Artificial Horizon

时间：2007-06-22 05:57:44

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 Thirty-five hundred feet above the earth， I said goodbye

    to the heartland with its musk1 of animals and alfalfa，

    to the Coralville Reservoir and its wounded

    peregrine falcon2 with the dusky blue feathers，

    to the lattice of pastures interlaced like Celtic spirals，

    full of pink-snouted spotted3 pigs and overflowing4 corncribs，

    to the cemetery5 with its black angel and tombstones

    engraved6 with contemporary memento7 mori——

    Garfield the cat， a pack of Marlboros， a Corvette——

    instead of death's heads and winged cherubs8.

    We flew farther——saw the golden dome9 of the Maharishi

    levitating10 and the barges11 on the Mississippi marking twain.

    And hard by my hip12， my pilot star， your long fingers

    controlled the ailerons， practicing skid13 and slip，

    Touch and go， bank and stall， keeping a steady hand

    as we flew beyond the bounds of the artificial horizon.


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1 musk v6pzO     
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫
参考例句：
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
  • She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
2 falcon rhCzO     
n.隼，猎鹰
参考例句：
  • The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
  • The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
3 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
4 overflowing df84dc195bce4a8f55eb873daf61b924     
n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的，充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
  • The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。
5 cemetery ur9z7     
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
6 engraved be672d34fc347de7d97da3537d2c3c95     
v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）
参考例句：
  • The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
  • It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 memento nCxx6     
n.纪念品，令人回忆的东西
参考例句：
  • The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.这些照片会成为你婚礼的永久纪念。
  • My friend gave me his picture as a memento before going away.我的朋友在离别前给我一张照片留作纪念品。
8 cherubs 0ae22b0b84ddc11c4efec6a397edaf24     
小天使，胖娃娃( cherub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The high stern castle was a riot or carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs. 其尾部高耸的船楼上雕满了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、骑士、国王、勇士、美人鱼、天使。
  • Angels, Cherubs and Seraphs-Dignity, glory and honor. 天使、小天使、六翼天使－尊严、荣耀和名誉。
9 dome 7s2xC     
n.圆屋顶，拱顶
参考例句：
  • The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
  • They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
10 levitating 4e075770f0f97cc8716fee3f684c4b3f     
v.（使）升空，（使）漂浮( levitate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • It will not mean things like levitating objects and reading others minds. 你将开始明白掌握力量的真正意义。 来自互联网
  • As the pole rotates the balls spin out levitating higher the faster the system spins. 柱子旋转的时候，这两个球也会转起来，这个系统转得越快，它们飞得越高。 来自互联网
11 barges f4f7840069bccdd51b419326033cf7ad     
驳船( barge的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
  • There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。
12 hip 1dOxX     
n.臀部，髋；屋脊
参考例句：
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
13 skid RE9yK     
v.打滑 n.滑向一侧；滑道 ，滑轨
参考例句：
  • He braked suddenly,causing the front wheels to skid.他突然剎车，使得前轮打了滑。
  • The police examined the skid marks to see how fast the car had been travelling.警察检查了车轮滑行痕迹，以判断汽车当时开得有多快。

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