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I always was fond of eating and drinking, even as a child--especiallyeating, in those early days. I had an appetite then, also adigestion. I remember a dull-eyed, livid-complexioned gentlemancoming to dine at our house once. He watched me eating for about fiveminutes, quite fascinated seemingly, and then he turned to my fatherwith--"Does your boy ever suffer from dyspepsia?""I never heard him complain of anything of that kind," replied myfather. "Do you ever suffer from dyspepsia, Colly wobbles?" (Theycalled me Colly wobbles, but it was not my real name.)"No, pa," I answered. After which I added:
"What is dyspepsia, pa?"My livid-complexioned friend regarded me with a look of mingledamazement and envy. Then in a tone of infinite pity he slowly said:
"You will know--some day."My poor, dear mother used to say she liked to see me eat, and it hasalways been a pleasant reflection to me since that I must have givenher much gratification in that direction. A growing, healthy lad,taking plenty of exercise and careful to restrain himself fromindulging in too much study, can generally satisfy the most exactingexpectations as regards his feeding powers.
It is amusing to see boys eat when you have not got to pay for it.
Their idea of a square meal is a pound and a half of roast beef withfive or six good-sized potatoes (soapy ones preferred as being moresubstantial), plenty of greens, and four thick slices of Yorkshirepudding, followed by a couple of currant dumplings, a few greenapples, a pen'orth of nuts, half a dozen jumbles2, and a bottle ofginger-beer. After that they play at horses.
How they must despise us men, who require to sit quiet for a couple ofhours after dining off a spoonful of clear soup and the wing of achicken!
But the boys have not all the advantages on their side. A boy neverenjoys the luxury of being satisfied. A boy never feels full. He cannever stretch out his legs, put his hands behind his head, and,closing his eyes, sink into the ethereal blissfulness that encompassesthe well-dined man. A dinner makes no difference whatever to a boy.
To a man it is as a good fairy's potion, and after it the worldappears a brighter and a better place. A man who has dinedsatisfactorily experiences a yearning3 love toward all hisfellow-creatures. He strokes the cat quite gently and calls it "poorpussy," in tones full of the tenderest emotion. He sympathizes withthe members of the German band outside and wonders if they are cold;and for the moment he does not even hate his wife's relations.
A good dinner brings out all the softer side of a man. Under itsgenial influence the gloomy and
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n.消化,吸收 | |
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jumbles
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混杂( jumble的名词复数 ); (使)混乱; 使混乱; 使杂乱 | |
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yearning
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a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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morose
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jovial
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thaw
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v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和 | |
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snobbish
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sentimental
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stifles
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(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的第三人称单数 ); 镇压,遏制 | |
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sneer
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twilight
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tinkling
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maidens
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处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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dens
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casements
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torments
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corpses
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n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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wailing
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v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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conjure
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v.恳求,祈求;变魔术,变戏法 | |
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champagne
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n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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agonizing
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cant
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victuals
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n.食物;食品 | |
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famished
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longing
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piquant
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adj.辛辣的,开胃的,令人兴奋的 | |
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thoroughly
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vi.(光洁或湿润表面等)闪闪发光,闪闪发亮 | |
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tart
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adj.酸的;尖酸的,刻薄的;n.果馅饼;淫妇 | |
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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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landlady
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n.女房东,女地主 | |
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chuckled
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轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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penetrates
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v.穿过( penetrate的第三人称单数 );刺入;了解;渗透 | |
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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bawls
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v.大叫,大喊( bawl的第三人称单数 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物) | |
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plantation
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ordeal
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waded
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brooks
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scrambled
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v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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carving
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exhausted
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chisel
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n.凿子;v.用凿子刻,雕,凿 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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manly
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adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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intoxicated
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喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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blotchy
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adj.有斑点的,有污渍的;斑污 | |
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labor
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n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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cozy
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adj.亲如手足的,密切的,暖和舒服的 | |
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dwellers
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n.居民,居住者( dweller的名词复数 ) | |
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attics
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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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noisome
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adj.有害的,可厌的 | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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cuff
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n.袖口;手铐;护腕;vt.用手铐铐;上袖口 | |
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nag
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v.(对…)不停地唠叨;n.爱唠叨的人 | |
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teems
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v.充满( teem的第三人称单数 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注 | |
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filth
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bedlam
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scents
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munches
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contentedly
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caressing
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mighty
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