曼斯菲尔德庄园 Chapter 32
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CHAPTER XXXII 
Fanny had by no means forgotten Mr. Crawford when she awoke the next morning; but she remembered the purport1 of her note, and was not less sanguine2 as to its effect than she had been the night before. If Mr. Crawford would but go away! That was what she most earnestly desired: go and take his sister with him, as he was to do, and as he returned to Mansfield on purpose to do. And why it was not done already she could not devise, for Miss Crawford certainly wanted no delay. Fanny had hoped, in the course of his yesterday's visit, to hear the day named; but he had only spoken of their journey as what would take place ere long. 
Having so satisfactorily settled the conviction her note would convey, she could not but be astonished to see Mr. Crawford, as she accidentally did, coming up to the house again, and at an hour as early as the day before. His coming might have nothing to do with her, but she must avoid seeing him if possible; and being then on her way upstairs, she resolved there to remain, during the whole of his visit, unless actually sent for; and as Mrs. Norris was still in the house, there seemed little danger of her being wanted. 
She sat some time in a good deal of agitation4, listening, trembling, and fearing to be sent for every moment; but as no footsteps approached the East room, she grew gradually composed, could sit down, and be able to employ herself, and able to hope that Mr. Crawford had come and would go without her being obliged to know anything of the matter. 
Nearly half an hour had passed, and she was growing very comfortable, when suddenly the sound of a step in regular approach was heard; a heavy step, an unusual step in that part of the house: it was her uncle's; she knew it as well as his voice; she had trembled at it as often, and began to tremble again, at the idea of his coming up to speak to her, whatever might be the subject. It was indeed Sir Thomas who opened the door and asked if she were there, and if he might come in. The terror of his former occasional visits to that room seemed all renewed, and she felt as if he were going to examine her again in French and English. 
She was all attention, however, in placing a chair for him, and trying to appear honoured; and, in her agitation, had quite overlooked the deficiencies of her apartment, till he, stopping short as he entered, said, with much surprise, "Why have you no fire to-day?" 
There was snow on the ground, and she was sitting in a shawl. She hesitated. 
"I am not cold, sir: I never sit here long at this time of year." 
"But you have a fire in general?" 
"No, sir." 
"How comes this about? Here must be some mistake. I understood that you had the use of this room by way of making you perfectly5 comfortable. In your bedchamber I know you _cannot_ have a fire. Here is some great misapprehension which must be rectified6. It is highly unfit for you to sit, be it only half an hour a day, without a fire. You are not strong. You are chilly7. Your aunt cannot be aware of this." 
Fanny would rather have been silent; but being obliged to speak, she could not forbear, in justice to the aunt she loved best, from saying something in which the words "my aunt Norris" were distinguishable. 
"I understand," cried her uncle, recollecting8 himself, and not wanting to hear more: "I understand. Your aunt Norris has always been an advocate, and very judiciously10, for young people's being brought up without unnecessary indulgences; but there should be moderation in everything. She is also very hardy12 herself, which of course will influence her in her opinion of the wants of others. And on another account, too, I can perfectly comprehend. I know what her sentiments have always been. The principle was good in itself, but it may have been, and I believe _has_ _been_, carried too far in your case. I am aware that there has been sometimes, in some points, a misplaced distinction; but I think too well of you, Fanny, to suppose you will ever harbour resentment13 on that account. You have an understanding which will prevent you from receiving things only in part, and judging partially14 by the event. You will take in the whole of the past, you will consider times, persons, and probabilities, and you will feel that _they_ were not least your friends who were educating and preparing you for that mediocrity of condition which _seemed_ to be your lot. Though their caution may prove eventually unnecessary, it was kindly15 meant; and of this you may be assured, that every advantage of affluence16 will be doubled by the little privations and restrictions17 that may have been imposed. I am sure you will not disappoint my opinion of you, by failing at any time to treat your aunt Norris with the respect and attention that are due to her. But enough of this. Sit down, my dear. I must speak to you for a few minutes, but I will not detain you long." 
Fanny obeyed, with eyes cast down and colour rising. After a moment's pause, Sir Thomas, trying to suppress a smile, went on. 
"You are not aware, perhaps, that I have had a visitor this morning. I had not been long in my own room, after breakfast, when Mr. Crawford was shewn in. His errand you may probably conjecture18." 
Fanny's colour grew deeper and deeper; and her uncle, perceiving that she was embarrassed to a degree that made either speaking or looking up quite impossible, turned away his own eyes, and without any farther pause proceeded in his account of Mr. Crawford's visit. 
Mr. Crawford's business had been to declare himself the lover of Fanny, make decided19 proposals for her, and entreat20 the sanction of the uncle, who seemed to stand in the place of her parents; and he had done it all so well, so openly, so liberally, so properly, that Sir Thomas, feeling, moreover, his own replies, and his own remarks to have been very much to the purpose, was exceedingly happy to give the particulars of their conversation; and little aware of what was passing in his niece's mind, conceived that by such details he must be gratifying her far more than himself. He talked, therefore, for several minutes without Fanny's daring to interrupt him. She had hardly even attained21 the wish to do it. Her mind was in too much confusion. She had changed her position; and, with her eyes fixed22 intently on one of the windows, was listening to her uncle in the utmost perturbation and dismay. For a moment he ceased, but she had barely become conscious of it, when, rising from his chair, he said, "And now, Fanny, having performed one part of my commission, and shewn you everything placed on a basis the most assured and satisfactory, I may execute the remainder by prevailing23 on you to accompany me downstairs, where, though I cannot but presume on having been no unacceptable companion myself, I must submit to your finding one still better worth listening to. Mr. Crawford, as you have perhaps foreseen, is yet in the house. He is in my room, and hoping to see you there." 
There was a look, a start, an exclamation24 on hearing this, which astonished Sir Thomas; but what was his increase of astonishment25 on hearing her exclaim--"Oh! no, sir, I cannot, indeed I cannot go down to him. Mr. Crawford ought to know-- he must know that: I told him enough yesterday to convince him; he spoke3 to me on this subject yesterday, and I told him without disguise that it was very disagreeable to me, and quite out of my power to return his good opinion." 
"I do not catch your meaning," said Sir Thomas, sitting down again. "Out of your power to return his good opinion? What is all this? I know he spoke to you yesterday, and (as far as I understand) received as much encouragement to proceed as a well-judging young woman could permit herself to give. I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion26 highly to be commended. But now, when he has made his overtures27 so properly, and honourably28-- what are your scruples29 _now_?" 
"You are mistaken, sir," cried Fanny, forced by the anxiety of the moment even to tell her uncle that he was wrong; "you are quite mistaken. How could Mr. Crawford say such a thing? I gave him no encouragement yesterday. On the contrary, I told him, I cannot recollect9 my exact words, but I am sure I told him that I would not listen to him, that it was very unpleasant to me in every respect, and that I begged him never to talk to me in that manner again. I am sure I said as much as that and more; and I should have said still more, if I had been quite certain of his meaning anything seriously; but I did not like to be, I could not bear to be, imputing30 more than might be intended. I thought it might all pass for nothing with _him_." 
She could say no more; her breath was almost gone. 
"Am I to understand," said Sir Thomas, after a few moments' silence, "that you mean to _refuse_ Mr. Crawford?" 
"Yes, sir." 
"Refuse him?" 
"Yes, sir." 
"Refuse Mr. Crawford! Upon what plea? For what reason?" 
"I--I cannot like him, sir, well enough to marry him." 
"This is very strange!" said Sir Thomas, in a voice of calm displeasure. "There is something in this which my comprehension does not reach. Here is a young man wishing to pay his addresses to you, with everything to recommend him: not merely situation in life, fortune, and character, but with more than common agreeableness, with address and conversation pleasing to everybody. And he is not an acquaintance of to-day; you have now known him some time. His sister, moreover, is your intimate friend, and he has been doing _that_ for your brother, which I should suppose would have been almost sufficient recommendation to you, had there been no other. It is very uncertain when my interest might have got William on. He has done it already." 
"Yes," said Fanny, in a faint voice, and looking down with fresh shame; and she did feel almost ashamed of herself, after such a picture as her uncle had drawn31, for not liking32 Mr. Crawford. 
"You must have been aware," continued Sir Thomas presently, "you must have been some time aware of a particularity in Mr. Crawford's manners to you. This cannot have taken you by surprise. You must have observed his attentions; and though you always received them very properly (I have no accusation33 to make on that head), I never perceived them to be unpleasant to you. I am half inclined to think, Fanny, that you do not quite know your own feelings." 
"Oh yes, sir! indeed I do. His attentions were always-- what I did not like." 
Sir Thomas looked at her with deeper surprise. "This is beyond me," said he. "This requires explanation. Young as you are, and having seen scarcely any one, it is hardly possible that your affections--" 
He paused and eyed her fixedly34. He saw her lips formed into a _no_, though the sound was inarticulate, but her face was like scarlet35. That, however, in so modest a girl, might be very compatible with innocence36; and chusing at least to appear satisfied, he quickly added, "No, no, I know _that_ is quite out of the question; quite impossible. Well, there is nothing more to be said." 
And for a few minutes he did say nothing. He was deep in thought. His niece was deep in thought likewise, trying to harden and prepare herself against farther questioning. She would rather die than own the truth; and she hoped, by a little reflection, to fortify37 herself beyond betraying it. 
"Independently of the interest which Mr. Crawford's _choice_ seemed to justify38" said Sir Thomas, beginning again, and very composedly, "his wishing to marry at all so early is recommendatory to me. I am an advocate for early marriages, where there are means in proportion, and would have every young man, with a sufficient income, settle as soon after four-and-twenty as he can. This is so much my opinion, that I am sorry to think how little likely my own eldest39 son, your cousin, Mr. Bertram, is to marry early; but at present, as far as I can judge, matrimony makes no part of his plans or thoughts. I wish he were more likely to fix." Here was a glance at Fanny. "Edmund, I consider, from his dispositions40 and habits, as much more likely to marry early than his brother. _He_, indeed, I have lately thought, has seen the woman he could love, which, I am convinced, my eldest son has not. Am I right? Do you agree with me, my dear?" 
"Yes, sir." 
It was gently, but it was calmly said, and Sir Thomas was easy on the score of the cousins. But the removal of his alarm did his niece no service: as her unaccountableness was confirmed his displeasure increased; and getting up and walking about the room with a frown, which Fanny could picture to herself, though she dared not lift up her eyes, he shortly afterwards, and in a voice of authority, said, "Have you any reason, child, to think ill of Mr. Crawford's temper?" 
"No, sir." 
She longed to add, "But of his principles I have"; but her heart sunk under the appalling41 prospect42 of discussion, explanation, and probably non-conviction. Her ill opinion of him was founded chiefly on observations, which, for her cousins' sake, she could scarcely dare mention to their father. Maria and Julia, and especially Maria, were so closely implicated43 in Mr. Crawford's misconduct, that she could not give his character, such as she believed it, without betraying them. She had hoped that, to a man like her uncle, so discerning, so honourable44, so good, the simple acknowledgment of settled _dislike_ on her side would have been sufficient. To her infinite grief she found it was not. 
Sir Thomas came towards the table where she sat in trembling wretchedness, and with a good deal of cold sternness, said, "It is of no use, I perceive, to talk to you. We had better put an end to this most mortifying45 conference. Mr. Crawford must not be kept longer waiting. I will, therefore, only add, as thinking it my duty to mark my opinion of your conduct, that you have disappointed every expectation I had formed, and proved yourself of a character the very reverse of what I had supposed. For I _had_, Fanny, as I think my behaviour must have shewn, formed a very favourable46 opinion of you from the period of my return to England. I had thought you peculiarly free from wilfulness47 of temper, self-conceit, and every tendency to that independence of spirit which prevails so much in modern days, even in young women, and which in young women is offensive and disgusting beyond all common offence. But you have now shewn me that you can be wilful48 and perverse49; that you can and will decide for yourself, without any consideration or deference50 for those who have surely some right to guide you, without even asking their advice. You have shewn yourself very, very different from anything that I had imagined. The advantage or disadvantage of your family, of your parents, your brothers and sisters, never seems to have had a moment's share in your thoughts on this occasion. How _they_ might be benefited, how _they_ must rejoice in such an establishment for you, is nothing to _you_. You think only of yourself, and because you do not feel for Mr. Crawford exactly what a young heated fancy imagines to be necessary for happiness, you resolve to refuse him at once, without wishing even for a little time to consider of it, a little more time for cool consideration, and for really examining your own inclinations52; and are, in a wild fit of folly53, throwing away from you such an opportunity of being settled in life, eligibly54, honourably, nobly settled, as will, probably, never occur to you again. Here is a young man of sense, of character, of temper, of manners, and of fortune, exceedingly attached to you, and seeking your hand in the most handsome and disinterested55 way; and let me tell you, Fanny, that you may live eighteen years longer in the world without being addressed by a man of half Mr. Crawford's estate, or a tenth part of his merits. Gladly would I have bestowed56 either of my own daughters on him. Maria is nobly married; but had Mr. Crawford sought Julia's hand, I should have given it to him with superior and more heartfelt satisfaction than I gave Maria's to Mr. Rushworth." After half a moment's pause: "And I should have been very much surprised had either of my daughters, on receiving a proposal of marriage at any time which might carry with it only _half_ the eligibility57 of _this_, immediately and peremptorily59, and without paying my opinion or my regard the compliment of any consultation60, put a decided negative on it. I should have been much surprised and much hurt by such a proceeding61. I should have thought it a gross violation62 of duty and respect. _You_ are not to be judged by the same rule. You do not owe me the duty of a child. But, Fanny, if your heart can acquit63 you of _ingratitude_--" 
He ceased. Fanny was by this time crying so bitterly that, angry as he was, he would not press that article farther. Her heart was almost broke by such a picture of what she appeared to him; by such accusations65, so heavy, so multiplied, so rising in dreadful gradation! Self-willed, obstinate66, selfish, and ungrateful. He thought her all this. She had deceived his expectations; she had lost his good opinion. What was to become of her? 
"I am very sorry," said she inarticulately, through her tears, "I am very sorry indeed." 
"Sorry! yes, I hope you are sorry; and you will probably have reason to be long sorry for this day's transactions." 
"If it were possible for me to do otherwise" said she, with another strong effort; "but I am so perfectly convinced that I could never make him happy, and that I should be miserable67 myself." 
Another burst of tears; but in spite of that burst, and in spite of that great black word _miserable_, which served to introduce it, Sir Thomas began to think a little relenting, a little change of inclination51, might have something to do with it; and to augur68 favourably69 from the personal entreaty70 of the young man himself. He knew her to be very timid, and exceedingly nervous; and thought it not improbable that her mind might be in such a state as a little time, a little pressing, a little patience, and a little impatience71, a judicious11 mixture of all on the lover's side, might work their usual effect on. If the gentleman would but persevere72, if he had but love enough to persevere, Sir Thomas began to have hopes; and these reflections having passed across his mind and cheered it, "Well," said he, in a tone of becoming gravity, but of less anger, "well, child, dry up your tears. There is no use in these tears; they can do no good. You must now come downstairs with me. Mr. Crawford has been kept waiting too long already. You must give him your own answer: we cannot expect him to be satisfied with less; and you only can explain to him the grounds of that misconception of your sentiments, which, unfortunately for himself, he certainly has imbibed73. I am totally unequal to it." 
But Fanny shewed such reluctance74, such misery75, at the idea of going down to him, that Sir Thomas, after a little consideration, judged it better to indulge her. His hopes from both gentleman and lady suffered a small depression in consequence; but when he looked at his niece, and saw the state of feature and complexion76 which her crying had brought her into, he thought there might be as much lost as gained by an immediate58 interview. With a few words, therefore, of no particular meaning, he walked off by himself, leaving his poor niece to sit and cry over what had passed, with very wretched feelings 
Her mind was all disorder77. The past, present, future, everything was terrible. But her uncle's anger gave her the severest pain of all. Selfish and ungrateful! to have appeared so to him! She was miserable for ever. She had no one to take her part, to counsel, or speak for her. Her only friend was absent. He might have softened78 his father; but all, perhaps all, would think her selfish and ungrateful. She might have to endure the reproach again and again; she might hear it, or see it, or know it to exist for ever in every connexion about her. She could not but feel some resentment against Mr. Crawford; yet, if he really loved her, and were unhappy too! It was all wretchedness together. 
In about a quarter of an hour her uncle returned; she was almost ready to faint at the sight of him. He spoke calmly, however, without austerity, without reproach, and she revived a little. There was comfort, too, in his words, as well as his manner, for he began with, "Mr. Crawford is gone: he has just left me. I need not repeat what has passed. I do not want to add to anything you may now be feeling, by an account of what he has felt. Suffice it, that he has behaved in the most gentlemanlike and generous manner, and has confirmed me in a most favourable opinion of his understanding, heart, and temper. Upon my representation of what you were suffering, he immediately, and with the greatest delicacy79, ceased to urge to see you for the present." 
Here Fanny, who had looked up, looked down again. "Of course," continued her uncle, "it cannot be supposed but that he should request to speak with you alone, be it only for five minutes; a request too natural, a claim too just to be denied. But there is no time fixed; perhaps to-morrow, or whenever your spirits are composed enough. For the present you have only to tranquillise yourself. Check these tears; they do but exhaust you. If, as I am willing to suppose, you wish to shew me any observance, you will not give way to these emotions, but endeavour to reason yourself into a stronger frame of mind. I advise you to go out: the air will do you good; go out for an hour on the gravel80; you will have the shrubbery to yourself, and will be the better for air and exercise. And, Fanny" (turning back again for a moment), "I shall make no mention below of what has passed; I shall not even tell your aunt Bertram. There is no occasion for spreading the disappointment; say nothing about it yourself." 
This was an order to be most joyfully81 obeyed; this was an act of kindness which Fanny felt at her heart. To be spared from her aunt Norris's interminable reproaches! he left her in a glow of gratitude64. Anything might be bearable rather than such reproaches. Even to see Mr. Crawford would be less overpowering. 
She walked out directly, as her uncle recommended, and followed his advice throughout, as far as she could; did check her tears; did earnestly try to compose her spirits and strengthen her mind. She wished to prove to him that she did desire his comfort, and sought to regain82 his favour; and he had given her another strong motive83 for exertion84, in keeping the whole affair from the knowledge of her aunts. Not to excite suspicion by her look or manner was now an object worth attaining85; and she felt equal to almost anything that might save her from her aunt Norris. 
She was struck, quite struck, when, on returning from her walk and going into the East room again, the first thing which caught her eye was a fire lighted and burning. A fire! it seemed too much; just at that time to be giving her such an indulgence was exciting even painful gratitude. She wondered that Sir Thomas could have leisure to think of such a trifle again; but she soon found, from the voluntary information of the housemaid, who came in to attend it, that so it was to be every day. Sir Thomas had given orders for it. 
"I must be a brute86, indeed, if I can be really ungrateful!" said she, in soliloquy. "Heaven defend me from being ungrateful!" 
She saw nothing more of her uncle, nor of her aunt Norris, till they met at dinner. Her uncle's behaviour to her was then as nearly as possible what it had been before; she was sure he did not mean there should be any change, and that it was only her own conscience that could fancy any; but her aunt was soon quarrelling with her; and when she found how much and how unpleasantly her having only walked out without her aunt's knowledge could be dwelt on, she felt all the reason she had to bless the kindness which saved her from the same spirit of reproach, exerted on a more momentous87 subject. 
"If I had known you were going out, I should have got you just to go as far as my house with some orders for Nanny," said she, "which I have since, to my very great inconvenience, been obliged to go and carry myself. I could very ill spare the time, and you might have saved me the trouble, if you would only have been so good as to let us know you were going out. It would have made no difference to you, I suppose, whether you had walked in the shrubbery or gone to my house." 
"I recommended the shrubbery to Fanny as the driest place," said Sir Thomas. 
"Oh!" said Mrs. Norris, with a moment's check, "that was very kind of you, Sir Thomas; but you do not know how dry the path is to my house. Fanny would have had quite as good a walk there, I assure you, with the advantage of being of some use, and obliging her aunt: it is all her fault. If she would but have let us know she was going out but there is a something about Fanny, I have often observed it before--she likes to go her own way to work; she does not like to be dictated88 to; she takes her own independent walk whenever she can; she certainly has a little spirit of secrecy89, and independence, and nonsense, about her, which I would advise her to get the better of." 
As a general reflection on Fanny, Sir Thomas thought nothing could be more unjust, though he had been so lately expressing the same sentiments himself, and he tried to turn the conversation: tried repeatedly before he could succeed; for Mrs. Norris had not discernment enough to perceive, either now, or at any other time, to what degree he thought well of his niece, or how very far he was from wishing to have his own children's merits set off by the depreciation90 of hers. She was talking _at_ Fanny, and resenting this private walk half through the dinner. 
It was over, however, at last; and the evening set in with more composure to Fanny, and more cheerfulness of spirits than she could have hoped for after so stormy a morning; but she trusted, in the first place, that she had done right: that her judgment91 had not misled her. For the purity of her intentions she could answer; and she was willing to hope, secondly92, that her uncle's displeasure was abating93, and would abate94 farther as he considered the matter with more impartiality95, and felt, as a good man must feel, how wretched, and how unpardonable, how hopeless, and how wicked it was to marry without affection. 
When the meeting with which she was threatened for the morrow was past, she could not but flatter herself that the subject would be finally concluded, and Mr. Crawford once gone from Mansfield, that everything would soon be as if no such subject had existed. She would not, could not believe, that Mr. Crawford's affection for her could distress96 him long; his mind was not of that sort. London would soon bring its cure. In London he would soon learn to wonder at his infatuation, and be thankful for the right reason in her which had saved him from its evil consequences. 
While Fanny's mind was engaged in these sort of hopes, her uncle was, soon after tea, called out of the room; an occurrence too common to strike her, and she thought nothing of it till the butler reappeared ten minutes afterwards, and advancing decidedly towards herself, said, "Sir Thomas wishes to speak with you, ma'am, in his own room." Then it occurred to her what might be going on; a suspicion rushed over her mind which drove the colour from her cheeks; but instantly rising, she was preparing to obey, when Mrs. Norris called out, "Stay, stay, Fanny! what are you about? where are you going? don't be in such a hurry. Depend upon it, it is not you who are wanted; depend upon it, it is me" (looking at the butler); "but you are so very eager to put yourself forward. What should Sir Thomas want you for? It is me, Baddeley, you mean; I am coming this moment. You mean me, Baddeley, I am sure; Sir Thomas wants me, not Miss Price." 
But Baddeley was stout97. "No, ma'am, it is Miss Price; I am certain of its being Miss Price." And there was a half-smile with the words, which meant, "I do not think you would answer the purpose at all." 
Mrs. Norris, much discontented, was obliged to compose herself to work again; and Fanny, walking off in agitating98 consciousness, found herself, as she anticipated, in another minute alone with Mr. Crawford. 

第三卷 第一章
范妮第二天早晨醒来的时候,并没有忘掉克劳福德先生。不过,她也同样记得她那封信的大意,对这封信可能收到的效果,依然像昨天晚上一样乐观。克劳福德先生要是能远走高飞该有多好啊!这是她最巴不得的。带着他妹妹一起走,他原来就是这样安排的,他重返曼斯菲尔德就是为了接他妹妹。她不明白他们为什么到现在还没走成,克劳福德小姐肯定不想在这里多待。克劳福德先生昨天来做客的时候,范妮本来祈望能听到他究竟是哪一天走,但他只是说不久就要起程。
就在她满意地料定她的信会产生什么效果之后,她突然看到克劳福德先生又向大宅走来,并且像昨天一样早,不由得大吃一惊。他这次来可能与她无关,但她还是尽可能不见他为好。她当时正在上楼,便决定就待在楼上,等他走了再说,除非有人叫她。由于诺里斯太太还在这里,似乎没有可能会用得着她。
她忐忑不安地坐了一阵,一边听,一边颤抖,时刻都在担心有人叫她。不过,由于听不到脚步声向东屋走来,她也渐渐镇定下来,还能坐下做起活来,希望克劳福德先生来也好去也好,用不着她去理会。
将近半个小时过去了,她逐渐放下了心。恰在这时,突然听到一阵脚步声——脚步声很重,房内这一带不常听到这种脚步声。这是她姨父的脚步声。她像熟悉他的说话声一样熟悉他的脚步声。以前她往往一听到他的脚步声就发抖,现在一想到他来此肯定是有话对她说,便又开始颤抖起来。不论是要说什么,她都感到害怕。还真是托马斯爵士。他推开了门,问她是否在屋里,他可不可以进来。以前他偶尔来到东屋所引起的那种恐惧似乎又萌生了,范妮觉得他好像又来考她的法语和英语。
她恭恭敬敬地给他搬了把椅子,尽量显出受宠若惊的样子。由于心神不定,她没有注意屋内有什么欠缺。托马斯爵士进来之后突然停住脚,吃惊地问道:“你今天为什么没有生火呀?”
外边已是满地白雪,范妮披了条披巾坐在那里。她吞吞吐吐地说:
“我不冷,姨父——这个季节我从不在这里久坐。”
“那你平时生火吗?”
“不生,姨父。”
“怎么会这样,一定出了什么差错。我还以为你到这间屋里来是为了暖和。我知道,你的卧室里没法生火。这是个很大的错误,必须加以纠正。你这样坐着很不稳妥——也不生火,即使一天坐半个小时都不好。你身体单薄,看你冻的。你姨妈一定不了解。”
范妮本想保持沉默,但又不能不吭声,为了对地那位最亲爱的姨妈公允起见,她忍不住说了几句,提到了“诺里斯姨妈”。
“我明白了,”姨父知道是怎么回事了,也不想再听下去,便大声说道。“我明白了。你诺里斯姨妈很有见识,一向主张对孩子不能娇惯。不过,什么事情都要适度。她自己也很苦,这当然要影响她对别人的需求的看法。从另一个意义上说,我也能完全理解。我了解她一贯的看法。那原则本身是好的,但是对你可能做得太过分了,我认为的确做得太过分了。我知道,有时候在某些问题上没有一视同仁,这是不应该的。可我对你有很好的看法,范妮,觉得你不会因此而记恨。你是个聪明人,遇事不会只看一方面,只看局部。你会全面地看待过去,你会考虑到不同的时期,不同的人,不同的机遇,你会觉得那些教育你、为你准备了中等生活条件的人们都是你的朋友,因为这样的条件似乎是你命中注定的。尽管他们的谨慎可能最终证明没有必要,但他们的用心是好的。有一点你可以相信:被迫吃点小小的苦头,受点小小的约束,到了富足的时候就能倍感其乐。我想你不会辜负了我对你的器重,任何时候都会以应有的敬重和关心来对待诺里斯姨妈。不过,不说这些了。坐下,亲爱的。我要和你谈一会儿,不会占用你很多时间。”
范妮从命了,垂着眼皮,红着脸。托马斯爵士顿了顿,欲笑不笑,说了下去。
“你也许还不知道,我今天上午接待了一个客人。早饭后,我回到房里不久,克劳福德先生就给领进来了。你大概能猜到他是来干什么的。”
范妮脸上越来越红,姨父见她窘得既说不出话,也不敢抬头,便不再看她,紧接着讲起了克劳福德先生的这次来访。
克劳福德先生是来宣布他爱范妮的.并明确提出向她求婚,请求她姨父恩准,因为他老人家似乎在履行父母的职责。他表现得如此有礼,如此坦诚,如此大方,如此得体,而托马斯爵士的答复和意见又那样允当,因而他便欣喜不已地介绍了他们谈话的细枝末节,全然没有察觉外甥女心里怎么想,只以为这些详情细节不仅他乐意说,外甥女更乐意听。因此,他滔滔不绝地说了一番,范妮也不敢打断他,甚至也无意去打断他。她心乱如麻,人已换了个姿势,目不转睛地望着一扇窗户,惶恐不安地听姨父讲着。姨父停顿了一下,但是她还没有察觉,他就站起身来,说道:“范妮,我已经履行了我的部分使命,让你看到事情已经奠定了一个最牢靠、最令人称心如意的基础,我可以履行我余下的使命了,劝说你陪我一起下楼。虽然我自以为你不会讨厌刚才陪我说话,但是到了楼下我会甘拜下风,会有一个说话更为动听的人陪伴你。也许你已经料到,克劳福德先生还没有走。他在我房里,希望在那里见见你。”
范妮听到这话时的那副神色,那为之一惊,那一声惊叫,使托马斯爵士大为震惊。不过,更使他震惊的还是她的激烈言词:“噢!不,姨父,不行,我真的不能下楼见他。克劳福德先生应该明白——他肯定明白——我昨天已经跟他说明了,他应该清楚——他昨天就跟我说起了这件事——我毫不掩饰地告诉他我压根儿不同意,无法回报他的好意。”
“我不明白你的意思,”托马斯爵士说道,一边又坐下来。“无法回报他的好意!这是怎么回事?我知道他昨天对你讲过,而且据我所知,从你这里得到了一个知道分寸的年轻姑娘所能给的鼓励。从他的话中我了解到你当时的表现,我觉得非常高兴。你显得很谨慎,这很值得称道。可是现在,他已经郑重其事、真心诚意地提了出来——你现在还顾虑什么呢?”
“你弄错了,姨父,”范妮嚷道。她一时心急,甚至当面说姨父不对。“你完全弄错了。克劳福德先生怎么能这样说呢?我昨天并没有鼓励他——相反,我对他说——我记不得具体说了什么话——不过,我肯定对他说过,我不愿意听他讲,我实在是不愿意听,求他千万别再对我说那样的话。我敢肯定对他说过这些话,而且还不止这些。如果我当时确有把握他是当真的话,还会多说几句,可我不想相信他真有什么意思——我不愿意那样看待他——不愿给他安上更多的意思。我当时就觉得,对他来说,可能说过也就算完了。”
她说不下去了,几乎都透不过气了。
“这是不是说,”托马斯爵士沉默了一阵,然后问道,“你是要拒绝克劳福德先生?”
“是的,姨父。”
“拒绝他?”
“是的,姨父。”
“拒绝克劳福德先生!什么理由?什么原因?”
“我——我不喜欢他,姨父,不能嫁给他。”
“真奇怪呀!”托马斯爵士以平静而有点不悦的语气说。“这件事有点让我难以理解。向你求婚的是一个各方面都很优秀的年轻人,不仅有地位,有财产,人品好,而且十分和气,说起话来人人喜欢。你和他又不是初次见面,已经认识一段时间了。再说,他妹妹还是你的亲密朋友,他还为你哥哥帮了那样的忙,即使他没有别的好处,单凭这件事就足以打动你的心了。要是靠我的关系,很难说威廉什么时候能晋升。而他已经把这件事办成了。”
“是的。”范妮少气无力地说,又难为情地低下了头。经姨父这么一说,她真觉得自己不喜欢克劳福德先生简直是可耻。
“你一定察觉到了,”托马斯爵士接着又说,“你一定早就察觉到克劳福德先生对你的态度有所不同。因此,他向你求婚你不该感到意外。你一定注意到他向你献殷勤了,虽然你接受他的献殷勤时表现得很得体(在这方面我没有什么可说的),可载从没看出你为之讨厌过。我倒有点觉得,范妮,你并不完全了解你自己的情感。”
“噢!不,姨父,我完全了解。他的献殷勤总是——我总是不喜欢。”
托马斯爵士越发惊讶地瞅着她。“我不理解,”他说,“你要解释一下。你这么年轻,几乎没遇到过什么人,你心里不可能已经——”
他停了下来,两眼直盯着她。他见她的嘴唇像要说不,但却没有说出声来,只是满脸涨得通红。不过,一个腼腆的姑娘露出这副形态,倒也很可能是纯真无辜的缘故。他至少要显出满意的样子,很快补充了两句:“不,不,我知道这是不可能的——完全不可能。好了,这事不说了。”
他沉默了一阵。他在沉思。他的外甥女也在沉思,好鼓起勇气,做好思想准备,以防他进一步盘问。她宁死也不愿吐露真情。她希望经过一番思索,能顶住不要泄露自己的秘密。
“除了被克劳福德先生看中可能带来的好处之外,”托马斯爵士又以非常沉静的口吻说道,“他愿意这么早就结婚,这也是我表示赞成的一个原因。我主张结得起婚的人早一点结婚,每个有足够收入的年轻人,都要一过二十四岁就结婚。我是极力这样主张的,一想到我的大儿子,你的表哥伯特伦先生不能早点结婚,我就感到遗憾。目前就我看来,他还不打算结婚,连想都不想。他要是能定下来就好了。”说到这里瞥了范妮一眼。“至于埃德蒙,无论从气质来看,还是从习性来说,都比他哥哥更可能早点结婚。说真的,我近来觉得他遇上了他中意的女人,而我的大儿子,我相信还没有。我说得对吗?休同意我的看法吗,亲爱的?”
“同意,姨父。”
这话说得很温柔,却又很平静,托马斯爵士不再疑心她会对哪一位表哥有意了。不过,他解除了疑心并没给外甥女带来好处。他认定无法解释她为何拒绝之后,心里越发不高兴。他站了起来,在屋里走来走去,紧锁着眉头,范妮虽然不敢抬头看,但却想象得出。过了一会,他以威严的口吻说:“孩子,你有什么理由认为克劳福德先生脾气不好吗?”
“没有,姨父。”
范妮很想加一句:“可我有理由认为他品行不端。”但是,一想到说了之后会引起争辩和解释,可能还说服不了姨父,一想到这可怕的前景,她便丧失了勇气。她对克劳福德先生的不良看法主要是凭着自己的观察得来的,看在两位表姐的分上,她不敢把实情告诉她们的父亲。玛丽亚和朱莉娅——尤其是玛丽亚,跟克劳福德先生的不端行为有着密切的牵连,她若是说出她对他的品行的看法,就势必会把她们俩暴露出来。她原以为,对像姨父这样目光敏锐、这样诚实、这样公正的一个人,只要她老实承认她确实不愿意就行了。使她感到极为伤心的是,她发现事实并非如此。
她战战兢兢,可怜巴巴地坐在桌边,托马斯爵士向桌子走来,铁板着脸,冷冰冰地说:“我看出来了,跟你说也没用。这场令人难堪的谈话最好到此结束。不能让克劳福德先生再等下去。考虑到我有责任表明我对你的行为的看法,我只想再补充几句:你辜负了我对你所抱的全部希望,你的个性与我原来所想的完全相反。范妮,我想你从我对你的态度上肯定可以看出,我回到英国之后,早已对你产生了非常好的印象。我原以为你一点不任性,一点不自负,一点独立个性都没有,如今还就流行这种独立个性,甚至在年轻女人中也很流行,这格外令人讨厌,令人反感。可是,你今天让我看出来了,你也会任性,也会倔强,你会自行其是,毫不考虑、毫不尊重那些完全有权指导你的人们的意见——甚至都不征求他们的意见。你的行为表明,你和我想象中的你截然不同。在这件事情上,你的家人——你的父母——你的兄弟、妹妹——你好像一时一刻也没把他们的利害放在心上。他们会得到多大好处,他们会为你攀得这门亲事感到多么高兴——这对你都无所谓。你心里只有你自己。你觉得自己对克劳福德先生感受不到年轻人幻想中的美满姻缘应有的激情,便决定立即拒绝他,甚至都不愿用点时间稍加考虑——不愿用点时间冷静地稍微再考虑一下,仔细想想自己是怎样打算的——硬是凭着一阵愚蠢的冲动,抛弃了一个解决婚姻大事的机会。这门亲事这么如意,这么体面,这么高贵,你也许永远也碰不到第二次。这个年轻人有头脑,有人品,脾气好,有教养,又有钱,还特别喜欢你,向你求婚是最慷慨无私不过了。我告诉你吧,范妮,你在这个世上再活十八年,也不会碰到一个能有克劳福德先生一半财产、或能有他十分之一优点的人向你求婚。我真乐意把我两个女儿中的任何一个嫁给他。玛丽亚嫁给了一个高贵人家——不过,假如克劳福德先生向朱莉娅求婚的话,我定会把朱莉娅许给他,比把玛丽亚许给拉什沃思先生还越发感到由衷的高兴。”停顿了片刻之后又说:“要是我的哪个女儿遇到一门婚事有这门婚事一半这么合适,也不征求我的意见,就立即断然拒绝,我会惊讶不已的。这种做法会使我大为惊异,大为伤心。我会觉得这是大逆不道。我不用这个尺度来衡量你。你对我没有做子女的义务。不过,范妮,要是你心里觉得你并没忘恩负义的话——”
他停了下来。这时范妮已经哭得很伤心了,托马斯爵士虽然怒气冲冲,但也不便再责怪下去。范妮的心都快碎了,姨父居然把她看成这样一个人,给她加了这么多、这么重的罪名,而且步步升级,真令人震惊!任性,固执,自私,忘恩负义。他认为她样样俱全。她辜负了他的期望,失去了他的好感。她该怎么办呢?
“我感到很抱歉,”范妮泪水涟涟、口齿不清地说,“我真的感到很抱歉。”
“抱歉!是呀,我希望你知道抱歉。你也许会为今天的行为长期抱歉下去。”
“假如我可以不这样做的话,”范妮又强打精神说,“可我深信我决不会使他幸福,我自己也会很痛苦。”
又一阵泪水涌了出来。她尽管泪如泉涌,尽管用了耸人听闻的痛苦这个字眼,并由此导致了她的痛哭不止,但托马斯爵士开始在想,她这一次痛哭可能表明她不再那么执拗,可能态度有点改变。他还在想,若是让那位年轻人亲自当面来求婚,效果肯定会好些。他知道范妮非常羞怯,极其紧张,觉得在这种状况下,求婚人若是坚持一段时间,追得紧一些,表现出一点耐心,也显出一点迫不及待,把这些因素调节得当,是会对她产生效果的。只要这位年轻人坚持不懈,只要他真爱范妮,能锲而不舍地坚持下去,托马斯爵士就抱有希望。一想到这里,他心里不禁高兴起来。“好了,”他以适度严肃而不那么气愤的口吻说,“好了,孩子,把眼泪擦干。流泪没有用,也没有好处。现在你跟我一块下楼去。已经让克劳福德先生等了很久了。你得亲自答复他,不然他是不会满意的。你只要对他解释他误以为你有意的原因,肯定是他误会了,这对他很不幸。我是绝对解释不了的。”
可范妮一听说要她下楼去见克劳福德先生,就显得很不愿意,也很痛苦。托马斯爵士考虑了一下,觉得最好由着她。这样一来,他对这两个青年男女所抱的希望就不那么高了。但是,当他瞧瞧外甥女,见她都哭得不成样子了,就觉得马上见面有好处也有坏处。因此,他说了几句无关紧要的话之后,便一个人走开了,任外甥女可怜巴巴地坐在那里,为发生的事情哭泣。
范妮心里一片混乱。过去、现在、未来,一切都那么可怕。不过,让她感到最痛苦的还是姨父的发脾气。自私自利,忘恩负义啊!她在他眼里成了这样的人!她会永远为此伤心。没有人为她袒护,替她出主意,帮她说话。她仅有的一个朋友还不在家。他也许会劝说父亲消消气,但是所有的人,也许所有的人都会认为她自私自利。她恐怕要反复不断地忍受这样的责备,她听得见,也看得着,知道周围的人会永远这样责备她。她不由得对克劳福德先生感到几分憎恨。不过,如果他真的爱她,而且也感到不幸呢!真是没完没了的不幸啊。
大约过了一刻钟,姨父又回来了。范妮一看见他,差一点晕过去。不过,他说起话来心平气和,并不严厉,也没有责备她,她稍微振作了一点。姨父从态度到言语都给了她一丝宽慰,他一开始便说:“克劳福德先生已经走了,刚刚离开。我用不着重复我们刚才都说了些什么。我不想告诉你他是怎么想的,免得进一步影响你的情绪。我只需说一句,他表现得极有绅士风度,极为慷慨大度,越发坚定了我对他的理智、心地和性情的极好印象。我向他讲了你的心情之后,他马上体贴万分地不再坚持要见你了。”.
范妮本来已抬起了眼睛,一听这话,又把头垂了下去。“当然,”姨父继续说,“可以料想,他要求和你单独谈一谈,哪怕五分钟也好。这个要求合情合理,无法拒绝。不过,并没有说定时间,也许在明天,或者等你心情平静下来之后。眼下你所要做的,是使自己平静下来。不要再哭了,哭会损害身体的。你要是像我想象的那样,愿意接受我的意见的话,那就不要放纵这种情感,而要尽量理智一些,心里坚强一些。我劝你到外边走走,新鲜空气会对你有好处。到砾石路上走上一个钟头,灌木林里没有别人,新鲜空气和户外活动会使你好起来。范妮,(又转回头说)我到楼下不提刚才发生的事,连你伯特伦姨妈我都不打算告诉。没有必要去宣扬这种令人失望的事情,你自己也别讲。”
这条命令真让范妮求之不得,她深深领会这番好意。她可以免受诺里斯姨妈没完没了的责骂啦!她打心里感激姨父。诺里斯姨妈的责骂比什么都让人难以忍受。即使与克劳福德先生见面也没有这么可怕。
她听了姨父的话立即走到户外,而且尽量不折不扣地遵照姨父的意见,止住了眼泪,竭力使自己平静下来,坚强起来。她想向他证明,她的确想让他高兴,想重新赢得他的好感。他让她出来活动使她产生了另一个强烈的动机,就是向两位姨妈彻底瞒住这件事。不要让自己的外表和神态引起她们的疑心,这是现在应该争取的目标。只要能免受诺里斯姨妈的责骂,让她干什么都可以。
她散步回来,再走进东屋的时候,不禁吃了一惊,而且是大吃一惊。她一进屋,首先映入眼帘的是一炉熊熊烈火。生火啦!这似乎有点过分了。恰在这个时候如此纵容她,使她感激到甚至痛楚的地步。她心里纳闷,托马斯爵士怎么会有闲心想到这样一件小事。但是过了不久,来生火的女仆主动地告知她,今后天天都要如此。托马斯爵士已经吩咐过了。
“我要是真的忘恩负义的话,那可真是狼心狗肺呀!”她自言自语地说。“愿上帝保佑我,可别忘恩负义啊!”
直到聚在一起吃饭的时候,她才又见到姨父和诺里斯姨妈。姨父尽量像以往一样对待她。她相信姨父肯定不想出现任何变化,只是她的良心觉得有了什么变化。但大姨妈不久便对她嚷了起来。当她听出大姨妈骂只是因为她也不跟她说一声就跑出去散步的时候,她越发觉得她应该感激姨父的一片好心,让她没有因为那个更重大的问题,而遭到同样的责骂。
“我要是知道你要出去,就会叫你到我家里替我吩咐南妮几件事,”地说。“结果我只得不辞辛苦地亲自跑一趟。我简直抽不出空来,你要是跟我们说一声你要出去,也就免去了我这番辛苦。我想,是到灌木林散步还是到我家走一趟,对你来说都一样。”
“是我建议范妮去灌木林的,那里干燥些,”托马斯爵士说。
“噢!”诺里斯太太克制了一下,说道,“你真好,托马斯爵士。可你不知道去我家的那条路有多干。我向你保证,范妮往那里走一趟也挺不错,还能办点事,给姨妈帮帮忙。这都怪她。她要是对我们说一声她要出去——不过范妮就是有点怪,我以前常有觉察,她就喜欢独自行动,不愿听别人的吩咐,只要有可能,就独自去散步。她确实有一点神秘、独立、冒失的味道,我要劝她改一改。”
大姨妈对范妮抱有这样的看法,托马斯爵士尽管今天也表示过同样的看法,但却觉得她的这番指责极不公平,便想转变话题,一次次地努力都没成功,因为诺里斯太太反应迟钝,不论现在还是以往任何时候,都看不出他对外甥女多么器重,看不出他多么不想让别人通过贬低外甥女的优点,来突出他自己孩子的优点。她一直在冲着范妮絮叨,对她这次私自出去散步愤然数落了半顿饭工夫。
不过,她终于骂完了。随着夜幕的降临,范妮在经历了上午的风暴之后,心情比她料想的要平静一些,愉快一些。不过,首先,她相信自己做得对,她的眼力没有将她引入歧途,她可以担保她的动机是纯洁的。第二,她自以为姨父的不快在逐渐消失,他要是能公正一点考虑这件事,他的不快还会进一步消失,并且觉得没有感情就嫁人该是多么可悲,多么可鄙,多么无望,多么不可原谅。凡是好人都会这样想的。
等明天她所担心的会面过去后,她就可以认为这个问题终于了结了,等克劳福德先生离开曼斯菲尔德后,一切就会恢复正常,好像什么也没发生一样。她不愿相信,也无法相信克劳福德先生对她的情意会折磨他多久,他不是那种人。伦敦会很快打消他对她的情意。到了伦敦,他会很快对自己的痴情感到莫名其妙,并且会庆幸她头脑清醒,使他没有陷入不幸。
就在范妮沉湎于这类希冀的时候,姨父便在茶后不久被叫了出去。这本是常有的事,并没引起她的注意,她也没把这当成一回事,直至十分钟后,男管家又回来了,并径直朝她走来,说道:“小姐,托马斯爵士想在他屋里和你谈谈。”这时,她心想那里可能有什么事。她满腹狐疑,不禁面色苍白。不过,她还是立即站了起来,准备听从吩咐。恰在这时,诺里斯太太大声嚷道:“别走,别走,范妮!你要干什么呀?你想去哪儿?不要这么急急忙忙的。你放心吧,叫的不是你,肯定是叫我的。(看了看男管家)你也太爱抢风头了。托马斯爵士叫你干什么?巴德利,你是说叫我的吧?我这就去。我敢肯定你说的是我,巴德利。托马斯爵士叫的是我,不是普莱斯小姐。”
可是巴德利非常果断。“不,太太,叫的是普莱斯小姐,确实是普莱斯小姐。”随即微微一笑,仿佛在说:“我看你去了根本不顶用。”
诺里斯太太讨了个没趣,只好故作镇静,又做起活来。范妮忐忑不安地走了出去,正像她担心的那样,转眼间,她发现自己单独和克劳福德先生在一起了。



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1 purport etRy4     
n.意义,要旨,大要;v.意味著,做为...要旨,要领是...
参考例句:
  • Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
  • Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
2 sanguine dCOzF     
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
参考例句:
  • He has a sanguine attitude to life.他对于人生有乐观的看法。
  • He is not very sanguine about our chances of success.他对我们成功的机会不太乐观。
3 spoke 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。
4 agitation TN0zi     
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
参考例句:
  • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
  • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
5 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。
6 rectified 8714cd0fa53a5376ba66b0406599eb20     
[医]矫正的,调整的
参考例句:
  • I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly. 我相信这个误会将很快得到纠正。
  • That mistake could have been rectified within 28 days. 那个错误原本可以在28天内得以纠正。
7 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
参考例句:
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
8 recollecting ede3688b332b81d07d9a3dc515e54241     
v.记起,想起( recollect的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Once wound could heal slowly, my Bo Hui was recollecting. 曾经的伤口会慢慢地愈合,我卜会甾回忆。 来自互联网
  • I am afraid of recollecting the life of past in the school. 我不敢回忆我在校过去的生活。 来自互联网
9 recollect eUOxl     
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
参考例句:
  • He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
  • She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。
10 judiciously 18cfc8ca2569d10664611011ec143a63     
adv.明断地,明智而审慎地
参考例句:
  • Let's use these intelligence tests judiciously. 让我们好好利用这些智力测试题吧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His ideas were quaint and fantastic. She brought him judiciously to earth. 他的看法荒廖古怪,她颇有见识地劝他面对现实。 来自辞典例句
11 judicious V3LxE     
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
参考例句:
  • We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man.我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
  • A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions.贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
12 hardy EenxM     
adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的
参考例句:
  • The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
  • He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
13 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
14 partially yL7xm     
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
参考例句:
  • The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
  • The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静,宵禁部分解除。
15 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
16 affluence lx4zf     
n.充裕,富足
参考例句:
  • Their affluence is more apparent than real.他们的富有是虚有其表。
  • There is a lot of affluence in this part of the state because it has many businesses.这个州的这一部分相当富有,因为它有很多商行。
17 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
18 conjecture 3p8z4     
n./v.推测,猜测
参考例句:
  • She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
  • This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
19 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
20 entreat soexj     
v.恳求,恳请
参考例句:
  • Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further,and his pride was touched besides.查尔斯-达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然,自尊心也受到了伤害。
  • I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund.我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。
21 attained 1f2c1bee274e81555decf78fe9b16b2f     
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
参考例句:
  • She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
  • Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。
22 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
23 prevailing E1ozF     
adj.盛行的;占优势的;主要的
参考例句:
  • She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
  • This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
24 exclamation onBxZ     
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
参考例句:
  • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
  • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号,以引起读者的注意。
25 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
26 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎;随意处理
参考例句:
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
27 overtures 0ed0d32776ccf6fae49696706f6020ad     
n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲
参考例句:
  • Their government is making overtures for peace. 他们的政府正在提出和平建议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship. 最近他开始主动表示友好,样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。 来自辞典例句
28 honourably 0b67e28f27c35b98ec598f359adf344d     
adv.可尊敬地,光荣地,体面地
参考例句:
  • Will the time never come when we may honourably bury the hatchet? 难道我们永远不可能有个体面地休战的时候吗? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dispute was settled honourably. 争议体面地得到解决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 scruples 14d2b6347f5953bad0a0c5eebf78068a     
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
  • I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
30 imputing 633977bef915910ade7025d4a8873f19     
v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的现在分词 )
参考例句:
31 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
32 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
33 accusation GJpyf     
n.控告,指责,谴责
参考例句:
  • I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
  • She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
34 fixedly 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc     
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
参考例句:
  • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
35 scarlet 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。
36 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。
37 fortify sgezZ     
v.强化防御,为…设防;加强,强化
参考例句:
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
  • This treaty forbade the United States to fortify the canal.此条约禁止美国对运河设防。
38 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
39 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的,最年老的
参考例句:
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
40 dispositions eee819c0d17bf04feb01fd4dcaa8fe35     
安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质
参考例句:
  • We got out some information about the enemy's dispositions from the captured enemy officer. 我们从捕获的敌军官那里问出一些有关敌军部署的情况。
  • Elasticity, solubility, inflammability are paradigm cases of dispositions in natural objects. 伸缩性、可缩性、易燃性是天然物体倾向性的范例。
41 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
42 prospect P01zn     
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
参考例句:
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
43 implicated 8443a53107b44913ed0a3f12cadfa423     
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
参考例句:
  • These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
44 honourable honourable     
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
参考例句:
  • I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号,我可担当不起。
  • I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。
45 mortifying b4c9d41e6df2931de61ad9c0703750cd     
adj.抑制的,苦修的v.使受辱( mortify的现在分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等)
参考例句:
  • I've said I did not love her, and rather relished mortifying her vanity now and then. 我已经说过我不爱她,而且时时以伤害她的虚荣心为乐。 来自辞典例句
  • It was mortifying to know he had heard every word. 知道他听到了每一句话后真是尴尬。 来自互联网
46 favourable favourable     
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
参考例句:
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
47 wilfulness 922df0f2716e8273f9323afc2b0c72af     
任性;倔强
参考例句:
  • I refuse to stand by and see the company allowed to run aground because of one woman's wilfulness. 我不会袖手旁观,眼看公司因为一个女人的一意孤行而触礁。 来自柯林斯例句
48 wilful xItyq     
adj.任性的,故意的
参考例句:
  • A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
  • He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。
49 perverse 53mzI     
adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的
参考例句:
  • It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
  • She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.她有一种不正常的心态,以使别人难堪来取乐。
50 deference mmKzz     
n.尊重,顺从;敬意
参考例句:
  • Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗?
  • The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。
51 inclination Gkwyj     
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
参考例句:
  • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
  • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
52 inclinations 3f0608fe3c993220a0f40364147caa7b     
倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡
参考例句:
  • She has artistic inclinations. 她有艺术爱好。
  • I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行医。
53 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
54 eligibly 380af2cbe78bf772aeef1ff581fddfdb     
适当地
参考例句:
55 disinterested vu4z6s     
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
参考例句:
  • He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
  • He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图,我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。
56 bestowed 12e1d67c73811aa19bdfe3ae4a8c2c28     
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
  • He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。
57 eligibility xqXxL     
n.合格,资格
参考例句:
  • What are the eligibility requirements? 病人被选参加试验的要求是什么? 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
  • Eligibility for HINARI access is based on gross national income (GNI). 进入HINARI获取计划是依据国民总收入来评定的。
58 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
59 peremptorily dbf9fb7e6236647e2b3396fe01f8d47a     
adv.紧急地,不容分说地,专横地
参考例句:
  • She peremptorily rejected the request. 她断然拒绝了请求。
  • Their propaganda was peremptorily switched to an anti-Western line. 他们的宣传断然地转而持反对西方的路线。 来自辞典例句
60 consultation VZAyq     
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
参考例句:
  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
  • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
61 proceeding Vktzvu     
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
参考例句:
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
62 violation lLBzJ     
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯
参考例句:
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说,那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
63 acquit MymzL     
vt.宣判无罪;(oneself)使(自己)表现出
参考例句:
  • That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
  • They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。
64 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激,感谢
参考例句:
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
65 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
参考例句:
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
66 obstinate m0dy6     
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
参考例句:
  • She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的。
  • The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。
67 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
68 augur 7oHyF     
n.占卦师;v.占卦
参考例句:
  • Does this news augur war?这消息预示将有战争吗?
  • The signs augur well for tomorrow's weather.种种征候预示明天天气良好。
69 favourably 14211723ae4152efc3f4ea3567793030     
adv. 善意地,赞成地 =favorably
参考例句:
  • The play has been favourably commented by the audience. 本剧得到了观众的好评。
  • The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。
70 entreaty voAxi     
n.恳求,哀求
参考例句:
  • Mrs. Quilp durst only make a gesture of entreaty.奎尔普太太仅做出一种哀求的姿势。
  • Her gaze clung to him in entreaty.她的眼光带着恳求的神色停留在他身上。
71 impatience OaOxC     
n.不耐烦,急躁
参考例句:
  • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
  • He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
72 persevere MMCxH     
v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠
参考例句:
  • They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
  • It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。
73 imbibed fc2ca43ab5401c1fa27faa9c098ccc0d     
v.吸收( imbibe的过去式和过去分词 );喝;吸取;吸气
参考例句:
  • They imbibed the local cider before walking home to dinner. 他们在走回家吃饭之前喝了本地的苹果酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hester Prynne imbibed this spirit. 海丝特 - 白兰汲取了这一精神。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
74 reluctance 8VRx8     
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
参考例句:
  • The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
  • He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
75 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
76 complexion IOsz4     
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
参考例句:
  • Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
  • Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。
77 disorder 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。
78 softened 19151c4e3297eb1618bed6a05d92b4fe     
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
参考例句:
  • His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
  • The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。
79 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
参考例句:
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
80 gravel s6hyT     
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
参考例句:
  • We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
  • More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
81 joyfully joyfully     
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
参考例句:
  • She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着,脚底下轻飘飘的。
  • During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里,她干得很高兴。
82 regain YkYzPd     
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
参考例句:
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
83 motive 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。
84 exertion F7Fyi     
n.尽力,努力
参考例句:
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
85 attaining da8a99bbb342bc514279651bdbe731cc     
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的现在分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
参考例句:
  • Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot's licence. 吉姆就快要拿到飞行员执照了。
  • By that time she was attaining to fifty. 那时她已快到五十岁了。
86 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
87 momentous Zjay9     
adj.重要的,重大的
参考例句:
  • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸。
  • The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。
88 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》
89 secrecy NZbxH     
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
  • Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。
90 depreciation YuTzql     
n.价值低落,贬值,蔑视,贬低
参考例句:
  • She can't bear the depreciation of the enemy.她受不了敌人的蹂躏。
  • They wrote off 500 for depreciation of machinery.他们注销了500镑作为机器折旧费。
91 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
92 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
93 abating d296d395529c334a0e6c76dbb3c2a6b2     
减少( abate的现在分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼)
参考例句:
  • The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。
  • The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。
94 abate SoAyj     
vi.(风势,疼痛等)减弱,减轻,减退
参考例句:
  • We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
  • The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。
95 impartiality 5b49bb7ab0b3222fd7bf263721e2169d     
n. 公平, 无私, 不偏
参考例句:
  • He shows impartiality and detachment. 他表现得不偏不倚,超然事外。
  • Impartiality is essential to a judge. 公平是当法官所必需的。
96 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
97 stout PGuzF     
adj.强壮的,粗大的,结实的,勇猛的,矮胖的
参考例句:
  • He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
  • The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
98 agitating bfcde57ee78745fdaeb81ea7fca04ae8     
搅动( agitate的现在分词 ); 激怒; 使焦虑不安; (尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而)激烈争论
参考例句:
  • political groups agitating for social change 鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
  • They are agitating to assert autonomy. 他们正在鼓吹实行自治。
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