破镜谋杀案3

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（单词翻译:单击）

II
Miss Marple uttered a sharp exclamation1 of annoyance2. She’d dropped a
stitch again. Not only that, she must have dropped it some time ago. Not
until now, when she had to decrease for the neck and count the stitches,
had she realized the fact. She took up a spare pin, held the knitting side-
ways to the light and peered anxiously. Even her new spectacles didn’t
seem to do any good. And that, she reflected, was because obviously there
came a time when oculists, in spite of their luxurious4 waiting rooms, the
up-to-date instruments, the bright lights they flashed into your eyes, and
the very high fees they charged, couldn’t do anything much more for you.
Miss Marple reflected with some nostalgia5 on how good her eyesight had
been a few (well, not perhaps a few) years ago. From the vantage point of
her garden, so admirably placed to see all that was going on in St. Mary
Mead7, how little had escaped her noticing eye! And with the help of her
bird glasses—(an interest in birds was so useful!)—she had been able to
see—She broke off there and let her thoughts run back over the past. Ann
Protheroe in her summer frock going along to the Vicarage garden. And
Colonel Protheroe—poor man—a very tiresome8 and unpleasant man, to be
sure—but to be murdered like that—She shook her head and went on to
thoughts of Griselda, the vicar’s pretty young wife. Dear Griselda—such a
faithful friend—a Christmas card every year. That attractive baby of hers
was a strapping9 young man now, and with a very good job. Engineering,
was it? He always had enjoyed taking his mechanical trains to pieces. Bey-
ond the Vicarage, there had been the stile and the field path with Farmer
Giles’s cattle beyond in the meadows where now—now….
The Development.
And why not? Miss Marple asked herself sternly. These things had to be.
The houses were necessary, and they were very well built, or so she had
been told. “Planning,” or whatever they called it. Though why everything
had to be called a Close she couldn’t imagine. Aubrey Close and Longwood
Close, and Grandison Close and all the rest of them. Not really Closes at all.
Miss Marple knew what a Close was perfectly10. Her uncle had been a
Canon of Chichester Cathedral. As a child she had gone to stay with him in
the Close.
It was like Cherry Baker11 who always called Miss Marple’s oldworld
overcrowded drawing room the “lounge.” Miss Marple corrected her
gently, “It’s the drawing room, Cherry.” And Cherry, because she was
young and kind, endeavoured to remember, though it was obvious to her
“drawing room” was a very funny word to use—and “lounge” came slip-
ping out. She had of late, however, compromised on “living-room.” Miss
Marple liked Cherry very much. Her name was Mrs. Baker and she came
from the Development. She was one of the detachment of young wives
who shopped at the supermarket and wheeled prams12 about the quiet
streets of St. Mary Mead. They were all smart and well turned out. Their
hair was crisp and curled. They laughed and talked and called to one an-
other. They were like a happy flock of birds. Owing to the insidious13 snares14
of Hire Purchase, they were always in need of ready money, though their
husbands all earned good wages; and so they came and did housework or
cooking. Cherry was a quick and efficient cook, she was an intelligent girl,
took telephone calls correctly and was quick to spot inaccuracies in the
tradesmen’s books. She was not much given to turning mattresses15, and as
far as washing up went Miss Marple always now passed the pantry door
with her head turned away so as not to observe Cherry’s method which
was that of thrusting everything into the sink together and letting loose a
snowstorm of detergent16 on it. Miss Marple had quietly removed her old
Worcester tea set from daily circulation and put it in the corner cabinet
whence it only emerged on special occasions. Instead she had purchased a
modern service with a pattern of pale grey on white and no gilt17 on it what-
soever to be washed away in the sink.
How different it had been in the past… Faithful Florence, for instance,
that grenadier of a parlourmaid—and there had been Amy and Clara and
Alice, those “nice little maids”—arriving from St. Faith’s Orphanage18, to be
“trained,” and then going on to betterpaid jobs elsewhere. Rather simple,
some of them had been, and frequently adenoidal, and Amy distinctly
moronic19. They had gossiped and chattered20 with the other maids in the vil-
lage and walked out with the fishmonger’s assistant, or the undergardener
at the Hall, or one of Mr. Barnes the grocer’s numerous assistants. Miss
Marple’s mind went back over them affectionately thinking of all the little
woolly coats she had knitted for their subsequent offspring. They had not
been very good with the telephone, and no good at all at arithmetic. On
the other hand, they knew how to wash up, and how to make a bed. They
had had skills, rather than education. It was odd that nowadays it should
be the educated girls who went in for all the domestic chores. Students
from abroad, girls au pair, university students in the vacation, young mar-
ried women like Cherry Baker, who lived in spurious Closes on new build-
ing developments.
There were still, of course, people like Miss Knight21. This last thought
came suddenly as Miss Knight’s tread overhead made the lustres on the
mantelpiece tinkle22 warningly. Miss Knight had obviously had her after-
noon rest and would now go out for her afternoon walk. In a moment she
would come to ask Miss Marple if she could get her anything in the town.
The thought of Miss Knight brought the usual reaction to Miss Marple’s
mind. Of course, it was very generous of dear Raymond (her nephew) and
nobody could be kinder than Miss Knight, and of course that attack of
bronchitis had left her very weak, and Dr. Haydock had said very firmly
that she must not go on sleeping alone in the house with only someone
coming in daily, but—She stopped there. Because it was no use going on
with the thought which was “If only it could have been someone other
than Miss Knight.” But there wasn’t much choice for elderly ladies
nowadays. Devoted23 maidservants had gone out of fashion. In real illness
you could have a proper hospital nurse, at vast expense and procured24
with difficulty, or you could go to hospital. But after the critical phase of
illness had passed, you were down to the Miss Knights25.
There wasn’t, Miss Marple reflected, anything wrong about the Miss
Knights other than the fact that they were madly irritating. They were full
of kindness, ready to feel affection towards their charges, to humour
them, to be bright and cheerful with them and in general to treat them as
slightly mentally afflicted26 children.
“But I,” said Miss Marple to herself, “although I may be old, am not a
mentally retarded27 child.”
At this moment, breathing rather heavily, as was her custom, Miss
Knight bounced brightly into the room. She was a big, rather flabby wo-
man of fifty- six with yellowing grey hair very elaborately arranged,
glasses, a long thin nose, and below it a good-natured mouth and a weak
chin.
“Here we are!” she exclaimed with a kind of beaming boisterousness28,
meant to cheer and enliven the sad twilight29 of the aged30. “I hope we’ve had
our little snooze?”
“I have been knitting,” Miss Marple replied, putting some emphasis on
the pronoun, “and,” she went on, confessing her weakness with distaste
and shame, “I’ve dropped a stitch.”
“Oh dear, dear,” said Miss Knight. “Well, we’ll soon put that right, won’t
we?”
“You will,” said Miss Marple. “I, alas31, am unable to do so.”
The slight acerbity32 of her tone passed quite unnoticed. Miss Knight, as
always, was eager to help.
“There,” she said after a few moments. “There you are, dear. Quite all
right now.”
Though Miss Marple was perfectly agreeable to be called “dear” (and
even “ducks”) by the woman at the greengrocer or the girl at the paper
shop, it annoyed her intensely to be called “dear” by Miss Knight. Another
of those things that elderly ladies have to bear. She thanked Miss Knight
politely.
“And now I’m just going out for my wee toddle,” said Miss Knight hu-
morously. “Shan’t be long.”
“Please don’t dream of hurrying back,” said Miss Marple politely and
sincerely.
“Well, I don’t like to leave you too long on your own, dear, in case you
get moped.”
“I assure you I am quite happy,” said Miss Marple. “I probably shall
have” (she closed her eyes) “a little nap.”
“That’s right, dear. Anything I can get you?”
Miss Marple opened her eyes and considered.
“You might go into Longdon’s and see if the curtains are ready. And per-
haps6 another skein of the blue wool from Mrs. Wisley. And a box of black
currant lozenges at the chemist’s. And change my book at the library—but
don’t let them give you anything that isn’t on my list. This last one was too
terrible. I couldn’t read it.” She held out The Spring Awakens33.
“Oh dear dear! Didn’t you like it? I thought you’d love it. Such a pretty
story.”
“And if it isn’t too far for you, perhaps you wouldn’t mind going as far as
Halletts and see if they have one of those up-and-down egg whisks—not
the turn-the-handle kind.”
(She knew very well they had nothing of the kind, but Halletts was the
farthest shop possible.)
“If all this isn’t too much—” she murmured.
But Miss Knight replied with obvious sincerity34.
“Not at all. I shall be delighted.”
Miss Knight loved shopping. It was the breath of life to her. One met ac-
quaintances, and had the chance of a chat, one gossiped with the assist-
ants, and had the opportunity of examining various articles in the various
shops. And one could spend quite a long time engaged in these pleasant
occupations without any guilty feeling that it was one’s duty to hurry
back.
So Miss Knight started off happily, after a last glance at the frail35 old lady
resting so peacefully by the window.
After waiting a few minutes in case Miss Knight should return for a
shopping bag, or her purse, or a handkerchief (she was a great forgetter
and returner), and also to recover from the slight mental fatigue37 induced
by thinking of so many unwanted things to ask Miss Knight to get, Miss
Marple rose briskly to her feet, cast aside her knitting and strode purpose-
fully36 across the room and into the hall. She took down her summer coat
from its peg38, a stick from the hall stand and exchanged her bedroom slip-
pers for a pair of stout39 walking shoes. Then she left the house by the side
door.
“It will take her at least an hour and a half,” Miss Marple estimated to
herself. “Quite that—with all the people from the Development doing their
shopping.”
Miss Marple visualized40 Miss Knight at Longdon’s making abortive41 in-
quiries re curtains. Her surmises42 were remarkably43 accurate. At this mo-
ment Miss Knight was exclaiming, “Of course, I felt quite sure in my own
mind they wouldn’t be ready yet. But of course I said I’d come along and
see when the old lady spoke44 about it. Poor old dears, they’ve got so little to
look forward to. One must humour them. And she’s a sweet old lady. Fail-
ing a little now, it’s only to be expected—their faculties45 get dimmed. Now
that’s a pretty material you’ve got there. Do you have it in any other col-
ours?”
A pleasant twenty minutes passed. When Miss Knight had finally depar-
ted3, the senior assistant remarked with a sniff46, “Failing, is she? I’ll believe
that when I see it for myself. Old Miss Marple has always been as sharp as
a needle, and I’d say she still is.” She then gave her attention to a young
woman in tight trousers and a sailcloth jersey47 who wanted plastic mater-
ial with crabs48 on it for bathroom curtains.
“Emily Waters, that’s who she reminds me of,” Miss Marple was saying
to herself, with the satisfaction it always gave her to match up a human
personality with one known in the past. “Just the same bird brain. Let me
see, what happened to Emily?”
Nothing much, was her conclusion. She had once nearly got engaged to
a curate, but after an understanding of several years the affair had fizzled
out. Miss Marple dismissed her nurse attendant from her mind and gave
her attention to her surroundings. She had traversed the garden rapidly
only observing as it were from the corner of her eye that Laycock had cut
down the old-fashioned roses in a way more suitable to hybrid49 teas, but
she did not allow this to distress50 her, or distract her from the delicious
pleasure of having escaped for an outing entirely51 on her own. She had a
happy feeling of adventure. She turned to the right, entered the Vicarage
gate, took the path through the Vicarage garden and came out on the right
of way. Where the stile had been there was now an iron swing gate giving
on to a tarred asphalt path. This led to a neat little bridge over the stream
and on the other side of the stream where once there had been meadows
with cows, there was the Development.

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1 exclamation onBxZ     
n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词
参考例句：
  • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
  • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。
2 annoyance Bw4zE     
n.恼怒，生气，烦恼
参考例句：
  • Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气？
  • I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。
3 ted 9gazhs     
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
4 luxurious S2pyv     
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。
5 nostalgia p5Rzb     
n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧
参考例句：
  • He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
  • I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。
6 haps 7226286636a9a1dc4226df0e47f52e59     
n.粗厚毛披巾；偶然，机会，运气( hap的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life. 他记录了下他生命中的所有小祸小福。 来自互联网
  • Per haps he's never run up against any walls. 这家伙大概没有碰过钉子吧？ 来自互联网
7 mead BotzAK     
n.蜂蜜酒
参考例句：
  • He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
  • He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。
8 tiresome Kgty9     
adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的
参考例句：
  • His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
  • 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。
9 strapping strapping     
adj. 魁伟的, 身材高大健壮的 n. 皮绳或皮带的材料, 裹伤胶带, 皮鞭 动词strap的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father. 他是一个魁梧的小伙子——已经比他父亲高了。
  • He was a tall strapping boy. 他是一个高大健壮的小伙子。
10 perfectly 8Mzxb     
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。
11 baker wyTz62     
n.面包师
参考例句：
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
12 prams df32e83dafbd9ead50449dbb50352633     
n.（手推的）婴儿车( pram的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • In order to offer guests convenience, our company hires out prams. 本公司出租小孩推车，为旅客提供便利。 来自互联网
  • Oh, no; girls, you know, are much too clever to fall out of their prams. 没有啊，你知道，女孩子太机灵，不会从儿童车里掉出来的。 来自互联网
13 insidious fx6yh     
adj.阴险的，隐匿的，暗中为害的，（疾病）不知不觉之间加剧
参考例句：
  • That insidious man bad-mouthed me to almost everyone else.那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。
  • Organized crime has an insidious influence on all who come into contact with it.所有和集团犯罪有关的人都会不知不觉地受坏影响。
14 snares ebae1da97d1c49a32d8b910a856fed37     
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。 来自辞典例句
15 mattresses 985a5c9b3722b68c7f8529dc80173637     
褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
  • The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。
16 detergent dm1zW     
n.洗涤剂；adj.有洗净力的
参考例句：
  • He recommended a new detergent to me.他向我推荐一种新的洗涤剂。
  • This detergent can remove stubborn stains.这种去污剂能去除难洗的污渍。
17 gilt p6UyB     
adj.镀金的；n.金边证券
参考例句：
  • The plates have a gilt edge.这些盘子的边是镀金的。
  • The rest of the money is invested in gilt.其余的钱投资于金边证券。
18 orphanage jJwxf     
n.孤儿院
参考例句：
  • They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
  • They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。
19 moronic pENxO     
a.低能的
参考例句：
  • He came down here to find investors for that moronic club of his. 他来这里给他那个白痴俱乐部找投资人。
  • My best friend is so moronic sometimes. Yesterday he ran my foot over with his car! 有时候我最好的朋友可真是个二百五（十三点）。昨天他居然用他的车来压我的脚！
20 chattered 0230d885b9f6d176177681b6eaf4b86f     
（人）喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 )； 唠叨； （牙齿）打战； （机器）震颤
参考例句：
  • They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
  • We chattered like two teenagers. 我们聊着天，像两个十多岁的孩子。
21 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
22 tinkle 1JMzu     
vi.叮当作响；n.叮当声
参考例句：
  • The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.酒杯丁零一声掉在地上。
  • Give me a tinkle and let me know what time the show starts.给我打个电话，告诉我演出什么时候开始。
23 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
24 procured 493ee52a2e975a52c94933bb12ecc52b     
v.（努力）取得， （设法）获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 )；拉皮条
参考例句：
  • These cars are to be procured through open tender. 这些汽车要用公开招标的办法购买。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A friend procured a position in the bank for my big brother. 一位朋友为我哥哥谋得了一个银行的职位。 来自《用法词典》
25 knights 2061bac208c7bdd2665fbf4b7067e468     
骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马
参考例句：
  • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
  • He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
26 afflicted aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a     
使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
  • A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
27 retarded xjAzyy     
a.智力迟钝的，智力发育迟缓的
参考例句：
  • The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
  • He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很，许多人以为他智力低下。
28 boisterousness 4ab740ec62c57eb0248c0ff89931fc90     
n.喧闹；欢跃；（风暴）狂烈
参考例句：
29 twilight gKizf     
n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期
参考例句：
  • Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
  • Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
30 aged 6zWzdI     
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。
31 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。
32 acerbity pomye     
n.涩，酸，刻薄
参考例句：
  • His acerbity to his daughter came home to roost.他对女儿的刻薄得到了恶报。
  • The biggest to amino acerbity demand still is animal feed additive.对氨基酸需求量最大的仍是动物饲料添加剂。
33 awakens 8f28b6f7db9761a7b3cb138b2d5a123c     
v.（使）醒( awaken的第三人称单数 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到
参考例句：
  • The scene awakens reminiscences of my youth. 这景象唤起我年轻时的往事。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The child awakens early in the morning. 这个小孩早晨醒得早。 来自辞典例句
34 sincerity zyZwY     
n.真诚，诚意；真实
参考例句：
  • His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
  • He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。
35 frail yz3yD     
adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的
参考例句：
  • Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
  • She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。
36 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
37 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳，劳累
参考例句：
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
38 peg p3Fzi     
n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定
参考例句：
  • Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
39 stout PGuzF     
adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的
参考例句：
  • He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
  • The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
40 visualized 052bbebb5da308bd361d83e229771079     
直观的，直视的
参考例句：
  • I had visualized scientists as bearded old men. 我曾经把科学家想像成长满胡子的老人。
  • "I visualized mangled and inadequate branches for my fires. 我想像中出现了砍得乱七八糟的树枝子，供不上壁炉烧的。 来自名作英译部分
41 abortive 1IXyE     
adj.不成功的，发育不全的
参考例句：
  • We had to abandon our abortive attempts.我们的尝试没有成功，不得不放弃。
  • Somehow the whole abortive affair got into the FBI files.这件早已夭折的案子不知怎么就进了联邦调查局的档案。
42 surmises 0de4d975cd99d9759cc345e7fb0890b6     
v.臆测，推断( surmise的第三人称单数 )；揣测；猜想
参考例句：
  • The detective is completely correct in his surmises. 这个侦探所推测的完全正确。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • As the reader probably surmises, a variety of interest tables exists. 正如读者可能推测的那样，存在着各种各样的利息表。 来自辞典例句
43 remarkably EkPzTW     
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
参考例句：
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
44 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。
45 faculties 066198190456ba4e2b0a2bda2034dfc5     
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 )；全体教职员；技巧；院
参考例句：
  • Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬，但头脑仍然清晰。
  • All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中，你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》
46 sniff PF7zs     
vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视
参考例句：
  • The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
  • When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。
47 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
48 crabs a26cc3db05581d7cfc36d59943c77523     
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
49 hybrid pcBzu     
n.(动，植）杂种，混合物
参考例句：
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
50 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
51 entirely 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。

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