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The Blue Cup

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by Minnie Bruce Pratt

a smudged white thumbprint on the night sky.

Stories said it was a mark left by the hand

of Night， that old she， easily weaving

Beatrice found creation more difficult.

Tonight what she had was greasy⁶ water

whirling in the bottom of her sink， revolution，

and one clean cup.

She set the blue cup

down on the table， spooned instant coffee， poured

boiling water， a thread of sweetened milk. Before

she went back to work， she drank the galaxy⁷ that spun⁸

small and cautious between her chapped cupped hands.

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1 binoculars
n.双筒望远镜
参考例句：
He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。 If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。

2 nebula
n.星云，喷雾剂
参考例句：
A powerful telescope can resolve a nebula into stars.一架高性能的望远镜能从星云中分辨出星球来。 A nebula is really a discrete mass of innumerous stars.一团星云实际上是无数星体不连续的集合体。

3 milky
adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的
参考例句：
Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。 I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

4 strings
n.弦
参考例句：
He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。 She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

5 chaos
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。 The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 greasy
adj. 多脂的，油脂的
参考例句：
He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。 You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

7 galaxy
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。 The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

8 spun
v.纺，杜撰，急转身
参考例句：
His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。 Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。