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“The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her. “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had. I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one. I think I really went somewhere and came back. I often wonder why I came back. It was only a short dream, so simple that there is scarcely anything to tell, and perhaps it will not convey anything to you. But it has been part of my life—that time when I was Out on the Hillside. That is what I call The Dream to myself, ‘Out on the Hillside,’ as if it were a kind of unearthly poem. But it wasn’t. It was more real than anything I have ever felt. It was real—real! I wish that I could tell it so that you would know how real it was.”
I felt almost piteous in my
longing1 to make her know. I knew she was afraid of something, and if I could make her know how REAL that one brief dream had been she would not be afraid any more. And I loved her, I loved her so much!
“I was asleep one night at Muircarrie,” I went on, “and suddenly, without any preparatory dreaming, I was
standing2 out on a hillside in moonlight softer and more
exquisite3 than I had ever seen or known before. Perhaps I was still in my nightgown—I don’t know. My feet were bare on the grass, and I wore something light and white which did not seem to touch me. If it touched me I did not feel it. My bare feet did not feel the grass; they only knew it was beneath them.
“It was a low hill I stood on, and I was only on the side of it. And in spite of the thrilling beauty of the moon, all but the part I stood on melted into soft, beautiful shadow, all below me and above me. But I did not turn to look at or ask myself about anything. You see the difficulty is that there are no earthly words to tell it! All my being was
ecstasy4—pure, light ecstasy! Oh, what poor words— But I know no others. If I said that I was happy—HAPPY!—it would be nothing. I WAS happiness itself, I WAS pure
rapture5! I did not look at the beauty of the night, the sky, the marvelous melting shadow. I was PART of it all, one with it. Nothing held me nothing! The beauty of the night, the light, the air WERE what I was, and I was only thrilling ecstasy and wonder at the rapture of it.”
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longing
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| n.（for）渴望 |
参考例句： |
- Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
- His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
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standing
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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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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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exquisite
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| adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的 |
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- I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
- I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
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ecstasy
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| n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷 |
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- He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
- Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。
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rapture
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| n.狂喜；全神贯注；着迷；v.使狂喜 |
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- His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
- In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地，被他父亲打断了。
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marvel
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| vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事 |
参考例句： |
- The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
- The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
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relaxation
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| n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐 |
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- The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
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repose
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| v.(使)休息；n.安息 |
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- Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
- Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。
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awaken
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| vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起 |
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- Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
- Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。
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passionately
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| ad.热烈地，激烈地 |
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- She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
- He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。
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awakened
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| v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到 |
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- She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
- The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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awakening
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| n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的 |
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- the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
- People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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aspiring
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| adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求 |
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- Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
- He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句
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mere
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| adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过 |
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- That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
- It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
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woe
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| n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 |
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- Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
- A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。
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