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Chapter 14. The Ghetto and the Jews of Venice.
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As I think it extremely questionable1 whether I could get through a chapter on this subject without some feeble pleasantry about Shylock, and whether, if I did, the reader would be at all satisfied that I had treated the matter fully2 and fairly, I say at the beginning that Shylock is dead; that if he lived, Antonio would hardly spit upon his gorgeous pantaloons or his Parisian coat, as he met him on the Rialto; that he would far rather call out to him, ”Ció Shylock! Bon dí! Go piaser vederla;“ 24 that if Shylock by any chance entrapped3 Antonio into a foolish promise to pay him a pound of his flesh on certain conditions, the honest commissary of police before whom they brought their affair would dismiss them both to the madhouse at San Servolo. In a word, the present social relations of Jew and Christian4 in this city render the “Merchant of Venice” quite impossible; and the reader, though he will find the Ghetto5 sufficiently6 noisome7 and dirty, will not find an oppressed people there, nor be edified8 by any of those insults or beatings which it was once a large share of Christian duty to inflict9 upon the enemies of our faith. The Catholic Venetian certainly understands that his Jewish fellow-citizen is destined10 to some very unpleasant experiences in the next world, but Corpo di Bacco! that is no reason why he should not be friends with him in this. He meets him daily on exchange and at the Casino, and he partakes of the hospitality of his conversazioni. If he still despises him—and I think he does, a little—he keeps his contempt to himself, for the Jew is
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questionable
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ghetto
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| n.少数民族聚居区,贫民区 | |
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edified
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inflict
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gathering
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patriotic
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| vt.品尝,欣赏;n.味道,风味;情趣,趣味 | |
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distinguished
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cardinal
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| n.(天主教的)红衣主教;adj.首要的,基本的 | |
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infringe
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stylish
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discomfort
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profusion
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amassed
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stint
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costly
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scarlet
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maroon
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| v.困住,使(人)处于孤独无助之境;n.逃亡黑奴;孤立的人;酱紫色,褐红色;adj.酱紫色的,褐红色的 | |
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| growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长 | |
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peculiar
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luxurious
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license
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wrecks
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| n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 );(事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等);(身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人;状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 );使(船舶)失事,使遇难,使下沉 | |
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imperative
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| n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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succor
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Christians
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| adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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barges
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desecrated
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| 毁坏或亵渎( desecrate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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tumult
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promptly
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| v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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crumbled
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forth
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fixed
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purely
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relish
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ponderous
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habitually
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rustics
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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gondola
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| n.威尼斯的平底轻舟;飞船的吊船 | |
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graceful
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| adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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exquisite
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| adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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heresy
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| n.异端邪说;异教 | |
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bigotry
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superstition
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piety
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| n.虔诚,虔敬 | |
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reverent
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| adj.恭敬的,虔诚的 | |
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miraculous
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orchard
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| n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场 | |
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vanquished
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| v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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fresco
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pointed
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flakes
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lavishly
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adorned
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elongated
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poultry
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picturesque
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inefficiency
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exterior
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sanctuary
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indigent
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fugitives
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spoke
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abominable
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utterance
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philological
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alleged
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| a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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peculiarity
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| n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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renaissance
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scriptures
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| 经文,圣典( scripture的名词复数 ); 经典 | |
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inspection
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descended
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piazza
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cavil
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impurity
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| n.不洁,不纯,杂质 | |
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conducive
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cleanse
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wholesome
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| adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的 | |
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noisomeness
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pestilence
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dismal
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| adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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patrician
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| adj.贵族的,显贵的;n.贵族;有教养的人;罗马帝国的地方官 | |
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filthy
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misery
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