A clean escape
Butch had been blundering with the blueprints of the factory looking for an exit when an explosion in the bleaching room blasted him out of the main hall, through a window and into a patch of rose blossoms. As he lay there bleeding only slightly he realized that he had been blessed by the blast; in the blink of an eye he had been thrown from the scene of the crime that he had committed. He was also unburned by the hot biodegradable bleach that had covered his body. Bless you St. Peter, he thought.
He quickly moved to blend into the vegetation even more. Policemen had arrived and the vegetation blocked them from seeing Butch. Thank God the roses were in bloom. Without the blooming flowers he would surely have been seen. They didn' t even hesitate as they looked in his direction with blank expressions.
Butch stared, still amazed at his luck. He was no longer bitter at his employers. There would be no way they could blame him for the explosion, it wasn't his fault. And the fire it had started was sure to destroy all evidence of his stealing valuable stock from the accountants' office. It had not been a bilateral decision with his wife to steal those documents, but Butch realized that what was once a bleak future was now, because of a bizarre accident, like a bill of freedom for Butch He would be able to walk away rich, innocent of any suspicion and no longer bound to work with an employer that had almost ruined his life and marriage.
Maybe he wouldn't even tell his wife that he had succeeded....
单词详解:
bilateral a.1两边的;在两边的,有两边的2两边对称的
bill n.1账号,清单2单据,证明书
biodegradable a.能进行生物降解的,能对生物进行递降分解作用的
bitter a.有苦味的;使人痛苦的;激烈的,强烈的;充满仇恨的苦味,苦啤酒
bizaare a.希奇古怪的;异乎寻常的;怪诞的
blame v./n.责备,指摘
blank a.(纸笔)没有名字的,(表格)空白的;茫然的,无表情的
n.空白,空处
blast v.(用炸药)炸,炸掉;鼓风子,对...送风
n.一阵(疾风等);吹奏;鼓风,送风
bleach v.晒白,漂白n.漂白剂,漂白,漂白法
bleak a.荒凉的,光秃秃的,寒冷刺骨的;没有希望的
bleed v.出血,流血
blend n.混合,融合;混合物;混合品
v.混合,混杂,交融
bless v.为...祈神赐福;为...祝福;使幸福,使有幸得到
blessed a.1神圣的,受尊敬的
2带来愉快(获满足的)
3幸福的,幸运的
blink v./n.眨眼睛
block v.阻塞;遮挡;封锁
n.大块;障碍物
bloom v.1开花2繁盛,突然激增,大量出现
blooming a.1开着花2兴旺的,繁盛的
blossom n.花;开花(期);兴旺期
v.开花;发展;长成
blueprint n.蓝图;行动计划
blunder n.(由于愚蠢、无知、粗心等造成的)大错
v.1(由于愚蠢、无知、粗心等)范大错
2跌跌撞撞,笨拙(或欠考虑)地说出