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Chapter 48
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FOR eight or nine years, while my sons were at school, Ilived at Rickmansworth. Unfortunately the Leweses had justleft it. Moor1 Park belonged to Lord Ebury, my wife's uncle,and the beauties of its magnificent park and the amenities2 ofits charming house were at all times open to us, and freelytaken advantage of. During those nine years I lived the lifeof a student, and wrote and published the book I haveelsewhere spoken of, the 'Creeds5 of the Day.'

  Of the visitors of note whose acquaintance I made while I wasstaying at Moor Park, by far the most illustrious was Froude.

  He was too reserved a man to lavish6 his intimacy7 when takenunawares; and if he suspected, as he might have done by myprobing, that one wanted to draw him out, he was much tooshrewd to commit himself to definite expressions of any kinduntil he knew something of his interviewer. Reticence8 ofthis kind, on the part of such a man, is both prudent9 andcommendable. But is not this habit of cautiousness sometimescarried to the extent of ambiguity10 in his 'Short Studies onGreat Subjects'? The careful reader is left in no sort ofdoubt as to Froude's own views upon Biblical criticism, as tohis theological dogmas, or his speculative12 opinions. But theconviction is only reached by comparing him with himself indifferent moods, by collating13 essay with essay, and one partof an essay with another part of the same essay. Sometimeswe have an astute14 defence of doctrines15 worthy16 at least of atemperate apologist, and a few pages further on we wonderwhether the writer was not masking his disdain17 for thecredulity which he now exposes and laughs at. Neitherexcessive caution nor timidity are implied by his editing ofthe Carlyle papers; and he may have failed - who that hasdone so much has not? - in keeping his balance on the swayingslack-rope between the judicious18 and the injudicious. In hisown line, however, he is, to my taste, the most scholarly,the most refined, and the most suggestive, of our recentessayists. The man himself in manner and in appearance wasin perfect keeping with these attractive qualities.

  While speaking of Moor Park and its kind owner I may availmyself of this opportunity to mention an early reminiscenceof Lord Ebury's concerning the Grosvenor estate in London.

  Mr. Gladstone was wont20 to amuse himself with speculations21 asto the future dimensions of London; what had been its growthwithin his memory; what causes might arise to cheek itsincrease. After listening to his remarks on the subject oneday at dinner, I observed that I had heard Lord Ebury talk ofshooting over ground which is now Eaton Square. Mr.

  Gladstone of course did not doubt it; but some of the youngmen smiled incredulously. I afterwards wrote to Lord Eburyto make sure that I had not erred22. Here is his reply:

  'Moor Park, Rickmansworth: January 9, 1883.

  'MY dear Henry, - What you said I had told you about snipe-shooting is quite true, though I think I ought to havementioned a space rather nearer the river than Eaton Square.

  In the year 1815, when the battle of Waterloo was fought,there was nothing behind Grosvenor Place but the (-?) fields- so called, a place something like the Scrubbs, where thehousehold troops drilled. That part of Grosvenor Place wherethe Grosvenor Place houses now stand was occupied by the LockHospital and Chapel23, and it ended where the small houses arenow to be found. A little farther, a somewhat tortuous24 lanecalled the King's Road led to Chelsea, and, I think, wherenow St. Peter's, Pimlico, was afterwards built. I remembergoing to a breakfast at a villa25 belonging to LadyBuckinghamshire. The Chelsea Waterworks Company had a sortof marshy26 place with canals and osier beds, now, I suppose,Ebury Street, and here it was that I was permitted to go andtry my hand at snipe-shooting, a special privilege given tothe son of the freeholder.

  'The successful fox-hunt terminating in either Bedford orRussell Square is very strange, but quite appropriate,commemorated, I suppose, by the statue there erected27.

  Yours affectionately,'E.'

  The successful 'fox-hunt ' was an event of which I told LordEbury as even more remarkable28 than his snipe-shooting inBelgravia. As it is still more indicative of the growth ofLondon in recent times it may be here recorded.

  In connection with Mr. Gladstone's forecasts, I had writtento the last Lord Digby, who was a grandson of my father's,stating that I had heard - whether from my father or not Icould not say - that he had killed a fox where now is BedfordSquare, with his own hounds.

  Lord Digby replied:

  'Minterne, Dorset: January 7, 1883.

  'My dear Henry, - My grandfather killed a fox with his houndseither in Bedford or Russell Square. Old Jones, thehuntsman, who died at Holkham when you were a child, was myinformant. I asked my grandfather if it was correct. Hesaid "Yes" - he had kennels29 at Epping Place, and hunted theroodings of Essex, which, he said, was the best scenting-ground in England.

  'Yours affectionately,'DIGBY.'

  (My father was born in 1754.)Mr. W. S. Gilbert had been a much valued friend of oursbefore we lived at Rickmansworth. We had been his guests forthe 'first night' of almost every one of his plays - playsthat may have a thousand imitators, but the speciality ofwhose excellence31 will remain unrivalled and inimitable. Hisvisits to us introduced him, I think, to the picturesquecountry which he has now made his home. When Mr. Gilbertbuilt his house in Harrington Gardens he easily persuaded usto build next door to him. This led to my acquaintance withhis neighbour on the other side, Mr. Walter Cassels, now wellknown as the author of 'Supernatural Religion.'

  When first published in 1874, this learned work, summarisingand elaborately examining the higher criticism of the fourGospels up to date, created a sensation throughout thetheological world, which was not a little intensified32 by theanonymity of its author. The virulence33 with which it wasattacked by Dr. Lightfoot, the most erudite bishop34 on thebench, at once demonstrated its weighty significance and itsdestructive force; while Mr. Morley's high commendation ofits literary merits and the scrupulous35 equity36 of its tone,placed it far above the level of controversial diatribes37.

  In my 'Creeds of the Day' I had made frequent references tothe anonymous38 book; and soon after my introduction to Mr.

  Cassels spoke3 to him of its importance, and asked him whetherhe had read it. He hesitated for a moment, then said:

  'We are very much of the same way of thinking on thesesubjects. I will tell you a secret which I kept for sometime even from my publishers - I am the author of"Supernatural Religion."'

  From that time forth30, we became the closest of allies. Iknow no man whose tastes and opinions and interests are morecompletely in accord with my own than those of Mr. WalterCassels. It is one of my greatest pleasures to meet himevery summer at the beautiful place of our mutual39 andsympathetic friend, Mrs. Robertson, on the skirts of theAshtead forest, in Surrey.

  The winter of 1888 I spent at Cairo under the roof of GeneralSir Frederick Stephenson, then commanding the English forcesin Egypt. I had known Sir Frederick as an ensign in theGuards. He was adjutant of his regiment40 at the Alma, and atInkerman. He is now Colonel of the Coldstreams and Governorof the Tower. He has often been given a still higher title,that of 'the most popular man in the army.'

  Everybody in these days has seen the Pyramids, and has beenup the Nile. There is only one name I have to mention here,and that is one of the best-known in the world. Mr. ThomasCook was the son of the original inventor of the 'Globe-trotter.' But it was the extraordinary energy and powers oforganisation of the son that enabled him to develop to itspresent efficiency the initial scheme of the father.

  Shortly before the General's term expired, he invited Mr.

  Cook to dinner. The Nile share of the Gordon ReliefExpedition had been handed over to Cook. The boats, theprovisioning of them, and the river transport service up toWady Halfa, were contracted for and undertaken by Cook.

  A most entertaining account he gave of the whole affair. Hetold us how the Mudir of Dongola, who was by way of renderingevery possible assistance, had offered him an enormous bribeto wreck41 the most valuable cargoes42 on their passage throughthe Cataracts43.

  Before Mr. Cook took leave of the General, he expressed theregret felt by the British residents in Cairo at thetermination of Sir Frederick's command; and wound up a prettylittle speech by a sincere request that he might be allowedto furnish Sir Frederick GRATIS44 with all the means at hisdisposal for a tour through the Holy Land. The liberal andhighly complimentary45 offer was gratefully acknowledged, butat once emphatically declined. The old soldier, (at least,this was my guess,) brave in all else, had not the courage toface the tourists' profanation46 of such sacred scenes.

  Dr. Bird told me a nice story, a pendant to this, of Mr.

  Thomas Cook's liberality. One day, before the GordonExpedition, which was then in the air, Dr. Bird was smokinghis cigarette on the terrace in front of Shepherd's Hotel, incompany with four or five other men, strangers to him and toone another. A discussion arose as to the best means ofrelieving Gordon. Each had his own favourite general.

  Presently the doctor exclaimed: 'Why don't they put thething into the hands of Cook? I'll be bound to say he wouldundertake it, and do the job better than anyone else.'

  'Do you know Cook, sir?' asked one of the smokers47 who hadhitherto been silent.

  'No, I never saw him, but everybody knows he has a genius fororganisation; and I don't believe there is a general in theBritish Army to match him.'

  When the company broke up, the silent stranger asked thedoctor his name and address, and introduced himself as ThomasCook. The following winter Dr. Bird received a letterenclosing tickets for himself and Miss Bird for a trip toEgypt and back, free of expense, 'in return for his goodopinion and good wishes.'

  After my General's departure, and a month up the Nile, I -already disillusioned48, alas49! - rode through Syria, followingthe beaten track from Jerusalem to Damascus. On my way fromAlexandria to Jaffa I had the good fortune to make theacquaintance of an agreeable fellow-traveller, Mr. HenryLopes, afterwards member for Northampton, also bound forPalestine. We went to Constantinople and to the Crimeatogether, then through Greece, and only parted at CharingCross.

  It was easy to understand Sir Frederick Stephenson's(supposed) unwillingness50 to visit Jerusalem. It was probablyfar from being what it is now, or even what it was whenPierre Loti saw it, for there was no railway from Jaffa inour time. Still, what Loti pathetically describes as 'unebanalite de banlieue parisienne,' was even then too painfullycasting its vulgar shadows before it. And it was rather withthe forlorn eyes of the sentimental51 Frenchman than with theveneration of Dean Stanley, that we wandered about the ever-sacred Aceldama of mortally wounded and dying Christianity.

  One dares not, one could never, speak irreverently ofJerusalem. One cannot think heartlessly of a disappointedlove. One cannot tear out creeds interwoven with thetenderest fibres of one's heart. It is better to be silent.

  Yet is it a place for unwept tears, for the deep sadness andhard resignation borne in upon us by the eternal loss ofsomething dearer once than life. All we who are weary andheavy laden52, in whom now shall we seek the rest which is notnothingness?

  My story is told, but I fain would take my leave with wordsless sorrowful. If a man has no better legacy53 to bequeaththan bid his fellow-beings despair, he had better take itwith him to his grave.

  We know all this, we know!

  But it is in what we do not know that our hope and ourreligion lies. Thrice blessed are we in the certainty thathere our range is infinite. This infinite that makes ourbrains reel, that begets54 the feeling that makes us 'shrink,'

  is perhaps the most portentous55 argument in the logic11 of thesceptic. Since the days of Laplace, we have been haunted insome form or other with the ghost of the MECANIQUE CELESTE.

  Take one or two commonplaces from the text-books ofastronomy:

  Every half-hour we are about ten thousand miles nearer to theconstellation of Lyra. 'The sun and his system must travelat his present rate for far more than a million years (dividethis into half-hours) before we have crossed the abyssbetween our present position and the frontiers of Lyra'

  (Ball's 'Story of the Heavens').

  'Sirius is about one million times as far from us as the sun.

  If we take the distance of Sirius from the earth andsubdivide it into one million equal parts, each of theseparts would be long enough to span the great distance of92,700,000 miles from the earth to the sun,' yet Sirius isone of the NEAREST of the stars to us.

  The velocity56 with which light traverses space is 186,300miles a second, at which rate it has taken the rays fromSirius which we may see to-night, nine years to reach us.

  The proper motion of Sirius through space is about onethousand miles a minute. Yet 'careful alignment57 of the eyewould hardly detect that Sirius was moving, in . . . eventhree or four centuries.'

  'There may be, and probably are, stars from which Noah mightbe seen stepping into the Ark, Eve listening to thetemptation of the serpent, or that older race, eating theoysters and leaving the shell-heaps behind them, when theBaltic was an open sea' (Froude's 'Science of History').

  Facts and figures such as these simply stupefy us. Theyvaguely convey the idea of something immeasurably great, butnothing further. They have no more effect upon us than wordsaddressed to some poor 'bewildered creature, stunned58 andparalysed by awe59; no more than the sentence of death to theterror-stricken wretch60 at the bar. Indeed, it is in thissense that the sceptic uses them for our warning.

  'Seit Kopernikus,' says Schopenhauer, 'kommen die Theologenmit dem lieben Gott in Verlegenheit.' 'No one,' he adds,'has so damaged Theism as Copernicus.' As if limitation andimperfection in the celestial61 mechanism62 would make for thebelief in God; or, as if immortality63 were incompatible64 withdependence. Des Cartes, for one, (and he counts for many,)held just the opposite opinion.

  Our sun and all the millions upon millions of suns whoselight will never reach us are but the aggregation65 of atomsdrawn together by the same force that governs their orbit,and which makes the apple fall. When their heat, howevergenerated, is expended66, they die to frozen cinders67; possiblyto be again diffused68 as nebulae, to begin again the eternalround of change.

  What is life amidst this change? 'When I consider the workof Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hastordained, what is man that Thou art mindful of him?'

  But is He mindful of us? That is what the sceptic asks. IsHe mindful of life here or anywhere in all this boundlessspace? We have no ground for supposing (so we are told) thatlife, if it exists at all elsewhere, in the solar system atleast, is any better than it is here? 'Analogy compels us tothink,' says M. France, one of the most thoughtful of livingwriters, 'that our entire solar system is a gehenna where theanimal is born for suffering. . . . This alone would sufficeto disgust me with the universe.' But M. France is too deepa thinker to abide70 by such a verdict. There must besomething 'behind the veil.' 'Je sens que ces immensites nesont rien, et qu'enfin, s'il y a quelque chose, ce quelquechose n'est pas ce que nous voyons.' That is it. All theseimmensities are not 'rien,' but they are assuredly not whatwe take them to be. They are the veil of the Infinite,behind which we are not permitted to see.

  It were the seeing Him, no flesh shall dare.

  The very greatness proves our impotence to grasp it, provesthe futility71 of our speculations, and should help us best ofall though outwardly so appalling72, to stand calm while thesnake of unbelief writhes73 beneath our feet. The unutterableinsignificance of man and his little world connotes theinfinity which leaves his possibilities as limitless asitself.

  Spectrology informs us that the chemical elements of matterare everywhere the same; and in a boundless69 universe wheresuch unity19 is manifested there must be conditions similar tothose which support life here. It is impossible to doubt, onthese grounds alone, that life does exist elsewhere. Were werashly to assume from scientific data that no form of animallife could obtain except under conditions similar to our own,would not reason rebel at such an inference, on the mereground that to assume that there is no conscious being in theuniverse save man, is incomparably more unwarrantable, and initself incredible?

  Admitting, then, the hypothesis of the universal distributionof life, has anyone the hardihood to believe that this iseither the best or worst of worlds? Must we not suppose thatlife exists in every stage of progress, in every state ofimperfection, and, conversely, of advancement76? Have we stillthe audacity77 to believe with the ancient Israelites, or asthe Church of Rome believed only three centuries ago, thatthe universe was made for us, and we its centre? Or must wenot believe that - infinity74 given - the stages and degrees oflife are infinite as their conditions? And where is this tostop? There is no halting place for imagination till wereach the ANIMA MUNDI, the infinite and eternal Spirit fromwhich all Being emanates78.

  The materialist79 and the sceptic have forcible arguments ontheir side. They appeal to experience and to common sense,and ask pathetically, yet triumphantly80, whether aspiration,however fervid81, is a pledge for its validity, 'or does beingweary prove that he hath where to rest?' They smile at theflights of poetry and imagination, and love to repeat:

  Fools! that so often hereHappiness mocked our prayer,I think might make us fearA like event elsewhere;Make us not fly to dreams, but moderate desire.

  But then, if the other view is true, the Elsewhere is not theHere, nor is there any conceivable likeness82 between the two.

  It is not mere75 repugnance83 to truths, or speculations rather,which we dread84, that makes us shrink from a creed4 so shallow,so palpably inept85, as atheism86. There are many sides to ournature, and I see not that reason, doubtless our trustiestguide, has one syllable87 to utter against our loftiest hopes.

  Our higher instincts are just as much a part of us as anythat we listen to; and reason, to the end, can neverdogmatise with what it is not conversant88.

The End


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1 moor T6yzd     
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
参考例句:
  • I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
  • There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。
2 amenities Bz5zCt     
n.令人愉快的事物;礼仪;礼节;便利设施;礼仪( amenity的名词复数 );便利设施;(环境等的)舒适;(性情等的)愉快
参考例句:
  • The campsite is close to all local amenities. 营地紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
  • Parks and a theatre are just some of the town's local amenities. 公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 creed uoxzL     
n.信条;信念,纲领
参考例句:
  • They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
  • Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。
5 creeds 6087713156d7fe5873785720253dc7ab     
(尤指宗教)信条,教条( creed的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • people of all races, colours and creeds 各种种族、肤色和宗教信仰的人
  • Catholics are agnostic to the Protestant creeds. 天主教徒对于新教教义来说,是不可知论者。
6 lavish h1Uxz     
adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍
参考例句:
  • He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
  • The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
7 intimacy z4Vxx     
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
参考例句:
  • His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
  • I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
8 reticence QWixF     
n.沉默,含蓄
参考例句:
  • He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我。
  • He always displays a certain reticence in discussing personal matters.他在谈论个人问题时总显得有些保留。
9 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
参考例句:
  • A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
  • You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
10 ambiguity 9xWzT     
n.模棱两可;意义不明确
参考例句:
  • The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
  • Her answer was above all ambiguity.她的回答毫不含糊。
11 logic j0HxI     
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
参考例句:
  • What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑?
  • I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。
12 speculative uvjwd     
adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的
参考例句:
  • Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
  • The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大,不应理会。
13 collating 4e338b7658b4143e945c4df2fdae528f     
v.校对( collate的现在分词 );整理;核对;整理(文件或书等)
参考例句:
  • An invalid collating element was specified in a [[. name. ]] block. 块中指定了非法的对照元素。 来自互联网
  • Selected collating sequence not supported by the operating system. 操作系统不支持选择的排序序列。 来自互联网
14 astute Av7zT     
adj.机敏的,精明的
参考例句:
  • A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
  • The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾,足以对付侦探的机智。
15 doctrines 640cf8a59933d263237ff3d9e5a0f12e     
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
参考例句:
  • To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel. 从现代的角度看,这样的教义显得苛刻,甚至残酷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
16 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
17 disdain KltzA     
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
参考例句:
  • Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
  • A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
18 judicious V3LxE     
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
参考例句:
  • We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man.我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
  • A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions.贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
19 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
参考例句:
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
20 wont peXzFP     
adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯
参考例句:
  • He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
  • It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。
21 speculations da17a00acfa088f5ac0adab7a30990eb     
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断
参考例句:
  • Your speculations were all quite close to the truth. 你的揣测都很接近于事实。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations. 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。 来自《用法词典》
22 erred c8b7e9a0d41d16f19461ffc24ded698d     
犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He erred in his judgement. 他判断错了。
  • We will work on those who have erred and help them do right. 我们将对犯了错误的人做工作,并帮助他们改正。
23 chapel UXNzg     
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
参考例句:
  • The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
  • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
24 tortuous 7J2za     
adj.弯弯曲曲的,蜿蜒的
参考例句:
  • We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。
  • They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。
25 villa xHayI     
n.别墅,城郊小屋
参考例句:
  • We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
  • We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。
26 marshy YBZx8     
adj.沼泽的
参考例句:
  • In August 1935,we began our march across the marshy grassland. 1935年8月,我们开始过草地。
  • The surrounding land is low and marshy. 周围的地低洼而多沼泽。
27 ERECTED ERECTED     
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
参考例句:
  • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
  • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
28 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
29 kennels 1c735b47bdfbcac5c1ca239c583bbe85     
n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场
参考例句:
  • We put the dog in kennels when we go away. 我们外出时把狗寄养在养狗场。
  • He left his dog in a kennels when he went on holiday. 他外出度假时把狗交给养狗场照管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
30 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
31 excellence ZnhxM     
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
  • His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
  • My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
32 intensified 4b3b31dab91d010ec3f02bff8b189d1a     
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
33 virulence 3546191e2f699ac8cc1a5d3dc71755fe     
n.毒力,毒性;病毒性;致病力
参考例句:
  • The virulence of the café owner's anger had appalled her.咖啡店老板怒气冲天,充满敌意,把她吓坏了。
  • Medical authorities were baffled,both as to its causes and its virulence.医疗当局对其病因及有多致命都还不甚了解。
34 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
35 scrupulous 6sayH     
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的
参考例句:
  • She is scrupulous to a degree.她非常谨慎。
  • Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.诗人并不像你那样顾虑多。
36 equity ji8zp     
n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票
参考例句:
  • They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
  • To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值,墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。
37 diatribes cf7599e86ef4d01bd4723f248eb79727     
n.谩骂,讽刺( diatribe的名词复数 )
参考例句:
38 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
参考例句:
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
39 mutual eFOxC     
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
参考例句:
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
40 regiment JATzZ     
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制
参考例句:
  • As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活,所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
  • They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。
41 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
参考例句:
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
42 cargoes 49e446283c0d32352a986fd82a7e13c4     
n.(船或飞机装载的)货物( cargo的名词复数 );大量,重负
参考例句:
  • This ship embarked cargoes. 这艘船装载货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The crew lashed cargoes of timber down. 全体船员将木材绑牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
43 cataracts a219fc2c9b1a7afeeb9c811d4d48060a     
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 );白内障
参考例句:
  • The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句
44 gratis yfWxJ     
adj.免费的
参考例句:
  • David gives the first consultation gratis.戴维免费提供初次咨询。
  • The service was gratis to graduates.这项服务对毕业生是免费的。
45 complimentary opqzw     
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的
参考例句:
  • She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
  • The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。
46 profanation 3c68e50d48891ced95ae9b8d5199f648     
n.亵渎
参考例句:
  • He felt it as a profanation to break upon that enchanted strain. 他觉得打断这迷人的音乐是极不礼貌。 来自辞典例句
47 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
48 disillusioned Qufz7J     
a.不再抱幻想的,大失所望的,幻想破灭的
参考例句:
  • I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。
  • Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream. 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦。
49 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
50 unwillingness 0aca33eefc696aef7800706b9c45297d     
n. 不愿意,不情愿
参考例句:
  • Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势。
  • His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱,他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。
51 sentimental dDuzS     
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
参考例句:
  • She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人,她相信姻缘命中注定。
  • We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。
52 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
53 legacy 59YzD     
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句:
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
  • He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
54 begets 900bbe1fb1fde33a940fa4c636f3859f     
v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 );产生,引起
参考例句:
  • It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
  • Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白
55 portentous Wiey5     
adj.不祥的,可怕的,装腔作势的
参考例句:
  • The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生。
  • There was nothing portentous or solemn about him.He was bubbling with humour.他一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃,浑身散发着幽默。
56 velocity rLYzx     
n.速度,速率
参考例句:
  • Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
  • The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。
57 alignment LK8yZ     
n.队列;结盟,联合
参考例句:
  • The church should have no political alignment.教会不应与政治结盟。
  • Britain formed a close alignment with Egypt in the last century.英国在上个世纪与埃及结成了紧密的联盟。
58 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
59 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
参考例句:
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
60 wretch EIPyl     
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
参考例句:
  • You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他,还埋怨他,真不知好歹。
  • The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。
61 celestial 4rUz8     
adj.天体的;天上的
参考例句:
  • The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
  • Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。
62 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置;机构,结构
参考例句:
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
63 immortality hkuys     
n.不死,不朽
参考例句:
  • belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
  • It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。
64 incompatible y8oxu     
adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的
参考例句:
  • His plan is incompatible with my intent.他的计划与我的意图不相符。
  • Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible.速度和安全未必不相容。
65 aggregation OKUyE     
n.聚合,组合;凝聚
参考例句:
  • A high polymer is a very large aggregation of units.一个高聚物是许多单元的非常大的组合。
  • Moreover,aggregation influences the outcome of chemical disinfection of viruses.此外,聚集作用还会影响化学消毒的效果。
66 expended 39b2ea06557590ef53e0148a487bc107     
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽
参考例句:
  • She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
  • The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
67 cinders cinders     
n.煤渣( cinder的名词复数 );炭渣;煤渣路;煤渣跑道
参考例句:
  • This material is variously termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag. 这种材料有不同的名称,如灰、炉渣、煤渣或矿渣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rake out the cinders before you start a new fire. 在重新点火前先把煤渣耙出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
68 diffused 5aa05ed088f24537ef05f482af006de0     
散布的,普及的,扩散的
参考例句:
  • A drop of milk diffused in the water. 一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。
  • Gases and liquids diffused. 气体和液体慢慢混合了。
69 boundless kt8zZ     
adj.无限的;无边无际的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
  • His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
70 abide UfVyk     
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
参考例句:
  • You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
  • If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
71 futility IznyJ     
n.无用
参考例句:
  • She could see the utter futility of trying to protest. 她明白抗议是完全无用的。
  • The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
72 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
73 writhes 0ae70a9a9ef39eaea22ba402bb017d17     
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • He pats her kindly on the shoulder. She writhes. 他和和气气地拍拍她的肩膀。她扭动了一下。
  • A little girl writhes on water face about, I ask what she has incorrect. 一个小女孩在水上翻腾转身,我问她有什麽不对。
74 infinity o7QxG     
n.无限,无穷,大量
参考例句:
  • It is impossible to count up to infinity.不可能数到无穷大。
  • Theoretically,a line can extend into infinity.从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸。
75 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
76 advancement tzgziL     
n.前进,促进,提升
参考例句:
  • His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
  • The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
77 audacity LepyV     
n.大胆,卤莽,无礼
参考例句:
  • He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
  • He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。
78 emanates 724a6b247638d0a6927d9c426409bbb8     
v.从…处传出,传出( emanate的第三人称单数 );产生,表现,显示
参考例句:
  • He emanates power and confidence. 他表现出力量和信心。
  • He emanates sympathy. 他流露出同情。 来自辞典例句
79 materialist 58861c5dbfd6863f4fafa38d1335beb2     
n. 唯物主义者
参考例句:
  • Promote materialist dialectics and oppose metaphysics and scholasticism. 要提倡唯物辩证法,反对形而上学和烦琐哲学。
  • Whoever denies this is not a materialist. 谁要是否定这一点,就不是一个唯物主义者。
80 triumphantly 9fhzuv     
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
参考例句:
  • The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
  • Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。
81 fervid clvyf     
adj.热情的;炽热的
参考例句:
  • He is a fervid orator.他是个慷慨激昂的演说者。
  • He was a ready scholar as you are,but more fervid and impatient.他是一个聪明的学者,跟你一样,不过更加热情而缺乏耐心。
82 likeness P1txX     
n.相像,相似(之处)
参考例句:
  • I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
  • She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
83 repugnance oBWz5     
n.嫌恶
参考例句:
  • He fought down a feelings of repugnance.他抑制住了厌恶感。
  • She had a repugnance to the person with whom she spoke.她看不惯这个和她谈话的人。
84 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
85 inept fb1zh     
adj.不恰当的,荒谬的,拙劣的
参考例句:
  • Whan an inept remark to make on such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合,怎么说这样不恰当的话。
  • He's quite inept at tennis.他打网球太笨。
86 atheism vvVzU     
n.无神论,不信神
参考例句:
  • Atheism is the opinion that there is no God.无神论是认为不存在上帝的看法。
  • Atheism is a hot topic.无神论是个热门话题。
87 syllable QHezJ     
n.音节;vt.分音节
参考例句:
  • You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
  • The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。
88 conversant QZkyG     
adj.亲近的,有交情的,熟悉的
参考例句:
  • Mr.Taylor is thoroughly conversant with modern music.泰勒先生对现代音乐很精通。
  • We become the most conversant stranger in the world.我们变成了世界上最熟悉的陌生人。


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