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Chapter 35 Milo The Militant
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    For the first time in his life, Yossarian prayed. He got down on his knees and prayed to Nately not to volunteer tofly more than seventy missions after Chief White Halfoat did die of pneumonia1 in the hospital and Nately hadapplied for his job. But Nately just wouldn’t listen.

  “I’ve got to fly more missions,” Nately insisted lamely2 with a crooked3 smile. “Otherwise they’ll send me home.”

  “So?”

  “I don’t want to go home until I can take her back with me.”

  “She means that much to you?”

  Nately nodded dejectedly. “I might never see her again.”

  “Then get yourself grounded,” Yossarian urged. “You’ve finished your missions and you don’t need the flightpay. Why don’t you ask for Chief White Halfoat’s job, if you can stand working for Captain Black?”

  Nately shook his head, his cheeks darkening with shy and regretful mortification4. “They won’t give it to me. Ispoke to Colonel Korn, and he told me I’d have to fly more missions or be sent home.”

  Yossarian cursed savagely5. “That’s just plain meanness.”

  “I don’t mind, I guess. I’ve flown seventy missions without getting hurt. I guess I can fly a few more.”

  “Don’t do anything at all about it until I talk to someone,” Yossarian decided6, and went looking for help fromMilo, who went immediately afterward7 to Colonel Cathcart for help in having himself assigned to more combatmissions.

  Milo had been earning many distinctions for himself. He had flown fearlessly into danger and criticism byselling petroleum8 and ball bearings to Germany at good prices in order to make a good profit and help maintain abalance of power between the contending forces. His nerve under fire was graceful10 and infinite. With a devotionto purpose above and beyond the line of duty, he had then raised the price of food in his mess halls so high thatall officers and enlisted11 men had to turn over all their pay to him in order to eat. Their alternative—there was analternative, of course, since Milo detested12 coercion13 and was a vocal14 champion of freedom of choice—was tostarve. When he encountered a wave of enemy resistance to this attack, he stuck to his position without regardfor his safety or reputation and gallantly15 invoked16 the law of supply and demand. And when someone somewheresaid no, Milo gave ground grudgingly17, valiantly18 defending, even in retreat, the historic right of free men to pay asmuch as they had to for the things they needed in order to survive.

  Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering19 his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had neverbeen higher. He proved good as his word when a rawboned major from Minnesota curled his lip in rebelliousdisavowal and demanded his share of the syndicate Milo kept saying everybody owned. Milo met the challengeby writing the words “A Share” on the nearest scrap20 of paper and handing it away with a virtuous21 disdain22 thatwon the envy and admiration23 of almost everyone who knew him. His glory was at a peak, and Colonel Cathcart,who knew and admired his war record, was astonished by the deferential24 humility25 with which Milo presentedhimself at Group Headquarters and made his fantastic appeal for more hazardous26 assignments.

  “You want to fly more combat missions?” Colonel Cathcart gasped27. “What in the world for?”

  Milo answered in a demure28 voice with his face lowered meekly29. “I want to do my duty, sir. The country is atwar, and I want to fight to defend it like the rest of the fellows.”

  “But, Milo, you are doing your duty,” Colonel Cathcart exclaimed with a laugh that thundered jovially30. “I can’tthink of a single person who’s done more for the men than you have. Who gave them chocolate-covered cotton?”

  Milo shook his head slowly and sadly. “But being a good mess officer in wartime just isn’t enough, ColonelCathcart.”

  “Certainly it is, Milo. I don’t know what’s come over you.”

  “Certainly it isn’t, Colonel,” Milo disagreed in a somewhat firm tone, raising his subservient31 eyes significantlyjust far enough to arrest Colonel Cathcart’s. “Some of the men are beginning to talk.”

  “Oh, is that it? Give me their names, Milo. Give me their names and I’ll see to it that they go on every dangerousmission the group flies.”

  “No, Colonel, I’m afraid they’re right,” Milo said, with his head drooping32 again. “I was sent overseas as a pilot,and I should be flying more combat missions and spending less time on my duties as a mess officer.”

  Colonel Cathcart was surprised but co-operative. “Well, Milo, if you really feel that way, I’m sure we can makewhatever arrangements you want. How long have you been overseas now?”

  “Eleven months, sir.”

  “And how many missions have you flown?”

  “Five.”

  “Five?” asked Colonel Cathcart.

  “Five, sir.”

  “Five, eh?” Colonel Cathcart rubbed his cheek pensively33. “That isn’t very good, is it?”

  “Isn’t it?” asked Milo in a sharply edged voice, glancing up again.

  Colonel Cathcart quailed34. “On the contrary, that’s very good, Milo,” he corrected himself hastily. “It isn’t bad atall.”

  “No, Colonel,” Milo said, with a long, languishing35, wistful sigh, “it isn’t very good. Although it’s very generousof you to say so.”

  “But it’s really not bad, Milo. Not bad at all, when you consider all your other valuable contributions. Fivemissions, you say? Just five?”

  “Just five, sir.”

  “Just five.” Colonel Cathcart grew awfully36 depressed37 for a moment as he wondered what Milo was reallythinking, and whether he had already got a black eye with him. “Five is very good, Milo,” he observed withenthusiasm, spying a ray of hope. “That averages out to almost one combat mission every two months. And I’llbet your total doesn’t include the time you bombed us.”

  “Yes, sir. It does.”

  “It does?” inquired Colonel Cathcart with mild wonder. “You didn’t actually fly along on that mission, did you?

  If I remember correctly, you were in the control tower with me, weren’t you?”

  “But it was my mission,” Milo contended. “I organized it, and we used my planes and supplies. I planned andsupervised the whole thing.”

  “Oh, certainly, Milo, certainly. I’m not disputing you. I’m only checking the figures to make sure you’reclaiming all you’re entitled to. Did you also include the time we contracted with you to bomb the bridge atOrvieto?”

  “Oh, no, sir. I didn’t think I should, since I was in Orvieto at the time directing the antiaircraft fire.”

  “I don’t see what difference that makes, Milo. It was still your mission. And a damned good one, too, I must say.

  We didn’t get the bridge, but we did have a beautiful bomb pattern. I remember General Peckem commenting onit. No, Milo, I insist you count Orvieto as a mission, too.”

  “If you insist, sir.”

  “I do insist, Milo. Now, let’s see—you now have a grand total of six missions, which is damned good, Milo,damned good, really. Six missions is an increase of twenty per cent in just a couple of minutes, which is not badat all, Milo, not bad at all.”

  “Many of the other men have seventy missions,” Milo pointed38 out.

  “But they never produced any chocolate-covered cotton, did they? Milo, you’re doing more than your share.”

  “But they’re getting all the fame and opportunity,” Milo persisted with a petulance39 that bordered on sniveling.

  “Sir, I want to get in there and fight like the rest of the fellows. That’s what I’m here for. I want to win medals,too.”

  “Yes, Milo, of course. We all want to spend more time in combat. But people like you and me serve in differentways. Look at my own record,” Colonel Cathcart uttered a deprecatory laugh. “I’ll bet it’s not generally known,Milo, that I myself have flown only four missions, is it?”

  “No, sir,” Milo replied. “It’s generally known that you’ve flown only two missions. And that one of thoseoccurred when Aarfy accidentally flew you over enemy territory while navigating40 you to Naples for a black-market water cooler.”

  Colonel Cathcart, flushing with embarrassment41, abandoned all further argument. “All right, Milo. I can’t praiseyou enough for what you want to do. If it really means so much to you, I’ll have Major Major assign you to thenext sixty-four missions so that you can have seventy, too.”

  “Thank you, Colonel, thank you, sir. You don’t know what this means.”

  “Don’t mention it, Milo. I know exactly what it means.”

  “No, Colonel, I don’t think you do know what it means,” Milo disagreed pointedly42. “Someone will have to beginrunning the syndicate for me right away. It’s very complicated, and I might get shot down at any time.”

  Colonel Cathcart brightened instantly at the thought and began rubbing his hands with avaricious43 zest44. “Youknow, Milo, I think Colonel Korn and I might be willing to take the syndicate off your hands,” he suggested inan offhand45 manner, almost licking his lips in savory46 anticipation47. “Our experience in black-market plumtomatoes should come in very useful. Where do we begin?”

  Milo watched Colonel Cathcart steadily48 with a bland49 and guileless expression. “Thank you, sir, that’s very goodof you. Begin with a salt-free diet for General Peckem and a fat-free diet for General Dreedle.”

  “Let me get a pencil. What’s next?”

  “The cedars50.”

  “Cedars?”

  “From Lebanon.”

  “Lebanon?”

  “We’ve got cedars from Lebanon due at the sawmill in Oslo to be turned into shingles51 for the builder in CapeCod. C.O.D. And then there’s the peas.”

  “Peas?”

  “That are on the high seas. We’ve got boatloads of peas that are on the high seas from Atlanta to Holland to payfor the tulips that were shipped to Geneva to pay for the cheeses that must go to Vienna M.I.F.”

  “M.I.F.?”

  “Money in Front. The Hapsburgs are shaky.”

  “Milo.”

  “And don’t forget the galvanized zinc52 in the warehouse53 at Flint. Four carloads of galvanized zinc from Flint mustbe flown to the smelters in Damascus by noon of the eighteenth, terms F.O.B. Calcutta two per cent ten daysE.O.M. One Messerschmitt full of hemp54 is due in Belgrade for a C-47 and a half full of those semi-pitted dateswe stuck them with from Khartoum. Use the money from the Portuguese55 anchovies56 we’re selling back to Lisbonto pay for the Egyptian cotton we’ve got coming back to us from Mamaroneck and to pick up as many oranges asyou can in Spain. Always pay cash for naranjas.”

  “Naranjas?”

  “That’s what they call oranges in Spain, and these are Spanish oranges. And—oh, yes. Don’t forget PiltdownMan.”

  “Piltdown Man?”

  “Yes, Piltdown Man. The Smithsonian Institution is not in a position at this time to meet our price for a secondPiltdown Man, but they are looking forward to the death of a wealthy and beloved donor57 and—““Milo.”

  “France wants all the parsley we can send them, and I think we might as well, because we’ll need the francs forthe lire for the pfennigs for the dates when they get back. I’ve also ordered a tremendous shipment of Peruvianbalsa wood for distribution to each of the mess halls in the syndicate on a pro9 rata basis.”

  “Balsa wood? What are the mess halls going to do with balsa wood?”

  “Good balsa wood isn’t so easy to come by these days, Colonel. I just didn’t think it was a good idea to pass up the chance to buy it.”

  “No, I suppose not,” Colonel Cathcart surmised58 vaguely59 with the look of somebody seasick60. “And I assume theprice was right.”

  “The price,” said Milo, “was outrageous—positively exorbitant61! But since we bought it from one of our ownsubsidiaries, we were happy to pay it. Look after the hides.”

  “The hives?”

  “The hides.”

  “The hides?”

  “The hides. In Buenos Aires. They have to be tanned.”

  “Tanned?”

  “In Newfoundland. And shipped to Helsinki N.M.I.F. before the spring thaw62 begins. Everything to Finland goesN.M.I.F. before the spring thaw begins.”

  “No Money in Front?” guessed Colonel Cathcart.

  “Good, Colonel. You have a gift, sir. And then there’s the cork63.”

  “The cork?”

  “That must go to New York, the shoes for Toulouse, the ham for Siam, the nails from Wales, and the tangerinesfor New Orleans.”

  “Milo.”

  “We have coals in Newcastle, sir.”

  Colonel Cathcart threw up his hands. “Milo, stop!” he cried, almost in tears. “It’s no use. You’re just like I am—indispensable!” He pushed his pencil aside and rose to his feet in frantic64 exasperation65. “Milo, you can’t fly sixty-four more missions. You can’t even fly one more mission. The whole system would fall apart if anythinghappened to you.”

  Milo nodded serenely66 with complacent67 gratification. “Sir, are you forbidding me to fly any more combatmissions?”

  “Milo, I forbid you to fly any more combat missions,” Colonel Cathcart declared in a tone of stern and inflexible68 authority.

  “But that’s not fair, sir,” said Milo. “What about my record? The other men are getting all the fame and medalsand publicity69. Why should I be penalized70 just because I’m doing such a good job as mess officer?”

  “No, Milo, it isn’t fair. But I don’t see anything we can do about it.”

  “Maybe we can get someone else to fly my missions for me.”

  “But maybe we can get someone else to fly your missions for you,” Colonel Cathcart suggested. “How about thestriking coal miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia?”

  Milo shook his head. “It would take too long to train them. But why not the men in the squadron, sir? After all,I’m doing this for them. They ought to be willing to do something for me in return.”

  “But why not the men in the squadron, Milo?” Colonel Cathcart exclaimed. “After all, you’re doing all this forthem. They ought to be willing to do something for you in return.”

  “What’s fair is fair.”

  “What’s fair is fair.”

  “They could take turns, sir.”

  “They might even take turns flying your missions for you, Milo.”

  “Who gets the credit?”

  “You get the credit, Milo. And if a man wins a medal flying one of your missions, you get the medal.”

  “Who dies if he gets killed?”

  “Why, he dies, of course. After all, Milo, what’s fair is fair. There’s just one thing.”

  “You’ll have to raise the number of missions.”

  “I might have to raise the number of missions again, and I’m not sure the men will fly them. They’re still prettysore because I jumped them to seventy. If I can get just one of the regular officers to fly more, the rest willprobably follow.”

  “Nately will fly more missions, sir,” Milo said. “I was told in strictest confidence just a little while ago that he’lldo anything he has to in order to remain overseas with a girl he’s fallen in love with.”

  “But Nately will fly more!” Colonel Cathcart declared, and he brought his hands together in a resounding71 clap ofvictory. “Yes, Nately will fly more. And this time I’m really going to jump the missions, right up to eighty, andreally knock General Dreedle’s eye out. And this is a good way to get that lousy rat Yossarian back into combatwhere he might get killed.”

  “Yossarian?” A tremor72 of deep concern passed over Milo’s simple, homespun features, and he scratched thecorner of his reddish-brown mustache thoughtfully.

  “Yeah, Yossarian. I hear he’s going around saying that he’s finished his missions and the war’s over for him.

  Well, maybe he has finished his missions. But he hasn’t finished your missions, has he? Ha! Ha! Has he got asurprise coming to him!”

  “Sir, Yossarian is a friend of mine,” Milo objected. “I’d hate to be responsible for doing anything that would puthim back in combat. I owe a lot to Yossarian. Isn’t there any way we could make an exception of him?”

  “Oh, no, Milo.” Colonel Cathcart clucked sententiously, shocked by the suggestion. “We must never playfavorites. We must always treat every man alike.”

  “I’d give everything I own to Yossarian,” Milo persevered73 gamely on Yossarian’s behalf. “But since I don’t ownanything, I can’t give everything to him, can I? So he’ll just have to take his chances with the rest of the men,won’t he?”

  “What’s fair is fair, Milo.”

  “Yes, sir, what’s fair is fair,” Milo agreed. “Yossarian is no better than the other men, and he has no right toexpect any special privileges, has he?”

  “No, Milo. What’s fair is fair.”

  And there was no time for Yossarian to save himself from combat once Colonel Cathcart issued hisannouncement raising the missions to eighty late that same afternoon, no time to dissuade74 Nately from flyingthem or even to conspire75 again with Dobbs to murder Colonel Cathcart, for the alert sounded suddenly at dawnthe next day and the men were rushed into the trucks before a decent breakfast could be prepared, and they weredriven at top speed to the briefing room and then out to the airfield76, where the clitterclattering fuel trucks werestill pumping gasoline into the tanks of the planes and the scampering77 crews of armorers were toiling78 as swiftlyas they could at hoisting79 the thousand-pound demolition80 bombs into the bomb bays. Everybody was running, andengines were turned on and warmed up as soon as the fuel trucks had finished.

  Intelligence had reported that a disabled Italian cruiser in drydock at La Spezia would be towed by the Germansthat same morning to a channel at the entrance of the harbor and scuttled81 there to deprive the Allied82 armies ofdeep-water port facilities when they captured the city. For once, a military intelligence report proved accurate.

  The long vessel83 was halfway84 across the harbor when they flew in from the west, and broke it apart with directhits from every flight that filled them all with waves of enormously satisfying group pride until they found themselves engulfed85 in great barrages86 of flak that rose from guns in every bend of the huge horseshoe ofmountainous land below. Even Havermeyer resorted to the wildest evasive action he could command when hesaw what a vast distance he had still to travel to escape, and Dobbs, at the pilot’s controls in his formation,zigged when he should have zagged, skidding87 his plane into the plane alongside, and chewed off its tail. Hiswing broke off at the base, and his plane dropped like a rock and was almost out of sight in an instant. There wasno fire, no smoke, not the slightest untoward88 noise. The remaining wing revolved89 as ponderously90 as a grindingcement mixer as the plane plummeted91 nose downward in a straight line at accelerating speed until it struck thewater, which foamed92 open at the impact like a white water lily on the dark-blue sea, and washed back in a geyserof apple-green bubbles when the plane sank. It was over in a matter of seconds. There were no parachutes. AndNately, in the other plane, was killed too.

 35、勇敢的米洛
  约塞连平生头一遭下跪求人了。他双膝跪在内特利面前,求他不要主动要求执行七十次以上的战斗飞行任务,可内特利怎么也不肯听他的话。一级准尉怀特·哈尔福特果然在医院里死于肺炎,内特利己经申请接替他去完成飞行任务。
  “我非得多飞几次不可,”内特利强词夺理地坚持道,脸上浮现出一丝狡诈的微笑。“不然他们就要送我回国了。”
  “那又怎么样?”
  “只有当我能带她跟我一块回去时,我才会愿意回国。”
  “她对你就这么重要吗?”
  内特利沮丧地点点头,“我也许永远见不到她了。”
  “那你就停飞,”约塞连怂恿道,“你已经完成了你的飞行任务,你又不需要飞行津贴。如果替布莱克上尉干活你都能受得了的话,你又何必申请接替一级准尉怀特·哈尔福特的职务呢?”
  内特利摇了摇头。他又是害臊又是悔恨,脸色沉了下来。“他们不会让我停飞的。我找科思中校谈过,他告诉我说,要么多飞几次,要么送我回国。”
  约塞连粗野地骂了一句。“这简直卑鄙到了极点。”
  “我觉得我不在乎。我已经飞了七十次了,还没受过伤呢。我想我还能够再多飞几次。”
  “在我找人谈谈之前,你什么事都不要干。”约塞连拿定了主意,便去找米洛帮忙。米洛随即向卡思卡特上校请求帮助,要求分配给他更多的战斗任务。
  米洛一直在为自己赢得一项又一项的荣誉,他曾经无所畏惧地冒着危险和责难,以很好的价钱把石油和滚珠轴承卖给德国,不仅赚了一大笔钱,而且还帮着维持住了交战双方的力量均势。他在炮火下谈笑风生,沉着镇定。为了全力以赴做本职以外的工作,他拼命抬高食堂的伙食价格,弄得全体官兵为了填饱肚子不得不拿出全部薪水支付给他。他们的另一个选择——当然,是有另一个选择的,因为米洛不喜欢强迫别人,言谈之中一向主张自由选择——
  就是挨饿。当他的提价攻势遭到敌对势力的抵制时,他坚守阵地寸步不让,丝毫没有顾忌到自身的安危和名声,并且果敢地援引供求法则作为自卫武器。当有的地方有人说不行时,他会勉勉强强地退却,但即使在撤退当中,也敢于扞卫自由人所具有的历史性的权利,即为了获得维持生命的必需品,人们必须付出他们应付的钱款。
  米洛掠夺自己的同胞时,曾经被当场抓获过。作为这种掠夺的结果,他的股份总额到达了前所未有的高度。他说话一向算数。有一回,一个来自明尼苏达州的骨瘦如柴的少校撇着嘴唇向米洛发难,要求退出联营机构,抽回自己的那份股金,因为米洛口口声声说每个人在联营机构里都有股份。面对他的挑战,米洛顺手拿起手边的一张纸条,在上面写上“一股”两个字,鄙夷地递了过去,从而赢得了几乎所有认识他的人的羡慕和钦佩。米洛的荣耀目前正处在顶峰。对于他的战斗业绩,卡思卡特上校既清楚又敬佩,所以,当米洛来到大队部,毕恭毕敬地提出一个荒谬绝伦的请求,要求给他分派更多的危险任务时,卡思卡特上校不禁大吃一惊。
  “你想多执行几次战斗任务吗?”卡思卡特上校气呼呼地问,“这究竟是为了什么?”
  米洛恭顺地低下头,故作拘谨地回答道:“我想尽我的一份职责,长官。我们的国家在打仗,我想和其他人一样,为保卫祖国而战斗。”
  “可是,米洛,你正在尽你的职责呢,”卡思卡特上校快活地哈哈大笑起来。“我想不出还有哪一个人为部队做的事比你做的多。
  是谁让他们吃上裹着巧克力的棉花糖的?”
  米洛伤心地慢慢摇了摇头。“可是,在战时仅仅做一名优秀的司务长是不够的,卡思卡特上校。”
  “当然是够的,米洛,我不知道你这是怎么啦?”
  “当然是不够的,上校。”米洛颇有几分坚决地表示异议。他恰到好处地抬起充满谄媚的双眼,意味深长地与卡思卡特上校对视了一下。“有些人开始说闲话了。”
  “噢,就为这个?把他们的名字写给我,米洛,把他们的名字写给我,每逢大队有危险的飞行任务时,我就派他们去,我会做到这一点的。”
  “不,上校,我想他们是对的。”米洛说着又低下了头,“我是作为飞行员被派到海外来的,我应该完成更多的战斗飞行任务,而在食堂管理的工作上,我应该少花点时间。”
  卡思卡特上校虽然很吃惊,但还是愿意帮助他。“好吧,米洛,如果你真的这样认为,我敢肯定,无论你要求什么,我们都会作出安排的。你来海外有多长时间了?”
  “十一个月了,长官。”
  “你执行过多少次飞行任务了?”
  “五次。”
  “五次?”卡思卡特上校问。
  “五次,长官。”
  “五次,是吗?”卡思卡特上校沉思地摸了摸自己的面颊。“这不算太好,对吗?”
  “不算太好?”米洛用刺耳的声音反问道,同时又抬眼扫视了他一下。
  卡思卡特上校心里一阵慌乱。“不不,相反,这非常好,米洛,”他连忙改口说道,“这确实不错。”
  “不,上校。”米洛懒洋洋地、愁眉苦脸地长叹一声。“这不算太好,你这么说真是太宽宏大量了。”
  “但这确实不错,米洛,的的确确不惜,想想你另外的那些宝贵贡献吧。你是说五次吗?就五次吗?”
  “就五次,长官。”
  “就五次。”卡思卡特上校弄不清楚米洛究竟是怎么想的,更不知道自己是不是已经被米洛给耍弄了。一时间,他变得非常沮丧。
  “五次就非常好了,米洛。”他热情洋溢地发着议论,似乎看到了一线希望。“平均起来算,你差不多每两个月执行一次战斗飞行任务。
  我敢说,你的飞行总次数没有把你袭击我们的那一次包括进去。”
  “不,长官,包括进去了。”
  “包括进去了了?”卡思卡特上校略显困惑地问,“执行那一次任务时,你实际上没有飞行,对吗?如果我没记错的话,你是和我一起呆在指挥塔台上的,不是吗?”
  “但那是我的飞行任务,”米洛分辩道,“那是由我组织的,使用的也是我的飞机和给养,我策划并监督了执行那次任务的全过程。”
  “噢,当然喽,米洛,当然喽。我不和你争论。我不过是在核对一下数字,以便弄清楚你是不是把你所执行的飞行任务都包括进去了,你把你跟我们签约去轰炸奥尔维那托大桥的那一次也包括进去了吗?”
  “噢,不,长官,我认为不应当包括进去。因为当时我在奥尔维那托指挥防空炮火。”
  “我看不出这有什么区别,米洛。这仍然是你的飞行任务,而且我必须指出,这次任务你完成得极为出色。我们没有炸掉大桥,可我们的炸弹散布面非常漂亮。我记得佩克姆将军曾经提到过这件事。不,米洛,我坚持认为你应当把轰炸奥尔维那托也算作你的一次飞行任务。”
  “如果你坚持认为的话,好吧,长官。”
  “我坚持认为,米洛。现在,让我们算算看——你总共执行了六次飞行任务,这真是好极了,米洛,的确好极了。就在一两分钟之内,你的飞行次数就增加了百分之二十。这确实不错,米洛,确实不错。”
  “别的许多人已经执行了七十次飞行任务了,”米洛指出。
  “但他们从来没有做出过裹了巧克力的棉花糖,不是吗?米洛,你的贡献已经超过你应尽的职责了。”
  “但他们正在获得各种各样的荣誉和机会,”米洛急红了脸,坚持道,眼泪似乎马上就要掉下来了。“长官,我想参加进来,和其他人一样飞行作战。这就是我今天为什么来这儿的原因,我也想得几枚勋章。”
  “是啊,米洛,那当然。我们都想把更多的时间花在参加战斗上,可是,像你和我这样的人,服役的方式是跟别人不同的,你看看我的记录吧。”卡思卡特上校不以为然地笑了笑,“我敢说,没有几个人知道,米洛,我本人总共只执行过四次飞行任务。没人知道吧?”
  “没人知道,长官,”米洛回答道,“一般人只知道你仅仅执行过两次飞行任务,而且其中一次是阿费驾机送你去那不勒斯买黑市冰箱,当时你们一不当心飞进了敌人的领空。”
  卡思卡特上校窘得面红耳赤,再也不愿意争论下去了。“好吧,米洛,对于你执行飞行任务的愿望,我是非常赞赏的。如果这对你真的这么重要的话,我会叫梅杰少校把其余的六十四次飞行任务派给你,这样你也就可以飞满七十次了。”
  “谢谢你,上校,谢谢你,长官。你不知道这意味着什么。”
  “别说了,米洛。这意味着什么,我知道得一清二楚。”
  “不,上校,我认为你并不知道这意味着什么,”米洛直率地反驳说,“马上就得有个人来替我管理联营机构。这项工作非常复杂,而且,我又随时可能被击落下来。”
  听到这话,卡思卡特上校顿时容光焕发,两只手开始贪婪地、急不可耐地搓来搓去。“你知道,米洛,我想科恩中校和我将会很愿意从你手里接管联营机构,”他不假思索地建议道,就像闻到了什么美味佳肴似的舔着嘴唇。“我们俩做红色梨形番茄黑市买卖的经验会很有帮助的。我们从哪儿开始交接呢?”
  米洛露出一副和蔼而又直率的表情,目不转睛地望着卡思卡特上校。“谢谢你,长官,你真是太好了。我们就从佩克姆将军的无盐饮食和德里德尔将军的脱脂饮食开始吧。”
  “让我拿支铅笔。下一项是什么?”
  “雪松。”
  “雪松?”
  “来自黎巴嫩的雪松。”
  “来自黎巴嫩的?”
  “我们从黎巴嫩弄来雪松,打算把它们运到奥斯陆的木材加工厂去加工成木瓦,再卖给科德角的营造商。货到付款。下一项是豌豆。”
  “豌豆?”
  “它们在公海上呢。我们现在有好几船豌豆正从亚特兰大运往荷兰,全在公海上呢。我们要拿它们抵付山慈姑的货款。那些山慈姑已经运往日内瓦去抵付必须运往维也纳的乳酪的货款,M·I·F·。”
  “M·I·F·?”
  “就是货款预付。哈布斯堡王室不可靠。”
  “米洛。”
  “接下来是弗林特仓库里的电镀锌。不要忘记,弗林特的四卡车电镀锌必须在十八号中午以前空运到大马士革的冶炼厂,以离岸价格结算。月底前十天内,再把百分之二的电镀锌运到加尔各答去。接下来是一架满载大麻的梅塞施米特战斗机预定飞往贝尔格莱德,我们将用它们去交换装了一架半C-47型运输机的去核椰枣,这些椰枣是我们从喀土穆运过来硬塞给他们的。接下来的一项是把葡萄牙鳗鱼倒卖回里斯本,再用这钱去支付我们从马马罗内克倒卖回来的埃及棉花的货款。另一项是尽量从西班牙多弄些桔子来。Naranjas一向是用现款支付的,”“Naranjas?”
  “他们在西班牙就是这样叫桔子的,这些都是西班牙桔子。还有——噢,对了,别忘了辟尔唐人。”
  “辟尔唐人?”
  “是的,辟尔唐人。美国国立博物馆眼下出不起我们开出的第二个辟尔唐人化石的价钱,他们正眼巴巴地盼着哪位富有的、受人爱戴的施主早点呜呼哀哉——”
  “米洛。”
  “我们能运过去多少欧芹,法国人就想收购多少,我想我们还是尽量多运,因为我们需要用法郎去兑换里拉和芬尼,以便买下被倒卖回来的椰枣。我们还订购了一大批秘鲁轻质木材,将按比例分配给联营机构下属的每一个军人食堂。”
  “轻质木材?军人食堂要这些轻质木材干什么?”
  “眼下这种优等轻质木材不容易搞到,上校。我认为放过这个购买机会是很不明智的。”
  “是的,我也认为不明智,”卡思卡特上校模棱两可地附和道,脸上浮现出晕船人的神情。“我想,价钱挺公道吧。”
  “价钱嘛,”米洛说,“说来叫人生气——实在是太贵了:但因为我们是从我们自己的一个子公司购买的,我们还是乐意付钱的。下一项是照管好兽皮。”
  “蜂房。”
  “兽皮。”
  “兽皮?”
  “兽皮。在布宜诺斯艾利斯。必须把它们制成皮革,”“制成皮革?”
  “在纽芬兰制成皮革,然后在开春冰消雪化之前用船把它们运到赫尔辛基去,N·M·IF。开春冰消雪化之前所有运往芬兰的货物都是N·M·I·F。”
  “货款不预付吗?”卡思卡特上校猜道。
  “不错,上校。你有天才,长官。下一项是软木塞。”
  “软木塞?”
  “必须把它们运往纽约,还有要运往图卢兹的鞋子,要运往暹罗的火腿,从威尔士运来的钉子,从新奥尔良运来的柑橘。”
  “米洛。”
  “还有我们存放在纽卡斯尔的煤,长官。”
  卡思卡特上校举起双手。“别说了,米洛!”他大叫道,眼泪都快要掉下来了。“说也没有用。你就和我一样——是不可缺少的!”他把铅笔推到一边,怒不可遏地站起身来”“米洛,你不能去执行那六十四次飞行任务,一次都不行。要是你出了什么事,整个系统就算全完了。”
  米洛平静地点了点头。他感到心满意足洋洋自得。“长官,你是禁止我再去执行任何一次飞行任务咯?”
  “米洛,我禁止你再去执行任何一次飞行任务,”卡思卡特上校用严厉的、毫无商量余地的长官口吻说道。
  “但是,这不公平,长官,”米洛说,“我的作战记录怎么办?其他人可是正在获得荣誉、勋章和名声呢。为什么我应当吃这个亏,难道就因为我把司务长的工作干得很好吗?”
  “是的,米洛,这是不公平。但是我想不出怎么才能解决这个问题。”
  “也许我们可以找个人替我执行飞行任务。”
  “对呀,也许我们可以找个人替你执行飞行任务,”卡思卡待上校建议道,“找宾夕法尼亚州或西弗吉尼亚州罢工的矿工怎么样?”
  米洛摇摇头。“训练他们要花太多的时间,为什么不找中队里的人呢,长官?我毕竟是在为他们干这一切事情。他们应当乐意为我干点事情,作为对我的报答。”
  “对呀,为什么不找中队里的人呢,米洛?”卡思卡特上校叫道,“不管怎么说,你是在为他们干这一切事情,他们应当乐意为你干点事情,作为对你的报答。”
  “这才是公平交易。”
  “这才是公平交易。”
  “他们可以轮流干,长官。”
  “他们可以轮流替你执行飞行任务,米洛。”
  “功劳算在谁的帐上呢?”
  “功劳当然算在你的帐上,米洛。如果谁在执行你的飞行任务时得了勋章,那勋章就归你。”““如果他送了命,那么死的是谁呢?”
  “死的当然是他咯。这毕竟是公平交易嘛。这样就只剩下一件事了。”
  “你必须增加飞行任务的次数。”
  “也许,我必须再次增加飞行任务的次数,可我拿不准他们是不是愿意执行。就因为我把飞行次数增加到七十次,他们到现在还气得要命呢。要是我能让某一个常备军官再多飞几次,其余的人也许就会跟着飞了。”
  “内特利愿意多执行几次飞行任务,长官,”米洛说,“刚刚有人私下里对我泄露说,为了想留在海外,跟一个他所爱的姑娘呆在一起,他什么都愿意干。”
  “对呀,内特利愿意再多飞几次!”卡思卡特上校宣布说。他把双手往一块啪的一拍,以庆贺自己的胜利。“是的,内特利愿意多飞几次。这一回,我可真的要把飞行次数一下子增加到八十次了,这下子准把德里德尔将军的眼珠子气得鼓出来。这也是让约塞连那个下流畜生重新参战的好办法,也许这一次就送了他的命呢。”
  “约塞连?”米洛那张单纯朴实的脸上闪过一层忧虑的阴影。他若有所思地挠了挠他那红褐色的胡子尖。
  “是啊,是约塞连。我听说他到处宣扬他已经完成了他的飞行任务,说什么战争对他来说已经结束了。哼,也许他已经完成了他的飞行任务,可是他还没有完成你的飞行任务呢,是吧,哈!哈!这一回他可要大吃一惊啦!”
  “长官,约塞连是我的一个朋友,”米洛反对道,“我可不愿意承担使他重新参战的罪责。我欠约塞连一大笔人情。我们有没有什么办法可以使他成为一个例外呢?”
  “噢,不,米洛。”卡思卡特上校故作严肃地啧啧了几声。这个建议使他大为震惊。“我们绝不应该偏心眼。我们应该对所有的人一视同仁。”
  “我倒是甘愿为约塞连献出一切的。”米洛继续固执地替约塞连说情。“可是既然我并不拥有一切,我也就没法为他献出一切,对吧?所以,他只好跟其他人一样去冒冒险了,对吗?”
  “这才是公平交易,米洛。”
  “是的,长官,这才是公平交易。”米洛表示同意。“约塞连并不比别人出色,他没有权利享受任何特权,对吗?”
  “对的,米洛。这才是公平交易。”
  卡思卡特上校当天傍晚就宣布把飞行次数增加到八十次。第二天拂晓,警报突然响了起来,空勤人员没来得及等到早饭做好就被赶上卡车,以最快的速度运到简令下达室,接着又运到机场。因此,约塞连根本没有时间逃避战斗任务,更没有时间再次去跟多布斯密谋暗杀卡思卡特上校。机场上,咔哒咔哒的加油车把汽油灌压进飞机油箱,匆匆忙忙的军械士费劲地尽可能快地把一颗颗重这一千磅的爆破炸弹吊起装入飞机炸弹舱。人人忙着跑来跑去。加油车一加完油,引擎马上发动起来,准备起飞。
  情报部门报告说,就在那天早上,德国人打算把停泊在斯培西亚干船坞里的一艘报废的意大利巡洋舰拖到港湾入口处的水道上炸沉,以使盟军部队攻占该市后无法使用深水港湾设备。这一回,军方的情报倒是准确的。当美国人从西边飞过来时,那艘巡洋舰正好给拖到了港湾水道中间。他们轮番俯冲,每回都直接击中了目标,最后把它炸得七零八落。于是他们一个个全都洋洋得意,为他们的飞行大队感到无比自豪。就在这时,他们突然发现自己陷入了高射炮火力网的包围之中。下面的陆地上层峦叠障,看上去像一个巨大无比的马蹄。炮火呼啸着从这块马蹄形陆地的每一个隐蔽处飞向空中。就连哈弗迈耶也使出浑身解数做起最狂野的规避动作来了,因为他看到自己必须飞很长一段距离才能逃出火力网。多布斯驾机在之字形编队中飞行时,应该往右转时他却突然往左急转,结果他的飞机一下子撞到了旁边的飞机上,把那架飞机的尾翼给撞掉了。他自己飞机的一侧机翼也从根部折断,飞机像一块大石头似的落了下去,一转眼就不见了。没看见火,没看见烟,甚至没听见哪怕最轻微的不祥之声。剩下的那一侧机翼像只水泥搅拌器似的笨重地旋转着,与此同时,飞机正头朝下直直地向下栽去,速度越来越快,最后猛然撞到水面上,激起了一圈圈泡沫,仿佛深蓝色的海面上突然绽开一朵雪白的睡莲。随着飞机的下沉,无数果绿色的水泡向海面喷涌而去。几秒钟之后,飞机便无影无踪了。没有看见降落伞。此时,在刚才被撞的另一架飞机里,内特利也送了命。


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1 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句:
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
2 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。
3 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
参考例句:
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
4 mortification mwIyN     
n.耻辱,屈辱
参考例句:
  • To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected. 使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来。
  • The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. 主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。
5 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。
6 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。
7 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
8 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。
9 pro tk3zvX     
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
参考例句:
  • The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
  • Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军?
10 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。
11 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》
12 detested e34cc9ea05a83243e2c1ed4bd90db391     
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They detested each other on sight. 他们互相看着就不顺眼。
  • The freethinker hated the formalist; the lover of liberty detested the disciplinarian. 自由思想者总是不喜欢拘泥形式者,爱好自由者总是憎恶清规戒律者。 来自辞典例句
13 coercion aOdzd     
n.强制,高压统治
参考例句:
  • Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。
  • He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。
14 vocal vhOwA     
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句:
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
15 gallantly gallantly     
adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地
参考例句:
  • He gallantly offered to carry her cases to the car. 他殷勤地要帮她把箱子拎到车子里去。
  • The new fighters behave gallantly under fire. 新战士在炮火下表现得很勇敢。
16 invoked fabb19b279de1e206fa6d493923723ba     
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 );行使(权利等);祈求救助;恳求
参考例句:
  • It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
  • She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 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》
18 valiantly valiantly     
adv.勇敢地,英勇地;雄赳赳
参考例句:
  • He faced the enemy valiantly, shuned no difficulties and dangers and would not hesitate to lay down his life if need be. 他英勇对敌,不避艰险,赴汤蹈火在所不计。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Murcertach strove valiantly to meet the new order of things. 面对这个新事态,默克塔克英勇奋斗。 来自辞典例句
19 plundering 765be35dd06b76b3790253a472c85681     
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went. 部队经过乡村,一路抢劫掳掠。
  • They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。
20 scrap JDFzf     
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
参考例句:
  • A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
  • Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
21 virtuous upCyI     
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
参考例句:
  • She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性,人人都尊敬她。
  • My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
22 disdain KltzA     
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
参考例句:
  • Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
  • A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
23 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。
24 deferential jmwzy     
adj. 敬意的,恭敬的
参考例句:
  • They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
  • I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。
25 humility 8d6zX     
n.谦逊,谦恭
参考例句:
  • Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
  • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和,甚至有点谦卑。
26 hazardous Iddxz     
adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的
参考例句:
  • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
  • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
27 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》
28 demure 3mNzb     
adj.严肃的;端庄的
参考例句:
  • She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
  • The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
29 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》
30 jovially 38bf25d138e2b5b2c17fea910733840b     
adv.愉快地,高兴地
参考例句:
  • "Hello, Wilson, old man,'said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. "How's business?" “哈罗,威尔逊,你这家伙,”汤姆说,一面嘻嘻哈哈地拍拍他的肩膀,“生意怎么样?” 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
  • Hall greeted him jovially enough, but Gorman and Walson scowled as they grunted curt "Good Mornings." 霍尔兴致十足地向他打招呼,戈曼和沃森却满脸不豫之色,敷衍地咕哝句“早安”。 来自辞典例句
31 subservient WqByt     
adj.卑屈的,阿谀的
参考例句:
  • He was subservient and servile.他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。
  • It was horrible to have to be affable and subservient.不得不强作欢颜卖弄风骚,真是太可怕了。
32 drooping drooping     
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
  • The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。
33 pensively 0f673d10521fb04c1a2f12fdf08f9f8c     
adv.沉思地,焦虑地
参考例句:
  • Garton pensively stirred the hotchpotch of his hair. 加顿沉思着搅动自己的乱发。 来自辞典例句
  • "Oh, me,'said Carrie, pensively. "I wish I could live in such a place." “唉,真的,"嘉莉幽幽地说,"我真想住在那种房子里。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
34 quailed 6b883b0b92140de4bde03901043d6acd     
害怕,发抖,畏缩( quail的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I quailed at the danger. 我一遇到危险,心里就发毛。
  • His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape. 面对这金字塔般的庞然大物,他的心不由得一阵畏缩。 来自英汉文学
35 languishing vpCz2c     
a. 衰弱下去的
参考例句:
  • He is languishing for home. 他苦思家乡。
  • How long will she go on languishing for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子,她还将为此烦恼多久呢?
36 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。
37 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
38 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
39 petulance oNgxw     
n.发脾气,生气,易怒,暴躁,性急
参考例句:
  • His petulance made her impatient.他的任性让她无法忍受。
  • He tore up the manuscript in a fit of petulance.他一怒之下把手稿撕碎了。
40 navigating 7b03ffaa93948a9ae00f8802b1000da5     
v.给(船舶、飞机等)引航,导航( navigate的现在分词 );(从海上、空中等)横越;横渡;飞跃
参考例句:
  • These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用,比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢,穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网
41 embarrassment fj9z8     
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
参考例句:
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
42 pointedly JlTzBc     
adv.尖地,明显地
参考例句:
  • She yawned and looked pointedly at her watch. 她打了个哈欠,又刻意地看了看手表。
  • The demand for an apology was pointedly refused. 让对方道歉的要求遭到了断然拒绝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 avaricious kepyY     
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
参考例句:
  • I call on your own memory as witness:remember we have avaricious hearts.假使你想要保证和证明,你可以回忆一下我们贪婪的心。
  • He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.他如此贪婪,我们都叫他吸血鬼。
44 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。
45 offhand IIUxa     
adj.临时,无准备的;随便,马虎的
参考例句:
  • I can't answer your request offhand.我不能随便答复你的要求。
  • I wouldn't want to say what I thought about it offhand.我不愿意随便说我关于这事的想法。
46 savory UC9zT     
adj.风味极佳的,可口的,味香的
参考例句:
  • She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
  • He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。
47 anticipation iMTyh     
n.预期,预料,期望
参考例句:
  • We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着,期待她的到来。
  • The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安,像是感到了地震即将发生。
48 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
参考例句:
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
49 bland dW1zi     
adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的
参考例句:
  • He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
  • This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。
50 cedars 4de160ce89706c12228684f5ca667df6     
雪松,西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
  • Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪,开开你的门,任火烧灭你的香柏树。
51 shingles 75dc0873f0e58f74873350b9953ef329     
n.带状疱疹;(布满海边的)小圆石( shingle的名词复数 );屋顶板;木瓦(板);墙面板
参考例句:
  • Shingles are often dipped in creosote. 屋顶板常浸涂木焦油。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The roofs had shingles missing. 一些屋顶板不见了。 来自辞典例句
52 zinc DfxwX     
n.锌;vt.在...上镀锌
参考例句:
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
53 warehouse 6h7wZ     
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
参考例句:
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
54 hemp 5rvzFn     
n.大麻;纤维
参考例句:
  • The early Chinese built suspension bridges of hemp rope.古代的中国人建造过麻绳悬索桥。
  • The blanket was woven from hemp and embroidered with wool.毯子是由亚麻编织,羊毛镶边的。
55 Portuguese alRzLs     
n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语
参考例句:
  • They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
  • Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
56 anchovies anchovies     
n. 鯷鱼,凤尾鱼
参考例句:
  • a pizza topped with cheese and anchovies 奶酪鳀鱼比萨饼
  • Pesto, mozzarella, parma ham, sun dried tomatoes, egg, anchovies. 核桃香蒜,马苏里拉,巴马火腿,干番茄,鸡蛋,咸鱼。
57 donor dstxI     
n.捐献者;赠送人;(组织、器官等的)供体
参考例句:
  • In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下,接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
  • The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。
58 surmised b42dd4710fe89732a842341fc04537f6     
v.臆测,推断( surmise的过去式和过去分词 );揣测;猜想
参考例句:
  • From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色,我猜想他们之间发生了争执。
  • From his letter I surmised that he was unhappy. 我从他的信中推测他并不快乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
59 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
60 seasick seasick     
adj.晕船的
参考例句:
  • When I get seasick,I throw up my food.我一晕船就呕吐。
  • He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。
61 exorbitant G7iyh     
adj.过分的;过度的
参考例句:
  • More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges.更多的竞争有助于降低目前畸高的电话收费。
  • The price of food here is exorbitant. 这儿的食物价格太高。
62 thaw fUYz5     
v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和
参考例句:
  • The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
  • The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
63 cork VoPzp     
n.软木,软木塞
参考例句:
  • We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
  • Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。
64 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。
65 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。
66 serenely Bi5zpo     
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
参考例句:
  • The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
  • It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。
67 complacent JbzyW     
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
参考例句:
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
68 inflexible xbZz7     
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
参考例句:
  • Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
  • The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。
69 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
70 penalized c88c37e7a177d0a347c36794aa587e91     
对…予以惩罚( penalize的过去式和过去分词 ); 使处于不利地位
参考例句:
  • You will be penalized for poor spelling. 你拼写不好将会受到处罚。
  • Team members will be penalized for lateness. 队员迟到要受处罚。
71 resounding zkCzZC     
adj. 响亮的
参考例句:
  • The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
  • He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。
72 tremor Tghy5     
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
参考例句:
  • There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
  • A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
73 persevered b3246393c709e55e93de64dc63360d37     
v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She persevered with her violin lessons. 她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
  • Hard as the conditions were, he persevered in his studies. 虽然条件艰苦,但他仍坚持学习。 来自辞典例句
74 dissuade ksPxy     
v.劝阻,阻止
参考例句:
  • You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
  • I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。
75 conspire 8pXzF     
v.密谋,(事件等)巧合,共同导致
参考例句:
  • They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
  • History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。
76 airfield cz9z9Z     
n.飞机场
参考例句:
  • The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
  • The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。
77 scampering 5c15380619b12657635e8413f54db650     
v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • A cat miaowed, then was heard scampering away. 马上起了猫叫,接着又听见猫逃走的声音。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb. 一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去。 来自辞典例句
78 toiling 9e6f5a89c05478ce0b1205d063d361e5     
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
参考例句:
  • The fiery orator contrasted the idle rich with the toiling working classes. 这位激昂的演说家把无所事事的富人同终日辛劳的工人阶级进行了对比。
  • She felt like a beetle toiling in the dust. She was filled with repulsion. 她觉得自己像只甲虫在地里挣扎,心中涌满愤恨。
79 hoisting 6a0100693c5737e7867f0a1c6b40d90d     
起重,提升
参考例句:
  • The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆(格状抱杆、转盘抱杆)的起重能力为60吨。 来自口语例句
  • We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。
80 demolition omezd     
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句:
  • The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
  • The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
81 scuttled f5d33c8cedd0ebe9ef7a35f17a1cff7e     
v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 );快跑,急走
参考例句:
  • She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice. 听到他的说话声,她赶紧跑开了。
  • The thief scuttled off when he saw the policeman. 小偷看见警察来了便急忙跑掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
82 allied iLtys     
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
参考例句:
  • Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
  • Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
83 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
参考例句:
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
84 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。
85 engulfed 52ce6eb2bc4825e9ce4b243448ffecb3     
v.吞没,包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
  • The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
86 barrages 1eba498e8e49cb13552e290170ac8811     
n.弹幕射击( barrage的名词复数 );火力网;猛烈炮火;河上的堰坝v.火力攻击(或阻击)( barrage的第三人称单数 );以密集火力攻击(或阻击)
参考例句:
  • In many Basidiomycetes barrages develop. 在许多担子菌中也发生一些栅栏。 来自辞典例句
  • It's fun to be able to run around and do instant Barrages. 一边瞬发奥术弹幕一边四处跑确实很有趣。 来自互联网
87 skidding 55f6e4e45ac9f4df8de84c8a09e4fdc3     
n.曳出,集材v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的现在分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区
参考例句:
  • All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road. 大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链,以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。 来自《用法词典》
  • I saw the motorcycle skidding and its rider spilling in dust. 我看到摩托车打滑,骑车人跌落在地。 来自互联网
88 untoward Hjvw1     
adj.不利的,不幸的,困难重重的
参考例句:
  • Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.有些不幸的事件使我不能在这欢庆的时刻和你在一起。
  • I'll come if nothing untoward happens.我要是没有特殊情况一定来。
89 revolved b63ebb9b9e407e169395c5fc58399fe6     
v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想
参考例句:
  • The fan revolved slowly. 电扇缓慢地转动着。
  • The wheel revolved on its centre. 轮子绕中心转动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
90 ponderously 0e9d726ab401121626ae8f5e7a5a1b84     
参考例句:
  • He turns and marches away ponderously to the right. 他转过身,迈着沉重的步子向右边行进。 来自互联网
  • The play was staged with ponderously realistic sets. 演出的舞台以现实环境为背景,很没意思。 来自互联网
91 plummeted 404bf193ceb01b9d9a620431e6efc540     
v.垂直落下,骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
  • A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
92 foamed 113c59340f70ad75b2469cbd9b8b5869     
泡沫的
参考例句:
  • The beer foamed up and overflowed the glass. 啤酒冒着泡沫,溢出了玻璃杯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The man foamed and stormed. 那人大发脾气,暴跳如雷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》


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