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A BY-DAY
The next day was Sunday, and the church bells had little rest; indeed, I do not think I remember anywhere else so great a choice of services as were here offered to the devout2. And while the bells made merry in the sunshine, all the world with his dog was out shooting among the beets3 and colza.
In the morning a hawker and his wife went down the street at a foot-pace, singing to a very slow, lamentable4 music 'O France, mes amours.' It brought everybody to the door; and when our landlady5 called in the man to buy the words, he had not a copy of them left. She was not the first nor the second who had been taken with the song. There is something very pathetic in the love of the French people, since the war, for dismal6 patriotic7 music-making. I have watched a forester from Alsace while some one was singing 'Les malheurs de la France,' at a baptismal party in the neighbourhood of Fontainebleau. He arose from the table and took his son aside, close by where I was standing8. 'Listen, listen,' he said, bearing on the boy's shoulder, 'and remember this, my son.' A little after he went out into the garden suddenly, and I could hear him sobbing10 in the darkness.
The humiliation11 of their arms and the loss of Alsace and Lorraine made a sore pull on the endurance of this sensitive people; and their hearts are still hot, not so much against Germany as against the Empire. In what other country will you find a patriotic ditty bring all the world into the street? But affliction heightens love; and we shall never know we are Englishmen until we have lost India. Independent America is still the cross of my existence; I cannot think of Farmer George without
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vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
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devout
adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness)
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beets
甜菜( beet的名词复数 ); 甜菜根; (因愤怒、难堪或觉得热而)脸红
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lamentable
adj.令人惋惜的,悔恨的
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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patriotic
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
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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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den
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室
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sobbing
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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abhorrence
n.憎恶;可憎恶的事
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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redeemed
adj. 可赎回的,可救赎的
动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式
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martial
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
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pro
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
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renown
n.声誉,名望
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dissuasive
劝戒的
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regiments
(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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courageous
adj.勇敢的,有胆量的
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manly
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
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trumpet
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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elation
n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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inoculate
v.给...接种,给...注射疫苗
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antidote
n.解毒药,解毒剂
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custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
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carnival
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
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posterity
n.后裔,子孙,后代
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premises
n.建筑物,房屋
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Oxford
n.牛津(英国城市)
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mishap
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸
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adroitly
adv.熟练地,敏捷地
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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coffin
n.棺材,灵柩
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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ovation
n.欢呼,热烈欢迎,热烈鼓掌
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neatly
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
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irrelevantly
adv.不恰当地,不合适地;不相关地
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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undesirable
adj.不受欢迎的,不良的,不合意的,讨厌的;n.不受欢迎的人,不良分子
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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urchins
n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 );淘气鬼;猬;海胆
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etiquette
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩
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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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modesty
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
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picket
n.纠察队;警戒哨;v.设置纠察线;布置警卫
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provocation
n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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rugged
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
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walnut
n.胡桃,胡桃木,胡桃色,茶色
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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withered
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的
动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
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uneven
adj.不平坦的,不规则的,不均匀的
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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kilns
n.窑( kiln的名词复数 );烧窑工人
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copious
adj.丰富的,大量的
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intrepid
adj.无畏的,刚毅的
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lark
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏
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vindicate
v.为…辩护或辩解,辩明;证明…正确
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arteries
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 );干线,要道
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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artistic
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的
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industrious
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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sprouts
n.新芽,嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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hardy
adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的
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penurious
adj.贫困的
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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psalms
n.赞美诗( psalm的名词复数 );圣诗;圣歌;(中的)
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costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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paltry
adj.无价值的,微不足道的
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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kindled
(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光
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logic
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
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bravado
n.虚张声势,故作勇敢,逞能
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sonorous
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇
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syllogism
n.演绎法,三段论法
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controversy
n.争论,辩论,争吵
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plentiful
adj.富裕的,丰富的
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impartially
adv.公平地,无私地
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doctrines
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
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brandishing
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 );炫耀
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reverberation
反响; 回响; 反射; 反射物
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notably
adv.值得注意地,显著地,尤其地,特别地
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veered
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉
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martyr
n.烈士,殉难者;vt.杀害,折磨,牺牲
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mightily
ad.强烈地;非常地
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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heresy
n.异端邪说;异教
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sentimental
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的