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A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression
A Saturday afternoon in November was approaching the time of twilight1, and the vast tract2 of unenclosed wild known as Egdon Heath embrowned itself moment by moment. Overhead the hollow stretch of whitish cloud shutting out the sky was as a tent which had the whole heath for its floor.
The heaven being spread with this pallid3 screen and the earth with the darkest vegetation, their meeting-line at the horizon was clearly marked. In such contrast the heath wore the appearance of an instalment of night which had taken up its place before its astronomical4 hour was come: darkness had to a great extent arrived hereon, while day stood distinct in the sky. Looking upwards5, a furze-cutter would have been inclined to continue work; looking down, he would have decided6 to finish his faggot and go home. The distant rims7 of the world and of the firmament8 seemed to be a division in time no less than a division in matter. The face of the heath by its mere9 complexion10 added half an hour to evening; it could in like manner retard11 the dawn, sadden noon, anticipate the frowning of storms scarcely generated, and intensify12 the opacity
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
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pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
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astronomical
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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rims
n.(圆形物体的)边( rim的名词复数 );缘;轮辋;轮圈
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firmament
n.苍穹;最高层
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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retard
n.阻止,延迟;vt.妨碍,延迟,使减速
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intensify
vt.加强;变强;加剧
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opacity
n.不透明;难懂
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
16
wed
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚
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exhaling
v.呼出,发散出( exhale的现在分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气
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precipitated
v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
19
halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
20
watchful
adj.注意的,警惕的
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titanic
adj.巨人的,庞大的,强大的
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overthrow
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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congruity
n.全等,一致
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permanently
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
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harmonious
adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的
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majestic
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
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emphatic
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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facade
n.(建筑物的)正面,临街正面;外表
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sublimity
崇高,庄严,气质高尚
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renowned
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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alas
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
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tinged
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
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reign
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
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moor
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
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dunes
沙丘( dune的名词复数 )
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ascetic
adj.禁欲的;严肃的
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legitimate
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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phantoms
n.鬼怪,幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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tragical
adj. 悲剧的, 悲剧性的
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obsolete
adj.已废弃的,过时的
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superseded
[医]被代替的,废弃的
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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intelligible
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的
56
vein
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
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satire
n.讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺作品
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anomalous
adj.反常的;不规则的
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primitive
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
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stump
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
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circumference
n.圆周,周长,圆周线
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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prehistoric
adj.(有记载的)历史以前的,史前的,古老的
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harassed
adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的
动词harass的过去式和过去分词
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inviolate
adj.未亵渎的,未受侵犯的
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distilled
adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 );从…提取精华
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aged
adj.年老的,陈年的
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修