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When we return to Ubud, I go straight back to Felipe's house and don't leave his bedroom for approximately another month. This is only the faintest of exaggerations. I have never been loved and adored like this before by anyone, never with such pleasure and single-minded concentration. Never have I been so unpeeled, revealed, unfurled and hurled1 through the event of lovemaking.
One thing I do know about
intimacy2 is that there are certain natural laws which govern the sexual experience of two people, and that these laws cannot be
budged3 any more than gravity can be negotiated with. To feel
physically4 comfortable with someone else's body is not a decision you can make. It has very little to do with how two people think or act or talk or even look. The mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not. When it isn't there (as I have learned in the past, with heartbreaking clarity) you can no more force it to exist than a surgeon can force a patient's body to accept a kidney from the wrong
donor5. My friend Annie says it all comes down to one simple question: "Do you want your
belly6 pressed against this person's belly forever--or not?"
Felipe and I, as we discover to our delight, are a
perfectly7 matched,
genetically8 engineered belly-to-belly success story. There are no parts of our bodies which are in any way
allergic9 to any parts of the other's body. Nothing is dangerous, nothing is difficult, nothing is refused. Everything in our sensual universe is--simply and thoroughly--complemented. And, also . . . complimented.
"Look at you," Felipe says, taking me to the mirror after we've made love again, showing me my
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hurled
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| v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂 |
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- He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
- The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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intimacy
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| n.熟悉，亲密，密切关系，亲昵的言行 |
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- His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实。
- I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
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budged
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| v.（使）稍微移动( budge的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）改变主意，（使）让步 |
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- Old Bosc had never budged an inch--he was totally indifferent. 老包斯克一直连动也没有动，他全然无所谓。 来自辞典例句
- Nobody budged you an inch. 别人一丁点儿都算计不了你。 来自辞典例句
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physically
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| adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律 |
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- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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donor
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| n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体 |
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- In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
- The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。
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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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- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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genetically
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| adv.遗传上 |
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- All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
- Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物
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allergic
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| adj.过敏的，变态的 |
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- Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
- Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。
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nude
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| adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品 |
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- It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
- She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。
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dunes
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| 沙丘( dune的名词复数 ) |
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- The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
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Portuguese
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| n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语 |
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- They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
- Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
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endearment
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| n.表示亲爱的行为 |
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- This endearment indicated the highest degree of delight in the old cooper.这个称呼是老箍桶匠快乐到了极点的表示。
- To every endearment and attention he continued listless.对于每一种亲爱的表示和每一种的照顾，他一直漫不在意。
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meditate
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| v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想 |
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- It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
- I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
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gratitude
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| adj.感激，感谢 |
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- I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
- She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
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quack
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| n.庸医；江湖医生；冒充内行的人；骗子 |
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- He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
- The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。
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strutting
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| 加固，支撑物 |
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- He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
- The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。
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meditation
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| n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录 |
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- This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
- I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。
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hovering
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| 鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫 |
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- The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
- I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
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teaspoon
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| n.茶匙 |
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- Add one teaspoon of sugar.加一小茶匙糖。
- I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.我需要一把茶匙搅一搅茶。
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confides
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| v.吐露（秘密，心事等）( confide的第三人称单数 )；（向某人）吐露（隐私、秘密等） |
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- Now Butterfly confides to Pinkerton that she has secretly embraced Christianity. 蝴蝶向平克顿吐露，她已暗地里信奉了基督教。 来自辞典例句
- He also confides, in great secrecy, that his own heart still bleeds over Natalie. 他还极秘密地透露，他自己内心里还在为那塔丽感到痛苦。 来自辞典例句
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wailing
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| v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱 |
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- A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
- The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
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