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Amy's lecture did Laurie good, though, of course, he did not own it till long afterward1. Men seldom do, for when women are the advisers2, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel3 half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole. Laurie went back to his grandfather, and was so dutifully devoted4 for several weeks that the old gentleman declared the climate of Nice had improved him wonderfully, and he had better try it again. There was nothing the young gentleman would have liked better, but elephants could not have dragged him back after the scolding he had received. Pride forbid, and whenever the longing5 grew very strong, he fortified6 his resolution by repeating the words that had made the deepest impression--"I despise you." "Go and do something splendid that will make her love you."
Laurie turned the matter over in his mind so often that he soon brought himself to confess that he had been selfish and lazy, but then when a man has a great sorrow, he should be indulged in all sorts of vagaries7 till he has lived it down. He felt that his blighted8 affections were quite dead now, and though he should never cease to be a faithful mourner, there was no occasion to wear his weeds ostentatiously. Jo wouldn't love him, but he might make her respect and admire him by doing something which should prove that a girl's 'No' had not spoiled his life. He had always meant to do something, and Amy's advice was quite unnecessary. He had only been waiting till the aforesaid blighted affections were decently interred9
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afterward
adv.后来;以后
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advisers
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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fortified
adj. 加强的
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vagaries
n.奇想( vagary的名词复数 );异想天开;异常行为;难以预测的情况
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blighted
adj.枯萎的,摧毁的
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interred
v.埋,葬( inter的过去式和过去分词 )
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toil
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事
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embalm
v.保存(尸体)不腐
12
requiem
n.安魂曲,安灵曲
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moody
adj.心情不稳的,易怒的,喜怒无常的
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embodied
v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含
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woe
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
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dent
n.凹痕,凹坑;初步进展
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plaintive
adj.可怜的,伤心的
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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beset
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
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traitor
n.叛徒,卖国贼
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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perverse
adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的
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bandanna
n.大手帕
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barricading
设路障于,以障碍物阻塞( barricade的现在分词 ); 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守
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pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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phantom
n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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diaphanous
adj.(布)精致的,半透明的
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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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ponies
矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑
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complacent
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
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wraith
n.幽灵;骨瘦如柴的人
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annihilated
v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃
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musing
n. 沉思,冥想
adj. 沉思的, 冥想的
动词muse的现在分词形式
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desultory
adj.散漫的,无方法的
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busts
半身雕塑像( bust的名词复数 ); 妇女的胸部; 胸围; 突击搜捕
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benignly
adv.仁慈地,亲切地
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humbug
n.花招,谎话,欺骗
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eligible
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
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persuasion
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
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tares
荑;稂莠;稗
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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virtues
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
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manliest
manly(有男子气概的)的最高级形式
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delusion
n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑
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embitter
v.使苦;激怒
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fickleness
n.易变;无常;浮躁;变化无常
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subsiding
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的现在分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
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tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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postscript
n.附言,又及;(正文后的)补充说明
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rummaged
翻找,搜寻( rummage的过去式和过去分词 ); 已经海关检查
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compartment
n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间
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neatly
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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delightfully
大喜,欣然
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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regularity
n.规律性,规则性;匀称,整齐
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desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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pertinaciously
adv.坚持地;固执地;坚决地;执拗地
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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sketches
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概
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diligently
ad.industriously;carefully
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relish
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
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sketching
n.草图
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sketched
v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式)
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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promenading
v.兜风( promenade的现在分词 )
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ballroom
n.舞厅
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blur
n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
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luxuriously
adv.奢侈地,豪华地
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luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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pedestrians
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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quay
n.码头,靠岸处
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promenade
n./v.散步
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chateau
n.城堡,别墅
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chestnuts
n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 );栗色;栗树;栗色马
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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ivy
n.常青藤,常春藤
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subterranean
adj.地下的,地表下的
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blotted
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
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ornament
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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sundry
adj.各式各样的,种种的
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omens
n.前兆,预兆( omen的名词复数 )
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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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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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chilly
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
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quaint
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
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secluded
adj.与世隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的v.使隔开,使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
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rippled
使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式)
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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docility
n.容易教,易驾驶,驯服
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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everlasting
adj.永恒的,持久的,无止境的
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delusive
adj.欺骗的,妄想的
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aspiring
adj.有志气的;有抱负的;高耸的v.渴望;追求
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tempestuous
adj.狂暴的
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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wary
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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picturesque
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
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gulls
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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privately
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
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dabbling
v.涉猎( dabble的现在分词 );涉足;浅尝;少量投资
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oars
n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 )
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oar
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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tableau
n.画面,活人画(舞台上活人扮的静态画面)