inkling（略知）
callous(冷酷无情的）
pallet(草垫)
overwrought(过度紧张的)
nun修女，尼姑
blighter家伙
gramophone
engravings(版画）
scanty稀疏的
liquor
satyr(色狼)
gong锣
clatter
fire-cracker
comedian
immeasurably
throng涌向
capricious(变化无常的) contours(轮廓)
bungalow
The dawn had just broken and from the river rose a white mist shrouding(覆盖) the junks(平底帆船) that lay moored(停泊的) close to one another like peas in a pod.
palely(依稀地)
bastion(堡垒)
It seemed not merely to be made visible by the all-discovering sun but rather to rise out of nothing at the touch of a magic wand(魔杖).
It towered（高耸）, the stronghold(堡垒) of a cruel and barbaric(野蛮的) race, over the river.
Huge they seemed and you could make out no pattern; the order, if order there was, escaped(为…所不知) you; wayward(不规则的) and extravagant, but of an unimaginable richness.
She had no inkling(略知) what was in his mind.
whim(一时的兴致）
It was a trick which accorded very well with his sardonic(讥讽的) humor.
render给予
temple太阳穴
vindictive怀恨的
Kitty’s jaw, always a little too square, protruded(凸出) with an apish(似猿的) hideousness(丑陋) and her beautiful eyes were black with malice.
“Evidently.” His derisive(嘲弄的) tone increased her irritation.
You dragged me round those interminable(冗长乏味的) galleries in Venice: I should have enjoyed myself much more playing golf at Sandwich.”
Unfortunately I always found you physically(完全地) repulsive(令人反感的).
rave咆哮
thrash痛打
He did not answer, but in his eyes she read an icy disdain(轻蔑).
The shadow of a smile flickered(闪现) on his lips.
decree法令
She would have liked to say something bitter and wounding, but no rejoinder(反驳) occurred to her.
And it was treacherous(背叛的) even to let the thought cross her mind that he would not welcome the necessity that was forced upon them.
It really is the only thing that matters and every sacrifice that our love calls for will be as easy as falling off a log(轻而易举).”
usher 引往
affable 和蔼可亲的
intimidate 使恐吓
spectacle 场面，景象
She had no deliberate （深思熟虑的，故意的）intention of deceiving, but rather an instinctive desire to excite his sympathy.
The corners of his mouth drooped(下垂) peevishly(冷冷地).
I suppose I gave you no peace till you yielded to my entreaties(乞求).”
When he knew the horrible alternative that was placed before her his generosity, his sense of justice, his manliness(男子气概), would be so vehemently(强烈地) aroused(被激起) that he would think of nothing but her danger.
consternation(惊愕)
melodramatic(感情用事的)
fright 恐惧
She smothered(抑制) a gasp.
She gave him a searching(锐利的) look.
It looked as though an idea occurred to him, for he turned toward her with his charming smile and his tone, a moment before abrupt and businesslike(麻利的), became ingratiating(讨好的).
His airiness(自作聪明) made her impatient.
impudence(无礼的言行)
His face once more grew heavy and sulky(阴沉的).
make a condition 开条件
consent to 同意
agony 极大的痛苦
It was like a dark and ominous(恶兆的) landscape seen by a flash of lightning and in a moment hidden again by the night.
blot污迹，弄脏
pang 悲痛
contemptible 卑劣的
humbug 骗子
distraught(发狂的)
shroud(寿衣)
flippancy(轻率的言语）
amah 女佣
They were borne(被抬) in chairs, day after day, along a narrow causeway(堤道) between interminable(无止境的) rice-fields.
coolies(苦力）
heart-rending令人心碎的
uncouth粗俗的
Recalling what he had said to her and what she had said to him, she was dismayed（惊愕，气馁） to see what an arid(枯燥的) and businesslike(无情无义的) turn their conversation had taken.
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