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Peter Mactavish becomes an amateur doctor; Charley promulgates1 his views of things in general to Kate; and Kate waxes sagacious.
Shortly after the catastrophe2 just related, Charley opened his eyes to consciousness, and aroused himself out of a prolonged fainting fit, under the combined influence of a strong constitution and the medical treatment of his friends.
Medical treatment in the wilds of North America, by the way, is very original in its character, and is founded on principles so vague that no one has ever keen found capable of stating them clearly. Owing to the stubborn fact that there are no doctors in the country, men have been thrown upon their own resources, and as a natural consequence every man is a doctor. True, there are two, it may be three, real doctors in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s employment; but as one of these is resident on the shores of Hudson’s Bay, another in Oregon, and a third in Red River Settlement, they are not considered available for every case of emergency that may chance to occur in the hundreds of little outposts, scattered3 far and wide over the whole continent of North America, with miles and miles of primeval wilderness4 between each. We do not think, therefore, that when we say there are no doctors in the country, we use a culpable5 amount of exaggeration.
If a man gets ill, he goes on till he gets better; and if he doesn’t get better, he dies. To avert6 such an undesirable7 consummation, desperate and random8 efforts are made in an amateur way. The old proverb that “extremes meet” is verified. And in a land where no doctors are to be had for love or money, doctors meet you at every turn, ready to practise on everything, with anything, and all for nothing, on the shortest possible notice. As may be supposed, the practice is novel, and not unfrequently extremely wild. Tooth-drawing is considered child’s play—
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v.宣扬(某事物)( promulgate的第三人称单数 );传播;公布;颁布(法令、新法律等) | |
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culpable
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propensity
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sputtered
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feat
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abruptly
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testily
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adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地 | |
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distraction
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groom
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raving
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maniac
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n.精神癫狂的人;疯子 | |
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 ) | |
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consternation
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graphic
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rhinoceros
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n.犀牛 | |
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remarkably
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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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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mantle
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persevering
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a.坚忍不拔的 | |
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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siesta
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previously
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vent
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scrambled
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drowsy
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adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的 | |
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prospects
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impending
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a.imminent, about to come or happen | |
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calamity
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outrageous
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willow
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creek
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哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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entirely
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eccentricities
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buffalo
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