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Words

  • voracity
  • ornate

Expressions

  1. So that on a morning she awoke ________(兴高采烈) she would raze the clothes closets, empty the trunks, ________(把阁楼翻个底朝天), and wage a war of separation against the piles of clothing that had been seen once too often.

  2. That was true, she was dismayed by the voracity with which objects kept invading living spaces, ________(侵占人类的地盘), forcing them back into the corners, until Fermina Daza pushed the objects out of sight.

  3. One of the most faithful was Lucrecia del Real del Obispo, an aristocrat of the old school who had always been a good friend and who ________(变得更密切) after the death of Juvenal Urbino.

  4. ________(饱受关节炎的困扰) arthritis and repenting her wayward life, in those days Lucrecia del Real not only provided her with the best company, she also consulted with her regarding the civic and secular projects that were being arranged in the city.

  5. Applied to her own experiences, they were what allowed her to understand her own life and to await ________(老年生活的样子) ________(平静地).

  6. It was the same ornate handwriting as in his earlier letters, ________(同样的抒情), but applied to a simple paragraph of gratitude for the courtesy of her greeting in the Cathedral.

  7. She repeated the common gossip that he had never had a woman although he was ________(理想的配偶), and that he had a secret office where he took the boys he pursued at night along the docks.

  8. He is an honorable man, and he is ________(拥有机智的灵魂).