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It would be difficult to explain exactly what could have originated the idea of that senseless dinner in Katerina Ivanovna's disordered brain. Nearly ten of the twenty roubles, given by Raskolnikov for Marmeladov's funeral, were wasted upon it. Possibly Katerina Ivanovna felt obliged to honour the memory of the deceased "suitably," that all the lodgers1, and still more Amalia Ivanovna, might know "that he was in no way their inferior, and perhaps very much their superior," and that no one had the right "to turn up his nose at him." Perhaps the chief element was that peculiar2 "poor man's pride," which compels many poor people to spend their last savings3 on some traditional social ceremony, simply in order to do "like other people," and not to "be looked down upon." It is very probable, too, that Katerina Ivanovna longed on this occasion, at the moment when she seemed to be abandoned by everyone, to show those "wretched contemptible6 lodgers" that she knew "how to do things, how to entertain" and that she had been brought up "in a genteel, she might almost say aristocratic colonel's family" and had not been meant for sweeping7 floors and washing the children's rags at night. Even the poorest and most broken-spirited people are sometimes liable to these paroxysms of pride and vanity which take the form of an irresistible8 nervous craving9. And Katerina Ivanovna was not broken-spirited; she might have been killed by circumstance, but her spirit could not have been broken, that is, she could not have been intimidated11, her will could not be crushed. Moreover Sonia had said with good reason that her mind was unhinged. She could not be said to be insane, but for a year past she had been so
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lodgers
n.房客,租住者( lodger的名词复数 )
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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savings
n.存款,储蓄
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omen
n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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contemptible
adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的
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sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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craving
n.渴望,热望
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raving
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地
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intimidated
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
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harassed
adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的
动词harass的过去式和过去分词
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ass
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
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stranded
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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fore
adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部
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bazaar
n.集市,商店集中区
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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disillusioned
a.不再抱幻想的,大失所望的,幻想破灭的
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repulse
n.击退,拒绝;vt.逐退,击退,拒绝
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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frenzy
n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
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linen
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
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cemetery
n.坟墓,墓地,坟场
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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justifiable
adj.有理由的,无可非议的
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displeased
a.不快的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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insignificant
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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disinterestedly
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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uproar
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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haughtily
adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地
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casually
adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地
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allusions
暗指,间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )
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greasy
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
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smelt
v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼
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abominably
adv. 可恶地,可恨地,恶劣地
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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haughtiness
n.傲慢;傲气
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nonchalance
n.冷淡,漠不关心
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secondly
adv.第二,其次
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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pounced
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击)
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interspersing
v.散布,散置( intersperse的现在分词 );点缀
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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owl
n.猫头鹰,枭
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poked
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
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perspiration
n.汗水;出汗
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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hectic
adj.肺病的;消耗热的;发热的;闹哄哄的
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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conceited
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
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provincial
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
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nonentity
n.无足轻重的人
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fray
v.争吵;打斗;磨损,磨破;n.吵架;打斗
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entree
n.入场权,进入权
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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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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disdained
鄙视( disdain的过去式和过去分词 ); 不屑于做,不愿意做
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poking
n. 刺,戳,袋
vt. 拨开,刺,戳
vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
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gulping
v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的现在分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住
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vouchsafe
v.惠予,准许
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alluding
提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 )
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distressed
痛苦的
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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esteem
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
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apropos
adv.恰好地;adj.恰当的;关于
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anecdotes
n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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addled
adj.(头脑)糊涂的,愚蠢的;(指蛋类)变坏v.使糊涂( addle的过去式和过去分词 );使混乱;使腐臭;使变质
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regaining
复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
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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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alluring
adj.吸引人的,迷人的
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tavern
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
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guffaw
n.哄笑;突然的大笑
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unaware
a.不知道的,未意识到的
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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aggrieved
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
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misgivings
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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puffing
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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lobster
n.龙虾,龙虾肉
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squealed
v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )
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lashed
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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trample
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯
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vigilant
adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的