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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013
MORNING
It takes me a while to realize what I’m feeling whenI wake. There’s a rush of elation1, tempered withsomething else: a nameless dread2. I know we’re closeto finding the truth. I just can’t help feeling that thetruth is going to be terrible.
I sit up in bed and grab my laptop, turn it on andwait impatiently for it to boot up, then log on to theInternet. The whole process seems interminable. I canhear Cathy moving around the house, washing upher breakfast things, running upstairs to brush herteeth. She hovers3 for a few moments outside mydoor. I imagine her knuckles4 raised, ready to rap.
She thinks better of it and runs back down thestairs.
The BBC news page comes up. The headline isabout benefit cuts, the second story about yetanother 1970s television star accused of sexualindiscretions. Nothing about Megan; nothing aboutKamal. I’m disappointed. I know that the police havetwenty-four hours to charge a suspect, and they’vehad that now. In some circumstances, they can holdsomeone for an extra twelve hours, though.
I know all this because I spent yesterday doing myresearch. After I was shown out of Scott’s house, Icame back here, turned on the television and spentmost of the day watching the news, reading articlesonline. Waiting.
By midday, the police had named their suspect. Onthe news, they talked about “evidence discovered atDr. Abdic’s home and in his car,” but they didn’t saywhat. Blood, perhaps? Her phone, as yetundiscovered? Clothes, a bag, her toothbrush? Theykept showing pictures of Kamal, close-ups of his dark,handsome face. The picture they use isn’t a mugshot, it’s a candid6 shot: he’s on holiday somewhere,not quite smiling, but almost. He looks too soft, toobeautiful to be a killer7, but appearances can bedeceptive—they say Ted5 Bundy looked like CaryGrant.
I waited all day for more news, for the charges tobe made public: kidnap, assault or worse. I waited tohear where she is, where he’s been keeping her.
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elation
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| n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意 | |
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dread
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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| 鸟( hover的第三人称单数 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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knuckles
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| n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝 | |
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| vt.翻晒,撒,撒开 | |
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candid
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| adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的 | |
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killer
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| n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者 | |
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DNA
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| (缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸 | |
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commentators
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| n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 );时事评论员;注释者;实况广播员 | |
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| v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事) | |
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seduced
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| 诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 ); 勾引; 诱使堕落; 使入迷 | |
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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flick
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| n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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| adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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disappearance
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| n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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| n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚 | |
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blurring
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| n.模糊,斑点甚多,(图像的)混乱v.(使)变模糊( blur的现在分词 );(使)难以区分 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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sag
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| v.下垂,下跌,消沉;n.下垂,下跌,凹陷,[航海]随风漂流 | |
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jolt
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inspector
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| n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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investigation
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| n.调查,调查研究 | |
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anguish
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| n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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possessed
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| adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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| 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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alcoholic
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| adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者 | |
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pretence
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| 假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等) | |
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relentless
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| adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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blanched
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| v.使变白( blanch的过去式 );使(植物)不见阳光而变白;酸洗(金属)使有光泽;用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮 | |
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| n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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thwarted
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amends
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| n. 赔偿 | |
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sob
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| n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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bloody
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| adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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cringing
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| adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
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prattle
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| n.闲谈;v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话;发出连续而无意义的声音 | |
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incompetence
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| n.不胜任,不称职 | |
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briefly
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prosecution
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| n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营 | |
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liar
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| n.说谎的人 | |
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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whim
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| n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想 | |
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dice
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| n.骰子;vt.把(食物)切成小方块,冒险 | |
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underneath
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snarls
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| n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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deluge
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| n./vt.洪水,暴雨,使泛滥 | |
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proffering
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| v.提供,贡献,提出( proffer的现在分词 ) | |
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shrug
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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| n.耸肩(以表示冷淡,怀疑等)( shrug的名词复数 ) | |
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confidentiality
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| n.秘而不宣,保密 | |
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solace
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flinch
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softens
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| (使)变软( soften的第三人称单数 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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flicking
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skull
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fending
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| v.独立生活,照料自己( fend的现在分词 );挡开,避开 | |
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motive
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killing
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| n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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raped
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| v.以暴力夺取,强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 );强奸 | |
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blessing
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| n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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