A Word From the Fat Lady

时间：2007-07-07 06:48:12

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It isn't how we look up close

    so much as in dreams.

    Our giant is not so tall，

    our lizard1 boy merely flaunts2

    crusty skin- not his fault

    they keep him in a crate3

    and bathe him maybe once a week.

    When folks scream or clutch their hair

    and poke4 at us and glare and speak

    of how we slithered up from Hell，

    it is themselves they see：

    the preacher with the farmer's girls

    （his bulging5 eyes， their chicken legs）

    or the mother lurching towards the sink，

    a baby quivering in her gnarled

    hands. Horror is the company

    you keep when shades are drawn6.

    Evil does not reside in cages


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1 lizard P0Ex0     
n.蜥蜴，壁虎
参考例句：
  • A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。
2 flaunts 59ee88e33c4510b9ecd700358149cf29     
v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的第三人称单数 )；有什么能耐就施展出来
参考例句：
  • He flaunts his queer style as a savage might flaunt a top-hat retrieved from somebody's dustbin. 他对自己那种怪异的文体加以夸耀这恰似一个野人从别人的垃圾箱里捡出一顶礼帽时那种洋洋得意的样子。 来自辞典例句
  • He is a drug addict who flaunts his addiction and refuses to get treatment. 他嗜药，并以此为荣甚至拒绝治疗。 来自电影对白
3 crate 6o1zH     
vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱
参考例句：
  • We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
  • The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。
4 poke 5SFz9     
n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
  • We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
  • Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。
5 bulging daa6dc27701a595ab18024cbb7b30c25     
膨胀； 凸出（部）； 打气； 折皱
参考例句：
  • Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
  • Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”
6 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。

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