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I lay ill through several weeks, and the usual tenor1 of my lifebecame like an old remembrance. But this was not the effect oftime so much as of the change in all my habits made by thehelplessness and inaction of a sick-room. Before I had beenconfined to it many days, everything else seemed to have retiredinto a remote distance where there was little or no separationbetween the various stages of my life which had been really dividedby years. In falling ill, I seemed to have crossed a dark lake andto have left all my experiences, mingled2 together by the greatdistance, on the healthy shore.
My housekeeping duties, though at first it caused me great anxietyto think that they were unperformed, were soon as far off as theoldest of the old duties at Greenleaf or the summer afternoons whenI went home from school with my portfolio3 under my arm, and mychildish shadow at my side, to my godmother's house. I had neverknown before how short life really was and into how small a spacethe mind could put it.
While I was very ill, the way in which these divisions of timebecame confused with one another distressed4 my mind exceedingly.
At once a child, an elder girl, and the little woman I had been sohappy as, I was not only oppressed by cares and difficultiesadapted to each station, but by the great perplexity of endlesslytrying to reconcile them. I suppose that few who have not been insuch a condition can quite understand what I mean or what painfulunrest arose from this source.
For the same reason I am almost afraid to hint at that time in mydisorder--it seemed one long night, but I believe there were bothnights and days in it--when I laboured up colossal5 staircases, everstriving to reach the top, and ever turned, as I have seen a wormin a garden path, by some obstruction6, and labouring again. I knewperfectly at intervals8, and I think vaguely
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tenor
n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
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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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portfolio
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位
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distressed
痛苦的
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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obstruction
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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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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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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beads
n.(空心)小珠子( bead的名词复数 );水珠;珠子项链
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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intelligible
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的
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alleviate
v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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boundless
adj.无限的;无边无际的;巨大的
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imploring
恳求的,哀求的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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joyful
adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的
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delicacies
n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 );精致;精美的食物;周到
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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sob
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
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guardian
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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abetter
n.教唆者,怂恿者
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warped
adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾,
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perverted
adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 );腐蚀;败坏;使堕落
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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benevolent
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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prospered
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
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dame
n.女士
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depreciated
v.贬值,跌价,减价( depreciate的过去式和过去分词 );贬低,蔑视,轻视
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procrastinates
拖延,耽搁( procrastinate的第三人称单数 )
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sanguine
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
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broach
v.开瓶,提出(题目)
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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ward
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
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ardently
adv.热心地,热烈地
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inflexibility
n.不屈性,顽固,不变性;不可弯曲;非挠性;刚性
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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vows
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿
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emphatic
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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waned
v.衰落( wane的过去式和过去分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
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rumour
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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demolition
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
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eminent
adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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blessings
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福
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aspire
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
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industrious
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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rambling
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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diminutive
adj.小巧可爱的,小的
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anecdote
n.轶事,趣闻,短故事
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acquiesced
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
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suavity
n.温和;殷勤
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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mace
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮
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confided
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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tambourine
n.铃鼓,手鼓
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debtors
n.债务人,借方( debtor的名词复数 )
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narrative
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
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softening
变软,软化
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sipped
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
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illustrated
adj. 有插图的,列举的
动词illustrate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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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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shipwreck
n.船舶失事,海难
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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survivors
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
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emaciated
adj.衰弱的,消瘦的
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seethe
vi.拥挤,云集;发怒,激动,骚动
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gallant
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
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exultation
n.狂喜,得意
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renown
n.声誉,名望
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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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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bondage
n.奴役,束缚
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pang
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷