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‘MY uncle lay with his eyes half closed, and his nightcap drawn1 almost down to his nose. His fancy was already wandering, and began to mingle2 up the present scene with the crater3 of Vesuvius, the French Opera, the Coliseum at Rome, Dolly’s Chop-house in London, and all the farrago of noted4 places with which the brain of a traveller is crammed5; in a word, he was just falling asleep.’
Thus, that delightful6 writer, WASHINGTON IRVING, in his Tales of a Traveller. But, it happened to me the other night to be lying: not with my eyes half closed, but with my eyes wide open; not with my nightcap drawn almost down to my nose, for on sanitary7 principles I never wear a nightcap: but with my hair pitchforked and touzled all over the pillow; not just falling asleep by any means, but glaringly, persistently8, and obstinately10, broad awake. Perhaps, with no scientific intention or invention, I was illustrating11 the theory of the Duality of the Brain; perhaps one part of my brain, being wakeful, sat up to watch the other part which was sleepy. Be that as it may, something in me was as desirous to go to sleep as it possibly could be, but something else in me WOULD NOT go to sleep, and was as obstinate9 as George the Third.
Thinking of George the Third — for I devote this paper to my train of thoughts as I lay awake: most people lying awake sometimes, and having some interest in the subject — put me in mind of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, and so Benjamin Franklin’s paper on the art of
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往 | |
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crater
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n.火山口,弹坑 | |
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noted
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crammed
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adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式) | |
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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sanitary
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adj.卫生方面的,卫生的,清洁的,卫生的 | |
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persistently
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ad.坚持地;固执地 | |
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obstinate
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adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的 | |
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obstinately
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ad.固执地,顽固地 | |
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给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 ); 说明; 表明; (用示例、图画等)说明 | |
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procuring
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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perfectly
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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quotations
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n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价 | |
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determined
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phenomena
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n.现象 | |
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majesty
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n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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winking
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n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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vagrant
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n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的 | |
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prorogued
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v.使(议会)休会( prorogue的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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scanty
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adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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vault
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n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室 | |
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firmament
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n.苍穹;最高层 | |
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obtrudes
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v.强行向前,强行,强迫( obtrude的第三人称单数 ) | |
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repose
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v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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desperately
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adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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rambled
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(无目的地)漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论 | |
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monks
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humbugs
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lone
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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horrified
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goggle
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vaguely
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ascents
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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beheld
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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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悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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gateway
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n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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vanquished
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v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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triumphant
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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subdued
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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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conveyances
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n.传送( conveyance的名词复数 );运送;表达;运输工具 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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motives
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humane
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kinsman
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n.男亲属 | |
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monotonous
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adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的 | |
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paradox
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n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法;自相矛盾的人(物) | |
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slandered
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造谣中伤( slander的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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pretence
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n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰 | |
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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relishing
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v.欣赏( relish的现在分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望 | |
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admiration
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uncommon
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dexterity
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swollen
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saturated
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figs
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figures 数字,图形,外形 | |
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brutal
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phantom
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consolation
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philosophical
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expediency
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revival
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brutality
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panacea
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brutes
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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inadequately
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contagious
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utterly
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wager
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imprisonment
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aggravated
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使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火 | |
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glorifying
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赞美( glorify的现在分词 ); 颂扬; 美化; 使光荣 | |
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