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Chapter XXVII
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Chapter XXVII
I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum1 or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s. It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness. She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine. She had an imagination that kindled2 at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted. These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly. It seemed to her companions that she talked less than usual, and Ralph Touchett, when he appeared to be looking listlessly and awkwardly over her head, was really dropping on her an intensity3 of observation. By her own measure she was very happy; she would even have been willing to take these hours for the happiest she was ever to know. The sense of the terrible human past was heavy to her, but that of something altogether contemporary would suddenly give it wings that it could wave in the blue. Her consciousness was so mixed that she scarcely knew where the different parts of it would lead her, and she went about in a repressed ecstasy4 of contemplation, seeing often in the things she looked at a great deal more than was there, and yet not seeing many of the items enumerated5 in her Murray. Rome, as Ralph said, confessed to the psychological moment. The herd6 of reechoing tourists had departed and most of the solemn places had relapsed into solemnity. The sky was a blaze of blue, and the plash of the fountains in their mossy niches7 had lost its chill and doubled its music. On the corners of the warm, bright streets one stumbled on bundles of flowers. Our friends had gone one afternoon — it was the third of their stay — to look at the latest
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1 forum | |
n.论坛,讨论会 | |
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2 kindled | |
(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光 | |
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3 intensity | |
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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4 ecstasy | |
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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5 enumerated | |
v.列举,枚举,数( enumerate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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6 herd | |
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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7 niches | |
壁龛( niche的名词复数 ); 合适的位置[工作等]; (产品的)商机; 生态位(一个生物所占据的生境的最小单位) | |
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8 excavations | |
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9 excavation | |
n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地 | |
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10 descended | |
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11 reverence | |
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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12 grooves | |
n.沟( groove的名词复数 );槽;老一套;(某种)音乐节奏v.沟( groove的第三人称单数 );槽;老一套;(某种)音乐节奏 | |
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13 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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14 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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15 delightful | |
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16 attentive | |
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17 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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18 hover | |
vi.翱翔,盘旋;徘徊;彷徨,犹豫 | |
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19 fluency | |
n.流畅,雄辩,善辩 | |
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20 impair | |
v.损害,损伤;削弱,减少 | |
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21 admonished | |
v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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22 briefly | |
adv.简单地,简短地 | |
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23 prostrate | |
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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24 solitude | |
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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25 rugged | |
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26 relics | |
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸 | |
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27 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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28 corrosion | |
n.腐蚀,侵蚀;渐渐毁坏,渐衰 | |
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29 subtlety | |
n.微妙,敏锐,精巧;微妙之处,细微的区别 | |
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30 archer | |
n.射手,弓箭手 | |
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31 hovered | |
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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32 bent | |
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33 slabs | |
n.厚板,平板,厚片( slab的名词复数 );厚胶片 | |
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34 vaguely | |
adv.含糊地,暖昧地 | |
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35 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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36 minor | |
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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37 humanely | |
adv.仁慈地;人道地;富人情地;慈悲地 | |
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38 fluted | |
a.有凹槽的 | |
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39 shaft | |
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40 specimen | |
n.样本,标本 | |
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41 random | |
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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42 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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43 abruptly | |
adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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44 impunity | |
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45 burnished | |
adj.抛光的,光亮的v.擦亮(金属等),磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 );被擦亮,磨光 | |
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46 heterogeneous | |
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47 wont | |
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48 complexion | |
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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49 seasoning | |
n.调味;调味料;增添趣味之物 | |
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50 manly | |
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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51 noted | |
adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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52 fixtures | |
(房屋等的)固定装置( fixture的名词复数 ); 如(浴盆、抽水马桶); 固定在某位置的人或物; (定期定点举行的)体育活动 | |
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53 ornaments | |
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 ) | |
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54 simplicity | |
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
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55 utterance | |
n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
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56 consolation | |
n.安慰,慰问 | |
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57 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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58 elation | |
n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意 | |
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59 majesty | |
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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60 systematically | |
adv.有系统地 | |
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61 spoke | |
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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62 concealed | |
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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63 enquired | |
打听( enquire的过去式和过去分词 ); 询问; 问问题; 查问 | |
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64 junction | |
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站 | |
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65 frankly | |
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 | |
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66 compassion | |
n.同情,怜悯 | |
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67 displease | |
vt.使不高兴,惹怒;n.不悦,不满,生气 | |
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68 mounds | |
土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆 | |
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69 aperture | |
n.孔,隙,窄的缺口 | |
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70 qualified | |
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的 | |
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71 hilarity | |
n.欢乐;热闹 | |
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72 facetiously | |
adv.爱开玩笑地;滑稽地,爱开玩笑地 | |
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73 discreet | |
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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74 importunate | |
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75 mere | |
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76 sincerity | |
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77 affected | |
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78 dome | |
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79 drizzle | |
v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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80 incense | |
v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气 | |
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81 gilt | |
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82 mosaic | |
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83 sublime | |
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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84 profane | |
adj.亵神的,亵渎的;vt.亵渎,玷污 | |
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85 mingle | |
vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往 | |
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86 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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87 accentuated | |
v.重读( accentuate的过去式和过去分词 );使突出;使恶化;加重音符号于 | |
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88 choir | |
n.唱诗班,唱诗班的席位,合唱团,舞蹈团;v.合唱 | |
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89 inquisitive | |
adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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90 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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91 recesses | |
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
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92 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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93 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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94 promptly | |
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95 dispelling | |
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的现在分词 ) | |
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96 cleaving | |
v.劈开,剁开,割开( cleave的现在分词 ) | |
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97 benevolence | |
n.慈悲,捐助 | |
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98 rosier | |
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99 unnatural | |
adj.不自然的;反常的 | |
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100 enquiring | |
a.爱打听的,显得好奇的 | |
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101 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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102 liking | |
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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103 apprehended | |
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解 | |
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104 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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105 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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106 groaned | |
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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