A wet sunday in a countr inn
A wet Sunday in a country inn! Whoever has had the luck to experience one can alone judge of my situation. The rain pattered against the casements 1; the bells tolled 2 for church with a melancholy 3 sound. I went to the windows in quest of something to amuse the eye; but is seemed as if I had been placed completely out of the reach of all amusement. The windows of my bed-room looked out among tiled roofs and stacks of chimneys, while those of my sitting-room 4 commanded a full view of the stable yard. I know of nothing more calculated to make a man sick of this world than a stable yard on a rainy day. The place was littered with wet straw had been kicked about by travelers and stable-boys. In one corner was a stagnant 5 pool of water, surrounding an island of muck; there were several half-drowned fowls 6 crowded together under cart, among which a miserable,crest-fallencock,drenchedoutofalllifeaandspirit;hisdroopingtailwasmatted, as it were, into a single feather, along which the water trickled 7 from his back; near the cart was a half dozing 8 cow, chewing her cud, and standing 9 patiently to be rained on, with wreaths of vapour rising from her reeking 10 hide; a wall-eyed horse, tired of the loneliness of a stable, was poking 11 his spectral 12 head out of a window, with the rain dripping on it from the eaves; an unhappy cur, chained to a dog-house hard by, uttered something every now and then between a bark and yelp 13; a drab of a kitchen wench tramped backwards 14 and forwards through the yard in patterns, looking as sulky as the weather itself; everything, in short, was comfortless and forlorn, excepting a crew of hardened ducks, assembled like boon 15 companions round a puddle 16 and making a riotous 17 noise over their liquor. (by Washington Irving)
- There are two casements in this room. 这间屋子有两扇窗户。 来自互联网
- The rain pattered against the casements; the bells tolled for church with a melancholy sound. 雨点噼噼啪啪地打在窗子上；教堂里传来沉重的钟声，召唤人们去做礼拜。 来自互联网
- Bells were tolled all over the country at the King's death. 全国为国王之死而鸣钟。
- The church bell tolled the hour. 教堂的钟声报时。
- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。
- The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。
- Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
- Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
- Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。
- A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
- We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。
- Blood trickled down his face. 血从他脸上一滴滴流下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The tears trickled down her cheeks. 热泪一滴滴从她脸颊上滚下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- I won't have you reeking with sweat in my bed! 我就不许你混身臭汗，臭烘烘的上我的炕！ 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- This is a novel reeking with sentimentalism. 这是一本充满着感伤主义的小说。 来自辞典例句
- At times he seems rather ordinary.At other times ethereal,perhaps even spectral.有时他好像很正常，有时又难以捉摸，甚至像个幽灵。
- She is compelling,spectral fascinating,an unforgettably unique performer.她极具吸引力，清幽如鬼魅，令人着迷，令人难忘，是个独具特色的演员。
- The dog gave a yelp of pain.狗疼得叫了一声。
- The puppy a yelp when John stepped on her tail.当约翰踩到小狗的尾巴，小狗发出尖叫。
- He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
- All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
- A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
- These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。
- The boy hopped the mud puddle and ran down the walk.这个男孩跳过泥坑，沿着人行道跑了。
- She tripped over and landed in a puddle.她绊了一下，跌在水坑里。