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MEANWHILE Ursula had wandered on from Willey Water along the course of the bright little stream. The afternoon was full of larks1' singing. On the bright hill-sides was a subdued3 smoulder of gorse. A few forgetme-nots flowered by the water. There was a rousedness and a glancing everywhere.
She strayed absorbedly on, over the brooks4. She wanted to go to the millpond above. The big mill-house was deserted5, save for a labourer and his wife who lived in the kitchen. So she passed through the empty farm-yard and through the wilderness6 of a garden, and mounted the bank by the sluice7. When she got to the top, to see the old, velvety8 surface of the pond before her, she noticed a man on the bank, tinkering with a punt. It was Birkin sawing and hammering away.
She stood at the head of the sluice, looking at him. He was unaware9 of anybody's presence. He looked very busy, like a wild animal, active and intent. She felt she ought to go away, he would not want her. He seemed to be so much occupied. But she did not want to go away. Therefore she moved along the bank till he would look up.
Which he soon did. The moment he saw her, he dropped his tools and came forward, saying:
`How do you do? I'm making the punt water-tight. Tell me if you think it is right.'
She went along with him.
`You are your father's daughter, so you can tell me if it will do,' he said.
She bent10 to look at the patched punt.
`I am sure I am my father's daughter,' she said, fearful of having to judge. `But I don't know anything about carpentry. It looks right, don't you think?'
`Yes, I think. I hope it won't let me to the bottom, that's all. Though even so, it isn't a great matter, I should come up again. Help me to get it into the water, will you?'

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n.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的名词复数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的第三人称单数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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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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lustre
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n.光亮,光泽;荣誉 | |
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veered
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v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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bough
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mow
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inhuman
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humiliation
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humiliates
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使蒙羞,羞辱,使丢脸( humiliate的第三人称单数 ) | |
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adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 ) | |
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adj.愉快的,满足的;adv.心满意足地,洋洋得意地;n.心满意足;洋洋得意 | |
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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tangled
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plebeian
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adj.粗俗的;平民的;n.平民;庶民 | |
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patrician
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v.取消,违反( contravene的过去式 ) | |
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myriad
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rosy
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adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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corrupt
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v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的 | |
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v.使…擦痛( gall的第三人称单数 );擦伤;烦扰;侮辱 | |
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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infested
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sarcastic
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oblivious
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adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的 | |
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immersion
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n.沉浸;专心 | |
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detest
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vt.痛恨,憎恶 | |
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loathe
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v.厌恶,嫌恶 | |
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adj.总计的,集合的;n.总数;v.合计;集合 | |
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adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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liars
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vt.蒸馏;提取…的精华,精选出 | |
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abhor
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v.憎恶;痛恨 | |
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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sincerity
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n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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defilement
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n.弄脏,污辱,污秽 | |
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adders
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n.加法器,(欧洲产)蝰蛇(小毒蛇),(北美产无毒的)猪鼻蛇( adder的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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insidious
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persistence
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baboons
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veering
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n.改变的;犹豫的;顺时针方向转向;特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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