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CHAPTER VIII
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A POEM OF FRIENDSHIP
The magnificent promise of spring was broken before the May-blossom was fully2 out. All through the beloved month the wind rushed in upon us from the north and north-east, bringing the rain fierce and heavy. The tender-budded trees shuddered3 and moaned; when the wind was dry, the young leaves flapped limp. The grass and corn grew lush, but the light of the dandelions was quite extinguished, and it seemed that only a long time back had we made merry before the broad glare of these flowers. The bluebells4 lingered and lingered; they fringed the fields for weeks like purple fringe of mourning. The pink campions came out only to hang heavy with rain; hawthorn5 buds remained tight and hard as pearls, shrinking into the brilliant green foliage6; the forget-me-nots, the poor pleiades of the wood, were ragged7 weeds. Often at the end of the day the sky opened, and stately clouds hung over the horizon infinitely8 far away, glowing, through the yellow distance, with an amber9 lustre10. They never came any nearer, always they remained far off, looking calmly and majestically11 over the shivering earth, then saddened, fearing their radiance might be dimmed, they drew away, and sank out of sight. Sometimes, towards sunset, a great shield stretched dark from the west to the zenith, tangling12 the light along its edges. As the canopy
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hawthorn
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(使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的现在分词 ) | |
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n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散 | |
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glistened
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rustle
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stunted
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pallid
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beak
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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beaks
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bulging
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膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱 | |
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n.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的名词复数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的第三人称单数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管 | |
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specks
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unison
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serene
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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v.使变白( blanch的过去式 );使(植物)不见阳光而变白;酸洗(金属)使有光泽;用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮 | |
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bough
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plunging
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caressing
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