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“Now Carreras, under the guise1 of politics and liberalism, was a scoundrel of the deepest dye, and the unhappy state of Mendoza was the prey2 of thieves, robbers, traitors3 and murderers, who formed his party. He was under a noble exterior4 a man without heart, pity, honour, or conscience. Tie aspired5 to nothing but tyranny, and though he would have made use of Gaspar Ruiz for his nefarious6 designs, yet he soon became aware that to propitiate7 the Chilian Government would answer his purpose better. I blush to say that he made proposals to our Government to deliver up on certain conditions the wife and child of the man who had trusted to his honour, and that this offer was accepted.
“While on her way to Mendoza over the Pequena pass she was betrayed by her escort of Carreras’ men, and given up to the officer in command of a Chilian fort on the upland at the foot of the main Cordillera range. This atrocious transaction might have cost me dear, for as a matter of fact I was a prisoner in Gaspar Ruiz’ camp when he received the news. I had been captured during a reconnaissance, my escort of a few troopers being speared by the Indians of his bodyguard8. I was saved from the same fate because he recognised my features just in time. No doubt my friends thought I was dead, and I would not have given much for my life at any time. But the strong man treated me very well, because, he said, I had always believed in his innocence9 and had tried to serve him when he was a victim of injustice10.
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| 卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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innocence
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injustice
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parley
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warfare
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warriors
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perpendicular
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gorge
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vestiges
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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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cadence
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steadily
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rout
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wringing
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| 淋湿的,湿透的 | |
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stockade
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athletic
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growling
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lieutenants
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scouts
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| 侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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infantry
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desultory
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spoke
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lashed
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mules
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| 骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
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exultation
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depict
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amazement
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distraction
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precipice
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artillerist
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collapsed
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ammunition
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batter
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weird
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hitches
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smelt
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projection
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muzzle
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monstrous
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lamentable
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prostrate
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galloping
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