【有神英语文学名著】CHAPTER TWO（8）
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：有声英语文学名著
英语课
Dexter didn‘t like to think of himself as vain, but there were definitely times when he wished
there was someone on hand to take his photograph.
They kissed again, and he wondered vaguely if there was some moral or ethical
dimension to this situation. Of course the time to worry about the pros 1 and cons 2 of sleeping
with a student would have been after the College party, while Tove was perching unsteadily
on the edge of his bed and unzipping her knee-length boots. Even then, in the muddle 3 of red
wine and desire he had found himself wondering what Emma Morley would say. Even as
Tove twirled her tongue in his ear, he had conducted his defence: she‘s nineteen, an adult,
and anyway I‘m not a real teacher. Besides, Emma was a long way away at this moment,
changing the world from a mini-bus on the ring road of a provincial 4 town, and what was all
this to do with Emma anyway? Tove‘s knee-length boots sagged 5 in the corner of the room
now, in the hostel 6 where overnight visitors were strictly 7 forbidden.
He shifted his body to a cooler patch of terracotta, peering out of the window to try to
gauge 8 the time from the small square of vivid blue sky. The rhythm of Tove‘s breathing was
changing as she slipped into sleep, but he had an important appointment to keep. He dropped
the last two inches of cigarette into a wine glass, and stretched for his wristwatch, which lay
on an unread copy of Primo Levi‘s If This is a Man.
there was someone on hand to take his photograph.
They kissed again, and he wondered vaguely if there was some moral or ethical
dimension to this situation. Of course the time to worry about the pros 1 and cons 2 of sleeping
with a student would have been after the College party, while Tove was perching unsteadily
on the edge of his bed and unzipping her knee-length boots. Even then, in the muddle 3 of red
wine and desire he had found himself wondering what Emma Morley would say. Even as
Tove twirled her tongue in his ear, he had conducted his defence: she‘s nineteen, an adult,
and anyway I‘m not a real teacher. Besides, Emma was a long way away at this moment,
changing the world from a mini-bus on the ring road of a provincial 4 town, and what was all
this to do with Emma anyway? Tove‘s knee-length boots sagged 5 in the corner of the room
now, in the hostel 6 where overnight visitors were strictly 7 forbidden.
He shifted his body to a cooler patch of terracotta, peering out of the window to try to
gauge 8 the time from the small square of vivid blue sky. The rhythm of Tove‘s breathing was
changing as she slipped into sleep, but he had an important appointment to keep. He dropped
the last two inches of cigarette into a wine glass, and stretched for his wristwatch, which lay
on an unread copy of Primo Levi‘s If This is a Man.
abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.困惑，混浊状态；vt.使混乱，使糊涂，使惊呆；vi.胡乱应付，混乱
- Everything in the room was in a muddle.房间里每一件东西都是乱七八糟的。
- Don't work in a rush and get into a muddle.克服忙乱现象。
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
下垂的
- The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects. 黑色的拎包由于装了各种形状的东西而中间下陷。
- He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。
n.（学生）宿舍，招待所
- I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
- He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
- His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
- The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。