选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
His Father’s Son I
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
AFTER his wife’s death Mason Grew took the momentous1 step of selling out his business and moving from Wingfield, Connecticut, to Brooklyn.
For years he had secretly nursed the hope of such a change, but had never dared to suggest it to Mrs. Grew, a woman of immutable2 habits. Mr. Grew himself was attached to Wingfield, where he had grown up, prospered3, and become what the local press described as “prominent.” He was attached to his ugly brick house with sandstone trimmings and a cast-iron area-railing neatly5 sanded to match; to the similar row of houses across the street, the “trolley” wires forming a kind of aerial pathway between, and the sprawling6 vista7 closed by the steeple of the church which he and his wife had always attended, and where their only child had been baptized.
It was hard to snap all these threads of association, visual and sentimental8; yet still harder, now that he was alone, to live so far from his boy. Ronald Grew was practising law in New York, and there was no more chance of returning to live at Wingfield than of a river’s flowing inland from the sea. Therefore to be near him his father must move; and it was characteristic of Mr. Grew, and of the situation generally, that the translation, when it took place, was to Brooklyn, and not to New York.
“Why you bury yourself in that hole I can’t think,” had been Ronald’s comment; and Mr. Grew simply replied that rents were lower in Brooklyn, and that he had heard of a house that would suit him. In reality he had said to himself — being the only recipient9 of his own confidences — that if he went to New York he might be on the boy’s mind; whereas, if he lived in Brooklyn, Ronald would always have a good excuse for not popping over to see him every other day. The sociological
点击
收听单词发音

1
momentous
![]() |
|
adj.重要的,重大的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
immutable
![]() |
|
adj.不可改变的,永恒的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
prospered
![]() |
|
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
rim
![]() |
|
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
neatly
![]() |
|
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
sprawling
![]() |
|
adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
vista
![]() |
|
n.远景,深景,展望,回想 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
sentimental
![]() |
|
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
recipient
![]() |
|
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
isolation
![]() |
|
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
geographical
![]() |
|
adj.地理的;地区(性)的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
perusal
![]() |
|
n.细读,熟读;目测 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
cosmopolitan
![]() |
|
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
attested
![]() |
|
adj.经检验证明无病的,经检验证明无菌的v.证明( attest的过去式和过去分词 );证实;声称…属实;使宣誓 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
inaccessible
![]() |
|
adj.达不到的,难接近的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
persistently
![]() |
|
ad.坚持地;固执地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
ragged
![]() |
|
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
malediction
![]() |
|
n.诅咒 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
orchids
![]() |
|
n.兰花( orchid的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
afterward
![]() |
|
adv.后来;以后 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
bleaker
![]() |
|
阴冷的( bleak的比较级 ); (状况)无望的; 没有希望的; 光秃的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
insistence
![]() |
|
n.坚持;强调;坚决主张 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
tact
![]() |
|
n.机敏,圆滑,得体 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
solitude
![]() |
|
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
cringing
![]() |
|
adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
snob
![]() |
|
n.势利小人,自以为高雅、有学问的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
bluff
![]() |
|
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
expended
![]() |
|
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
chubby
![]() |
|
adj.丰满的,圆胖的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
kernels
![]() |
|
谷粒( kernel的名词复数 ); 仁; 核; 要点 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
scrutiny
![]() |
|
n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
dense
![]() |
|
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
exquisitely
![]() |
|
adv.精致地;强烈地;剧烈地;异常地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
stimulating
![]() |
|
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
hemmed
![]() |
|
缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
qualified
![]() |
|
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
bestowed
![]() |
|
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
bestow
![]() |
|
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
discredited
![]() |
|
不足信的,不名誉的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
dissemination
![]() |
|
传播,宣传,传染(病毒) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
buckle
![]() |
|
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
enchanted
![]() |
|
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
phantoms
![]() |
|
n.鬼怪,幽灵( phantom的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
retrospect
![]() |
|
n.回顾,追溯;v.回顾,回想,追溯 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
fortified
![]() |
|
adj. 加强的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
infinitely
![]() |
|
adv.无限地,无穷地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47
delightfully
![]() |
|
大喜,欣然 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
acquitting
![]() |
|
宣判…无罪( acquit的现在分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
gateway
![]() |
|
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
preclude
![]() |
|
vt.阻止,排除,防止;妨碍 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
enjoyment
![]() |
|
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
nurture
![]() |
|
n.养育,照顾,教育;滋养,营养品;vt.养育,给与营养物,教养,扶持 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
refinements
![]() |
|
n.(生活)风雅;精炼( refinement的名词复数 );改良品;细微的改良;优雅或高贵的动作 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
uprooted
![]() |
|
v.把(某物)连根拔起( uproot的过去式和过去分词 );根除;赶走;把…赶出家园 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
torrent
![]() |
|
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
consonant
![]() |
|
n.辅音;adj.[音]符合的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
hovered
![]() |
|
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
detailed
![]() |
|
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
enacting
![]() |
|
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
precisely
![]() |
|
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
parental
![]() |
|
adj.父母的;父的;母的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
metropolis
![]() |
|
n.首府;大城市 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
entreaty
![]() |
|
n.恳求,哀求 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
winced
![]() |
|
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
loathed
![]() |
|
v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
distinguished
![]() |
|
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
sordid
![]() |
|
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
abhorring
![]() |
|
v.憎恶( abhor的现在分词 );(厌恶地)回避;拒绝;淘汰 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
marred
![]() |
|
adj. 被损毁, 污损的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
insolent
![]() |
|
adj.傲慢的,无理的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
chastised
![]() |
|
v.严惩(某人)(尤指责打)( chastise的过去式 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
alluding
![]() |
|
提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
epithet
![]() |
|
n.(用于褒贬人物等的)表述形容词,修饰语 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
efface
![]() |
|
v.擦掉,抹去 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
abject
![]() |
|
adj.极可怜的,卑屈的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76
brace
![]() |
|
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77
knack
![]() |
|
n.诀窍,做事情的灵巧的,便利的方法 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78
collapsed
![]() |
|
adj.倒塌的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79
sardonic
![]() |
|
adj.嘲笑的,冷笑的,讥讽的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
80
allusive
![]() |
|
adj.暗示的;引用典故的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
81
tragic
![]() |
|
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
82
cemetery
![]() |
|
n.坟墓,墓地,坟场 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
83
virtue
![]() |
|
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
The Bolted Door VII
下一章:
His Father’s Son II
©英文小说网 2005-2010