Rose Red and Snow White（2）

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　　Upstairs Nevile had found Kay in her bedroom. The only large double-bedroom in the house was Lady Tressilian's. A married couple was always given the two rooms with communicating door and a small bathroom beyond on the west side of the house. It was a small isolated¹ suite².
　　Nevile passed through his own room and on into his wife's. Kay had flung herself down on her bed. Raising a tear-stained face, she cried out angrily: "So you've come! About time, too!""What is all this fuss about? Have you gone quite crazy, Kay?"Nevile spoke³ quietly, but there was a dent⁴ at the corner of his nostril⁵ that registered restrained anger.
　　"Why did you give that Illustrated⁶ Review to her and not to me?""Really, Kay, you are a child. All this fuss about a wretched little picture paper.""You gave it to her and not to me," repeated Kay obstinately⁷.
　　"Well, why not? What does it matter?"
　　"It matters to me."
　　"I don't know what's wrong with you. You can't behave in this hysterical⁸ fashion when you're staying in other people's houses. Don't you know how to behave in public?""Why did you give it to Audrey?" "Because she wanted it." "So did I, and I'm your wife.""All the more reason, in that case, for giving it to an older woman and one who, technically⁹, is no relation.""She scored off me! She wanted to and she did. You were on her side!""You're talking like an idiotic¹⁰, jealous child. For goodness' sake, control yourself, and try and behave properly in public!""Like she does, I suppose?"
　　Nevile said coldly: "At any rate, Audrey can behave like a lady. She doesn't make an exhibition of herself.""She's turning you against me! She hates me and she's getting her revenge.""Look here, Kay, will you stop being melodramatic and completely foolish? I'm fed up!""Then let's go away from here! Let's go to-morrow. I hate this place!" "We've only been here four days." "It's quite enough! Do let's go, Nevile.""Now look here, Kay. I've had enough of this. We came here for a fortnight, and I'm going to stay for a fortnight.""If you do," said Kay, "you'll be sorry. You and your Audrey! You think she's wonderful!""I don't think Audrey is wonderful. I think she's an extremely nice and kindly¹¹ person, whom I've treated very badly and who has been most generous and forgiving.""That's where you're wrong," said Kay. She got up from the bed. Her fury had died down. She spoke seriously - almost soberly.
　　"Audrey hasn't forgiven you, Nevile. Once or twice I've seen her looking at you ... I don't know what is going on in her mind, but something is ... She's the kind that doesn't let anyone know what they're thinking.""It's a pity," said Nevile, "that there aren't more people like that."Kay's face went very white.
　　"Do you mean that for me?" There was a dangerous edge to her voice.
　　"Well - you haven't shown much reticence¹², have you? Every bit of ill-temper and spite that comes into your mind you blurt¹³ straight out. You make a fool of yourself and you make a fool of me!""Anything more to say?" Her voice was icy.
　　He said in an equally cold tone: "I'm sorry if you think that was unfair. But it's the plain truth. You've no more self-control than a child.""You never lose your temper, do you? Always the self-controlled, charming-mannered little pukka sahib! I don't believe you've got any feelings. You're just a fish - a damned cold-blooded fish! Why don't you let yourself go now and then? Why don't you shout at me, swear at me, tell me to go to Hell?"Nevile sighed. His shoulders sagged¹⁴.
　　"Oh, Lord," he said.
　　Turning on his heel he left the room.

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

3 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

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

5 nostril   

n.鼻孔

参考例句：

• The Indian princess wore a diamond in her right nostril.印弟安公主在右鼻孔中戴了一颗钻石。
• All South American monkeys have flat noses with widely spaced nostril.所有南美洲的猴子都有平鼻子和宽大的鼻孔。

6 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

7 obstinately   

ad.固执地，顽固地

参考例句：

• He obstinately asserted that he had done the right thing. 他硬说他做得对。
• Unemployment figures are remaining obstinately high. 失业数字仍然顽固地居高不下。

8 hysterical   

adj.情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里般的

参考例句：

• He is hysterical at the sight of the photo.他一看到那张照片就异常激动。
• His hysterical laughter made everybody stunned.他那歇斯底里的笑声使所有的人不知所措。

9 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

10 idiotic   

adj.白痴的

参考例句：

• It is idiotic to go shopping with no money.去买东西而不带钱是很蠢的。
• The child's idiotic deeds caused his family much trouble.那小孩愚蠢的行为给家庭带来许多麻烦。

11 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

12 reticence   

n.沉默，含蓄

参考例句：

• He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯，把事情原原本本都告诉了我。
• He always displays a certain reticence in discussing personal matters.他在谈论个人问题时总显得有些保留。

13 blurt   

vt.突然说出，脱口说出

参考例句：

• If you can blurt out 300 sentences,you can make a living in America.如果你能脱口而出300句英语，你可以在美国工作。
• I will blurt out one passage every week.我每星期要脱口而出一篇短文！

14 sagged   

下垂的

参考例句：

• The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects. 黑色的拎包由于装了各种形状的东西而中间下陷。
• He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。