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The one matter in which, as far as my judgment1 goes, the people of the United States have excelled us Englishmen, so as to justify2 them in taking to themselves praise which we cannot take to ourselves or refuse to them, is the matter of Education. In saying this, I do not think that I am proclaiming anything disgraceful to England, though I am proclaiming much that is creditable to America. To the Americans of the States was given the good fortune of beginning at the beginning. The French at the time of their revolution endeavored to reorganize everything, and to begin the world again with new habits and grand theories; but the French as a people were too old for such a change, and the theories fell to the ground. But in the States, after their revolution, an Anglo-Saxon people had an opportunity of making a new State, with all the experience of the world before them; and to this matter of education they were from the first aware that they must look for their success. They did so; and unrivaled population, wealth, and intelligence has been the result; and with these, looking at the whole masses of the people — I think I am justified3 in saying — unrivaled comfort and happiness. It is not that you, my reader, to whom in this matter of education fortune and your parents have probably been bountiful, would have been more happy in New York than in London. It is not that I, who, at any rate, can read and write, have cause to wish that I had been an American. But it is this: if you and I can count up in a day all those on whom our eyes may rest and learn the circumstances of their lives, we shall be driven to conclude that nine-tenths of that number would have had a better life as Americans than they can have in their spheres as Englishmen. The States are at a discount with us now, in the beginning of this year of grace 1862; and Englishmen were not very willing to admit the above statement, even when the States were not at a discount. But I do not think that a man can travel through the States with his eyes open and not admit the fact. Many things will conspire4 to induce him to shut his eyes and admit no conclusion favorable to the Americans. Men and women will sometimes be impudent6 to him; the better his coat, the greater the
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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impudence
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intestines
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rattle
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savage
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ointment
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subservience
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sect
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n.派别,宗教,学派,派系 | |
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n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗 | |
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expended
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metropolis
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n.首府;大城市 | |
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n.教育;正规学校教育 | |
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humility
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demeanor
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n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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intercourse
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allusion
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enjoins
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v.命令( enjoin的第三人称单数 ) | |
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gratuitously
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taxation
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sects
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duel
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n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争 | |
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dueling
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enactment
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enactments
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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diffused
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散布的,普及的,扩散的 | |
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preservation
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n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持 | |
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magistrates
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地方法官,治安官( magistrate的名词复数 ) | |
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commonwealth
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n.共和国,联邦,共同体 | |
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specially
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adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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wards
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区( ward的名词复数 ); 病房; 受监护的未成年者; 被人照顾或控制的状态 | |
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ward
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n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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immunities
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免除,豁免( immunity的名词复数 ); 免疫力 | |
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promotion
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n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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benevolence
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n.慈悲,捐助 | |
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frugality
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sincerity
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n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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n.流布;普及;散漫 | |
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eloquence
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n.雄辩;口才,修辞 | |
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preambles
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inefficiency
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pretentious
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labor
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grimaces
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n.(表蔑视、厌恶等)面部扭曲,鬼脸( grimace的名词复数 )v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的第三人称单数 ) | |
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forth
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arrogant
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civilized
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cultivation
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n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成 | |
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divest
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arrogance
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mores
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allusions
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quotation
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n.引文,引语,语录;报价,牌价,行情 | |
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statistically
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ad.根据统计数据来看,从统计学的观点来看 | |
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apportioned
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standing
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implicit
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credence
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n.信用,祭器台,供桌,凭证 | |
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infinitely
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lollipops
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well-being
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