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6FATHER PARTED THE sorghum1 and threaded his way northwest, towards our village, as fast as hislegs would carry him. Badgers2 with humanlike feet scattered3 clumsily across the ditches, but heignored them. Once he was on the road, and didn’t have to worry about getting tangled4 up in thesorghum plants, he ran like the wind, his red cotton waistband sagging5 like a crescent moonunder the weight of his Browning. Although the pistol banged painfully against his hip6, thegrowing numbness7 made him feel like a real man – powerful, even invincible8. He could see thevillage in the distance. The gloomy, faded gingko tree at the entrance, which had stood for nearlya century, waited in sombre greeting. As he ran, he took the pistol from his waistband and aimedat birds gliding9 gracefully10 in the sky above him.
The street was deserted11, except for somebody’s lame12, blind donkey, which was tethered to acrumbling wall; it stood motionless, its head drooping13 low. A solitary14 crow with wet dark-bluefeathers was perched on a stone-roller. The villagers had gathered in the distillery compound,which had been paved with red
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sorghum
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n.高粱属的植物,高粱糖浆,甜得发腻的东西 | |
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badgers
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n.獾( badger的名词复数 );獾皮;(大写)獾州人(美国威斯康星州人的别称);毛鼻袋熊 | |
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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sagging
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下垂[沉,陷],松垂,垂度 | |
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numbness
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n.无感觉,麻木,惊呆 | |
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adj.不可征服的,难以制服的 | |
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gliding
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v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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gracefully
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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lame
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adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的 | |
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drooping
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adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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gravel
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twitching
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foaming
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adj.布满泡沫的;发泡 | |
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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loathing
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n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢 | |
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减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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fumes
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wrenched
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v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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spacious
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adj.广阔的,宽敞的 | |
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hysterically
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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(使…)起折痕,弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 ); (皮肤)皱起,使起皱纹; 皱皱巴巴 | |
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bugler
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pounce
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n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意 | |
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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thoroughly
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intoxicated
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喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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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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drenched
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adj.湿透的;充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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moth
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n.蛾,蛀虫 | |
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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willow
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n.柳树 | |
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fuming
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愤怒( fume的现在分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟 | |
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raped
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v.以暴力夺取,强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 );强奸 | |
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n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组 | |
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hesitation
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n.犹豫,踌躇 | |
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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compensate
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vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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caustically
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Undid
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v. 解开, 复原 | |
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salute
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vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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growled
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v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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insolent
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adj.傲慢的,无理的 | |
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frustration
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n.挫折,失败,失效,落空 | |
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mound
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mounds
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土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆 | |
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torrent
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untied
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松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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sleek
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bastard
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n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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bellowed
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galloped
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(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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stagnant
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hopping
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tattered
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slipper
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chamber
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massaged
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muzzle
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v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出 | |
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socket
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cypress
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