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“No. Outhouses.”

She had seen abandoned FSB doghouses in better conditions. 

She froze. 

Untrained. Not Ivan’s guys. Unless he’s really getting sloppy.

Beneath her, a fat dock guard moved toward the sound, his weapon still slung across his back. 

Natasha breathed, then flipped herself over the eaves, rolling toward a dirty skylight.

The moves were instinct now, as automatic as breathing or blinking or the beat of her own heart. 

The moves were instinct now, as automatic as breathing or blinking or the beat of her own heart. 

Slowly she eased her face above the cracked glass—taking in the view for the few seconds she could risk exposure. 

The world below was murky, and only two figures moved through the shadows in the central space between the shipping containers.

Ivan Somodorov.

Theclosest thing I had to a father.

On the other end of the wires was a squat metal box the size of a phone booth, bolted to the concrete floor, patched and soldered on the surface, apparently kluged together from many lesser machines. 

The wiring led to more boxes and then more wiring, as if it were a fundamental anatomical part of a much larger organism—one with no visible end. 

“I’ll send the Queen a fruit basket. God, you’ve got eyes on Ivan the Strange? London calls him Frankenstein.” Coulson’s voice crackled over the comm in her ear. “Human test subjects, that’s really his thing now?” 

“It’s alive,” Coulson said in his best mad scientist impression. 

本节讲义

1. 词汇

【重点词汇】

1) automatic /ˌɑːt̬əˈmæt̬ɪk/ adj. 自动的；不假思索的

Driving has become automatic for me after a few months of commuting. 经历了几个月的通勤之后，开车对我来说已经是不需要思考的动作了。

2) ease /iːz/ v. 小心缓慢地移动

ease one’s shoes off 小心翼翼地脱下鞋子

ease one’s way through the crowd 小心翼翼地穿过人群。

3) flip /flɪp/ v. （使）快速翻转

flip a coin 掷硬币

flip the paper 把纸翻面

4) freeze /friːz/ v. 突然停止，呆住

5) impression /ɪmˈpreʃən/ n.（对名人言行的）滑稽模仿

6) instinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ n. 本能；直觉

He has an instinct for always doing and saying the right thing. 他有说话做事从不出错的本领。

7) lesser /ˈlesɚ/ adj. 更小的；次要的

have a lesser mind 脑子不太灵光

8) roll /roʊl/ v. 打滚，滚动

9) sloppy /ˈslɑːpi/ adj. 马虎的，草率的

10) stray /streɪ/ n. 离开同类的人；走失的、流浪的动物

【拓展词汇】

1) anatomical /ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkəl/ adj. 解剖的
2) outhouse /ˈaʊtˌhaʊs/ n.户外厕所
3) doghouse /ˈdɑːɡhaʊs/ n. 狗窝
4)eaves /ivz/ n. 屋檐
5)electrode /iˈlektroʊd/ n. 电极
6)outhouse /ˈaʊthaʊs/ n. 户外厕所
7)sling /slɪŋ/ v.（随意而稍用力地）扔，抛
8)temple /ˈtempəl/ n. 太阳穴

2. 短语搭配

1) have seen better days 光彩不再，状况不佳

Wow, this car has seen better days. 

哇，这辆车看起来也太破了吧。

2) hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸

3) the closest thing to sth 最接近……的事物

She described prison as the nearest thing to hell on earth. 

她把监狱形容为最接近人间地狱的地方。

3. 实用句型

1) Enough is enough. 适可而止

2) as if it were 虚拟语气，“它仿佛是…”

3) sth is sb’s thing 某人喜欢/擅长某事

It’s not my thing. 不是我的菜。

4. 文化知识

Frankenstein（译作《弗兰肯斯坦》或《科学怪人》）是英国作家玛丽·雪莱在1818年创作的长篇小说。该小说主角弗兰肯斯坦是个热衷于生命起源的生物学家，他怀着犯罪心理频繁出没于藏尸间，尝试用不同尸体的各个部分拼凑成一个巨大人体。当这个怪物终于获得生命睁开眼睛时，弗兰肯斯坦被他的狰狞面目吓得弃他而逃，他却紧追不舍地向弗兰肯斯坦索要女伴、温暖和友情，接踵而至的更是一系列诡异的悬疑和命案。该作被认为是世界第一部真正意义上的科幻小说，而Frankenstein这个词现在也被用来代表拼凑成的怪物，或者毁灭其发明者的创造物。