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Chapter Two.
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Describes a merchant and his god, and concludes with “a message from the sea.”
A close-fisted, hard-hearted, narrow-minded, poor-spirited man was John Webster, Esquire, merchant and shipowner, of Ingot Lane, Liverpool. And yet he was not altogether without good points. Indeed, it might be said of him that if he had been reared under more favourable1 circumstances he might have been an ornament2 to society and a blessing3 to his country, for he was intelligent and sociable4, and susceptible5 to some extent of tender influences, when the indulging of amiable6 feelings did not interfere7 with his private interests. In youth he had even gone the length of holding some good principles, and was known to have done one or two noble things—but all this had passed away, for as he grew older the hopeful springs were dried up, one by one, by an all-absorbing passion—the love of money—which ultimately made him what he was, a disgrace to the class to which he belonged, and literally8 (though not, it would seem, in the eye of law) a wholesale9 murderer!
At first he began by holding, and frequently stating, the opinion that the possession of much money was a most desirable thing; which undoubtedly10 was—and is, and will be as long as the world lasts—perfectly true, if the possession be accompanied with God’s blessing. But Mr Webster did not even pretend to look at the thing in that light. He scorned to make use of the worldly man’s “Oh, of course, of course,” when that idea was sometimes suggested to him by
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favourable
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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ornament
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v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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literally
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wholesale
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n.批发;adv.以批发方式;vt.批发,成批出售 | |
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undoubtedly
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Christian
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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abode
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n.住处,住所 | |
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dingy
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miserable
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filthy
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adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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palatial
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adj.宫殿般的,宏伟的 | |
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awry
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adj.扭曲的,错的 | |
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placid
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trifling
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adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的 | |
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deducting
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v.扣除,减去( deduct的现在分词 ) | |
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lodging
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n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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judiciously
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cargo
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n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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cargoes
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n.(船或飞机装载的)货物( cargo的名词复数 );大量,重负 | |
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adv.完全地,绝对地 | |
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<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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displeased
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a.狭窄的 | |
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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adj.湿透的;充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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vehemently
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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malediction
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confidential
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meek
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constraint
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n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物 | |
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wrecked
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adj.失事的,遇难的 | |
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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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temperament
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n.气质,性格,性情 | |
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ashore
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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defective
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adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的 | |
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harry
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vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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fervently
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adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地 | |
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stammered
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fully
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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sobbed
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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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caresses
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爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 ) | |
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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longing
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plied
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v.使用(工具)( ply的过去式和过去分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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thumping
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adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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vessels
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n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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nautical
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solicitation
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lodge
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seaman
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warrior
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manly
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penance
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debit
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ledger
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habitual
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fret
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