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Chapter 62
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A faint light, twinkling from the window of the counting-house on Quilp’s wharf2, and looking inflamed3 and red through the night-fog, as though it suffered from it like an eye, forewarned Mr Sampson Brass4, as he approached the wooden cabin with a cautious step, that the excellent proprietor5, his esteemed7 client, was inside, and probably waiting with his accustomed patience and sweetness of temper the fulfilment of the appointment which now brought Mr Brass within his fair domain8.
‘A treacherous9 place to pick one’s steps in, of a dark night,’ muttered Sampson, as he stumbled for the twentieth time over some stray lumber10, and limped in pain. ‘I believe that boy strews11 the ground differently every day, on purpose to bruise12 and maim13 one; unless his master does it with his own hands, which is more than likely. I hate to come to this place without Sally. She’s more protection than a dozen men.’
As he paid this compliment to the merit of the absent charmer, Mr Brass came to a halt; looking doubtfully towards the light, and over his shoulder.
‘What’s he about, I wonder?’ murmured the lawyer, standing14 on tiptoe, and endeavouring to obtain a glimpse of what was passing inside, which at that distance was impossible —‘drinking, I suppose — making himself more
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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brass
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proprietor
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malice
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mischievousness
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throttling
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v.扼杀( throttle的现在分词 );勒死;使窒息;压制 | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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vocal
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monotonous
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swelled
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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dismal
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loyalty
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民歌,民谣,特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 ); 讴 | |
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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exhausted
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shriek
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utterance
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aspirations
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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perjurer
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idol
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authentic
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distinguished
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obtrusive
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connoisseurs
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phantom
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contemplating
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深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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rusty
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poker
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kit
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n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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battered
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adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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perspiration
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arena
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n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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adviser
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n.劝告者,顾问 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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exhaustion
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n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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obsequiousness
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bruised
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[医]青肿的,瘀紫的 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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beckoning
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verging
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接近,逼近(verge的现在分词形式) | |
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allusion
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n.暗示,间接提示 | |
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conspiracies
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snug
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perfectly
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brazen
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lodger
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remonstrance
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deliberately
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pint
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stimulant
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blistering
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(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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distilled
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hoard
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retrenchment
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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擦[洗]净,冲刷,洗涤 | |
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