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I suppose that every one has made the acquaintance of the subject of this little biography at some time or other, though to others he may not have appeared as he has appeared to me, and, as I know, he has been called by many names. Indeed, when I consider that there have been men and women who have sought his society with a passionate1 eagerness, it is clear to me that his disguises must be extremely subtle, and that he employs them with a just regard for the personalities2 of his companions. For while some have found in his society the ultimate splendour of life, for me he has always been wearisome and ridiculously mean.
Of course it may be that I have known him too long, for even as a child I was accustomed to find him at my side, an unwelcome guest who came and went by no law that p. 100my youthful mind could determine. Certainly in those days he was more capricious, and the method of argument by repetition, which he still employs, was only too well calculated to weary and distress3 a child. But for the rest, the Harold whom I knew then was materially the Harold whom I know now. Conceive a small man so severely4 afflicted5 with St. Vitus’s dance that his features are hardly definable, endow him with a fondness for clothes of dull colours grievously decorated with spots, and a habit of asking meaningless questions over and over again in an utterly6 unemotional voice, and you will be able to form a not unfair estimate of the joys of Harold’s society. There have been exceptions, however, to the detestable colourlessness of Harold’s appearance. I have seen him on occasion dressed in flaming red, like Mephistopheles, and his shrill7 staccato voice has pierced my head like a corkscrew. But these manifestations8 have always been brief, and might even be considered enjoyable when compared with the unrestful monotony of Harold’s society in general.
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1 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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2 personalities | |
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 ) | |
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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7 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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8 manifestations | |
n.表示,显示(manifestation的复数形式) | |
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9 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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12 arrogance | |
n.傲慢,自大 | |
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13 sleepless | |
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的 | |
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14 hatred | |
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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15 fatuity | |
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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n.(皮肤上的)红斑,疹块( blotch的名词复数 );大滴 [大片](墨水或颜色的)污渍 | |
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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