”
  那个魔鬼似的老头泰然自若。“你的意思是说,我怎么能忍住不砸他?你真该看到那个傲慢、讨厌的老家伙,他那么严厉地坐在车子里,大脑袋挺得笔直,愚蠢的脸上一本正经的样子,就像上帝亲临似的。他是个多么诱人的靶子啊!我用一枝美国红玫瑰打中了他的眼睛。我认为这是最合适不过的。你说呢?”
  “那件事做得糟透了!”内特利大声指责他说,“那是一件恶意的犯罪事件!——德·科弗利少校是我们中队的主任参谋!”
  “是吗?”那个顽固不化的老头戏弄他说,一边神态严肃地捏着他那个尖下巴,装出一副懊悔的样子。“如果是那样的话,你必须为我的公正而称赞我。当德国人开进来的时候,我用一小枝火绒草差点把一个强壮的年轻中尉扎死。”
  这个可恶的老头竟不能明白自己犯下了多大的罪过,这使得内特利惊愕不已,手足无措。“你难道不知道自己干了些什么?”他言词激烈地叱责他。“——德·科弗利少校是个品德高尚的大好人,大家都钦佩他。”
  “他是个老傻瓜,他实在没有权力做得像个年轻的傻瓜似的。
  他现在在哪儿?死了?”
  内特利带着忧郁、敬畏的神情轻声回答说:“没人知道。他好像失踪了。”
  “你明白了吧?想一想吧,一个像他这样年龄的人,为了什么国家之类的荒唐事情,竟拿自己所剩不多的生命去冒险。”
  内特利马上竭力反对。“为自己的国家用生命去冒险没什么荒唐的!”他郑重地说。
  “是吗?”那老头问,“国家是什么?国家是四周用界线围着的一块土地。通常是非自然的。英国人为英国而死,美国人为美国而死,德国人为德国而死,俄国人为俄国而死。现在有五六十个国家在打这场战争。当然,这么多国家不可能都值得人们为了它们去死。”
  “任何值得人为它而生的东西,”内特利说,“都值得人为它而死。”
  “而任何值得人为它去死的东西,”那个亵渎神灵的老头回答说,“肯定值得人为它而生。你知道,你是个如此单纯、天真的年轻人,我简直为你感到惋惜。你多大啦,二十五?二十六?”
  “十九,”内特利说,“到一月份我就二十岁了。”
  “但愿你活下去。”那老头摇了摇头,有那么一会儿,他像那个满腹牢骚、事事看不惯的老太婆一样眉头紧锁,像是生气又像是沉思。“如果你不提防着点,他们会杀了你。我现在能看得出来你不打算提防。你为什么不理智些,努力做得更像我这样、你也可能活到一百零七岁呢。”
  “因为我宁愿站着死,不愿跪着生,”内特利带着崇高的信念得意洋洋地反驳说,“我想你以前听说过这句俗话吧。”
  “是的,我当然听说过,”那个阴险的老头沉思地说,脸上又堆起了微笑。“然而恐怕你把这句俗话说颠倒了,宁愿站着生,不愿跪着死。那句俗话是这么说的。”
  “你肯定吗?”内特利有点糊涂地问,“好像我那样说更讲得通。”
  “不,我这么说更讲得通。去问你朋友。”
  内特利转过身去问他的朋友,却发现他们都走了。约塞连和邓巴都不见踪影。那老头看着内特利又尴尬又吃惊的样子,发出轻蔑而快乐的狂笑。内特利羞愧得沉下了脸。他孤力无援地犹豫了片刻,接着快速转过身,匆匆逃进最近的那条走廊去寻找约塞连和邓巴,希望及时找到他们,把那老头同——德·科弗利少校之间发生的那场出人意料的冲突告诉他们,把他们带回来给他解围。所有的走廊里的门都关上了。也没有哪道门下有灯光。夜已经很深了。内特利绝望了,便不再寻找了。最后他意识到,除了去找他爱恋着的姑娘,和她在什么地方躺下来,跟她亲热,向她献殷勤,与她共同安排他们的未来,他没有什么事情可做了;但是当地回到起居室来找她的时候,她已上床睡觉去了。他无事可做,只好去同那个讨厌的老头继续谈刚才未谈完的话题。可那老头却从扶手椅里站起身来、用开玩笑似的客套说夜已深,他得告辞了,让内特利和两个睡眼蒙胧的姑娘呆在那里。那两个姑娘也说不出他自己的妓女进了哪个房间,她俩百般挑逗他,想让他对她俩感兴趣,但却是白费力气,于是她们过了一会儿也上床睡觉去了,留下他一人在起居室里的那张凹凸不平的小沙发上睡着了。
  内特利是个敏感、富有、漂亮的小伙子,生着一头乌黑的头发,两只眼睛流露出信任他人的眼神。他第二天一大早在沙发上醒来时,脖子感到酸疼,昏昏沉沉地不知自己身在何处。他性格温和、文质彬彬。他快二十岁了,不知道心灵创伤、紧张、仇恨或神经机能病是怎么回事,在约塞连看来,这恰恰证明他实实在在疯得有多么厉害。他在童年虽常受到责骂,但却是愉快的。他与他的兄弟姐妹们相处得很好,他不恨他的父母,因为他们俩待他很好。
  内特利从小受到的家教是要憎恶像阿费和米洛那样的人。他母亲把像阿费那样的人描绘成拼命向上爬的野心家,他父亲把像米洛那样的人说成是投机倒把犯,但他们从不让他接近那些人,因此他从来也没有学会怎样去恨。就他所能记得的,他的家曾在费城、纽约、缅因、棕榈滩、南安普敦、伦敦、多维尔、巴黎和法国南部呆过,无论在哪儿,他家里总是高朋满座,客人都是绅士淑女,没有一个拼命向上爬的野心家或投机倒把犯。内特利的母亲出身新英格兰地区的桑顿家族,是美国革命的后代。他的父亲却是个私生子。
  “永远记住,”他母亲过去常常提醒他说,“你是内特利家的人。
  你不是范德比尔特家的人,他家是靠当一个地位卑微的拖船船长发财的,也不是洛克菲勒家的人,他家的财富是通过肆无忌惮地进行原油投机积累起来的;你也不是雷诺兹或杜克家族的人,他们的收入是靠欺骗公众、推销致癌的树脂和柏油制品获得的;你当然也不是阿斯托家的人,我相信,他家还在出租房屋。你是内特利家的一员,而内特利家从来没有为了钱而什么事都干。”
  “你妈的意思是,孩子,”有一次他父亲和蔼可亲地插话说,那种措辞优雅、简洁的天才内特利佩服得五体投地,“旧时的富翁要比新富翁好,新兴的暴发户永远不会像新近的破落户那样受人尊敬。这么说对吗,亲爱的?”
  内特利的父亲不断提出那种贤明而通晓世事的忠告。他热情奔放,脸色红润得像加过热的香甜的红葡萄酒一样。虽然内特利不喜欢香甜的红葡萄酒,但他却很喜欢他父亲。战争爆发后,内特利一家决定他应该参军,因为他太年轻了,不能从事外交工作,同时还因为他父亲根据权威人士的消息说,俄国将会在几个星期或几个月内垮台,而希特勒、邱吉尔、罗斯福、墨索里尼、甘地、佛朗哥、庇隆和日本天皇将签署一个和平协议,他们从此将幸福地生活在一起。内特利参加陆军航空队是他父亲的主意,在那儿他可以作为飞行员安全地接受训练,而在此期间俄国人有条件地投降了,停战的具体条款也制定好了。此外,在航空队里当一名军官,他接触到的只会是有教养的绅士。
  事与愿违,他却发觉自己和约塞连、邓巴和亨格利·乔等人在罗马一家妓院里鬼混,而且他深深地爱上了妓院里一个对他态度冷漠的姑娘。他独自一人在起居室里睡了一夜后,第二天早上他终于和她同床共枕了,但几乎立刻就被她那任性的小妹妹打断了好事。那小姑娘没敲门便闯了进来,妒忌地扑到床上,这样内特利也可以搂着她。内特利的妓女吼叫着跳了起来,怒气冲冲地使劲揍她,抓着她的头发把她拎了起来。这个十二岁的小姑娘眼巴巴地望着内特利,像只拔了毛的小鸡,或者说像根剥了皮的嫩树枝。她那稚嫩的身体早熟地模仿着那些比她年龄大的女人的样子,使所有人感到难堪,因此她总是被赶走,穿上衣服,到外面大街上去和其他孩子在新鲜的空气里玩。这姐妹俩此刻正粗野地对骂,互相吐唾沫,发出一阵震耳欲聋的喧闹声,引来一大群喜欢热闹的旁观者挤进这间房间。内特利气恼地放弃了做爱的念头。他叫他的妓女穿上衣服,带着她下楼去吃早饭。那个小妹妹跟在后面。当他们三人在附近一家露天咖啡馆里体面地吃早餐时,内特利觉得自己就像是个神气的一家之主。但是等到他们开始往回走的时候,内特利的妓女已经感到厌烦了,于是她决定和其他两个姑娘上街去卖淫,不想再同他在一起了。内特利和那个小妹妹温顺地远远跟在后面,那个野心勃勃的小姑娘想学几手拉客的技巧,内特利则是情场失意而出来散散心。当那几个姑娘被一辆军用汽车里的士兵拦住并带走后,他俩都变得垂头丧气。
  内特利回到咖啡馆,给那个小妹妹买了一份巧克力冰淇淋,等她情绪好了些之后,带着她回到公寓里。约塞连和邓巴已在起居室里,还有精疲力竭的亨格利·乔,他那憔悴的脸上还带着快乐、麻木、得意洋洋的微笑。那天早晨他就这样笑着从妻妾成群的后宫里跌跌撞撞地走出来,全身骨头像散了架似的,那个淫荡、堕落的老头看到亨格利·乔破裂的嘴唇和青一块紫一块的眼睛,心里乐滋滋的。他热情地跟内特利打招呼。他仍然穿着前一天晚上那件皱巴巴的衣服。他那种衣衫褴褛、面容猥琐的模样使内特利心烦意乱。无论何时他来公寓,他总希望那个荒淫无耻的老头能穿上一件干净的布鲁克斯兄弟公司做的衬衫,刮过脸,梳过头,穿着一件花呢夹克衫,蓄两撇干净利落的白八字胡,这样,内特利每次看到他并想到自己父亲时,就不会有那种说不清的羞愧感了。


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1 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的,有权势的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
2 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
参考例句:
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
3 ripened 8ec8cef64426d262ecd7a78735a153dc     
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 lured 77df5632bf83c9c64fb09403ae21e649     
吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车,但又设法逃掉了。
  • Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下,继续奋力向前。
5 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的,有前途的
参考例句:
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
6 poking poking     
n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
参考例句:
  • He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
  • He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。
7 strapping strapping     
adj. 魁伟的, 身材高大健壮的 n. 皮绳或皮带的材料, 裹伤胶带, 皮鞭 动词strap的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father. 他是一个魁梧的小伙子——已经比他父亲高了。
  • He was a tall strapping boy. 他是一个高大健壮的小伙子。
8 grudging grudging     
adj.勉强的,吝啬的
参考例句:
  • He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer.他勉强地对她的组织才能表示尊重。
  • After a pause he added"sir."in a dilatory,grudging way.停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。
9 connoisseur spEz3     
n.鉴赏家,行家,内行
参考例句:
  • Only the real connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines.只有真正的内行才能指出这两种酒的区别。
  • We are looking for a connoisseur of French champagne.我们想找一位法国香槟酒品酒专家。
10 smirked e3dfaba83cd6d2a557bf188c3fc000e9     
v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
  • He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼,坐了下来。 来自辞典例句
11 complacently complacently     
adv. 满足地, 自满地, 沾沾自喜地
参考例句:
  • He complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher. 他满足于一个乡村教师的生活。
  • "That was just something for evening wear," returned his wife complacently. “那套衣服是晚装,"他妻子心安理得地说道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
12 glowering glowering     
v.怒视( glower的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The boy would not go, but stood at the door glowering at his father. 那男孩不肯走,他站在门口对他父亲怒目而视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Then he withdrew to a corner and sat glowering at his wife. 然后他溜到一个角落外,坐在那怒视着他的妻子。 来自辞典例句
13 smacked bb7869468e11f63a1506d730c1d2219e     
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴,一声也不言语。
  • She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。
14 dimes 37551f2af09566bec564431ef9bd3d6d     
n.(美国、加拿大的)10分铸币( dime的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are United States coins. 1分铜币、5分镍币、1角银币和2角5分银币是美国硬币。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes. 1965年,铸币厂停止向10分硬币中加入银的成分。 来自辞典例句
15 aglow CVqzh     
adj.发亮的;发红的;adv.发亮地
参考例句:
  • The garden is aglow with many flowers.园中百花盛开。
  • The sky was aglow with the setting sun.天空因夕阳映照而发红光。
16 jovial TabzG     
adj.快乐的,好交际的
参考例句:
  • He seemed jovial,but his eyes avoided ours.他显得很高兴,但他的眼光却避开了我们的眼光。
  • Grandma was plump and jovial.祖母身材圆胖,整天乐呵呵的。
17 rubicund dXOxQ     
adj.(脸色)红润的
参考例句:
  • She watched the colour drain from Colin's rubicund face.她看见科林原本红润的脸渐渐失去了血色。
  • His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue.他那红通的脸显得又惊惶又疲乏。
18 ostracize NvJyG     
v.放逐,排斥
参考例句:
  • He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.他因不支持罢工而受同事排斥。
  • She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community.她声称受到当地社区一些人的排挤。
19 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
20 giggling 2712674ae81ec7e853724ef7e8c53df1     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑,叫我真受不了,那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
21 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
参考例句:
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
22 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。
23 halfway Xrvzdq     
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
参考例句:
  • We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路,天就黑了。
  • In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上,最忌讳的是有始无终。
24 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
25 tenement Egqzd5     
n.公寓;房屋
参考例句:
  • They live in a tenement.他们住在廉价公寓里。
  • She felt very smug in a tenement yard like this.就是在个这样的杂院里,她觉得很得意。
26 burgeoned aa469e83f03e8794865101ffd0cbc4a3     
v.发芽,抽枝( burgeon的过去式和过去分词 );迅速发展;发(芽),抽(枝)
参考例句:
  • Willows have burgeoned forth. 柳树已经发芽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The town burgeoned into a city. 这个集镇很快发展成一座城市。 来自辞典例句
27 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。
28 proliferating 45e10aecc1d3b089f65dafcc7343579e     
激增( proliferate的现在分词 ); (迅速)繁殖; 增生; 扩散
参考例句:
  • Computerized data bases are proliferating fast. 计算机化的数据库正在激增。
  • Crown galls are cancerous growths composed of disorganized and proliferating plant cells. 冠瘿是无组织的正在不断增殖的植物细胞所组成的癌状物。
29 woolen 0fKw9     
adj.羊毛(制)的;毛纺的
参考例句:
  • She likes to wear woolen socks in winter.冬天她喜欢穿羊毛袜。
  • There is one bar of woolen blanket on that bed.那张床上有一条毛毯。
30 disapproved 3ee9b7bf3f16130a59cb22aafdea92d0     
v.不赞成( disapprove的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • My parents disapproved of my marriage. 我父母不赞成我的婚事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing. 她不赞成儿子不加选择地收看电视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 immoral waCx8     
adj.不道德的,淫荡的,荒淫的,有伤风化的
参考例句:
  • She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
  • It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。
32 seething e6f773e71251620fed3d8d4245606fcf     
沸腾的,火热的
参考例句:
  • The stadium was a seething cauldron of emotion. 体育场内群情沸腾。
  • The meeting hall was seething at once. 会场上顿时沸腾起来了。
33 cornucopia SoIzm     
n.象征丰收的羊角
参考例句:
  • The book is a cornucopia of information.书是知识的宝库。
  • Our cornucopia is the human mind and heart.我们富足是由于人类的智慧和热情。
34 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。
35 murky J1GyJ     
adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗
参考例句:
  • She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
  • She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。
36 recesses 617c7fa11fa356bfdf4893777e4e8e62     
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
参考例句:
  • I could see the inmost recesses. 我能看见最深处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker recesses of my mind. 我一直把怀疑深深地隐藏在心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
37 garish mfyzK     
adj.华丽而俗气的,华而不实的
参考例句:
  • This colour is bright but not garish.这颜色艳而不俗。
  • They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs.他们登上铺着俗艳的紫色地毯的楼梯。
38 bantering Iycz20     
adj.嘲弄的v.开玩笑,说笑,逗乐( banter的现在分词 );(善意地)取笑,逗弄
参考例句:
  • There was a friendly, bantering tone in his voice. 他的声音里流露着友好诙谐的语调。
  • The students enjoyed their teacher's bantering them about their mistakes. 同学们对老师用风趣的方式讲解他们的错误很感兴趣。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
39 slovenly ZEqzQ     
adj.懒散的,不整齐的,邋遢的
参考例句:
  • People were scandalized at the slovenly management of the company.人们对该公司草率的经营感到愤慨。
  • Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products.这样马马虎虎的工作习惯决不能生产出优质产品来。
40 lasciviously 8dea84d78b09991132407e59dd0834ea     
参考例句:
  • He always stares lasciviously at beautiful girls passing by. 他总是用色迷迷的眼神看身边走过的漂亮女孩。 来自互联网
41 sardonic jYyxL     
adj.嘲笑的,冷笑的,讥讽的
参考例句:
  • She gave him a sardonic smile.她朝他讥讽地笑了一笑。
  • There was a sardonic expression on her face.她脸上有一种嘲讽的表情。
42 trudged e830eb9ac9fd5a70bf67387e070a9616     
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
  • He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 captious wTjy2     
adj.难讨好的,吹毛求疵的
参考例句:
  • There is no captious client but faulty product and service.没有挑剔的客户,只有不完善的产品和服务。
  • His criticisms were always captious and frivolous,never offering constructive suggestions.他的评论一向轻率并爱吹毛求疵,从不提出有建设性的建议。
44 transparent Smhwx     
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
参考例句:
  • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明,可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
  • The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
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 congregating 0a33bbc34a3b0a1f206b9740da561dcf     
(使)集合,聚集( congregate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The spatial distribution patterns of larvae and pupae are congregating distribution. 幼虫和蛹的空间分布均为聚集分布。
  • He says victims of violence are congregating there because they feel safer. 他说暴力的受害者聚集在这里因为他们觉得更安全。
47 rigid jDPyf     
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
参考例句:
  • She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
  • The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严,几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
48 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
49 ambled 7a3e35ee6318b68bdb71eeb2b10b8a94     
v.(马)缓行( amble的过去式和过去分词 );从容地走,漫步
参考例句:
  • We ambled down to the beach. 我们漫步向海滩走去。
  • The old man ambled home through the garden every evening. 那位老人每天晚上经过花园漫步回家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
50 shriek fEgya     
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
参考例句:
  • Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
  • People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧,气愤或疼痛而尖叫。
51 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
52 enlist npCxX     
vt.谋取(支持等),赢得;征募;vi.入伍
参考例句:
  • They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
  • The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会,支持他们的正义斗争。
53 enlisted 2d04964099d0ec430db1d422c56be9e2     
adj.应募入伍的v.(使)入伍, (使)参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 );获得(帮助或支持)
参考例句:
  • enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
  • He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
54 frantic Jfyzr     
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
参考例句:
  • I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
  • He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
55 lurid 9Atxh     
adj.可怕的;血红的;苍白的
参考例句:
  • The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
  • The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。
56 sputtered 96f0fd50429fb7be8aafa0ca161be0b6     
v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的过去式和过去分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出
参考例句:
  • The candle sputtered out. 蜡烛噼啪爆响着熄灭了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The balky engine sputtered and stopped. 不听使唤的发动机劈啪作响地停了下来。 来自辞典例句
57 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
58 pulsating d9276d5eaa70da7d97b300b971f0d74b     
adj.搏动的,脉冲的v.有节奏地舒张及收缩( pulsate的现在分词 );跳动;脉动;受(激情)震动
参考例句:
  • Lights were pulsating in the sky. 天空有闪烁的光。
  • Spindles and fingers moved so quickly that the workshop seemed to be one great nervously-pulsating machine. 工作很紧张,全车间是一个飞快的转轮。 来自子夜部分
59 deity UmRzp     
n.神,神性;被奉若神明的人(或物)
参考例句:
  • Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.许多动物被看作神的化身。
  • The deity was hidden in the deepest recesses of the temple.神藏在庙宇壁龛的最深处。
60 perceptively b5f265053226925b8b29b88dd72cd548     
adv.洞察力强地,敏锐地
参考例句:
  • Perceptively, Keynes anticipated the development of a paradox. 凯恩斯敏锐地预见到了一个悖论的演变。 来自互联网
61 cynical Dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
参考例句:
  • The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大,他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
62 enjoyment opaxV     
n.乐趣;享有;享用
参考例句:
  • Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
  • After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
63 disparaging 5589d0a67484d25ae4f178ee277063c4     
adj.轻蔑的,毁谤的v.轻视( disparage的现在分词 );贬低;批评;非难
参考例句:
  • Halliday's comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging. 一天天过去,哈里代的评论越来越肆无忌惮,越来越讨人嫌,越来越阴损了。 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
  • Even with favorable items they would usually add some disparaging comments. 即使对好消息,他们也往往要加上几句诋毁的评语。 来自互联网
64 fervor sgEzr     
n.热诚;热心;炽热
参考例句:
  • They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.他们只关心自己的宗教热诚。
  • The speech aroused nationalist fervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。
65 taunting ee4ff0e688e8f3c053c7fbb58609ef58     
嘲讽( taunt的现在分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落
参考例句:
  • She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture. 她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。
  • His taunting inclination subdued for a moment by the old man's grief and wildness. 老人的悲伤和狂乱使他那嘲弄的意图暂时收敛起来。
66 guffawed 2e6c1d9bb61416c9a198a2e73eac2a39     
v.大笑,狂笑( guffaw的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
  • Hung-chien guffawed and said, "I deserve a scolding for that! 鸿渐哈哈大笑道:“我是该骂! 来自汉英文学 - 围城
67 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
参考例句:
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
68 condescension JYMzw     
n.自以为高人一等,贬低(别人)
参考例句:
  • His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
  • Despite its condescension toward the Bennet family, the letter begins to allay Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy. 尽管这封信对班纳特家的态度很高傲,但它开始消除伊丽莎白对达西的偏见。
69 blasphemies 03153f820424ca21b037633d3d1b7481     
n.对上帝的亵渎,亵渎的言词[行为]( blasphemy的名词复数 );侮慢的言词(或行为)
参考例句:
  • That foul mouth stands there bringing more ill fortune with his blasphemies. 那一张臭嘴站在那儿满嘴喷粪,只能带来更多恶运。 来自辞典例句
  • All great truths begin as blasphemies. 一切伟大的真理起初都被视为大逆不道的邪说。 来自辞典例句
70 instinctive c6jxT     
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
参考例句:
  • He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
  • Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。
71 logic j0HxI     
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
参考例句:
  • What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑?
  • I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。
72 traitorous 938beb8f257e13202e2f1107668c59b0     
adj. 叛国的, 不忠的, 背信弃义的
参考例句:
  • All traitorous persons and cliques came to no good end. 所有的叛徒及叛徒集团都没好下场。
  • Most of the time I keep such traitorous thoughts to myself. 这种叛逆思想我不大向别人暴露。
73 passionately YmDzQ4     
ad.热烈地,激烈地
参考例句:
  • She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿,也能爱得一往情深。
  • He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。
74 prodded a2885414c3c1347aa56e422c2c7ade4b     
v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳
参考例句:
  • She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. 她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
  • He prodded at the plate of fish with his fork. 他拿叉子戳弄着那盘鱼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
75 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。”
76 goading 0f73dafb9b183becad22f5b7096acca0     
v.刺激( goad的现在分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人
参考例句:
  • Charles was always goading me. 查尔斯总是招惹我。 来自辞典例句
  • He kept goading me to fight. 他不断煽动我去打架。 来自辞典例句
77 destined Dunznz     
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
参考例句:
  • It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
  • The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。
78 jeering fc1aba230f7124e183df8813e5ff65ea     
adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Hecklers interrupted her speech with jeering. 捣乱分子以嘲笑打断了她的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He interrupted my speech with jeering. 他以嘲笑打断了我的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
79 sadistic HDxy0     
adj.虐待狂的
参考例句:
  • There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
  • The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。
80 zest vMizT     
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣
参考例句:
  • He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
  • He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。
81 imploringly imploringly     
adv. 恳求地, 哀求地
参考例句:
  • He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着,哀求地看着她。
  • He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
82 obnoxious t5dzG     
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的
参考例句:
  • These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
  • He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。
83 calumnies 402a65c2b6e2ef625e37dc88cdcc59f1     
n.诬蔑,诽谤,中伤(的话)( calumny的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He doesn't care about scandals, slanders, calumnies, aspersions, or defamation. 他不在乎流言蜚语,诽谤,中伤,造谣,诬蔑。 来自互联网
  • Spreading rumors and calumnies and plotting riots. 造谣诽谤,策动骚乱。 来自互联网
84 frolicsome bfXzg     
adj.嬉戏的,闹着玩的
参考例句:
  • Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes.爱玩闹的学生们举行聚会,制造各种恶作剧来庆祝毕业。
  • As the happy time drew near,the lions and tigers climbing up the bedroom walls became quite tame and frolicsome.当快乐的时光愈来愈临近的时候,卧室墙上爬着的狮子和老虎变得十分驯服
85 frail yz3yD     
adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的
参考例句:
  • Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了,身体虚弱,不便独居。
  • She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上,看上去特别虚弱。
86 sprawled 6cc8223777584147c0ae6b08b9304472     
v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着)
参考例句:
  • He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
  • He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。
87 otiose NJyx5     
adj.无效的,没有用的
参考例句:
  • In the knowledge that learned during school,can say basically otiose.在校期间学了的知识,可以说基本上没有用的。
  • Their policies are otiose,since there are better ways to help the poor,such as direct cash transfers.政府的政策都是多余的,因为还有别的更好的方法可以帮助穷人,如直接拨款。
88 boredom ynByy     
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
参考例句:
  • Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
  • A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。
89 torpid hq2yQ     
adj.麻痹的,麻木的,迟钝的
参考例句:
  • He just walked and his mind drifted slowly like a torpid stream.他只是埋头走,脑袋里思想都凝滞了,有如一汪流不动的溪水。
  • Even when he was awake he was completely torpid.他醒着的时候也完全麻木不动。
90 indifference k8DxO     
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
参考例句:
  • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
  • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
91 poise ySTz9     
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
参考例句:
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
92 miserably zDtxL     
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地
参考例句:
  • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
  • It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨,天气又冷又湿,令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
93 glazed 3sLzT8     
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神
参考例句:
  • eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
  • His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时,他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
94 apathy BMlyA     
n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡
参考例句:
  • He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
  • She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。
95 tranquilly d9b4cfee69489dde2ee29b9be8b5fb9c     
adv. 宁静地
参考例句:
  • He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子,一声不响地干了起来。
  • The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。
96 lissome 20oxd     
adj.柔软的;敏捷的
参考例句:
  • The lissome birchbark canoe seemed to be a fish,so easily did it cut through the rolling black waves and ranks of ice.轻盈的桦皮舟像一条大鱼,在滚滚的黑色波涛和冰排中间飞一般地前进。
  • His works often present a smart and lissome feeling.他的作品通常给人以灵动而轻盈的观感。
97 sinuous vExz4     
adj.蜿蜒的,迂回的
参考例句:
  • The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原。
  • We moved along the sinuous gravel walks,with the great concourse of girls and boys.我们沿着曲折的石径,随着男孩女孩汇成的巨流一路走去。
98 molesting 9803a4c212351ba8f8347ac71aad0f44     
v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 );干扰;调戏;猥亵
参考例句:
  • He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
  • He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句
99 stiffened de9de455736b69d3f33bb134bba74f63     
加强的
参考例句:
  • He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去,这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
  • She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。
100 hostility hdyzQ     
n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争
参考例句:
  • There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
  • His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。
101 lechery D9kzA     
n.好色;淫荡
参考例句:
  • When they are idle,they indulge themselves into comfort,lechery,crapulence and gluttony.他们闲散时,就沉溺于安乐、纵欲、暴饮、暴食。
  • His lechery made him the enemy of every self-respecting husband and father in the county.他的好色放浪使他成为全县所有自尊自重的丈夫和父亲的公敌。
102 sordid PrLy9     
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的
参考例句:
  • He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
  • They lived in a sordid apartment.他们住在肮脏的公寓房子里。
103 diabolical iPCzt     
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的
参考例句:
  • This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.他这一手是一个居心叵测的大阴谋。
  • One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
104 bum Asnzb     
n.臀部;流浪汉,乞丐;vt.乞求,乞讨
参考例句:
  • A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股,她打了那人。
  • The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
105 philosophical rN5xh     
adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的
参考例句:
  • The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
  • She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。
106 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。
107 discreet xZezn     
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
参考例句:
  • He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
  • It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
108 boor atRzU     
n.举止粗野的人;乡下佬
参考例句:
  • I'm a bit of a boor,so I hope you won't mind if I speak bluntly.我是一个粗人,说话直来直去,你可别见怪。
  • If he fears the intellectual,he despises the boor.他对知识分子有戒心,但是更瞧不起乡下人。
109 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
110 dignified NuZzfb     
a.可敬的,高贵的
参考例句:
  • Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
  • He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
111 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。
112 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。
113 repudiate 6Bcz7     
v.拒绝,拒付,拒绝履行
参考例句:
  • He will indignantly repudiate the suggestion.他会气愤地拒绝接受这一意见。
  • He repudiate all debts incurred by his son.他拒绝偿还他儿子的一切债务。
114 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
115 phlegmatic UN9xg     
adj.冷静的,冷淡的,冷漠的,无活力的
参考例句:
  • Commuting in the rush-hour requires a phlegmatic temperament.在上下班交通高峰期间乘坐通勤车要有安之若素的心境。
  • The british character is often said to be phlegmatic.英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的。
116 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
117 profane l1NzQ     
adj.亵神的,亵渎的;vt.亵渎,玷污
参考例句:
  • He doesn't dare to profane the name of God.他不敢亵渎上帝之名。
  • His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
118 malicious e8UzX     
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的
参考例句:
  • You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
  • Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
119 elation 0q9x7     
n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意
参考例句:
  • She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.最终实现了抱负,她显得十分高兴。
  • His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。
120 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
121 lamely 950fece53b59623523b03811fa0c3117     
一瘸一拐地,不完全地
参考例句:
  • I replied lamely that I hope to justify his confidence. 我漫不经心地回答说,我希望我能不辜负他对我的信任。
  • The wolf leaped lamely back, losing its footing and falling in its weakness. 那只狼一跛一跛地跳回去,它因为身体虚弱,一失足摔了一跤。
122 gullible zeSzN     
adj.易受骗的;轻信的
参考例句:
  • The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
  • The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。
123 intrigued 7acc2a75074482e2b408c60187e27c73     
adj.好奇的,被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式);激起…的兴趣或好奇心;“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧!
  • He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。
124 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
125 heartily Ld3xp     
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
参考例句:
  • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
  • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
126 chagrin 1cyyX     
n.懊恼;气愤;委屈
参考例句:
  • His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
  • Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。
127 mitigating 465c18cfa2b0e25daca50035121a4217     
v.减轻,缓和( mitigate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Are there any mitigating circumstances in this case ? 本案中是否有任何情况可以减轻被告的罪行? 来自辞典例句
  • A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances befor imposing the death penalty. 在处死刑之前,要求量刑法官必须考虑是否有任何减轻罪行之情节。 来自口语例句
128 iniquitous q4hyK     
adj.不公正的;邪恶的;高得出奇的
参考例句:
  • Many historians,of course,regard this as iniquitous.当然,许多历史学家认为这是极不公正的。
  • Men of feeling may at any moment be killed outright by the iniquitous and the callous.多愁善感的人会立即被罪恶的人和无情的人彻底消灭。
129 scoffed b366539caba659eacba33b0867b6de2f     
嘲笑,嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
  • A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。
130 prospers 2df02d3eacf3e8fe61add7b23ce7a1bd     
v.成功,兴旺( prosper的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Whatever prospers my business is welcome. 凡使我生意兴隆者皆竭诚欢迎。 来自辞典例句
  • Whatever prospers my business is good. 任何使我生意兴隆的都是好的。 来自辞典例句
131 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
132 sane 9YZxB     
adj.心智健全的,神志清醒的,明智的,稳健的
参考例句:
  • He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。
  • He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。
133 delusions 2aa783957a753fb9191a38d959fe2c25     
n.欺骗( delusion的名词复数 );谬见;错觉;妄想
参考例句:
  • the delusions of the mentally ill 精神病患者的妄想
  • She wants to travel first-class: she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行,她一定自以为很了不起。 来自辞典例句
134 grandeur hejz9     
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
参考例句:
  • The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
  • These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
135 gaped 11328bb13d82388ec2c0b2bf7af6f272     
v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 );张开,张大
参考例句:
  • A huge chasm gaped before them. 他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞,屋顶豁开了一个洞。 来自辞典例句
136 befuddlement 4Qbyf     
迷惘,昏迷,失常
参考例句:
  • To add to the befuddlement, the expansion of the universe now seems to be accelerating, a process with truly mind-stretching consequences. 更叫人迷糊的是,现今宇宙的膨胀似乎正在加速之中,这真是让人连脑子也一起跟着膨胀。 来自辞典例句
137 fascist ttGzJZ     
adj.法西斯主义的;法西斯党的;n.法西斯主义者,法西斯分子
参考例句:
  • The strikers were roughed up by the fascist cops.罢工工人遭到法西斯警察的殴打。
  • They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。
138 deposed 4c31bf6e65f0ee73c1198c7dbedfd519     
v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 );(在法庭上)宣誓作证
参考例句:
  • The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
  • The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
139 outraged VmHz8n     
a.震惊的,义愤填膺的
参考例句:
  • Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
  • He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
140 partisan w4ZzY     
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
参考例句:
  • In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中,他们忘掉一切党派之争。
  • The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
141 shameful DzzwR     
adj.可耻的,不道德的
参考例句:
  • It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊。
  • We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。
142 suavely bf927b238f6b3c8e93107a4fece9a398     
参考例句:
  • He is suavely charming and all the ladies love him. 他温文尔雅,女士们都喜欢他。 来自互联网
  • Jiro: (Suavely) What do you think? What do you feel I'm like right now? 大东﹕(耍帅)你认为呢﹖我现在给你的感觉如何﹖。 来自互联网
143 satiric fYNxQ     
adj.讽刺的,挖苦的
参考例句:
  • Looking at her satiric parent she only gave a little laugh.她望着她那挖苦人的父亲,只讪讪地笑了一下。
  • His satiric poem spared neither the politicians nor the merchants.政客们和商人们都未能免于遭受他的诗篇的讽刺。
144 buxom 4WtzT     
adj.(妇女)丰满的,有健康美的
参考例句:
  • Jane is a buxom blond.简是一个丰满的金发女郎.
  • He still pictured her as buxom,high-colored,lively and a little blowsy.他心中仍旧认为她身材丰满、面色红润、生气勃勃、还有点邋遢。
145 sarcastically sarcastically     
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地
参考例句:
  • 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
  • Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她,讽刺地鞠了一躬。
146 grudgingly grudgingly     
参考例句:
  • He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
147 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。
148 hoarse 5dqzA     
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的
参考例句:
  • He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
  • He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动,嗓子都喊哑了。
149 Nazi BjXyF     
n.纳粹分子,adj.纳粹党的,纳粹的
参考例句:
  • They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻,并出面求和。
  • Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
150 stuffy BtZw0     
adj.不透气的,闷热的
参考例句:
  • It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
  • It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热,我们感到空气都是潮的。
151 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
152 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
153 astounded 7541fb163e816944b5753491cad6f61a     
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
参考例句:
  • His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
  • How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话?我感到大为震惊。
154 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句:
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
155 arrogant Jvwz5     
adj.傲慢的,自大的
参考例句:
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
156 almighty dzhz1h     
adj.全能的,万能的;很大的,很强的
参考例句:
  • Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
  • It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。
157 tempting wgAzd4     
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
参考例句:
  • It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
  • It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。
158 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
159 parody N46zV     
n.打油诗文,诙谐的改编诗文,拙劣的模仿;v.拙劣模仿,作模仿诗文
参考例句:
  • The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
  • North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿,其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。
160 repentance ZCnyS     
n.懊悔
参考例句:
  • He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
  • Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。
161 impartial eykyR     
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
参考例句:
  • He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
  • Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
162 robust FXvx7     
adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的
参考例句:
  • She is too tall and robust.她个子太高,身体太壮。
  • China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
163 appalled ec524998aec3c30241ea748ac1e5dbba     
v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的
参考例句:
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
164 abominable PN5zs     
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
参考例句:
  • Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶。
  • The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。
165 vehemently vehemently     
adv. 热烈地
参考例句:
  • He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈,以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
  • Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
166 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。
167 somber dFmz7     
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
168 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。
169 naive yFVxO     
adj.幼稚的,轻信的;天真的
参考例句:
  • It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致,你未免太单纯了。
  • Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。
170 touchy PJfz6     
adj.易怒的;棘手的
参考例句:
  • Be careful what you say because he's touchy.你说话小心,因为他容易生气。
  • He's a little touchy about his weight.他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
171 meditating hoKzDp     
a.沉思的,冥想的
参考例句:
  • They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
172 disapproving bddf29198e28ab64a272563d29c1f915     
adj.不满的,反对的v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mother gave me a disapproving look. 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her father threw a disapproving glance at her. 她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
173 triumphant JpQys     
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
参考例句:
  • The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
  • There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。
174 mused 0affe9d5c3a243690cca6d4248d41a85     
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
参考例句:
  • \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们,”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道:‘我们这是在干什么?” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
175 treacherous eg7y5     
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
参考例句:
  • The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
  • The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
176 spun kvjwT     
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
参考例句:
  • His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
  • Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
177 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
178 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。
179 abortive 1IXyE     
adj.不成功的,发育不全的
参考例句:
  • We had to abandon our abortive attempts.我们的尝试没有成功,不得不放弃。
  • Somehow the whole abortive affair got into the FBI files.这件早已夭折的案子不知怎么就进了联邦调查局的档案。
180 loathsome Vx5yX     
adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的
参考例句:
  • The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
  • Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。
181 trauma TJIzJ     
n.外伤,精神创伤
参考例句:
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
182 detest dm0zZ     
vt.痛恨,憎恶
参考例句:
  • I detest people who tell lies.我恨说谎的人。
  • The workers detest his overbearing manner.工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。
183 amassed 4047ea1217d3f59ca732ca258d907379     
v.积累,积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
  • They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
184 speculations da17a00acfa088f5ac0adab7a30990eb     
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断
参考例句:
  • Your speculations were all quite close to the truth. 你的揣测都很接近于事实。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations. 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。 来自《用法词典》
185 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油,石油
参考例句:
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
186 derived 6cddb7353e699051a384686b6b3ff1e2     
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
参考例句:
  • Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
187 resins 195c2fd3dde9bead29b25921f0c31602     
n.树脂,松香( resin的名词复数 );合成树脂v.树脂,松香( resin的第三人称单数 );合成树脂
参考例句:
  • The resins were used to turn out millions of helmet liners. 用这类树脂生产了成百万只钢盔内衬。 来自辞典例句
  • Cheapness is one of the main attractions of polyester resins. 廉价是聚酯树脂受到欢迎的主要原因之一。 来自辞典例句
188 tars 493c51eac801368a6bd65f974b313859     
焦油,沥青,柏油( tar的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Around 280 degrees C, Volatile gases and flammable tars are released. 在大约摄氏280度,挥发性的气体和可燃焦被放出。
  • Tars could be seen walking towards the harbor. 可以看到水手正在走向港口。
189 flair 87jyQ     
n.天赋,本领,才华;洞察力
参考例句:
  • His business skill complements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
  • He had a natural flair for business.他有做生意的天分。
190 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
191 esteemed ftyzcF     
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为
参考例句:
  • The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
192 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。
193 ebullient C89y4     
adj.兴高采烈的,奔放的
参考例句:
  • He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.他因小说获好评而兴高采烈。
  • She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.她一回到自己的寓所,就写了那封热情洋溢的信。
194 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。
195 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
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。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
196 poignantly ca9ab097e4c5dac69066957c74ed5da6     
参考例句:
  • His story is told poignantly in the film, A Beautiful Mind, now showing here. 以他的故事拍成的电影《美丽境界》,正在本地上映。
197 incorrigible nknyi     
adj.难以纠正的,屡教不改的
参考例句:
  • Because he was an incorrigible criminal,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.他是一个死不悔改的罪犯,因此被判终生监禁。
  • Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。
198 hurled 16e3a6ba35b6465e1376a4335ae25cd2     
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
参考例句:
  • He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
  • The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
199 snarling 1ea03906cb8fd0b67677727f3cfd3ca5     
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
参考例句:
  • "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你,"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是,汤姆一边大喊大叫,一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
200 whack kMKze     
v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份
参考例句:
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒,在我背上猛拍一下。
201 twig VK1zg     
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
参考例句:
  • He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
  • The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。
202 precocious QBay6     
adj.早熟的;较早显出的
参考例句:
  • They become precocious experts in tragedy.他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
  • Margaret was always a precocious child.玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
203 spat pFdzJ     
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声
参考例句:
  • Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
  • There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
204 savagely 902f52b3c682f478ddd5202b40afefb9     
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
参考例句:
  • The roses had been pruned back savagely. 玫瑰被狠狠地修剪了一番。
  • He snarled savagely at her. 他向她狂吼起来。
205 deafening deafening     
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
  • The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
206 commotion 3X3yo     
n.骚动,动乱
参考例句:
  • They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵,引起了一阵骚乱。
  • Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间,整条街道变得一片混乱。
207 hilarious xdhz3     
adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed
参考例句:
  • The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后,派对变得更加热闹起来。
  • We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停,因为那个节目太搞笑了。
208 exasperation HiyzX     
n.愤慨
参考例句:
  • He snorted with exasperation.他愤怒地哼了一声。
  • She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。
209 meekly meekly     
adv.温顺地,逆来顺受地
参考例句:
  • He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时,他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》
210 frustration 4hTxj     
n.挫折,失败,失效,落空
参考例句:
  • He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
211 flopped e5b342a0b376036c32e5cd7aa560c15e     
v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅
参考例句:
  • Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair. 他筋疲力尽,一屁股坐到椅子上。
  • It was a surprise to us when his play flopped. 他那出戏一败涂地,出乎我们的预料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
212 battered NyezEM     
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
参考例句:
  • He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
  • The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
213 numb 0RIzK     
adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木
参考例句:
  • His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
  • Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵,催着疲惫的马继续往前走。
214 lecherous s9tzA     
adj.好色的;淫邪的
参考例句:
  • Her husband was described in court as a lecherous scoundrel.她的丈夫在法庭上被描绘成一个好色的无赖。
  • Men enjoy all the beautiful bones,but do not mistake him lecherous.男人骨子里全都喜欢美女,但千万别误以为他好色。
215 rumpled 86d497fd85370afd8a55db59ea16ef4a     
v.弄皱,使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
  • The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪,散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句
216 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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