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1、Jane’sfirstsightatLadyIngram:Asfaraspersonwent,sheansweredpointforpoint,bothtomypictureandMrs.Fairfax’sdescription.Thenoblebust,theslopingshoulders,thegracefulneck,thedarkeyesandblackringletswereallthere:butherface?Herfacewaslikehermother’s;ayouthfulunfurrowedlikeness:th
2、elowbrow,thesamehighfeatures,thesamepride:itwasnot,however,sosaturnine(忧郁的,沉默寡言的)apride.Shelaughedcontinually:herlaughwassatirical,andsowashabitualexpressionofherarchedandhaughtylip.MoreExamples:Uponanovalofindescribableloveliness,placetwodarkeyesbeneathbrowssocleanlyarc
3、hedthattheymighthavebeenpaintedon;veilthoseeyeswithlashessolongthat,whenlowered,theycastshadowsoverthepinkflushofthecheeks;sketchadelicate,straight,spiritednoseandnostrilsslightlyflaredinapassionateaspirationtowardssensuality;drawaregularmouthwithlipspartinggracefullyove
4、rteethaswhiteasmilk;tinttheskinwiththebloomofpeacheswhichnohandshastouches—andyouwillhaveacomprehensivepictureofherentrancingface.在一张难以形容的优美的鹅蛋形脸上,长着一双黑眼睛,上面是两道弯弯的,纯净得像是画上去的眉毛;长长的睫毛遮住了双眼,眼帘低垂时,睫毛就在玫瑰色的双颊上投下一抹淡淡的阴影;再添上一个精致的,笔直的,灵巧的鼻子,鼻翼因为对情欲生活的热望而微张着;脸庞上再描出一张匀称的嘴,嘴唇轻开处微露出
5、乳白色的牙齿;再给肌肤染上未经人手触摸过的桃花般的颜色—于是,你便可以领略到这副迷人的面容了。---选摘自《茶花女》[法]小仲马(Camille??WrittenbyAlexandreDumasfils)?Theoldwomanstoodfacinghiminsilenceandlookinginquiringlyathim.Shewasadiminutive,witheredupoldwomanofsixty,withsharpmalignanteyesandasharplittlenose.Hercolourless,somewha
6、tgrizzledhairwasthicklysmearedwithoil,andsheworenokerchiefoverit.Roundherthinlongneck,whichlookedlikeahen'sleg,wasknottedsomesortofflannelrag,and,inspiteoftheheat,therehungflappingonhershoulders,amangyfurcape,yellowwithage.老太婆默默地站在他面前,疑问地注视着他。这是一个干瘪的小老太婆,六十来岁,有一双目光锐利、神情凶
7、恶的小眼睛,尖尖的小鼻子,光着头,没包头巾。她那像鸡腿样细长的脖子上缠着一块法兰绒破围巾,别看天热,肩上还披着一件穿得十分破旧、已经发黄的毛皮女短上衣。---选摘自《罪与罚》[俄]陀思妥耶夫斯基(CrimeandPunishment?WrittenbyFyodorDostoevsky)?JohnReedwasaschoolboyoffourteenyearsold;fouryearsolderthanI,forIwasbutten;largeandstoutforhisage,withadingyandunwholesomeskin;t
8、hicklineamentsinaspaciousvisage,heavylimbsandlargeextremities.Hegorgedhimselfhabituallyattable,whichmad