Plague - Mar 23

Looking at his mother, he felt an uprush of a half-forgotten emotion, the love of his boyhood, at the sight of ________(她柔和的棕色眼睛专注地凝视着他).

The doctor ________(摇头) impatiently.

“Your information was correct. But the authorities are ________(引起强烈反对) as it is, and the Prefect can’t make up his mind.”

The prefect had done as they wished, but as usual they were ________(在黑暗中摸索，引申为盲目地、毫无目的的寻求某事，对结果一无所知).

“In any case the authorities ________(忙得不可开交). I have friends in many walks of life; they’ll form a nucleus to start from. And, of course, I’ll take part in it myself.”

“So does every ________(问题/弊病/疾病) that flesh is heir to. What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to ________(超群/出众/突出). “All the same, when you see the misery it brings, you’d need to be a madman, or a coward, or ________(全瞎), to give in tamely to the plague.”

“It’s this I have to say. I’ve drawn up a plan for voluntary groups of helpers. Get me empowered to try out my plan, and then let’s sidetrack officialdom.

“The sanitary department is inefficient—understaffed, for one thing—and you’re ________(让你耗尽全力地工作).”

“Anyhow, they’ve no choice. But—” Rieux pondered. “But ________(我可以这么说) you know that work of this kind may prove fatal to the worker. And I feel I should ask you this; have you weighed the dangers?”