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Things do go so contrary-like with me. I wanted to hit upon anespecially novel, out-of-the-way subject for one of these articles.
"I will write one paper about something altogether new," I said tomyself; "something that nobody else has ever written or talked aboutbefore; and then I can have it all my own way." And I went about fordays, trying to think of something of this kind; and I couldn't. AndMrs. Cutting, our charwoman, came yesterday--I don't mind mentioningher name, because I know she will not see this book. She would notlook at such a frivolous1 publication. She never reads anything butthe Bible and _Lloyd's Weekly News_. All other literature sheconsiders unnecessary and sinful.
She said: "Lor', sir, you do look worried."I said: "Mrs. Cutting, I am trying to think of a subject thediscussion of which will come upon the world in the nature of astartler--some subject upon which no previous human being has eversaid a word--some subject that will attract by its novelty, invigorateby its surprising freshness."She laughed and said I was a funny gentleman.
That's my luck again. When I make serious observations peoplechuckle; when I attempt a joke nobody sees it. I had a beautiful onelast week. I thought it so good, and I worked it up and brought it inartfully at a dinner-party. I forget how exactly, but we had beentalking about the attitude of Shakespeare toward the Reformation, andI said something and immediately added, "Ah, that reminds me; such afunny thing happened the other day in Whitechapel." "Oh," said they,"what was that?" "Oh, 'twas awfully3 funny," I replied, beginning togiggle myself; "it will make you roar;" and I told it them.
There was dead silence when I finished--it was one of those longjokes, too--and then, at last, somebody said: "And that was thejoke?"I assured them that it was, and they were very polite and took my wordfor it. All but one old gentleman at the other end of the table, whowanted to know which was the joke--what he said to her or what shesaid to him; and we argued it out.
Some people are too much the other way. I knew a fellow once whosenatural tendency to laugh at everything was so strong that if youwanted to talk seriously to him, you had to explain beforehand thatwhat you were going to say would not be amusing. Unless you got himto clearly understand this, he would go off into fits of merrimentover every word you uttered. I have known him on being asked the timestop short in the middle of the road, slap his leg, and burst into aroar of laughter. One never dared say anything really funny to thatman. A good joke would have killed him on the spot.
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adj.轻薄的;轻率的 | |
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n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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accusation
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idiotic
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killing
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Christian
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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alpine
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splendor
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n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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twilight
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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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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reapers
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laden
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(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 ) | |
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sleet
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n.雨雪;v.下雨雪,下冰雹 | |
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boisterous
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adj.喧闹的,欢闹的 | |
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pall
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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retired
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alluring
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speck
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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giggles
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n.贬调v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的现在分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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connoisseurs
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n.鉴赏家,鉴定家,行家( connoisseur的名词复数 ) | |
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asthma
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n.气喘病,哮喘病 | |
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rheumatism
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n.风湿病 | |
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aggravates
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使恶化( aggravate的第三人称单数 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火 | |
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adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式 | |
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n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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automaton
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n.自动机器,机器人 | |
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strand
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vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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budge
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v.移动一点儿;改变立场 | |
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torrents
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n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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supremely
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misery
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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hilarity
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brats
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chubby
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hoarse
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drizzling
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下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨( drizzle的现在分词 ) | |
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joyous
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bleakness
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scent
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