Daughters, 1900

时间：2007-07-02 03:15:00

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Five daughters， in the slant1 light on the porch，

    are bickering2. The eldest3 has come home

    with new truths she can hardly wait to teach.

    She lectures them： the younger daughters search

    the sky， elbow each others' ribs4， and groan5.

    Five daughters， in the slant light on the porch

    and blue-sprigged dresses， like a stand of birch

    saplings whose leaves are going yellow-brown

    with new truths. They can hardly wait to teach，

    themselves， to be called "Ma'am，" to march

    high-heeled across the hanging bridge to town.

    Five daughters. In the slant light on the porch

    Pomp lowers his paper for a while， to watch

    the beauties he's begotten6 with his Ann：

    these new truths they can hardly wait to teach.

    The eldest sniffs7， "A lady doesn't scratch."

    The third snorts back， "Knock， knock： nobody home."

    The fourth concedes， "Well， maybe not in church. . ."

    Five daughters in the slant light on the porch.


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1 slant TEYzF     
v.倾斜，倾向性地编写或报道；n.斜面，倾向
参考例句：
  • The lines are drawn on a slant.这些线条被画成斜线。
  • The editorial had an antiunion slant.这篇社论有一种反工会的倾向。
2 bickering TyizSV     
v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁
参考例句：
  • The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
  • The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 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。
4 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
参考例句：
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
5 groan LfXxU     
vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音
参考例句：
  • The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
  • The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。
6 begotten 14f350cdadcbfea3cd2672740b09f7f6     
v.为…之生父( beget的过去分词 )；产生，引起
参考例句：
  • The fact that he had begotten a child made him vain. 想起自己也生过孩子，他得意了。 来自辞典例句
  • In due course she bore the son begotten on her by Thyestes. 过了一定的时候，她生下了堤厄斯式斯使她怀上的儿子。 来自辞典例句
7 sniffs 1dc17368bdc7c210dcdfcacf069b2513     
v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的第三人称单数 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说
参考例句：
  • When a dog smells food, he usually sniffs. 狗闻到食物时常吸鼻子。 来自辞典例句
  • I-It's a difficult time [ Sniffs ] with my husband. 最近[哭泣]和我丈夫出了点问题。 来自电影对白

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