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Turn of a Year

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by Joan Houlihan

This is regret： or a ferret. Snuffling，

stunted¹， a snout full of snow.

As the end of day shuffles² down

Bend down. Look into the lair⁷.

Where newborn pieties⁸ spark and strike

I will make my peace as a low bulb

burnt into a dent⁹ of snow. A cloth to keep me

from seeping¹⁰. Light crumpled¹¹ over a hole.

Why does the maker¹² keep me awake？

He must want my oddments， their glow.

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1 stunted
adj.矮小的；发育迟缓的
参考例句：
the stunted lives of children deprived of education 未受教育的孩子所过的局限生活 But the landed oligarchy had stunted the country's democratic development for generations. 但是好几代以来土地寡头的统治阻碍了这个国家民主的发展。

2 shuffles
n.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的名词复数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的第三人称单数 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼
参考例句：
She shuffles cards expertly, all the guys stare in amazement. 她熟练地洗着牌，爷们都看呆了。来自互联网 Fortune shuffles cards, but we discard them. 命运负责洗牌，而出牌的是我们自己。来自互联网

3 repentant
adj.对…感到悔恨的
参考例句：
He was repentant when he saw what he'd done.他看到自己的作为，心里悔恨。 I'll be meek under their coldness and repentant of my evil ways.我愿意乖乖地忍受她们的奚落，忏悔我过去的恶行。

4 scurry
vi.急匆匆地走；使急赶；催促；n.快步急跑，疾走；仓皇奔跑声；骤雨，骤雪；短距离赛马
参考例句：
I jumped on the sofa after I saw a mouse scurry by.看到一只老鼠匆匆路过,我从沙发上跳了起来。 There was a great scurry for bargains.大家急忙着去抢购特价品。

5 unstable
adj.不稳定的，易变的
参考例句：
This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。 The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

6 contrition
n.悔罪，痛悔
参考例句：
The next day he'd be full of contrition,weeping and begging forgiveness.第二天，他就会懊悔不已，哭着乞求原谅。 She forgave him because his contrition was real.她原谅了他是由于他的懊悔是真心的。

7 lair
n.野兽的巢穴；躲藏处
参考例句：
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子？ I retired to my lair,and wrote some letters.我回到自己的躲藏处，写了几封信。

8 pieties
虔诚，虔敬( piety的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties while acting just the contrary. 你会说以貌取人不是美国人的做法，这不公平，令人难以置信然而，科学家们又一次证明我们言行不一。

9 dent
n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展
参考例句：
I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。 That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

10 seeping
v.（液体）渗( seep的现在分词 )；渗透；渗出；漏出
参考例句：
Water had been slowly seeping away from the pond. 池塘里的水一直在慢慢渗漏。来自《简明英汉词典》 Chueh-hui could feel the cold seeping into his bones. 觉慧开始觉得寒气透过衣服浸到身上来了。来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

11 crumpled
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。 She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

12 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

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