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The long vacation saunters on towards term-time like an idle riververy leisurely1 strolling down a flat country to the sea. Mr. Guppysaunters along with it congenially. He has blunted the blade ofhis penknife and broken the point off by sticking that instrumentinto his desk in every direction. Not that he bears the desk anyill will, but he must do something, and it must be something of anunexciting nature, which will lay neither his physical nor hisintellectual energies under too heavy contribution. He finds thatnothing agrees with him so well as to make little gyrations on oneleg of his stool, and stab his desk, and gape2.
Kenge and Carboy are out of town, and the articled clerk has takenout a shooting license3 and gone down to his father's, and Mr.
Guppy's two fellow-stipendiaries are away on leave. Mr. Guppy andMr. Richard Carstone divide the dignity of the office. But Mr.
Carstone is for the time being established in Kenge's room, whereatMr. Guppy chafes4. So exceedingly that he with biting sarcasminforms his mother, in the confidential5 moments when he sups withher off a lobster6 and lettuce7 in the Old Street Road, that he isafraid the office is hardly good enough for swells8, and that if hehad known there was a swell9 coming, he would have got it painted.
Mr. Guppy suspects everybody who enters on the occupation of astool in Kenge and Carboy's office of entertaining, as a matter ofcourse, sinister10 designs upon him. He is clear that every suchperson wants to
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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gape
v.张口,打呵欠,目瞪口呆地凝视
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license
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
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chafes
v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的第三人称单数 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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lobster
n.龙虾,龙虾肉
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lettuce
n.莴苣;生菜
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swells
增强( swell的第三人称单数 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
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depose
vt.免职;宣誓作证
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adversary
adj.敌手,对手
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eke
v.勉强度日,节约使用
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facetiously
adv.爱开玩笑地;滑稽地,爱开玩笑地
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stature
n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材
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feat
n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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hem
n.贴边,镶边;vt.缝贴边;(in)包围,限制
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paradox
n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法;自相矛盾的人(物)
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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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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manly
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
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cloistered
adj.隐居的,躲开尘世纷争的v.隐退,使与世隔绝( cloister的过去式和过去分词 )
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wafted
v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )
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hip
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
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enlist
vt.谋取(支持等),赢得;征募;vi.入伍
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neatly
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
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butting
用头撞人(犯规动作)
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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plying
v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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colloquy
n.谈话,自由讨论
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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denomination
n.命名,取名,(度量衡、货币等的)单位
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imp
n.顽童
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susceptible
adj.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的
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weird
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
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precociously
Precociously
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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equity
n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票
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roe
n.鱼卵;獐鹿
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poultry
n.家禽,禽肉
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joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
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joints
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语)
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bespeaks
v.预定( bespeak的第三人称单数 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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gravy
n.肉汁;轻易得来的钱,外快
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viands
n.食品,食物
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profundity
n.渊博;深奥,深刻
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veal
n.小牛肉
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pint
n.品脱
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benignity
n.仁慈
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winks
v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
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clatter
v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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tablecloths
n.桌布,台布( tablecloth的名词复数 )
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blotches
n.(皮肤上的)红斑,疹块( blotch的名词复数 );大滴 [大片](墨水或颜色的)污渍
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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adornment
n.装饰;装饰品
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rims
n.(圆形物体的)边( rim的名词复数 );缘;轮辋;轮圈
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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goodwill
n.善意,亲善,信誉,声誉
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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beholding
v.看,注视( behold的现在分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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sarcastic
adj.讥讽的,讽刺的,嘲弄的
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relishing
v.欣赏( relish的现在分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望
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marrow
n.骨髓;精华;活力
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apex
n.顶点,最高点
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maturity
n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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creditors
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
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defiant
adj.无礼的,挑战的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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trenchant
adj.尖刻的,清晰的
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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enlistment
n.应征入伍,获得,取得
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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deducting
v.扣除,减去( deduct的现在分词 )
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tenant
n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用
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concise
adj.简洁的,简明的
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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smuggler
n.走私者
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
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pals
n.朋友( pal的名词复数 );老兄;小子;(对男子的不友好的称呼)家伙
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lodger
n.寄宿人,房客
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ascertain
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
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negotiation
n.谈判,协商
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marrows
n.骨髓(marrow的复数形式)
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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stertorously
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lumber
n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动
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glimmer
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光
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parched
adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干
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smacking
活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的
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discomfiture
n.崩溃;大败;挫败;困惑
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lapse
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
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dozing
v.打瞌睡,假寐
n.瞌睡
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tilts
(意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的)企图,尝试( tilt的名词复数 )
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auspicious
adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的
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impromptu
adj.即席的,即兴的;adv.即兴的(地),无准备的(地)
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whitewashed
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 )
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soda
n.苏打水;汽水
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eminent
adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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awaken
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
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galaxy
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
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seclusion
n.隐遁,隔离
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ogles
v.(向…)抛媚眼,送秋波( ogle的第三人称单数 )
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imposing
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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contemplates
深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的第三人称单数 ); 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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rumours
n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 );风闻;谣言;谣传
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reverts
恢复( revert的第三人称单数 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还
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implicated
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
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inclinations
倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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impelled
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
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secondly
adv.第二,其次