，又放到背心的袖孔裡，頭歪向一側，好像在說，無論在他眼皮子底下發生什麼他都不屑一顧。這時，他的思緒被越來越近的騎著馬的人打斷了，此人正是之前停下馬打量亞當的那位老人。現在他停在了唐妮尚旅店的門口。
單詞解析 Word Analysis
tributary[ˈtrɪbjətri]n.附庸國；附屬
例 England was his faithful tributary.
英格蘭是他忠心的藩屬。
melancholy[ˈmelənkəli]adj.憂鬱的
例 He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
他憂鬱地微笑著凝視著我，閃亮的眼睛裡空無一物。
sleek[sliːk]adj.時髦的；豪華的
更多小說內容請訪問o o p . t w
例 She wore a sleek little black dress.
她穿了一條時髦的黑色連衣裙。
ruddy[ˈrʌdi]adj.紅潤的，血色好的
例 He had a naturally ruddy complexion.
他的臉色天生紅潤。
dignity[ˈdɪgnəti]n.尊嚴；高尚；自豪；自尊
例 She’s got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letter.
她是個自尊心很強的人，絕不會自貶身份去寫匿名信。
contemptuous[kənˈtemptʃuəs]adj.蔑視的，鄙視的
例 She gave a contemptuous little laugh.
她鄙夷地輕輕笑了笑。
語法知識點 Grammar Points
Mr. Casson’s person was by no means of that common type which can be allowed to pass without description.
“by no means of”決不、絕不會
例 This is by no means out of the ordinary.
這絲毫不足為奇。
……that is to say, the lower sphere might be said, at a rough guess, to be thirteen times larger than the upper which naturally performed the function of a mere satellite and tributary.
“the upper”指代the upper sphere，後麵的which引導限製性定語從句。“that is to say”即“換句話說；更確切地說”的意思。
例 The English reader, that is to say, needs to make a double approach to American literature.
這就是說，英國讀者看待美國文學，需要采取一種雙重態度。
How to reconcile his dignity with the satisfaction of his curiosity by walking towards the Green was the problem that Mr. Casson had been revolving in his mind for the last five minutes
整個句子的主語為how引導的主語從句, how引導的主語從句例句如下：
.yretsym a llits si nam eht dellik eh woH 例
。謎個是舊仍人男個那的害殺樣怎是他
係關的B與A調協”B htiw A elicnocer“
.nerdlihc sih fo sdeen eht htiw snoitibma reerac sih elicnocer ot drah saw tI 例
。要需的們子孩和負抱的上業事顧兼難很他
scissalC suomaF 句名典經
.doots-htiw eb ylisae tonnac yeht rehtegot og htob yeht nehw dna ;dlrow eht ni sgniht lufrewop tsom eht fo owt era evol dna hturT .1
。的擋抵難很是們它，時起一在走者兩們它當，西東樣兩的大強最量力上界世是情愛和理真
.meht tuoba snroht evah sesor dna hturT .2
。刺有皆上身，瑰玫和理真
.nus a tuohtiw efil a ekil si dneirf a tuohtiw efil A .3
。光陽有沒活生如猶，友朋有沒生人
.enon naht retteb si elttil A .4
。無於勝少
htah hturT .5
