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THE STORY OF THE YEAR
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It was near the end of January, and a terrible fall of snow was pelting1 down, and whirling through the streets and lanes; the windows were plastered with snow on the outside, snow fell in masses from the roofs. Every one seemed in a great hurry; they ran, they flew, fell into each other's arms, holding fast for a moment as long as they could stand safely. Coaches and horses looked as if they had been frosted with sugar. The footmen stood with their backs against the carriages, so as to turn their faces from the wind. The foot passengers kept within the shelter of the carriages, which could only move slowly on in the deep snow. At last the storm abated3, and a narrow path was swept clean in front of the houses; when two persons met in this path they stood still, for neither liked to take the first step on one side into the deep snow to let the other pass him. There they stood silent and motionless, till at last, as if by tacit consent, they each sacrificed a leg and buried it in the deep snow. Towards evening, the weather became calm. The sky, cleared from the snow, looked more lofty and transparent4, while the stars shone with new brightness and purity. The frozen snow crackled under foot, and was quite firm enough to bear the sparrows, who hopped6 upon it in the morning dawn. They searched for food in the path which had been swept, but there was very little for them, and they were terribly cold. "Tweet, tweet," said one to another; "they call this a new year, but I think it is worse than the last. We might just as well have kept the old year; I'm quite unhappy, and I have a right to be so."
"Yes, you have; and yet the people ran about and fired off guns, to usher7 in the new year," said a little shivering sparrow. "They threw things against the doors, and were quite beside themselves with joy, because the old year had disappeared. I was glad too, for I expected we should have some warm days, but my hopes have come to nothing. It freezes harder than ever; I think mankind have made a mistake in reckoning time."
"That they have," said a third, an old sparrow with a white poll; "they have something they call a calendar; it's an invention of their own, and everything must be arranged according to it, but it won't do. When spring comes, then the year begins. It is the voice of nature, and I reckon by that."
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pelting
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| 微不足道的,无价值的,盛怒的 | |
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din
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| n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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abated
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| 减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
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transparent
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| adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的 | |
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hop
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| n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过 | |
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| 跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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| n.带位员,招待员;vt.引导,护送;vi.做招待,担任引座员 | |
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stork
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hopping
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| n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式 | |
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chirping
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| 鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的现在分词 ) | |
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strew
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| vt.撒;使散落;撒在…上,散布于 | |
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frieze
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| n.(墙上的)横饰带,雕带 | |
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raven
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| n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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condescending
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| adj.谦逊的,故意屈尊的 | |
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guardian
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| v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔 | |
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burnished
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| adj.抛光的,光亮的v.擦亮(金属等),磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 );被擦亮,磨光 | |
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fixed
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| adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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resounded
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| v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音 | |
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moss
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| n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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storks
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enveloped
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| v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mighty
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rustling
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apron
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scattered
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| adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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chirped
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| 鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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dame
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fragrance
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primroses
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| n.报春花( primrose的名词复数 );淡黄色;追求享乐(招至恶果) | |
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anemones
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| n.银莲花( anemone的名词复数 );海葵 | |
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betrothed
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canopy
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foliage
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| n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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varied
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| adj.多样的,多变化的 | |
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refreshing
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| adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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| 使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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brooks
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rivulets
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velvety
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| adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的 | |
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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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| 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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lark
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| n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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willows
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| n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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glossy
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| adj.平滑的;有光泽的 | |
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ripening
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gathering
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wavy
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indigo
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| n.靛青,靛蓝 | |
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swooped
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suspense
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| n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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deafening
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moor
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boughs
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watery
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gnats
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thither
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dome
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| n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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scarlet
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| vt.使美化,装饰 | |
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ravens
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| 英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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graceful
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