灰烬

Mary

玛莉

自一九五八年年轻时就住在这个被高壮橡树包围的庄园 (Valley Oaks),玛莉(Mary)老奶奶亲手做给孩子的陶瓷娃娃、赶在寒冬前织给孙女的毛线衣……在挖出的灰烬中,像一片片拼图,拼不回原来的样子.

not so...as

不如

as...as... 与...一样 | not so... as 不如... | ash n. 灰,灰烬;骨灰,遗骸(常用复数)

nutrient

养分

因为雨林中植物生长极为迅速,而死去植物和动物的遗骸提供的养分(nutrient)消耗很多,以致雨林的土壤出奇的贫瘠. 因此,玛雅人发展出"火耕"(slash and burn agriculture)的方式:先砍伐土地上的植物,再放火焚烧,灰烬可使土壤变得比较肥沃(fertile).

防不胜防 off/on one's guard失去/保持警惕

She caught me off guard

Make one's bed自作自受 | 88. your panties oughta burst into flames any minute now. 你的内裤应该几分钟内就燃烧成灰烬了 | 89. She caught me off guard!防不胜防 off/on one's guard失去/保持警惕

put ashes on one's head

表示忏悔

reduce to ashes 把...烧成灰烬, 化为乌有 | put ashes on one's head 表示忏悔 | rake over old ashes 重提不愉快的往事

rejectamenta

废弃物,垃圾,排泄物

imprint留下烙印 | rejectamenta废弃物,垃圾,排泄物 | ashes灰烬,骨灰,尸体,文化遗址

Ruthlessly seized my Furnace

无情地查封了我的炉台

当蜘蛛网 When the spider's web | 无情地查封了我的炉台Ruthlessly seized my Furnace | 当灰烬的余烟When the ashes of the Smoke

So shall we, the selfsame clay

我们拥有一样的肉体

Through the fair or clouded weather.无论晴空万里,还是乌云密布 | So shall we, the selfsame clay,我们拥有一样的肉体 | Watch the ashes growing grey...看着炉火渐熄,只剩灰烬......

soaring demand

急剧增加的需求

snuff out the remaining embers of a fire 灭掉仍在冒烟燃烧的灰烬 | soaring demand 急剧增加的需求 | soaring utility rates 飞涨的公用事业费

I am still stubbornly

我依然固执地

叹息着贫困的悲哀Sad sigh of poverty | 我依然固执地I am still stubbornly | 铺平失望的灰烬Paved the ashes of disappointment

colonial rule：殖民统治

colonial protectorate;殖民保护地;殖民被保护国;; | colonial rule;殖民统治;; | Colonial Secretary;辅政司;;

matrimonial agency：婚姻介绍所

21 deep love 深沉的爱情 | 22 matrimonial agency 婚姻介绍所 | 23 lover,sweetheart 情人