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Chapter One 9
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On the morning of the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, 1939, in the largest village ofNortheast Gaomi Township, Shangguan Lü led her mortal enemy, Aunty Sun, into her house,ignoring the bullets whizzing overhead, to help deliver her daughter-in-law’s baby. At thevery moment they walked through the door, out on the open field near the bridgehead,Japanese horse soldiers were trampling1 the corpses2 of guerrilla fighters.
Shangguan Fulu and his son were milling in the yard with the horse doctor, Fan Three, whoproudly held up a bottle filled with a viscous3 green liquid. The three men had been in thesame spot when Shangguan Lü left to find Aunty Sun, but were now joined by the redheadedPastor Malory. Wearing a loose Chinese robe, with a heavy brass5 crucifix around his neck, hewas standing6 beneath Shangguan Lu’s window, head up, facing the morning sun, as heintoned a prayer in the local dialect: “Dear Jesus, Lord in Heaven. Merciful God, reach out totouch the heads of me, Your devoted7 servant, and the friends gathered here, give us thestrength and the courage to face this challenge. Let the woman inside safely deliver her infant,give the goat plenty of milk and the laying hens plenty of eggs, throw a sheet of black beforethe eyes of the evil invaders8, let their bullets jam in their weapons, and let their horses losetheir way and perish in bogs9 and marshes10. Dear Lord, send all Your punishments down on myhead, let me take unto myself the suffering of all living creatures.” The other men stoodsilently listening to his prayer. The looks on their faces showed the depths to which they weremoved.
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1 trampling | |
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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2 corpses | |
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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3 viscous | |
adj.粘滞的,粘性的 | |
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4 pastor | |
n.牧师,牧人 | |
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5 brass | |
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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6 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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7 devoted | |
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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8 invaders | |
入侵者,侵略者,侵入物( invader的名词复数 ) | |
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9 bogs | |
n.沼泽,泥塘( bog的名词复数 );厕所v.(使)陷入泥沼, (使)陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 );妨碍,阻碍 | |
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10 marshes | |
n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 ) | |
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11 sneer | |
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语 | |
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12 spikes | |
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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13 starched | |
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14 slanted | |
有偏见的; 倾斜的 | |
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15 slippers | |
n. 拖鞋 | |
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16 embroidery | |
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17 sockets | |
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18 poise | |
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信 | |
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19 stark | |
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20 retrieve | |
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索 | |
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21 shriek | |
v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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22 wails | |
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23 misty | |
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24 mule | |
n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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25 sorghum | |
n.高粱属的植物,高粱糖浆,甜得发腻的东西 | |
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26 nibbling | |
v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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27 screeched | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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28 nostrils | |
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29 regained | |
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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30 spasms | |
n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 );抽搐;(能量、行为等的)突发;发作 | |
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31 wailing | |
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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32 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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33 twitching | |
n.颤搐 | |
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34 gushing | |
adj.迸出的;涌出的;喷出的;过分热情的v.喷,涌( gush的现在分词 );滔滔不绝地说话 | |
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35 spotted | |
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36 pensively | |
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37 propping | |
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38 shuffled | |
v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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39 pall | |
v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕 | |
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40 bloody | |
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41 stump | |
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
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42 perfectly | |
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43 gnawing | |
a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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44 abdomen | |
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分) | |
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45 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 | |
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46 mumbling | |
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47 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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48 huddled | |
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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49 writhing | |
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 ) | |
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50 hacking | |
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动 | |
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51 axis | |
n.轴,轴线,中心线;坐标轴,基准线 | |
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52 crumpled | |
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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53 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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54 remarkably | |
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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55 eyebrows | |
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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56 rigidly | |
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57 loutish | |
adj.粗鲁的 | |
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58 relentlessly | |
adv.不屈不挠地;残酷地;不间断 | |
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59 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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60 yelp | |
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61 stiffened | |
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62 sprawled | |
v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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63 gunpowder | |
n.火药 | |
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64 swarm | |
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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65 scooped | |
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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66 surgical | |
adj.外科的,外科医生的,手术上的 | |
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67 stainless | |
adj.无瑕疵的,不锈的 | |
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68 hoarse | |
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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69 iodine | |
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