Chaplinesque

时间：2007-05-15 09:17:07

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by E. E. Cummings

    in Just-

    spring when the world is mud-

    luscious1 the little

    lame2 balloonman

    whistles far and wee

    and eddieandbill come by Hart Crane

    We make our meek3 adjustments，

    Contented4 with such random5 consolations6

    As the wind deposits

    In slithered and too ample pockets.

    For we can still love the world， who find

    A famished7 kitten on the step， and know

    Recesses8 for it from the fury of the street，

    Or warm torn elbow coverts9.

    We will sidestep， and to the final smirk10

    Dally11 the doom12 of that inevitable13 thumb

    That slowly chafes14 its puckered15 index toward us，

    Facing the dull squint16 with what innocence17

    And what surprise！

    And yet these fine collapses18 are not lies

    More than the pirouettes of any pliant19 cane20；

    Our obsequies are， in a way， no enterprise.

    We can evade21 you， and all else but the heart：

    What blame to us if the heart live on.

    The game enforces smirks22； but we have seen

    The moon in lonely alleys23 make

    A grail of laughter of an empty ash can，

    And through all sound of gaiety and quest

    Have heard a kitten in the wilderness24.


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1 luscious 927yw     
adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的
参考例句：
  • The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
  • What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！
2 lame r9gzj     
adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
参考例句：
  • The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
  • I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
3 meek x7qz9     
adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的
参考例句：
  • He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
  • The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。
4 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的，安心的，知足的
参考例句：
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
5 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
6 consolations 73df0eda2cb43ef5d4137bf180257e9b     
n.安慰，慰问( consolation的名词复数 )；起安慰作用的人（或事物）
参考例句：
  • Recent history had washed away the easy consolations and the old formulas. 现代的历史已经把轻松的安慰和陈旧的公式一扫而光。 来自辞典例句
  • When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. 诗94:19我心里多忧多疑、安慰我、使我欢乐。 来自互联网
7 famished 0laxB     
adj.饥饿的
参考例句：
  • When's lunch?I'm famished!什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！
  • My feet are now killing me and I'm absolutely famished.我的脚现在筋疲力尽，我绝对是极饿了。
8 recesses 617c7fa11fa356bfdf4893777e4e8e62     
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 )；（工作或业务活动的）中止或暂停期间；学校的课间休息；某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 )；将（墙）做成凹形，在（墙）上做壁龛；休息，休会，休庭
参考例句：
  • I could see the inmost recesses. 我能看见最深处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker recesses of my mind. 我一直把怀疑深深地隐藏在心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 coverts 9c6ddbff739ddfbd48ceaf919c48b1bd     
n.隐蔽的，不公开的，秘密的( covert的名词复数 )；复羽
参考例句：
  • But personage inside story thinks, this coverts namely actually leave one's post. 但有知情人士认为，这实际上就是变相离职。 来自互联网
10 smirk GE8zY     
n.得意地笑；v.傻笑；假笑着说
参考例句：
  • He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.他毫不掩饰自鸣得意的笑容。
  • She had a selfsatisfied smirk on her face.她脸上带着自鸣得意的微笑。
11 dally savyU     
v.荒废(时日)，调情
参考例句：
  • You should not dally away your time.你不应该浪费时间。
  • One shouldn't dally with a girl's affection.一个人不该玩弄女孩子的感情。
12 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定
参考例句：
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
13 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的，必然发生的
参考例句：
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
14 chafes 35ac34cd7cca534682d84cc890379cf7     
v.擦热（尤指皮肤）( chafe的第三人称单数 )；擦痛；发怒；惹怒
参考例句：
  • Her skin chafes easily. 她的皮肤很容易擦破。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The daughter under such restrictions chafes at them circumscribe her whole world. 他们的女儿是在如此严厉的约束下，她的整个世界都是受的限制的。 来自互联网
15 puckered 919dc557997e8559eff50805cb11f46e     
v.（使某物）起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • His face puckered , and he was ready to cry. 他的脸一皱，像要哭了。
  • His face puckered, the tears leapt from his eyes. 他皱着脸，眼泪夺眶而出。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 squint oUFzz     
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的
参考例句：
  • A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch. 斜视有时候可以通过戴眼罩来纠正。
  • The sun was shinning straight in her eyes which made her squint. 太阳直射着她的眼睛,使她眯起了眼睛。
17 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
18 collapses 9efa410d233b4045491e3d6f683e12ed     
折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 )； 倒塌； 崩溃； （尤指工作劳累后）坐下
参考例句：
  • This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
  • Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
19 pliant yO4xg     
adj.顺从的；可弯曲的
参考例句：
  • She's proud and stubborn,you know,under that pliant exterior.你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
  • They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
20 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。
21 evade evade     
vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避
参考例句：
  • He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
  • You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？
22 smirks 4d574ad2e93c6b4a95eaf8af4919ad68     
n.傻笑，得意的笑( smirk的名词复数 )v.傻笑( smirk的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Eighteenth-century wigs are still worn by the judiciary and nobody smirks. 法官至今还戴18世纪的假发套而没有人嘲笑。 来自互联网
  • Once a league laughingstock, nobody even much as smirks at the Hornets anymore. 曾经联盟的笑柄，没人再去嘲笑蜜蜂了。 来自互联网
23 alleys ed7f32602655381e85de6beb51238b46     
胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径
参考例句：
  • I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
  • The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。
24 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠
参考例句：
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

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