🔊 The season developed and matured. Another year's instalment of flowers, leaves, nightingales, thrushes, finches, and such ephemeral creatures, took up their positions where only a year ago others had stood in their place when these were nothing more than germs and inorganic particles.

时序流转,步入了成熟的季节。又一年的春色轮回--花蕾叶芽、夜莺、画眉、燕雀,还有诸般朝生暮死的小生命,纷纷占据了自己的位置。仅仅在一年之前,当它们还是胚芽和无机颗粒时,同样的一批生灵曾站在此处,如今已然代谢更迭。

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instalment /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/

n. 分期付款；一批➕

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ephemeral /ɪˈfemərəl/

adj. 短暂的；瞬息的➕

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inorganic /ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/

adj. 无机的；非生物的➕

🔊 Rays from the sunrise drew forth the buds and stretched them into long stalks, lifted up sap in noiseless streams, opened petals, and sucked out scents in invisible jets and breathings.

晨曦的光芒催生了嫩芽,将它们抽拔成细长的枝条；它悄无声息地吸起树液,令花瓣绽开,又似有无形的喷吐与呼吸,将芬芳吮吸出来。

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noiseless /ˈnɔɪzləs/

adj. 无声的；安静的➕

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jets /dʒets/

n. 喷射流；喷气式飞机➕

🔊 Tess and Clare unconsciously studied each other, ever balanced on the edge of a passion, yet apparently keeping out of it. All the while they were converging, under an irresistible law, as surely as two streams in one vale.

苔丝与克莱尔下意识地彼此揣摩,永远悬在激情的边缘,却又分明地置身其外。在不可抗拒的力量驱使下,他们持续不断地彼此靠近,就像山谷中必定交汇的两道溪流一般。

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unconsciously /ʌnˈkɒnʃəsli/

adv. 无意识地；不知不觉地➕

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converging /kənˈvɜːdʒɪŋ/

v. 汇聚；集中➕

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irresistible /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/

adj. 不可抗拒的；无法抵抗的➕

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vale /veɪl/

n. 山谷；河谷➕

🔊 He had been held to her by a fascination which did not permit him to leave her. He remained at the dairy, and sent for his books and instruments.

他被一种魂牵梦绕的魔力拴在她身边,无法离开。于是他便留在了牛奶场,差人取来了他的书籍和工具。

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fascination /ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn/

n. 魅力；迷恋➕

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dairy /ˈdeəri/

n. 牛奶场；乳品店➕

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instruments /ˈɪnstrəmənts/

n. 仪器；工具；乐器➕

🔊 Thus they lived through the days, in the same house, meeting at meals and in the evening, but with no further intimacy. Yet each felt the growing bond.

日子就这样一天天过去,他们同住一屋,在餐桌和晚间碰面,但日常起居仅止于此,并无更深交集。然而,两人都感觉到那联结正日益加深。

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intimacy /ˈɪntɪməsi/

n. 亲密；密切➕

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bond /bɒnd/

n. 纽带；债券➕

Chapter thirty (第三十章)

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