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CHAPTER VI
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Some fifteen years after the date of the foregoing incidents, a man who had dwelt in far countries, and viewed many cities, arrived at Roy-Town, a roadside hamlet on the old western turnpike road, not five miles from Froom-Everard, and put up at the Buck’s Head, an isolated1 inn at that spot. He was still barely of middle age, but it could be seen that a haze2 of grey was settling upon the locks of his hair, and that his face had lost colour and curve, as if by exposure to bleaching3 climates and strange atmospheres, or from ailments4 incidental thereto. He seemed to observe little around him, by reason of the intrusion of his musings upon the scene. In truth Nicholas Long was just now the creature of old hopes and fears consequent upon his arrival—this man who once had not cared if his name were blotted5 out from that district. The evening light showed wistful lines which he could not smooth away by the worldling’s gloss6 of nonchalance7 that he had learnt to fling over his face.
The Buck’s Head was a somewhat unusual place for a man of this sort to choose as a house of sojourn8 in preference to some Casterbridge inn four miles further on. Before he left home it had been a lively old tavern9 at which High-flyers, and Heralds10, and Tally-hoes had changed horses on their stages up and down the country; but now the house was rather cavernous and chilly11
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1 isolated | |
adj.与世隔绝的 | |
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n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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3 bleaching | |
漂白法,漂白 | |
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4 ailments | |
疾病(尤指慢性病),不适( ailment的名词复数 ) | |
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5 blotted | |
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干 | |
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6 gloss | |
n.光泽,光滑;虚饰;注释;vt.加光泽于;掩饰 | |
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7 nonchalance | |
n.冷淡,漠不关心 | |
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8 sojourn | |
v./n.旅居,寄居;逗留 | |
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9 tavern | |
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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10 heralds | |
n.使者( herald的名词复数 );预报者;预兆;传令官v.预示( herald的第三人称单数 );宣布(好或重要) | |
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11 chilly | |
adj.凉快的,寒冷的 | |
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12 mien | |
n.风采;态度 | |
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13 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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14 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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15 manor | |
n.庄园,领地 | |
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16 animated | |
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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17 motive | |
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18 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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19 abstained | |
v.戒(尤指酒),戒除( abstain的过去式和过去分词 );弃权(不投票) | |
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20 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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21 surmise | |
v./n.猜想,推测 | |
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22 ascending | |
adj.上升的,向上的 | |
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23 clump | |
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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24 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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25 surmounted | |
战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上 | |
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26 verge | |
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临 | |
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27 placid | |
adj.安静的,平和的 | |
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28 serene | |
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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29 retrace | |
v.折回;追溯,探源 | |
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30 sentimental | |
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
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31 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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32 scattering | |
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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33 homely | |
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的 | |
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34 homeliness | |
n.简朴,朴实;相貌平平 | |
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35 demure | |
adj.严肃的;端庄的 | |
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36 gaily | |
adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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37 momentary | |
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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38 embarrassment | |
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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39 gasped | |
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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40 tinge | |
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息 | |
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41 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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42 generosity | |
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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43 premises | |
n.建筑物,房屋 | |
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44 farmhouse | |
n.农场住宅(尤指主要住房) | |
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45 sufficiently | |
adv.足够地,充分地 | |
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46 declivity | |
n.下坡,倾斜面 | |
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47 benighted | |
adj.蒙昧的 | |
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48 moss | |
n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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49 dross | |
n.渣滓;无用之物 | |
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50 intrude | |
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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51 retraced | |
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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52 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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53 stagnant | |
adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的 | |
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54 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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55 awed | |
adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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56 rusty | |
adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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57 revival | |
n.复兴,复苏,(精力、活力等的)重振 | |
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58 contemplating | |
深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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59 hovering | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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61 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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62 descending | |
n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
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63 perplexed | |
adj.不知所措的 | |
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64 ascertained | |
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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65 glimmer | |
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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66 ERECTED | |
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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67 sweeping | |
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
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68 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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69 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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70 incentive | |
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机 | |
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71 biding | |
v.等待,停留( bide的现在分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待;面临 | |
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72 bowels | |
n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处 | |
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73 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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74 justified | |
a.正当的,有理的 | |
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75 lapse | |
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效 | |
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76 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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