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　　The deputy director of the English Department was murdered in his kitchen, after a robber had descended on him.Detective Nicholson tried to talk to the desperate wife who was in such a depression that she refused to talk to anyone.Nicholson studied every detail in the place and noticed a dessert on the table, which was half finished.The wife descended the stairs and saw Nicholson put the fruitcake in a bag.Nicholson detected a look of despair on her face, despite her efforts to cover it.She told Nicholson that although her husband's death depressed her, she still wanted to help.Nicholson knew this sudden change in her attitude was derived from his detection of her secret and thought it was a desirable chance to find out more about the murder.The wife talked in detail about their happy life together, and said that since they were dependent upon each other, his death left her life in destruction"What have I done to deserve such a punishment?” she said"Do you have any deposit in the bank?” Nicholson asked.She looked surprised but quickly detailed that she despaired of living alone in this country, and had taken the money out so she could go to Europe because she was descended from an Irish family Nicholson excused himself, and went away for a while.When he came back, he said, “You forgot to mention about the baggage you deposited at the airport, and it seems that you're not traveling alone.As to your destination, I suppose your ancestors didn't come from Bermuda, did they?”

　　记单词

　　dependent 1. (on upon)依靠的，依赖的; 2. 取决于…的

　　deposit 1. 定金，押金; 2. 存款; 3. 沉积物，矿床， 矿藏vt 1. 使沉淀，使沉积; 2. 存放，寄存; 3. 储蓄

　　depress 1. 使沮丧，使消沉; 2. 使不景气，削弱; 3. 按下，压下

　　depression 1. 抑郁，沮丧; 2. 不景气，萧条(期); 3. 洼地，凹陷

　　deputy 1. 副职，副手; 2. 代表，代理人

　　derive 1. 取得，得到; 2. 追溯…的起源(或来由)vi (from)起源，衍生

　　descend 1. 下来，下降; 2. (from)起源(于)，是…的后裔; 3. (on)袭击; 4. (to)把身份降至，沦为vt 走下，爬下

　　deserve 应受，应得，值得

　　desirable 1. 值得向往的，值得拥有的; 2. 可取的，有利的

　　despair 1. 绝望; 2. 使人绝望的人(或事物)vi (of)绝望，失去希望

　　desperate 1. 不顾一切的，孤注一掷的; 2. 极想望的，极需要的; 3. 绝望的，危急的

　　despite 不管，尽管

　　dessert (餐后)甜食，甜点心

　　destination 1. 目的地，终点; 2. 目标，目的

　　destruction 破坏，毁灭，消灭

　　detail 1. 细节，详情; 2. 枝节，琐事vt 详述，详细说明

　　go into detail(s)详细叙述，逐一说明

　　in detail详细地

　　detect 1. 察觉，发现; 2. 查明，侦查出

　　detection 1. 察觉，发觉; 2. 侦查，探测

　　detective 侦探，私人侦探

　　英语系副主任在自家厨房遭小偷袭击后被谋杀。尼科尔森侦探试图与死者绝望的妻子谈一谈，可她极其沮丧，拒绝与任何人谈话。尼科尔森察看了现场每一个细节并注意到桌上一块只吃了一半的甜点心。死者的妻子从楼梯上下来，正好看见尼科尔森将那块水果蛋糕放进一个袋子里。尼科尔森察觉到她脸上带着绝望的表情，尽管她极力想装得若无其事。她告诉尼科尔森，虽然丈夫的死使她很消沉，她还是希望能帮上忙。尼科尔森知道她态度上的突然转变源于他发现了她的秘密，并认为这是个更多地了解案情的有利机会。死者的妻子详细地说起了他们在一起的幸福生活，并说他们彼此依靠，他的死毁了她的生活。“我做了什么，应受这样的惩罚?”她说。“你们在银行有存款吗?”尼科尔森问。她显得很吃惊，但很快又详述说她对独自在这个国家生活已经感到绝望，所以把钱取出来，以备到欧洲去，因为她是爱尔兰后裔。尼科尔森告辞离开了一会儿，回来时他说道：“你忘了说你寄存在机场的行李了，看来你不像是独自出门。至于你的目的地，我想你的祖先不是住在百慕大，对吧?”