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A continuation of the state of England under Queen Anne. The character of a first minister of state in European courts.
My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives1 could incite2 this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet3, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice4, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow-animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying, they did it for hire. Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; “that when a Yahoo had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to; the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts5 of land, the most costly6 meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females. Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats7, our Yahoos thought they could never have enough of it to spend, or to save, as they found themselves inclined, from their natural bent8 either to profusion9 or avarice10; that the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labour, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former; that the bulk of our people were forced to live miserably11, by labouring every day for small wages, to make a few live plentifully
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motives
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incite
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disquiet
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injustice
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| n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利 | |
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tracts
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| 大片土地( tract的名词复数 ); 地带; (体内的)道; (尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的)短文 | |
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costly
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| adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的 | |
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feats
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| 功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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bent
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profusion
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| n.挥霍;丰富 | |
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avarice
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| n.贪婪;贪心 | |
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miserably
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| adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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plentifully
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| adv. 许多地,丰饶地 | |
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enumerated
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| v.列举,枚举,数( enumerate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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vessels
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| n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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computed
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intemperance
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folly
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| n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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vice
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| n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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livelihood
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fawning
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| adj.乞怜的,奉承的v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的现在分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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scribbling
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| n.乱涂[写]胡[乱]写的文章[作品]v.潦草的书写( scribble的现在分词 );乱画;草草地写;匆匆记下 | |
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melancholy
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| n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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extravagant
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| adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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| v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adorn
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| vt.使美化,装饰 | |
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apprehend
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| vt.理解,领悟,逮捕,拘捕,忧虑 | |
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provocation
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sloth
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| n.[动]树懒;懒惰,懒散 | |
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inflamed
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| adj.发炎的,红肿的v.(使)变红,发怒,过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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precipitated
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| v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀 | |
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digestion
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| n.消化,吸收 | |
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malady
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| n.病,疾病(通常做比喻) | |
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joint
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| adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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intestine
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pretence
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| n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰 | |
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faculty
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| n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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repletion
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upwards
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toads
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abominable
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| adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的 | |
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contrive
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| vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出 | |
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loathing
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vomit
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bowels
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belly
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purge
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| n.整肃,清除,泻药,净化;vt.净化,清除,摆脱;vi.清除,通便,腹泻,变得清洁 | |
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anterior
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infested
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malignity
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| n.极度的恶意,恶毒;(病的)恶性 | |
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portending
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amendment
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| n.改正,修正,改善,修正案 | |
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eldest
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formerly
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discourse
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| n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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discoursed
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| 演说(discourse的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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appellation
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exempt
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| adj.免除的;v.使免除;n.免税者,被免除义务者 | |
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hatred
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| n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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prudence
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| n.谨慎,精明,节俭 | |
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predecessor
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obsequious
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subservient
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| adj.卑屈的,阿谀的 | |
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bribing
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expedient
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| adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计 | |
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laden
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lackeys
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insolence
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| n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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bribery
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dexterity
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| n.(手的)灵巧,灵活 | |
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impudence
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agility
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imputed
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brutes
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| 兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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rudiments
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prodigy
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| n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆 | |
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monstrous
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| adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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unnatural
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humble
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vigour
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odious
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| adj.可憎的,讨厌的 | |
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lewd
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deformed
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| adj.畸形的;变形的;丑的,破相了的 | |
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countenance
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complexion
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robust
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groom
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| vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁 | |
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