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CHAPTER 17. Nobody’s Rival
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Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him. As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath1 through some meadows. When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
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This gentleman looked barely thirty. He was well dressed, of a sprightly2 and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion3. As Arthur came over the stile and down to the water’s edge, the lounger glanced at him for a moment, and then resumed his occupation of idly tossing stones into the water with his foot. There was something in his way of spurning4 them out of their places with his heel, and getting them into the required position, that Clennam thought had an air of cruelty in it. Most of us have more or less frequently derived5 a similar impression from a man’s manner of doing some very little thing: plucking a flower, clearing away an obstacle, or even destroying an insentient object.
The gentleman’s thoughts were preoccupied6, as his face showed, and he took no notice of a fine Newfoundland dog, who watched him attentively7, and watched every stone too, in its turn, eager to spring into the river on receiving his master’s sign. The ferry-boat came over, however, without his receiving any sign, and when it grounded his master took him by the collar and walked him into it.
‘Not this morning,’ he said to the dog. ‘You won’t do for ladies’ company, dripping wet. Lie down.’
Clennam followed the man and the dog into the boat, and took his seat. The dog did as he was ordered. The man remained standing9
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1 footpath | |
n.小路,人行道 | |
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2 sprightly | |
adj.愉快的,活泼的 | |
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3 complexion | |
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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4 spurning | |
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的现在分词 ) | |
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5 derived | |
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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6 preoccupied | |
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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7 attentively | |
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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8 attentive | |
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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9 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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10 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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11 ass | |
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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12 assailed | |
v.攻击( assail的过去式和过去分词 );困扰;质问;毅然应对 | |
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13 rosy | |
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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14 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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15 extolled | |
v.赞颂,赞扬,赞美( extol的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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16 crater | |
n.火山口,弹坑 | |
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17 dexterous | |
adj.灵敏的;灵巧的 | |
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18 impudence | |
n.厚颜无耻;冒失;无礼 | |
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19 caressed | |
爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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20 expressive | |
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的 | |
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21 irresolute | |
adj.无决断的,优柔寡断的,踌躇不定的 | |
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22 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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23 gracefully | |
ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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24 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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25 sketch | |
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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26 inconvenient | |
adj.不方便的,令人感到麻烦的 | |
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27 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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28 honourable | |
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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29 luxuriously | |
adv.奢侈地,豪华地 | |
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30 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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31 circumlocution | |
n. 绕圈子的话,迂回累赘的陈述 | |
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32 subdue | |
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制 | |
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33 knave | |
n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克 | |
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34 attained | |
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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35 premises | |
n.建筑物,房屋 | |
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36 conscientiously | |
adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实 | |
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37 scrupulously | |
adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地 | |
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38 genealogy | |
n.家系,宗谱 | |
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39 overcast | |
adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天 | |
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40 comely | |
adj.漂亮的,合宜的 | |
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41 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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42 beguile | |
vt.欺骗,消遣 | |
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43 applied | |
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 | |
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44 leisurely | |
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的 | |
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45 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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46 ramification | |
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47 paternal | |
adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的 | |
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48 commissioner | |
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员 | |
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49 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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50 extremity | |
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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51 eminent | |
adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的 | |
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52 bestow | |
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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53 sedate | |
adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的 | |
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54 deploring | |
v.悲叹,痛惜,强烈反对( deplore的现在分词 ) | |
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55 questionable | |
adj.可疑的,有问题的 | |
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56 cultivation | |
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成 | |
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57 knack | |
n.诀窍,做事情的灵巧的,便利的方法 | |
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58 distinguished | |
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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59 portfolios | |
n.投资组合( portfolio的名词复数 );(保险)业务量;(公司或机构提供的)系列产品;纸夹 | |
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60 ecstasy | |
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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61 obstinately | |
ad.固执地,顽固地 | |
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62 coffin | |
n.棺材,灵柩 | |
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63 dingy | |
adj.昏暗的,肮脏的 | |
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64 ferocious | |
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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65 radical | |
n.激进份子,原子团,根号;adj.根本的,激进的,彻底的 | |
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66 pervaded | |
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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67 opportune | |
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68 solicitous | |
adj.热切的,挂念的 | |
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69 insipid | |
adj.无味的,枯燥乏味的,单调的 | |
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70 solely | |
adv.仅仅,唯一地 | |
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71 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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72 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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73 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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74 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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75 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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76 flask | |
n.瓶,火药筒,砂箱 | |
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77 peculiarity | |
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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78 amiable | |
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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79 prospects | |
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80 solicited | |
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81 exclamation | |
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82 evergreens | |
n.常青树,常绿植物,万年青( evergreen的名词复数 ) | |
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83 drearily | |
沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地 | |
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84 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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