不期而爱小说连载第80章 双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第13章 Part 4

双语小说连载:《董贝父子》第13章 Part 4  

Mr Dombey did not look less pompous or at all displeased
as he stood leaning against the chimney-piece
surveying his (of courseunconscious) clerk
from head to foot. The stiffness and nicety of Mr Carker's dress
and a certain arrogance of manner
either natural to him or imitated from a pattern not far off
gave great additional effect to his humility. He seemed a man who would contend against the power that vanquished him
if he could
but who was utterly borne down by the greatness and superiority of Mr Dombey. 'Is Morfin here?' asked Mr Dombey after a short pause
during which Mr Carker had been fluttering his papers
and muttering little abstracts of their contents to himself.
'Morfin's here
' he answered
looking up with his widest and almost sudden smile; 'humming musical recollections - of his last night's quartette party
I suppose - through the walls beeen us
and driving me half mad. I wish he'd make a bonfire of his violoncello
and burn his music-books in it.'
'You respect nobody
Carker
I think
' said Mr Dombey.
“我觉得，您什么人也不尊敬，卡克，”董贝先生说道。
'No?' inquired Carker
with another wide and most feline show of his teeth. 'Well! Not many people
I believe. I wouldn't answer perhaps
' he murmured
as if he were only thinking it
'for more than one.'
A dangerous quality
if real; and a not less dangerous one
if feigned. But Mr Dombey hardly seemed to think so
as he still stood with his back to the fire
drawn up to his full height
and looking at his head-clerk with a dignified posure
in which there seemed to lurk a stronger latent sense of power than usual.
'Talking of Morfin
' resumed Mr Carker
taking out one paper from the rest
'he reports a junior dead in the agency at Barbados
and proposes to reserve a passage in the Son and Heir - she'll sail in a month or so - for the successor. You don't care who goes
I suppose? We have nobody of that sort here.'
Mr Dombey shook his head with supreme indifference.
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reserve n. 储备，储存；自然保护区；预备队；[金融] 储备金
vt. 储备；保留；预约
vi. 预订
[ 过去式reserved 过去分词reserved 现在分词reserving ]
词组：
federal reserve （美国）联邦储备系统
nature reserve n. 自然保护区
in reserve 备用的；留下的
without reserve 无保留地
natural reserve 自然保护区
reserve currency 储备货币
foreign exchange reserve n. 外汇储备
reserve bank （美国）联邦储备银行（等于Federal 储备银行（指保管其他银行储备金的中央银行）；Reserve Bank）
reserve fund 准备基金
reserve ratio [经]法定准备金比率
reserve for 为…而保留
oil reserve 储油量
federal reserve board （美国）联邦储备金监察小组
federal reserve bank （美）联邦储备银行
reserve capacity 备用容量；备用能力；储备功率
reserve a room 预订房间
deposit reserve ratio 存款准备金率
reserve requirement 准备金要求；准备金的规定
federal reserve system （美）联邦准备制度
reserve base 储量基础，备用基地
词根：reserve
adj. reserved 保留的，预订的；缄默的，冷淡的；包租的
n. reservation 预约，预订；保留
v. reserved 保留（reserve的过去分词）
例句：
(1) I reserve the right to respond later.
我保留稍后作出回应的权利。
(2) I reserve the right to make my own decisions.
我保留自行做出决定的权利。
(3) He spoke without reserve of his time in prison.
他毫无保留地述说了他在监狱中的事。
(4) There is food reserve
but today it's almost at zero level.
迪昂说：“我们有粮食储备，但是现在已几乎处于零的水平。
(5) At the moment
though
the renminbi is far from ready to achieve reserve currency status.
尽管如此，但此时此刻人民币远没有为储备货币地位做好准备。
(6) Why might China want to turn the renminbi into a reserve currency?
为什么中国希望把人民币打造为一种储备货币呢？
(7) I want to reserve a single room with shower.
我想预订一间有淋浴的单人房间。
(8) Fine. Please reserve me a seat for this Saturday.
好，请为我预订一个本周六的座位。