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　　When the verdict was announced he vaulted from his chair with such a velocity that he broke a vase on the sill and then flew through the window to land on the vegetation outside.Then he ran and hid in a vent at the side of the building.He had not escaped because his vanity could not endure prison,but because he would rather find the true murderer of his wife as an escapee than wait in prison for a crime he did not commit.And he would find the true murderer with a vengeance that would finally give vent to all the emotions that were coursing through the veins of his body.

　　When he was on the verge of falling out of the vent where no one had found him a woman wearing a velvet veil appeared who looked right in the vent.When she drew the veil down from her face he recognized his sister and released the valve he was holding on to.He fell down to the ground.It was a good thing too,because the machinery was just beginning to ventilate the building.He would not have been able to hide there any longer.

　　He and his sister refrained from verbal communication,however,and she pointed to a nearby car that they both ran to.His sister had always been versatile,but he appreciated her now more than ever.When they had competed versus each other as children she had always won.He could still hear her young voice as it sang children's verses to tease him.

　　She verged on tears when they hugged in the car and he quickly changed out of his prison clothes into a vest she had brought along.

　　"Now we need vengeance,”She said.“I won't varnish over how difficult this is going to be,Sam.But I will help you find who really killed your wife.I loved her like a sister.”

　　记单词

　　valve n.1.阀，活门2.(心脏的)瓣膜，(管乐器的)活瓣

　　vanity n.1.自负，自大，虚荣2.空虚，无用，无价值

　　varnish n.1.清漆，罩光漆，凡立水2.光泽，光泽的表面vt.1.给…涂清漆，使光亮2.粉饰，文饰，掩饰(over)

　　vase n.花瓶

　　vault n.1.储藏室，金库，保险库2.墓穴，教堂地下室3.撑竿跳4.拱顶，穹窿vt.用手支撑跃过，撑竿跳过

　　vegetation n.植物，草本

　　veil n.1.面纱，面罩2.遮盖物，掩饰物vt.遮盖，掩饰

　　draw a veil over避而不谈，隐瞒

　　vein n.1.静脉，血管2.叶脉

　　3.纹理，纹路4.方式，风格

　　velocity n.速度，速率

　　velvet n.天鹅绒，丝绒

　　vengeance n.报复，报仇，复仇

　　with a vengeance猛烈地，激烈地，极度地

　　vent n.1.通风口，排放口2.(衣服底部的)开衩vt.表达，发泄(情感等)

　　give vent to表达，发泄(感情等)

　　ventilate vi.1.使通风

　　2.把…公开，公开讨论

　　verbal a.1.口头的2.用言辞的，用文字的3.动词的

　　verdict n.1.裁定2.定论，判断性意见

　　verge n.边，边缘vi.(on)接近，濒临

　　on the verge of接近于，濒临于

　　versatile a.1.多才多艺的，有多种技能的2.有多种用途的，多功能的，万用的

　　verse n.诗，诗句

　　versus prep.1.以…为对手，对

　　2.与…相对，与…相比之下

　　vest n.背心，马甲，(无袖的)防护衣

　　vt.(in)授予，赋予，给予(权力、财产等)

　　宣布裁决的时候，他从椅子上跳了起来，由于速度太快，他打破了窗台上的一只花瓶，接着他从窗户跳到了外面的植物上。接着他跑到大楼旁边的一个通风口藏了起来。他逃跑并不是由于他的虚荣心使他无法忍受坐牢，而是因为他想找到那个逍遥法外的谋杀他妻子的真凶，而不愿为了不曾犯的罪坐在牢里等待。他会拼命找到凶手，最终发泄所有在他身体的血管中流淌的情感。

　　在通风口没有人发现他，在他差不多要从上面掉下来的时候，他发现一位戴着丝绒面纱的妇女出现了，她正好看着通风口。她把面纱从脸上摘下来，他认出来是他姐姐，于是他松开了手里抓着的活门，结果摔倒在地上。这倒也好，因为通风机正好开始给大楼通风。他想在那里多呆一会也不行了。

　　但是，他和姐姐克制着不用言语交流。她指了指附近的一辆车，俩人都跑了过去。姐姐一向多才多艺，但是现在他对她的欣赏超过了以往任何时候。小时候他们互为对手经常比赛，而她总是赢家。他好像仍能听见她那年轻的声音唱着儿童诗句逗他玩。

　　在车上他们拥抱在一起，她差不多要流泪了。他很快脱掉囚服，换上了她带来的背心。

　　“现在我们要报仇，”她说。“我不会掩饰这将有多么困难，山姆。但是我将帮你找到杀害你妻子的真凶。我爱她像爱自己的亲妹妹一样。”