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WITH THE ORIOLES six runs down to the Devil Rays—of all teams—Mr. Ted1 Worley awoke from a rare nap and debated whether to sneak2 to the toilet then or wait until the seventh inning. He'd been asleep for an hour, which was unusual for him because he napped every afternoon at precisely3 two. The Orioles were dull but they had never put him to sleep.
But after the Dyloft nightmare he didn't push the limits of his bladder. Not too many liquids, no beer at all. And no pressure on the plumbing4 down there; if he needed to go, then he did not hesitate. And what if he missed a few pitches? He walked to the small guest bathroom down the hall, next to the bedroom where Mrs. Worley was perched in her rocker doing the needlepoint that consumed most of her life. He closed the door behind him, unzipped his pants, and began to urinate. A very slight burning sensation caused him to glance down, and when he did he almost fainted.
His urine was the color of rust—a dark reddish liquid. He gasped5 and braced6 himself with one hand against the wall. When he finished, he didn't flush; instead he sat on the toilet seat for a few minutes trying to collect himself.
"What are you doing in there?" his wife yelled.
"None of your damned business," he snapped back.
"Are you okay, Ted?"
"I'm fine."
But he wasn't fine. He lifted the lid, took another look at the deadly calling card his body had just discharged, finally flushed, and walked back to the den7. The Devil Rays were now up by eight, but the game had lost whatever importance it had in the first inning. Twenty minutes later, after three glasses of water, he sneaked8 down to the basement and urinated in a small bathroom, as far away as possible from his wife.
It was blood, he
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ted
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开
2
sneak
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
3
precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
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plumbing
n.水管装置;水暖工的工作;管道工程v.用铅锤测量(plumb的现在分词);探究
5
gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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braced
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
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den
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室
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sneaked
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
9
decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
10
hip
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
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lining
n.衬里,衬料
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malignant
adj.恶性的,致命的;恶意的,恶毒的
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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ravaged
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫
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meager
adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的
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paltry
adj.无价值的,微不足道的
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butt
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
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predator
n.捕食其它动物的动物;捕食者
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traitor
n.叛徒,卖国贼
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professed
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的
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defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
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dodged
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 );回避
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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defendant
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
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punitive
adj.惩罚的,刑罚的
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wary
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
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pushy
adj.固执己见的,一意孤行的
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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insidious
adj.阴险的,隐匿的,暗中为害的,(疾病)不知不觉之间加剧
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recurring
adj.往复的,再次发生的
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culpability
n.苛责,有罪
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arthritis
n.关节炎
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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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lawsuit
n.诉讼,控诉
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prematurely
adv.过早地,贸然地
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defendants
被告( defendant的名词复数 )
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mumbled
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
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ambush
n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击
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brewing
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量
动词brew的现在分词形式
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stunned
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的
动词stun的过去式和过去分词
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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somber
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
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morale
n.道德准则,士气,斗志
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hop
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
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renovating
翻新,修复,整修( renovate的现在分词 )
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villa
n.别墅,城郊小屋
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humiliated
感到羞愧的
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lawsuits
n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )
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smacked
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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bruised
[医]青肿的,瘀紫的
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ego
n.自我,自己,自尊
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
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serial
n.连本影片,连本电视节目;adj.连续的
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alleges
断言,宣称,辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
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buddy
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
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artillery
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队)
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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indicted
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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ironic
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的
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credentials
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件
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tenacious
adj.顽强的,固执的,记忆力强的,粘的
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lethal
adj.致死的;毁灭性的
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feud
n.长期不和;世仇;v.长期争斗;世代结仇
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defenders
n.防御者( defender的名词复数 );守卫者;保护者;辩护者
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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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proponents
n.(某事业、理论等的)支持者,拥护者( proponent的名词复数 )
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benefactors
n.捐助者,施主( benefactor的名词复数 );恩人
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legitimate
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
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bantering
adj.嘲弄的v.开玩笑,说笑,逗乐( banter的现在分词 );(善意地)取笑,逗弄
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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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subpoenas
n.(传唤出庭的)传票( subpoena的名词复数 )v.(用传票)传唤(某人)( subpoena的第三人称单数 )
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gritted
v.以沙砾覆盖(某物),撒沙砾于( grit的过去式和过去分词 );咬紧牙关
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
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prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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retrospect
n.回顾,追溯;v.回顾,回想,追溯
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investigation
n.调查,调查研究