时间:2018-12-14 作者:英语课 分类:有声名著之双城记


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  有声名著之双城记


       CHAPTER XIA Companion Picture


      `SYDNEY,' said Mr. Stryver, on that self-same night, ormorning, to his jackal; `mix another bowl of punch; I havesomething to say to you.'

Sydney had been working double tides that night, and thenight before, and the night before that, and a good manynights in succession, making a grand clearance 1 among Mr.

Stryver's papers before the setting in of the long vacation.

The clearance was effected at last; the Stryver arrears 2 werehandsomely fetched up; everything was got rid of untilNovember should come with its fogs atmospheric 3 and fogs legal,and bring grist to the mill again.

Sydney was none the livelier and none the soberer for so muchapplication. It had taken a deal of extra wet-towelling topull him through the night; a correspondingly extra quantityof wine had preceded the towelling; and he was in a verydamaged condition, as he now pulled his turban off and threwit into the basin in which he had steeped it at intervals 4 forthe last six hours.

`Are you mixing that other bowl of punch?' said Stryver theportly, with his hands in his waistband, glancing round fromthe sofa where he lay on his back,`I am.'

`Now, look here! I am going to tell you something that willrather surprise you, and that perhaps will make you think menot quite as shrewd as you usually do think me. I intend tomarry.

`Do you?'

`Yes. And not for money. What do you say now?'

`I don't feel disposed to say much. Who is she?'

`Guess.'

`Do I know her?'

`Guess.'

`I am not going to guess, at five o'clock in the morning,with my brains frying and sputtering 5 in my, head. If you wantme to guess, you must ask me to dinner.

`Well then, I'll tell you,' said Stryver, coming slowly intoa sitting posture 6. `Sydney, I rather despair of making myselfintelligible to you, because you are such an insensible dog.'

`And you,' returned Sydney, busy concocting 7 the punch, `aresuch a sensitive and poetical 8 spirit.'

`Come!' rejoined Stryver, laughing boastfully, `though Idon't prefer any claim to being the soul of Romance (for Ihope I, know better), still I am a tenderer sort of fellowthan you.


1 clearance
n.净空;许可(证);清算;清除,清理
  • There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
  • The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。
2 arrears
n.到期未付之债,拖欠的款项;待做的工作
  • The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months.购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。
  • They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages.他们催讨拖欠的工钱。
3 atmospheric
adj.大气的,空气的;大气层的;大气所引起的
  • Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
  • Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。
4 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
  • 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。
5 sputtering
n.反应溅射法;飞溅;阴极真空喷镀;喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出
  • A wick was sputtering feebly in a dish of oil. 瓦油灯上结了一个大灯花,使微弱的灯光变得更加阴暗。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • Jack ran up to the referee, sputtering protest. 贾克跑到裁判跟前,唾沫飞溅地提出抗议。 来自辞典例句
6 posture
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
  • The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
  • He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣,摆出一副打架的架势。
7 concocting
v.将(尤指通常不相配合的)成分混合成某物( concoct的现在分词 );调制;编造;捏造
  • I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial. 我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。 来自辞典例句
  • 'And you,' returned Sydney, busy concocting the punch, 'are such a sensitive and poetical spirit.' “可你呢,”西德尼一边忙着调五味酒,一边回答,“你却是这样一个敏感而有诗意的精灵。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
8 poetical
adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的
  • This is a poetical picture of the landscape. 这是一幅富有诗意的风景画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion. 约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。 来自辞典例句
9 inflating
v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的现在分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨
  • I felt myself inflating slowly with rage, like a tyre. 我感到自己体内的怒气正慢慢膨胀,像一只轮胎那样。 来自互联网
  • Many are already overheating, with prices rising and asset bubbles inflating. 随着物价日益上涨、资产泡沫膨胀,很多新兴国家经济已经过热。 来自互联网
10 bullying
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
  • Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
  • All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 moroseness
  • Mr Heathcliff followed, his accidental merriment expiring quickly in his habitual moroseness. 希刺克厉夫先生跟在后面,他的偶尔的欢乐很快地消散,又恢复他的习惯的阴郁了。 来自互联网
12 sullen
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的
  • He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
  • Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐,因为昨晚没睡好。
13 bumper
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
14 politic
adj.有智虑的;精明的;v.从政
  • He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage.他很聪明,不会与这么重要的人争吵。
  • The politic man tried not to offend people.那个精明的人尽量不得罪人。
15 incorrigible
adj.难以纠正的,屡教不改的
  • Because he was an incorrigible criminal,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.他是一个死不悔改的罪犯,因此被判终生监禁。
  • Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。
16 soothing
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
  • 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。
17 friendliness
n.友谊,亲切,亲密
  • Behind the mask of friendliness,I know he really dislikes me.在友善的面具后面,我知道他其实并不喜欢我。
  • His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。
18 chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
  • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间:Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
19 delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
20 prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
21 patronage
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
  • Though it was not yet noon,there was considerable patronage.虽然时间未到中午,店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
  • I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this.很抱歉,我的赞助只能到此为止。
22 enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
  • Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
  • After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
23 landlady
n.女房东,女地主
  • I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
  • The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。
学英语单词
2-methoxynaphthalene
a'a
Abies holophylla
affinity law of pump
alkalinise
Allodene
antihormones
any other perils
astacin, astacene
auxiliary-machinery
beat the dust
bottle graft
Bunamdo
business-leds
capsuloesic acid
carborubber
Casea
cervidaes
charlotte russes
CHPHAR
chronic idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
clay-organic complex
close in fueling rig
clutch shifter collar
complex map
culex (lutzia) fuscanus
Cytomium
dance partner
demand saturation
disqualified goods
double reduction unit
driverside
DRSN
everlastable
exoners
feature writer
foolishest
front-of-house
gallons per second
Hedysarum iliense
hybrid-element method
hyperethism
idolatries
internal thalamic medullary lamina
intracutaneous injection
invigorated
ion transit time
Javanese Batik prints
lairages
Lens-St-Remy
longitude line
malleids
mean climate characteristics
military-history
Moluccan Islands
multiple passing grating
nabaphite
naturant
neest
negative dealing
neutron release rate
non approval
non-westerner
normed
optical fiber current sensor
optimize
orquhelm
orton-gillingham
pauker
personification theory
Pilea pellionioides
pine over
post closing trial balance
processbased
processor controller
proximity talks
queenfishes
ravensbrucks
re-paints
reflecting sign
repeat-action key
residual hardness
Sapphir
schous
scones
serous cells
shaft whirl
shake-up
sheet metal shears
shoot tip
space management
spool valve pump
spring holding pressure
stationary universe
supersaprohic zone
surow
Tater Tots
tracing analysis
twail
unprevalent
valid accounts
velocity shaped canceler