尼罗河上的惨案01

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“Linnet Ridgeway!”
“That’s her!” said Mr. Burnaby, the landlord of the Three Crowns.
He nudged his companion.
The two men stared with round bucolic1 eyes and slightly open mouths.
A big scarlet2 Rolls-Royce had just stopped in front of the local post office.
A girl jumped out, a girl without a hat and wearing a frock that looked (but only looked) simple.
A girl with golden hair and straight autocratic features—a girl with a lovely shape—a girl such aswas seldom seen in Malton-under-Wode.
With a quick imperative3 step she passed into the post office.
“That’s her!” said Mr. Burnaby again. And he went on in a low awed4 voice: “Millions she’sgot…Going to spend thousands on the place. Swimming pools there’s going to be, and Italiangardens and a ballroom5 and half of the house pulled down and rebuilt….”
“She’ll bring money into the town,” said his friend. He was a lean, seedy-looking man. His tonewas envious6 and grudging7.
Mr. Burnaby agreed.
“Yes, it’s a great thing for Malton-under-Wode. A great thing it is.”
Mr. Burnaby was complacent8 about it.
“Wake us all up proper,” he added.
“Bit of difference from Sir George,” said the other.
“Ah, it was the ’orses did for him,” said Mr. Burnaby indulgently. “Never ’ad no luck.”
“What did he get for the place?”
“A cool sixty thousand, so I’ve heard.”
The lean man whistled.
Mr. Burnaby went on triumphantly9: “And they say she’ll have spent another sixty thousandbefore she’s finished!”
“Wicked!” said the lean man. “Where’d she get all that money from?”
“America, so I’ve heard. Her mother was the only daughter of one of those millionaire blokes.
Quite like the pictures, isn’t it?”
The girl came out of the post office and climbed into the car.
As she drove off, the lean man followed her with his eyes. He muttered:
“It seems all wrong to me—her looking like that. Money and looks—it’s too much! If a girl’s asrich as that she’s no right to be a good-looker as well. And she is a good-looker…Got everything,that girl has. Doesn’t seem fair….”
 

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1 bucolic 5SKy7     
adj.乡村的；牧羊的
参考例句：
  • It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.它是处在繁华的大城市之中的世外桃源。
  • She turns into a sweet country girl surrounded by family,chickens and a bucolic landscape.她变成了被家人、鸡与乡村景象所围绕的甜美乡村姑娘。
2 scarlet zD8zv     
n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的
参考例句：
  • The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
  • The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。
3 imperative BcdzC     
n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的
参考例句：
  • He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
  • The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。
4 awed a0ab9008d911a954b6ce264ddc63f5c8     
adj.充满敬畏的，表示敬畏的v.使敬畏，使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 观众席上鸦雀无声，人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was awed by the huge gorilla. 那只大猩猩使我惊惧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 ballroom SPTyA     
n.舞厅
参考例句：
  • The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
  • I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。
6 envious n8SyX     
adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的
参考例句：
  • I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
7 grudging grudging     
adj.勉强的，吝啬的
参考例句：
  • He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer.他勉强地对她的组织才能表示尊重。
  • After a pause he added"sir."in a dilatory,grudging way.停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。
8 complacent JbzyW     
adj.自满的；自鸣得意的
参考例句：
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
9 triumphantly 9fhzuv     
ad.得意洋洋地；得胜地；成功地
参考例句：
  • The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
  • Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。

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