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3The dim light of a filthy1 bean-oil lamp on a millstone in the barn flickered3 uneasily, wisps ofblack smoke curling from the tip of its flame. The smell of lamp oil merged4 with the stink5 ofdonkey droppings and urine. The air was foul6. The black animal lay on the ground betweenthe millstone and a dark green stone trough. All Shangguan Lü could see when she walked inwas the flickering7 light of the lamp, but she heard the anxious voice of Shangguan Fulu:
“What did she have?”
She turned toward the sound and curled her lip, then crossed the room, past the donkey andShangguan Shouxi, who was massaging8 the animal’s belly9; she walked over to the windowand ripped away the paper covering. A dozen rays of golden sunlight lit up the far wall. Shethen went to the millstone and blew out the lamp, releasing the smell of burned oil to snuff outthe other rank odors. Shangguan Shouxi’s dark oily face took on a golden sheen; his tinyblack eyes sparkled like burning coals. “Mother,” he said fearfully, “let’s leave. Everybody atFelicity Manor10 has fled, the Japanese will be here soon …”
Shangguan Lü stared at her son with a look that said, Why can’t you be a man? Avoidingher eyes, he lowered his sweaty face.
“Who told you they’re coming?” Shangguan Lü demanded angrily.
“The steward11 at Felicity Manor has been firing his gun and sounding the alarm,”
Shangguan Shouxi muttered as he wiped his sweaty face with an arm covered with donkeyhairs. It was
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filthy
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n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥 | |
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(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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vi.发出恶臭;糟透,招人厌恶;n.恶臭 | |
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adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的 | |
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massaging
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按摩,推拿( massage的现在分词 ) | |
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belly
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manor
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steward
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puny
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pricking
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hoarse
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twitching
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fluffy
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frustration
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sprawled
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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) | |
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tattoo
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serene
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persistent
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pangs
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doom
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bulging
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膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱 | |
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scraps
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bucking
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v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的现在分词 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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stammered
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enraged
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pungent
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