位朋友在从莫斯科通往彼得堡的尼古拉铁路的一个站点上邂逅。两个人中一位是胖子,一位是瘦子。胖子刚在站点的餐厅用过午餐,嘴唇油光锃亮,活像两颗熟透了的樱桃。他身上散发出一股烈性葡萄酒和橙花的气息。瘦子呢,刚从车厢里出来,费劲地拖着提箱、大包小包和几只纸板盒子。他的身上则有一股火腿肠和咖啡渣的气息。他的身后,有个尖下巴的瘦女人在东张西望,那是他的妻子,此外还有他的儿子,一位高个子的中学生,眯着一只眼睛。
眼中带出些渴望看到他的光儿;嘴可是张着点,露出点儿冷笑:鼻子纵起些纹缕,折叠着些不屑与急切:眉棱棱着,在一脸的怪粉上显出妖媚而霸道。
蒋介石预料到红军企图渡过长江进入四川,于是从湖北、安徽和江西抽调了大批兵力,用船急速向西运送,企图从北切断红军的进军路线。所有的渡口都有重兵把守;所有的渡船郡被撤到长江北岸;所有的道路都被封锁;大片地区的粮食都被劫掠一空。
十七岁那年夏天,父母送我去大学报到。我们住在一个简陋的小旅馆,旅馆对面有一个花坛,母亲在那里第一次看到了一种奇怪的花。小小的五瓣花瓣,组合成一张人的脸谱,有眼睛有鼻子有嘴巴,五官是深紫色,脸膛是浅紫色或嫩黄色。母亲对花的知识匮乏,直接称之为“人脸花”。
不久前,国外某汽车品牌车内摄像头拍摄的一组高清画面引发热议。网友表示,私家车内部属于私密空间,如果在毫不知情的情况下,在车内的一举一动都被摄像头记录下来,甚至上传云端,会让人没有安全感。尽管相关品牌已经作出回应,但尚不足以完全消除人们的疑虑。
瘦子一听脸色发白,目瞪口呆,但很快脸色舒展开来,现出喜气洋洋的笑容来,脸上、眼睛里似乎火星四射。他整个人像是蜷缩起来,弯腰弓背,矮了大半截儿……他的手提箱、大包小包和纸板盒全都蜷缩起来,现出条条皱纹来……他妻子的尖嘴巴越发尖了。纳法奈尔挺直了身子,扣上制服上所有的扣子……
故乡的风之所以气势恢宏,是其中的沙尘充当了风的武器。那时的风与沙尘,像是从未分开过。风力助推沙尘漫天席卷,掀翻了街口摆着糖果的摊板,刮跑了老爷爷头上的帽子。偶尔看见骑自行车的人,在风里歪扭一阵之后,不得不屈尊下驾,吃力地推车前行。有时在教室里正聚精会神地听讲,风猛然用力,让玻璃飞出窗框,在书桌上和地上“哗”地破碎。我和同伴们对风的防御,最早使用的是风镜。顾名思义,风镜就是防风的眼镜。玻璃镜片镶在细细的钢丝框上,四周有密织的布罩,两端用皮筋连接,套在头上拉至眼部,风便吹不着眼睛了。每副风镜五分钱,后来有了塑料的镜片,价格要高出很多。戴风镜并不完全是为了防风,重点是防风里的沙子。
关于古人取名的原则,《左传·桓公六年》写得明确:“名有五,有信、有义、有象、有假、有类。”信,指的是人与生俱来的一些标记和特点,比如某种特殊形状的胎记,与众不同的长相等。《红楼梦》中贾宝玉因含玉而诞,故名为“宝玉”,当然这有神话的色彩。义,指的是某人出生时伴随的祥瑞现象。象,是以相似之物来命名。孔子名“丘”,因为他出生时头顶是凹下去的,即所谓“圩顶”,父亲便以此为他命名。所谓假,是指假托万物之名。孔子有了儿子后,鲁昭公送给他一条鲤鱼,于是他就给儿子取名“鲤”,遵照的就是“取于物为假”的原则。所谓类,指的是可以取与父亲相似的名字。
农谚有“小满小满,麦粒渐满”的说法。此时,小麦度过一冬的休眠期后,经过返青拔节,抽穗开花,亟须熏风暖熟,虽然仍是一片青绿,但有着一股蓄势待发的劲头。麦穗已经抽齐,麦粒鼓着腮帮一般,泛出一层透明的绿色。等到这晶莹的嫩绿变为黄绿,麦子也即将成热了。农谚又云“小满未满,还有危险”。小麦成长的最后阶段灌浆期十分关键,籽粒才刚刚盈实,若碰到灾难天气或病虫害,麦粒未经过充分的乳熟期,小麦的品质便会大打折扣。
那位教师立刻用这束树枝朝她颈背上狠狠抽打了十几下。彭斯的眼里没有涌出一滴眼泪。我目睹着这一场面,不由得升起了一股徒劳无益的怒火,气得双手直发抖,只得停下手中的活儿,可是她那张若有所思的脸上,却神色如常,没有一点变化。“倔脾气的姑娘!”斯凯契德小姐嚷道,“你那邋遢习惯怎么也改不了啦。把扫帚拿走!”彭斯遵命照办了。当她从藏书室里出来时,我仔细朝她打量着。她正把自己的手绢放回口袋,瘦削的脸颊上还有一丝泪痕在闪闪发光。
微塑料在海洋中的扩散性更强。荷兰科学家曾研究过太平洋塑料垃圾带,发现塑社虽然只占到塑料总质量的8%,但是却占到浮在此区域塑料面积的94%。微塑料在海洋中无处不在,且具有很大的隐藏性。2017年,我国“蛟龙号”载人潜水器从大洋深处4500米处带回的海洋生物,在其体内竟也检出微塑料的成分。微塑料更容易进入食物链,对海洋生态系统造成严重的影响。美国有关人士曾指出,丢弃在水中的塑料拉圾已危害到逾600种海洋生物,造成鲸鱼、海龟、海豚、鱼和海鸟等受伤或死亡。
那么,微塑料来自何处呢?海洋微塑料既有海源方面的输入,也有陆源方面的输入而陆源方面的输入是海洋中塑料污染的主要来源,主要是人类在生产和生活中丢弃的塑料废弃物等。除了望料拉圾外,人类常用的洗涤剂、护肤品及工业原料等也含有大量微塑料成分,这些微塑料成分随污水排出,往往会随着陆源垃圾输入到海洋当中。
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____ the correct action to help.
One night many yearsago, an angry voice woke me up from sleep. It was my drunken (喝醉的) father. Those days, he would always ___11___ home very late. Sometimes, he would also go on to fight with my mom.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____the correct action to help.
The December day started like any other. Papacame back with his boat full of fish. Mama made breakfast for the family.Seven-year-old Joonas was doing his homework, while his two little brothers ranaround the yard. That day seemed peaceful, but Alejo ____16____ better.
Why do you need hobbies? A study has found thatpeople are more positive (积极的) when they take part in a relaxing activity. ___36___Scientists also think they might be good for your brain.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (胜利) itself.
The December day started like any other. Papacame back with his boat full of fish. Mama made breakfast for the family.Seven-year-old Joonas was doing his homework, while his two little brothers ranaround the yard.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.