Death of pig

生词

ailing  adj. ill and not likely to get better 生病的

stretch: n.period 一段时间

afflict vt.使痛苦

deterioration n.恶化

scheme cn.计划

butcher vt.屠宰

antique adj.古时的

enact vt.上演

fidelity n. (对原著的)忠实性

premeditated /priːˈmɛdɪteɪtɪd/ adj.有预谋的

ceremonial adj.仪式的

stumble vi.结结巴巴

cast 过去式/过去分词 扮演

be cast in the role of

farcical adj.荒谬的

enema n.灌肠

prop n.(戏剧、电影中的) 道具

presentiment /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ n不详的预感

sympathies n.同情心

wholly adv.完全

slapstick un.打闹剧

dachshund /'dæksənd/n.腊肠犬

vigil n.守夜祈祷

preside vi.主持

interment n.埋葬

to the core 彻底地

shaken adj.烦的；震惊的；受惊的

nourishment un.营养食物

suffering adj.痛苦的

pigpen=pigsty 猪圈

orchard n.果园

shade vt.为什么遮阴

overhang vt.悬挂在

rail fence 木栅栏

root vi.拱土觅食

suspicion n.怀疑

trough  /trɒf/n.饲料槽

castor oil 蓖麻油

be plugged up 被堵塞住的

odds and ends 琐碎物品，零星杂物

hold off doing 推迟

steadiness n.平稳

deviation n.偏离

desultory /ˈdɛsəltərɪ/ adj.漫无目的

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搭配

an ailing pig 一只生病的猪

this stretch of time 这段时间

the scheme of buying a pig 买猪的计划

through summer and fall 一整个春秋

the solid cold weather

an antique pattern 一种旧时的模式

murder in first degree 一级谋杀罪

the smoked bacon and ham 烟熏培根和火腿

is seldom questioned 很少被质疑

once in a while 偶尔

the classic outline of the tragedy

a faded building

came under suspicion

an injection of soapy water

the steadiness of growth

the even succession of days

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句子

I feel driven to account for ...

This uncertainty afflicts me with a sense of personal deterioration

If were in decent health I would know ...

It is a tragedy enacted on most farms with perfect fidelity to the original script.

instantly appealed to my old dachshund

had evidently become precious to me

represented a distant nourishment in a hungry time

I'm running ahead of my story and shall have to go back

couldn't ask for anything better

never thought well of sawdust

when a pig (or a child) refuses supper a chill wave of fear runs through any household

if that doesn't do the trick