It may seem a daring thing for one man to stop a stage full of passengers, and require them to surrender their money and valuables, but this has been done time and again in unsettled portions of the West. For the most part the stage passengers are taken by surprise, and the road agent is known to be a desperado, ready to murder in cold blood anyone who dares oppose him.
In the present instance, however, the passengers had been warned of their danger and were ready to meet it.
Brown—for, of course, the masked man was the landlord—saw four revolvers leveled at him from inside the stage.
“Let go that horse, my friend, or you are a dead man!” said Conrad Stiefel, calmly. “Two can play at your game.”
Brown was taken by surprise, but he was
destined1 to be still more astonished.
Col. Warner
protruded2 his head from the window, saying:
“Yes, my friend, you had better give up your little plan. It won't work.”
Such language from his confederate, on whom he
fully3 relied, wholly disconcerted the masked robber.
“Well, I'll be blowed!” he muttered, staring, in ludicrous perplexity, at his fellow
conspirator4.
“Yes, my friend,” said the colonel, “I shall really be under the necessity of shooting you myself if you don't leave us alone. We are all armed and
resolute5. I think you had better
defer6 your little scheme.”
Brown was not quick-witted. He did not see that his confederate was trying cunningly to
avert7 suspicion from himself, and taking the only course that remained to him. Of course, he thought he was betrayed, and was, as a natural consequence,
exasperated8.
He released his hold on the horses, but, fixing his eyes on the colonel fiercely, muttered:
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destined
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| adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的 |
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- It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
- The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。
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protruded
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| v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The child protruded his tongue. 那小孩伸出舌头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The creature's face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. 那人的脑袋似乎向前突出，那是因为身子佝偻的缘故。 来自英汉文学
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fully
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| adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地 |
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- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
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conspirator
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| n.阴谋者，谋叛者 |
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- We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
- A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。
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resolute
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| adj.坚决的，果敢的 |
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- He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
- The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
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defer
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| vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从 |
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- We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
- We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。
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avert
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| v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等) |
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- He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
- I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
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exasperated
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| adj.恼怒的 |
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- We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
- Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
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spoke
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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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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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lingo
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| n.语言不知所云，外国话，隐语 |
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- If you live abroad it helps to know the local lingo.住在国外，学一点当地的语言自有好处。
- Don't use all that technical lingo try and explain in plain English.别尽用那种专门术语，用普通的词语解释吧。
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molest
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| vt.骚扰，干扰，调戏 |
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- If the man continues to molest her,I promise to keep no measures with the delinquent.如果那人继续对她进行骚扰，我将对他这个违法者毫不宽容。
- If I were gone,all these would molest you.如果没有我，这一切都会来骚扰你。
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exonerated
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| v.使免罪，免除( exonerate的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption. 警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。
- An investigation exonerated the school from any blame. 一项调查证明该学校没有任何过失。 来自辞典例句
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acquit
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| vt.宣判无罪；(oneself)使(自己)表现出 |
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- That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
- They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。
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interfered
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| v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉 |
参考例句： |
- Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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plausible
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| adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的 |
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- His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
- Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。
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rascal
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| n.流氓；不诚实的人 |
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- If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
- The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
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villain
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| n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因 |
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- He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
- The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
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