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IX. CIRCUSES AND SHOWS.
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What every boy expected to do, some time or other, was to run off. He expected to do this because the scheme offered an unlimited1 field to the imagination, and because its fulfilment would give him the highest distinction among the other fellows. To run off was held to be the only way for a boy to right himself against the wrongs and hardships of a boy's life. As far as the Boy's Town was concerned, no boy had anything to complain of; the boys had the best time in the world there, and in a manner they knew it. But there were certain things that they felt no boy ought to stand, and these things were sometimes put upon them at school, but usually at home. In fact, nearly all the things that a fellow intended to run off for were done to him by those who ought to have been the kindest to him. Some boys' mothers had the habit of making them stop and do something for them just when they were going away with the fellows. Others would not let them go in swimming as often as they wanted, and, if they saw them with their shirts on wrong side out, would not believe that they could get turned in climbing a fence. Others made them split kindling3 and carry in wood, and even saw wood. None of these things, in a simple form, was enough to make a boy run off, but they prepared his mind for it, and when complicated[94] with whipping they were just cause for it. Weeding the garden, though, was a thing that almost, in itself, was enough to make a fellow run off.
Not many of the boys really had to saw wood, though a good many of the fellows' fathers had saws and bucks4 in their wood-sheds. There were public sawyers who did most of the wood-sawing; and they came up with their bucks on their shoulders, and asked for the job almost as soon as the wood was unloaded before your door. The most popular one with the boys was a poor half-wit known among them as Morn; and he was a favorite with them because he had fits, and because, when he had a fit, he would seem to fly all over the woodpile. The boys would leave anything to see Morn in a fit, and he always had a large crowd round him as soon as the cry went out that he was beginning to have one. They watched the hapless creature with grave, unpitying, yet not unfriendly interest, too ignorant of the dark ills of life to know how deeply tragic5
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unlimited
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| adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的 | |
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hips
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| abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的 | |
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kindling
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| n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式 | |
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bucks
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| n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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tragic
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| adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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contortions
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| n.扭歪,弯曲;扭曲,弄歪,歪曲( contortion的名词复数 ) | |
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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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lamentable
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heroism
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| n.大无畏精神,英勇 | |
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annul
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hoop
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| n.(篮球)篮圈,篮 | |
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gilded
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| a.镀金的,富有的 | |
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feat
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| n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的 | |
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feats
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| 功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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dime
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| n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角 | |
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rumor
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| n.谣言,谣传,传说 | |
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drawn
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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ponies
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| 矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑 | |
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mythical
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| adj.神话的;虚构的;想像的 | |
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splendor
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| n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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winding
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| n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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haughty
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| adj.傲慢的,高傲的 | |
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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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fatigue
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wagons
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| n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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mighty
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munching
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| v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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standing
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distinguished
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inviting
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| adj.诱人的,引人注目的 | |
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vendors
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| n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 );小贩;(房屋等的)卖主;卖方 | |
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outgrow
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| vt.长大得使…不再适用;成长得不再要 | |
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outgrows
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| 长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的第三人称单数 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过 | |
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retrospect
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| n.回顾,追溯;v.回顾,回想,追溯 | |
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orchard
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| n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场 | |
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plunder
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| vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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vessel
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| n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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trespass
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| n./v.侵犯,闯入私人领地 | |
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tempted
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| v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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ignobly
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| 卑贱地,下流地 | |
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grandeur
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| n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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scruples
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| n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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catching
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| adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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askew
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| adv.斜地;adj.歪斜的 | |
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totters
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| v.走得或动得不稳( totter的第三人称单数 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠 | |
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wig
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reins
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| 感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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capers
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braying
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| v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的现在分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击 | |
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bellowing
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mule
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| n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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betokening
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eke
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bliss
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perfectly
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plunging
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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imploring
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rivalry
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dangling
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| 悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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downwards
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spoke
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poke
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sneering
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| 嘲笑的,轻蔑的 | |
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leopards
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| n.豹( leopard的名词复数 );本性难移 | |
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pumas
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| n.美洲狮( puma的名词复数 );彪马;于1948年成立于德国荷索金劳勒(Herzogenaurach)的国际运动品牌;创始人:鲁道夫及达斯勒。 | |
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hyenas
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ostriches
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| n.鸵鸟( ostrich的名词复数 );逃避现实的人,不愿正视现实者 | |
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cracker
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| n.(无甜味的)薄脆饼干 | |
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| (从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点 | |
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pony
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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esteemed
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| adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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cannon
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| n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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prey
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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