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a spectre is haunting Europe
Hilde got off her bed and went to the window facing the bay. When she had started to read this Saturday, it was still Sophie's fifteenth birthday. The day before had been Hilde's own birthday.
If her father had imagined that she would get as far as Sophie's birthday yesterday, he had certainly not been realistic. She had done nothing but read all day long. But he was right that there would only be one more birthday greeting. It was when Alberto and Sophie had sung Happy Birthday to her. Very embarrassing, Hilde thought.
And now Sophie had invited people to a philosophical1 garden party on the very day her father was due back from Lebanon. Hilde was convinced something would happen that day which neither she nor her father were quite sure of.
But one thing was certain: before her father got home to Bjerkely he would get a scare. That was the least she could do for Sophie and Alberto, especially after they had appealed for help ...
Her mother was still down in the boathouse. Hilde ran downstairs to the telephone. She found Anne and Ole's number in Copenhagen and called them.
"Anne Kvamsdal."
"Hi, this is Hilde."
"Oh, how are you? How are things in Lillesand?"
"Fine, with vacation and everything. And Dad gets back from Lebanon in a week."
"Won't that be great, Hilde!"
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it. That's actually why I'm calling..."
"It is?"
"I think he's landing at Kastrup around 5 p.m. on Saturday the 23rd. Will you be in Copenhagen then?"
"I think so."
"I was wondering if you could do something for me."
"Why, of course."
"It's kind of a special favor. I'm not even sure if it's possible."
"Now you're making me curious ..."
Hilde began to describe her plan. She told Anne about the ring binder3, about Sophie and Alberto and all the rest. She had to backtrack several times because either she or Anne were laughing too hard. But when Hilde hung up, her plan was in operation.
She would now have to begin some preparations of her own. But there was still plenty of time.
Hilde spent the remainder of the afternoon and the evening with her mother. They ended up driving to Kris-tiansand and going to the movies. They felt they had some catching
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1 philosophical | |
adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的 | |
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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3 binder | |
n.包扎物,包扎工具;[法]临时契约;粘合剂;装订工 | |
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4 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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5 jigsaw | |
n.缕花锯,竖锯,拼图游戏;vt.用竖锯锯,使互相交错搭接 | |
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6 battalion | |
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7 overtime | |
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8 plausible | |
adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的 | |
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9 reassured | |
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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10 amicable | |
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11 toil | |
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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13 sarcastic | |
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14 captivity | |
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚 | |
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15 fictional | |
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16 tricky | |
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17 crafty | |
adj.狡猾的,诡诈的 | |
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18 ruse | |
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19 lettuce | |
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20 spacious | |
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22 apparently | |
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23 ledgers | |
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24 humbug | |
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25 quill | |
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26 Flared | |
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27 Christian | |
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28 materialism | |
n.[哲]唯物主义,唯物论;物质至上 | |
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29 antiquity | |
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹 | |
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30 materialist | |
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31 speculative | |
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32 sociologist | |
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33 economist | |
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34 forerunner | |
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35 wary | |
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36 determined | |
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37 pointed | |
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38 purely | |
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39 labor | |
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41 nomadic | |
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42 machinery | |
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49 aristocrat | |
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50 bourgeois | |
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51 relinquish | |
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52 detailed | |
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55 briefly | |
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56 unemployed | |
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57 precisely | |
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58 labors | |
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59 alienated | |
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60 resounding | |
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61 earnings | |
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62 refreshing | |
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63 manifesto | |
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64 disdain | |
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65 conceal | |
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66 attained | |
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67 overthrow | |
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68 inhuman | |
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69 deduct | |
vt.扣除,减去 | |
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70 modernizing | |
使现代化,使适应现代需要( modernize的现在分词 ); 现代化,使用现代方法 | |
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71 thereby | |
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72 capitalism | |
n.资本主义 | |
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73 modernize | |
vt.使现代化,使适应现代的需要 | |
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74 luxurious | |
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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75 bankruptcy | |
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76 economize | |
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77 knell | |
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78 alienation | |
n.疏远;离间;异化 | |
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79 economists | |
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80 insufficient | |
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81 plundering | |
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82 upheavals | |
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83 socialist | |
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84 unreasonable | |
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85 administrators | |
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86 irony | |
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87 distinguished | |
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88 legislated | |
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89 odds | |
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