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If you do not know Bogle's Chop House and Family Restaurant it is your loss. For if you are one of the fortunate ones who dine expensively you should be interested to know how the other half consumes provisions. And if you belong to the half to whom waiters' checks are things of moment, you should know Bogle's, for there you get your money's worth--in quantity, at least.
Bogle's is situated1 in that highway of bourgeoisie, that boulevard of Brown-Jones-and-Robinson, Eighth Avenue. There are two rows of tables in the room, six in each row. On each table is a caster- stand, containing cruets of condiments2 and seasons. From the pepper cruet you may shake a cloud of something tasteless and melancholy3, like volcanic4 dust. From the salt cruet you may expect nothing. Though a man should extract a sanguinary stream from the pallid5 turnip6, yet wili his prowess be balked7 when he comes to wrest8 salt from Bogle's cruets. Also upon each table stands the counterfeit9 of that benign10 sauce made "from the recipe of a nobleman in India."
At the cashier's desk sits Bogle, cold, sordid11, slow, smouldering, and takes your money. Behind a mountain of toothpicks he makes your change, files your check, and ejects at you, like a toad12, a word about the weather. Beyond a
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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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condiments
n.调味品
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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volcanic
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
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pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
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turnip
n.萝卜,芜菁
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balked
v.畏缩不前,犹豫( balk的过去式和过去分词 );(指马)不肯跑
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wrest
n.扭,拧,猛夺;v.夺取,猛扭,歪曲
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counterfeit
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
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benign
adj.善良的,慈祥的;良性的,无危险的
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sordid
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的
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toad
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆
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corroboration
n.进一步的证实,进一步的证据
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persiflage
n.戏弄;挖苦
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originality
n.创造力,独创性;新颖
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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repartee
n.机敏的应答
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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lodged
v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属
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astounding
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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feats
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 )
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flirting
v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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salon
n.[法]沙龙;客厅;营业性的高级服务室
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rivalry
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗
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privately
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
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hog
n.猪;馋嘴贪吃的人;vt.把…占为己有,独占
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turquoise
n.绿宝石;adj.蓝绿色的
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traction
n.牵引;附着摩擦力
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wagon
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
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spinach
n.菠菜
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broker
n.中间人,经纪人;v.作为中间人来安排
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chattering
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾
adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的
动词chatter的现在分词形式
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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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bantered
v.开玩笑,说笑,逗乐( banter的过去式和过去分词 );(善意地)取笑,逗弄
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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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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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briefly
adv.简单地,简短地
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quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
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eloquently
adv. 雄辩地(有口才地, 富于表情地)
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writhed
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )
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impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
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pulchritude
n.美丽
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ambrosia
n.神的食物;蜂食
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drudge
n.劳碌的人;v.做苦工,操劳
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homage
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
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freckles
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 )
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bruised
[医]青肿的,瘀紫的
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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sneak
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
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gee
n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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bliss
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
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starched
adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 )
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aspire
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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impudently
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arcade
n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道
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petrified
adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)
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forefinger
n.食指
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potent
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
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miraculous
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的
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embroidered
adj.绣花的
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merged
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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psyche
n.精神;灵魂
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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armour
(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队
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bolstering
v.支持( bolster的现在分词 );支撑;给予必要的支持;援助
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badinage
n.开玩笑,打趣
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swelled
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
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desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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bead
n.念珠;(pl.)珠子项链;水珠
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symbolic
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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hip
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
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pumpkin
n.南瓜
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sobbing
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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maudlin
adj.感情脆弱的,爱哭的
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fret
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地