ABC谋杀案 13

Twelve,DONALD FRASER,I felt sorry at once for the young man. His white haggard face and bewildered eyes showed howgreat a shock he had had.,He was a well-made, fine-looking young fellow, standing ¹ close on six foot, not good-looking,but with a pleasant, freckled ² face, high cheek-bones and flaming red hair.,“What’s this, Megan?” he said. “Why in here? For God’s sake, tell me—I’ve only just heard—Betty…. ”,His voice trailed away.,My friend then extracted a small flask ³ from his pocket, poured some of its contents into aconvenient cup which was hanging on the dresser and said:,“Drink some of this, Mr. Fraser. It will do you good.”,The young man obeyed. The brandy brought a little colour back into his face. He sat upstraighter and turned once more to the girl. His manner was quite quiet and self-controlled.,“It’s true, I suppose?
” he said. “Betty is—dead—killed?”,“It’s true, Don. ”,They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。,Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑 。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》