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Introduces all the Rest.
There once lived, in a sequestered1 part of the county ofDevonshire, one Mr Godfrey Nickleby: a worthygentleman, who, taking it into his head rather late in lifethat he must get married, and not being young enough or richenough to aspire2 to the hand of a lady of fortune, had wedded3 anold flame out of mere4 attachment5, who in her turn had taken himfor the same reason. Thus two people who cannot afford to playcards for money, sometimes sit down to a quiet game for love.
Some ill-conditioned persons who sneer6 at the life-matrimonial,may perhaps suggest, in this place, that the good couple would bebetter likened to two principals in a sparring match, who, whenfortune is low and backers scarce, will chivalrously7 set to, for themere pleasure of the buffeting8; and in one respect indeed thiscomparison would hold good; for, as the adventurous9 pair of theFives’ Court will afterwards send round a hat, and trust to thebounty of the lookers-on for the means of regaling themselves, soMr Godfrey Nickleby and his partner, the honeymoon10 being over,looked out wistfully into the world, relying in no inconsiderabledegree upon chance for the improvement of their means. MrNickleby’s income, at the period of his marriage, fluctuatedbetween sixty and eighty pounds per annum.
There are people enough in the world, Heaven knows! and evenin London (where Mr Nickleby dwelt in those days) but fewcomplaints prevail, of the population being scanty
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sequestered
adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押
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aspire
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
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wedded
adj.正式结婚的;渴望…的,执著于…的v.嫁,娶,(与…)结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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sneer
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
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chivalrously
adv.象骑士一样地
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buffeting
振动
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adventurous
adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的
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honeymoon
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
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scanty
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
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tint
n.淡色,浅色;染发剂;vt.着以淡淡的颜色
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hue
n.色度;色调;样子
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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speculation
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
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sterling
adj.英币的(纯粹的,货真价实的);n.英国货币(英镑)
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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satire
n.讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺作品
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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humane
adj.人道的,富有同情心的
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exasperation
n.愤慨
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revoked
adj.[法]取消的v.撤销,取消,废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )
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bequest
n.遗赠;遗产,遗物
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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prospered
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
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affluence
n.充裕,富足
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recitals
n.独唱会( recital的名词复数 );独奏会;小型音乐会、舞蹈表演会等;一系列事件等的详述
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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gleaned
v.一点点地收集(资料、事实)( glean的过去式和过去分词 );(收割后)拾穗
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shun
vt.避开,回避,避免
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lawful
adj.法律许可的,守法的,合法的
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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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speculations
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断
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copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
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precept
n.戒律;格言
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eminent
adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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odds
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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conjures
用魔术变出( conjure的第三人称单数 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现
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lulling
vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的现在分词形式)
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fumes
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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patrimonial
adj.祖传的
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mania
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好
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villa
n.别墅,城郊小屋
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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apothecary
n.药剂师
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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babbled
v.喋喋不休( babble的过去式和过去分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的