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Volume One--Chapter Seventeen. End of a Struggle.
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It was not one of his official bilious1 attacks that Darius had on the following day; he only yielded himself up in the complete grand manner when nature absolutely compelled. The goose had not formally beaten him, but neither had he formally beaten the goose. The battle was drawn2, and this meant that Darius had a slight headache, a feeling of heavy disgust with the entire polity of the universe, and a disinclination for food. The first and third symptoms he hid as far as possible, from pride: at breakfast he toyed with bacon, from pride, hating bacon. The children knew from his eyes and his guilty gestures that he was not well, but they dared not refer to his condition; they were bound to pretend that the health of their father flourished in the highest perfection. And they were glad that things were no worse.
On the other hand Edwin had a sneezing cold which he could not conceal3, and Darius inimically inquired what foolishness he had committed to have brought this on himself. Edwin replied that he knew of no cause for it. A deliberate lie! He knew that he had contracted a chill while writing a letter to his father in an unwarmed attic4, and had intensified5 the chill by going forth6 to post the letter without his overcoat in a raw evening mist. Obviously, however, he could not have stated the truth. He was uncomfortable at the breakfast-table, but, after the first few moments, less so than during the disturbed night he had feared to be. His father had neither eaten him, nor jumped down his throat, nor performed any of those unpleasant miraculous7 feats8 which fathers usually do perform when infuriated by filial foolishness. The letter therefore had not been utterly9
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bilious
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adj.胆汁过多的;易怒的 | |
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conceal
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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attic
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n.顶楼,屋顶室 | |
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intensified
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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credible
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nausea
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n.咯咯的笑( giggle的名词复数 );傻笑;玩笑;the giggles 止不住的格格笑v.咯咯地笑( giggle的第三人称单数 ) | |
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apathy
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glowered
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fixed
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vacancy
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n.(旅馆的)空位,空房,(职务的)空缺 | |
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masticating
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v.咀嚼( masticate的现在分词 );粉碎,磨烂 | |
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spoke
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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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adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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ominously
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vt.恐吓,威胁( intimidate的现在分词) | |
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countenance
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enigma
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n.谜,谜一样的人或事 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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astounding
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adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词) | |
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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 | |
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outfits
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n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 );一套服装;集体;组织v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 ) | |
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schooling
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n.教育;正规学校教育 | |
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wilful
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tickled
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(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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inevitable
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使不再抱幻想,使理想破灭( disillusion的第三人称单数 ) | |
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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supremacy
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faculties
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justified
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a.正当的,有理的 | |
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triumphant
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casually
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aptitude
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n.(学习方面的)才能,资质,天资 | |
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insolent
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audacity
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specially
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mortar
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armour
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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callousness
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decided
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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lamentable
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obstinate
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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growled
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savagely
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naught
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n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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testily
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testiness
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n.易怒,暴躁 | |
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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 | |
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exacting
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sobbing
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<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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doorway
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demolished
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passionately
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peculiar
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apron
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