49. While sinking into thinking, the shrinking linkman drank the pink ink sprinkled on the wrinkly paper.
陷入沉思时,退缩的联络员喝掉了洒在皱纹纸上的粉红色墨水。
sink [siŋk]
v.陷入,衰退;下沉;降低;掘 n.水槽
sink into
vt. 沉到 … 里(陷进)
– My feet sank into the mud. 我的双脚陷到泥里去了。
shrink [ʃriŋk]
vi.起皱,收缩;畏缩 vt.使起皱,使收缩
– I do not shrink from this responsibility. 在这一重任面前,我决不退缩
linkman [‘liŋkmәn]
n. 中间人, 掮客
sprinkle [ˈspriŋkəl]
v.撒,洒 n.少量,少数
– sprinkle pepper on one’s food 把胡椒洒在食物上.
wrinkly [‘riŋkli]
a. 有皱纹的,易生皱纹的
– an old apple with a wrinkly skin 一个放陈了而起皱褶的苹果.
50. The contribution distributor thinks the microcomputer pollution is absolutely beyond dispute.
捐款分配者认为微机污染是绝对不容置疑的。
contribution [ˌkɔntriˈbju:ʃən]
n.贡献,促成作用;捐款,捐献物;投稿
– There was no mention of her contribution. 没提到她的贡献。
distributor [dis’tribjutə]
经销商
pollution [pəˈlu:ʃən]
n.污染,污染物
dispute [disˈpju:t]
n.争论,争端 vt.表示异议 vi.争论,争吵
beyond dispute
没有争论余地, 无疑地
– This is beyond dispute the best book he has ever written. 这本书无疑是他写得最好的一本。
51. He repeatedly repeats, "Eat meat."
他再三重复说:“吃肉。”
repeatedly [riˈpi:tidli]
ad.一再,再三,多次地
– I’ve told you repeatedly not to do that. 我已再三告诉你不要做那种事。
repeat [riˈpi:t]
v./ n.重复,重说,重做
– He repeated her statement word for word. 他一字不差地重复她的话。