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Courtiers wittily1 say that horseback riding is the only thing in which a prince is apt to excel, for the reason that the horse never flatters and would as soon throw him as if he were a groom2. Therefore it is only by actually mastering the art of riding that a prince can hold his place with the noblest of the four-footed animals.
Happily there is now another locomotive contrivance which is no flatterer, and which peasant and prince must master, if they do this at all, by the democratic route of honest hard work. Well will it be for rulers when 19 the tough old Yorkshire proverb applies to them as strictly3 as to the lowest of their subjects: “It’s dogged as does it.” We all know the old saying, “Fire is a good servant, but a bad master.” This is equally true of the bicycle: if you give it an inch—nay, a hair—it will take an ell—nay, an evolution—and you a contusion, or, like enough, a perforated kneecap.
Not a single friend encouraged me to learn the bicycle except an active-minded young school-teacher, Miss Luther, of my hometown, Evanston, who came several times with her wheel and gave me lessons. I also took a few lessons in a stuffy4, semi-subterranean gallery in Chicago. But at fifty-three I was at more disadvantage than most people, for not only had I the impedimenta that result from the unnatural5 style of dress, but I also suffered from the sedentary habits of a lifetime. And then that small world (which is our real one) of those who loved me best, and who considered themselves largely 20 responsible for my every-day methods of life, did not encourage me, but in their affectionate solicitude—and with abundant reason—thought I should “break my bones” and “spoil my future.” It must be said, however, to their everlasting7 praise, that they opposed no objection when they saw that my will was firmly set to do this thing; on the contrary, they put me in the way of carrying out my purpose, and lent to my
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1 wittily | |
机智地,机敏地 | |
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2 groom | |
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁 | |
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adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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9 countenances | |
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adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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14 offsetting | |
n.偏置法v.抵消( offset的现在分词 );补偿;(为了比较的目的而)把…并列(或并置);为(管道等)装支管 | |
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15 chaos | |
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25 interval | |
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26 rudiments | |
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27 winsome | |
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28 trepidation | |
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30 descending | |
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31 resolutely | |
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33 steer | |
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34 mere | |
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35 treacherous | |
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39 melancholy | |
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43 heed | |
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44 nurture | |
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50 apparition | |
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一般化( generalization的名词复数 ); 普通化; 归纳; 概论 | |
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54 obtrude | |
v.闯入;侵入;打扰 | |
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56 tinged | |
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57 correlation | |
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58 tremor | |
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59 vigor | |
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60 precisely | |
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61 persistence | |
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62 creed | |
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63 impetus | |
n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 | |
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64 gutter | |
n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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65 turret | |
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66 wrought | |
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67 bruises | |
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68 brink | |
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69 delightful | |
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70 determined | |
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71 inscription | |
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72 sarcastically | |
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73 faculty | |
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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74 virtues | |
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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75 peculiarity | |
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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77 dubious | |
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78 spurt | |
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79 perpendicular | |
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80 anecdote | |
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81 truthfulness | |
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82 exhortation | |
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83 worthy | |
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84 astonishment | |
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85 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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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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