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Part 14: The Tremolino XLIII
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Anyway, he was perfect, as Dona Rita had declared. The only thing unsatisfactory (and even inexplicable) about our Dominic was his nephew, Cesar. It was startling to see a desolate1 expression of shame veil the remorseless audacity2 in the eyes of that man superior to all scruples3 and terrors.
“I would never have dared to bring him on board your balancelle,” he once apologized to me. “But what am I to do? His mother is dead, and my brother has gone into the bush.”
In this way I learned that our Dominic had a brother. As to “going into the bush,” this only means that a man has done his duty successfully in the pursuit of a hereditary5 vendetta6. The feud7 which had existed for ages between the families of Cervoni and Brunaschi was so old that it seemed to have smouldered out at last. One evening Pietro Brunaschi, after a laborious8 day amongst his olive-trees, sat on a chair against the wall of his house with a bowl of broth4 on his knees and a piece of bread in his hand. Dominic’s brother, going home with a gun on his shoulder, found a sudden offence in this picture of content and rest so obviously calculated to awaken9 the feelings of hatred10 and revenge. He and Pietro had never had any personal quarrel; but, as Dominic explained, “all our dead cried out to him.” He shouted from behind a wall of stones, “O Pietro! Behold11 what is coming!” And as the other looked up innocently he took aim at the forehead and squared the old vendetta account so
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desolate
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adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
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n.大胆,卤莽,无礼 | |
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n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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broth
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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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hereditary
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vendetta
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n.世仇,宿怨 | |
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n.长期不和;世仇;v.长期争斗;世代结仇 | |
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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hatred
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behold
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neatly
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dodge
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gendarmes
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n.宪兵,警官( gendarme的名词复数 ) | |
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undertaking
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extraordinarily
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snail
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spawn
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n.卵,产物,后代,结果;vt.产卵,种菌丝于,产生,造成;vi.产卵,大量生产 | |
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n.标准,票面价值,平均数量;adj.票面的,平常的,标准的 | |
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deformed
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utterly
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positively
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adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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reproof
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remonstrance
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n抗议,抱怨 | |
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v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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impudence
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brutal
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brawny
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deliberately
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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writhe
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vt.挣扎,痛苦地扭曲;vi.扭曲,翻腾,受苦;n.翻腾,苦恼 | |
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majestic
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adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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sneaked
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consummate
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eavesdropper
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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wretch
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n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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mooring
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hawser
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mere
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quay
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n.码头,靠岸处 | |
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filthy
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adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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stranded
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a.搁浅的,进退两难的 | |
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chattered
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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squinted
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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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remonstrate
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v.抗议,规劝 | |
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immortal
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adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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corpse
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n.尸体,死尸 | |
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sardonic
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adj.嘲笑的,冷笑的,讥讽的 | |
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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viper
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n.毒蛇;危险的人 | |
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clenched
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v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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jaws
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n.口部;嘴 | |
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influential
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adj.有影响的,有权势的 | |
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humble
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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molested
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v.骚扰( molest的过去式和过去分词 );干扰;调戏;猥亵 | |
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promptly
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zeal
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n.热心,热情,热忱 | |
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poke
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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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cargo
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ashore
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gratitude
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sipping
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plied
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favourable
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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smirking
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surmises
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v.臆测,推断( surmise的第三人称单数 );揣测;猜想 | |
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seaman
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odious
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gambling
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intercourse
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n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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intensified
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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apparently
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knave
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n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克 | |
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disdained
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鄙视( disdain的过去式和过去分词 ); 不屑于做,不愿意做 | |
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malice
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cupidity
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