Words
cotnegativechink
Expressions
He found the corpse covered with a blanket on the campaign cot where he had always slept, and beside it was a stool with the ________(显影盘) he had used to vaporize the poison.Highlight
There were old magazines and newspapers everywhere, piles of negatives on glass plates, broken furniture, but everything was kept free of dust ________________(由一双勤劳的手).Highlight
The Antillean refugees Jeremiah de Saint-Amour, disabled war veteran, photographer of children, and his ________(最投机的对手) in chess, had escaped the torments of memory with the aromatic fumes of gold cyanide.Highlight
He compensated as much as he could for an increasingly disturbing ____________(记忆衰退) by scribbling hurried notes on scraps of paper that ended ________(凌乱地) in each of his pockets, as did the instruments, the bottles of medicine, and all the other things jumbled together in his crowded medical bag.Highlight
When the inspector showed some hesitation, he ____________(打断他) with the kind of remark that was typical of his manner: “Don’t forget that I am the one who signs the death certificate.”Highlight
But there was enough light for him to recognize the ____(震慑力/威力) of death.Highlight
Still, ________________(过于外露自己的学识) and the disingenuous manner in which he used the power of his name had won him less affection than he deserved.Highlight