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Of all the sights on this earth of ours which tourists travel to see — at least of all those which I have seen — I am inclined to give the palm to the Falls of Niagara. In the catalogue of such sights I intend to include all buildings, pictures, statues, and wonders of art made by men’s hands, and also all beauties of nature prepared by the Creator for the delight of his creatures. This is a long word; but, as far as my taste and judgment1 go, it is justified2. I know no other one thing so beautiful, so glorious, and so powerful. I would not by this be understood as saying that a traveler wishing to do the best with his time should first of all places seek Niagara. In visiting Florence he may learn almost all that modern art can teach. At Rome he will be brought to understand the cold hearts, correct eyes, and cruel ambition of the old Latin race. In Switzerland he will surround himself with a flood of grandeur3 and loveliness, and fill himself, if he be capable of such filling, with a flood of romance. The tropics will unfold to him all that vegetation in its greatest richness can produce. In Paris he will find the supreme4 of polish, the ne plus ultra of varnish5 according to the world’s capability6 of varnishing7. And in London he will find the supreme of power, the ne plus ultra of work according to the world’s capability of working. Any one of such journeys may be more valuable to a man — nay8, any one such journey must be more valuable to a man — than a visit to Niagara. At Niagara there is that fall of waters alone. But that fall is more graceful9 than Giotto’s tower, more noble than the Apollo. The peaks of the Alps are not so
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varnishing
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revoke
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beholder
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breach
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cataracts
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n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 );白内障 | |
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cataract
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n.大瀑布,奔流,洪水,白内障 | |
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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labor
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破坏( breach的名词复数 ); 破裂; 缺口; 违背 | |
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converging
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adj.收敛[缩]的,会聚的,趋同的v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的现在分词 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集 | |
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vapor
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tumult
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miraculously
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ad.奇迹般地 | |
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sublime
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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epithet
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veins
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bower
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ascend
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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horrid
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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obelisk
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n.方尖塔 | |
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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projector
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n.投影机,放映机,幻灯机 | |
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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edifices
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specially
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adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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rivulets
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n.小河,小溪( rivulet的名词复数 ) | |
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boughs
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foliage
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declivity
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luxurious
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invalids
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病人,残疾者( invalid的名词复数 ) | |
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surmised
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excellence
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margin
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foam
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shaft
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seceding
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countless
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shingles
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cavern
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乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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insolvent
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proprietor
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