In the process of recalling my college days, I am reminded of that momentous1 occasion during my first year at St Montague's, when, by some irksome and malign2 fate, I discovered myself sharing the confines of the school library with three well-read scholars of that time. These loathsome3 fellows I normally would avoid at all costs, but owing to the atrocious February weather I was compelled to gain welcome warmth beside that roaring fire.
"What is your name, young chap?" I was asked, by a large scholar wearing a three-piece suit of pin-stripes. His enquiry wore a ghastly cloak of supposed superiority and rank, which I kind of expected, as I was a mere5 first year student at that particular time.
"Grim Shaw," I told him, and as I uttered my name I surveyed the three pairs of beady eyes which were fixed6 upon my being. I detected a vast amount of arrogance7 beyond those staring sockets8.
"A common name," sneered9 the fellow, whose own name I knew to be Rhodes-Fotheringham. As I have mentioned, he was large, with a reddened, chubby10 face and whiskers that hid his stiff upper lip completely. It appeared as if he owned the bottom one only, and I reckoned this to be quite comical, although I dared not to chuckle11 in their presence.
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"Well, Grim Shaw," snarled12 the second chap, whose name was Blake, and who was exactly as tiresome13 as Rhodes-Fotheringham, "my chums and I were in the process of recounting horrific tales of ghosts and apparitions15. If you wish to remain in our company, you must endure this."
"And not go fleeing from the room in fright!" added the third monster, a scoundrel by the name of Atkinson.
I endeavored not to be afraid, which was not a simple task, as the trio themselves were sufficient to cause a shivering sensation inside me. We were all seated, with discreet16 distances between each, in huge Victorian armchairs facing the blazing flames of the log fire. The library itself was enormous, and must have contained thousands of books on all subjects. Including the topic of ghosts.
"I remember one chap," said Rhodes-Fotheringham, a cigar of eager proportions in his ample hand, "whose name I cannot recall. He regularly encountered the ghostly figure of an old man in a pale-colored nightgown, who was prone17 to walking up and down the stairs of the chap's home, and with his head held under his arm!" <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.html>蘇州作文培訓班</a>
Excessive gasps18 left the mouths of Blake and Atkinson, whilst I myself remained silent and breathless. Rhodes-Fotheringham's features became hidden in the midst of an awful-smelling cloud of cigar smoke, providing an eerie19 vision of his face, and at that moment I wondered whether he himself was a dreadful phantom20.
"Anyway," he continued, with the smoke drifting in the direction of the fireplace, "this chap could stand it no longer and subsequently decided21 to take his own life by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Now it is rumored22 that he himself haunts that house."
His two companions seemed quite unsettled by this story, and as the flames crackled in the hearth23 they each took a copious24 mouthful of the brandy that was readily available nearby. Then Blake appeared to decide that he was not to be outdone by his friend.
"That is a pretty gruesome tale, old chap," he said in a quavering voice, "but allow me to relate the story of the man whose wife gave birth to an apparition14."
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"By Jove!" exclaimed Rhodes-Fotheringham, with peculiar25 puffed26 cheeks. He appeared to be somewhat perturbed27 by Blake's proclamation, and I noticed how agitated28 he became as his companion continued the tale.
"It is indeed true," said Blake, who, in contrast to Rhodes-Fotheringham, was of a thin shape, and was clutching his brandy glass tightly the whole time. "This apparition grew to a fine old age, until he reached a maturity29 he could not improve on, and now he haunts the church in which his parents had married."
Again, a strange air filled the room, and an odd nervousness prevailed in the three figures that flanked me. I remember thinking how chilling and sinister30 were those three fellows, to the point where I began to feel rather frightened me. However, I attempted not to reveal this, as I sat with clenched31 fists upon that armchair, gazing into the leaping flames opposite my position in that library.
"That is an impressive story," said Atkinson. I had never seen a chap as tall and gangly as he was. His weird-looking legs protruded32 from that chair, stretched out before him like two huge clothes-props, and behind his gold-rimmed spectacles I observed the most evil pair of grey eyes.
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1 momentous
adj.重要的，重大的
參考例句：
I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能應邀出席如此重要的場合，我深感榮幸。 The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新聞是戰(zhàn)爭已經開始。
2 malign
adj.有害的；惡性的；惡意的；v.誹謗，誣蔑
參考例句：
It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.難怪漫畫家總是把他畫成一個邪惡的小天使。 She likes to malign innocent persons.她愛詆毀那些清白的人。
3 loathsome
adj.討厭的，令人厭惡的
參考例句：
The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那張令人惡心的臉。 Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人覺得蛇是令人憎惡的動物 。
4 hap
n.運氣；v.偶然發(fā)生
參考例句：
Some have the hap,some stick in the gap.有的人走運, 有的人倒霉。 May your son be blessed by hap and happiness.愿你兒子走運幸福。
5 mere
adj.純粹的；僅僅，只不過
參考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不過是重復了你以前講的話。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去純粹是浪費時間。
6 fixed
adj.固定的，不變的，準備好的；(計算機)固定的
參考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你們倆選定婚期了嗎？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目標一旦確定，我們就不應該隨意改變。
7 arrogance
n.傲慢，自大
參考例句：
His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次講話都表現得驕傲自大。 Arrogance arrested his progress.驕傲阻礙了他的進步。
8 sockets
n.套接字，使應用程序能夠讀寫與收發(fā)通訊協(xié)定(protocol)與資料的程序( Socket的名詞復數 )；孔( socket的名詞復數 )；（電器上的）插口；托座；凹穴
參考例句：
All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的個人計算機現在都有通用串行總線插孔。 Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 確保你房中的插座是防觸電的。 來自超越目標英語 第4冊
9 sneered
譏笑，冷笑( sneer的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜歡流行音樂的人。 It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲諷是很令人泄氣的。
10 chubby
adj.豐滿的，圓胖的
參考例句：
He is stocky though not chubby.他長得敦實，可并不發(fā)胖。 The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那個既矮又胖的紳士是我們的新主任。
11 chuckle
vi.／n.輕聲笑，咯咯笑
參考例句：
He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他輕輕地笑著搖了搖頭。 I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到這個，我忍不住輕輕地笑起來。
12 snarled
v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的過去式和過去分詞 )；咆哮著說，厲聲地說
參考例句：
The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我們低聲吼叫。 As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那條狗走去時，它狂吠著向我撲來。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
13 tiresome
adj.令人疲勞的，令人厭倦的
參考例句：
His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和猶豫令人厭煩。 He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老為他自己勞動的價值而爭強斗勝，令人生厭。
14 apparition
n.幽靈，神奇的現象
參考例句：
He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看見了他亡妻的幽靈。 But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.這新出現的幽靈嚇得我站在那里一動也不敢動。
15 apparitions
n.特異景象( apparition的名詞復數 )；幽靈；鬼；（特異景象等的）出現
參考例句：
And this year occurs the 90th anniversary of these apparitions. 今年是她顯現的九十周年紀念。 來自互聯(lián)網 True love is like ghostly apparitions: everybody talks about them but few have ever seen one. 真愛就如同幽靈顯現：所有人都談論它們，但很少有人見到過一個。 來自互聯(lián)網
16 discreet
adj.(言行)謹慎的；慎重的；有判斷力的
參考例句：
He is very discreet in giving his opinions.發(fā)表意見他十分慎重。 It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打電話到我辦公室真是太魯莽了。
17 prone
adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯臥的
參考例句：
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出輕率的結論。 He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意見,他就發(fā)脾氣。
18 gasps
v.喘氣( gasp的第三人稱單數 )；喘息；倒抽氣；很想要
參考例句：
He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps. 他倚著欄桿，急促地喘氣。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 My breaths were coming in gasps. 我急促地喘起氣來。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
19 eerie
adj.怪誕的；奇異的；可怕的；膽怯的
參考例句：
It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。 I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那條漆黑恐怖的小路上。
20 phantom
n.幻影，虛位，幽靈；adj.錯覺的，幻影的，幽靈的
參考例句：
I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我發(fā)現自己瞪大眼睛看著她，好像她是一個幽靈。 He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名無實的國王。
21 decided
adj.決定了的，堅決的；明顯的，明確的
參考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。
22 rumored
adj.傳說的，謠傳的v.傳聞( rumor的過去式和過去分詞 )；[古]名譽；咕噥；[古]喧嚷
參考例句：
It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 據傳他對他老婆不忠。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 傳說那個白人軍官是個瑞典人。 來自辭典例句
23 hearth
n.壁爐爐床，壁爐地面
參考例句：
She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走過來，在爐子前面的椅子上坐下。 She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁爐那里，打開電燈。
24 copious
adj.豐富的，大量的
參考例句：
She supports her theory with copious evidences.她以大量的例證來充實自己的理論。 Every star is a copious source of neutrinos.每顆恒星都是豐富的中微子源。
25 peculiar
adj.古怪的，異常的；特殊的，特有的
參考例句：
He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的樣子很奇特。 He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一種很奇怪的表情看著我。
26 puffed
adj.疏松的v.使噴出( puff的過去式和過去分詞 )；噴著汽（或煙）移動；吹噓；吹捧
參考例句：
He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他點燃了一支香煙，狂吸了幾口。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他覺得長大了，便自以為了不起。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
27 perturbed
adj.煩燥不安的v.使（某人）煩惱，不安( perturb的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way the situation developing. 我對形勢令人憂慮的發(fā)展深感不安。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 Mother was much perturbed by my illness. 母親為我的病甚感煩惱不安。 來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
28 agitated
adj.被鼓動的，不安的
參考例句：
His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那樣心神不定，回答全亂了。 She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火車晚點一個小時，她十分焦慮。
29 maturity
n.成熟；完成；(支票、債券等)到期
參考例句：
These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.這些植物五年后就該長成了。 This is the period at which the body attains maturity.這是身體發(fā)育成熟的時期。
30 sinister
adj.不吉利的，兇惡的，左邊的
參考例句：
There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在這一系列罪行背后有險惡的陰謀。 Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他們的建議不僅一錢不值，而且包藏禍心。
31 clenched
v.緊握，抓緊，咬緊( clench的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
He clenched his fists in anger. 他憤怒地攥緊了拳頭。 She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥緊雙手放在腿上，以掩飾其顫抖。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
32 protruded
v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
The child protruded his tongue. 那小孩伸出舌頭。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 The creature's face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. 那人的腦袋似乎向前突出，那是因為身子佝僂的緣故。 來自英漢文學
33 grotesque
adj.怪誕的，丑陋的；n.怪誕的圖案，怪人（物）
參考例句：
His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。 Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她對這件事的陳述是荒誕地歪曲了事實。
34 lurking
潛在
參考例句：
Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？ There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在陰暗中。 來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
35 trenches
深溝，地溝( trench的名詞復數 )； 戰(zhàn)壕
參考例句：
life in the trenches 第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間的戰(zhàn)壕生活 The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部隊猛攻敵人的戰(zhàn)壕，并在田野上呈扇形散開。
36 petrified
adj.驚呆的；目瞪口呆的v.使嚇呆，使驚呆；變僵硬；使石化(petrify的過去式和過去分詞)
參考例句：
I'm petrified of snakes. 我特別怕蛇。 The poor child was petrified with fear. 這可憐的孩子被嚇呆了。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
37 morbidly
adv.病態(tài)地
參考例句：
As a result, the mice became morbidly obese and diabetic. 結果，老鼠呈現為病態(tài)肥胖和糖尿病。 來自互聯(lián)網 He was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies. 他對尸體著魔到近乎病態(tài)的程度。 來自互聯(lián)網
38 preposterous
adj.荒謬的，可笑的
參考例句：
The whole idea was preposterous.整個想法都荒唐透頂。 It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙鏟煤是荒謬的。
39 regained
復得( regain的過去式和過去分詞 )； 贏回； 重回； 復至某地
參考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多數人已重獲自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她猶豫片刻，但很快恢復了鎮(zhèn)靜。
40 exclamation
n.感嘆號，驚呼，驚嘆詞
參考例句：
He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一聲采。 The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句連用了三個驚嘆號，以引起讀者的注意。
41 worthy
adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有價值的
參考例句：
I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我認為他不值得信賴。 There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.沒有值得一提的事發(fā)生。
42 demeanor
n.行為；風度
參考例句：
She is quiet in her demeanor.她舉止文靜。 The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那個老軍人從來沒有失去軍人風度。
43 astounding
adj.使人震驚的vt.使震驚，使大吃一驚astound的現在分詞)
參考例句：
There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 銷售量驚人地增加了20%。 The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席說的話令人吃驚，所以聽眾都屏息聽他說。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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