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Part I Chapter One
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We were in class when the head-master came in, followed by a “new fellow,” not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk. Those who had been asleep woke up, and every one rose as if just surprised at his work.
The head-master made a sign to us to sit down. Then, turning to the class-master, he said to him in a low voice —
“Monsieur Roger, here is a pupil whom I recommend to your care; he’ll be in the second. If his work and conduct are satisfactory, he will go into one of the upper classes, as becomes his age.”
The “new fellow,” standing1 in the corner behind the door so that he could hardly be seen, was a country lad of about fifteen, and taller than any of us. His hair was cut square on his forehead like a village chorister’s; he looked reliable, but very ill at ease. Although he was not broad-shouldered, his short school jacket of green cloth with black buttons must have been tight about the arm-holes, and showed at the opening of the cuffs2 red wrists accustomed to being bare. His legs, in blue stockings, looked out from beneath yellow trousers, drawn3 tight by braces4, He wore stout5, ill-cleaned, hob-nailed boots.
We began repeating the lesson. He listened with all his ears, as attentive6 as if at a sermon, not daring even to cross his legs or lean on his elbow; and when at two o’clock the bell rang, the master was obliged to tell him to fall into line with the rest of us.
When we came back to work, we were in the habit of throwing our caps on the ground so as to have our hands more free; we used from the door to toss them under the form, so that they hit against the wall and made a lot of dust: it was “the thing.”
But, whether he had not noticed the trick, or did not dare to attempt it, the “new fellow,” was still holding his cap on his knees even after prayers were over. It was one of those head-gears of composite order, in which we can find traces of the bearskin, shako, billycock hat, sealskin cap, and cotton night-cap; one of those poor things, in fine, whose dumb ugliness has depths of expression, like an imbecile’s face. Oval,
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打,拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 ) | |
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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braces
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n.吊带,背带;托架( brace的名词复数 );箍子;括弧;(儿童)牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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velvet
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polygon
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tassel
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thoroughly
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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stammering
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v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 ) | |
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unintelligible
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adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的 | |
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sputtering
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n.反应溅射法;飞溅;阴极真空喷镀;喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出 | |
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syllables
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supreme
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inordinately
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hubbub
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n.嘈杂;骚乱 | |
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crescendo
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shrill
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cracker
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stifled
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(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵 | |
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catching
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dictated
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v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布 | |
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conjugate
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vt.使成对,使结合;adj.共轭的,成对的 | |
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bent
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flipped
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轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥 | |
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belongings
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conscientiously
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motives
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retired
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garnished
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porcelain
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poultry
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speculation
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determined
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estranged
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grumbling
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irritable
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stinking
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cinders
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maternal
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virile
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hardily
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耐劳地,大胆地,蛮勇地 | |
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spartan
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adj.简朴的,刻苦的;n.斯巴达;斯巴达式的人 | |
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draughts
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n. <英>国际跳棋 | |
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jeer
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vi.嘲弄,揶揄;vt.奚落;n.嘲笑,讥评 | |
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monologues
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melancholy
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isolation
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ravens
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n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
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toll
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moths
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n.蛾( moth的名词复数 ) | |
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doze
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v.打瞌睡;n.打盹,假寐 | |
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temperament
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n.气质,性格,性情 | |
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wholesale
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rue
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quay
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dint
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syllabus
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n.教学大纲,课程大纲 | |
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stunned
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adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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anatomy
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n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织 | |
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physiology
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pharmacy
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n.药房,药剂学,制药业,配药业,一批备用药品 | |
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hygiene
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etymologies
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sanctuaries
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veal
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attics
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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indifference
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boon
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pimples
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attain
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intrigues
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n.密谋策划( intrigue的名词复数 );神秘气氛;引人入胜的复杂情节v.搞阴谋诡计( intrigue的第三人称单数 );激起…的好奇心 | |
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advent
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harass
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solitude
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