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Christmas–Day was strange and sad. Mrs. Buxton had always contrived1 to be in the drawing-room, ready to receive them all after dinner. Mr. Buxton tried to do away with his thoughts of her by much talking; but every now and then he looked wistfully toward the door. Erminia exerted herself to be as lively as she could, in order, if possible, to fill up the vacuum. Edward, who had come over from Woodchester for a walk, had a good deal to say; and was, unconsciously, a great assistance with his never-ending flow of rather clever small-talk. His mother felt proud of her son, and his new waistcoat, which was far more conspicuously2 of the latest fashion than Frank’s could be said to be. After dinner, when Mr. Buxton and the two young men were left alone, Edward launched out still more. He thought he was impressing Frank with his knowledge of the world, and the world’s ways. But he was doing all in his power to repel3 one who had never been much attracted toward him. Worldly success was his standard of merit. The end seemed with him to justify4 the means; if a man prospered5, if was not necessary to scrutinize6 his conduct too closely. The law was viewed in its lowest aspect; and yet with a certain cleverness, which preserved Edward from being intellectually contemptible7. Frank had entertained some idea of studying for a barrister himself: not so much as a means of livelihood8 as to gain some idea of the code which makes and shows a nation’s conscience: but Edward’s details of the ways in which the letter so often baffles the spirit, made him recoil9. With some anger against himself, for viewing the profession with disgust, because it was degraded by those who embraced it, instead of looking upon it as what might be ennobled and purified into a vast intelligence by high and pure-minded men, he got up
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justify
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成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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livelihood
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admiration
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graphic
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defendant
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n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人 | |
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coveted
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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judgment
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exulting
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vi. 欢欣鼓舞,狂喜 | |
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caressing
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爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 | |
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longing
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防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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lamentation
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languor
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不和(discord的复数形式) | |
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kindly
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prospects
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slate
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betrothal
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n. 婚约, 订婚 | |
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depressed
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solitude
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rebuke
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exultingly
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爱抚地,亲切地 | |
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serene
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possessed
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安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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aggrandizement
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