赫尔克里·波洛的丰功伟绩01

时间：2024-12-31 10:14:14

（单词翻译:单击）

Foreword
Hercule Poirot’s flat was essentially1 modern in its furnishings. It gleamed with chromium. Its easy
chairs, though comfortably padded, were square and uncompromising in outline.
On one of these chairs sat Hercule Poirot, neatly—in the middle of the chair. Opposite him,
in another chair, sat Dr. Burton, Fellow of All Souls, sipping2 appreciatively at a glass of Poirot’s
Château Mouton Rothschild. There was no neatness about Dr. Burton. He was plump, untidy, and
beneath his thatch4 of white hair beamed a rubicund5 and benign6 countenance7. He had a deep
wheezy chuckle8 and the habit of covering himself and everything round him with tobacco ash. In
vain did Poirot surround him with ashtrays9.
Dr. Burton was asking a question.
“Tell me,” he said. “Why Hercule?”
“You mean, my Christian10 name?”
“Hardly a Christian name,” the other demurred11. “Definitely pagan. But why? That’s what I
want to know. Father’s fancy? Mother’s whim12? Family reasons? If I remember rightly—though
my memory isn’t what it was—you had a brother called Achille, did you not?”
Poirot’s mind raced back over the details of Achille Poirot’s career. Had all that really
happened?
“Only for a short space of time,” he replied.
Dr. Burton passed tactfully from the subject of Achille Poirot.
“People should be more careful how they name their children,” he ruminated13. “I’ve got
godchildren. I know. Blanche, one of ’em is called—dark as a gypsy! Then there’s Deirdre,
Deirdre of the Sorrows—she’s turned out merry as a grig. As for young Patience, she might as
well have been named Impatience14 and be done with it! And Diana—well, Diana—” the old
classical scholar shuddered15. “Weighs twelve stone now—and she’s only fifteen! They say it’s
puppy fat—but it doesn’t look that way to me. Diana! They wanted to call her Helen, but I did put
my foot down there. Knowing what her father and mother looked like! And her grandmother for
that matter! I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible—but it was no good—waste
of breath. Rum people, parents. . . .”
He began to wheeze16 gently—his small fat face crinkled up.
Poirot looked at him inquiringly.
“Thinking of an imaginary conversation. Your mother and the late Mrs. Holmes, sitting
sewing little garments or knitting: ‘Achille, Hercule, Sherlock, Mycroft. . . .’ ”
Poirot failed to share his friend’s amusement.
“What I understand you to mean is, that in physical appearance I do not resemble a
Hercules?”
Dr. Burton’s eyes swept over Hercule Poirot, over his small neat person attired17 in striped
trousers, correct black jacket and natty18 bow tie, swept up from his patent leather shoes to his egg-
shaped head and the immense moustache that adorned19 his upper lip.
“Frankly, Poirot,” said Dr. Burton, “you don’t! I gather,” he added, “that you’ve never had
much time to study the Classics?”
“That is so.”
“Pity. Pity. You’ve missed a lot. Everyone should be made to study the Classics if I had my
way.”
Poirot shrugged20 his shoulders.
“Eh bien, I have got on very well without them.”
“Got on! Got on! It’s not a question of getting on. That’s the wrong view altogether. The
Classics aren’t a ladder leading to quick success like a modern correspondence course! It’s not a
man’s working hours that are important—it’s his leisure hours. That’s the mistake we all make.
Take yourself now, you’re getting on, you’ll be wanting to get out of things, to take things easy—
what are you going to do then with your leisure hours?”
Poirot was ready with his reply.
“I am going to attend—seriously—to the cultivation21 of vegetable marrows22.”
Dr. Burton was taken aback.
“Vegetable marrows? What d’yer mean? Those great swollen24 green things that taste of
water?”
“Ah,” Poirot spoke25 enthusiastically. “But that is the whole point of it. They need not taste of
water.”
“Oh! I know—sprinkle ’em with cheese, or minced26 onion or white sauce.”
“No, no—you are in error. It is my idea that the actual flavour of the marrow23 itself can be
improved. It can be given,” he screwed up his eyes, “a bouquet27—”
“Good God, man, it’s not a claret.” The word bouquet reminded Dr. Burton of the glass at his
elbow. He sipped28 and savoured. “Very good wine, this. Very sound. Yes.” His head nodded in
approbation29. “But this vegetable marrow business—you’re not serious? You don’t mean”—he
spoke in lively horror—“that you’re actually going to stoop”—his hands descended30 in sympathetic
horror on his own plump stomach—“stoop, and fork dung on the things, and feed ’em with strands31
of wool dipped in water and all the rest of it?”
“You seem,” Poirot said, “to be well acquainted with the culture of the marrow?”
“Seen gardeners doing it when I’ve been staying in the country. But seriously, Poirot, what a
hobby! Compare that to”—his voice sank to an appreciative3 purr—“an easy chair in front of a
wood fire in a long, low room lined with books—must be a long room—not a square one. Books
all round one. A glass of port—and a book open in your hand. Time rolls back as you read:” he
quoted sonorously32:
He translated:
“ ‘By skill again, the pilot on the wine-dark sea straightens
The swift ship buffeted33 by the winds.’
Of course you can never really get the spirit of the original.”
For the moment, in his enthusiasm, he had forgotten Poirot. And Poirot, watching him, felt
suddenly a doubt—an uncomfortable twinge. Was there, here, something that he had missed?
Some richness of the spirit? Sadness crept over him. Yes, he should have become acquainted with
the Classics . . . Long ago . . . Now, alas34, it was too late. . . .
Dr. Burton interrupted his melancholy35.
“Do you mean that you really are thinking of retiring?”
“Yes.”
The other chuckled36.
“You won’t!”
“But I assure you—”
“You won’t be able to do it, man. You’re too interested in your work.”
“No—indeed—I make all the arrangements. A few more cases—specially selected ones—
not, you understand, everything that presents itself—just problems that have a personal appeal.”
Dr. Burton grinned.
“That’s the way of it. Just a case or two, just one case more—and so on. The Prima Donna’s
farewell performance won’t be in it with yours, Poirot!”
He chuckled and rose slowly to his feet, an amiable37 white-haired gnome38.
“Yours aren’t the Labors39 of Hercules,” he said. “Yours are labors of love. You’ll see if I’m
not right. Bet you that in twelve months’ time you’ll still be here, and vegetable marrows will still
be”—he shuddered—“merely marrows.”
Taking leave of his host, Dr. Burton left the severe rectangular room.
He passes out of these pages not to return to them. We are concerned only with what he left
behind him, which was an Idea.
For after his departure Hercule Poirot sat down again slowly like a man in a dream and
murmured:
“The Labors of Hercules . . . Mais oui, c’est une idée, ça. . . .”
•   •   •
The following day saw Hercule Poirot perusing41 a large calf-bound volume and other slimmer
works, with occasional harried42 glances at various typewritten slips of paper.
His secretary, Miss Lemon, had been detailed43 to collect information on the subject of
Hercules and to place same before him.
Without interest (hers not the type to wonder why!) but with perfect efficiency, Miss Lemon
had fulfilled her task.
Hercule Poirot was plunged44 head first into a bewildering sea of classical lore45 with particular
reference to “Hercules, a celebrated46 hero who, after death, was ranked among the gods, and
received divine honours.”
So far, so good—but thereafter it was far from plain sailing. For two hours Poirot read
diligently47, making notes, frowning, consulting his slips of paper and his other books of reference.
Finally he sank back in his chair and shook his head. His mood of the previous evening was
dispelled48. What people!
Take this Hercules—this hero! Hero, indeed! What was he but a large muscular creature of
low intelligence and criminal tendencies! Poirot was reminded of one Adolfe Durand, a butcher,
who had been tried at Lyon in 1895—a creature of oxlike strength who had killed several children.
The defence had been epilepsy—from which he undoubtedly49 suffered—though whether grand mal
or petit mal had been an argument of several days’ discussion. This ancient Hercules probably
suffered from grand mal. No, Poirot shook his head, if that was the Greeks’ idea of a hero, then
measured by modern standards it certainly would not do. The whole classical pattern shocked him.
These gods and goddesses—they seemed to have as many different aliases50 as a modern criminal.
Indeed they seemed to be definitely criminal types. Drink, debauchery, incest, rape51, loot, homicide
and chicanery—enough to keep a juge d’Instruction constantly busy. No decent family life. No
order, no method. Even in their crimes, no order or method!
“Hercules indeed!” said Hercule Poirot, rising to his feet, disillusioned52.
He looked round him with approval. A square room, with good square modern furniture—
even a piece of good modern sculpture representing one cube placed on another cube and above it
a geometrical arrangement of copper53 wire. And in the midst of this shining and orderly room,
himself. He looked at himself in the glass. Here, then, was a modern Hercules—very distinct from
that unpleasant sketch54 of a naked figure with bulging55 muscles, brandishing56 a club. Instead, a small
compact figure attired in correct urban wear with a moustache—such a moustache as Hercules
never dreamed of cultivating—a moustache magnificent yet sophisticated.
Yet there was between this Hercule Poirot and the Hercules of Classical lore one point of
resemblance. Both of them, undoubtedly, had been instrumental in ridding the world of certain
pests . . . Each of them could be described as a benefactor57 to the Society he lived in. . . .
What had Dr. Burton said last night as he left: “Yours are not the Labors of Hercules. . . .”
Ah, but there he was wrong, the old fossil. There should be, once again, the Labors of
Hercules—a modern Hercules. An ingenious and amusing conceit58! In the period before his final
retirement59 he would accept twelve cases, no more, no less. And those twelve cases should be
selected with special reference to the twelve Labors of ancient Hercules. Yes, that would not only
be amusing, it would be artistic60, it would be spiritual.
Poirot picked up the Classical Dictionary and immersed himself once more in Classical lore.
He did not intend to follow his prototype too closely. There should be no women, no shirt of
Nessus . . . The Labors and the Labors only.
The first Labor40, then, would be that of the Nemean Lion.
“The Nemean Lion,” he repeated, trying it over on his tongue.
Naturally he did not expect a case to present itself actually involving a flesh and blood lion. It
would be too much of a coincidence should he be approached by the Directors of the Zoological
Gardens to solve a problem for them involving a real lion.
No, here symbolism must be involved. The first case must concern some celebrated public
figure, it must be sensational61 and of the first importance! Some master criminal—or alternately
someone who was a lion in the public eye. Some well-known writer, or politician, or painter—or
even Royalty62?
He liked the idea of Royalty. . . .
He would not be in a hurry. He would wait—wait for that case of high importance that should
be the first of his self-imposed Labors.

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1 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
参考例句：
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
2 sipping e7d80fb5edc3b51045def1311858d0ae     
v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
  • She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
3 appreciative 9vDzr     
adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的
参考例句：
  • She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
  • We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。
4 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。
5 rubicund dXOxQ     
adj.(脸色)红润的
参考例句：
  • She watched the colour drain from Colin's rubicund face.她看见科林原本红润的脸渐渐失去了血色。
  • His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue.他那红通的脸显得又惊惶又疲乏。
6 benign 2t2zw     
adj.善良的，慈祥的；良性的，无危险的
参考例句：
  • The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
  • Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。
7 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同
参考例句：
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
8 chuckle Tr1zZ     
vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑
参考例句：
  • He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
  • I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
9 ashtrays 642664ae8a3b4343205ba84d91cf2996     
烟灰缸( ashtray的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • A simple question: why are there ashtrays in a no-smoking restaurant? 问题是：一个禁止吸烟的餐厅为什么会有烟灰缸呢？
  • Avoid temptation by throwing away all cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. 把所有的香烟，打火机，和烟灰缸扔掉以避免引诱。
10 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
11 demurred demurred     
v.表示异议，反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • At first she demurred, but then finally agreed. 她开始表示反对，但最终还是同意了。
  • They demurred at working on Sundays. 他们反对星期日工作。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
12 whim 2gywE     
n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想
参考例句：
  • I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
  • He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
13 ruminated d258d9ebf77d222f0216ae185d5a965a     
v.沉思( ruminate的过去式和过去分词 )；反复考虑；反刍；倒嚼
参考例句：
  • In the article she ruminated about what recreations she would have. 她在文章里认真考虑了她应做些什么消遣活动。 来自辞典例句
  • He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father. 他在与她父亲搭话前，仔细地考虑着他的防范措施。 来自辞典例句
14 impatience OaOxC     
n.不耐烦，急躁
参考例句：
  • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
  • He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
15 shuddered 70137c95ff493fbfede89987ee46ab86     
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动
参考例句：
  • He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 wheeze Ep5yX     
n.喘息声，气喘声；v.喘息着说
参考例句：
  • The old man managed to wheeze out a few words.老人勉强地喘息着说出了几句话。
  • He has a slight wheeze in his chest.他呼吸时胸部发出轻微的响声。
17 attired 1ba349e3c80620d3c58c9cc6c01a7305     
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》
18 natty YF1xY     
adj.整洁的，漂亮的
参考例句：
  • Cliff was a natty dresser.克利夫是讲究衣着整洁美观的人。
  • Please keep this office natty and use the binaries provided.请保持办公室整洁，使用所提供的垃圾箱。
19 adorned 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句：
  • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
20 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 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。
22 marrows 1ab1440a0cb165bf37b83e0653da90d6     
n.骨髓（marrow的复数形式）
参考例句：
23 marrow M2myE     
n.骨髓；精华；活力
参考例句：
  • It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow. 天气太冷了，他感到寒冷刺骨。
  • He was tired to the marrow of his bones.他真是累得筋疲力尽了。
24 swollen DrcwL     
adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
参考例句：
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。
25 spoke XryyC     
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。
26 minced e78bfe05c6bed310407099ae848ca29a     
v.切碎( mince的过去式和过去分词 )；剁碎；绞碎；用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉）
参考例句：
  • He minced over to serve us. 他迈着碎步过来招待我们。
  • A young fop minced up to George and introduced himself. 一个花花公子扭扭捏捏地走到乔治面前并作了自我介绍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
27 bouquet pWEzA     
n.花束，酒香
参考例句：
  • This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
28 sipped 22d1585d494ccee63c7bff47191289f6     
v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
  • I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句
29 approbation INMyt     
n.称赞；认可
参考例句：
  • He tasted the wine of audience approbation.他尝到了像酒般令人陶醉的听众赞许滋味。
  • The result has not met universal approbation.该结果尚未获得普遍认同。
30 descended guQzoy     
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。
31 strands d184598ceee8e1af7dbf43b53087d58b     
n.（线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股( strand的名词复数 )；缕；海洋、湖或河的)岸；（观点、计划、故事等的）部份v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 sonorously 666421583f3c320a14ae8a6dffb80b42     
adv.圆润低沉地；感人地；堂皇地；朗朗地
参考例句：
  • He pronounced sonorously as he shook the wet branch. 他一边摇动着湿树枝，一边用洪亮的声音说着。 来自辞典例句
  • The congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously. 教堂里的会众主要是些打盹睡觉并且鼾声如雷的年轻人。 来自互联网
33 buffeted 2484040e69c5816c25c65e8310465688     
反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续猛击； 打来打去； 推来搡去
参考例句：
  • to be buffeted by the wind 被风吹得左右摇摆
  • We were buffeted by the wind and the rain. 我们遭到风雨的袭击。
34 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句：
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
35 melancholy t7rz8     
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。
36 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
37 amiable hxAzZ     
adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的
参考例句：
  • She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
  • We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
38 gnome gnome     
n.土地神；侏儒，地精
参考例句：
  • The Swedes do not have Santa Claus.What they have is Christmas Gnome.瑞典人的圣诞节里没有圣诞老人，但他们却有一个圣诞守护神。
  • Susan bought a garden gnome to decorate her garden.苏珊买了一个土地神像来装饰她的花园。
39 labors 8e0b4ddc7de5679605be19f4398395e1     
v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转
参考例句：
  • He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
  • Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句
40 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
41 perusing bcaed05acf3fe41c30fcdcb9d74c5abe     
v.读（某篇文字）( peruse的现在分词 )；（尤指）细阅；审阅；匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览（某篇文字）
参考例句：
  • She found the information while she was perusing a copy of Life magazine. 她在读《生活》杂志的时候看到了这个消息。 来自辞典例句
  • Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句
42 harried 452fc64bfb6cafc37a839622dacd1b8e     
v.使苦恼( harry的过去式和过去分词 )；不断烦扰；一再袭击；侵扰
参考例句：
  • She has been harried by the press all week. 整个星期她都受到新闻界的不断烦扰。
  • The soldiers harried the enemy out of the country. 士兵们不断作骚扰性的攻击直至把敌人赶出国境为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
44 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
45 lore Y0YxW     
n.传说；学问，经验，知识
参考例句：
  • I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他，向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
  • Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。
46 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
47 diligently gueze5     
ad.industriously;carefully
参考例句：
  • He applied himself diligently to learning French. 他孜孜不倦地学法语。
  • He had studied diligently at college. 他在大学里勤奋学习。
48 dispelled 7e96c70e1d822dbda8e7a89ae71a8e9a     
v.驱散，赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • His speech dispelled any fears about his health. 他的发言消除了人们对他身体健康的担心。
  • The sun soon dispelled the thick fog. 太阳很快驱散了浓雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
49 undoubtedly Mfjz6l     
adv.确实地，无疑地
参考例句：
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
50 aliases 9299da2529c98fccce0e32b476ba3266     
n.别名，化名( alias的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Can you allow the user to enter aliases for the longer entries? 可以允许用户为过长的文字选择别名吗？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • The criminal has several aliases. 该罪犯有数个化名。 来自辞典例句
51 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
52 disillusioned Qufz7J     
a.不再抱幻想的，大失所望的，幻想破灭的
参考例句：
  • I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。
  • Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream. 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦。
53 copper HZXyU     
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
参考例句：
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
54 sketch UEyyG     
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
参考例句：
  • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
  • I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
55 bulging daa6dc27701a595ab18024cbb7b30c25     
膨胀； 凸出（部）； 打气； 折皱
参考例句：
  • Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
  • Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”
56 brandishing 9a352ce6d3d7e0a224b2fc7c1cfea26c     
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀
参考例句：
  • The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句
57 benefactor ZQEy0     
n. 恩人，行善的人，捐助人
参考例句：
  • The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。
  • The first thing I did, was to recompense my original benefactor, my good old captain. 我所做的第一件事, 就是报答我那最初的恩人, 那位好心的老船长。
58 conceit raVyy     
n.自负，自高自大
参考例句：
  • As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
  • She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑。
59 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
60 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
参考例句：
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
61 sensational Szrwi     
adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的
参考例句：
  • Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
  • Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。
62 royalty iX6xN     
n.皇家，皇族
参考例句：
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

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