清洁女工之死06

时间:2025-02-14 07:11:38

(单词翻译:单击)

Six
IIn the offices of Messrs Breather & Scuttle1, Poirot was shown, after some demur2, into the room ofMr. Scuttle himself.
Mr. Scuttle was a brisk, bustling3 man, with a hearty4 manner.
“Good morning. Good morning.” He rubbed his hands. “Now, what can we do for you?”
His professional eye shot over Poirot, trying to place him, making, as it were, a series ofmarginal notes.
Foreign. Good quality clothes. Probably rich. Restaurant proprietor5? Hotel manager? Films?
“I hope not to trespass6 on your time unduly7. I wanted to talk to you about your formeremployee, James Bentley.”
Mr. Scuttle’s expressive8 eyebrows9 shot up an inch and dropped.
“James Bentley. James Bentley?” He shot out a question. “Press?”
“No.”
“And you wouldn’t be police?”
“No. At least—not of this country.”
“Not of this country.” Mr. Scuttle filed this away rapidly as though for future reference.
“What’s it all about?”
Poirot, never hindered by a pedantic10 regard for truth, launched out into speech.
“I am opening a further inquiry11 into James Bentley’s case—at the request of certain relativesof his.”
“Didn’t know he had any. Anyway, he’s been found guilty, you know, and condemned12 todeath.”
“But not yet executed.”
“While there’s life, there’s hope, eh?” Mr. Scuttle shook his head. “Should doubt it, though.
Evidence was strong. Who are these relations of his?”
“I can only tell you this, they are both rich and powerful. Immensely rich.”
“You surprise me.” Mr. Scuttle was unable to help thawing13 slightly. The words “immenselyrich” had an attractive and hypnotic quality. “Yes, you really do surprise me.”
“Bentley’s mother, the late Mrs. Bentley,” explained Poirot, “cut herself and her son offcompletely from her family.”
“One of these family feuds14, eh? Well, well. And young Bentley without a farthing to blesshimself with. Pity these relations didn’t come to the rescue before.”
“They have only just become aware of the facts,” explained Poirot. “They have engaged meto come with all speed to this country and do everything possible.”
Mr. Scuttle leaned back, relaxing his business manner.
“Don’t know what you can do. I suppose there’s insanity15? A bit late in the day—but if yougot hold of the big medicos. Of course I’m not up in these things myself.”
Poirot leaned forward.
“Monsieur, James Bentley worked here. You can tell me about him.”
“Precious little to tell—precious little. He was one of our junior clerks. Nothing against him.
Seemed a perfectly16 decent young fellow, quite conscientious17 and all that. But no idea ofsalesmanship. He just couldn’t put a project over. That’s no good in this job. If a client comes tous with a house he wants to sell, we’re there to sell it for him. And if a client wants a house, wefind him one. If it’s a house in a lonely place with no amenities18, we stress its antiquity19, call it aperiod piece—and don’t mention the plumbing20! And if the house looks straight into the gasworks,we talk about amenities and facilities and don’t mention the view. Hustle21 your client into it—that’swhat you’re here to do. All sorts of little tricks there are. ‘We advise you, madam, to make animmediate offer. There’s a Member of Parliament who’s very keen on it—very keen indeed.
Going out to see it again this afternoon.’ They fall for that every time—a Member of Parliament isalways a good touch. Can’t think why! No member ever lives away from his constituency. It’s justthe good solid sound of it.” He laughed suddenly, displayed gleaming dentures. “Psychology22—that’s what it is—just psychology.”
Poirot leapt at the word.
“Psychology. How right you are. I see that you are a judge of men.”
“Not too bad. Not too bad,” said Mr. Scuttle modestly.
“So I ask you again what was your impression of James Bentley? Between ourselves—strictly between ourselves—you think he killed the old woman?”
Scuttle stared.
“Of course.”
“And you think, too, that it was a likely thing for him to do—psychologically speaking?”
“Well—if you put it like that—no, not really. Shouldn’t have thought he had the guts23. Tellyou what, if you ask me, he was barmy. Put it that way, and it works. Always a bit soft in thehead, and what with being out of a job and worrying and all that, he just went right over the edge.”
“You had no special reason for discharging him?”
Scuttle shook his head.
“Bad time of year. Staff hadn’t enough to do. We sacked the one who was least competent.
That was Bentley. Always would be, I expect. Gave him a good reference and all that. He didn’tget another job, though. No pep. Made a bad impression on people.”
It always came back to that, Poirot thought, as he left the office. James Bentley made a badimpression on people. He took comfort in considering various murderers he had known whommost people had found full of charm.
II
“Excuse me, do you mind if I sit down here and talk to you for a moment?”
Poirot, ensconced at a small table in the Blue Cat, looked up from the menu he was studyingwith a start. It was rather dark in the Blue Cat, which specialized24 in an old-world effect of oak andleaded panes25, but the young woman who had just sat down opposite to him stood out brightly fromher dark background.
She had determinedly26 golden hair, and was wearing an electric blue jumper suit. Moreover,Hercule Poirot was conscious of having noticed her somewhere only a short time previously27.
She went on:
“I couldn’t help, you see, hearing something of what you were saying to Mr. Scuttle.”
Poirot nodded. He had realized that the partitions in the offices of Breather & Scuttle weremade for convenience rather than privacy. That had not worried him, since it was chiefly publicitythat he desired.
“You were typing,” he said, “to the right of the back window.”
She nodded. Her teeth shone white in an acquiescing28 smile. A very healthy young woman,with a full buxom29 figure that Poirot approved. About thirty-three or four, he judged, and by naturedark-haired, but not one to be dictated30 to by nature.
“About Mr. Bentley,” she said.
“What about Mr. Bentley?”
“Is he going to appeal? Does it mean that there’s new evidence? Oh, I’m so glad. I couldn’t—I just couldn’t believe he did it.”
Poirot’s eyebrows rose.
“So you never thought he did it,” he said slowly.
“Well, not at first. I thought it must be a mistake. But then the evidence—” She stopped.
“Yes, the evidence,” said Poirot.
“There just didn’t seem anyone else who could have done it. I thought perhaps he’d gone alittle mad.”
“Did he ever seem to you a little—what shall I say—queer?”
“Oh no. Not queer in that way. He was just shy and awkward as anyone might be. The truthwas, he didn’t make the best of himself. He hadn’t confidence in himself.”
Poirot looked at her. She certainly had confidence in herself. Possibly she had enoughconfidence for two.
“You liked him?” he asked.
She flushed.
“Yes, I did. Amy—that’s the other girl in the office—used to laugh at him and call him a drip,but I liked him very much. He was gentle and polite—and he knew a lot really. Things out ofbooks, I mean.”
“Ah yes, things out of books.”
“He missed his mother. She’d been ill for years, you know. At least, not really ill, but notstrong, and he’d done everything for her.”
Poirot nodded. He knew those mothers.
“And of course she’d looked after him, too. I mean taken care of his health and his chest inwinter and what he ate and all that.”
Again he nodded. He asked:
“You and he were friends?”
“I don’t know—not exactly. We used to talk sometimes. But after he left here, he—I—Ididn’t see much of him. I wrote to him once in a friendly way, but he didn’t answer.”
Poirot said gently:
“But you like him?”
She said rather defiantly31:
“Yes, I do. .?.?.”
“That is excellent,” said Poirot.
His mind switched back to the day of his interview with the condemned prisoner .?.?. He sawJames Bentley clearly. The mouse-coloured hair, the thin awkward body, the hands with their bigknuckles and wrists, the Adam’s apple in the lean neck. He saw the furtive32, embarrassed—almostsly glance. Not straightforward33, not a man whose word could be trusted—a secretive, sly deceitfulfellow with an ungracious, muttering way of talking .?.?. That was the impression James Bentleywould give to most superficial observers. It was the impression he had given in the dock. The sortof fellow who would tell lies, and steal money, and hit an old woman over the head. .?.?.
But on Superintendent34 Spence, who knew men, he had not made that impression. Nor onHercule Poirot .?.?. And now here was this girl.
“What is your name, mademoiselle?” he asked.
“Maude Williams. Is there anything I could do—to help?”
“I think there is. There are people who believe, Miss Williams, that James Bentley isinnocent. They are working to prove that fact. I am the person charged with that investigation35, andI may tell you that I have already made considerable progress—yes, considerable progress.”
He uttered that lie without a blush. To his mind it was a very necessary lie. Someone,somewhere, had got to be made uneasy. Maude Williams would talk, and talk was like a stone in apond, it made a ripple36 that went on spreading outwards37.
He said: “You tell me that you and James Bentley talked together. He told you about hismother and his home life. Did he ever mention anyone with whom he, or perhaps his mother, wason bad terms?”
Maude Williams reflected.
“No—not what you’d call bad terms. His mother didn’t like young women much, I gather.”
“Mothers of devoted38 sons never like young women. No, I mean more than that. Some familyfeud, some enmity. Someone with a grudge39?”
She shook her head.
“He never mentioned anything of that kind.”
“Did he ever speak of his landlady40, Mrs. McGinty?”
She shivered slightly.
“Not by name. He said once that she gave him kippers much too often—and once he said hislandlady was upset because she had lost her cat.”
“Did he ever—you must be honest, please—mention that he knew where she kept hermoney?”
Some of the colour went out of the girl’s face, but she threw up her chin defiantly.
“Actually, he did. We were talking about people being distrustful of banks—and he said hisold landlady kept her spare money under a floorboard. He said: ‘I could help myself any day to itwhen she’s out.’ Not quite as a joke, he didn’t joke, more as though he were really worried by hercarelessness.”
“Ah,” said Poirot. “That is good. From my point of view, I mean. When James Bentley thinksof stealing, it presents itself to him as an action that is done behind someone’s back. He mighthave said, you see, ‘Some day someone will knock her on the head for it.’”
“But either way, he wouldn’t be meaning it.”
“Oh no. But talk, however light, however idle, gives away, inevitably41, the sort of person youare. The wise criminal would never open his mouth, but criminals are seldom wise and usuallyvain and they talk a good deal—and so most criminals are caught.”
Maude Williams said abruptly42:
“But someone must have killed the old woman.”
“Naturally.”
“Who did? Do you know? Have you any idea?”
“Yes,” said Hercule Poirot mendaciously43. “I think I have a very good idea. But we are only atthe beginning of the road.”
The girl glanced at her watch.
“I must get back. We’re only supposed to take half an hour. One-horse place, Kilchester—I’ve always had jobs in London before. You’ll let me know if there’s anything I can do—really do,I mean?”
Poirot took out one of his cards. On it he wrote Long Meadows and the telephone number.
“That is where I am staying.”
His name, he noted44 with chagrin45, made no particular impression on her. The youngergeneration, he could not but feel, were singularly lacking in knowledge of notable celebrities46.
III
Hercule Poirot caught a bus back to Broadhinny feeling slightly more cheerful. At any rate therewas one person who shared his belief in James Bentley’s innocence47. Bentley was not so friendlessas he had made himself out to be.
His mind went back again to Bentley in prison. What a dispiriting interview it had been.
There had been no hope aroused, hardly a stirring of interest.
“Thank you,” Bentley had said dully, “but I don’t suppose there is anything anyone can do.”
No, he was sure he had not got any enemies.
“When people barely notice you’re alive, you’re not likely to have any enemies.”
“Your mother? Did she have an enemy?”
“Certainly not. Everyone liked and respected her.”
There was a faint indignation in his tone.
“What about your friends?”
And James Bentley had said, or rather muttered, “I haven’t any friends. .?.?.”
But that had not been quite true. For Maude Williams was a friend.
“What a wonderful dispensation it is of Nature’s,” thought Hercule Poirot, “that every man,however superficially unattractive, should be some woman’s choice.”
For all Miss Williams’s sexy appearance, he had a shrewd suspicion that she was really thematernal type.
She had the qualities that James Bentley lacked, the energy, the drive, the refusal to bebeaten, the determination to succeed.
He sighed.
What monstrous48 lies he had told that day! Never mind—they were necessary.
“For somewhere,” said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors,“there is in the hay a needle, and among the sleeping dogs there is one on whom I shall put myfoot, and by shooting the arrows into the air, one will come down and hit a glasshouse!”
 

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1 scuttle OEJyw     
v.急赶,疾走,逃避;n.天窗;舷窗
参考例句:
  • There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了,人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
  • The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。
2 demur xmfzb     
v.表示异议,反对
参考例句:
  • Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms. 他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。
  • He accepted the criticism without demur. 他毫无异议地接受了批评。
3 bustling LxgzEl     
adj.喧闹的
参考例句:
  • The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
  • This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。
4 hearty Od1zn     
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
参考例句:
  • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
  • We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。
5 proprietor zR2x5     
n.所有人;业主;经营者
参考例句:
  • The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
  • The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。
6 trespass xpOyw     
n./v.侵犯,闯入私人领地
参考例句:
  • The fishing boat was seized for its trespass into restricted waters.渔船因非法侵入受限制水域而被扣押。
  • The court sentenced him to a fine for trespass.法庭以侵害罪对他判以罚款。
7 unduly Mp4ya     
adv.过度地,不适当地
参考例句:
  • He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect.他的口气听上去对前景并不十分担忧。
  • He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.他辩称法律的约束性有些过分了。
8 expressive shwz4     
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
参考例句:
  • Black English can be more expressive than standard English.黑人所使用的英语可能比正式英语更有表现力。
  • He had a mobile,expressive,animated face.他有一张多变的,富于表情的,生动活泼的脸。
9 eyebrows 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。
10 pedantic jSLzn     
adj.卖弄学问的;迂腐的
参考例句:
  • He is learned,but neither stuffy nor pedantic.他很博学,但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。
  • Reading in a pedantic way may turn you into a bookworm or a bookcase,and has long been opposed.读死书会变成书呆子,甚至于成为书橱,早有人反对过了。
11 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
参考例句:
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
12 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
13 thawing 604d0753ea9b93ae6b1e926b72f6eda8     
n.熔化,融化v.(气候)解冻( thaw的现在分词 );(态度、感情等)缓和;(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化;软化
参考例句:
  • The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪,雪又一直在融化,街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
14 feuds 7bdb739907464aa302e14a39815b23c0     
n.长期不和,世仇( feud的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Quarrels and feuds between tribes became incessant. 部落间的争吵、反目成仇的事件接连不断。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
  • There were feuds in the palace, no one can deny. 宫里也有斗争,这是无可否认的。 来自辞典例句
15 insanity H6xxf     
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
参考例句:
  • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
  • He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
16 perfectly 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。
17 conscientious mYmzr     
adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
参考例句:
  • He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责,也很懂行。
  • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。
18 amenities Bz5zCt     
n.令人愉快的事物;礼仪;礼节;便利设施;礼仪( amenity的名词复数 );便利设施;(环境等的)舒适;(性情等的)愉快
参考例句:
  • The campsite is close to all local amenities. 营地紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
  • Parks and a theatre are just some of the town's local amenities. 公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 antiquity SNuzc     
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹
参考例句:
  • The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。
  • There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.有许多关于古代英雄的传说。
20 plumbing klaz0A     
n.水管装置;水暖工的工作;管道工程v.用铅锤测量(plumb的现在分词);探究
参考例句:
  • She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
  • They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 hustle McSzv     
v.推搡;竭力兜售或获取;催促;n.奔忙(碌)
参考例句:
  • It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
  • I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。
22 psychology U0Wze     
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
参考例句:
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
23 guts Yraziv     
v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠
参考例句:
  • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净,我只需烧一下即可。
  • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 specialized Chuzwe     
adj.专门的,专业化的
参考例句:
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
  • These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
25 panes c8bd1ed369fcd03fe15520d551ab1d48     
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上,又反射到他身上。
  • The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。
26 determinedly f36257cec58d5bd4b23fb76b1dd9d64f     
adv.决意地;坚决地,坚定地
参考例句:
  • "Don't shove me,'said one of the strikers, determinedly. "I'm not doing anything." “别推我,"其中的一个罢工工人坚决地说,"我可没干什么。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Dorothy's chin set determinedly as she looked calmly at him. 多萝西平静地看着他,下巴绷得紧紧的,看来是打定主意了。 来自名作英译部分
27 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
28 acquiescing a619a3eb032827a16eaf53e0fa16704e     
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Japan were acquiescing in being strangled. 日本默然同意别人把它捏死。 来自辞典例句
  • Smith urged Ariza to retract his trade request and be patient several times before finally acquiescing. 在阿里扎提出要被交易时,在答应之前,他曾经数次要求对方多加考虑。 来自互联网
29 buxom 4WtzT     
adj.(妇女)丰满的,有健康美的
参考例句:
  • Jane is a buxom blond.简是一个丰满的金发女郎.
  • He still pictured her as buxom,high-colored,lively and a little blowsy.他心中仍旧认为她身材丰满、面色红润、生气勃勃、还有点邋遢。
30 dictated aa4dc65f69c81352fa034c36d66908ec     
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
参考例句:
  • He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
  • No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 defiantly defiantly     
adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地
参考例句:
  • Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 furtive kz9yJ     
adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的
参考例句:
  • The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.老师怀疑这个学生在考试时有偷偷摸摸的行为。
  • His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
33 straightforward fFfyA     
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
参考例句:
  • A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
  • I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
34 superintendent vsTwV     
n.监督人,主管,总监;(英国)警务长
参考例句:
  • He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
  • He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。
35 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
36 ripple isLyh     
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进
参考例句:
  • The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
  • The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来,碎在沙滩上。
37 outwards NJuxN     
adj.外面的,公开的,向外的;adv.向外;n.外形
参考例句:
  • Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开?
  • In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时,他们总是让内层朝外。
38 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
39 grudge hedzG     
n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
参考例句:
  • I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
  • I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。
40 landlady t2ZxE     
n.女房东,女地主
参考例句:
  • I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
  • The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。
41 inevitably x7axc     
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
参考例句:
  • In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去,毫无疑问是会散伙的。
  • Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
42 abruptly 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。
43 mendaciously 947e425540defab6ef1185528dad81c1     
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44 noted 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。
45 chagrin 1cyyX     
n.懊恼;气愤;委屈
参考例句:
  • His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
  • Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。
46 celebrities d38f03cca59ea1056c17b4467ee0b769     
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
参考例句:
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
47 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪;天真;无害
参考例句:
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
48 monstrous vwFyM     
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
参考例句:
  • The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升,形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
  • Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人!

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