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【荆棘鸟】第十一章 04

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In no time at all Meggie found herself similarly clad, loaned fromAnne until Luke could be persuaded to buy her new clothes. It washumiliating to have to explain that she was allowed no money, butat least having to endure this attenuated1 her embarrassment2 overwearing so little. 
   “Well, you certainly decorate my shorts better than I do,” saidAnne. She went on with her breezy lecture. “Luddie will bring youfirewood; you’re not to cut your own or drag it up the steps. I wishwe had electricity like the places closer in to Dunny, but the governmentis slower than a wet week. Maybe next year the line willreach as far as Himmelhoch, but until then it’s the awful old fuelstove, I’m afraid. But you wait, Meggie! The minute they give us power we’ll have an electric stove, electriclights and a refrigerator.” 
   “I’m used to doing without them.” 
   “Yes, but where you come from the heat is dry. This is far, farworse. I’m just frightened that your health will suffer. It often doesin women who weren’t born and brought up here; something todo with the blood. We’re on the same latitude3 south as Bombayand Rangoon are north, you know; not fit country for man or beastunless born to it.” She smiled. 
   “Oh, it’s nice having you already!You and I are going to have a wonderful time! Do you like reading?Luddie and I have a passion for it.”Meggie’s face lit up. 
   “Oh, yes!” 
   “Splendid! You’ll be too content to miss that big handsomehusband of yours.”Meggie didn’t answer. Miss Luke? Was he handsome? Shethought that if she never saw him again she would be perfectlyhappy. Except that he was her husband, that the law said she hadto make her life with him. She had gone into it with her eyes open;she had no one to blame save herself. And perhaps as the moneycame in and the station in Western Queensland became a reality,there would be time for Luke and her to live together, settle down,know each other, get along. 
   He wasn’t a bad man, or unlikable; it was just that he had beenalone so long he didn’t know how to share himself with someoneelse. And he was a simple man, ruthlessly single of purpose, untormented.What he desired was a concrete thing, even if a dream; itwas a positive reward which would surely come as the result ofunremitting work, grinding sacrifice. For that one had to respecthim. Not for a moment did she think he would use the money togive himself luxuries; he had meant what he said. It would stay inthe bank.The trouble was he didn’t have the time or the inclination4 tounderstand a woman, he didn’t seem to know a woman was different,needed things he didn’t need as he needed things she didn’t. Well, it could be worse. He mighthave put her to work for someone far colder and less consideratethan Anne Mueller. On top of this hill she wouldn’t come to anyharm. But oh, it was so far from Drogheda! 
   That last thought came again after they finished touring thehouse, and stood together on the living room veranda5 looking outacross Himmelhoch. The great fields of cane6 (one couldn’t callthem paddocks, since they were small enough to encompass7 withthe eyes) plumed8 lushly in the wind, a restlessly sparkling andpolished-by-rain green, falling away in a long slope to the jungle cladbanks of a great river, wider by far than the Barwon. Beyondthe river the cane lands rose again, squares of poisonous green interspersedwith bloody9 fallow fields, until at the foot of a vastmountain the cultivation10 stopped, and the jungle took over. Behindthe cone11 of mountain, farther away, other peaks reared and diedpurple into the distance. The sky was a richer, denser12 blue thanGilly skies, puffed13 with white billows of thick cloud, and the colorof the whole was vivid, intense. 
   “That’s Mount Bartle Frere,” said Anne, pointing to the isolatedpeak. 
   “Six thousand feet straight up out of a sea-level plain. Theysay it’s solid tin, but there’s no hope of mining it for the jungle.”On the heavy, idle wind came a strong, sickening stench Meggiehadn’t stopped trying to get out of her nostrils14 since stepping offthe train. Like decay, only not like decay; unbearably15 sweet, all pervasive,a tangible16 presence which never seemed to diminish nomatter how hard the breeze blew. 
   “What you can smell is molasses,” said Anne as she noticedMeggie’s flaring17 nose; she lit a tailor-made Ardath cigarette. 
   “It’s disgusting.” 
   “I know. That’s why I smoke. But to a certain extent you get usedto it, though unlike most smells it never quite disappears. Day in and day out, the molasses is always there.”    “What are the buildings on the river with the black chimney?” 
   “That’s the mill. It processes the cane into raw sugar. What’s leftover18, the dry remnants of the cane minus its sugar content, is calledbagasse. Both raw sugar and bagasse are sent south to Sydney forfurther refining. Out of raw sugar they get molasses, treacle19, goldensyrup, brown sugar, white sugar and liquid glucose20. The bagasseis made into fibrous building board like Masonite. Nothing iswasted, absolutely nothing. That’s why even in this Depressiongrowing cane is still a very profitable business.”Arne Swenson was six feet two inches tall, exactly Luke’s height,and just as handsome. His bare body was coated a dark goldenbrown by perpetual exposure to the sun, his thatch21 of bright yellowhair curled all over his head; the fine Swedish features were so likeLuke’s in type that it was easy to see how much Norse blood hadpercolated into the veins22 of the Scots and Irish.Luke had abandoned his moleskins and white shirt in favor ofshorts. With Arne he climbed into an ancient, wheezing23 model-Tutility truck and headed for where the gang was cutting out byGoondi. The second-hand24 bicycle he had bought lay in the utility’stray along with his case, and he was dying to begin work. 
   The other men had been cutting since dawn and didn’t lift theirheads when Arne appeared from the direction of the barracks, Lukein tow. The cutting uniform consisted of shorts, boots with thickwoolen socks, and canvas hats. Eyes narrowing, Luke stared at thetoiling men, who were a peculiar25 sight. Coal-black dirt coveredthem from head to foot, with sweat making bright pink streaksdown chests, arms, backs. 
   “Soot and muck from the cane,” Arne explained. “We have toburn it before we can cut it.” He bent26 down to pick up two instruments, gave one to Luke andkept one. 
   “This is a cane knife,” he said, hefting his. “With this youcut the cane. Very easy if you know how.” He grinned, proceedingto demonstrate and making it look far easier than it probably was.Luke looked at the deadly thing he gripped, which was not at alllike a West Indian machete. It widened into a large triangle insteadof tapering27 to a point, and had a wicked hook like a rooster’s spurat one of the two blade ends. 
   “A machete is too small for North Queensland cane,” Arne said,finished his demonstration28
   “This is the right toy, you’ll find. Keepit sharp, and good luck.”Off he went to his own section, leaving Luke standing29 undecidedfor a moment. Then, shrugging, he started work. Within minuteshe understood why they left it to slaves and to races not sophisticatedenough to know there were easier ways to make a living; likeshearing, he thought with wry30 humor. Bend, hack31, straighten, clutchthe unwieldy topheavy bunch securely, slide its length through thehands, whack32 off the leaves, drop it in a tidy heap, go to the nextcluster of stems, bend, hack, straighten, hack, add it to the heap…. 
   The cane was alive with vermin: rats, bandicoots, cockroaches,toads, spiders, snakes, wasps33, flies and bees. Everything that couldbite viciously or sting unbearably was well represented. For thatreason the cutters burned the cane first, preferring the filth34 ofworking charred35 crops to the depredations36 of green, living cane.Even so they were stung, bitten and cut. If it hadn’t been for theboots Luke’s feet would have been worse off than his hands, butno cutter ever wore gloves. They slowed a man down, and timewas money in this game. Besides, gloves were sissy.At sundown Arne called a halt, and came to see how Luke hadfared. 
   “Hey, mate not bad!” he shouted, thumping37 Luke on the back.“Five tons; not bad for a first day!”It was not a long walk back to the barracks, but tropical nightfell so suddenly it was dark as they arrived. Before going insidethey collected naked in a communal38 shower, then, towels aroundtheir waists, they trooped into the barracks, where whichever cutteron cook duty that week had mountains of whatever was his specialtyready on the table. Today it was steak and potatoes, damper breadand jam roly-poly; the men fell on it and wolfed every last particledown, ravenous39.Two rows of iron pallets faced each other down either side of along room made of corrugated40 iron; sighing and cursing the canewith an originality41 a bullocky might have envied, the men floppednaked on top of unbleached sheets, drew their mosquito nets downfrom the rings and within moments were asleep, vague shapes undergauzy tents.Arne detained Luke. 
   “Let me see your hands.” He inspected thebleeding cuts, the blisters42, the stings.              “Bluebag them first, then usethis ointment43. And if you take my advice you’ll rub coconut44 oil intothem every night of your life. You’ve got big hands, so if your backcan take it you’ll make a good cutter. In a week you’ll harden, youwon’t be so sore.”Every muscle in Luke’s splendid body had its own separate ache;he was conscious of nothing but a vast, crucifying pain. Handswrapped and anointed, he stretched himself on his allotted45 bed,pulled down his mosquito net and closed his eyes on a world oflittle suffocating46 holes. Had he dreamed what he was in for hewould never have wasted his essence on Meggie; she had becomea withered47, unwanted and unwelcome idea in the back of his mind,shelved. He knew he would never have anything for her while hecut the cane.It took him the predicted week to harden, and attain48 the eightton-a-day minimum Arne demanded of his gang members. 
   Then he settled down to becoming better than Arne.He wanted the biggest share of the money, maybe a partnership49.But most of all he wanted to see that same look that came intoevery face for Arne directed at himself; Arne was something of agod, for he was the best cutter in Queensland, and that probablymeant he was the best cutter in the world. When they went into atown on Saturday night the local men couldn’t buy Arne enoughrums and beers, and the local women whirred about him likehummingbirds. There were many similarities between Arne andLuke. They were both vain and enjoyed evoking50 intense femaleadmiration, but admiration51 was as far as it went. They had nothingto give to women; they gave it all to the cane. 
   For Luke the work had a beauty and a pain he seemed to havebeen waiting all his life to feel. To bend and straighten and bendin that ritual rhythm was to participate in some mystery beyondthe scope of ordinary men. For, as watching Arne taught him, todo this superbly was to be a top member of the most elite52 band ofworkingmen in the world; he could bear himself with pride nomatter where he was, knowing that almost every man he met wouldnever last a day in a cane field. The King of England was no betterthan he, and the King of England would admire him if he knewhim. He could look with pity and contempt on doctors, lawyers,pen-pushers, cockies. To cut sugar the money-hungry white man’sway—that was the greatest achievement.He would sit on the edge of his cot feeling the ribbed, cordedmuscles of his arm swell53, look at the horny, scarred palms of hishands, the tanned length of his beautifully structured legs, andsmile. A man who could do this and not only survive but like itwas a man. He wondered if the King of England could say as much. 

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1 attenuated d547804f5ac8a605def5470fdb566b22     
v.(使)变细( attenuate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)变薄;(使)变小;减弱
参考例句:
  • an attenuated form of the virus 毒性已衰减的病毒
  • You're a seraphic suggestion of attenuated thought . 你的思想是轻灵得如同天使一般的。 来自辞典例句
2 embarrassment fj9z8     
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
参考例句:
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
3 latitude i23xV     
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
参考例句:
  • The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
  • The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。
4 inclination Gkwyj     
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
参考例句:
  • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
  • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
5 veranda XfczWG     
n.走廊;阳台
参考例句:
  • She sat in the shade on the veranda.她坐在阳台上的遮荫处。
  • They were strolling up and down the veranda.他们在走廊上来回徜徉。
6 cane RsNzT     
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
参考例句:
  • This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
  • English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
7 encompass WZJzO     
vt.围绕,包围;包含,包括;完成
参考例句:
  • The course will encompass physics,chemistry and biology.课程将包括物理、化学和生物学。
  • The project will encompass rural and underdeveloped areas in China.这项工程将覆盖中国的农村和不发达地区。
8 plumed 160f544b3765f7a5765fdd45504f15fb     
饰有羽毛的
参考例句:
  • The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。
  • The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。
9 bloody kWHza     
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
参考例句:
  • He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
  • He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
10 cultivation cnfzl     
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成
参考例句:
  • The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
  • The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃,不值得耕种。
11 cone lYJyi     
n.圆锥体,圆锥形东西,球果
参考例句:
  • Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
  • The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。
12 denser denser     
adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的
参考例句:
  • The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民,对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • As Tito entered the neighbourhood of San Martino, he found the throng rather denser. 蒂托走近圣马丁教堂附近一带时,发现人群相当密集。
13 puffed 72b91de7f5a5b3f6bdcac0d30e24f8ca     
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
参考例句:
  • He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟,狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了,便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
15 unbearably 96f09e3fcfe66bba0bfe374618d6b05c     
adv.不能忍受地,无法容忍地;慌
参考例句:
  • It was unbearably hot in the car. 汽车里热得难以忍受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She found it unbearably painful to speak. 她发现开口说话痛苦得令人难以承受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 tangible 4IHzo     
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的
参考例句:
  • The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
  • There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。
17 flaring Bswzxn     
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
参考例句:
  • A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
  • Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。
18 leftover V97zC     
n.剩货,残留物,剩饭;adj.残余的
参考例句:
  • These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
  • Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。
19 treacle yGkyP     
n.糖蜜
参考例句:
  • Blend a little milk with two tablespoons of treacle.将少许牛奶和两大汤匙糖浆混合。
  • The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet.啜饮蜜糖的苍蝇在甜蜜中丧生。
20 glucose Fyiyz     
n.葡萄糖
参考例句:
  • I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
  • The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。
21 thatch FGJyg     
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋)
参考例句:
  • They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把,放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
  • They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。
22 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 wheezing 725d713049073d5b2a804fc762d3b774     
v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的现在分词 );哮鸣
参考例句:
  • He was coughing and wheezing all night. 他整夜又咳嗽又喘。
  • A barrel-organ was wheezing out an old tune. 一架手摇风琴正在呼哧呼哧地奏着一首古老的曲子。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
24 second-hand second-hand     
adj.用过的,旧的,二手的
参考例句:
  • I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
  • They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
25 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
26 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
27 tapering pq5wC     
adj.尖端细的
参考例句:
  • Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
  • Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。
28 demonstration 9waxo     
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
参考例句:
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
29 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
30 wry hMQzK     
adj.讽刺的;扭曲的
参考例句:
  • He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.他做了个鬼脸,打算用咖啡把那怪味地冲下去。
  • Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.白求恩放开了董的马,噘了噘嘴。
31 hack BQJz2     
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳
参考例句:
  • He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
  • Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
32 whack kMKze     
v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份
参考例句:
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒,在我背上猛拍一下。
33 wasps fb5b4ba79c574cee74f48a72a48c03ef     
黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 ); 胡蜂; 易动怒的人; 刻毒的人
参考例句:
  • There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. 那棵老树上有一个黄蜂巢。
  • We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. 我们不仅生活在对象蜘蛛或黄蜂这样的小虫的惧怕中,而且生活在对诸如飞蛾这样无害昆虫的惧怕中
34 filth Cguzj     
n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥
参考例句:
  • I don't know how you can read such filth.我不明白你怎么会去读这种淫秽下流的东西。
  • The dialogue was all filth and innuendo.这段对话全是下流的言辞和影射。
35 charred 2d03ad55412d225c25ff6ea41516c90b     
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦
参考例句:
  • the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
  • The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 depredations 4f01882be2e81bff9ad88e891b8e5847     
n.劫掠,毁坏( depredation的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Protect the nation's resources against the depredations of other countries. 保护国家资源,不容他人染指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Hitler's early'successes\" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon. 希特勒的早期“胜利”,只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。 来自辞典例句
37 thumping hgUzBs     
adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持
参考例句:
  • Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
38 communal VbcyU     
adj.公有的,公共的,公社的,公社制的
参考例句:
  • There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
  • The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。
39 ravenous IAzz8     
adj.极饿的,贪婪的
参考例句:
  • The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
  • Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。
40 corrugated 9720623d9668b6525e9b06a2e68734c3     
adj.波纹的;缩成皱纹的;波纹面的;波纹状的v.(使某物)起皱褶(corrugate的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • a corrugated iron roof 波纹铁屋顶
  • His brow corrugated with the effort of thinking. 他皱着眉头用心地思考。 来自《简明英汉词典》
41 originality JJJxm     
n.创造力,独创性;新颖
参考例句:
  • The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
  • He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
42 blisters 8df7f04e28aff1a621b60569ee816a0f     
n.水疱( blister的名词复数 );水肿;气泡
参考例句:
  • My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 ointment 6vzy5     
n.药膏,油膏,软膏
参考例句:
  • Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后,你的脚会感到舒服些。
  • This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。
44 coconut VwCzNM     
n.椰子
参考例句:
  • The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
  • The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。
45 allotted 5653ecda52c7b978bd6890054bd1f75f     
分配,拨给,摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
  • Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。
46 suffocating suffocating     
a.使人窒息的
参考例句:
  • After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后,她感到自己毫无自由。
  • That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了,我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。
47 withered 342a99154d999c47f1fc69d900097df9     
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
  • The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
48 attain HvYzX     
vt.达到,获得,完成
参考例句:
  • I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
  • His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。
49 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系,伙伴关系
参考例句:
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
50 evoking e8ded81fad5a5e31b49da2070adc1faa     
产生,引起,唤起( evoke的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Some occur in organisms without evoking symptoms. 一些存在于生物体中,但不发生症状。
  • Nowadays, the protection of traditional knowledge is evoking heat discussion worldwide. 目前,全球都掀起了保护传统知识的热潮。
51 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
52 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的
参考例句:
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
53 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
参考例句:
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
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