Hair

时间：2007-06-22 06:09:41

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Hair tells family secrets， like lips and skin：

    my chestnut1 curls and waves that intractable

    thicket—one month‘s tropical growth—

    Mamá called maleza de manigua，

    jungle scrub.  What will the neighbors think？

    Locked in the bathroom， I brushed hard

    against the grain—pig bristles2， nylon quills3，

    chrome needles， nothing tamed

    my guava bush， not even the wire brush

    Papá used for mange of rust4.

    I rubbed sores with Mamá‘s alcohol

    and iodine5 （mixed in squirt

    bottles to disinfect the house of ghosts）。

    Prune6 this wild boy， Mamá told the barber

    as she pulled my hair， grimacing7， red fingernails

    drawing blood.  Cajoling the cranky

    pedal with grease， Luis el barbero pumped

    up the chair he‘d bought at a Hialeah

    junkyard， strop stained by rain； la barbería squeezed

    between a butchershop and cigar factory—

    "America， Love It or Leave It" macramé nailed

    above hooks where viejos hung canes8， Panama hats.

    I slumped9 angrily， shoe kicking foot rest，

    hands clenched10 under white shroud11， plastic Virgin12 Marys

    scowling13 at me for hating Mamá。  Luis thinned

    the bush with toothed shears14， straight razor hacked15

    outer growth as Mamá reminded him

    my abuelos were Spaniards—her Catalan father‘s

    eyes between gray and blue， Roman nose，

    his brother‘s hair just like mine， curlier even.

    Tío Octavio looked Semitic， Mamá said，

    you‘d think he was Henry Kissinger.

    Fat and bald， back hairs brushed up like cockatoo‘s

    crest16， Luis shook his head， eyebrows17 raised，

    smiling like someone who‘s heard this before.

    Any hair‘s better than none， se？ora， any hair


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1 chestnut XnJy8     
n.栗树，栗子
参考例句：
  • We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
  • In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
2 bristles d40df625d0ab9008a3936dbd866fa2ec     
短而硬的毛发，刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • the bristles on his chin 他下巴上的胡楂子
  • This job bristles with difficulties. 这项工作困难重重。
3 quills a65f94ad5cb5e1bc45533b2cf19212e8     
n.（刺猬或豪猪的）刺( quill的名词复数 )；羽毛管；翮；纡管
参考例句：
  • Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century. 从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前，羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures. 防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上。 来自互联网
4 rust XYIxu     
n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退
参考例句：
  • She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
  • The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。
5 iodine Da6zr     
n.碘，碘酒
参考例句：
  • The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
  • Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。
6 prune k0Kzf     
n.酶干；vt.修剪，砍掉，削减；vi.删除
参考例句：
  • Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗？
  • It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。
7 grimacing bf9222142df61c434d658b6986419fc3     
v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • But then Boozer drove past Gasol for a rattling, grimacing slam dunk. 可布泽尔单吃家嫂，以一记强有力的扣篮将比分超出。 来自互联网
  • The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, said the don at last, grimacing with embarrassment. 最后那位老师尴尬地做个鬼脸，说，这是大主教克莱默的殉道士。 来自互联网
8 canes a2da92fd77f2794d6465515bd108dd08     
n.（某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎( cane的名词复数 )；（用于制作家具等的）竹竿；竹杖
参考例句：
  • Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗，因为是野生的，未经人工栽培，所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
9 slumped b010f9799fb8ebd413389b9083180d8d     
大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
参考例句：
  • Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
  • The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。
10 clenched clenched     
v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  • She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 shroud OEMya     
n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏
参考例句：
  • His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
  • How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？
12 virgin phPwj     
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
13 scowling bbce79e9f38ff2b7862d040d9e2c1dc7     
怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里，穿着灰色的衣服，漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
14 shears Di7zh6     
n.大剪刀
参考例句：
  • These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。
  • With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。
15 hacked FrgzgZ     
生气
参考例句：
  • I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
  • I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。
16 crest raqyA     
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
  • The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
  • He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。
17 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。

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