Five-years later.—I have lighted upon this old diary, which it has interested me to look over, containing, as it does, records of the time when life shone more warmly in my eye than it does now. I am
impelled1 to add one sentence to round off its record of the past. About a year ago my sister Caroline, after a
persistent2 wooing, accepted the hand and heart of Theophilus Higham, once the blushing young
Scripture3 reader who assisted at the substitute for a marriage I planned, and now the fully-ordained curate of the next parish. His
penitence4 for the part he played ended in love. We have all now made atonement for our sins against her: may she be deceived no more.
1887.
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impelled
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| v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He felt impelled to investigate further. 他觉得有必要作进一步调查。
- I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project. 我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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persistent
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| adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的 |
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- Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
- She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。
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scripture
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| n.经文，圣书，手稿；Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》，《圣经》中的一段 |
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- The scripture states that God did not want us to be alone.圣经指出上帝并不是想让我们独身一人生活。
- They invoked Hindu scripture to justify their position.他们援引印度教的经文为他们的立场辩护。
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penitence
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| n.忏悔，赎罪；悔过 |
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- The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions. 那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Of penitence, there has been none! 可是悔过呢，还一点没有！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字
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