流动的飨宴(A Moveable Feast)[欧内斯特·海明威]Chapter 25: The Acrid Smell of Lies-章节单词统计
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The Acrid Smell of Lies
Ford: He sat upright like a great gasping fish breathing out a fouler breath than the spout of any whale.
Many people loved Ford. Most of them, of course, were women. But a few men liked him after they knew him and many men tried to be just to him all of their lives. These were people who, like H.G. Wells, had seen him in a good époque and had seen him badly treated.
I never knew him in a good époque although his Transatlantic Review period was very well spoken of both at the time and later. Almost everyone lies and the lies are not important. Some people we loved for their lies and would wait hopefully for them to start their best ones. Ford, though, lied about things that left scars. He lied about money and about things that were important in daily living that he would give you his word on. When his luck was running very badly he would sometimes give you close to a straight answer. If he made any money or his luck turned for the better he became impossible. I tried to be just to him and not be severe, nor judge him, but only try to get along with him; but to think or write about him with accuracy and exactitude was crueler than any judging.
单词 | 注释 | 级别 |
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upright | a. 正直的, 诚实的, 公正的, 垂直的, 竖式的 [化] 立杆 | GRECET6CET4TEM4TOF |
gasp | n. 喘气 vi. 喘气, 喘息, 渴望 vt. 气喘吁吁地说 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
breathing | n. 呼吸, 瞬间, 微风 a. 呼吸的, 逼真的 | |
fouler | a. 恶劣的( foul的比较级 ); 邪恶的; 难闻的; 下流的 | |
spout | n. 喷口, 从喷口流出的水, 水落管, 水龙卷 vt. 喷出, 喷射, 滔滔不绝说出, 典押 vi. 喷射, 高谈阔论 | GRETOF |
whale | n. 鲸 vi. 捕鲸 vt. 使惨败, 猛揍 | |
treat | n. 宴请, 款待 vt. 视为, 对待, 论述, 治疗, 款待 vi. 讨论, 谈判, 作东 | CET4TEM4 |
transatlantic | a. 横渡大西洋的, 大西洋彼岸的, 美国的 | |
hopefully | adv. 有希望地, 如果希望能实现的话 | |
scar | n. 疤痕, 伤痕, 悬崖 vi. 结疤, 愈合, 痊愈 vt. 使有伤痕 | GRECET6CET4TOF |
straight | n. 直线, 直 a. 直的, 笔直的, 正直的, 直接的, 连续的, 整齐的 adv. 直接地, 立即, 不断地 | CET4TEM4 |
severe | a. 严格的, 尖锐的, 严肃的, 严重的, 严厉的, 朴素的 [法] 严厉的, 苛刻的, 严重的 | GRECET6CET4TEM4TEM8TOF |
judge | n. 法官, 裁判员, 审判官, 鉴定人 vt. 审理, 鉴定, 判断, 判决, 裁定 vi. 下判断, 作评价 | CET4TEM4 |
accuracy | n. 精确, 正确 [计] 准确度 | GRECET4TEM4TOF |
exactitude | n. 正确(性), 精密, 精确(性), 严格 | GRE |
judging | vt. 判断;审判(judge的现在分词) | |
studio | n. 工作室, 画室, 演播室, 电影制片厂 | GRETEM4TEM8TOF |
saw | n. 锯子, 谚语 vt. 锯, 锯开, 来回移动 vi. 拉锯, 移动 see的过去式 | CET4 |
mill | n. 压榨机, 磨坊, 制造厂 vt. 碾磨, 磨细, 搅拌, 使乱转 vi. 乱转, 被碾磨 | GRECET4 |
apartment | n. 房间, 公寓 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
tired | a. 疲累的, 疲乏的, 厌倦的 | CET4TEM4 |
hem | n. 边缘, 折边, 哼声 vt. 缝边, 包围, 关闭 vi. 做折边, 发哼声 interj. 哼 | GRETEM8 |
puma | n. 美洲狮, 美洲狮毛皮 | |
divorce | n. 离婚 vt. 与…离婚 | CET6CET4TEM4 |
relative | n. 亲戚, 关系词 a. 有关系的, 相对的, 比较的 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
convince | vt. 说服, 使相信 [法] 使确信, 使信服, 使人认识错误 | GRECET6CET4TEM4TOF |
german | n. 德国人, 德语 a. 德国的, 德国人的, 德国语的, 同父母的 | |
obtain | vt. 获得, 达到 vi. 流行, 得到公认 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
valid | a. 有确实根据的, 有法律效力的, 正当的, 正确的 [经] 有效的 | CET6CET4TEM4TEM8TOF |
cruelly | adv. 残忍地, 残酷地, 极 | |
persecute | vt. 迫害, 虐待, 困扰, 同…捣乱 [法] 迫害, 虐待, 烦扰 | GRETEM4TEM8 |
shabbily | adv. 衣衫褴褛地, 不体面地, 卑鄙地 | |
towards | prep. 向, 对于, 为了 | |
complicated | a. 复杂的 [医] 并发的 | CET6CET4TOF |
error | n. 错误, 过失, 失误, 误差 [计] 错误 | CET4TEM4 |
deserve | vt. 该得到, 值得 vi. 应得报答 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
sympathy | n. 同情, 赞同, 怜悯, 慰问, 吊唁 [医] 交感[作用], 同感[作用], 感应, 同情 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
domestic | a. 家庭的, 国内的, 驯养的 [医] 家庭的, 家用的 | CET6CET4TEM4TOF |
splendid | a. 光亮的, 了不起的, 灿烂的, 壮丽的, 显著的, 杰出的 | CET4TEM4TOF |
editing | a. 编辑的 | |
australian | n. 澳大利亚人 a. 澳大利亚的, 澳洲的, 澳洲人的 | CET4 |
painter | n. 画家, 油漆匠 [机] 油漆匠, 喷漆匠 | CET4TEM4 |
feature | n. 面孔的一部分(如眼、口等), 特征, 容貌, 特色, 特写 vt. 是…的特色, 特写, 放映 vi. 起重要作用 [计] 特性 | GRECET6CET4TEM4 |
unreasonable | a. 不合理的, 过度的, 不切实际的 [法] 不讲道理的, 非理智的, 不合理的 | |
physical | a. 身体的, 物质的, 自然的, 物理学的, 好色的 n. 体格检查 | CET4TEM4TOF |
antipathy | n. 厌恶, 反感 [医] 反感, 厌恶; 相克疗法 | GRE |
alleviate | vt. 减轻, 使缓和 | GRECET6TEM4TEM8TOF |
windward | adv. 向风, 上风 a. 向风的, 上风的 n. 上风面 | |
distinct | a. 清楚的, 显著的, 不同的 | GRECET6CET4TEM4TOF |
odor | n. 气味, 香味, 名声, 意味 [医] 气味 | CET6TOF |
sweetly | adv. 甜美地, 惬意地, 讨人喜欢地 | |
acrid | a. 苦味的, 辛辣的, 讥讽的, 刻薄的 [医] 辛辣的 | GRETEM8TOF |
quality | n. 品质, 特性, 才能, 质量 a. 优质的 [计] 品质 | CET4TEM4TOF |
manuscript | n. 手稿, 原稿, 底稿 a. 手写的 | GRECET6TEM4TEM8 |