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such stuff as dreams are made on
Sophie heard nothing more from Alberto for several days, but she glanced frequently into the garden hoping to catch sight of Hermes. She told her mother that the dog had found its own way home and that she had been invited in by its owner, a former physics teacher. He had told Sophie about the solar system and the new science that developed in the sixteenth century.
She told Joanna more. She told her all about her visit to Alberto, the postcard in the mailbox, and the ten-crown piece she had found on the way home. She kept the dream about Hilde and the gold crucifix to herself.
On Tuesday, May 29, Sophie was standing1 in the kitchen doing the dishes. Her mother had gone into the living room to watch the TV news. When the opening theme faded out she heard from the kitchen that a major in the Norwegian UN Battalion2 had been killed by a shell.
Sophie threw the dish towel on the table and rushed into the living room. She was just in time to catch a glimpse of the UN officer's face for a few seconds before they switched to the next item.
"Oh no!" she cried.
Her mother turned to her.
"Yes, war is a terrible thing!"
Sophie burst into tears.
"But Sophie, it's not that bad!"
"Did they say his name?"
"Yes, but I don't remember it. He was from Grimstad, I think."
"Isn't that the same as Lillesand?"
"No, you're being silly."
"But if you come from Grimstad, you might go to school in Lillesand."
She had stopped crying, but now it was her mother's turn to react. She got out of her chair and switched off the TV.
"What's going on, Sophie?"
"Nothing."
"Yes, there is. You have a boyfriend, and I'm beginning to think he's much older than you. Answer me now: Do you know a man in Lebanon?"
"No, not exactly..."
"Have you met the son of someone in Lebanon?"
"No, I haven't. I haven't even met his daughter."
"Whose daughter?"
"It's none of your business."
"I think it is."
"Maybe I should start asking some questions instead. Why is Dad never home? Is it because you haven't got the guts3
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1 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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n.营;部队;大队(的人) | |
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3 guts | |
v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠 | |
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4 flip | |
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n. 抽筋, 腹部绞痛, 铁箍 adj. 狭窄的, 难解的 v. 使...抽筋, 以铁箍扣紧, 束缚 | |
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6 aspirin | |
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7 agonized | |
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8 renaissance | |
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9 technological | |
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10 strand | |
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12 margin | |
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘 | |
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13 spoke | |
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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14 tragic | |
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15 helping | |
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16 turmoil | |
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17 shrugged | |
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18 sniffing | |
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19 decided | |
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20 wary | |
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21 immortal | |
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22 bent | |
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23 growling | |
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24 touching | |
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25 perfectly | |
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26 providence | |
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27 pegs | |
n.衣夹( peg的名词复数 );挂钉;系帐篷的桩;弦钮v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的第三人称单数 );使固定在某水平 | |
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28 wig | |
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29 baggy | |
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30 cape | |
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31 pompous | |
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32 stinks | |
v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 );发臭味;名声臭;糟透 | |
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33 sham | |
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34 effrontery | |
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35 assorted | |
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36 philosophical | |
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37 discourse | |
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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38 costly | |
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39 harmonious | |
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40 irreconcilable | |
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41 seclusion | |
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42 flamboyant | |
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43 monasteries | |
修道院( monastery的名词复数 ) | |
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44 memento | |
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45 depict | |
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46 luxurious | |
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47 skull | |
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48 ravaged | |
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫 | |
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49 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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50 dominant | |
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51 intrigue | |
vt.激起兴趣,迷住;vi.耍阴谋;n.阴谋,密谋 | |
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52 assassinations | |
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53 assassination | |
n.暗杀;暗杀事件 | |
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54 reign | |
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
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55 theatrical | |
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的 | |
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56 machinery | |
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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57 frailty | |
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58 sage | |
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59 struts | |
(框架的)支杆( strut的名词复数 ); 支柱; 趾高气扬的步态; (尤指跳舞或表演时)卖弄 | |
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60 frets | |
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61 preoccupied | |
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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62 poetic | |
adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的 | |
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63 fetter | |
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64 hymn | |
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65 cod | |
n.鳕鱼;v.愚弄;哄骗 | |
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66 celestial | |
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67 immutable | |
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68 materialism | |
n.[哲]唯物主义,唯物论;物质至上 | |
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69 derive | |
v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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70 influential | |
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71 phenomena | |
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72 applied | |
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73 mechanisms | |
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74 remarkable | |
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75 mathematician | |
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76 gall | |
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77 Christian | |
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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78 surgically | |
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79 delusion | |
n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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80 pointed | |
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81 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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