But on her way back to the house she came to that island that lay in the middle of the drive, dividing the drive into two arms that met in front of the house. The island was made of grass banked up high. Nothing grew on the top except one huge plant with thick, grey-green, thorny leaves, and out of the middle there sprang up a tall stout stem. Some of the leaves of the plant were so old that they curled up in the air no longer; they turned back, they were split and broken; some of them lay flat and withered on the ground. 去书内

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    译文 折返宅邸的途中,她走到了车道中央的一座草木土丘前。这座土丘将车道一分为二,两条岔路最终在屋前交汇。土丘上积着厚厚的草皮,顶端只孤零零长着一株高大植物:叶片呈灰绿色,厚实且生满尖刺,主干粗壮挺拔。部分叶片已然枯老,不再向上舒展,而是向内翻卷、开裂残破,还有一些干瘪地瘫落在地面。 重点词汇 1. island /ˈaɪlənd/ n. (道路中央的)绿化土丘 2. bank up 堆积,垒高 3. thorny /ˈθɔːni/ adj. 带刺的 4. stout /staʊt/ adj. 粗壮的 5. curl up 卷曲 6. withered /ˈwɪðəd/ adj. 枯萎的

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