单选题 "Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify." That dictum of Henry David Thorean's, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.
A. frittered B. quenched C. reproached D. scouted

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】fritter away浪费，慢慢消耗；frittered浪费，切碎；quenched结束，熄灭．；reproached责备；scouted侦察，监视。