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Mr. Harold Moore was a bilious-countenanced, studious young man. He took himself very seriously, and life, and his work, which latter was the tutoring of the young son of a British nobleman. He felt that his charge was not making the progress that his parents had a right to expect, and he was now conscientiously1 explaining this fact to the boy's mother.
"It's not that he isn't bright," he was saying; "if that were true I should have hopes of succeeding, for then I might bring to bear all my energies in overcoming his obtuseness2; but the trouble is that he is exceptionally intelligent, and learns so quickly that I can find no fault in the matter of the preparation of his lessons. What concerns me, however, is the fact that he evidently takes no interest whatever in the subjects we are studying. He merely accomplishes each lesson as a task to be rid of as quickly as possible and I am sure that no lesson ever again enters his mind until the hours of study and recitation once more arrive. His sole interests seem to be feats3 of physical prowess and the reading of everything that he can get hold of relative to savage4 beasts and the lives and customs of uncivilized peoples; but particularly do stories of animals appeal to him. He will sit for hours together poring over the work of some African explorer, and upon two occasions I have found him setting up in bed at night reading Carl Hagenbeck's book on men and beasts."
"You discourage this, of course?" she ventured.
"I—ah—essayed to take the book from him," he replied, a slight flush mounting his sallow cheek; "but—ah—your son is quite muscular for one so young."
"He wouldn't let you take it?" asked the mother.
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adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实 | |
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感觉迟钝 | |
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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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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adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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hearth
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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perfectly
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gorilla
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n.大猩猩,暴徒,打手 | |
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growls
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prostrate
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shriek
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v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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spoke
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jack
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n.大叫,呐喊,喘息声;v.叫喊,喘息 | |
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noted
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adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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mollycoddle
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v.溺爱,娇养 | |
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anthropoid
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adj.像人类的,类人猿的;n.类人猿;像猿的人 | |
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necessitated
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使…成为必要,需要( necessitate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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sane
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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frightful
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alluring
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solicitude
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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glamour
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n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住 | |
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lust
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n.性(淫)欲;渴(欲)望;vi.对…有强烈的欲望 | |
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defiant
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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manly
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adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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candor
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n.坦白,率真 | |
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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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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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v.放弃,撤回,让与,放手 | |
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infinitely
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admonished
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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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possessed
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adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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conversational
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villain
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n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因 | |
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v.喷出,涌出;滔滔不绝地讲;n.喷管;水柱 | |
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v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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suffocate
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vt.使窒息,使缺氧,阻碍;vi.窒息,窒息而亡,阻碍发展 | |
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frenzy
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plight
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hysterical
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adj.情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的 | |
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dilemma
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n.困境,进退两难的局面 | |
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eternity
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n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷 | |
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intervals
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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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ascending
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adj.上升的,向上的 | |
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laboriously
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adv.艰苦地;费力地;辛勤地;(文体等)佶屈聱牙地 | |
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succor
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n.援助,帮助;v.给予帮助 | |
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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stifling
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a.令人窒息的 | |
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numbing
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proximity
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devoted
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jabbering
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v.急切而含混不清地说( jabber的现在分词 );急促兴奋地说话;结结巴巴 | |
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mumbling
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含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 ) | |
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爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 | |
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fangs
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delirious
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hooted
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growling
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butts
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笑柄( butt的名词复数 ); (武器或工具的)粗大的一端; 屁股; 烟蒂 | |
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