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the realm of the unreal 2
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of one thing i am distinctly conscious: the man's presence at my side was strangely distasteful and 1 -- so much so that when i at last pulled up under the lights of the putnam house i experienced a sense of having escaped some spiritual 2(危险) of a nature peculiarly(特别,尤其) forbidding. this sense of relief was somewhat modified by the discovery that dr. dorrimore was living at the same hotel.

in partial explanation of my feelings regarding dr. dorrimore i will relate 3 the circumstances under which i had met him some years before. one evening a half-dozen men of whom i was one were sitting in the library of the bohemian club in san francisco. the conversation had turned to the subject of sleight-of-hand and the 4 of the prestidigitateurs, one of whom was then exhibiting at a local theatre.

'these fellows are pretenders(伪装者) in a double sense,' said one of the party; 'they can do nothing which it is worth one's while to be made a dupe by. the humblest wayside 5(行骗者) in india could mystify them to the 6 of lunacy.'

'for example, how?' asked another, 7 a cigar.

'for example, by all their common and familiar performances -- throwing large objects into the air which never come down; causing plants to 8(发芽) , grow visibly and blossom, in bare ground chosen by spectators; putting a man into a wicker basket, piercing him through and through with a sword while he 9 and bleeds, and then -- the basket being opened nothing is there; tossing the free end of a silken ladder into the air, mounting it and disappearing.'

'nonsense!' i said, rather uncivilly, i fear. 'you surely do not believe such things?'

'certainly not: i have seen them too often.'

'but i do,' said a journalist of considerable local fame as a 10(独特的,生动的) reporter. 'i have so frequently related them that nothing but observation could shake my conviction. why, gentlemen, i have my own word for it.'

nobody laughed -- all were looking at something behind me. turning in my seat i saw a man in evening dress who had just entered the room. he was exceedingly dark, almost swarthy(黝黑的) , with a thin face, black-bearded to the lips, an abundance of coarse black hair in some 11, a high nose and eyes that glittered with as soulless an expression as those of a cobra(眼镜蛇) . one of the group rose and introduced him as dr. dorrimore, of calcutta. as each of us was presented in turn he acknowledged the fact with a profound bow in the oriental manner, but with nothing of oriental gravity. his smile impressed me as 12 and a trifle(琐事) contemptuous. his whole demeanour(行为) i can describe only as disagreeably engaging.



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1 disquieting     
adj.令人不安的,令人不平静的v.使不安,使忧虑,使烦恼( disquiet的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • the news from the african front was disquieting in the extreme. 非洲前线的消息极其令人不安。 来自英汉文学
  • that locality was always vaguely disquieting, even in the broad glare of afternoon. 那一带地方一向隐隐约约使人感到心神不安甚至在下午耀眼的阳光里也一样。 来自辞典例句
2 l3dz6     
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
参考例句:
  • the refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • the embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。
3 9styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • i want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • he was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
4 8b538e09d25672d5e6ed5058f2318d51     
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • he used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去,他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
  • his heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。
5 juggler     
n. 变戏法者, 行骗者
参考例句:
  • dick was a juggler, who threw mists before your eyes. 迪克是个骗子,他在你面前故弄玄虚。
  • the juggler juggled three bottles. 这个玩杂耍的人可同时抛接3个瓶子。
6 gutzq     
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
参考例句:
  • the country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • she was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
7 cpszpl     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • the gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • the lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
8 itizy     
n.芽,萌芽;vt.使发芽,摘去芽;vi.长芽,抽条
参考例句:
  • when do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角?
  • it takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。
9 e693aa502222a9efbbd76f900b6f5114     
n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
  • for years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来, 报纸上, 广播里, 舞台上, 会场上的声嘶力竭,装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 qlszej     
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
参考例句:
  • you can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
  • that was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
11 et1x4     
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
参考例句:
  • when returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • it contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
12 dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
参考例句:
  • the enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大,他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • he was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
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