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Chapter Twenty.
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Harold Appears in a New Character, and Two Old Characters Reappear to Harold.
The mind of Yambo was a strange compound—a curious mixture of gravity and rollicking joviality1; at one time displaying a phase of intense solemnity; at another exhibiting quiet pleasantry and humour, but earnestness was the prevailing2 trait of his character. Whether indulging his passionate3 fondness for the jumping-jack4, or engaged in guiding the deliberations of his counsellors, the earnest chief was equally devoted5 to the work in hand. Being a savage6—and, consequently, led entirely7 by feeling, which is perhaps the chief characteristic of savage, as distinguished8 from civilised, man,—he hated his enemies with exceeding bitterness, and loved his friends with all his heart.
Yambo was very tender to Harold during his illness, and the latter felt corresponding gratitude9, so that there sprang up between the two a closer friendship than one could have supposed to be possible, considering that they were so different from each other, mentally, physically10, and socially, and that their only mode of exchanging ideas was through the medium of a very incompetent11 interpreter.
Among other things Harold discovered that his friend the chief was extremely fond of anecdotes
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joviality
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passionate
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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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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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distinguished
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gratitude
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physically
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incompetent
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anecdotes
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n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 ) | |
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narrating
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v.故事( narrate的现在分词 ) | |
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bin
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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narratives
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记叙文( narrative的名词复数 ); 故事; 叙述; 叙述部分 | |
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exhausted
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recur
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vi.复发,重现,再发生 | |
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auditors
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n.审计员,稽核员( auditor的名词复数 );(大学课程的)旁听生 | |
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incapable
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adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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promulgated
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axiomatic
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verities
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Christian
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n.眉毛,眉 | |
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creed
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salvation
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n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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saviour
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affected
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savages
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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outskirts
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n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿 | |
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survivors
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幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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Augmented
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tributaries
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villain
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meditated
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ransom
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thither
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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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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lash
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wrath
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complimentary
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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procure
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procured
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rumours
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