关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
然而,她得到了很大的补偿。伯特伦夫人的幸运时刻来临了。范妮接到埃德蒙的信后没过几天,就收到了姨妈的一封来信,开头是这么写的:亲爱的范妮:
我提笔告诉你一个非常惊人的消息,相信你一定非常关心。
这比提笔告诉她格兰特夫妇准备旅行的详情细节要强得多,因为这类消息真够她挥笔报道好多天的。原来,她从几小时前收到的快信中获悉,她的大儿子病情严重。
汤姆和一帮年轻人从伦敦到纽马基特,从马上摔下来后没有马上就医,接着又大肆酗酒,结果发烧了。等众人散去,他已经不能动弹了,独自待在其中一个人的家里,病痛孤寂之中,只有仆人相陪伴。他原希望马上病好去追赶他的朋友们,不想病情却大大加重了。没过多久,他觉得自己病情严重,便同意了医生的意见,给曼斯菲尔德发来了一封信。
“你可以想象得到,”伯特伦夫人讲完了主要内容之后又写道,“这不幸的消息使我们深为不安。我们不由得大为惊骇,为可怜的病人忧心如焚。托马斯爵士担心他的病情危急,埃德蒙怀着一片深情,提出马上前去看护哥哥。不过,我要欣慰地告诉你,在这令人心急火燎的时刻,托马斯爵士不打算离开我,怕我会受不了。埃德蒙一走,我们剩下的几个人未免太可怜了。不过,我相信而且也希望,他发现病人的病情没有我们想象的那么可怕,能很快把他带回曼斯菲尔德。托马斯爵士叫他尽快把他带回来,他认为从哪方面考虑,这都是个上策。我希望能很快把这可怜的病人接回来,而又不至于引起很大的不便,或造成很大的伤害。我深知你对我们的感情,亲爱的范妮,在这令人焦心的情况下,我会很快再给你写信。”
范妮此时的感情还真比她姨妈的文风要热烈得多、真挚得多。她真替他们个个焦急。汤姆病情严重,埃德蒙去看护他,曼斯菲尔德剩下了可怜巴巴的几个人,她一心惦念着他们,别的什么也顾不得了,或者说几乎什么也顾不得了。她只有一点自私的念头,那就是猜测埃德蒙在接到消息之前,是否已经给克劳福德小姐写过信了,但是能久久盘踞在她心头的,都是纯真的感情和无私的焦虑。姨妈总是惦记着她,一封又一封地给她来信。他们不断收到埃德蒙的报告,姨妈又不断用她那冗赘的文体把情况转告范妮,信里依然混杂着推测、希望和忧虑,这些因素在乱糟糟地互相伴随,互相滋生。这是故作惊恐。伯特伦夫人没有亲眼看到的痛苦,对她的想象没有多大的影响。在汤姆没有接回曼斯菲尔德,她没有亲眼看到他那变了样的容颜之前,她写起她的焦虑不安和可怜的病人来,心里总是觉得很轻松。后来,她给范妮写的一封信终于写好了,结尾的风格大不相同,用的是表达真实情感、真正惊恐的语言。这时,她写的正是她内心的话。“亲爱的范妮,他刚刚回来,已被抬到楼上。我见到他大吃一惊,不知道怎么办是好。我看得出他病得很厉害。可怜的汤姆,我真为他伤心,心里非常害怕,托马斯爵士也是如此。要是有你在这里安慰我,我该有多高兴。不过,托写斯爵士估计他明天会好一些,说我们应该把路途的因素考虑在内。”
点击
收听单词发音
1
profusion
|
|
n.挥霍;丰富 |
参考例句: |
- He is liberal to profusion.他挥霍无度。
- The leaves are falling in profusion.落叶纷纷。
|
2
akin
|
|
adj.同族的,类似的 |
参考例句: |
- She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
- Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
|
3
soothing
|
|
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 |
参考例句: |
- Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
- His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
|
4
intercourse
|
|
n.性交;交流,交往,交际 |
参考例句: |
- The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
- There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。
|
5
entirely
|
|
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 |
参考例句: |
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
|
6
judgment
|
|
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 |
参考例句: |
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
|
7
affluent
|
|
adj.富裕的,富有的,丰富的,富饶的 |
参考例句: |
- He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
- His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
|
8
determined
|
|
adj.坚定的;有决心的 |
参考例句: |
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
|
9
intimacy
|
|
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 |
参考例句: |
- His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
- I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
|
10
attachment
|
|
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 |
参考例句: |
- She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
- She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
|
11
judicious
|
|
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的 |
参考例句: |
- We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man.我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
- A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions.贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
|
12
decided
|
|
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 |
参考例句: |
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
|
13
jealousy
|
|
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌 |
参考例句: |
- Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
- I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
|
14
justified
|
|
a.正当的,有理的 |
参考例句: |
- She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
- The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
|
15
motive
|
|
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 |
参考例句: |
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
|
16
contradictory
|
|
adj.反驳的,反对的,抗辩的;n.正反对,矛盾对立 |
参考例句: |
- The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
- What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。
|
17
banish
|
|
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 |
参考例句: |
- The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
- He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。
|
18
distress
|
|
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 |
参考例句: |
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
|
19
consolation
|
|
n.安慰,慰问 |
参考例句: |
- The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
- This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。
|
20
miserably
|
|
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 |
参考例句: |
- The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
- It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨,天气又冷又湿,令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
|
21
immediate
|
|
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 |
参考例句: |
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
|
22
consultation
|
|
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 |
参考例句: |
- The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
- The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
|
23
adviser
|
|
n.劝告者,顾问 |
参考例句: |
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
|
24
thoroughly
|
|
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 |
参考例句: |
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
|
25
eldest
|
|
adj.最年长的,最年老的 |
参考例句: |
- The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
- The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
|
26
recollecting
|
|
v.记起,想起( recollect的现在分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- Once wound could heal slowly, my Bo Hui was recollecting. 曾经的伤口会慢慢地愈合,我卜会甾回忆。 来自互联网
- I am afraid of recollecting the life of past in the school. 我不敢回忆我在校过去的生活。 来自互联网
|
27
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。
|
28
mortifying
|
|
adj.抑制的,苦修的v.使受辱( mortify的现在分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等) |
参考例句: |
- I've said I did not love her, and rather relished mortifying her vanity now and then. 我已经说过我不爱她,而且时时以伤害她的虚荣心为乐。 来自辞典例句
- It was mortifying to know he had heard every word. 知道他听到了每一句话后真是尴尬。 来自互联网
|
29
enjoyment
|
|
n.乐趣;享有;享用 |
参考例句: |
- Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
- After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
|
30
soothe
|
|
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 |
参考例句: |
- I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
- This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。
|
31
irritation
|
|
n.激怒,恼怒,生气 |
参考例句: |
- He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
- Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
|
32
vexed
|
|
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 |
参考例句: |
- The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
- He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
|
33
miserable
|
|
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 |
参考例句: |
- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
|
34
corrupting
|
|
(使)败坏( corrupt的现在分词 ); (使)腐化; 引起(计算机文件等的)错误; 破坏 |
参考例句: |
- It would be corrupting discipline to leave him unpunished. 不惩治他会败坏风纪。
- It would be corrupting military discipline to leave him unpunished. 不惩治他会败坏军纪。
|
35
wedded
|
|
adj.正式结婚的;渴望…的,执著于…的v.嫁,娶,(与…)结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
- I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
|
36
suspense
|
|
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 |
参考例句: |
- The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
- The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
|
37
condemn
|
|
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 |
参考例句: |
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他,而有些人谴责他。
- We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。
|
38
resentment
|
|
n.怨愤,忿恨 |
参考例句: |
- All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
- She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
|
39
softened
|
|
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 |
参考例句: |
- His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
- The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。
|
40
confidential
|
|
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 |
参考例句: |
- He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
- We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
|
41
addicted
|
|
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的 |
参考例句: |
- He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
- She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
|
42
concisely
|
|
adv.简明地 |
参考例句: |
- These equations are written more concisely as a single columnmatrix equation. 这些方程以单列矩阵方程表示会更简单。 来自辞典例句
- The fiber morphology can be concisely summarized. 可以对棉纤维的形态结构进行扼要地归纳。 来自辞典例句
|
43
amplifying
|
|
放大,扩大( amplify的现在分词 ); 增强; 详述 |
参考例句: |
- Often they use borrowed funds, amplifying their gains and losses. 他们通常会用借贷的资金交易,从而放大收益或损失。
- An amplifying type (or analog) device, as opposed to digital device. 放大器类(或模拟)器件,相对于数字器件而言的。
|
44
amends
|
|
n. 赔偿 |
参考例句: |
- He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花,为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
- This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。
|
45
solitude
|
|
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 |
参考例句: |
- People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
- They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
|
46
disorder
|
|
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调 |
参考例句: |
- When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
- It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
|
47
considerably
|
|
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 |
参考例句: |
- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
|
48
distressing
|
|
a.使人痛苦的 |
参考例句: |
- All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
- It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
|
49
agitated
|
|
adj.被鼓动的,不安的 |
参考例句: |
- His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
- She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
|
50
apprehensive
|
|
adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 |
参考例句: |
- She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
- He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。
|
51
invalid
|
|
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 |
参考例句: |
- He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
- A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。
|
52
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。
|
53
apprehended
|
|
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解 |
参考例句: |
- She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
- The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。
|
54
purely
|
|
adv.纯粹地,完全地 |
参考例句: |
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
|
55
disinterestedly
|
|
|
参考例句: |
- Few people behave disinterestedly in life. 生活中很少有人能表现得廉洁无私。 来自辞典例句
- He decided the case disinterestedly. 他公正地判决了那个案件。 来自互联网
|
56
diffuse
|
|
v.扩散;传播;adj.冗长的;四散的,弥漫的 |
参考例句: |
- Direct light is better for reading than diffuse light.直射光比漫射光更有利于阅读。
- His talk was so diffuse that I missed his point.他的谈话漫无边际,我抓不住他的要点。
|
57
medley
|
|
n.混合 |
参考例句: |
- Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
- China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
|
58
haphazard
|
|
adj.无计划的,随意的,杂乱无章的 |
参考例句: |
- The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。
- He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。
|
59
agitation
|
|
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 |
参考例句: |
- Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
- These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
|
60
invalids
|
|
病人,残疾者( invalid的名词复数 ) |
参考例句: |
- The invention will confer a benefit on all invalids. 这项发明将有助于所有的残疾人。
- H?tel National Des Invalids is a majestic building with a golden hemispherical housetop. 荣军院是有着半球形镀金屋顶的宏伟建筑。
|
61
beheld
|
|
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 |
参考例句: |
- His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
|
62
previously
|
|
adv.以前,先前(地) |
参考例句: |
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
|
63
solicitude
|
|
n.焦虑 |
参考例句: |
- Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
- He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
|
64
awakened
|
|
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 |
参考例句: |
- She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
- The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
|
65
maternal
|
|
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 |
参考例句: |
- He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
- The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。
|
66
bosom
|
|
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 |
参考例句: |
- She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
- A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
|
67
impatience
|
|
n.不耐烦,急躁 |
参考例句: |
- He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
- He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
|
68
thither
|
|
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 |
参考例句: |
- He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
- He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
|
69
situated
|
|
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的 |
参考例句: |
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
|
70
tranquil
|
|
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 |
参考例句: |
- The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
- The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。
|
71
mere
|
|
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 |
参考例句: |
- That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
- It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
|
72
cant
|
|
n.斜穿,黑话,猛扔 |
参考例句: |
- The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
- He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。
|
73
blessing
|
|
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 |
参考例句: |
- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
|