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CHAPTER 25—La Comédie Française à Orange
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Idling up through the south of France, in company with a passionate1 lover of that fair land, we learned on arriving at Lyons, that the actors of the Comédie Française were to pass through there the next day, en route for Orange, where a series of fêtes had been arranged by “Les Félibres.” This society, composed of the writers and poets of Provence, have the preservation2 of the Roman theatre at Orange (perhaps the most perfect specimen3 of classical theatrical4 architecture in existence) profoundly at heart, their hope being to restore some of its pristine5 beauty to the ruin, and give from time to time performances of the Greek masterpieces on its disused stage.
The money obtained by these representations will be spent in the restoration of the theatre, and it is expected in time to make Orange the centre of classic drama, as Beyreuth is that of Wagnerian music.
At Lyons, the cortège was to leave the Paris train and take boats down the Rhône, to their destination. Their programme was so tempting6 that the offer of places in one of the craft was enough to lure7 us away from our prearranged route.
By eight o’clock the following morning, we were on foot, as was apparently8 the entire city. A cannon9 fired from Fort Lamothe gave the signal of our start. The river, covered with a thousand gayly decorated craft, glinted and glittered in the morning light. It world be difficult to forget that scene,—the banks of the Rhône were lined with the rural population, who had come miles in every direction to
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passionate
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preservation
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specimen
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n.样本,标本 | |
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theatrical
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adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的 | |
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pristine
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adj.原来的,古时的,原始的,纯净的,无垢的 | |
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tempting
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a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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lure
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n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引 | |
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apparently
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cannon
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n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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acclaim
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v.向…欢呼,公认;n.欢呼,喝彩,称赞 | |
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ERECTED
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adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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feudal
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adj.封建的,封地的,领地的 | |
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verdant
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avalanche
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n.雪崩,大量涌来 | |
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descends
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v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 );下去;下降;下斜 | |
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tardy
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adj.缓慢的,迟缓的 | |
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quays
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码头( quay的名词复数 ) | |
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throng
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n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集 | |
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artistic
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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forth
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winding
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n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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ardent
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adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的 | |
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civilized
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a.有教养的,文雅的 | |
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legitimate
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adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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enchantment
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n.迷惑,妖术,魅力 | |
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narrative
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n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的 | |
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vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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acoustic
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adj.听觉的,声音的;(乐器)原声的 | |
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auditorium
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n.观众席,听众席;会堂,礼堂 | |
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softened
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twilight
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adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
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sentries
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哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 ) | |
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virgin
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n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的 | |
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attic
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foliage
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salute
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rustic
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prologue
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n.开场白,序言;开端,序幕 | |
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bugles
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妙脆角,一种类似薯片但做成尖角或喇叭状的零食; 号角( bugle的名词复数 ); 喇叭; 匍匐筋骨草; (装饰女服用的)柱状玻璃(或塑料)小珠 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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plaintive
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adj.可怜的,伤心的 | |
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demons
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n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念 | |
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lamenting
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adj.悲伤的,悲哀的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的现在分词 ) | |
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oracles
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神示所( oracle的名词复数 ); 神谕; 圣贤; 哲人 | |
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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syllable
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n.音节;vt.分音节 | |
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torrent
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n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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turret
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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exultation
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n.狂喜,得意 | |
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tirade
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n.冗长的攻击性演说 | |
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suite
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n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员 | |
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conqueror
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n.征服者,胜利者 | |
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sonority
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n.响亮,宏亮 | |
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query
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n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑 | |
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slay
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v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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climax
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n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点 | |
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v.预告,预言( prophesy的第三人称单数 ) | |
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avert
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v.防止,避免;转移(目光、注意力等) | |
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graceful
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adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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possessed
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afflatus
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n.灵感,神感 | |
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foretelling
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immutably
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