选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
CHAPTER I. UP THE MOUNTAIN TO ALM-UNCLE
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
From the old and pleasantly situated1 village of Mayenfeld, a footpath2 winds through green and shady meadows to the foot of the mountains, which on this side look down from their stern and lofty heights upon the valley below. The land grows gradually wilder as the path ascends3, and the climber has not gone far before he begins to inhale4 the fragrance5 of the short grass and sturdy mountain-plants, for the way is steep and leads directly up to the summits above.
On a clear sunny morning in June two figures might be seen climbing the narrow mountain path; one, a tall strong-looking girl, the other a child whom she was leading by the hand, and whose little checks were so aglow7 with heat that the crimson8 color could be seen even through the dark, sunburnt skin. And this was hardly to be wondered at, for in spite of the hot June sun the child was clothed as if to keep off the bitterest frost. She did not look more than five years old, if as much, but what her natural figure was like, it would have been hard to say, for she had apparently9 two, if not three dresses, one above the other, and over these a thick red woollen shawl wound round about her, so that the little body presented a shapeless appearance, as, with its small feet shod in thick, nailed mountain-shoes, it slowly and laboriously10 plodded11 its way up in the heat. The two must have left the valley a good hour's walk behind them, when they came to the hamlet known as Dorfli, which is situated half-way up the mountain. Here the
点击收听单词发音
1 situated | |
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2 footpath | |
n.小路,人行道 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3 ascends | |
v.上升,攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4 inhale | |
v.吸入(气体等),吸(烟) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5 fragrance | |
n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6 kin | |
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7 aglow | |
adj.发亮的;发红的;adv.发亮地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10 laboriously | |
adv.艰苦地;费力地;辛勤地;(文体等)佶屈聱牙地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11 plodded | |
v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12 wayfarers | |
n.旅人,(尤指)徒步旅行者( wayfarer的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16 asseverated | |
v.郑重声明,断言( asseverate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17 horrified | |
a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19 eyebrows | |
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20 defiant | |
adj.无礼的,挑战的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21 hermit | |
n.隐士,修道者;隐居 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22 ascertain | |
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23 hatred | |
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24 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: |
|
|
25 unwilling | |
adj.不情愿的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27 confidential | |
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28 shunned | |
v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29 misanthrope | |
n.恨人类的人;厌世者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31 animation | |
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32 embittered | |
v.使怨恨,激怒( embitter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35 apprenticed | |
学徒,徒弟( apprentice的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37 rumoured | |
adj.谣传的;传说的;风 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38 brawl | |
n.大声争吵,喧嚷;v.吵架,对骂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39 apprenticeship | |
n.学徒身份;学徒期 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41 awaken | |
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42 exhorted | |
v.劝告,劝说( exhort的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43 repentance | |
n.懊悔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44 obdurate | |
adj.固执的,顽固的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47 sweeping | |
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48 rattled | |
慌乱的,恼火的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50 browse | |
vi.随意翻阅,浏览;(牛、羊等)吃草 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52 shrubs | |
灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53 exhausted | |
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55 ascent | |
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56 ascents | |
n.上升( ascent的名词复数 );(身份、地位等的)提高;上坡路;攀登 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57 undo | |
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58 heed | |
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59 attire | |
v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60 shrieked | |
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61 lamenting | |
adj.悲伤的,悲哀的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62 gaping | |
adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63 promptly | |
adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64 joyfully | |
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65 projection | |
n.发射,计划,突出部分 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66 stonier | |
多石头的( stony的比较级 ); 冷酷的,无情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67 abrupt | |
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70 curtly | |
adv.简短地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71 fret | |
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72 whine | |
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73 unreasonable | |
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74 earnings | |
n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75 irritable | |
adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78 hurl | |
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79 mite | |
n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
没有了
©英文小说网 2005-2010