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IT was Montsou feast-day, the last Sunday in July. Since Saturday evening the good housekeepers1 of the settlement had deluged3 their parlours with water, throwing bucketfuls over the flags and against the walls; and the floor was not yet dry, in spite of the white sand which had been strewn over it, an expensive luxury for the purses of the poor. But the day promised to be very warm; it was one of those heavy skies threatening storm, which in summer stifle4 this flat bare country of the Nord.
Sunday upset the hours for rising, even among the Maheus. While the father, after five o’clock, grew weary of his bed and dressed himself, the children lay in bed until nine. On this day Maheu went to smoke a pipe in the garden, and then came back to eat his bread and butter alone, while waiting. He thus passed the morning in a random5 manner; he mended the tub, which leaked; stuck up beneath the clock a portrait of the prince imperial which had been given to the little ones. However, the others came down one by one. Father Bonnemort had taken a chair outside, to sit in the sun, while the mother and Alzire had at once set about cooking. Catherine appeared, pushing before her Lénore and Henri, whom she had just dressed. Eleven o’clock struck, and the odour of the rabbit, which was boiling with potatoes, was already filling the house when Zacharie and Jeanlin. came down last, still yawning and with their eyes swollen6.
The settlement was now in a flutter, excited by the feast-day, and in expectation of dinner, which was being hastened for the departure in bands to Montsou. Troops of children were rushing about. Men in their shirt-sleeves were trailing their old shoes with the lazy gait of days of rest. Windows and doors, opened wide in the fine weather, gave glimpses of rows of parlours which were filled with movement and shouts and the chatter8 of families. And from one end to the other of the frontages, there was a smell of rabbit, a rich kitchen smell which on this day struggled with the inveterate
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housekeepers
n.(女)管家( housekeeper的名词复数 )
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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deluged
v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 );淹没;被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没;穷于应付
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stifle
vt.使窒息;闷死;扼杀;抑止,阻止
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random
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
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swollen
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
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imps
n.(故事中的)小恶魔( imp的名词复数 );小魔鬼;小淘气;顽童
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chatter
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
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inveterate
adj.积习已深的,根深蒂固的
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uproar
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
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fattening
adj.(食物)要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 );养肥(牲畜);使(钱)增多;使(公司)升值
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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entice
v.诱骗,引诱,怂恿
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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brandished
v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 );炫耀
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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drudgery
n.苦工,重活,单调乏味的工作
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everlasting
adj.永恒的,持久的,无止境的
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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obstinately
ad.固执地,顽固地
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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sips
n.小口喝,一小口的量( sip的名词复数 )v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的第三人称单数 )
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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greasy
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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perpendicularly
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地
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streak
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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abominable
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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overthrown
adj. 打翻的,推倒的,倾覆的
动词overthrow的过去分词
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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vent
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
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impudent
adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的
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chaff
v.取笑,嘲笑;n.谷壳
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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provident
adj.为将来做准备的,有先见之明的
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professes
声称( profess的第三人称单数 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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rambled
(无目的地)漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论
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pretext
n.借口,托词
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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phlegmatic
adj.冷静的,冷淡的,冷漠的,无活力的
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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aprons
围裙( apron的名词复数 ); 停机坪,台口(舞台幕前的部份)
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billiards
n.台球
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meditative
adj.沉思的,冥想的
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plodding
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
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inciting
刺激的,煽动的
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extemporized
v.即兴创作,即席演奏( extemporize的过去式和过去分词 )
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slate
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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rivalry
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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cadence
n.(说话声调的)抑扬顿挫
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thigh
n.大腿;股骨
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prudence
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
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grimace
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭
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provocation
n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因
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insolent
adj.傲慢的,无理的
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avenge
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
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gilt
adj.镀金的;n.金边证券
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petroleum
n.原油,石油
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gale
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等)
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sleeted
下雨夹雪,下冻雨( sleet的过去式和过去分词 )
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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hips
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
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perspiring
v.出汗,流汗( perspire的现在分词 )
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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ingratitude
n.忘恩负义
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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deafening
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的
动词deafen的现在分词形式
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lodger
n.寄宿人,房客
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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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subscribe
vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助
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stammered
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
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acidity
n.酸度,酸性
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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smearing
污点,拖尾效应
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chubby
adj.丰满的,圆胖的
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gorged
v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕
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belly
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
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puffed
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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poking
n. 刺,戳,袋
vt. 拨开,刺,戳
vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
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glistening
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
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gilded
a.镀金的,富有的
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perspired
v.出汗,流汗( perspire的过去式和过去分词 )
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catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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swirl
v.(使)打漩,(使)涡卷;n.漩涡,螺旋形
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collapsed
adj.倒塌的
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bourgeois
adj./n.追求物质享受的(人);中产阶级分子