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Some years later, as I looked out of my window one dull November day, the only cheerful thing I saw was the red cap of a messenger who was examining the slate1 that hung on a wall opposite my hotel. A tall man with gray hair and beard, one arm, and a blue army-coat. I always salute2, figuratively at least, when I see that familiar blue, especially if one sleeve of the coat is empty; so I watched the messenger with interest as he trudged4 away on some new errand, wishing he had a better day and a thicker pair of boots. He was an unusually large, well-made man, and reminded me of a fine building going to ruin before its time; for the broad shoulders were bent5, there was a stiffness about the long legs suggestive of wounds or rheumatism6, and the curly hair looked as if snow had fallen on it too soon. Sitting at work in my window, I fell into the way of watching my Red Cap, as I called him, with more interest than I did the fat doves on the roof opposite, or the pert sparrows hopping7 in the mud below. I liked the steady way in which he plodded8 on through fair weather or foul9, as if intent on doing well the one small service he had found to do. I liked his cheerful whistle as he stood waiting for a job under the porch of the public building where his slate hung, watching the luxurious10 carriages roll by, and the well-to-do gentlemen who daily passed him to their comfortable homes, with a steady, patient sort of face, as if wondering at the inequalities of fortune, yet neither melancholy11 nor morose
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1 slate | |
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订 | |
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2 salute | |
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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3 specially | |
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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4 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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5 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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6 rheumatism | |
n.风湿病 | |
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7 hopping | |
n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式 | |
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8 plodded | |
v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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9 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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10 luxurious | |
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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11 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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12 morose | |
adj.脾气坏的,不高兴的 | |
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13 rust | |
n.锈;v.生锈;(脑子)衰退 | |
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14 banished | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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15 spoke | |
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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16 condemnation | |
n.谴责; 定罪 | |
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17 pester | |
v.纠缠,强求 | |
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18 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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19 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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20 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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21 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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22 snug | |
adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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23 trotting | |
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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24 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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25 prospering | |
成功,兴旺( prosper的现在分词 ) | |
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26 hospitable | |
adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的 | |
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