生词
ailing adj. ill and not likely to get better 生病的
stretch: n.period 一段时间
afflict vt.使痛苦
deterioration n.恶化
scheme cn.计划
butcher vt.屠宰
antique adj.古时的
enact vt.上演
fidelity n. (对原著的)忠实性
premeditated /priːˈmɛdɪteɪtɪd/ adj.有预谋的
ceremonial adj.仪式的
stumble vi.结结巴巴
cast 过去式/过去分词 扮演
be cast in the role of
farcical adj.荒谬的
enema n.灌肠
prop n.(戏剧、电影中的) 道具
presentiment /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ n不详的预感
sympathies n.同情心
wholly adv.完全
slapstick un.打闹剧
dachshund /'dæksənd/n.腊肠犬
vigil n.守夜祈祷
preside vi.主持
interment n.埋葬
to the core 彻底地
shaken adj.烦的；震惊的；受惊的
nourishment un.营养食物
suffering adj.痛苦的
pigpen=pigsty 猪圈
orchard n.果园
shade vt.为什么遮阴
overhang vt.悬挂在
rail fence 木栅栏
root vi.拱土觅食
suspicion n.怀疑
trough /trɒf/n.饲料槽
castor oil 蓖麻油
be plugged up 被堵塞住的
odds and ends 琐碎物品，零星杂物
hold off doing 推迟
steadiness n.平稳
deviation n.偏离
desultory /ˈdɛsəltərɪ/ adj.漫无目的
搭配
an ailing pig 一只生病的猪
this stretch of time 这段时间
the scheme of buying a pig 买猪的计划
through summer and fall 一整个春秋
the solid cold weather
an antique pattern 一种旧时的模式
murder in first degree 一级谋杀罪
the smoked bacon and ham 烟熏培根和火腿
is seldom questioned 很少被质疑
once in a while 偶尔
the classic outline of the tragedy
a faded building
came under suspicion
an injection of soapy water
the steadiness of growth
the even succession of days
句子
I feel driven to account for ...
This uncertainty afflicts me with a sense of personal deterioration
If were in decent health I would know ...
It is a tragedy enacted on most farms with perfect fidelity to the original script.
instantly appealed to my old dachshund
had evidently become precious to me
represented a distant nourishment in a hungry time
I'm running ahead of my story and shall have to go back
couldn't ask for anything better
never thought well of sawdust
when a pig (or a child) refuses supper a chill wave of fear runs through any household
if that doesn't do the trick
