twilight 暮光之城:暮色 chapter 13 confessions-凯发k8官网

twilight 暮光之城:暮色 chapter 13 confessions
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edward in the sunlight was shocking. i couldn't get used to it, thoughi'd been staring at him all afternoon. his skin, white despite the faintflush from yesterday's hunting trip, 1 sparkled, like thousandsof tiny diamonds were 2 in the surface. he lay 3 still inthe grass, his shirt open over his 4, 5 chest, hisscintillating arms bare. his 7, pale lavender lids were shut,though of course he didn't sleep. a perfect statue, carved in someunknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal.
 
now and then, his lips would move, so fast it looked like they weretrembling. but, when i asked, he told me he was singing to himself; itwas too low for me to hear.
 
i enjoyed the sun, too, though the air wasn't quite dry enough for mytaste. i would have liked to lie back, as he did, and let the sun warm myface. but i stayed curled up, my chin resting on my knees, 8 totake my eyes off him. the wind was gentle; it 9 my hair and ruffledthe grass that swayed around his motionless form.
 
the meadow, so spectacular to me at first, paled next to his magnificence.
 
hesitantly, always afraid, even now, that he would disappear like amirage, too beautiful to be real… hesitantly, i reached out one fingerand stroked the back of his 10 hand, where it lay within myreach. i marveled again at the perfect 11, satin smooth, cool asstone. when i looked up again, his eyes were open, watching me.
 
butterscotch today, 12, warmer after hunting. his quick smile turnedup the corners of his flawless lips.
 
"i don't scare you?" he asked playfully, but i could hear the realcuriosity in his soft voice.
 
"no more than usual."he smiled wider; his teeth flashed in the sun.
 
i inched closer, stretched out my whole hand now to trace the contours ofhis forearm with my fingertips. i saw that my fingers trembled, and knewit wouldn't escape his notice.
 
"do you mind?" i asked, for he had closed his eyes again.
 
"no," he said without opening his eyes. "you can't imagine how thatfeels." he sighed.
 
i lightly trailed my hand over the perfect muscles of his arm, followedthe faint pattern of bluish 13 inside the 14 at his elbow. with myother hand, i reached to turn his hand over. realizing what i wished, heflipped his palm up in one of those blindingly fast, disconcertingmovements of his. it startled me; my fingers froze on his arm for a briefsecond.
 
"sorry," he murmured. i looked up in time to see his golden eyes closeagain. "it's too easy to be myself with you."i lifted his hand, turning it this way and that as i watched the sunglitter on his palm. i held it closer to my face, trying to see thehidden 16 in his skin.
 
"tell me what you're thinking," he whispered. i looked to see his eyeswatching me, suddenly intent. "it's still so strange for me, not knowing.""you know, the rest of us feel that way all the time.""it's a hard life." did i imagine the hint of regret in his tone? "butyou didn't tell me.""i was wishing i could know what you were thinking…" i hesitated.
 
"and?""i was wishing that i could believe that you were real. and i was wishingthat i wasn't afraid.""i don't want you to be afraid." his voice was just a soft 15. iheard what he couldn't truthfully say, that i didn't need to be afraid,that there was nothing to fear.
 
"well, that's not exactly the fear i meant, though that's certainlysomething to think about."so quickly that i missed his movement, he was half sitting, 17 up onhis right arm, his left palm still in my hands. his angel's face was onlya few inches from mine. i might have — should have — 18 away fromhis unexpected closeness, but i was unable to move. his golden eyesmesmerized me.
 
"what are you afraid of, then?" he whispered intently.
 
but i couldn't answer. as i had just that once before, i smelled his coolbreath in my face. sweet, delicious, the 6 made my mouth water. itwas unlike anything else. 19, unthinkingly, i leaned closer, 20.
 
and he was gone, his hand ripped from mine. in the time it took my eyesto focus, he was twenty feet away, 21 at the edge of the smallmeadow, in the deep shade of a huge fir tree. he stared at me, his eyesdark in the shadows, his expression unreadable.
 
i could feel the hurt and shock on my face. my empty hands stung.
 
"i'm… sorry… edward," i whispered. i knew he could hear.
 
"give me a moment," he called, just loud enough for my less sensitiveears. i sat very still.
 
after ten incredibly long seconds, he walked back, slowly for him. hestopped, still several feet away, and sank 23 to the ground,crossing his legs. his eyes never left mine. he took two deep breaths,and then smiled in apology.
 
"i am so very sorry." he hesitated. "would you understand what i meant ifi said i was only human?"i nodded once, not quite able to smile at his joke. adrenaline pulsedthrough my veins as the 24 of danger slowly sank in. he couldsmell that from where he sat. his smile turned mocking.
 
"i'm the world's best 25, aren't i? everything about me invites youin — my voice, my face, even my smell. as if i need any of that!"unexpectedly, he was on his feet, bounding away, instantly out of sight,only to appear beneath the same tree as before, having circled the meadowin half a second.
 
"as if you could outrun me," he laughed bitterly.
 
he reached up with one hand and, with a 26 crack, effortlesslyripped a two-foot-thick branch from the trunk of the spruce. he balancedit in that hand for a moment, and then threw it with blinding speed,shattering it against another huge tree, which shook and trembled at theblow.
 
and he was in front of me again, standing two feet away, still as a stone.
 
"as if you could fight me off," he said gently.
 
i sat without moving, more frightened of him than i had ever been. i'dnever seen him so completely freed of that carefully cultivated 27.
 
he'd never been less human… or more beautiful. face 28, eyes wide, isat like a bird locked in the eyes of a snake.
 
his lovely eyes seem to glow with rash excitement. then, as the secondspassed, they dimmed. his expression slowly folded into a mask of ancientsadness.
 
"don't be afraid," he murmured, his 29 voice unintentionallyseductive. "i promise…" he hesitated. "i swear not to hurt you." heseemed more concerned with convincing himself than me.
 
"don't be afraid," he whispered again as he stepped closer, withexaggerated slowness. he sat 30, with 31 unhurriedmovements, till our faces were on the same level, just a foot apart.
 
"please forgive me," he said formally. "i can control myself. you caughtme off guard. but i'm on my best behavior now."he waited, but i still couldn't speak.
 
"i'm not thirsty today, honestly." he 32.
 
at that i had to laugh, though the sound was shaky and breathless.
 
"are you all right?" he asked tenderly, reaching out slowly, carefully,to place his marble hand back in mine.
 
i looked at his smooth, cold hand, and then at his eyes. they were soft,repentant. i looked back at his hand, and then deliberately returned totracing the lines in his hand with my fingertip. i looked up and smiledtimidly.
 
his answering smile was dazzling.
 
"so where were we, before i behaved so rudely?" he asked in the gentlecadences of an earlier century.
 
"i honestly can't remember."he smiled, but his face was ashamed. "i think we were talking about whyyou were afraid, besides the obvious reason.""oh, right.""well?"i looked down at his hand and doodled aimlessly across his smooth,iridescent palm. the seconds ticked by.
 
"how easily 34 i am," he sighed. i looked into his eyes, abruptlygrasping that this was every bit as new to him as it was to me. as manyyears of unfathomable experience as he had, this was hard for him, too. itook courage from that thought.
 
"i was afraid… because, for, well, obvious reasons, i can't stay withyou. and i'm afraid that i'd like to stay with you, much more than ishould." i looked down at his hands as i 36. it was difficult for meto say this aloud.
 
"yes," he agreed slowly. "that is something to be afraid of, indeed.
 
wanting to be with me. that's really not in your best interest."i frowned.
 
"i should have left long ago," he sighed. "i should leave now. but idon't know if i can.""i don't want you to leave," i 37 pathetically, staring down again.
 
"which is exactly why i should. but don't worry. i'm 38 aselfish creature. i 39 your company too much to do what i should.""i'm glad.""don't be!" he withdrew his hand, more gently this time; his voice washarsher than usual. harsh for him, still more beautiful than any humanvoice. it was hard to keep up — his sudden mood changes left me always astep behind, dazed.
 
"it's not only your company i crave! never forget that. never forget i ammore dangerous to you than i am to anyone else." he stopped, and i lookedto see him gazing unseeingly into the forest.
 
i thought for a moment.
 
"i don't think i understand exactly what you mean — by that last partanyway," i said.
 
he looked back at me and smiled, his mood shifting yet again.
 
"how do i explain?" he 40. "and without frightening you again… hmmmm."without seeming to think about it, he placed his hand back in mine; iheld it tightly in both of mine. he looked at our hands.
 
"that's amazingly pleasant, the warmth." he sighed.
 
a moment passed as he assembled his thoughts.
 
"you know how everyone enjoys different flavors?" he began. "some peoplelove chocolate ice cream, others prefer strawberry?"i nodded.
 
"sorry about the food analogy — i couldn't think of another way toexplain."i smiled. he smiled ruefully back.
 
"you see, every person smells different, has a different essence. if youlocked an 41 in a room full of stale beer, he'd gladly drink it.
 
but he could resist, if he wished to, if he were a recovering alcoholic.
 
now let's say you placed in that room a glass of hundred-year-old brandy,the rarest, finest cognac — and filled the room with its warm 42 — howdo you think he would fare then?"we sat silently, looking into each other's eyes — trying to read eachother's thoughts.
 
he broke the silence first.
 
"maybe that's not the right comparison. maybe it would be too easy toturn down the brandy. perhaps i should have made our alcoholic a heroinaddict instead.""so what you're saying is, i'm your brand of 43?" i teased, trying tolighten the mood.
 
he smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. "yes, you are exactlymy brand of heroin.""does that happen often?" i asked.
 
he looked across the treetops, thinking through his response.
 
"i spoke to my brothers about it." he still stared into the distance. "tojasper, every one of you is much the same. he's the most recent to joinour family. it's a struggle for him to 44 at all. he hasn't had timeto grow sensitive to the differences in smell, in flavor." he glancedswiftly at me, his expression apologetic.
 
"sorry," he said.
 
"i don't mind. please don't worry about offending me, or frightening me,or whichever. that's the way you think. i can understand, or i can try toat least. just explain however you can."he took a deep breath and gazed at the sky again.
 
"so jasper wasn't sure if he'd ever come across someone who was as" — hehesitated, looking for the right word — "appealing as you are to me.
 
which makes me think not. emmett has been on the 45 longer, so tospeak, and he understood what i meant. he says twice, for him, oncestronger than the other.""and for you?""never."the word hung there for a moment in the warm breeze.
 
"what did emmett do?" i asked to break the silence.
 
it was the wrong question to ask. his face grew dark, his hand clenchedinto a fist inside mine. he looked away. i waited, but he wasn't going toanswer.
 
"i guess i know," i finally said.
 
he lifted his eyes; his expression was wistful, pleading.
 
"even the strongest of us fall off the wagon, don't we?""what are you asking? my permission?" my voice was sharper than i'dintended. i tried to make my tone kinder — i could guess what his honestymust cost him. "i mean, is there no hope, then?" how calmly i coulddiscuss my own death!
 
"no, no!" he was instantly 47. "of course there's hope! i mean, ofcourse i won't…" he left the sentence hanging. his eyes burned into mine.
 
"it's different for us. emmett… these were strangers he happened across.
 
it was a long time ago, and he wasn't as… practiced, as careful, as he isnow."he fell silent and watched me intently as i thought it through.
 
"so if we'd met… oh, in a dark 48 or something…" i trailed off.
 
"it took everything i had not to jump up in the middle of that class fullof children and —" he stopped 35, looking away. "when you walkedpast me, i could have ruined everything carlisle has built for us, rightthen and there. if i hadn't been denying my thirst for the last, well,too many years, i wouldn't have been able to stop myself." he paused,scowling at the trees.
 
he glanced at me grimly, both of us remembering. "you must have thought iwas 49.""i couldn't understand why. how you could hate me so quickly…""to me, it was like you were some kind of 50, summoned straight frommy own personal hell to ruin me. the 51 coming off your skin… ithought it would make me 52 that first day. in that one hour, ithought of a hundred different ways to 53 you from the room with me, toget you alone. and i fought them each back, thinking of my family, what icould do to them. i had to run out, to get away before i could speak thewords that would make you follow…"he looked up then at my staggered expression as i tried to absorb hisbitter memories. his golden eyes 54 from under his 55, hypnoticand deadly.
 
"you would have come," he promised.
 
i tried to speak calmly. "without a doubt."he frowned down at my hands, releasing me from the force of his stare.
 
"and then, as i tried to rearrange my schedule in a pointless attempt toavoid you, you were there — in that close, warm little room, the scentwas maddening. i so very nearly took you then. there was only one otherfrail human there — so easily dealt with."i shivered in the warm sun, seeing my memories anew through his eyes,only now grasping the danger. poor ms. cope; i shivered again at howclose i'd come to being inadvertently responsible for her death.
 
"but i resisted. i don't know how. i forced myself not to wait for you,not to follow you from the school. it was easier outside, when i couldn'tsmell you anymore, to think clearly, to make the right decision. i leftthe others near home — i was too ashamed to tell them how weak i was,they only knew something was very wrong — and then i went straight tocarlisle, at the hospital, to tell him i was leaving."i stared in surprise.
 
"i traded cars with him — he had a full tank of gas and i didn't want tostop. i didn't dare to go home, to face esme. she wouldn't have let me gowithout a scene. she would have tried to convince me that it wasn'tnecessary…"by the next morning i was in alaska." he sounded ashamed, as ifadmitting a great 56. "i spent two days there, with some oldacquaintances… but i was homesick. i hated knowing i'd upset esme, and the rest of them, my adopted family. in the pure air of the mountains itwas hard to believe you were so 57. i convinced myself it wasweak to run away. i'd dealt with temptation before, not of thismagnitude, not even close, but i was strong. who were you, aninsignificant little girl" — he grinned suddenly — "to chase me from theplace i wanted to be? so i came back…" he stared off into space.
 
i couldn't speak.
 
"i took precautions, hunting, feeding more than usual before seeing youagain. i was sure that i was strong enough to treat you like any otherhuman. i was 58 about it.
 
"it was unquestionably a complication that i couldn't simply read yourthoughts to know what your reaction was to me. i wasn't used to having togo to such 59 measures, listening to your words in jessica'smind… her mind isn't very original, and it was annoying to have to stoopto that. and then i couldn't know if you really meant what you said. itwas all extremely irritating." he frowned at the memory.
 
"i wanted you to forget my behavior that first day, if possible, so itried to talk with you like i would with any person. i was eageractually, hoping to decipher some of your thoughts. but you were toointeresting, i found myself caught up in your expressions… and every nowand then you would stir the air with your hand or your hair, and thescent would 22 me again…"of course, then you were nearly crushed to death in front of my eyes.
 
later i thought of a perfectly good excuse for why i acted at that moment— because if i hadn't saved you, if your blood had been spilled there infront of me, i don't think i could have stopped myself from exposing usfor what we are. but i only thought of that excuse later. at the time,all i could think was, 'not her.'"he closed his eyes, lost in his 60 61. i listened, moreeager than rational. common sense told me i should be terrified. instead,i was relieved to finally understand. and i was filled with compassionfor his suffering, even now, as he confessed his 62 to take my life.
 
i finally was able to speak, though my voice was faint. "in the hospital?"his eyes flashed up to mine. "i was 63. i couldn't believe i hadput us in danger after all, put myself in your power — you of all people.
 
as if i needed another 64 to kill you." we both flinched as that wordslipped out. "but it had the opposite effect," he continued quickly. "ifought with rosalie, emmett, and jasper when they suggested that now wasthe time… the worst fight we've ever had. carlisle sided with me, andalice." he 65 when he said her name. i couldn't imagine why. "esmetold me to do whatever i had to in order to stay." he shook his headindulgently.
 
"all that next day i 66 on the minds of everyone you spoke to,shocked that you kept your word. i didn't understand you at all. but iknew that i couldn't become more involved with you. i did my very best tostay as far from you as possible. and every day the perfume of your skin,your breath, your hair… it hit me as hard as the very first day."he met my eyes again, and they were surprisingly tender.
 
"and for all that," he continued, "i'd have fared better if i had exposedus all at that first moment, than if now, here — with no witnesses andnothing to stop me — i were to hurt you."i was human enough to have to ask. "why?""isabella." he pronounced my full name carefully, then playfully ruffledmy hair with his free hand. a shock ran through my body at his casualtouch. "bella, i couldn't live with myself if i ever hurt you. you don'tknow how it's tortured me." he looked down, ashamed again. "the thoughtof you, still, white, cold… to never see you blush 67 again, tonever see that flash of intuition in your eyes when you see through mypretenses… it would be unendurable." he lifted his glorious, agonized eyes to mine. "you are the most important thing to me now. the mostimportant thing to me ever."my head was spinning at the rapid change in direction our conversationhad taken. from the cheerful topic of my 68 69, we weresuddenly declaring ourselves. he waited, and even though i looked down tostudy our hands between us, i knew his golden eyes were on me. "youalready know how i feel, of course," i finally said. "i'm here… which,roughly translated, means i would rather die than stay away from you." ifrowned. "i'm an idiot.""you are an idiot," he agreed with a laugh. our eyes met, and i laughed,too. we laughed together at the 70 and sheer impossibility of such amoment.
 
"and so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. i looked away,hiding my eyes as i thrilled to the word.
 
"what a stupid lamb," i sighed.
 
"what a sick, masochistic lion." he stared into the shadowy forest for along moment, and i wondered where his thoughts had taken him.
 
"why… ?" i began, and then paused, not sure how to continue.
 
he looked at me and smiled; sunlight glinted off his face, his teeth.
 
"yes?""tell me why you ran from me before."his smile faded. "you know why.""no, i mean, exactly what did i do wrong? i'll have to be on my guard,you see, so i better start learning what i shouldn't do. this, forexample" — i stroked the back of his hand — "seems to be all right."he smiled again. "you didn't do anything wrong, bella. it was my fault.""but i want to help, if i can, to not make this harder for you.""well…" he 71 for a moment. "it was just how close you were.
 
most humans instinctively shy away from us, are 72 by ouralienness… i wasn't expecting you to come so close. and the smell of yourthroat." he stopped short, looking to see if he'd upset me.
 
"okay, then," i said flippantly, trying to 73 the suddenly tenseatmosphere. i tucked my chin. "no throat exposure."it worked; he laughed. "no, really, it was more the surprise thananything else."he raised his free hand and placed it gently on the side of my neck. isat very still, the chill of his touch a natural warning — a warningtelling me to be terrified. but there was no feeling of fear in me. therewere, however, other feelings…"you see," he said. "perfectly fine."my blood was 33, and i wished i could slow it, sensing that this mustmake everything so much more difficult — the thudding of my pulse in myveins. surely he could hear it.
 
"the blush on your cheeks is lovely," he murmured. he gently freed hisother hand. my hands fell limply into my lap. softly he brushed my cheek,then held my face between his marble hands.
 
"be very still," he whispered, as if i wasn't already frozen.
 
slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. thenabruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow atthe base of my throat. i was quite unable to move, even if i'd wanted to.
 
i listened to the sound of his even breathing, watching the sun and windplay in his bronze hair, more human than any other part of him.
 
with deliberate slowness, his hands slid down the sides of my neck. ishivered, and i heard him catch his breath. but his hands didn't pause asthey softly moved to my shoulders, and then stopped.
 
his face drifted to the side, his nose skimming across my collarbone. hecame to rest with the side of his face pressed tenderly against my chest.
 
listening to my heart.
 
"ah," he sighed.
 
i don't know how long we sat without moving. it could have been hours.
 
eventually the 74 of my pulse quieted, but he didn't move or speakagain as he held me. i knew at any moment it could be too much, and mylife could end — so quickly that i might not even notice. and i couldn'tmake myself be afraid. i couldn't think of anything, except that he wastouching me.
 
and then, too soon, he released me.
 
his eyes were peaceful.
 
"it won't be so hard again," he said with satisfaction.
 
"was that very hard for you?""not nearly as bad as i imagined it would be. and you?""no, it wasn't bad… for me."he smiled at my inflection. "you know what i mean."i smiled.
 
"here." he took my hand and placed it against his cheek. "do you feel howwarm it is?"and it was almost warm, his usually icy skin. but i barely noticed, for iwas 75 his face, something i'd dreamed of constantly since thefirst day i'd seen him.
 
"don't move," i whispered.
 
no one could be still like edward. he closed his eyes and became asimmobile as stone, a 76 under my hand.
 
i moved even more slowly than he had, careful not to make one unexpectedmove. i 77 his cheek, delicately stroked his 78, the purpleshadow in the hollow under his eye. i traced the shape of his perfectnose, and then, so carefully, his flawless lips. his lips parted under myhand, and i could feel his cool breath on my fingertips. i wanted to leanin, to 79 the scent of him. so i dropped my hand and leaned away, notwanting to push him too far.
 
he opened his eyes, and they were hungry. not in a way to make me fear,but rather to 80 the muscles in the pit of my stomach and send mypulse hammering through my veins again.
 
"i wish," he whispered, "i wish you could feel the… complexity… theconfusion… i feel. that you could understand."he raised his hand to my hair, then carefully brushed it across my face.
 
"tell me," i breathed.
 
"i don't think i can. i've told you, on the one hand, the hunger — thethirst — that, deplorable creature that i am, i feel for you. and i thinkyou can understand that, to an extent. though" — he half-smiled — "as youare not 81 to any illegal substances, you probably can't empathize completely.
 
"but…" his fingers touched my lips lightly, making me shiver again.
 
"there are other hungers. hungers i don't even understand, that areforeign to me.""i may understand that better than you think.""i'm not used to feeling so human. is it always like this?""for me?" i paused. "no, never. never before this."he held my hands between his. they felt so feeble in his iron strength.
 
"i don't know how to be close to you," he admitted. "i don't know if ican."i leaned forward very slowly, cautioning him with my eyes. i placed mycheek against his stone chest. i could hear his breath, and nothing else.
 
"this is enough," i sighed, closing my eyes.
 
in a very human gesture, he put his arms around me and pressed his faceagainst my hair.
 
"you're better at this than you give yourself credit for," i 82.
 
"i have human instincts — they may be buried deep, but they're there."we sat like that for another immeasurable moment; i wondered if he couldbe as unwilling to move as i was. but i could see the light was fading,the shadows of the forest beginning to touch us, and i sighed.
 
"you have to go.""i thought you couldn't read my mind.""it's getting clearer." i could hear a smile in his voice.
 
he took my shoulders and i looked into his face.
 
"can i show you something?" he asked, sudden excitement 83 in hiseyes.
 
"show me what?""i'll show you how i travel in the forest." he saw my expression. "don'tworry, you'll be very safe, and we'll get to your truck much faster." hismouth 84 up into that 85 smile so beautiful my heart nearlystopped.
 
"will you turn into a bat?" i asked 86.
 
he laughed, louder than i'd ever heard. "like i haven't heard that onebefore!""right, i'm sure you get that all the time.""come on, little coward, climb on my back."i waited to see if he was kidding, but, 87, he meant it. hesmiled as he read my 88, and reached for me. my heart reacted;even though he couldn't hear my thoughts, my pulse always gave me away.
 
he then proceeded to 89 me onto his back, with very little effort onmy part, besides, when in place, clamping my legs and arms so tightlyaround him that it would choke a normal person. it was like clinging to astone.
 
"i'm a bit heavier than your average backpack," i warned.
 
"hah!" he snorted. i could almost hear his eyes rolling. i'd never seenhim in such high spirits before.
 
he startled me, suddenly grabbing my hand, pressing my palm to his face,and inhaling deeply.
 
"easier all the time," he muttered.
 
and then he was running.
 
if i'd ever feared death before in his presence, it was nothing comparedto how i felt now.
 
he 90 through the dark, thick underbrush of the forest like abullet, like a ghost. there was no sound, no evidence that his feettouched the earth. his breathing never changed, never indicated anyeffort. but the trees flew by at deadly speeds, always missing us byinches.
 
i was too terrified to close my eyes, though the cool forest air whippedagainst my face and burned them. i felt as if i were stupidly sticking myhead out the window of an airplane in flight. and, for the first time inmy life, i felt the dizzy faintness of motion sickness.
 
then it was over. we'd hiked hours this morning to reach edward's meadow,and now, in a matter of minutes, we were back to the truck.
 
"exhilarating, isn't it?" his voice was high, excited.
 
he stood motionless, waiting for me to climb down. i tried, but mymuscles wouldn't respond. my arms and legs stayed locked around him whilemy head 91 uncomfortably.
 
"bella?" he asked, anxious now.
 
"i think i need to lie down," i 92.
 
"oh, sorry." he waited for me, but i still couldn't move.
 
"i think i need help," i admitted.
 
he laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck.
 
there was no resisting the iron strength of his hands. then he pulled mearound to face him, cradling me in his arms like a small child. he heldme for a moment, then carefully placed me on the springy ferns.
 
"how do you feel?" he asked.
 
i couldn't be sure how i felt when my head was spinning so crazily.
 
"dizzy, i think.""put your head between your knees."i tried that, and it helped a little. i breathed in and out slowly,keeping my head very still. i felt him sitting beside me. the momentspassed, and eventually i found that i could raise my head. there was ahollow ringing sound in my ears.
 
"i guess that wasn't the best idea," he mused.
 
i tried to be positive, but my voice was weak. "no, it was veryinteresting.""hah! you're as white as a ghost — no, you're as white as me!""i think i should have closed my eyes.""remember that next time.""next time!" i 93.
 
he laughed, his mood still radiant.
 
"show-off," i muttered.
 
"open your eyes, bella," he said quietly.
 
and he was right there, his face so close to mine. his beauty 94 mymind — it was too much, an excess i couldn't grow accustomed to.
 
"i was thinking, while i was running…" he paused.
 
"about not hitting the trees, i hope.""silly bella," he 96. "running is second nature to me, it's notsomething i have to think about.""show-off," i muttered again.
 
he smiled.
 
"no," he continued, "i was thinking there was something i wanted to try."and he took my face in his hands again.
 
i couldn't breathe.
 
he hesitated — not in the normal way, the human way.
 
not the way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to 97 herreaction, to see how he would be received. perhaps he would hesitate toprolong the moment, that ideal moment of 98, sometimes betterthan the kiss itself.
 
edward hesitated to test himself, to see if this was safe, to make surehe was still in control of his need.
 
and then his cold, marble lips pressed very softly against mine.
 
what neither of us was prepared for was my response.
 
blood boiled under my skin, burned in my lips. my breath came in a wildgasp. my fingers knotted in his hair, clutching him to me. my lips partedas i breathed in his heady scent.
 
immediately i felt him turn to unresponsive stone beneath my lips. hishands gently, but with irresistible force, pushed my face back. i openedmy eyes and saw his guarded expression.
 
"oops," i breathed.
 
"that's an understatement."his eyes were wild, his 99 46 in acute restraint, yet he didn'tlapse from his perfect 100. he held my face just inches fromhis. he dazzled my eyes.
 
"should i… ?" i tried to disengage myself, to give him some room.
 
his hands refused to let me move so much as an inch.
 
"no, it's tolerable. wait for a moment, please." his voice was polite,controlled.
 
i kept my eyes on his, watched as the excitement in them faded andgentled.
 
then he smiled a surprisingly impish grin.
 
"there," he said, obviously pleased with himself.
 
"tolerable?" i asked.
 
he laughed aloud. "i'm stronger than i thought. it's nice to know.""i wish i could say the same. i'm sorry." "you are only human, after all.""thanks so much," i said, my voice 101.
 
he was on his feet in one of his 102, almost invisibly quick movements.
 
he held out his hand to me, an unexpected gesture. i was so used to ourstandard of careful non-contact. i took his icy hand, needing the supportmore than i thought. my balance had not yet returned.
 
"are you still faint from the run? or was it my kissing 103?" howlighthearted, how human he seemed as he laughed now, his seraphic faceuntroubled. he was a different edward than the one i had known. and ifelt all the more besotted by him. it would cause me physical pain to beseparated from him now.
 
"i can't be sure, i'm still woozy," i managed to respond. "i think it'ssome of both, though.""maybe you should let me drive.""are you insane?" i protested.
 
"i can drive better than you on your best day," he teased. "you have muchslower reflexes.""i'm sure that's true, but i don't think my nerves, or my truck, couldtake it.""some trust, please, bella."my hand was in my pocket, curled tightly around the key. i pursed mylips, deliberated, then shook my head with a tight grin.
 
"nope. not a chance."he raised his 104 in disbelief.
 
i started to step around him, heading for the driver's side. he mighthave let me pass if i hadn't wobbled slightly. then again, he might nothave. his arm created an inescapable 105 around my waist.
 
"bella, i've already 106 a great deal of personal effort at thispoint to keep you alive. i'm not about to let you behind the wheel of avehicle when you can't even walk straight. besides, friends don't letfriends drive drunk," he quoted with a 95. i could smell theunbearably sweet fragrance coming off his chest.
 
"drunk?" i objected.
 
"you're 107 by my very presence." he was grinning that playfulsmirk again.
 
"i can't argue with that," i sighed. there was no way around it; icouldn't resist him in anything. i held the key high and dropped it,watching his hand flash like lightning to catch it soundlessly. "take iteasy — my truck is a senior citizen.""very sensible," he approved.
 
"and are you not 108 at all?" i asked, irked. "by my presence?"again his mobile features transformed, his expression became soft, warm.
 
he didn't answer at first; he simply 109 his face to mine, and brushedhis lips slowly along my jaw, from my ear to my chin, back and 110. itrembled.
 
"regardless," he finally murmured, "i have better reflexes."


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1 28wzv     
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
参考例句:
  • he translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
2 lt9zts     
a.扎牢的
参考例句:
  • an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
  • he has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。
3 8mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • the witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
4 da5be298460bb9f4b0690c2dc86da0af     
adj.经雕塑的
参考例句:
  • a display of animals sculpted in ice 冰雕动物展
  • the ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day. 女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。
5 t9jxi     
adj.遇热发光的, 白炽的,感情强烈的
参考例句:
  • the incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by edison.我们日常生活中用的白炽灯,是爱迪生发明的。
  • the incandescent quality of his words illuminated the courage of his countrymen.他炽热的语言点燃了他本国同胞的勇气。
6 wthzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • the air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • the flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
7 glistening     
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
  • her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
8 cjpwb     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句:
  • the natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • his tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
9 e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • your hair's so tangled that i can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了,我梳不动。
  • a movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。
10 0a3bf9e89a4f6639d4583ea76519339e     
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • the sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
  • the colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句
11 kpmwq     
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
参考例句:
  • we could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
  • her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
12 5ppzpr     
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
参考例句:
  • the portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
  • the lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
13 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • the blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • i felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 qo5zk     
n.折缝,褶痕,皱褶;v.(使)起皱
参考例句:
  • does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?人造丝比天然丝更易起皱吗?
  • please don't crease the blouse when you pack it.包装时请不要将衬衫弄皱了。
15 ejtyd     
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
参考例句:
  • they paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
  • there was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
16 f954532ea6a2c241dcb9325762a2a145     
n.(宝石或首饰的)小平面( facet的名词复数 );(事物的)面;方面
参考例句:
  • the question had many facets. 这个问题是多方面的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • a fully cut brilliant diamond has 68 facets. 经过充分切刻的光彩夺目的钻石有68个小平面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 557c00b5b2517b407d1d2ef6ba321b0e     
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
  • this fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
18 2fdac3253dda450d8c0462cb1e8d7102     
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
  • this tough corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。 来自辞典例句
19 2qezd2     
adv.本能地
参考例句:
  • as he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近,她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • he knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 20098cce0f51e7ae5171c97d7853194a     
v.吸入( inhale的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • he was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke. 他因吸入烟尘而接受治疗。 来自辞典例句
  • the long-term effects of inhaling contaminated air is unknown. 长期吸入被污染空气的影响还无从知晓。 来自互联网
21 2hczgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • after the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • they're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
22 fhmyt     
vt.打昏,使昏迷,使震惊,使惊叹
参考例句:
  • when they told me she had gone missing i was totally stunned.他们告诉我她不见了时,我当时完全惊呆了。
  • sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.萨姆站在原地,被一下打昏了。
23 kfyxd     
ad.大大方方地;优美地
参考例句:
  • she sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • the new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
24 ntwxs     
n.实现;认识到,深刻了解
参考例句:
  • we shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
  • he came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。
25 11vza     
n.捕食其它动物的动物;捕食者
参考例句:
  • the final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
  • komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴,它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
26 deafening     
adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • the noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
  • the noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
27 el5xh     
n.(建筑物的)正面,临街正面;外表
参考例句:
  • the entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
  • if you look carefully,you can see through bob's facade.如果你仔细观察,你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。
28 jnsys     
adj.灰的
参考例句:
  • his face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色,汗如雨下。
  • her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。
29 5gqyo     
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
参考例句:
  • this material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • the new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
30 1fc779b83450c4dcf81225f06cf3814e     
弯曲的,蜿蜒的
参考例句:
  • the sinuous grace of a cat 猫的灵活优美
  • the river wound its sinuous way across the plain. 这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原。
31 gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • the girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • they deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
32 af6ada503978fa80fce7e5d109333278     
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • he winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。
  • he winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
33 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • i was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • the two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
34 kswz5t     
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • it's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • the bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 iinyj     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • he gestured abruptly for virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • i was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
36 xryyc     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • they sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • the spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
37 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he mumbled something to me which i did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • george mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
38 nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • she is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
39 fowzi     
vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求
参考例句:
  • many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
  • you may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。
40 0affe9d5c3a243690cca6d4248d41a85     
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
参考例句:
  • \"i wonder if i shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们,”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • \"where are we going from here?\" mused one of rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道:‘我们这是在干什么?” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
41 rx7zc     
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
参考例句:
  • the alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
42 nvfz9     
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
参考例句:
  • the whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
  • the air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
43 irszhx     
n.海洛因
参考例句:
  • customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
  • heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
44 svuzq     
v.自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
参考例句:
  • his doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
  • three conservative mps abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
45 xhuwp     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • we have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • the muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
46 clenched     
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  • she clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上,以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 ryxzf     
adj.悔悟了的,后悔的,痛悔的
参考例句:
  • she was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
  • she assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。
48 cx2zk     
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
参考例句:
  • we live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
  • the blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
49 xuyyq     
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
  • he flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • he behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
50 wmdyj     
n.魔鬼,恶魔
参考例句:
  • the demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
  • he has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。
51 66ryn     
n.芬芳,香味,香气
参考例句:
  • the apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
  • the fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
52 deranged     
adj.疯狂的
参考例句:
  • traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
  • a deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。
53 l8gz2     
n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引
参考例句:
  • life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
  • he couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
54 a5fdd52977662c80951e2b41c31587a0     
烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦
参考例句:
  • i scorched my dress when i was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
  • the hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
55 e2e13f8d3a7c0021226bb2f94d6a15ec     
n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
参考例句:
  • mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时,母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面,以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
56 norzb     
n.胆小,怯懦
参考例句:
  • his cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
  • his refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
57 n4cxx     
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
参考例句:
  • the wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前,势不可挡。
  • she saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
58 jvwz5     
adj.傲慢的,自大的
参考例句:
  • you've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • people are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
59 5qzzs     
adj.迂回的路的,迂曲的,绕行的
参考例句:
  • they took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.他们绕道避开了记者。
  • the explanation was circuitous and puzzling.这个解释很迂曲,让人困惑不解。
60 oz5zc6     
v.使(极度)痛苦,折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 );苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦
参考例句:
  • all the time they agonized and prayed. 他们一直在忍受痛苦并且祈祷。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • she agonized herself with the thought of her loss. 她念念不忘自己的损失,深深陷入痛苦之中。 来自辞典例句
61 8ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • the police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
62 zvlz3e     
n.渴望,热望
参考例句:
  • a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
  • she skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐,以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。
63 ec524998aec3c30241ea748ac1e5dbba     
v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的
参考例句:
  • the brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • they were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
64 gfzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • the police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • he had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
65 5f3f78dc835e71266975d0c281dceae8     
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he grimaced at the bitter taste. 他一尝那苦味,做了个怪相。
  • she grimaced at the sight of all the work. 她一看到这么多的工作就皱起了眉头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
66 e5ef5ebb355a2c067c2d99996f845e0f     
偷听(别人的谈话)( eavesdrop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he eavesdropped on our conversation. 他偷听了我们的谈话。
  • he has just eavesdropped two sweethearts. 他刚刚偷听了两个情人的谈话。
67 zd8zv     
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
参考例句:
  • the scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
  • the glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了,深红的颜色变成了绯红,绯红又变为浅红。
68 3qhzdb     
a.imminent, about to come or happen
参考例句:
  • against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。
  • the king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。
69 cmazg     
n.死亡;v.让渡,遗赠,转让
参考例句:
  • he praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标,但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
  • the war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。
70 4cmzf     
n.愚蠢
参考例句:
  • stealing a car and then driving it drunk was the ultimate idiocy.偷了车然后醉酒开车真是愚蠢到极点。
  • in this war there is an idiocy without bounds.这次战争疯癫得没底。
71 d22c67116b8d5696b30f6705862b0688     
adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • the doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
  • the government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。
72 1f6f5c5c87abe7bd26a5c5deddd88c92     
v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
参考例句:
  • they repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
73 zxezj     
v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句:
  • the doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
74 airzv     
v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动
参考例句:
  • she felt her heart give a great throb.她感到自己的心怦地跳了一下。
  • the drums seemed to throb in his ears.阵阵鼓声彷佛在他耳边震响。
75 sg6zq9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • it was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • his letter was touching.他的信很感人。
76 5wezxw     
n.雕刻品,雕花
参考例句:
  • all the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
  • he acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
77 de08c4fb4b79b775b2f897e6e8db9aad     
爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • his fingers caressed the back of her neck. 他的手指抚摩着她的后颈。
  • he caressed his wife lovingly. 他怜爱万分地抚摸着妻子。
78 zlcxj     
n.眼睑,眼皮
参考例句:
  • she lifted one eyelid to see what he was doing.她抬起一只眼皮看看他在做什么。
  • my eyelid has been tumid since yesterday.从昨天起,我的眼皮就肿了。
79 zbjza     
v.吸入(气体等),吸(烟)
参考例句:
  • don't inhale dust into your lung.别把灰尘吸进肺里。
  • they are pleased to not inhale second hand smoke.他们很高兴他们再也不会吸到二手烟了。
80 9oywi     
v.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧
参考例句:
  • turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策,以避免通货膨胀。
81 dzizmy     
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
参考例句:
  • he was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
  • she's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
82 5n4zxc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • the local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
83 bswzxn     
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
参考例句:
  • a vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
  • goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。
84 bb3f705fc01629dc121d198d54fa0904     
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • her lips twitched with amusement. 她忍俊不禁地颤动着嘴唇。
  • the child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 这小孩的嘴抽动着,像是要哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
85 xvazav     
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
参考例句:
  • he crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • you have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
86 5gvwz     
adv.留心地
参考例句:
  • he looked warily around him,pretending to look after carrie.他小心地看了一下四周,假装是在照顾嘉莉。
  • they were heading warily to a point in the enemy line.他们正小心翼翼地向着敌人封锁线的某一处前进。
87 tmmyq     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • an apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • he was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
88 tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • after a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • there was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
89 femzl     
vt.扔;悬挂;n.挂带;吊索,吊兜;弹弓
参考例句:
  • the boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
  • by using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
90 d67e6c987d5339547c7938f1950b8295     
adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹
参考例句:
  • the children streaked off as fast as they could. 孩子们拔脚飞跑 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • his face was pale and streaked with dirt. 他脸色苍白,脸上有一道道的污痕。 来自辞典例句
91 kvjwt     
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。
92 e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • she gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • people gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
93 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • he groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • the cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
94 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • the fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • the leaders of the kopper company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
95 tr1zz     
vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑
参考例句:
  • he shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
  • i couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
96 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • she chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • she chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
97 2gmxz     
v.精确计量;估计;n.标准度量;计量器
参考例句:
  • can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗?
  • it's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
98 imtyh     
n.预期,预料,期望
参考例句:
  • we waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着,期待她的到来。
  • the animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安,像是感到了地震即将发生。
99 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • he delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • a strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
100 tewyg     
n.(清楚的)发音;清晰度,咬合
参考例句:
  • his articulation is poor.他发音不清楚。
  • she spoke with a lazy articulation.她说话慢吞吞的。
101 cocyf     
adj.酸的,刻薄的
参考例句:
  • his lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
  • he sent back an acerbic letter.他回复了一封尖刻的信。
102 m0ix9     
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的
参考例句:
  • his lithe athlete's body had been his pride through most of the fifty - six years.他那轻巧自如的运动员体格,五十六年来几乎一直使他感到自豪。
  • his walk was lithe and graceful.他走路轻盈而优雅。
103 fmtx0     
n.专门知识(或技能等),专长
参考例句:
  • we were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
  • you really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
104 a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • his eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
105 xfszw     
n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑
参考例句:
  • i used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
  • most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。
106 39b2ea06557590ef53e0148a487bc107     
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽
参考例句:
  • she expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
  • the enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
107 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • she was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • they became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
108 tzuzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • she showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • his manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
109 qq8yd     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • he was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • we bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
110 hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • the wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • he gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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