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SUN AND MOON, sun and moon, time goes. In Mrs. Smith's acres, crocuses break the crust. Daffodils and narcissi unpack1 their trumpets2. The reviving grass harbors violets, and the lawn is suddenly coarse with dandelions and broad?leaved weeds. Invisible rivulets3 running brokenly make the low land of the estate sing. The flowerbeds, bordered with bricks buried diagonally, are pierced by dull red spikes4 that will be peonies, and the earth itself, scumbled, stone?flecked, horny, raggedly5 patched with damp and dry, looks like the oldest and smells like the newest thing under Heaven. The shaggy golden suds of blooming forsythia glow through the smoke that fogs the garden while Rabbit burns rakings of crumpled6 stalks, perished grass, oak leaves shed in the dark privacy of winter, and rosebush prunings that cling together in infuriating ankle?clawing clumps7. These brush piles, ignited soon after he arrives, crusty?eyed and tasting coffee, in the midst of the webs of dew, are still damply smoldering8 when he leaves, making ghosts in the night behind him as his footsteps crunch9 on the spalls of the Smith driveway. All the way back to Brewer10 in the bus he smells the warm ashes.
Funny, for these two months he never has to cut his fingernails. He lops, lifts, digs. He plants annuals, packets the old lady gives him ? nasturtiums, poppies, sweet peas, petunias11. He loves folding the hoed
收听单词发音
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unpack
vt.打开包裹(或行李),卸货
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trumpets
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花
3
rivulets
n.小河,小溪( rivulet的名词复数 )
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spikes
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划
5
raggedly
破烂地,粗糙地
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crumpled
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的
动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
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clumps
n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声
8
smoldering
v.用文火焖烧,熏烧,慢燃( smolder的现在分词 )
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crunch
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
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brewer
n. 啤酒制造者
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petunias
n.矮牵牛(花)( petunia的名词复数 )
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ridge
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
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crumbs
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀
n. 碎屑
名词crumb的复数形式
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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adamant
adj.坚硬的,固执的
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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silicon
n.硅(旧名矽)
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maple
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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hurl
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
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bleached
漂白的,晒白的,颜色变浅的
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fragrant
adj.芬香的,馥郁的,愉快的
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mower
n.割草机
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petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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acrid
adj.辛辣的,尖刻的,刻薄的
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alley
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
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ripened
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )
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iris
n.虹膜,彩虹
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profusion
n.挥霍;丰富
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droop
v.低垂,下垂;凋萎,萎靡
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hemlocks
由毒芹提取的毒药( hemlock的名词复数 )
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evergreen
n.常青树;adj.四季常青的
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zigzag
n.曲折,之字形;adj.曲折的,锯齿形的;adv.曲折地,成锯齿形地;vt.使曲折;vi.曲折前行
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paperback
n.平装本,简装本
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freckles
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 )
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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plantation
n.种植园,大农场
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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strands
n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股( strand的名词复数 );缕;海洋、湖或河的)岸;(观点、计划、故事等的)部份v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )
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cane
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
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totters
v.走得或动得不稳( totter的第三人称单数 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
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dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
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bracelet
n.手镯,臂镯
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crooks
n.骗子( crook的名词复数 );罪犯;弯曲部分;(牧羊人或主教用的)弯拐杖v.弯成钩形( crook的第三人称单数 )
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freckled
adj.雀斑;斑点;晒斑;(使)生雀斑v.雀斑,斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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jolt
v.(使)摇动,(使)震动,(使)颠簸
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twitches
n.(使)抽动, (使)颤动, (使)抽搐( twitch的名词复数 )
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snarl
v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮
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expressiveness
n.富有表现力
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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sockets
n.套接字,使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 );孔( socket的名词复数 );(电器上的)插口;托座;凹穴
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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creases
(使…)起折痕,弄皱( crease的第三人称单数 ); (皮肤)皱起,使起皱纹
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bulge
n.突出,膨胀,激增;vt.突出,膨胀
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frantically
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
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salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
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irises
n.虹( iris的名词复数 );虹膜;虹彩;鸢尾(花)
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nervously
adv.神情激动地,不安地
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homely
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的
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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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penetrating
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
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crimsons
变为深红色(crimson的第三人称单数形式)
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tightens
收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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jersey
n.运动衫
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automobile
n.汽车,机动车
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flattened
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的
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gee
n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转
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falters
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的第三人称单数 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
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transparent
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
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florist
n.花商;种花者
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smothered
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
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foliage
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶
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furtively
adv. 偷偷地, 暗中地
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maples
槭树,枫树( maple的名词复数 ); 槭木
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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vex
vt.使烦恼,使苦恼
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shack
adj.简陋的小屋,窝棚
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shutters
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
82
lipstick
n.口红,唇膏
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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mimics
n.模仿名人言行的娱乐演员,滑稽剧演员( mimic的名词复数 );善于模仿的人或物v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的第三人称单数 );酷似
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mileage
n.里程,英里数;好处,利润
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caresses
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
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fumbling
n. 摸索,漏接
v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理
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watery
adj.有水的,水汪汪的;湿的,湿润的