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Down below, the sea broke on the jagged chaos1 of rock. A stiff dry breeze blowing from distant Turkey fanned his face. The harbour, protected from the sea by a concrete mole2, thrust itself in an irregular arc into the shore-line. And overlooking it all were the tiny white cottages of the town's outskirts3 perched on the slopes of the mountain range which broke off abruptly4 at the sea.
It was quiet here in the old park outside of the town. Yellow maple5 leaves floated slowly down onto its grass-grown paths.
The old Persian cabby who had driven Pavel out here from town could not help asking as his strange fare alighted:
"Why come here of all places? No young ladies, no amusements. Nothing but the jackals. . . .
What will you do here? Better let me drive you back to town, mister tovarish!"
Pavel paid him and the old man drove away.
The park was indeed a wilderness6. Pavel found a bench on a cliff overlooking the sea, and sat down, lifting his face to the now mild autumn sun.
He had come to this quiet spot to think things over and consider what to do with his life. The time had come to review the situation and take some decision.
His second visit to the Kyutsams had brought the family strife7 to a head. The old man on learning of his arrival had flown into a rage. It fell naturally to Korchagin to lead the resistance. The old man unexpectedly encountered a vigorous rebuff from his wife and daughters, and from the first day of Pavel's arrival the house split into two hostile camps. The door leading to the parents' half of the house was locked and one of the small side rooms was rented to Korchagin. Pavel paid the rent in advance and the old man was somewhat mollified by the arrangement; now that his daughters had cut themselves off from him he would no longer be expected to support them.
For diplomatic reasons Albina remained with her husband. As for the old man, he kept
收听单词发音
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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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mole
n.胎块;痣;克分子
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outskirts
n.郊外,郊区
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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maple
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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strife
n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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detested
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 )
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lodger
n.寄宿人,房客
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deriving
v.得到( derive的现在分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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malicious
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的
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faction
n.宗派,小集团;派别;派系斗争
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ledge
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
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interfering
adj. 妨碍的
动词interfere的现在分词
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hissed
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
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gulls
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
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worthily
重要地,可敬地,正当地
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impartial
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
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Soviet
adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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justify
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
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treacherous
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
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condemn
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑
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muzzle
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
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unbearable
adj.不能容忍的;忍受不住的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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wreck
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
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caressing
爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的
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shutters
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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grumble
vi.抱怨;咕哝;n.抱怨,牢骚;咕哝,隆隆声
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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avid
adj.热心的;贪婪的;渴望的;劲头十足的
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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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
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sleepless
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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clandestine
adj.秘密的,暗中从事的
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latch
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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intrude
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰
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slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
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entrusted
v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )
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estrangement
n.疏远,失和,不和
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beset
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
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muster
v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册
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drenched
adj.湿透的;充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体)
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insistent
adj.迫切的,坚持的
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veered
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
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steering
n.操舵装置
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attainment
n.达到,到达;[常pl.]成就,造诣
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pester
v.纠缠,强求
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rift
n.裂口,隙缝,切口;v.裂开,割开,渗入
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afterward
adv.后来;以后
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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yearns
渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的第三人称单数 )
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avalanche
n.雪崩,大量涌来
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fortresses
堡垒,要塞( fortress的名词复数 )
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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organisation
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
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caresses
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
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earnings
n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得
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credentials
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件
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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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hewed
v.(用斧、刀等)砍、劈( hew的过去式和过去分词 );砍成;劈出;开辟
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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bass
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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bespoke
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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territorial
adj.领土的,领地的
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puffing
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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athletic
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
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spine
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
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paralysis
n.麻痹(症);瘫痪(症)
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sobs
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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anticipation
n.预期,预料,期望
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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blotting
吸墨水纸
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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frigidly
adv.寒冷地;冷漠地;冷淡地;呆板地
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middle-aged
adj.中年的
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veering
n.改变的;犹豫的;顺时针方向转向;特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
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organise
vt.组织,安排,筹办
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wireless
adj.无线的;n.无线电
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notary
n.公证人,公证员
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cavalry
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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tuberculosis
n.结核病,肺结核
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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unravel
v.弄清楚(秘密);拆开,解开,松开
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tangles
(使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )
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stagnation
n. 停滞
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wasteful
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
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heroism
n.大无畏精神,英勇
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inefficiency
n.无效率,无能;无效率事例
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antenna
n.触角,触须;天线
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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triumphantly
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
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chirped
鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 )
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tuning
n.调谐,调整,调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
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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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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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vigour
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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blizzards
暴风雪( blizzard的名词复数 ); 暴风雪似的一阵,大量(或大批)
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ravages
劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹
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hurled
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
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breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
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torrent
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发