【英文短篇小说】THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON（1）

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As long ago as 1860 it was the proper thing to be born at home. At

present, so I am told, the high gods of medicine have decreed that the

first cries of the young shall be uttered upon the anaesthetic air of

a hospital, preferably a fashionable one. So young Mr. and Mrs. Roger

Button were fifty years ahead of style when they decided², one day in

the summer of 1860, that their first baby should be born in a

hospital. Whether this anachronism had any bearing upon the

astonishing history I am about to set down will never be known.

I shall tell you what occurred, and let you judge for yourself.

The Roger Buttons held an enviable position, both social and

financial, in ante-bellum Baltimore. They were related to the This

Family and the That Family, which, as every Southerner knew, entitled

them to membership in that enormous peerage which largely populated

the Confederacy. This was their first experience with the charming old

custom of having babies--Mr. Button was naturally nervous. He hoped it

would be a boy so that he could be sent to Yale College in

Connecticut, at which institution Mr. Button himself had been known

for four years by the somewhat obvious nickname of "Cuff³."

On the September morning consecrated⁴ to the enormous event he arose

nervously⁵ at six o'clock dressed himself, adjusted an impeccable

stock, and hurried forth⁶ through the streets of Baltimore to the

hospital, to determine whether the darkness of the night had borne in

new life upon its bosom⁷.

When he was approximately a hundred yards from the Maryland Private

Hospital for Ladies and Gentlemen he saw Doctor Keene, the family

physician, descending⁸ the front steps, rubbing his hands together with

a washing movement--as all doctors are required to do by the unwritten

ethics⁹ of their profession.

Mr. Roger Button, the president of Roger Button & Co., Wholesale¹⁰

Hardware, began to run toward Doctor Keene with much less dignity than

was expected from a Southern gentleman of that picturesque¹¹ period.

"Doctor Keene!" he called. "Oh, Doctor Keene!"

The doctor heard him, faced around, and stood waiting, a curious

expression settling on his harsh, medicinal face as Mr. Button drew

near.

"What happened?" demanded Mr. Button, as he came up in a gasping¹² rush.

"What was it? How is she? A boy? Who is it? What--"

"Talk sense!" said Doctor Keene sharply, He appeared somewhat

irritated.

"Is the child born?" begged Mr. Button.

Doctor Keene frowned. "Why, yes, I suppose so--after a fashion." Again

he threw a curious glance at Mr. Button.

"Is my wife all right?"

"Yes."

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Here now!" cried Doctor Keene in a perfect passion of irritation¹³,

"I'll ask you to go and see for yourself. Outrageous¹⁴!" He snapped the

last word out in almost one syllable¹⁵, then he turned away muttering:

"Do you imagine a case like this will help my professional reputation?

One more would ruin me--ruin anybody."

"What's the matter?" demanded Mr. Button appalled¹⁶. "Triplets?"

"No, not triplets!" answered the doctor cuttingly. "What's more, you

can go and see for yourself. And get another doctor. I brought you

into the world, young man, and I've been physician to your family for

forty years, but I'm through with you! I don't want to see you or any

of your relatives ever again! Good-bye!"

Then he turned sharply, and without another word climbed into his

phaeton, which was waiting at the curbstone, and drove severely¹⁷ away.

Mr. Button stood there upon the sidewalk, stupefied and trembling from

head to foot. What horrible mishap¹⁸ had occurred? He had suddenly lost

all desire to go into the Maryland Private Hospital for Ladies and

Gentlemen--it was with the greatest difficulty that, a moment later,

he forced himself to mount the steps and enter the front door.

A nurse was sitting behind a desk in the opaque¹⁹ gloom of the hall.

Swallowing his shame, Mr. Button approached her.

"Good-morning," she remarked, looking up at him pleasantly.

"Good-morning. I--I am Mr. Button."

At this a look of utter terror spread itself over girl's face. She

rose to her feet and seemed about to fly from the hall, restraining

herself only with the most apparent difficulty.

"I want to see my child," said Mr. Button.

The nurse gave a little scream. "Oh--of course!" she cried

hysterically²⁰. "Upstairs. Right upstairs. Go--_up!_"

She pointed²¹ the direction, and Mr. Button, bathed in cool

perspiration²², turned falteringly²³, and began to mount to the second

floor. In the upper hall he addressed another nurse who approached

him, basin in hand. "I'm Mr. Button," he managed to articulate. "I

want to see my----"

Clank! The basin clattered²⁵ to the floor and rolled in the direction of

the stairs. Clank! Clank! It began a methodical descent as if sharing

in the general terror which this gentleman provoked.

"I want to see my child!" Mr. Button almost shrieked²⁷. He was on the

verge²⁸ of collapse²⁹.

Clank! The basin reached the first floor. The nurse regained³⁰ control

of herself, and threw Mr. Button a look of hearty³¹ contempt.

"All _right_, Mr. Button," she agreed in a hushed voice. "Very

_well!_ But if you _knew_ what a state it's put us all in this

morning! It's perfectly³² outrageous! The hospital will never have

a ghost of a reputation after----"

"Hurry!" he cried hoarsely³³. "I can't stand this!"

"Come this way, then, Mr. Button."

He dragged himself after her. At the end of a long hall they reached a

room from which proceeded a variety of howls--indeed, a room which, in

later parlance³⁴, would have been known as the "crying-room." They

entered.

"Well," gasped³⁵ Mr. Button, "which is mine?"

"There!" said the nurse.

Mr. Button's eyes followed her pointing finger, and this is what he

saw. Wrapped in a voluminous white blanket, and partly crammed³⁶ into

one of the cribs, there sat an old man apparently³⁷ about seventy years

of age. His sparse³⁸ hair was almost white, and from his chin dripped a

long smoke-coloured beard, which waved absurdly back and forth, fanned

by the breeze coming in at the window. He looked up at Mr. Button with

dim, faded eyes in which lurked³⁹ a puzzled question.

"Am I mad?" thundered Mr. Button, his terror resolving into rage. "Is

this some ghastly hospital joke?

"It doesn't seem like a joke to us," replied the nurse severely. "And

I don't know whether you're mad or not--but that is most certainly

your child."

The cool perspiration redoubled on Mr. Button's forehead. He closed

his eyes, and then, opening them, looked again. There was no

mistake--he was gazing at a man of threescore and ten--a _baby_

of threescore and ten, a baby whose feet hung over the sides of the

crib in which it was reposing⁴⁰.

The old man looked placidly⁴¹ from one to the other for a moment, and

then suddenly spoke⁴² in a cracked and ancient voice. "Are you my

father?" he demanded.

Mr. Button and the nurse started violently.

"Because if you are," went on the old man querulously, "I wish you'd

get me out of this place--or, at least, get them to put a comfortable

rocker in here."

"Where in God's name did you come from? Who are you?" burst out Mr.

Button frantically⁴⁴.

"I can't tell you _exactly_ who I am," replied the querulous

whine⁴⁵, "because I've only been born a few hours--but my last name is

certainly Button."

"You lie! You're an impostor!"

The old man turned wearily to the nurse. "Nice way to welcome a

new-born child," he complained in a weak voice. "Tell him he's wrong,

why don't you?"

"You're wrong. Mr. Button," said the nurse severely. "This is your

child, and you'll have to make the best of it. We're going to ask you

to take him home with you as soon as possible-some time to-day."

"Home?" repeated Mr. Button incredulously.

"Yes, we can't have him here. We really can't, you know?"

"I'm right glad of it," whined⁴⁶ the old man. "This is a fine place to

keep a youngster of quiet tastes. With all this yelling and howling, I

haven't been able to get a wink⁴⁷ of sleep. I asked for something to

eat"--here his voice rose to a shrill⁴⁸ note of protest--"and they

brought me a bottle of milk!"

Mr. Button, sank down upon a chair near his son and concealed⁵⁰ his face

in his hands. "My heavens!" he murmured, in an ecstasy⁵¹ of horror.

"What will people say? What must I do?"

"You'll have to take him home," insisted the nurse--"immediately!"

A grotesque⁵² picture formed itself with dreadful clarity before the

eyes of the tortured man--a picture of himself walking through the

crowded streets of the city with this appalling⁵³ apparition⁵⁴ stalking by

his side.

"I can't. I can't," he moaned.

People would stop to speak to him, and what was he going to say? He

would have to introduce this--this septuagenarian: "This is my son,

born early this morning." And then the old man would gather his

blanket around him and they would plod⁵⁵ on, past the bustling⁵⁶ stores,

the slave market--for a dark instant Mr. Button wished passionately⁵⁷

that his son was black--past the luxurious⁵⁸ houses of the residential⁵⁹

district, past the home for the aged²⁴....

"Come! Pull yourself together," commanded the nurse.

"See here," the old man announced suddenly, "if you think I'm going to

walk home in this blanket, you're entirely⁶⁰ mistaken."

"Babies always have blankets."

With a malicious⁶¹ crackle the old man held up a small white swaddling

garment. "Look!" he quavered. "_This_ is what they had ready for

me."

"Babies always wear those," said the nurse primly⁶².

"Well," said the old man, "this baby's not going to wear anything in

about two minutes. This blanket itches⁶³. They might at least have given

me a sheet."

"Keep it on! Keep it on!" said Mr. Button hurriedly. He turned to the

nurse. "What'll I do?"

"Go down town and buy your son some clothes."

Mr. Button's son's voice followed him down into the hall: "And a

cane⁶⁴, father. I want to have a cane."

Mr. Button banged the outer door savagely⁶⁵....

"Good-morning," Mr. Button said nervously, to the clerk in the

Chesapeake Dry Goods Company. "I want to buy some clothes for my

child."

"How old is your child, sir?"

"About six hours," answered Mr. Button, without due consideration.

"Babies' supply department in the rear."

"Why, I don't think--I'm not sure that's what I want. It's--he's an

unusually large-size child. Exceptionally--ah large."

"They have the largest child's sizes."

"Where is the boys' department?" inquired Mr. Button, shifting his

ground desperately⁶⁶. He felt that the clerk must surely scent²⁶ his

shameful⁶⁷ secret.

"Right here."

"Well----" He hesitated. The notion of dressing⁶⁸ his son in men's

clothes was repugnant to him. If, say, he could only find a very large

boy's suit, he might cut off that long and awful beard, dye the white

hair brown, and thus manage to conceal⁴⁹ the worst, and to retain

something of his own self-respect--not to mention his position in

Baltimore society.

But a frantic⁴³ inspection⁶⁹ of the boys' department revealed no suits to

fit the new-born Button. He blamed the store, of course--in such

cases it is the thing to blame the store.

"How old did you say that boy of yours was?" demanded the clerk

curiously⁷⁰.

"He's--sixteen."

"Oh, I beg your pardon. I thought you said six _hours_. You'll

find the youths' department in the next aisle⁷¹."

Mr. Button turned miserably⁷² away. Then he stopped, brightened, and

pointed his finger toward a dressed dummy⁷³ in the window display.

"There!" he exclaimed. "I'll take that suit, out there on the dummy."

The clerk stared. "Why," he protested, "that's not a child's suit. At

least it _is_, but it's for fancy dress. You could wear it

yourself!"

"Wrap it up," insisted his customer nervously. "That's what I want."

The astonished clerk obeyed.

Back at the hospital Mr. Button entered the nursery and almost threw

the package at his son. "Here's your clothes," he snapped out.

The old man untied⁷⁴ the package and viewed the contents with a

quizzical eye.

"They look sort of funny to me," he complained, "I don't want to be

made a monkey of--"

"You've made a monkey of me!" retorted Mr. Button fiercely. "Never you

mind how funny you look. Put them on--or I'll--or I'll _spank_

you." He swallowed uneasily at the penultimate word, feeling

nevertheless that it was the proper thing to say.

"All right, father"--this with a grotesque simulation of filial

respect--"you've lived longer; you know best. Just as you say."

As before, the sound of the word "father" caused Mr. Button to start

violently.

"And hurry."

"I'm hurrying, father."

When his son was dressed Mr. Button regarded him with depression. The

costume consisted of dotted socks, pink pants, and a belted blouse

with a wide white collar. Over the latter waved the long whitish

beard, drooping⁷⁵ almost to the waist. The effect was not good.

"Wait!"

Mr. Button seized a hospital shears⁷⁶ and with three quick snaps

amputated a large section of the beard. But even with this improvement

the ensemble⁷⁷ fell far short of perfection. The remaining brush of

scraggly hair, the watery⁷⁸ eyes, the ancient teeth, seemed oddly out of

tone with the gaiety of the costume. Mr. Button, however, was

obdurate--he held out his hand. "Come along!" he said sternly.

His son took the hand trustingly. "What are you going to call me,

dad?" he quavered as they walked from the nursery--"just 'baby' for a

while? till you think of a better name?"

Mr. Button grunted⁷⁹. "I don't know," he answered harshly. "I think

we'll call you Methuselah."

Even after the new addition to the Button family had had his hair cut

short and then dyed to a sparse unnatural⁸⁰ black, had had his face

shaved so close that it glistened⁸¹, and had been attired⁸² in small-boy

clothes made to order by a flabbergasted tailor, it was impossible for

Button to ignore the fact that his son was a poor excuse for a first

family baby. Despite his aged stoop, Benjamin Button--for it was by

this name they called him instead of by the appropriate but invidious

Methuselah--was five feet eight inches tall. His clothes did not

conceal this, nor did the clipping and dyeing of his eyebrows⁸³ disguise

the fact that the eyes under--were faded and watery and tired. In

fact, the baby-nurse who had been engaged in advance left the house

after one look, in a state of considerable indignation.

But Mr. Button persisted in his unwavering purpose. Benjamin was a

baby, and a baby he should remain. At first he declared that if

Benjamin didn't like warm milk he could go without food altogether,

but he was finally prevailed upon to allow his son bread and butter,

and even oatmeal by way of a compromise. One day he brought home a

rattle⁸⁴ and, giving it to Benjamin, insisted in no uncertain terms that

he should "play with it," whereupon the old man took it with--a weary

expression and could be heard jingling⁸⁵ it obediently at intervals⁸⁶

throughout the day.

There can be no doubt, though, that the rattle bored him, and that he

found other and more soothing⁸⁷ amusements when he was left alone. For

instance, Mr. Button discovered one day that during the preceding week

he had smoked more cigars than ever before--a phenomenon, which was

explained a few days later when, entering the nursery unexpectedly, he

found the room full of faint blue haze⁸⁸ and Benjamin, with a guilty

expression on his face, trying to conceal the butt¹ of a dark Havana.

This, of course, called for a severe spanking⁸⁹, but Mr. Button found

that he could not bring himself to administer it. He merely warned his

son that he would "stunt⁹⁰ his growth."

Nevertheless he persisted in his attitude. He brought home lead

soldiers, he brought toy trains, he brought large pleasant animals

made of cotton, and, to perfect the illusion which he was

creating--for himself at least--he passionately demanded of the clerk

in the toy-store whether "the paint would come oft the pink duck if

the baby put it in his mouth." But, despite all his father's efforts,

Benjamin refused to be interested. He would steal down the back stairs

and return to the nursery with a volume of the Encyclopedia⁹¹

Britannica, over which he would pore through an afternoon, while his

cotton cows and his Noah's ark were left neglected on the floor.

Against such a stubbornness Mr. Button's efforts were of little avail.

The sensation created in Baltimore was, at first, prodigious⁹². What the

mishap would have cost the Buttons and their kinsfolk socially cannot

be determined⁹³, for the outbreak of the Civil War drew the city's

attention to other things. A few people who were unfailingly polite

racked their brains for compliments to give to the parents--and

finally hit upon the ingenious device of declaring that the baby

resembled his grandfather, a fact which, due to the standard state of

decay common to all men of seventy, could not be denied. Mr. and Mrs.

Roger Button were not pleased, and Benjamin's grandfather was

furiously insulted.

Benjamin, once he left the hospital, took life as he found it. Several

small boys were brought to see him, and he spent a stiff-jointed

afternoon trying to work up an interest in tops and marbles--he even

managed, quite accidentally, to break a kitchen window with a stone

from a sling⁹⁴ shot, a feat⁹⁵ which secretly delighted his father.

Thereafter Benjamin contrived⁹⁶ to break something every day, but he did

these things only because they were expected of him, and because he

was by nature obliging.

When his grandfather's initial antagonism⁹⁷ wore off, Benjamin and that

gentleman took enormous pleasure in one another's company. They would

sit for hours, these two, so far apart in age and experience, and,

like old cronies, discuss with tireless monotony the slow events of

the day. Benjamin felt more at ease in his grandfather's presence than

in his parents'--they seemed always somewhat in awe⁹⁸ of him and,

despite the dictatorial⁹⁹ authority they exercised over him, frequently

addressed him as "Mr."

He was as puzzled as any one else at the apparently advanced age of

his mind and body at birth. He read up on it in the medical journal,

but found that no such case had been previously¹⁰⁰ recorded. At his

father's urging he made an honest attempt to play with other boys, and

frequently he joined in the milder games--football shook him up too

much, and he feared that in case of a fracture his ancient bones would

refuse to knit.

When he was five he was sent to kindergarten, where he initiated¹⁰¹ into

the art of pasting green paper on orange paper, of weaving coloured

maps and manufacturing eternal cardboard necklaces. He was inclined to

drowse off to sleep in the middle of these tasks, a habit which both

irritated and frightened his young teacher. To his relief she

complained to his parents, and he was removed from the school. The

Roger Buttons told their friends that they felt he was too young.

By the time he was twelve years old his parents had grown used to him.

Indeed, so strong is the force of custom that they no longer felt that

he was different from any other child--except when some curious

anomaly reminded them of the fact. But one day a few weeks after his

twelfth birthday, while looking in the mirror, Benjamin made, or

thought he made, an astonishing discovery. Did his eyes deceive him,

or had his hair turned in the dozen years of his life from white to

iron-gray under its concealing¹⁰² dye? Was the network of wrinkles on his

face becoming less pronounced? Was his skin healthier and firmer, with

even a touch of ruddy winter colour? He could not tell. He knew that

he no longer stooped, and that his physical condition had improved

since the early days of his life.

"Can it be----?" he thought to himself, or, rather, scarcely dared to

think.

He went to his father. "I am grown," he announced determinedly¹⁰³. "I

want to put on long trousers."

His father hesitated. "Well," he said finally, "I don't know. Fourteen

is the age for putting on long trousers--and you are only twelve."

"But you'll have to admit," protested Benjamin, "that I'm big for my

age."

His father looked at him with illusory speculation¹⁰⁴. "Oh, I'm not so

sure of that," he said. "I was as big as you when I was twelve."

This was not true-it was all part of Roger Button's silent agreement

with himself to believe in his son's normality.

Finally a compromise was reached. Benjamin was to continue to dye his

hair. He was to make a better attempt to play with boys of his own

age. He was not to wear his spectacles or carry a cane in the street.

In return for these concessions¹⁰⁵ he was allowed his first suit of long

trousers....

Of the life of Benjamin Button between his twelfth and twenty-first

year I intend to say little. Suffice to record that they were years of

normal ungrowth. When Benjamin was eighteen he was erect¹⁰⁶ as a man of

fifty; he had more hair and it was of a dark gray; his step was firm,

his voice had lost its cracked quaver and descended¹⁰⁷ to a healthy

baritone. So his father sent him up to Connecticut to take

examinations for entrance to Yale College. Benjamin passed his

examination and became a member of the freshman¹⁰⁸ class.

On the third day following his matriculation he received a

notification from Mr. Hart, the college registrar¹⁰⁹, to call at his

office and arrange his schedule. Benjamin, glancing in the mirror,

decided that his hair needed a new application of its brown dye, but

an anxious inspection of his bureau drawer disclosed that the dye

bottle was not there. Then he remembered--he had emptied it the day

before and thrown it away.

He was in a dilemma¹¹⁰. He was due at the registrar's in five minutes.

There seemed to be no help for it--he must go as he was. He did.

"Good-morning," said the registrar politely. "You've come to inquire

about your son."

"Why, as a matter of fact, my name's Button----" began Benjamin, but

Mr. Hart cut him off.

"I'm very glad to meet you, Mr. Button. I'm expecting your son here

any minute."

"That's me!" burst out Benjamin. "I'm a freshman."

"What!"

"I'm a freshman."

"Surely you're joking."

"Not at all."

The registrar frowned and glanced at a card before him. "Why, I have

Mr. Benjamin Button's age down here as eighteen."

"That's my age," asserted Benjamin, flushing slightly.

The registrar eyed him wearily. "Now surely, Mr. Button, you don't

expect me to believe that."

Benjamin smiled wearily. "I am eighteen," he repeated.

The registrar pointed sternly to the door. "Get out," he said. "Get

out of college and get out of town. You are a dangerous lunatic."

"I am eighteen."

Mr. Hart opened the door. "The idea!" he shouted. "A man of your age

trying to enter here as a freshman. Eighteen years old, are you? Well,

I'll give you eighteen minutes to get out of town."

Benjamin Button walked with dignity from the room, and half a dozen

undergraduates, who were waiting in the hall, followed him curiously

with their eyes. When he had gone a little way he turned around, faced

the infuriated registrar, who was still standing¹¹¹ in the door-way, and

repeated in a firm voice: "I am eighteen years old."

To a chorus of titters which went up from the group of undergraduates,

Benjamin walked away.

But he was not fated to escape so easily. On his melancholy¹¹² walk to

the railroad station he found that he was being followed by a group,

then by a swarm¹¹³, and finally by a dense¹¹⁴ mass of undergraduates. The

word had gone around that a lunatic had passed the entrance

examinations for Yale and attempted to palm himself off as a youth of

eighteen. A fever of excitement permeated¹¹⁵ the college. Men ran hatless

out of classes, the football team abandoned its practice and joined

the mob, professors' wives with bonnets¹¹⁶ awry¹¹⁷ and bustles¹¹⁸ out of

position, ran shouting after the procession, from which proceeded a

continual succession of remarks aimed at the tender sensibilities of

Benjamin Button.

"He must be the wandering Jew!"

"He ought to go to prep school at his age!"

"Look at the infant prodigy¹¹⁹!"

"He thought this was the old men's home."

"Go up to Harvard!"

Benjamin increased his gait, and soon he was running. He would show

them! He _would_ go to Harvard, and then they would regret these

ill-considered taunts¹²⁰!

Safely on board the train for Baltimore, he put his head from the

window. "You'll regret this!" he shouted.

"Ha-ha!" the undergraduates laughed. "Ha-ha-ha!" It was the biggest

mistake that Yale College had ever made....

In 1880 Benjamin Button was twenty years old, and he signalised his

birthday by going to work for his father in Roger Button & Co.,

Wholesale Hardware. It was in that same year that he began "going out

socially"--that is, his father insisted on taking him to several

fashionable dances. Roger Button was now fifty, and he and his son

were more and more companionable--in fact, since Benjamin had ceased

to dye his hair (which was still grayish) they appeared about the same

age, and could have passed for brothers.

One night in August they got into the phaeton attired in their

full-dress suits and drove out to a dance at the Shevlins' country

house, situated¹²¹ just outside of Baltimore. It was a gorgeous evening.

A full moon drenched¹²² the road to the lustreless¹²³ colour of platinum¹²⁴,

and late-blooming harvest flowers breathed into the motionless air

aromas¹²⁵ that were like low, half-heard laughter. The open country,

carpeted for rods around with bright wheat, was translucent¹²⁶ as in the

day. It was almost impossible not to be affected¹²⁷ by the sheer beauty

of the sky--almost.

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1 butt
n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶
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The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。 He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 cuff
n.袖口；手铐；护腕；vt.用手铐铐；上袖口
参考例句：
She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。 Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗？

4 consecrated
adj.神圣的，被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣，给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 )；奉献
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The church was consecrated in 1853. 这座教堂于1853年祝圣。 They consecrated a temple to their god. 他们把庙奉献给神。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 nervously
adv.神情激动地，不安地
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He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

6 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
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The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

7 bosom
n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的
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She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。 A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

8 descending
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句：
The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。 The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

9 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

10 wholesale
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。 Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

11 picturesque
adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的
参考例句：
You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。 That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。

12 gasping
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的动词gasp的现在分词
参考例句：
He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。 "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

13 irritation
n.激怒，恼怒，生气
参考例句：
He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。 Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

14 outrageous
adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的
参考例句：
Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。 Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

15 syllable
n.音节；vt.分音节
参考例句：
You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。 The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

16 appalled
v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的
参考例句：
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。 They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。来自《简明英汉词典》

17 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

18 mishap
n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸
参考例句：
I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。 We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

19 opaque
adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的
参考例句：
The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。 Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。

20 hysterically
ad. 歇斯底里地
参考例句：
The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 She sobbed hysterically, and her thin body was shaken. 她歇斯底里地抽泣着，她瘦弱的身体哭得直颤抖。

21 pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。 She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

22 perspiration
n.汗水；出汗
参考例句：
It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。 The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。

23 falteringly
口吃地，支吾地
参考例句：
The German war machine had lumbered falteringly over the frontier and come to a standstill Linz. 德国的战争机器摇摇晃晃，声音隆隆地越过了边界，快到林茨时却走不动了。

24 aged
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。 He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

25 clattered
发出咔哒声（clatter的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor. 他一失手，刀子当啷一声掉到石头地面上。 His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground. 他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。

26 scent
n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉
参考例句：
The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。 The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

27 shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。 Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？来自汉英文学 - 围城

28 verge
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

29 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

30 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢回；重回；复至某地
参考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

31 hearty
adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的
参考例句：
After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。 We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

32 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
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。

33 hoarsely
adv.嘶哑地
参考例句：
"Excuse me," he said hoarsely. “对不起。”他用嘶哑的嗓子说。 Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service. 杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳。来自英汉文学 - 双城记

34 parlance
n.说法；语调
参考例句：
The term "meta directory" came into industry parlance two years ago.两年前，商业界开始用“元目录”这个术语。 The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.这种说法是指代间谍行为的常用外交辞令。

35 gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要
参考例句：
She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。 People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

36 crammed
adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
参考例句：
He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。 All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

37 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

38 sparse
adj.稀疏的，稀稀落落的，薄的
参考例句：
The teacher's house is in the suburb where the houses are sparse.老师的家在郊区，那里稀稀拉拉有几处房子。 The sparse vegetation will only feed a small population of animals.稀疏的植物只够喂养少量的动物。

39 lurked
vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The murderers lurked behind the trees. 谋杀者埋伏在树后。来自《简明英汉词典》 Treachery lurked behind his smooth manners. 他圆滑姿态的后面潜伏着奸计。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

40 reposing
v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的现在分词 )
参考例句：
His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。来自辞典例句 The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。来自辞典例句

41 placidly
adv.平稳地，平静地
参考例句：
Hurstwood stood placidly by, while the car rolled back into the yard. 当车子开回场地时，赫斯渥沉着地站在一边。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹 The water chestnut floated placidly there, where it would grow. 那棵菱角就又安安稳稳浮在水面上生长去了。来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

42 spoke
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
参考例句：
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。

43 frantic
adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的
参考例句：
I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。 He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

44 frantically
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句：
He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。 She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

45 whine
v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣
参考例句：
You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。 The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。

46 whined
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 )；哀诉，诉怨
参考例句：
The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。来自辞典例句

47 wink
n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁
参考例句：
He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。 The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

48 shrill
adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫
参考例句：
Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。 The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

49 conceal
v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽
参考例句：
He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。 He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

50 concealed
a.隐藏的，隐蔽的
参考例句：
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。 I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

51 ecstasy
n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷
参考例句：
He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。 Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

52 grotesque
adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）
参考例句：
His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。 Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

53 appalling
adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的
参考例句：
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。 Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

54 apparition
n.幽灵，神奇的现象
参考例句：
He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。 But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。

55 plod
v.沉重缓慢地走，孜孜地工作
参考例句：
He was destined to plod the path of toil.他注定要在艰辛的道路上跋涉。 I could recognize his plod anywhere.我能在任何地方辨认出他的沉重脚步声。

56 bustling
adj.喧闹的
参考例句：
The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。 This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

57 passionately
ad.热烈地，激烈地
参考例句：
She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。 He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。

58 luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的
参考例句：
This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。 The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

59 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。 The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

60 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。 His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

61 malicious
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
参考例句：
You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。 Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

62 primly
adv.循规蹈矩地，整洁地
参考例句：
He didn't reply, but just smiled primly. 他没回答，只是拘谨地笑了笑。来自《简明英汉词典》 He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. 他穿着整洁的外套，领结紧贴着白色衬衫领口的钮扣。来自互联网

63 itches
n.痒( itch的名词复数 )；渴望，热望v.发痒( itch的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
His wool shirt always itches him. 他的羊毛内衣总是使他发痒。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 This wool shirt itches my back. 这件羊毛衫使我背上发痒。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

64 cane
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。

65 savagely
adv. 野蛮地，残酷地
参考例句：
The roses had been pruned back savagely. 玫瑰被狠狠地修剪了一番。 He snarled savagely at her. 他向她狂吼起来。

66 desperately
adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地
参考例句：
He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。 He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

67 shameful
adj.可耻的，不道德的
参考例句：
It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。 We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

68 dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。 The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

69 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

70 curiously
adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地
参考例句：
He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。 He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

71 aisle
n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道
参考例句：
The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。 The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

72 miserably
adv.痛苦地；悲惨地；糟糕地；极度地
参考例句：
The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。 It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨，天气又冷又湿，令人难受。来自《简明英汉词典》

73 dummy
n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头
参考例句：
The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。 The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。

74 untied
松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )；解除，使自由；解决
参考例句：
Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。 He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

75 drooping
adj. 下垂的，无力的动词droop的现在分词
参考例句：
The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。 The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。

76 shears
n.大剪刀
参考例句：
These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。 With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。

77 ensemble
n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果
参考例句：
We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。 It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

78 watery
adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的
参考例句：
In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。 Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

79 grunted
（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )；（指人）发出类似的哼声；咕哝着说
参考例句：
She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。 She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。

80 unnatural
adj.不自然的；反常的
参考例句：
Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？ She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。

81 glistened
v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

82 attired
adj.穿着整齐的v.使穿上衣服，使穿上盛装( attire的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The bride was attired in white. 新娘穿一身洁白的礼服。来自《简明英汉词典》 It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired. 人人穿戴得体是恰当的。来自《简明英汉词典》

83 eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。 His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

84 rattle
v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓
参考例句：
The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。 She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

85 jingling
叮当声
参考例句：
A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹 Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。

86 intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息
参考例句：
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。 Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

87 soothing
adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的
参考例句：
Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。 His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

88 haze
n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句：
I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。 He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

89 spanking
adj.强烈的，疾行的；n.打屁股
参考例句：
The boat is spanking along on the river.船在小河疾驶。 He heard a horse approaching at a spanking trot.他听到一匹马正在疾步驰近。

90 stunt
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。 Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

91 encyclopedia
n.百科全书
参考例句：
The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。 Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。

92 prodigious
adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的
参考例句：
This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。 He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

93 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

94 sling
vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓
参考例句：
The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。 By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

95 feat
n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
参考例句：
Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。 He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

96 contrived
adj.不自然的，做作的；虚构的
参考例句：
There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。 The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。

97 antagonism
n.对抗，敌对，对立
参考例句：
People did not feel a strong antagonism for established policy.人们没有对既定方针产生强烈反应。 There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies.工会和石油公司之间仍然存在着相当大的敌意。

98 awe
n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧
参考例句：
The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

99 dictatorial
adj. 独裁的，专断的
参考例句：
Her father is very dictatorial.她父亲很专横。 For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年来这个国家一直在独裁政权的铁蹄下。

100 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

101 initiated
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。 The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

102 concealing
v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善，我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。来自《简明英汉词典》 SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定，还把他蒙在鼓里。来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产

103 determinedly
adv.决意地；坚决地，坚定地
参考例句：
"Don't shove me,'said one of the strikers, determinedly. "I'm not doing anything." “别推我，"其中的一个罢工工人坚决地说，"我可没干什么。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹 Dorothy's chin set determinedly as she looked calmly at him. 多萝西平静地看着他，下巴绷得紧紧的，看来是打定主意了。来自名作英译部分

104 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

105 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

106 erect
n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的
参考例句：
She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。 Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

107 descended
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

108 freshman
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)
参考例句：
Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。 He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

109 registrar
n.记录员，登记员；(大学的)注册主任
参考例句：
You can obtain the application from the registrar.你可以向注册人员索取申请书。 The manager fired a young registrar.经理昨天解雇了一名年轻的记录员。

110 dilemma
n.困境，进退两难的局面
参考例句：
I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。 He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

111 standing
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。

112 melancholy
n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的
参考例句：
All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。 He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

113 swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
参考例句：
There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。 A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

114 dense
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

115 permeated
弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 )；遍布；渗入；渗透
参考例句：
The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。 His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里，充满了对不公正的愤慨。

116 bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 )；（烟囱等的）覆盖物；（苏格兰男子的）无边呢帽；（女子戴的）任何一种帽子
参考例句：
All the best bonnets of the city were there. 城里戴最漂亮的无边女帽的妇女全都到场了。来自辞典例句 I am tempting you with bonnets and bangles and leading you into a pit. 我是在用帽子和镯子引诱你，引你上钩。来自飘（部分）

117 awry
adj.扭曲的，错的
参考例句：
She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry. 计划出了问题，她很愤怒。 Something has gone awry in our plans.我们的计划出差错了。

118 bustles
热闹( bustle的名词复数 )；（女裙后部的）衬垫；撑架
参考例句：
She bustles about cooking breakfast in a most officious manner. 她为准备早餐忙得团团转。 Everyone bustles during rush hours. 上下班时间每个人都忙忙碌碌的。

119 prodigy
n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆
参考例句：
She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。 He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

120 taunts
嘲弄的言语，嘲笑，奚落( taunt的名词复数 )
参考例句：
He had to endure the racist taunts of the crowd. 他不得不忍受那群人种族歧视的奚落。 He had to endure the taunts of his successful rival. 他不得不忍受成功了的对手的讥笑。

121 situated
adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的
参考例句：
The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。 She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

122 drenched
adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）
参考例句：
We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。 The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。来自《简明英汉词典》

123 lustreless
adj.无光泽的，无光彩的，平淡乏味的
参考例句：
The early autumn was lustreless and slack. 初秋的日子是黯淡、萧条的。来自辞典例句 The day was cool and rather lustreless; the first note of autumn had been struck. 这天天气阴凉，光线暗淡，秋色已开始来临。来自辞典例句

124 platinum
n.白金
参考例句：
I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。 Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

125 aromas
n.芳香( aroma的名词复数 )；气味；风味；韵味
参考例句：
Intoxicating earth aromas induced lassitude and ethereal calm. 泥土的醉人的芳香叫人懒洋洋的，感到一种远离尘世的宁静。来自辞典例句 Nose and elegant nose with attractive fruity, floral and citrus fruit aromas. 芳香：优雅、馥郁、迷人的柑橘属水果的果香及花的清香。来自互联网

126 translucent
adj.半透明的；透明的
参考例句：
The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。 A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。

127 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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