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CHAPTER 38 IN THE UNIVERSE
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When Audrey, having been put ashore1 in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley2 with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights. From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated3 by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished4 the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut5, and his voice charged with defiance6.
“I have already told you, sir,” Audrey heard him say, “there is no such person aboard the yacht. And I most certainly will not allow you to search. You have no right whatever to search, and you know it. You have my word. My name is Gilman. You may have heard of me. I’m chairman of the Board of Foodstuffs7, Limited. Gilman, sir. And I shall feel obliged if you will leave my decks.”
“What the devil has that got to do with you, sir?” replied Mr. Gilman gloriously.
Audrey, standing9 behind the detective and unseen by him, observed the gloriousness of Mr. Gilman’s demeanour and also Mr. Gilman’s desire that she should note the same and appreciate it. She nodded violently several times to Mr. Gilman, to urge him to answer the detective in the affirmative.
“Ye-es, sir. Since you are so confoundedly inquisitive
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ashore
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的 | |
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distinguished
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defiance
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foodstuffs
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食物,食品( foodstuff的名词复数 ) | |
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inquisitive
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ironic
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sundry
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同意(concur的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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descending
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draught
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tuning
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n.调谐,调整,调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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celebrity
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manifestations
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wilderness
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marsh
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estuary
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n.河口,江口 | |
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diffused
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n.小圆丘,小土墩( knoll的名词复数 ) | |
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follies
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罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) | |
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gathering
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belongings
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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sneer
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opulence
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frailty
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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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bully
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jealousy
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persuasive
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adj.有说服力的,能说得使人相信的 | |
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使暴怒( enrage的第三人称单数 ) | |
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sinister
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assented
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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ingenuousness
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innocence
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exquisite
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intoxicating
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a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的 | |
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receding
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v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题 | |
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brutes
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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conceited
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maternal
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discomfiture
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mighty
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spoke
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grandeur
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