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The Christening
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The mistress of the British School stepped down from her school gate, and instead of turning to the left as usual, she turned to the right. Two women who were hastening home to scramble1 their husbands’ dinners together — it was five minutes to four — stopped to look at her. They stood gazing after her for a moment; then they glanced at each other with a woman’s little grimace2.
To be sure, the retreating figure was ridiculous: small and thin, with a black straw hat, and a rusty3 cashmere dress hanging full all round the skirt. For so small and frail4 and rusty a creature to sail with slow, deliberate stride was also absurd. Hilda Rowbotham was less than thirty, so it was not years that set the measure of her pace; she had heart disease. Keeping her face, that was small with sickness, but not uncomely, firmly lifted and fronting ahead, the young woman sailed on past the market-place, like a black swan of mournful, disreputable plumage.
She turned into Berryman’s, the baker’s. The shop displayed bread and cakes, sacks of flour and oatmeal, flitches of bacon, hams, lard and sausages. The combination of scents5 was not unpleasing. Hilda Rowbotham stood for some minutes nervously6 tapping and pushing a large knife that lay on the counter, and looking at the tall, glittering brass7 scales. At last a morose8 man with sandy whiskers came down the step from the house-place.
“What is it?” he asked, not apologizing for his delay.
“Will you give me six-pennyworth of assorted9 cakes and pastries
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scramble
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v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭 | |
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rusty
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adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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frail
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adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的 | |
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n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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brass
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n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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adj.脾气坏的,不高兴的 | |
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assorted
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adj.各种各样的,各色俱备的 | |
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pastries
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remarkably
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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glum
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adj.闷闷不乐的,阴郁的 | |
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scoop
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n.铲子,舀取,独家新闻;v.汲取,舀取,抢先登出 | |
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sarcasm
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n.讥讽,讽刺,嘲弄,反话 (adj.sarcastic) | |
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spoke
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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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ironical
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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grunted
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droop
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v.低垂,下垂;凋萎,萎靡 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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flamingo
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n.红鹳,火烈鸟 | |
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irritable
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adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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soften
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savings
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complexion
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brutal
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humble
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mien
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unnaturally
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hearth
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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sullenly
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ointment
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n.药膏,油膏,软膏 | |
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obedience
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n.服从,顺从 | |
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discord
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n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐 | |
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mite
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n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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engrossed
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humbled
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apron
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n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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sonorous
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adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇 | |
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支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pestered
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使烦恼,纠缠( pester的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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retaliation
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n.报复,反击 | |
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dishonoured
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a.不光彩的,不名誉的 | |
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distended
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v.(使)膨胀,肿胀( distend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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musing
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n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
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testily
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adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地 | |
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isolated
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adj.与世隔绝的 | |
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protruded
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n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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salmon
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n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的 | |
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discomfort
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n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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streak
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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lapse
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n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效 | |
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muse
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n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感 | |
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discourse
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n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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winced
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ordeal
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glowering
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resounded
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panes
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sneer
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bondage
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mischief
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undo
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willow
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impervious
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clatter
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adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨 | |
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jeering
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dab
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eldest
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