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TWO Sorghum Wine 3
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3FATHER FINISHED HIS fistcake as he stood on the withered1 grass, turned blood-red by the settingsun. Then he walked gingerly up to the edge of the water. There on the stone bridge across theBlack Water River the lead truck, its tyres flattened4 by the barrier of linked rakes, crouched5 infront of the other three. Its railings and fenders were stained by splotches of gore6. The upper halfof a Japanese soldier was draped over one of the railings, his steel helmet hanging upturned by astrap from his neck. Dark blood dripped into it from the tip of his nose. The water sobbed7 as itflowed down the riverbed. The heavy, dull rays of sunlight were pulverised by tiny ripples8 on itssurface. Autumn insects hidden in the damp mud beneath the water plants set up a mournfulchirping. Sorghum9 in the fields sizzled as it matured. The fires were nearly out in the third andfourth trucks; their blackened hulks crackled and split, adding to the discordant10 symphony.
Father’s attention was riveted11 by the sight and sound of blood dripping from the Japanesesoldier’s nose into the steel helmet, each drop splashing crisply and sending out rings ofconcentric circles in the deepening pool. Father had barely passed his fifteenth birthday. The sunhad nearly set on this ninth day of the eighth lunar month of the year 1939, and the dying embersof its rays cast a red pall12 over the world below. Father’s face, turned unusually gaunt by the fiercedaylong battle, was covered by a layer of purplish mud. He
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1 withered | |
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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2 ass | |
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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3 ridge | |
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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4 flattened | |
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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5 crouched | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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6 gore | |
n.凝血,血污;v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破;缝以补裆;顶 | |
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7 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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8 ripples | |
逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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9 sorghum | |
n.高粱属的植物,高粱糖浆,甜得发腻的东西 | |
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10 discordant | |
adj.不调和的 | |
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11 riveted | |
铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意 | |
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v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕 | |
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13 squatted | |
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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14 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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15 swollen | |
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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16 brackish | |
adj.混有盐的;咸的 | |
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17 seeped | |
v.(液体)渗( seep的过去式和过去分词 );渗透;渗出;漏出 | |
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18 parched | |
adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干 | |
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19 membranes | |
n.(动物或植物体内的)薄膜( membrane的名词复数 );隔膜;(可起防水、防风等作用的)膜状物 | |
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20 dome | |
n.圆屋顶,拱顶 | |
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21 tinged | |
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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22 scorched | |
烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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23 countless | |
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的 | |
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24 kernels | |
谷粒( kernel的名词复数 ); 仁; 核; 要点 | |
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25 spun | |
v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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26 scrambled | |
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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27 dike | |
n.堤,沟;v.开沟排水 | |
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28 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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29 jutting | |
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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30 sobbing | |
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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31 crouching | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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32 muzzle | |
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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33 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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34 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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35 flicker | |
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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36 bellowed | |
v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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37 wail | |
vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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38 trickled | |
v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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39 chunk | |
n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量) | |
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40 crumbs | |
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41 flecks | |
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42 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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43 draught | |
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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44 cascading | |
流注( cascade的现在分词 ); 大量落下; 大量垂悬; 梯流 | |
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45 eels | |
abbr. 电子发射器定位系统(=electronic emitter location system) | |
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46 cartridge | |
n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子 | |
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47 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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48 grimaces | |
n.(表蔑视、厌恶等)面部扭曲,鬼脸( grimace的名词复数 )v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的第三人称单数 ) | |
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49 gory | |
adj.流血的;残酷的 | |
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50 bellies | |
n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的 | |
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51 slit | |
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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52 bugler | |
喇叭手; 号兵; 吹鼓手; 司号员 | |
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53 bugle | |
n.军号,号角,喇叭;v.吹号,吹号召集 | |
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54 fang | |
n.尖牙,犬牙 | |
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55 guts | |
v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠 | |
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56 nostrils | |
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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57 intestines | |
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58 abdomen | |
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分) | |
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59 spotted | |
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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60 twitched | |
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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61 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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62 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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63 squinted | |
斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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64 murky | |
adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗 | |
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65 cylinder | |
n.圆筒,柱(面),汽缸 | |
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66 boulder | |
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67 lighting | |
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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68 fangs | |
n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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69 bastards | |
私生子( bastard的名词复数 ); 坏蛋; 讨厌的事物; 麻烦事 (认为别人走运或不幸时说)家伙 | |
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70 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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71 tugged | |
v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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72 illuminating | |
a.富于启发性的,有助阐明的 | |
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73 frenzy | |
n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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74 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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75 writhed | |
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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76 merged | |
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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77 transparent | |
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的 | |
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78 phoenix | |
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生 | |
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79 crumpling | |
压皱,弄皱( crumple的现在分词 ); 变皱 | |
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80 hoisted | |
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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81 obdurate | |
adj.固执的,顽固的 | |
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82 wriggling | |
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等);蠕蠕 | |
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83 blurred | |
v.(使)变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 );(使)难以区分;模模糊糊;迷离 | |
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84 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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85 merging | |
合并(分类) | |
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86 huddled | |
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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87 hoarseness | |
n.嘶哑, 刺耳 | |
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88 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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