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Fondness for Athletic1 Sports.—His love of bathing.—His study of the raven2.—Calling the doctor in.—My father with our dogs.—The cats of “Gad’s Hill.”—“Bumble” and “Mrs. Bouncer.”—A strange friendship.
As a child my father was prevented from any active participation3 in the sports and amusements of his boyish companions by his extreme delicacy4 and frequent illnesses, so that until his manhood his knowledge of games was gained merely from long hours of watching others while lying upon the grass. With manhood, however, came the strength and activity which enabled him to take part in all kinds of outdoor exercise and sports, and it seemed that in his passionate5 enjoyment6 and participation in those later years he was recompensed for the weary childhood years of suffering and inability. Athletic sports were a passion with him in his manhood, as I have said. In 1839 he rented a p. 70cottage at Petersham, not far from London “where,” to quote from Mr. Forster, “the extensive garden grounds admitted of much athletic competition, in which Dickens, for the most part, held his own against even such accomplished7 athletes as Maclise and Mr. Beard. Bar leaping, bowling8 and quoits were among the games carried on with the greatest ardor9, and in sustained energy Dickens certainly distanced every competitor. Even the lighter10 recreations of battledore and
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1 athletic | |
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的 | |
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2 raven | |
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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3 participation | |
n.参与,参加,分享 | |
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4 delicacy | |
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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5 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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6 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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7 accomplished | |
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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8 bowling | |
n.保龄球运动 | |
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9 ardor | |
n.热情,狂热 | |
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10 lighter | |
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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11 bagatelle | |
n.琐事;小曲儿 | |
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12 relentless | |
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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13 celebrated | |
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14 inviting | |
adj.诱人的,引人注目的 | |
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15 doughty | |
adj.勇猛的,坚强的 | |
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16 addled | |
adj.(头脑)糊涂的,愚蠢的;(指蛋类)变坏v.使糊涂( addle的过去式和过去分词 );使混乱;使腐臭;使变质 | |
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17 muffle | |
v.围裹;抑制;发低沉的声音 | |
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18 hygiene | |
n.健康法,卫生学 (a.hygienic) | |
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19 amiable | |
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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20 maniac | |
n.精神癫狂的人;疯子 | |
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21 penchant | |
n.爱好,嗜好;(强烈的)倾向 | |
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22 hardy | |
adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的 | |
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23 plunge | |
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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24 porpoise | |
n.鼠海豚 | |
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25 seaport | |
n.海港,港口,港市 | |
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26 Mediterranean | |
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的 | |
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27 primitive | |
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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28 swarms | |
蜂群,一大群( swarm的名词复数 ) | |
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29 ebb | |
vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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30 exhausted | |
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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31 anguish | |
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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32 ravens | |
n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
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33 ailing | |
v.生病 | |
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34 conjecturing | |
v. & n. 推测,臆测 | |
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35 promptly | |
adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
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36 plentifully | |
adv. 许多地,丰饶地 | |
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37 gruel | |
n.稀饭,粥 | |
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38 relish | |
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味 | |
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39 agitated | |
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40 fortitude | |
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅 | |
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41 equanimity | |
n.沉着,镇定 | |
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42 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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43 malicious | |
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的 | |
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44 molested | |
v.骚扰( molest的过去式和过去分词 );干扰;调戏;猥亵 | |
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45 wilderness | |
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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46 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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47 anecdote | |
n.轶事,趣闻,短故事 | |
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48 Oxford | |
n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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49 brewery | |
n.啤酒厂 | |
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50 pint | |
n.品脱 | |
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51 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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52 imploring | |
恳求的,哀求的 | |
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53 frolicsome | |
adj.嬉戏的,闹着玩的 | |
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54 swarming | |
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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55 scampering | |
v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 ) | |
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56 deliberately | |
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
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57 craved | |
渴望,热望( crave的过去式 ); 恳求,请求 | |
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58 fluffy | |
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59 peculiar | |
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60 preposterously | |
adv.反常地;荒谬地;荒谬可笑地;不合理地 | |
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61 pompous | |
adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的 | |
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62 severely | |
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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63 contentedly | |
adv.心满意足地 | |
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64 specially | |
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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65 convalescing | |
v.康复( convalesce的现在分词 ) | |
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66 behold | |
v.看,注视,看到 | |
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67 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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68 pricking | |
刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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69 nostrils | |
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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70 untied | |
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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