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THE TOILERS OF THE TENEMENTS
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New York City has one hundred thousand people who, under unfavorable conditions, work with their fingers for so little money that they are understood, even by the uninitiated general public, to form a class by themselves. These are by some called sewing-machine workers, by others tenement1 toilers, and by still others sweatshop employees; but, in a general sense, the term, tenement workers, includes them all. They form a great section in one place, and in others little patches, ministered to by storekeepers and trade agents who are as much underpaid and nearly as hard-working as they themselves.
Go into any one of these areas and you will encounter a civilization that is as strange and un-American as if it were not included in this land at all. Pushcarts4 and market-stalls are among the most distinctive5 features. Little stores and grimy windows are also characteristic of these sections. There is an atmosphere of crowdedness and poverty which goes with both. Any one can see that these people are living energetically. There is something about the hurry and enthusiasm of their life that reminds you of ants.
If you stay and turn your attention from the traffic proper, the houses begin to attract your attention. They are nearly all four-story or five-story buildings, with here and there one of six, and still another of seven stories; all without elevators, and all, with the exception of the last,86 exceedingly old. There are narrow entrance-ways, dingy6 and unlighted, which lead up dark and often rickety stairs. There are other alley-ways, which lead, like narrow tunnels, to rear tenements7 and back shops. Iron fire escapes descend8 from the roof to the first floor, in every instance, because the law compels it. Iron stairways sometimes ascend9, where no other means of entrance is to be had. There are old pipes which lead upward and carry water. No such thing as sanitary
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1 tenement | |
n.公寓;房屋 | |
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2 toil | |
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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3 pushcart | |
n.手推车 | |
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4 pushcarts | |
n.手推车( pushcart的名词复数 ) | |
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5 distinctive | |
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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6 dingy | |
adj.昏暗的,肮脏的 | |
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7 tenements | |
n.房屋,住户,租房子( tenement的名词复数 ) | |
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8 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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9 ascend | |
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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10 sanitary | |
adj.卫生方面的,卫生的,清洁的,卫生的 | |
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11 plumbing | |
n.水管装置;水暖工的工作;管道工程v.用铅锤测量(plumb的现在分词);探究 | |
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12 stationary | |
adj.固定的,静止不动的 | |
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13 subdivided | |
再分,细分( subdivide的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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14 huddle | |
vi.挤作一团;蜷缩;vt.聚集;n.挤在一起的人 | |
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15 utensils | |
器具,用具,器皿( utensil的名词复数 ); 器物 | |
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16 creeds | |
(尤指宗教)信条,教条( creed的名词复数 ) | |
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17 wagons | |
n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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18 inspector | |
n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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19 inspectors | |
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 );(英国公共汽车或火车上的)查票员;(警察)巡官;检阅官 | |
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20 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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21 middle-aged | |
adj.中年的 | |
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22 aged | |
adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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23 veins | |
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
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24 tinge | |
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息 | |
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25 labor | |
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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26 buckles | |
搭扣,扣环( buckle的名词复数 ) | |
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27 basted | |
v.打( baste的过去式和过去分词 );粗缝;痛斥;(烤肉等时)往上抹[浇]油 | |
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28 innate | |
adj.天生的,固有的,天赋的 | |
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29 whitewashed | |
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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30 license | |
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许 | |
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31 leisurely | |
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32 belongings | |
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33 concealing | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 ) | |
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34 browbeat | |
v.欺侮;吓唬 | |
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35 authoritatively | |
命令式地,有权威地,可信地 | |
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36 nervously | |
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37 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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38 careworn | |
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39 heed | |
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40 vaguely | |
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41 expressive | |
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42 helping | |
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43 distressed | |
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44 nonplussed | |
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45 penal | |
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46 offense | |
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47 contractor | |
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48 dwellers | |
n.居民,居住者( dweller的名词复数 ) | |
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49 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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50 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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51 chatter | |
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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52 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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53 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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54 proprietor | |
n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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55 fawning | |
adj.乞怜的,奉承的v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的现在分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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56 curiously | |
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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57 bribe | |
n.贿赂;v.向…行贿,买通 | |
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58 overalls | |
n.(复)工装裤;长罩衣 | |
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59 jerseys | |
n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 ) | |
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60 allied | |
adj.协约国的;同盟国的 | |
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61 physically | |
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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62 dwellings | |
n.住处,处所( dwelling的名词复数 ) | |
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63 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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64 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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65 tenants | |
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者 | |
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66 blessing | |
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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67 stifle | |
vt.使窒息;闷死;扼杀;抑止,阻止 | |
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68 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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69 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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70 interfere | |
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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71 toiling | |
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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72 imposing | |
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的 | |
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73 automobiles | |
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 ) | |
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74 warped | |
adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾, | |
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75 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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76 portrayed | |
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 );描述;描绘;描画 | |
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77 inoculated | |
v.给…做预防注射( inoculate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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78 infancy | |
n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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79 doctrine | |
n.教义;主义;学说 | |
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