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Book III. Mud but the Soul – Chapter one: The Sewer and Its Surprises (第一章:下水道与意外)

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雅思词汇 (ZH-CN)

冉阿让发现自己身处巴黎的下水道。巴黎与大海之间尚有另一相似之处:如同在海洋中,潜水者亦可能在此消失。

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sewers /ˈsuːərz/
n. 下水道
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resemblance /rɪˈzembləns/
n. 相似
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diver /ˈdaɪvər/
n. 潜水员
🔊 The transition was an unheard-of one. In the very heart of the city, Jean Valjean had escaped from the city, and, in the twinkling of an eye, in the time required to lift the cover and to replace it, he had passed from broad daylight to complete obscurity, from midday to midnight, from tumult to silence, from the whirlwind of thunders to the stagnation of the tomb, and, by a vicissitude far more tremendous even than that of the Rue Polonceau, from the most extreme peril to the most absolute obscurity.

这番转变闻所未闻。就在城市的心脏地带,冉阿让逃离了城市;眨眼之间,在掀起井盖又盖上的功夫里,他从光天化日转入彻底漆黑,从正午坠入午夜,从喧嚣落入死寂,从雷霆风暴沉入墓穴般的凝滞--而经历比波隆索街更为剧烈的变迁后,他已从极致的危险遁入绝对的晦暗。

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transition /trænˈzɪʃn/
n. 过渡;转变
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unheard-of /ʌnˈhɜːrd ʌv/
adj. 前所未闻的
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twinkling /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
n. 闪烁;瞬间
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obscurity /əbˈskjʊrəti/
n. 黑暗;模糊
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tumult /ˈtjuːmʌlt/
n. 喧嚣;骚动
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whirlwind /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
n. 旋风
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stagnation /stæɡˈneɪʃn/
n. 停滞
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vicissitude /vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd/
n. 变迁;兴衰
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tremendous /trəˈmendəs/
adj. 巨大的;惊人的
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peril /ˈperəl/
n. 危险
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absolute /ˈæbsəluːt/
adj. 绝对的
🔊 An abrupt fall into a cavern; a disappearance into the secret trap-door of Paris; to quit that street where death was on every side, for that sort of sepulchre where there was life, was a strange instant. He remained for several seconds as though bewildered; listening, stupefied. The waste-trap of safety had suddenly yawned beneath him. Celestial goodness had, in a manner, captured him by treachery. Adorable ambuscades of providence! Only, the wounded man did not stir, and Jean Valjean did not know whether that which he was carrying in that grave was a living being or a dead corpse.

骤然坠入洞穴;消失于巴黎的秘密暗门;离开那条处处皆亡魂的街道,踏入这虽有坟墓之名却仍有生机的所在--这堪称奇异的瞬间。他呆立数秒,茫然无措,惊愕地倾听着。救命的排污口猛然在他脚下裂开。上苍的善意,仿佛以诡计般将他擒获。天意的可爱伏击!只是,那受伤者一动不动,冉阿让不知他背负进这坟墓的,是活人还是死尸。

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abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/
adj. 突然的
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cavern /ˈkævərn/
n. 洞穴
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disappearance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
n. 消失
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trap-door /ˈtræp dɔːr/
n. 活板门
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sepulchre /ˈseplkər/
n. 坟墓
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bewildered /bɪˈwɪldərd/
adj. 困惑的
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stupefied /ˈstuːpɪfaɪd/
adj. 惊呆的
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waste-trap /ˈweɪst træp/
n. 安全陷阱(比喻)
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celestial /səˈlestiəl/
adj. 天上的;神圣的
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treachery /ˈtretʃəri/
n. 背叛
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adorable /əˈdɔːrəbl/
adj. 可爱的;令人崇敬的
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ambuscades /ˈæmbəskeɪdz/
n. 埋伏(复数)
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providence /ˈprɑːvɪdəns/
n. 天意;上帝
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wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/
adj. 受伤的
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corpse /kɔːrps/
n. 尸体

他的第一个感觉是失明。突然间,他什么也看不见了。他觉得,自己似乎也在同一刹那变成了聋子。他再也听不见任何声音。头顶上方数尺处那场杀戮的狂暴风暴,因隔着一层厚实的泥土(正如我们所说),传到深处时已变得微弱模糊,像一阵低沉的轰鸣。他感到脚下土地坚实--仅此而已,但这已足够。他伸出双臂,触到两侧墙壁,发现通道很窄;他滑了一下,由此察觉路面是湿的。他小心翼翼地往前迈步,唯恐遇到坑洞、污水池、深渊;却发现路面仍在延续。一股恶臭告诉他自己身处何地。

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sensation /senˈseɪʃn/
n. 感觉
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blindness /ˈblaɪndnəs/
n. 失明;盲目
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frantic /ˈfræntɪk/
adj. 疯狂的;狂乱的
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indistinctly /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktli/
adv. 模糊地
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rumbling /ˈrʌmblɪŋ/
n. 隆隆声
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depths /dɛpθs/
n. 深处(复数)
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gulf /ɡʌlf/
n. 海湾;鸿沟
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fetidness /ˈfetɪdnəs/
n. 恶臭
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cautiously /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
adv. 谨慎地
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perceived /pərˈsiːvd/
v. 察觉到(过去式)

几分钟后,他不再失明。一缕微光从那个他下来的井口透入,他的眼睛适应了这洞穴。他开始分辨出一些东西。他钻入的那条通道--没有比这更贴切的词了--在他身后被墙封死了。这是一条死胡同,行话称之为“支线”。他面前又是一堵墙,一堵如同黑夜的墙。从气孔透入的光线在他站立处十到十二步之外便已耗尽,只在几米内潮湿的隔墙表面投下惨淡的苍白。再往远处,便是浓重的黑暗;钻进去似乎令人恐惧,踏入其中如同被吞噬。然而,人仍可闯入这堵雾墙,而且非如此不可。甚至必须赶紧。冉阿让想到,他在石板下瞥见的栅栏也可能被士兵们看见,一切就取决于这偶然。他们也可能下到这井里搜索。一分钟也不能浪费。他把马吕斯放到地上,又把他拾起--这才是确切的词--再度将他扛到肩上,出发了。他毅然决然地投入黑暗之中。

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lapse /læps/
n. 流逝;失误
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descended /dɪˈsendɪd/
v. 下降(过去式)
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accustomed /əˈkʌstəmd/
adj. 习惯的
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distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
v. 区分;辨别
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burrowed /ˈbɜːroʊd/
v. 挖洞;潜伏(过去式)
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jargon /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
n. 行话;术语
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air-hole /ˈeər hoʊl/
n. 通风孔
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wan /wɑːn/
adj. 苍白的;暗淡的
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pallor /ˈpælər/
n. 苍白
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damp /dæmp/
adj. 潮湿的
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opaqueness /oʊˈpeɪknəs/
n. 不透明;黑暗
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penetrate /ˈpenɪtreɪt/
v. 穿透;渗入
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thither /ˈθɪðər/
adv. 向那里
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engulfment /ɪnˈɡʌlfmənt/
n. 吞没;淹没
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plunge /plʌndʒ/
v. 跳入;投入
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haste /heɪst/
n. 匆忙
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requisite /ˈrekwɪzɪt/
adj. 必需的
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grating /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/
n. 栅栏;格栅
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flagstones /ˈflæɡstoʊnz/
n. 石板(复数)
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soldiery /ˈsoʊldʒəri/
n. 军队;士兵(总称)
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deposited /dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
v. 放置;存放(过去式)
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resolutely /ˈrezəluːtli/
adv. 坚决地
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gloom /ɡluːm/
n. 黑暗;忧郁

事实上,他们远不如冉阿让想象的那样安全。别的危险,同样严重,或许正在前方等待。在闪电般狂飙的战斗之后,是沼气与陷阱的洞穴;在混沌之后,是下水道。冉阿让从一层地狱落入了另一层。

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fancied /ˈfænsid/
v. 想象;认为(过去式)
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perchance /pərˈtʃæns/
adv. 偶然;也许
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lightning-charged /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ tʃɑːrdʒd/
adj. 充满闪电的;雷鸣般的
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combat /ˈkɑːmbæt/
n. 战斗;搏斗
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miasmas /miˈæzməz/
n. 瘴气;有害气体(复数)
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chaos /ˈkeɪɑːs/
n. 混乱

他走了五十步后不得不停下。一个问题摆在眼前:通道被另一条横向的沟渠截断。面前有两条路。该走哪一条?该向左转还是向右转?在这黑色的迷宫里如何辨别方向?这迷宫--我们曾提请读者注意--有一条线索,那就是它的坡度。顺着坡道走,就能到达河边。冉阿让立刻明白了这一点。他对自己说,他大概处于中央菜市场的下水道;如果选择左边那条路并顺着坡道,不到一刻钟他就会到达塞纳河边某个出口,位置在兑换桥和新桥之间--也就是说,他将在巴黎人烟最稠密之处出现在光天化日之下。或许他会从某个街口交汇处的井盖出去。路人看见两个流血的人从脚下的地面冒出会惊慌失措。警察到来,近旁哨所武装戒备。那样他们还没出去就会被擒住。不如深入这迷宫,把自己托付给这黑暗,将结局交给天意。他逆坡而上,向右转去。

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halt /hɔːlt/
v. 停止
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terminated /ˈtɜːrmɪneɪtɪd/
v. 终止(过去式)
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gut /ɡʌt/
n. 管道;肠道;勇气
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encountered /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
v. 遭遇(过去式)
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bearings /ˈberɪŋz/
n. 方向;方位
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labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
n. 迷宫
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clue /kluː/
n. 线索
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slope /sloʊp/
n. 斜坡
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comprehended /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd/
v. 理解(过去式)
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densely /ˈdensli/
adv. 密集地
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peopled /ˈpiːpld/
adj. 有人居住的;充满人的
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intersection /ˌɪntərˈsekʃn/
n. 十字路口;交叉点
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amazement /əˈmeɪzmənt/
n. 惊奇
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passersby /ˈpæsərzbaɪ/
n. 路人(复数)
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beholding /bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ/
v. 看见(现在分词)
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bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
adj. 流血的
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seized /siːzd/
v. 抓住;夺取(过去式)
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confide /kənˈfaɪd/
v. 信赖;吐露
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ascended /əˈsendɪd/
v. 上升(过去式)
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incline /ˈɪnklaɪn/
n. 斜坡;倾斜
🔊 When he had turned the angle of the gallery, the distant glimmer of an air-hole disappeared, the curtain of obscurity fell upon him once more, and he became blind again. Nevertheless, he advanced as rapidly as possible. Marius' two arms were passed round his neck, and the former's feet dragged behind him. He held both these arms with one hand, and groped along the wall with the other. Marius' cheek touched his, and clung there, bleeding. He felt a warm stream which came from Marius trickling down upon him and making its way under his clothes. But a humid warmth near his ear, which the mouth of the wounded man touched, indicated respiration, and consequently, life. The passage along which Jean Valjean was now proceeding was not so narrow as the first. Jean Valjean walked through it with considerable difficulty. The rain of the preceding day had not, as yet, entirely run off, and it created a little torrent in the centre of the bottom, and he was forced to hug the wall in order not to have his feet in the water. Thus he proceeded in the gloom. He resembled the beings of the night groping in the invisible and lost beneath the earth in veins of shadow. Still, little by little, whether it was that the distant air-holes emitted a little wavering light in this opaque gloom, or whether his eyes had become accustomed to the obscurity, some vague vision returned to him, and he began once more to gain a confused idea, now of the wall which he touched, now of the vault beneath which he was passing. The pupil dilates in the dark, and the soul dilates in misfortune and ends by finding God there. It was not easy to direct his course. The line of the sewer reechoes, so to speak, the line of the streets which lie above it. There were then in Paris two thousand two hundred streets. Let the reader imagine himself beneath that forest of gloomy branches which is called the sewer. The system of sewers existing at that epoch, placed end to end, would have given a length of eleven leagues. We have said above, that the actual network, thanks to the special activity of the last thirty years, was no less than sixty leagues in extent.

当他转过廊道拐角后,远处气孔的微光消失了,黑暗的幕布重新落下,他又失明了。但他还是尽快向前走。马吕斯的两条胳膊环着他的脖子,双脚在身后拖曳。他用一只手握着这两条胳膊,另一只手摸索着墙壁。马吕斯的脸颊贴着他的脸,血淋淋地粘在那里。他感到一股从马吕斯身上淌下的暖流,顺着他的身体浸入衣服。但耳边的一丝湿润热气--那正是伤者嘴唇触碰之处--表明他在呼吸,因而还活着。冉阿让此刻所走的通道不如第一条那么窄。他走得相当吃力。前一天下的雨水尚未完全流走,在沟底中央形成了一股细流,他不得不贴着墙根走,以免双脚浸入水中。他就这样在黑暗中前行。他像个黑夜中的生灵,在看不见的、失陷于地底阴影脉络中的地方摸索。然而,渐渐地,不知是远处气孔在这浓重的幽暗中透出些许摇曳的光,还是他的眼睛适应了这昏暗--一些模糊的视觉恢复了,他开始重新获得隐约的认识:时而认出身旁的墙壁,时而认出头顶的拱顶。瞳孔在黑暗中放大,灵魂在不幸中扩张,最终在那里找到上帝。要辨明方向并不容易。下水道的走向,可以说,与其上方的街道走向相呼应。那时巴黎有两千两百条街道。请读者想象自己置身于那片被称为下水道的幽暗枝杈森林之中。当时的排污系统,头尾相接,延伸长度达十一法里。我们之前说过,得益于近三十年的专门整治,实际网络已不下六十法里。

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glimmer /ˈɡlɪmər/
n. 微光
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groped /ɡroʊpt/
v. 摸索(过去式)
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trickling /ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
v. 滴下;缓慢流动(现在分词)
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humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/
adj. 潮湿的
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respiration /ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
n. 呼吸
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preceding /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
adj. 在前的
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torrent /ˈtɔːrənt/
n. 急流;奔流
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invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/
adj. 看不见的
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veins /veɪnz/
n. 纹理;静脉(复数)
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emitted /iˈmɪtɪd/
v. 发出(过去式)
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wavering /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
adj. 摇曳的;犹豫的
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opaque /oʊˈpeɪk/
adj. 不透明的;模糊的
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vault /vɔːlt/
n. 拱顶;地窖
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pupil /ˈpjuːpl/
n. 瞳孔
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dilates /daɪˈleɪts/
v. 扩大(第三人称)
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misfortune /mɪsˈfɔːrtʃuːn/
n. 不幸
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reechoes /riːˈekoʊz/
v. 回响(第三人称)
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epoch /ˈiːpɑːk/
n. 时代;纪元
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leagues /liːɡz/
n. 里格(长度单位);联盟(复数)
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gallery /ˈɡæləri/
n. 走廊;画廊
🔊 Jean Valjean began by committing a blunder. He thought that he was beneath the Rue Saint-Denis, and it was a pity that it was not so. Under the Rue Saint-Denis there is an old stone sewer which dates from Louis XIII and which runs straight to the collecting sewer, called the Grand Sewer, with but a single elbow, on the right, on the elevation of the ancient Cour des Miracles, and a single branch, the Saint-Martin sewer, whose four arms describe a cross. But the gut of the Petite-Truanderie the entrance to which was in the vicinity of the Corinthe wine-shop has never communicated with the sewer of the Rue Saint-Denis; it ended at the Montmartre sewer, and it was in this that Jean Valjean was entangled. There opportunities of losing oneself abound. The Montmartre sewer is one of the most labyrinthine of the ancient network. Fortunately, Jean Valjean had left behind him the sewer of the markets whose geometrical plan presents the appearance of a multitude of parrots' roosts piled on top of each other; but he had before him more than one embarrassing encounter and more than one street corner--for they are streets--presenting itself in the gloom like an interrogation point; first, on his left, the vast sewer of the Plâtrière, a sort of Chinese puzzle, thrusting out and entangling its chaos of Ts and Zs under the Post-Office and under the rotunda of the Wheat Market, as far as the Seine, where it terminates in a Y; secondly, on his right, the curving corridor of the Rue du Cadran with its three teeth, which are also blind courts; thirdly, on his left, the branch of the Mail, complicated, almost at its inception, with a sort of fork, and proceeding from zigzag to zigzag until it ends in the grand crypt of the outlet of the Louvre, truncated and ramified in every direction; and lastly, the blind alley of a passage of the Rue des Jeûneurs, without counting little ducts here and there, before reaching the belt sewer, which alone could conduct him to some issue sufficiently distant to be safe.

冉阿让一开始就犯了个错误。他以为自己正处于圣但尼街下方,而事实并非如此,这很遗憾。在圣但尼街下面有一条古老的石砌下水道,可追溯到路易十三时期,直通被称为大阴沟的集水总管,只在右侧--古老的奇迹宫高地附近--有一处弯道,还有一条圣马丁下水道支线,其四条支臂呈十字形。但小特吕安德里街的沟渠(入口在科林斯酒馆附近)从未与圣但尼街的下水道连通;它终止于蒙马特尔阴沟,而冉阿让恰恰就陷入了这条阴沟。迷路的机会比比皆是。蒙马特尔阴沟是古老网络中最像迷宫的一个。幸运的是,冉阿让已将市场区的下水道甩在身后(其平面图犹如无数鹦鹉架层叠交错),但他面前仍有不止一处恼人的岔口和街角--因为这些确实是街道--它们在黑暗中像一个个问号:首先,在他左边,巨大的普拉特里埃下水道,一种中国式的拼图,在邮政总局和麦市场圆形大厅下方伸出并纠缠着它的T形和Z形乱麻,直至塞纳河,终成一个Y字;其次,在他右边,日晷街的弧形走廊,带三根齿状分枝,同样是死胡同;再次,在他左边,邮袋支线,几乎在一开始就变得复杂,像一个叉子,曲折蜿蜒,最后终止于卢浮宫排水口的大地穴,被截断并分叉成各个方向;最后,还有斋戒者街的一个死胡同通道,沿途散布着许多小支管,直到绕过那条环城下水道--只有它才能把他引向某个足够遥远、安全的出口。

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committing /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/
v. 犯(罪);(现在分词)
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blunder /ˈblʌndər/
n. 大错
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collecting /kəˈlektɪŋ/
adj. 收集的;汇集用的
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elevation /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/
n. 高度;海拔
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ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/
adj. 古老的
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vicinity /vɪˈsɪnəti/
n. 附近;邻近
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wine-shop /ˈwaɪn ʃɑːp/
n. 酒馆
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communicated /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd/
v. 连接;交流(过去式)
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entangled /ɪnˈtæŋɡld/
v. 使纠缠;卷入(过去分词)
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abound /əˈbaʊnd/
v. 大量存在
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labyrinthine /ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn/
adj. 迷宫般的;错综复杂的
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geometrical /ˌdʒiːəˈmetrɪkl/
adj. 几何学的
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multitude /ˈmʌltɪtuːd/
n. 大量;众多
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roosts /ruːsts/
n. 栖木(复数)
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embarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
adj. 令人尴尬的
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interrogation /ɪnˌterəˈɡeɪʃn/
n. 审问;疑问
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curving /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
adj. 弯曲的
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corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/
n. 走廊
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complicated /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/
adj. 复杂的
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inception /ɪnˈsepʃn/
n. 开始;开端
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fork /fɔːrk/
n. 叉子;分叉
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zigzag /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
n. Z字形;曲折
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crypt /krɪpt/
n. 地穴;地下室
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outlet /ˈaʊtlet/
n. 出口;排放口
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truncated /ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪd/
v. 截短;缩短(过去分词)
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ramified /ˈræmɪfaɪd/
v. 分支;分叉(过去分词)
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ducts /dʌkts/
n. 管道(复数)
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sufficiently /səˈfɪʃəntli/
adv. 足够地
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rotunda /roʊˈtʌndə/
n. 圆形大厅
🔊 Had Jean Valjean had any idea of all that we have here pointed out, he would speedily have perceived, merely by feeling the wall, that he was not in the subterranean gallery of the Rue Saint-Denis. Instead of the ancient stone, instead of the antique architecture, haughty and royal even in the sewer, with pavement and string courses of granite and mortar costing eight hundred livres the fathom, he would have felt under his hand contemporary cheapness, economical expedients, porous stone filled with mortar on a concrete foundation, which costs two hundred francs the metre, and the bourgeoise masonry known as à petits matériaux--small stuff; but of all this he knew nothing. He advanced with anxiety, but with calmness, seeing nothing, knowing nothing, buried in chance, that is to say, engulfed in providence. By degrees, we will admit, a certain horror seized upon him. The gloom which enveloped him penetrated his spirit. He walked in an enigma. This aqueduct of the sewer is formidable; it interlaces in a dizzy fashion. It is a melancholy thing to be caught in this Paris of shadows. Jean Valjean was obliged to find and even to invent his route without seeing it. In this unknown, every step that he risked might be his last. How was he to get out? should he find an issue? should he find it in time? would that colossal subterranean sponge with its stone cavities, allow itself to be penetrated and pierced? should he there encounter some unexpected knot in the darkness? should he arrive at the inextricable and the impassable? would Marius die there of hemorrhage and he of hunger? should they end by both getting lost, and by furnishing two skeletons in a nook of that night? He did not know. He put all these questions to himself without replying to them. The intestines of Paris form a precipice. Like the prophet, he was in the belly of the monster.

倘若冉阿让对我们这里所指的一切稍有概念,他只需靠触摸墙壁就能迅速察觉自己并非在圣但尼街的地下廊道里。他摸到的不会是古老的石头、雄伟而即使在下水道中也带有皇家气派的古典建筑(以花岗岩和石灰砂浆铺砌,每拓折合八百里弗尔),而是廉价的现代材料、偷工减料的手法、在混凝土基础上填充石灰砂浆的多孔石(每米造价二百法郎),以及所谓的“小材”平民式砌体--但这一切他一无所知。他焦虑而又平静地前进着,什么也看不见,什么也不知道,深埋于偶然之中,也就是说,沉没于天意之中。我们必须承认,渐渐地,某种恐惧攫住了他。环绕他的黑暗渗透了他的灵魂。他在一个谜团里行走。下水道的这条渠道令人畏惧;它以令人眩晕的方式交织交错。被笼罩在这巴黎的阴影中,是件悲惨的事。冉阿让不得不找到,甚至凭空发明一条看不见的路线。在这未知之地,他冒险迈出的每一步都可能是最后一步。他如何出去?能找到出口吗?能及时找到吗?那个巨大的地下海绵,带着它那些石质空洞,会允许他穿透和刺入吗?他会在黑暗里遇到某个意想不到的结吗?会走到不可破解、不可通行之处吗?马吕斯会因失血过多而死,他则会饿死?两人最终都会迷路,在这黑夜的一隅留下两具骨架?他不知道。他向自己提出这些问题,却无法回答。巴黎的肠子形成了一道深渊。他如同先知,置身于巨兽的腹中。

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speedily /ˈspiːdɪli/
adv. 迅速地
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subterranean /ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən/
adj. 地下的
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antique /ænˈtiːk/
adj. 古老的;古董的
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architecture /ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/
n. 建筑学;建筑风格
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haughty /ˈhɔːti/
adj. 傲慢的
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royal /ˈrɔɪəl/
adj. 王室的;高贵的
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string courses /strɪŋ kɔːrsɪz/
n. 线脚(建筑术语)
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granite /ˈɡrænɪt/
n. 花岗岩
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mortar /ˈmɔːrtər/
n. 砂浆;迫击炮
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contemporary /kənˈtempəreri/
adj. 当代的
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cheapness /ˈtʃiːpnəs/
n. 廉价
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economical /ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl/
adj. 经济的;节约的
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expedients /ɪkˈspiːdiənts/
n. 权宜之计(复数)
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porous /ˈpɔːrəs/
adj. 多孔的;透气的
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concrete /ˈkɑːnkriːt/
n. 混凝土
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bourgeoise /ˌbʊrʒwɑːˈziː/
adj. 中产阶级的;资产阶级的
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masonry /ˈmeɪsnri/
n. 砖石结构;砌体
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calmness /ˈkɑːmnəs/
n. 平静
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engulfed /ɪnˈɡʌlft/
v. 吞没(过去分词)
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enigma /ɪˈnɪɡmə/
n. 谜;难以理解的事物
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aqueduct /ˈækwɪdʌkt/
n. 渡槽;水道
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formidable /fɔːrˈmɪdəbl/
adj. 强大的;令人敬畏的
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interlaces /ˌɪntərˈleɪsɪz/
v. 交织(第三人称)
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dizzy /ˈdɪzi/
adj. 头晕目眩的
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melancholy /ˈmelənkɑːli/
adj. 忧郁的
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unknown /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/
adj. 未知的
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colossal /kəˈlɑːsl/
adj. 巨大的
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sponge /spʌndʒ/
n. 海绵
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cavities /ˈkævətiz/
n. 洞穴;空腔(复数)
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pierced /pɪrst/
v. 刺穿(过去分词)
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inextricable /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl/
adj. 无法摆脱的;复杂的
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impassable /ɪmˈpæsəbl/
adj. 无法通行的
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hemorrhage /ˈhemərɪdʒ/
n. 大出血
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nook /nʊk/
n. 角落;隐蔽处
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intestines /ɪnˈtestɪnz/
n. 肠(复数)
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precipice /ˈpresɪpɪs/
n. 悬崖
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prophet /ˈprɑːfɪt/
n. 先知;预言者
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belly /ˈbeli/
n. 腹部;胃
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monster /ˈmɑːnstər/
n. 怪物
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fathom /ˈfæðəm/
n. 英寻(长度单位)
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livres /ˈliːvrə/
n. 里弗(法国旧货币单位,复数)
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francs /fræŋks/
n. 法郎(货币,复数)
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skeletons /ˈskelɪtnz/
n. 骨架;骷髅(复数)
🔊 All at once, he had a surprise. At the most unforeseen moment, and without having ceased to walk in a straight line, he perceived that he was no longer ascending; the water of the rivulet was beating against his heels, instead of meeting him at his toes. The sewer was now descending. Why? Was he about to arrive suddenly at the Seine? This danger was a great one, but the peril of retreating was still greater. He continued to advance. It was not towards the Seine that he was proceeding. The ridge which the soil of Paris forms on its right bank empties one of its watersheds into the Seine and the other into the Grand Sewer. The crest of this ridge which determines the division of the waters describes a very capricious line. The culminating point, which is the point of separation of the currents, is in the Sainte-Avoye sewer, beyond the Rue Michel-le-Comte, in the sewer of the Louvre, near the boulevards, and in the Montmartre sewer, near the Halles. It was this culminating point that Jean Valjean had reached. He was directing his course towards the belt sewer; he was on the right path. But he did not know it. Every time that he encountered a branch, he felt of its angles, and if he found that the opening which presented itself was smaller than the passage in which he was, he did not enter but continued his route, rightly judging that every narrower way must needs terminate in a blind alley, and could only lead him further from his goal, that is to say, the outlet. Thus he avoided the quadruple trap which was set for him in the darkness by the four labyrinths which we have just enumerated. At a certain moment, he perceived that he was emerging from beneath the Paris which was petrified by the uprising, where the barricades had suppressed circulation, and that he was entering beneath the living and normal Paris. Overhead he suddenly heard a noise as of thunder, distant but continuous. It was the rumbling of vehicles. He had been walking for about half an hour, at least according to the calculation which he made in his own mind, and he had not yet thought of rest; he had merely changed the hand with which he was holding Marius. The darkness was more profound than ever, but its very depth reassured him. All at once, he saw his shadow in front of him. It was outlined on a faint, almost indistinct reddish glow, which vaguely empurpled the flooring vault underfoot, and the vault overhead, and gilded to his right and to his left the two viscous walls of the passage. Stupefied, he turned round. Behind him, in the portion of the passage which he had just passed through, at a distance which appeared to him immense, piercing the dense obscurity, flamed a sort of horrible star which had the air of surveying him.

突然间,他吃了一惊。在最出乎意料的时刻,他发现自己虽未停止直线前行,却已不再上坡;溪流的水正拍打他的脚后跟,而非迎面冲上他的脚尖。下水道如今在下降。为什么?他难道要突然抵达塞纳河吗?这个危险很大,但后退的危险更大。他继续前进。他并非走向塞纳河。巴黎土层在其右岸形成的脊线,将其中一个分水岭排入塞纳河,另一个排入大阴沟。这条决定水流分界的脊线,描绘出一条极为迂回的曲线。最高点--即水流分离点--位于圣阿瓦歇下水道、米歇尔伯爵街以外、卢浮宫下水道、靠近林荫大道处,以及蒙马特尔阴沟、靠近中央菜市场处。冉阿让正是到达了这个最高点。他正朝着环城下水道前进;他走对了路。但他并不知道。每次遇到支线,他都会测试其角度,如果发现呈现的开口比他所走的通道更窄,他便不进入而继续前进,正确判断任何更窄的路径必定通向死胡同,只会使他背离目标--即出口。就这样,他避开了黑暗里我们刚列举的四座迷宫为他设下的四重陷阱。在某个时刻,他察觉自己已从被起义封冻的巴黎下方钻出(在那里街垒已扼断了交通),进入了生机勃勃、正常运转的巴黎下方。头顶突然传来一阵如雷的轰响,遥远而持续。那是车轮的辘辘声。他大约走了半小时--至少他是这样在心里估算的--还没有想到要休息;他只是换了一只手托着马吕斯。黑暗比以往更深沉,但这深沉反倒给了他安慰。突然,他看见自己的影子出现在前方。那影子映衬着一抹微弱、几乎难以分辨的红光,那光芒隐隐染紫了脚下的拱形底板和头顶的穹顶,并在他左右两侧镀上了通道粘湿的墙壁。他惊愕地转过身去。身后,在他刚刚走过的通道里,在看似无比遥远的距离外,穿透浓密的幽暗,闪耀着一颗可怕的星辰,仿佛正在审视他。

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unforeseen /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
adj. 预想不到的
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rivulet /ˈrɪvjəlɪt/
n. 小溪
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ridge /rɪdʒ/
n. 山脊;脊
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watersheds /ˈwɔːtərʃedz/
n. 分水岭(复数)
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crest /krest/
n. 山顶;波峰
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capricious /kəˈprɪʃəs/
adj. 反复无常的;任性的
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culminating /ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/
adj. 达到顶点的
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separation /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
n. 分离;分隔
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currents /ˈkɜːrənts/
n. 水流;电流(复数)
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boulevards /ˈbʊləvɑːrdz/
n. 林荫大道(复数)
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rightly /ˈraɪtli/
adv. 正确地;公正地
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quadruple /kwɑːˈdruːpl/
adj. 四倍的
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labyrinths /ˈlæbərɪnθs/
n. 迷宫(复数)
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enumerated /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/
v. 列举(过去分词)
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emerging /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
v. 出现(现在分词)
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petrified /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
adj. 石化的;惊恐的
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uprising /ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/
n. 起义;暴动
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barricades /ˈbærɪkeɪdz/
n. 路障(复数)
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suppressed /səˈprest/
v. 镇压;抑制(过去分词)
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circulation /ˌsɜːrkjəˈleɪʃn/
n. 循环;流通
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continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
adj. 连续的
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calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/
n. 计算
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profound /prəˈfaʊnd/
adj. 深刻的;深远的
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reassured /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
v. 使安心(过去式)
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reddish /ˈredɪʃ/
adj. 微红的
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glow /ɡloʊ/
n. 发光;光辉
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vaguely /ˈveɪɡli/
adv. 模糊地
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empurpled /ɪmˈpɜːrpld/
v. 使成紫色(过去分词)
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flooring /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/
n. 地板材料
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underfoot /ˌʌndərˈfʊt/
adv. 在脚下
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gilded /ˈɡɪldɪd/
v. 镀金(过去分词)
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viscous /ˈvɪskəs/
adj. 粘性的
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immense /ɪˈmens/
adj. 巨大的
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surveying /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
v. 审视;测量(现在分词)
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flamed /fleɪmd/
v. 燃烧(过去式)

那是警察的幽暗之星,在下水道中升起。在那颗星辰的后面,有八九个人影在混乱地移动着,黑色、直立、模糊、可怕。

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gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/
adj. 阴暗的;忧郁的
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upright /ˈʌpraɪt/
adj. 正直的;直立的
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indistinct /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/
adj. 模糊的;不清楚的
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