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mrknowall解析
Mr. Know All
By W. Somert Maugham（1874-1965）British writer
故事梗概
本⽂是⽑姆的⼀篇短篇⼩说，讲述了我与⼀名英籍黎巴嫩⼈Mr Kelada在⼀间船舱⼀起坐船从旧⾦⼭到⽇本横滨时，船上发⽣的⼀间关于珍珠项链真假的故事故事。Mr Kelada⾃称做珠宝⽣意，并且看到⼀位⼥⼠的项链要值5000美元，可是⼥⼠的⽼公说只是仿制品，值18美元。⼆⼈相争不下，准备打100美元赌。当Mr Kelada取项链时发现⼥⼠⾯⾊苍⽩，⽴刻知道了⼀切。Mr Kelada⽀付了100美元，承认是⾃⼰输了。⽂章结尾，Mr Kelada收到了门缝塞进来的100美元，并且对我说：“如果我有⼀名年轻的妻⼦，我不会让她独⾃待在家⼀年的”。
词汇
1. portholes
n. [船] 舷窗（porthole 复数）
Portholes: 舷窗| 炮门
2. ocean-going
adj. 远洋航⾏的，远洋的
ocean-going: 远洋航⾏的| 远洋
3. liners
n. [航] 班机，[⽔运] 班轮（liner的复数）；衬层；挂⾯层
liners: 挂⾯层| 衬层| 对开航班
4. Yokohama [,j?uk?'hɑ:m?; 'j?:k?:'hɑ:mɑ:]
n. 横滨（⽇本⼀城市名）
Yokohama: 横滨| 横滨市| 横滨橡胶
5. wardrobe trunk
房子房子
[美国英语](⽴起来可作⾐柜的)⼤⾐箱
wardrobe trunk: 挂⾐箱
6. Monsieur [m?'sj?:]
n. （法）先⽣；绅⼠
monsieur: 先⽣| 罗莎冰雕| 绅⼠
7. brilliantine ['br?lj(?)nti?n]
n. 润发油；[纺] 亮光薄呢（⽺⽑与棉纱织成的织物）
vt. ⽤⽣发油梳理头发
brilliantine: 发蜡| 润发油| 光亮薄呢
8. ebony ['eb(?)n?]
n. 乌⽊，⿊檀
n. (Ebony)⼈名；(英)埃博妮
adj. 乌⽊制的，⿊檀⽊制的；似⽊的，⿊檀⽊⾊的
Ebony: 乌⽊| 乌檀| ⿊檀⽊
9. monogram ['m?n?gr?m]
n. 交织⽂字；将姓名的⾸字母组成的组合图案
vt. 把交织字母印绣刻于
Monogram: ⽂织字母| 字母组合| ⽂织字母
10. scrub [skr?b]
n. 矮树；洗擦；擦洗者；矮⼩的⼈（或物）
vt. ⽤⼒擦洗；使净化
vi. 擦洗；进⾏⼿臂消毒
adj. 矮⼩的；临时凑合的；次等的
Scrub: 磨砂式| 擦洗| 擦净
11. jolly ['d??l?]
adv. 很；⾮常
adj. 愉快的；欢乐的；宜⼈的
vt. （⼝）⽤好话劝某⼈做…；（⼝）⽤好话使⾼兴vi. （⼝）开玩笑
n. (Jolly)⼈名；(法)若利；(英、印)乔利；(德)约利Jolly: 祖莉| 愉快的| 欢乐的12. to the backbone
完完全全；彻头彻尾
to the backbone: 彻底地| 彻头彻尾
专注力训练
13. sleek [sli?k]
烟波什么>赠与协议
adj. 圆滑的；井然有序的
vt. 使…光滑；掩盖
vi. 打扮整洁；滑动
梦幻西游答题器网页版sleek: 光滑的| 轧光斜纹棉布| 时髦的
14. bone-dry ['b?un'drai]
adj. 绝对禁酒的；极⼲燥的
bone-dry: 绝对禁酒的| 极⼲燥的| 极度⼲燥15. lemon squash
n. 柠檬⽔
Lemon Squash: 柠檬果汁| 柠檬汽⽔| 柠檬杂饮16. the Union Jack
英国国旗
the Union Jack: 英国国旗| 英联合王国国旗| 国旗17. Beirut [bei?ru:t]
n. 贝鲁特（黎巴嫩⼀港⼝）
BEIRUT: 贝鲁特| 贝鲁特| 卸货港
18. mister ['m?st?]
n. 先⽣；平民
vt. 称…先⽣
Mister: Mr. (KARA单曲) | 先⽣| 师长教师
19. knave [ne?v]
n. ⽆赖；流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克
n. (Knave)⼈名；(瑞典)克纳弗
knave: 流氓| 骗⼦| 不诚实的⼈
20. snub [sn?b]
vt. 冷落；严厉斥责；掐灭
n. 冷落；斥责；突然的停⽌
adj. 制动⽤的；短扁上翘的
Snub: 斥责| 责骂| 冷落
21. a good mixer
[美国⼝语]会(或不会)交际的⼈；善于(或不善于)与⼈相处的⼈
a good mixer: 善于交际的⼈
22. quoit [k??t; kw??t]
n. 铁圈；⾦属环
vi. 玩套环游戏
vt. 投掷
quoit: 圈环| 铁圈| 绳圈
23. dress ball
化装舞会
24. overweening [??v?'wi?n??]
adj. ⾃负的，过于⾃信的；过分的
overweening: 形容⼈妄⾃尊⼤| 唯我独尊| 骄傲的
25. Kobe ['k?ubi; -bei]
n. 神户（⽇本本州岛西南岸港市）
Kobe: 神户| 神户市| 最崇拜的⼈
26. have a fling at
试做
嘲弄
have a fling at: 试做
27. voluble ['v?lj?b(?)l]
adj. 健谈的；缠绕的；易旋转的
voluble: 易旋转的| 健⾔| 健谈的
28. deprecating ['d?pr?ket??]
adj. 不以为然的；不赞成的
v. 对…表⽰不赞成；轻视（deprecate的ing形式）deprecating: 反对的| 不以为然的| 否决的
29. clasp [klɑ?sp]
n. 扣⼦，钩⼦；握⼿
vi. 扣住
vt. 紧抱；扣紧；紧紧缠绕
clasp: 扣⼦| 扣住| 别针
30. Levantine ['lev?ntain]
adj. 黎凡特的；地中海东部的；地中海东部⼈的
n. 黎凡特⼈；地中海东部⼈
Levantine: 地中海东部⼈的| 地中海东部的| 早朝
31. swarthy ['sw??e?]
adj. 黝⿊的；⿊⽪肤的领导送礼送什么好
swarthy: 黝⿊的| ⿊黝黝的| ⾚⿊
32. chaff [t?ɑ?f; t??f]
n. 糠；⾕壳；⽆价值的东西
vi. 开玩笑；打趣
vt. 开玩笑；逗趣
chaff: 箔条| ⾕壳| ⾕物的⽪壳
例句
"Are you English?" I asked, perhaps tactlessly.
"Rather. You don`t think I look like an American, do you? British to the backbone, that`s what I am."
His long black hair was sleek and curly.
Prohibition was in force and to all appearance the ship was bone-dry.
When I am not thirsty I do not know which I dislike more, ginger ale or lemon squash.
It was impossible to snub him. It never occurred to him that he was not wanted.
He was a good mixer, and in three days knew everyone on board.
…and arranged the fancy-dress ball
and it was an affront to his overweening vanity that you should disagree with him.
I do not believe Ramsay knew anything about them at all, but he could not resist the opportunity to have a fling at the Levantine
She had a little smile on her lips and her tone was gently deprecating
Mrs Ramsay hesitated a moment. She put her hands to the clasp
The Levantine look a magnifying glass from his pocket and cloly examined it. A smile of triumph spread over his smooth and swarthy face.
美⽂
You could not look at her without being struck by her modesty. It shone in her like a flower on a coat.
He handed back the chain. He was about to speak. Suddenly he caught sight of Mrs Ramsay`s face. It was so white that she looked as though she were about to faint. She was staring at him with wide and terrified eyes. They held a desperate appeal; it was so clear that I wondered why her husband did not e it.
"If I had a pretty little wife I shouldn`t let her spend a year in New York while I stayed at Kobe," said he.
⼩知识
力开头的四字成语"Whisky and soda or a dry martini, you have only to say the word."
马提尼（Martini）产于葡萄⽛，应平躺着存放，是⼀种强化葡萄酒。即在葡萄酒酿制完成的后期，加⼊烈性⽩酒和蜜糖，将酒质改变，⽽成为另⼀种酒。变性的酒有⼈也将其划⼊⽩酒类，属于略⼲辣的中性酒。马提尼在西⽅多作为开胃酒在饭前饮⽤，也可掺⽔加冰后饮⽤。其消费量不及⽩兰地和⾹槟酒那样⼤。⽤马提尼酒加蛋⽩质和⽩糖，打成泡状的“莎巴翁”，是⼀款⼗分著名的甜⾷。
