Lesson 83 The Ship to Romania 驶向罗马尼亚的船　　

　　Words:

　　embalm v. 以香油（或药料）涂抹以防止腐烂；使不朽

　　embark v. 上船，装船，登机；开始，从事

　　embed vt. 插入，镶嵌

　　embellish vt. 装饰，修饰；给（叙述）添加细节，对。。。加以渲染

　　embezzle vt. 盗用，挪用（公款）

　　emblem n. 象征，标志，徽章

　　embody vt. 包含；体

　　emboss v. 加浮雕花纹于，使突出

　　embrace vt. 接纳，包含；拥抱；怀抱

　　embroider vt. 绣花；装饰

　　embroidery n. 刺绣

　　embryo n. 胚胎，事物的萌发期

　　embryological adj. 胚胎学的

　　embryonic adj. 胚胎的，萌发期的

　　emend v. 订正，校订

　　emerge vi. 出现，浮现

　　emigrate vi. 自本国移居他国

　　eminence n. 显赫的声望

　　eminent adj. 著名的，显著的

　　emission n. 散发，发射

　　“He looks pretty good for someone who was embalmed a hundred years ago,” Jean said. She and Sally had embarked at New

　　York and were headed across the sea to Romania. Old vampire storied had been embedded in her memory since childhood. He mother had embellished them, but Jean will believe them to be true. Now, she found herself escorting the corpse of a Romanian who had emigrated to the United States more than a century ago. He looked so alive. She wondered if he would emerge from his coffin at night as a vampire.

　　“Judging from the emblem on his coffin and the handmade embroidery on his shirt, he must have been someone of great eminence,” Sally said. “It has been at least a thousand years since anyone embroidered such an intricate design by hand.”

　　“That’s not all,” Jean said. “All of the shipping invoices are embossed with a special seal. He’s not just any eminent man. I think he might be royalty.”

　　“I remember reading something in my history book,” Sally said. “Centuries ago, a Romanian prince embezzled money from the royal treasury to fund his bizarre research. The royal family found out and disavowed him. They even emended the royal journals to remove his name. He did a lot of research into the embryological origins of a rare blood disorder in vampire bats. He dissected their embryos and documented every stage of their embryonic life. He wrote several disquisitions. They embodied all of his theories but the ultimate solution eluded him.”

　　“Are you telling me the truth or are you just trying to frighten me?” Jean asked. Her eyes widened as she felt a sudden emission of air coming from the nostrils of the corpse.

　　“Embrace me!” the corpse said.

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