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Chapter Two.
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A Lazy Couple described—and roused.
Fran?ois La Certe was seated on the floor of his hut smoking a long clay pipe beside an open wood fire when Fergus McKay approached. His wife was seated beside him calmly smoking a shorter pipe with obvious enjoyment1.
The man was a Canadian half-breed. His wife was an Indian woman. They were both moderately young and well matched, for they thoroughly2 agreed in everything conceivable—or otherwise. In the length and breadth of the Settlement there could not have been found a lazier or more good-natured or good-for-nothing couple than La Certe and his spouse3. Love was, if we may venture to say so, the chief element in the character of each. Love of self was the foundation. Then, happily, love of each other came next. Rising gracefully4, the superstructure may be described as, love of tobacco, love of tea, love of ease, and love of general comfort, finishing off with a top-dressing, or capital, of pronounced, decided5, and apparently6 incurable7 love of indolence. They had only one clear and unmistakable hatred8 about them, and that was the hatred of work. They had a child about four years of age which was like-minded—and not unlike-bodied.
In the wilderness9, as in the city, such individuals are well-known by the similarity of their characteristics. It is not that they can’t work, but they won’t work—though, of course, if taxed with this disposition10 they would
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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spouse
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gracefully
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ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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wilderness
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disposition
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disclaim
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v.放弃权利,拒绝承认 | |
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remonstrance
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n抗议,抱怨 | |
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enraged
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使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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mingled
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persistent
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inevitably
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degradation
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inevitable
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justifiable
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bleak
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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adept
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giggle
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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mingling
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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maple
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beverage
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n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料 | |
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patois
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wont
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scotch
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eccentricities
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n.古怪行为( eccentricity的名词复数 );反常;怪癖 | |
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hilarious
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marrow
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gust
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momentary
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shingles
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rattled
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groaning
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placid
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habitually
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ad.习惯地,通常地 | |
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partially
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sedate
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adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的 | |
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destitute
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adj.缺乏的;穷困的 | |
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plausible
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adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的 | |
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quaffing
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v.痛饮( quaff的现在分词 );畅饮;大口大口将…喝干;一饮而尽 | |
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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impatience
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n.不耐烦,急躁 | |
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exasperating
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adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式 | |
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discomfort
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n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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spectral
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adj.幽灵的,鬼魂的 | |
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giggled
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v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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exhaustion
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n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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corpse
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n.尸体,死尸 | |
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vitality
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scattering
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flakes
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小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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incapable
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behold
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apathetic
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chafe
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exhausted
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utterly
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discomforts
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