【时间旅行者的妻子】99
时间：2018-12-07 作者：英语课 分类：时间旅行者的妻子
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I want to be with people, I want to be distracted. I suddenly think of the Get Me High Lounge, a place where anything can happen, a haven 1 for eccentricity 2. Perfect. I walk over to Water Tower Place and catch the #66 Chicago Avenue bus, get off at Damen, and take the #50 bus north. The bus smells of vomit 3, and I’m the only passenger. The driver is singing Silent Night in a smooth church tenor 4, and I wish him a Merry Christmas as I step off the bus at Wabansia. As I walk past the Fix-It shop snow begins to fall, and I catch the big wet flakes 5 on the tips of my fingers. I can hear music leaking out of the bar. The abandoned ghost train track looms 6 over the street in the sodium 7 vapor 8 glare and as I open the door someone starts to blow a trumpet 9 and hot jazz smacks 10 me in the chest. I walk into it like a drowning man, which is what I have come here to be.
There are about ten people in the place, counting Mia, the bartender. Three musicians, trumpet, standing 11 bass 12, and clarinet, occupy the tiny stage, and the customers are all sitting at the bar. The musicians are playing furiously, swinging at maximum volume like sonic dervishes and as I sit and listen I make out the melody line of White Christmas. Mia comes over and stares at me and I shout “Whiskey and water!” at the top of my voice and she bawls 13 “House?” and I yell “Okay!” and she turns to mix it. There is an abrupt 14 halt to the music. The phone rings, and Mia snatches it up and says, “Get Me Hiiiiiiiiigh!” She sets my drink in front of me and I lay a twenty on the bar. “No,” she says into the phone. “Well, daaaang. Well, fuck you, too.” She whomps the receiver back into its cradle like she’s dunking a basketball. Mia stands looking pissed off for a few moments, then lights a Pall 15 Mall and blows a huge cloud of smoke at me. “Oh, sorry.” The musicians troop over to the bar and she serves them beers.
There are about ten people in the place, counting Mia, the bartender. Three musicians, trumpet, standing 11 bass 12, and clarinet, occupy the tiny stage, and the customers are all sitting at the bar. The musicians are playing furiously, swinging at maximum volume like sonic dervishes and as I sit and listen I make out the melody line of White Christmas. Mia comes over and stares at me and I shout “Whiskey and water!” at the top of my voice and she bawls 13 “House?” and I yell “Okay!” and she turns to mix it. There is an abrupt 14 halt to the music. The phone rings, and Mia snatches it up and says, “Get Me Hiiiiiiiiigh!” She sets my drink in front of me and I lay a twenty on the bar. “No,” she says into the phone. “Well, daaaang. Well, fuck you, too.” She whomps the receiver back into its cradle like she’s dunking a basketball. Mia stands looking pissed off for a few moments, then lights a Pall 15 Mall and blows a huge cloud of smoke at me. “Oh, sorry.” The musicians troop over to the bar and she serves them beers.
1 haven
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
2 eccentricity
n.古怪，反常，怪癖
- I can't understand the eccentricity of Henry's behavior.我不理解亨利的古怪举止。
- His eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.在他去世之前他的古怪脾气就早已闻名遐尔了。
3 vomit
v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物
- They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
- She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。
4 tenor
n.男高音（歌手），次中音（乐器），要旨，大意
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
5 flakes
小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人
- It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
- It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。
6 looms
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
- All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 sodium
n.（化）钠
- Out over the town the sodium lights were lit.在外面，全城的钠光灯都亮了。
- Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.食盐是钠和氯的复合物。
8 vapor
n.蒸汽，雾气
- The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
- This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。
9 trumpet
n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘
- He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
- The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
10 smacks
掌掴（声）( smack的名词复数 )； 海洛因； （打的）一拳； 打巴掌
- His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
- It was a fishing town, and the sea was dotted with smacks. 这是个渔业城镇，海面上可看到渔帆点点。
11 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- 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。
12 bass
n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴
- He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
- The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
13 bawls
v.大叫，大喊( bawl的第三人称单数 )；放声大哭；大声叫出；叫卖（货物）
- She doesn't give you an order. She bawls it out. 她吩咐什么事情时总是高声发号施令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The baby next door often bawls. 隔壁的孩子常常大哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》