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here is no month in the whole year in which nature wearsa more beautiful appearance than in the month of August.
Spring has many beauties, and May is a fresh andblooming month, but the charms of this time of year are enhancedby their contrast with the winter season. August has no suchadvantage. It comes when we remember nothing but clear skies,green fields, and sweet-smelling flowers―when the recollection ofsnow, and ice, and bleak1 winds, has faded from our minds ascompletely as they have disappeared from the earth―and yetwhat a pleasant time it is! Orchards2 and cornfields ring with thehum of labour; trees bend beneath the thick clusters of rich fruitwhich bow their branches to the ground; and the corn, piled ingraceful sheaves, or waving in every light breath that sweepsabove it, as if it wooed the sickle3, tinges4 the landscape with agolden hue5. A mellow6 softness appears to hang over the wholeearth; the influence of the season seems to extend itself to the verywagon, whose slow motion across the well-reaped field isperceptible only to the eye, but strikes with no harsh sound uponthe ear.
As the coach rolls swiftly past the fields and orchards whichskirt the road, groups of women and children, piling the fruit insieves, or gathering7 the scattered8 ears of corn, pause for an instantfrom their labour, and shading the sun-burned face with a stillbrowner hand, gaze upon the passengers with curious eyes, whilesome stout9 urchin10, too small to work, but too mischievous
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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orchards
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 )
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sickle
n.镰刀
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tinges
n.细微的色彩,一丝痕迹( tinge的名词复数 )
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hue
n.色度;色调;样子
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mellow
adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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urchin
n.顽童;海胆
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mischievous
adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的
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scrambles
n.抢夺( scramble的名词复数 )v.快速爬行( scramble的第三人称单数 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
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reaper
n.收割者,收割机
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
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hind
adj.后面的,后部的
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nefarious
adj.恶毒的,极坏的
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jingle
n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵
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attained
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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mortar
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
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rambling
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
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runaway
n.逃走的人,逃亡,亡命者;adj.逃亡的,逃走的
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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penetrate
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解
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seethe
vi.拥挤,云集;发怒,激动,骚动
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innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
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lodgers
n.房客,租住者( lodger的名词复数 )
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loquacious
adj.多嘴的,饶舌的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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wink
n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁
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ushered
v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
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snug
adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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acquitted
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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dispelling
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的现在分词 )
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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conviviality
n.欢宴,高兴,欢乐
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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trout
n.鳟鱼;鲑鱼(属)
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friction
n.摩擦,摩擦力
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implicit
a.暗示的,含蓄的,不明晰的,绝对的
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acquiesced
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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clove
n.丁香味
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smacking
活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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winked
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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glistened
v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )
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complacent
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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contrition
n.悔罪,痛悔
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groaning
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的
动词groan的现在分词形式
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preys
v.掠食( prey的第三人称单数 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
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discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
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indicted
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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ruminating
v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
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humbly
adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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accosting
v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的现在分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭
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parenthesis
n.圆括号,插入语,插曲,间歇,停歇
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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secreted
v.(尤指动物或植物器官)分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 );隐匿,隐藏
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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frustrating
adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
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innate
adj.天生的,固有的,天赋的
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aloof
adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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spout
v.喷出,涌出;滔滔不绝地讲;n.喷管;水柱
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foretold
v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )
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encumbrance
n.妨碍物,累赘
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uncommonly
adv. 稀罕(极,非常)
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
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inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
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crouched
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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doze
v.打瞌睡;n.打盹,假寐
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shutters
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
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outwards
adj.外面的,公开的,向外的;adv.向外;n.外形
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receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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comedian
n.喜剧演员;滑稽演员
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peal
n.钟声;v.鸣响
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constable
n.(英国)警察,警官
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inflict
vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担
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profuse
adj.很多的,大量的,极其丰富的
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perspiration
n.汗水;出汗
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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subsided
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
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discomfiture
n.崩溃;大败;挫败;困惑
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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Partisanship
n. 党派性, 党派偏见
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impudent
adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的
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inquisitive
adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的
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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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appalling
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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bind
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬
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faltered
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
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bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
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foul
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
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implore
vt.乞求,恳求,哀求
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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premises
n.建筑物,房屋
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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partially
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
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jovial
adj.快乐的,好交际的
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dodge
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计
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indenting
n.成穴的v.切割…使呈锯齿状( indent的现在分词 );缩进排版
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chastisement
n.惩罚