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Mr. Heddegan forgave the coldness of his bride’s manner during and after the wedding ceremony, full well aware that there had been considerable reluctance1 on her part to acquiesce2 in this neighbourly arrangement, and, as a philosopher of long standing3, holding that whatever Baptista’s attitude now, the conditions would probably be much the same six months hence as those which ruled among other married couples.
An absolutely unexpected shock was given to Baptista’s listless mind about an hour after the wedding service. They had nearly finished the mid-day dinner when the now husband said to her father, ‘We think of starting about two. And the breeze being so fair we shall bring up inside Pen-zephyr new pier4 about six at least.’
‘What—are we going to Pen-zephyr?’ said Baptista. ‘I don’t know anything of it.’
‘Didn’t you tell her?’ asked her father of Heddegan.
It transpired5 that, owing to the delay in her arrival, this proposal too, among other things, had in the hurry not been mentioned to her, except some time ago as a general suggestion that they would go somewhere. Heddegan had imagined that any trip would be pleasant, and one to the mainland the pleasantest of all.
She looked so distressed6 at the announcement that her husband willingly offered to give it up, though he had not had a holiday off the island for a whole year. Then she pondered on the inconvenience of staying at Giant’s Town, where all the inhabitants were bonded7, by the circumstances of their situation, into a sort of family party, which permitted and encouraged on such occasions as these oral criticism that was apt to disturb the equanimity
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1 reluctance | |
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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2 acquiesce | |
vi.默许,顺从,同意 | |
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3 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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4 pier | |
n.码头;桥墩,桥柱;[建]窗间壁,支柱 | |
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5 transpired | |
(事实,秘密等)被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 ); 泄露; 显露; 发生 | |
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6 distressed | |
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7 bonded | |
n.有担保的,保税的,粘合的 | |
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8 equanimity | |
n.沉着,镇定 | |
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9 jaunt | |
v.短程旅游;n.游览 | |
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10 metropolis | |
n.首府;大城市 | |
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11 mishap | |
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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12 tavern | |
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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13 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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14 artistic | |
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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15 deficient | |
adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的 | |
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16 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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17 protruded | |
v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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18 landlady | |
n.女房东,女地主 | |
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19 hesitation | |
n.犹豫,踌躇 | |
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20 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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21 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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22 fussy | |
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的 | |
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23 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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24 casually | |
adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地 | |
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25 eddy | |
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26 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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27 suffocating | |
a.使人窒息的 | |
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28 sitting-room | |
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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29 prettily | |
adv.优美地;可爱地 | |
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30 beholding | |
v.看,注视( behold的现在分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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31 riveted | |
铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意 | |
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32 peg | |
n.木栓,木钉;vt.用木钉钉,用短桩固定 | |
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33 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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34 chattered | |
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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35 desperately | |
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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36 spoke | |
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 | |
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37 sufficiently | |
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38 hardily | |
耐劳地,大胆地,蛮勇地 | |
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39 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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40 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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41 linen | |
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42 narration | |
n.讲述,叙述;故事;记叙体 | |
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43 nostrums | |
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44 simultaneously | |
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45 pettishly | |
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46 trifling | |
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47 bustling | |
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48 bide | |
v.忍耐;等候;住 | |
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49 obstinacy | |
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50 complaisance | |
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51 corpse | |
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52 allude | |
v.提及,暗指 | |
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53 contingency | |
n.意外事件,可能性 | |
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54 doomed | |
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55 abide | |
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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56 hideous | |
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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57 contiguity | |
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58 conjecture | |
n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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