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DESPITE himself Jude recovered somewhat, and worked at his trade for several weeks. After Christmas, however, he broke down again.
With the money he had earned he shifted his lodgings1 to a yet more central part of the town. But Arabella saw that he was not likely to do much work for a long while, and was cross enough at the turn affairs had taken since her remarriage to him. "I'm hanged if you haven't been clever in this last stroke!" she would say, "to get a nurse for nothing by marrying me!"
Jude was absolutely indifferent to what she said, and indeed, often regarded her abuse in a humorous light. Sometimes his mood was more earnest, and as he lay he often rambled2 on upon the defeat of his early aims.
"Every man has some little power in some one direction," he would say. "I was never really stout3 enough for the stone trade, particularly the fixing. Moving the blocks always used to strain me, and standing4 the trying draughts5 in buildings before the windows are in always gave me colds, and I think that began the mischief6 inside. But I felt I could do one thing if I had the opportunity. I could accumulate ideas, and impart them to others. I wonder if the founders7 had such as I in their minds--a fellow good for nothing else but that particular thing? ... I hear that soon there is going to be a better chance for such helpless students as I was. There are schemes afoot for making the university less exclusive, and extending its influence. I don't know much about it. And it is too late, too late for me! Ah--and for how many worthier8 ones before me!"
"How you keep a-mumbling!" said Arabella. "I should have thought you'd have got over all that craze about books by this time. And so you would, if you'd had any sense to begin with. You are as bad now as when we were first married."
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n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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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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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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n. <英>国际跳棋 | |
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6 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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7 founders | |
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 ) | |
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应得某事物( worthy的比较级 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征 | |
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9 rivalry | |
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗 | |
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10 generosity | |
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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11 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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迷信,迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 ) | |
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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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v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的第三人称单数 );极不喜欢 | |
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n.尊重,顺从;敬意 | |
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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18 profane | |
adj.亵神的,亵渎的;vt.亵渎,玷污 | |
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22 practitioner | |
n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者 | |
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表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 smacking | |
活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的 | |
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