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It was five minutes past nine when I entered our joint1 sitting-room2 for breakfast on the following morning.
My friend Poirot, exact to the minute as usual, was just tapping the shell of his second egg.
He beamed upon me as I entered.
“You have slept well, yes? You have recovered from the crossing so terrible? It is a marvel3, almost you are exact this morning. Pardon, but your tie is not symmetrical. Permit that I rearrange him.”
Elsewhere, I have described Hercule Poirot. An extraordinary little man! Height, five feet four inches, egg-shaped head carried a little to one side, eyes that shone green when he was excited, stiff military moustache, air of dignity immense! He was neat and dandified in appearance. For neatness of any kind, he had an absolute passion. To see an ornament5 set crooked6, or a speck7 of dust, or a slight disarray8 in one’s attire9, was torture to the little man until he could ease his feelings by remedying the matter. “Order” and “Method” were his gods. He had a certain disdain10 for tangible11 evidence, such as footprints and cigarette ash, and would maintain that, taken by themselves, they would never enable a detective to solve a problem. Then he would tap his egg-shaped head with absurd complacency, and remark with great satisfaction: “The true work, it is done from within. The little grey cells—remember always the little grey cells, mon ami!”
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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dignified
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tout
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pointed
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offender
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withering
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使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的 | |
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baker
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meditatively
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blotting
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deliberately
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涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干 | |
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chic
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maliciously
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v.表示异议,反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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faculty
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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deduction
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n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎 | |
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psychology
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abrupt
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descend
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vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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scoop
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testimony
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jolting
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automobiles
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delightful
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scotch
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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