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Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch open toward the sunset where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.

◆slenderly ['slend?li] adv. 苗条地；细长地
◆languidly ['l??gwidli] adv. 疲倦地；不感兴趣地；不活泼地；阴沉地
◆lightly ['la?tl?] adv. 轻轻地；轻松地；容易地；不费力地
◆hip [h?p] n. 臀部；蔷薇果；忧郁; adj. 熟悉内情的；非常时尚的; n. (Hip)人名；希普；协
◆preceded [pr?'si?d] vt. 领先，在…之前；优于，高于; vi. 领先，在前面
◆onto ['?ntu?] prep. 在…之上；对…了解；映射到…上; adj. 映射的；自身的；映成的
◆rosy ['r??z?] adj. 蔷薇色的，玫瑰红色的；美好的；乐观的；涨红脸的; n. (Rosy)人名；罗茜，罗西；罗茜
◆colored ['k?l?d] adj. 有色的；着色的；有色人种的; v. 把...染色，粉饰，脸红（color的过去时和过去分词形式）
◆porch [p??t?] n. 门廊；走廊
◆toward [t?'w??d] ; [tw??d] ; [t??d] prep. 向；对于；为了；接近; adj. 即将来到的，进行中的; n. (Toward)人名；特沃德
◆sunset ['s?nset] n. 日落，傍晚
◆flickered ['fl?k?] vi. 闪烁；摇曳；颤动；扑动翅膀；假装昏倒; vt. 使闪烁；使摇曳; n. 闪烁；闪光；电影; n. (Flicker)人名；弗利克
◆diminished [d?'m?n??t] v. 减少；削弱（diminish的过去分词）; adj. 减弱的；减退了的
◆diminish[d?'m?n??] vt. 使减少；使变小; vi. 减少，缩小；变小
◆on the table (摆)在桌面上，公开地
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‘Why CANDLES? ’ objected Daisy, frowning. She snapped them out with her fingers. ‘In two weeks it’ll be the longest day in the year.’ She looked at us all radiantly.

◆objected ['?bd??kt] ; [-d?ekt] n. 目标；物体；客体；宾语; vt. 提出…作为反对的理由; vi. 反对；拒绝
◆daisy ['de?z?] n. 雏菊；菊科植物；极好的东西; adj. 极好的；上等的
◆frowning [fra?n] v. 皱眉头（frown的现在分词）
◆frown[fra?n] n. 皱眉，蹙额; vt. 皱眉，蹙额; vi. 皱眉；不同意
◆snapped [sn?p] v. 啪啪作响；突然中断；猛咬；给…拍快照（snap的过去分词）
◆snap[sn?p] n. 猛咬；劈啪声；突然折断; adj. 突然的; vt. 突然折断，拉断；猛咬；啪地关上; vi. 咬；厉声说；咯嗒一声关上
◆radiantly ['reidj?ntli] adv. 清朗地；辉煌地
◆look at 看
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‘Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it.’
‘We ought to plan something, ’ yawned Miss Baker, sitting down at the table

as if she were getting into bed.
‘All right, ’ said Daisy. ‘What’ll we plan? ’ She turned to me helplessly.

◆ought [??t] aux. 应该，应当；大概; vi. 应该，应当；大概
◆yawned [j??n] n. 哈欠；裂口; vi. 打呵欠；裂开; vt. 张开；打著呵欠说
◆baker ['be?k?] n. 面包师；面包工人；（便携式）烘炉; Baker贝克
◆daisy ['de?z?] n. 雏菊；菊科植物；极好的东西; adj. 极好的；上等的
◆helplessly ['helplisli] adv. 无助地；无能为力地
◆all right 行，可以；顺利；确实
◆and then 于是，然后
◆get into 对...发生兴趣；卷入
◆ought to 应该
◆sit down 坐下
◆turn to 变成；求助于；着手
◆watch for 守侯，注意，监视
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‘What do people plan? ’
Before I could answer her eyes fastened with an awed expression on her little finger.
‘Look!’ she complained. ‘I hurt it.’
We all looked-the knuckle was black and blue.
‘You did it, Tom, ’ she said accusingly. ‘I know you didn’t mean to but you DID do it.

◆fastened ['fɑ?s(?)n]
◆awed [?:d] adj. 充满敬畏的，畏怯的; v. 使…敬畏；使…惊叹（awe的过去分词）; n. (Awed)人名；奥德
◆awe[??] n. 敬畏; vt. 使敬畏；使畏怯; n. (Awe)人名；阿韦
◆knuckle ['n?k(?)l] n. 关节；指关节；指节；膝关节；肘; vi. 开始认真工作; vt. 用指关节敲打
◆tom [t?m] n. 任何人；雄性动物（尤指雄猫）; Tom 汤姆
◆accusingly [?'kju:zi?li] adv. 责难地；以谴责的态度
◆black and blue (被打得)遍体鳞伤
◆mean to do 意图做
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That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical specimen of a--’
‘I hate that word hulking, ’ objected Tom crossly, ‘even in kidding.’
‘Hulking, ’ insisted Daisy.

◆brute [bru?t] n. 畜生；残暴的人; adj. 残忍的；无理性的(公众?号-T?DengI-?ish)
◆hulking ['h?lk??] adj. 笨重的；粗陋的
◆specimen ['spes?m?n] n. 样品，样本；标本
◆objected ['?bd??kt] ; [-d?ekt] n. 目标；物体；客体；宾语; vt. 提出…作为反对的理由; vi. 反对；拒绝
◆tom [t?m] n. 任何人；雄性动物（尤指雄猫）; Tom 汤姆
◆crossly ['kr?:sli] adv. 横地；故意为难地；相反地；发怒地
◆insisted [?n's?st?d] 坚持
◆daisy ['de?z?] n. 雏菊；菊科植物；极好的东西; adj. 极好的；上等的
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Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a bantering inconsequence that was never quite chatter, that was as cool as their white dresses and their impersonal eyes in the absence of all desire.

◆baker ['be?k?] n. 面包师；面包工人；（便携式）烘炉; Baker贝克
◆unobtrusively [,?n?b'tru:sivli] adv. 不显眼地；不容易看到地；客气地
◆bantering ['b?nt?ri?] adj. 开玩笑的；嘲弄的; v. 善意地取笑（banter的ing形式）
◆banter['b?nt?] n. （善意的）戏谑；逗弄; n. (Banter)人名；班特; vt. 善意地取笑；逗弄; vi. 开玩笑；谈笑
◆inconsequence [in'k?nsikw?ns] n. 不合理；矛盾；不切题
◆chatter ['t??t?] n. 唠叨；饶舌；（动物的）啁啾声；潺潺流水声; vt. 喋喋不休地说；使卡嗒卡嗒作声; vi. 唠叨；喋喋不休；（动物等）吱吱叫
◆impersonal [?m'p??s(?)n(?)l] n. 非人称动词；不具人格的事物; adj. 客观的；非个人的；没有人情味的；非人称的
◆absence ['?bs(?)ns] n. 没有；缺乏；缺席；不注意
◆desire [d?'za??] n. 欲望；要求，心愿；性欲; vt. 想要；要求；希望得到…; vi. 渴望; n. (Desire)人名；德西雷
◆at once 立刻，马上
◆in the absence of 缺乏，不存在；无...时，缺少...时
◆that is 就是说；即(略为i.e)
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They were here-and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained. They knew that presently dinner would be over and a little later the evening too would be over and casually put away.

◆accepted [?k'sept?d] v. 接受（accept的过去式及过去分词）; adj. 公认的；录取的；可接受的；已承兑的
◆accept[?'ksept] vi. 承认；同意；承兑; vt. 接受；承认；承担；承兑；容纳
◆tom [t?m] n. 任何人；雄性动物（尤指雄猫）; Tom 汤姆
◆effort ['ef?t] n. 努力；成就
◆entertain [ent?'te?n] vt. 娱乐；招待；怀抱；容纳; vi. 款待
◆entertained [ent?'te?n] v. 娱乐（entertain的过去分词）；款待; adj. 娱乐的；愉快的
◆entertain[ent?'te?n] vt. 娱乐；招待；怀抱；容纳; vi. 款待
◆presently ['prez(?)ntl?] adv. （美）目前；不久
◆a little 一些，少许；一点儿
◆be over 结束
◆put away 把...收起；储存，积攒
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It was sharply different from the West where an evening was hurried from phase to phase toward its close in a continually disappointed anticipation or else in sheer nervous dread of the moment itself.

◆sharply ['?ɑ:pl?] adv. 急剧地；锐利地
◆phase [fe?z] n. 相；阶段；[天] 位相; vt. 使定相；逐步执行; vi. 逐步前进
◆toward [t?'w??d] ; [tw??d] ; [t??d] prep. 向；对于；为了；接近; adj. 即将来到的，进行中的; n. (Toward)人名；特沃德
◆continually [k?n't?nj??l?] adv. 不断地；频繁地
◆disappointed [d?s?'p??nt?d] adj. 失望的，沮

丧的；受挫折的
◆anticipation [?nt?s?'pe??(?)n] n. 希望；预感；先发制人；预支
◆sheer [???] n. 偏航；透明薄织物; adj. 绝对的；透明的；峻峭的；纯粹的; vt. 使偏航；使急转向; adv. 完全；陡峭地; vi. 偏航
◆dread [dred] n. 恐惧；可怕的人（或物）; vt. 惧怕；担心; adj. 可怕的; vi. 惧怕；担心
◆close in 包围;(昼,夜)逐渐变短
◆different from 与...不同，不同于
◆from...to 从...到...
◆of the moment 此刻，现在
◆or else 否则，要不然
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