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Emma and Harriet had been walking together one morning, and, in Emma's opinion, had been talking enough of Mr. Elton for that day. She could not think that Harriet's solace1 or her own sins required more; and she was therefore industriously2 getting rid of the subject as they returned; - but it burst out again when she thought she had succeeded, and after speaking some time of what the poor must suffer in winter, and receiving no other answer than a very plaintive3 - `Mr. Elton is so good to the poor!' she found something else must be done.
They were just approaching the house where lived Mrs. and Miss Bates. She determined4 to call upon them and seek safety in numbers. There was always sufficient reason for such an attention; Mrs. and Miss Bates loved to be called on, and she knew she was considered by the very few who presumed ever to see imperfection in her, as rather negligent5 in that respect, and as not contributing what she ought to the stock of their scanty6 comforts.
She had had many a hint from Mr. Knightley and some from her own heart, as to her deficiency - but none were equal to counteract7 the persuasion8 of its being very disagreeable, - a waste of time - tiresome9 women - and all the horror of being in danger of falling in with the second-rate and third-rate of Highbury, who were calling on them for ever, and therefore she seldom went near them. But now she made the sudden resolution of not passing their door without going in - observing, as she proposed it to Harriet, that, as well as she could calculate, they were just now quite safe from any letter from Jane Fairfax.
The house belonged to people in business. Mrs. and Miss Bates occupied the drawing-room floor; and there, in the very moderate-sized apartment, which was every thing to them, the visitors were most cordially and even gratefully welcomed; the quiet neat old lady, who with her knitting was seated in the warmest corner, wanting even to give up her place to Miss Woodhouse, and her more active, talking daughter, almost ready to overpower them with care and kindness, thanks for their visit,
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n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和 | |
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adj.可怜的,伤心的 | |
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negligent
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adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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scanty
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adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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counteract
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vt.对…起反作用,对抗,抵消 | |
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persuasion
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n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派 | |
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tiresome
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adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 | |
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solicitude
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n.焦虑 | |
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inquiries
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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requisite
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adj.需要的,必不可少的;n.必需品 | |
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abruptly
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n.带位员,招待员;vt.引导,护送;vi.做招待,担任引座员 | |
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contrive
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vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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excellence
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n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德 | |
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trifling
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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positively
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adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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longing
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animating
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v.使有生气( animate的现在分词 );驱动;使栩栩如生地动作;赋予…以生命 | |
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insidious
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adj.阴险的,隐匿的,暗中为害的,(疾病)不知不觉之间加剧 | |
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adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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regained
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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