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Section 1
So far I have said nothing of Nettie. I have departed widely from my individual story. I have tried to give you the effect of the change in relation to the general framework of human life, its effect of swift, magnificent dawn, of an overpowering letting in and inundation1 of light, and the spirit of living. In my memory all my life before the Change has the quality of a dark passage, with the dimmest side gleams of beauty that come and go. The rest is dull pain and darkness. Then suddenly the walls, the bitter confines, are smitten2 and vanish, and I walk, blinded, perplexed3, and yet rejoicing, in this sweet, beautiful world, in its fair incessant4 variety, its satisfaction, its opportunities, exultant5 in this glorious gift of life. Had I the power of music I would make a world-wide motif6 swell7 and amplify8, gather to itself this theme and that, and rise at last to sheer ecstasy9 of triumph and rejoicing. It should be all sound, all pride, all the hope of outsetting in the morning brightness, all the glee of unexpected happenings, all the gladness of painful effort suddenly come to its reward; it should be like blossoms new opened and the happy play of children, like tearful, happy mothers holding their first-born, like cities building to the sound of music, and great ships, all hung with flags and wine bespattered, gliding10 down through cheering multitudes to their first meeting with the sea. Through it all should march Hope, confident Hope, radiant and invincible
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inundation
n.the act or fact of overflowing
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smitten
猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 )
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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exultant
adj.欢腾的,狂欢的,大喜的
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motif
n.(图案的)基本花纹,(衣服的)花边;主题
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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amplify
vt.放大,增强;详述,详加解说
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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gliding
v. 滑翔
adj. 滑动的
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invincible
adj.不可征服的,难以制服的
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conqueror
n.征服者,胜利者
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luminous
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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quaintly
adv.古怪离奇地
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panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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dwarfing
n.矮化病
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glorified
美其名的,变荣耀的
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reconstruction
n.重建,再现,复原
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scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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courageous
adj.勇敢的,有胆量的
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friendliness
n.友谊,亲切,亲密
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awakened
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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vapors
n.水汽,水蒸气,无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 );自夸者;幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁(症)v.自夸,(使)蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )
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hawks
鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物
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informatively
adv.提供信息地
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garnished
v.给(上餐桌的食物)加装饰( garnish的过去式和过去分词 )
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affinities
n.密切关系( affinity的名词复数 );亲近;(生性)喜爱;类同
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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sane
adj.心智健全的,神志清醒的,明智的,稳健的
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relinquished
交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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preoccupied
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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naive
adj.幼稚的,轻信的;天真的
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aggression
n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害
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aloofness
超然态度
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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arbor
n.凉亭;树木
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holly
n.[植]冬青属灌木
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laurels
n.桂冠,荣誉
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slaying
杀戮。
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copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
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beeches
n.山毛榉( beech的名词复数 );山毛榉木材
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freckled
adj.雀斑;斑点;晒斑;(使)生雀斑v.雀斑,斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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bounteous
adj.丰富的
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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thwart
v.阻挠,妨碍,反对;adj.横(断的)
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velvet
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
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winced
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )
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relic
n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物
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superstitious
adj.迷信的
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clairvoyant
adj.有预见的;n.有预见的人
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gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
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heliotrope
n.天芥菜;淡紫色
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bruise
n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕;vt.打青;挫伤
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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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marvel
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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shibboleths
n.(党派、集团等的)准则( shibboleth的名词复数 );教条;用语;行话
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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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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inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的
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conspired
密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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hurl
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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foaming
adj.布满泡沫的;发泡
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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carnation
n.康乃馨(一种花)
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neatly
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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shreds
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
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vestiges
残余部分( vestige的名词复数 ); 遗迹; 痕迹; 毫不
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assent
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
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brutes
兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性
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savages
未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 )
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slashed
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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doctrine
n.教义;主义;学说
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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scented
adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)
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deceptions
欺骗( deception的名词复数 ); 骗术,诡计
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slumbered
微睡,睡眠(slumber的过去式与过去分词形式)
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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apprehending
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的现在分词 ); 理解
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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prance
v.(马)腾跃,(人)神气活现地走
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sob
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
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mused
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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instinctive
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
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awakening
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
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ancestry
n.祖先,家世
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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marsupial
adj.有袋的,袋状的
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taint
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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dynamite
n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)
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demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
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incarnate
adj.化身的,人体化的,肉色的
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distressful
adj.苦难重重的,不幸的,使苦恼的
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antagonism
n.对抗,敌对,对立
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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tamper
v.干预,玩弄,贿赂,窜改,削弱,损害
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lamely
一瘸一拐地,不完全地
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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memorable
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
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musing
n. 沉思,冥想
adj. 沉思的, 冥想的
动词muse的现在分词形式
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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resolutely
adj.坚决地,果断地
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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vouch
v.担保;断定;n.被担保者
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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recede
vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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rivalry
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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germane
adj.关系密切的,恰当的
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benevolent
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
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tenants
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者
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debtors
n.债务人,借方( debtor的名词复数 )
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economize
v.节约,节省
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toil
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事
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modifications
n.缓和( modification的名词复数 );限制;更改;改变