波洛圣诞探案记38
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PART SIX
DECEMBER 27TH
Alfred Lee said with a sigh:
“That was better than I feared!”
They had just returned from the inquest.
Mr. Charlton, an old-fashioned type of solicitor1 with a cautious blue eye, had been presentand had returned with them. He said:
“Ah—I told you the proceedings2 would be purely3 formal—purely formal—there was boundto be an adjournment—to enable the police to gather up additional evidence.”
George Lee said vexedly:
“It is all most unpleasant—really most unpleasant—a terrible position in which to be placed!
I myself am quite convinced that this crime was done by a maniac4 who somehow or other gainedadmittance to the house. That man Sugden is as obstinate5 as a mule6. Colonel Johnson should enlistthe aid of Scotland Yard. These local police are no good. Thickheaded. What about this manHorbury, for instance? I hear his past is definitely unsatisfactory but the police do nothingwhatever about it.”
Mr. Charlton said:
“Ah—I believe the man Horbury has a satisfactory alibi7 covering the period of time inquestion. The police have accepted it.”
“Why should they?” George fumed8. “If I were they, I should accept such an alibi with reserve—with great reserve. Naturally, a criminal always provides himself with an alibi! It is the duty ofthe police to break down the alibi—that is, if they know their job.”
“Well, well,” said Mr. Charlton. “I don’t think it’s quite our business to teach the police theirjobs, eh? Pretty competent body of men on the whole.”
George shook his head darkly.
“Scotland Yard should be called in. I’m not at all satisfied with Superintendent9 Sugden—hemay be painstaking—but he is certainly far from brilliant.”
Mr. Charlton said:
“I don’t agree with you, you know. Sugden’s a good man. Doesn’t throw his weight about,but he gets there.”
Lydia said:
“I’m sure the police are doing their best. Mr. Charlton, will you have a glass of sherry?”
Mr. Charlton thanked her politely, but declined. Then, clearing his throat, he proceeded to thereading of the will, all members of the family being assembled.
He read it with a certain relish10, lingering over its more obscure phraseology, and savouring itslegal technicalities.
He came to the end, took off his glasses, wiped them, and looked round on the assembledcompany inquiringly.
Harry11 Lee said:
“All this legal stuff's a bit hard to follow. Give us the bare bones of it, will you?”
“Really,” said Mr. Charlton. “It’s a perfectly12 simple will.”
Harry said:
“My God, what’s a difficult will like then?”
Mr. Charlton rebuked13 him with a cold glance. He said:
“The main provisions of the will are quite simple. Half Mr. Lee’s property goes to his son,Mr. Alfred Lee, the remainder is divided between his other children.”
Harry laughed unpleasantly. He said:
“As usual, Alfred’s struck lucky! Half my father’s fortune! Lucky dog, aren’t you, Alfred?”
Alfred flushed. Lydia said sharply:
“Alfred was a loyal and devoted14 son to his father. He’s managed the works for years and hashad all the responsibility.”
Harry said: “Oh, yes, Alfred was always the good boy.”
Alfred said sharply:
“You may consider yourself lucky, I think, Harry, that my father left you anything at all!”
Harry laughed, throwing his head back. He said:
“You’d have liked it better if he’d cut me right out, wouldn’t you? You’ve always dislikedme.”
Mr. Charlton coughed. He was used — only too well used — to the painful scenes thatsucceeded the reading of a will. He was anxious to get away before the usual family quarrel gottoo well under way.
He murmured:
“I think—er—that that is all that I need—er—”
Harry said sharply: “What about Pilar?”
Mr. Charlton coughed again, this time apologetically.
“Er—Miss Estravados is not mentioned in the will.”
Harry said: Doesn’t she get her mother’s share?”
Mr. Charlton explained.
“Se?ora Estravados, if she had lived, would of course have received an equal share with therest of you, but as she is dead, the portion that would have been hers goes back into the estate to beshared out between you.”
Pilar said slowly in her rich Southern voice:
“Then—I have—nothing?”
Lydia said quickly:
“My dear, the family will see to that, of course.”
George Lee said:
“You will be able to make your home here with Alfred—eh, Alfred? We—er—you are ourniece—it is our duty to look after you.”
Hilda said: “We shall always be glad to have Pilar with us.”
Harry said:
“She ought to have her proper share. She ought to have Jennifer’s whack15.”
Mr. Charlton murmured:
“Must really—er—be going. Goodbye, Mrs. Lee—anything I can do—er—consult me at anytime. .?.?.”
He escaped quickly. His experience enabled him to predict that all the ingredients for afamily row were present.
As the door shut behind him Lydia said in her clear voice:
“I agree with Harry. I think Pilar is entitled to a definite share. This will was made manyyears before Jennifer’s death.”
“Nonsense,” said George. “Very slipshod and illegal way of thinking, Lydia. The law’s thelaw. We must abide16 by it.”
Magdalene said:
“It’s hard luck, of course, and we’re all very sorry for Pilar, but George is right. As he says,the law is the law.”
Lydia got up. She took Pilar by the hand.
“My dear,” she said. “This must be very unpleasant for you. Will you please leave us whilewe discuss the question?”
She led the girl to the door.
“Don’t worry, Pilar, dear,” she said. “Leave it to me.”
Pilar went slowly out of the room. Lydia shut the door behind her and turned back.
There was a moment’s pause while everyone drew breath and in another moment the battlewas in full swing.
Harry said:
“You’ve always been a damned skinflint, George.”
George retorted:
“At any rate, I’ve not been a sponge and a rotter!”
“You’ve been just as much of a sponge as I have! You’ve battened on Father all these years.”
“You seem to forget that I hold a responsible and arduous17 position which—”
Harry said:
“Responsible and arduous my foot! You’re only an inflated18 gasbag!”
Magdalene screamed: “How dare you?”
Hilda’s calm voice, slightly raised, said:
“Couldn’t we just discuss this quietly?”
Lydia threw her a grateful glance.
David said with sudden violence:
“Must we have all this disgraceful fuss over money!”
Magdalene said venomously to him:
“It’s all very well to be so high-minded. You’re not going to refuse your legacy20, are you? Youwant money just as much as the rest of us do! All this unworldliness is just a pose!”
David said in a strangled voice:
“You think I ought to refuse it? I wonder—”
Hilda said sharply:
“Of course you oughtn’t. Must we all behave like children? Alfred, you’re the head of thefamily—”
Alfred seemed to wake out of a dream. He said:
“I beg your pardon. All of you shouting at once. It—it confuses me.”
Lydia said:
“As Hilda has just pointed21 out, why must we behave like greedy children? Let us discuss thisthing quietly and sanely22 and”—she added this quickly—“one thing at a time. Alfred shall speakfirst because he is the eldest23. What do you think, Alfred, we should do about Pilar?”
He said slowly:
“She must make her home here, certainly. And we should make her an allowance. I do notsee she has any legal claim to the money which would have gone to her mother. She’s not a Lee,remember. She’s a Spanish subject.”
“No legal claim, no,” said Lydia. “But I think she has a moral claim. As I see it, your father,although his daughter had married a Spaniard against his wishes, recognized her to have an equalclaim upon him. George, Harry, David, and Jennifer were to share equally. Jennifer only died lastyear. I am sure that when he sent for Mr. Charlton, he meant to make ample provision for Pilar ina new will. He would have allotted24 her at least her mother’s share. It is possible that he might havedone much more than that. She was the only grandchild, remember. I think the least we can do isto endeavour to remedy any injustice25 that your father himself was preparing to remedy.”
Alfred said warmly:
“Well put, Lydia! I was wrong. I agree with you that Pilar must be given Jennifer’s share ofmy father’s fortune.”
Lydia said: “Your turn, Harry.”
Harry said:
“As you know, I agree. I think Lydia has put the case very well, and I’d like to say I admireher for it.”
Lydia said:
“George?”
George was red in the face. He spluttered:
“Certainly not! Whole thing’s preposterous26! Give her a home and a decent dress allowance.
Quite enough for her!”
“Then you refuse to cooperate?” asked Alfred.
“Yes, I do.”
“And he’s quite right,” said Magdalene. “It’s disgraceful to suggest he should do anything ofthe kind! Considering that George is the only member of the family who has done anything in theworld, I think it’s a shame his father left him so little!”
Lydia said: “David?”
David said vaguely27:
“Oh, I think you’re right. It’s a pity there’s got to be so much ugliness and disputing about itall.”
Hilda said:
“You’re quite right, Lydia. It’s only justice!”
Harry looked round. He said:
“Well, that’s clear. Of the family, Alfred, myself and David are in favour of the motion.
George is against it. The ayes have it.”
George said sharply:
“There is no question of ayes and noes. My share of my father’s estate is mine absolutely. Ishall not part with a penny of it.”
“No, indeed,” said Magdalene.
Lydia said sharply:
“If you like to stand out, that is your business. The rest of us will make up your share of thetotal.”
She looked round for assent28 and the others nodded.
Harry said: “Alfred’s got the lion’s share. He ought to stand most of the racket.”
Alfred said: “I see that your original disinterested29 suggestion will soon break down.”
Hilda said firmly:
“Don’t let’s start again! Lydia shall tell Pilar what we’ve decided30. We can settle details later.”
She added in the hope of making a diversion, “I wonder where Mr. Farr is, and M. Poirot?”
Alfred said:
“We dropped Poirot in the village on our way to the inquest. He said he had an importantpurchase to make.”
Harry said: “Why didn’t he go to the inquest? Surely he ought to have done!”
Lydia said:
“Perhaps he knew it was not going to be important. Who’s that out there in the garden?
Superintendent Sugden, or Mr. Farr?”
The efforts of the two women were successful. The family conclave31 broke up.
Lydia said to Hilda privately32:
“Thank you, Hilda. It was nice of you to back me up. You know, you really have been acomfort in all this.”
Hilda said thoughtfully: “Queer how money upsets people.”
The others had all left the room. The two women were alone.
Lydia said:
“Yes—even Harry—although it was his suggestion! And my poor Alfred—he is so British—he doesn’t really like Lee money going to a Spanish subject.”
Hilda said, smiling:
“Do you think we women are more unworldly?”
Lydia said with a shrug33 of her graceful19 shoulders:
“Well, you know, it isn’t really our money—not our own! That may make a difference.”
Hilda said thoughtfully:
“She is a strange child—Pilar, I mean. I wonder what will become of her?”
Lydia sighed.
“I’m glad that she will be independent. To live here, to be given a home and a dressallowance, would not, I think, be very satisfactory to her. She’s too proud and, I think, too—tooalien.”
She added musingly34:
“I once brought some beautiful blue lapis home from Egypt. Out there, against the sun andthe sand, it was a glorious colour—a brilliant warm blue. But when I got it home, the blue of ithardly showed any more. It was just a dull, darkish string of beads35.”
Hilda said:
“Yes, I see. .?.?.”
Lydia said gently:
“I am so glad to come to know you and David at last. I’m glad you both came here.”
Hilda sighed:
“How often I’ve wished in the last few days that we hadn’t!”
“I know. You must have done .?.?. But you know, Hilda, the shock hasn’t affected36 Davidnearly as badly as it might have done. I mean, he is so sensitive that it might have upset himcompletely. Actually, since the murder, he’s seemed ever so much better—”
Hilda looked slightly disturbed. She said:
“So you’ve noticed that? It’s rather dreadful in a way .?.?. But oh! Lydia, it’s undoubtedlyso!”
She was silent a minute recollecting37 words that her husband had spoken only the nightbefore. He had said to her, eagerly, his fair hair tossed back from his forehead:
“Hilda, you remember in Tosca—when Scarpia is dead and Tosca lights the candles at hishead and feet? Do you remember what she says: “Now I can forgive him .?.?.” That is what I feel—about Father. I see now that all these years I couldn’t forgive him, and yet I really wanted to .?.?.
But no—now there’s no rancour any more. It’s all wiped away. And I feel—oh, I feel as though agreat load had been lifted from my back.”
She had said, striving to fight back a sudden fear:
“Because he’s dead?”
He had answered quickly, stammering38 in his eagerness:
“No, no, you don’t understand. Not because he is dead, but because my childish stupid hateof him is dead. .?.?.”
Hilda thought of those words now.
She would have liked to repeat them to the woman at her side, but she felt instinctively39 that itwas wiser not.
She followed Lydia out of the drawing room into the hall.
Magdalene was there, standing40 by the hall table with a little parcel in her hand. She jumpedwhen she saw them. She said:
“Oh, this must be M Poirot’s important purchase. I saw him put it down here just now. Iwonder what it is.”
She looked from one to the other of them, giggling41 a little, but her eyes were sharp andanxious, belying42 the affected gaiety of her words.
Lydia’s eyebrows43 rose. She said:
“I must go and wash before lunch.”
Magdalene said, still with that affectation of childishness, but unable to keep the desperatenote out of her voice:
“I must just peep!”
She unrolled the piece of paper and gave a sharp exclamation44. She stared at the thing in herhand.
Lydia stopped and Hilda too. Both women stared.
Magdalene said in a puzzled voice:
“It’s a false moustache. But—but—why?”
Hilda said doubtfully:
“Disguise? But—”
Lydia finished the sentence for her.
“But M. Poirot has a very fine moustache of his own!”
Magdalene was wrapping the parcel up again. She said:
“I don’t understand. It’s—it’s mad. Why does M. Poirot buy a false moustache?”
 


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1 solicitor vFBzb     
n.初级律师,事务律师
参考例句:
  • The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
  • The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。
2 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
参考例句:
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
3 purely 8Sqxf     
adv.纯粹地,完全地
参考例句:
  • I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
  • This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
4 maniac QBexu     
n.精神癫狂的人;疯子
参考例句:
  • Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意!那个人开车像个疯子一样!
  • You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子,你用炸弹恐吓她!
5 obstinate m0dy6     
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
参考例句:
  • She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的。
  • The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。
6 mule G6RzI     
n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人
参考例句:
  • A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
  • He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。
7 alibi bVSzb     
n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明;借口
参考例句:
  • Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗?
  • The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑,因为他已有前科。
8 fumed e5b9aff6742212daa59abdcc6c136e16     
愤怒( fume的过去式和过去分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟
参考例句:
  • He fumed with rage because she did not appear. 因为她没出现,所以他大发雷霆。
  • He fumed and fretted and did not know what was the matter. 他烦躁,气恼,不知是怎么回事。
9 superintendent vsTwV     
n.监督人,主管,总监;(英国)警务长
参考例句:
  • He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
  • He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。
10 relish wBkzs     
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
参考例句:
  • I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
  • I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
11 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
12 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。
13 rebuked bdac29ff5ae4a503d9868e9cd4d93b12     
责难或指责( rebuke的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures. 公司因忽略了安全规程而受到公开批评。
  • The teacher rebuked the boy for throwing paper on the floor. 老师指责这个男孩将纸丢在地板上。
14 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。
15 whack kMKze     
v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份
参考例句:
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒,在我背上猛拍一下。
16 abide UfVyk     
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
参考例句:
  • You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
  • If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
17 arduous 5vxzd     
adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的
参考例句:
  • We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
  • The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
18 inflated Mqwz2K     
adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨
参考例句:
  • He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
  • They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
20 legacy 59YzD     
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句:
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
  • He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
21 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
22 sanely vjOzCS     
ad.神志清楚地
参考例句:
  • This homogenization simplifies and uncomplicated the world enough to model It'sanely. 这种均质化的处理方式,简化了世界,足以能够稳妥地为它建模。
  • She is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic. 尽管我们知道她有精神分裂症,但那些天她的举止还算清醒。
23 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的,最年老的
参考例句:
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
24 allotted 5653ecda52c7b978bd6890054bd1f75f     
分配,拨给,摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
  • Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。
25 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
26 preposterous e1Tz2     
adj.荒谬的,可笑的
参考例句:
  • The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。
  • It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的。
27 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
28 assent Hv6zL     
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
  • I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
  • The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
29 disinterested vu4z6s     
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
参考例句:
  • He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
  • He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图,我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。
30 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
31 conclave eY9yw     
n.秘密会议,红衣主教团
参考例句:
  • Signore,I ask and I prey,that you break this conclave.各位阁下,我请求,并祈祷,你们能停止这次秘密会议。
  • I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.我就是在那次大会上遇到了我的伴侣的,而我的生活就转向了一个巨大的改变。
32 privately IkpzwT     
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
参考例句:
  • Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
  • The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
33 shrug Ry3w5     
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
参考例句:
  • With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩,走出了房间。
  • I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
34 musingly ddec53b7ea68b079ee6cb62ac6c95bf9     
adv.沉思地,冥想地
参考例句:
35 beads 894701f6859a9d5c3c045fd6f355dbf5     
n.(空心)小珠子( bead的名词复数 );水珠;珠子项链
参考例句:
  • a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
  • Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。
36 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
37 recollecting ede3688b332b81d07d9a3dc515e54241     
v.记起,想起( recollect的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Once wound could heal slowly, my Bo Hui was recollecting. 曾经的伤口会慢慢地愈合,我卜会甾回忆。 来自互联网
  • I am afraid of recollecting the life of past in the school. 我不敢回忆我在校过去的生活。 来自互联网
38 stammering 232ca7f6dbf756abab168ca65627c748     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He betrayed nervousness by stammering. 他说话结结巴巴说明他胆子小。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • \"Why,\" he said, actually stammering, \"how do you do?\" “哎呀,\"他说,真的有些结结巴巴,\"你好啊?” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
39 instinctively 2qezD2     
adv.本能地
参考例句:
  • As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近,她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
40 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
41 giggling 2712674ae81ec7e853724ef7e8c53df1     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑,叫我真受不了,那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
42 belying 19283ef2c4752ec020086a52c2052c4f     
v.掩饰,与…不符,使…失望;掩饰( belie的现在分词 );证明(或显示)…为虚假;辜负;就…扯谎
参考例句:
  • Belying its simple graphic design, a T-shirt is now a symbolic medium for designers. 在T恤上面充满简洁的设计,现在已经成为设计师的一个符号化的媒介。 来自互联网
  • Gordon Brown, belying his clunking image, has brought tech-savvy communications staff into Downing Street. 布朗已经把精通技术的通讯工作人员带到的唐宁街。 来自互联网
43 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
44 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。
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