Meeting a fat and patriotic1 Statesman on his way to Washington to beseech2 the President for an office, an idle Tramp accosted3 him and begged twenty~five cents with which to buy a suit of clothes.
“Melancholy wreck,” said the Statesman, “what brought you to this state of degradation4? Liquor, I suppose.”
“I am temperate5 to the verge6 of absurdity,” replied the Tramp. “My foible was patriotism7; I was ruined by the baneful8 habit of trying to serve my country. What ruined you?”
“Indolence.”
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1 patriotic | |
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的 | |
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2 beseech | |
v.祈求,恳求 | |
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3 accosted | |
v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的过去式和过去分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭 | |
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4 degradation | |
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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5 temperate | |
adj.温和的,温带的,自我克制的,不过分的 | |
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6 verge | |
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临 | |
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7 patriotism | |
n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义 | |
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8 baneful | |
adj.有害的 | |
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