Successive Congresses having greatly impoverished1 the People, they were discouraged and wept copiously2.
“Why do you weep?” inquired an Angel who had perched upon a fence near by.
“They have taken all we have,” replied the People —“excepting,” they added, noting the suggestive visitant —“excepting our hope in heaven. Thank God, they cannot deprive us of that!”
But at last came the Congress of 1889.
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1 impoverished | |
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化 | |
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2 copiously | |
adv.丰富地,充裕地 | |
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