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CHAPTER XII. POLITICAL.
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The closing months of 18— had arrived. Political events were beginning to press on each other with such rapidity that the least enlightened minds already understood that they were hurrying towards an imminent1 catastrophe2. In the South, the troops of General Gutiérrez had gained a great victory over the constitutional army commanded by General don Diego álvarez (the same who at an earlier period presided at Guaymas over the court-martial that condemned3 to death our unfortunate countryman and friend Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon). The carnage of the Pinto Indians had been immense: 1200 remained on the battlefield, and the artillery4 and abundant materiel fell into the hands of the victor. But at the same period, there commenced in the interior a series of opposite events: the first was the flight of Zuloaga, that president who, after abdicating5 in favour of Miramón, revoked6 that abdication7 one day without knowing exactly why, without consulting anyone, and at the moment when it was least expected.
General Miramón then loyally offered to the President of the Supreme8 Court of Justice to assume the executive power and convoke9 the assembly of the Notables to have himself elected chief magistrate10 of the Republic. While this was happening, a new catastrophe added fresh dangers to the situation. Miramón, whom his continual victories had probably endowed with imprudent confidence, or more probably impelled
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imminent
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adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的 | |
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catastrophe
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abdicating
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放弃(职责、权力等)( abdicate的现在分词 ); 退位,逊位 | |
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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killing
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simultaneously
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chamber
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precarious
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prudence
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constrained
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apprehend
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tranquillity
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n. 平静, 安静 | |
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negotiation
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negotiations
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协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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n.休战,停战协定 | |
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adj.胜利的,得胜的 | |
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ad.不停地 | |
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n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 );难堪;局促不安;令人难堪或耻辱的事 | |
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clergy
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n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 | |
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tithe
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ornaments
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expedients
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n.应急有效的,权宜之计的( expedient的名词复数 ) | |
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treasury
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n.宝库;国库,金库;文库 | |
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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penury
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n.贫穷,拮据 | |
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n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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plunder
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vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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exchequer
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n.财政部;国库 | |
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scruple
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narrative
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色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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foliage
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herds
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兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众 | |
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tingling
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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windings
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(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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anarchy
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n.无政府状态;社会秩序混乱,无秩序 | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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brigands
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n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 ) | |
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emboldened
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v.鼓励,使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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impunity
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n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除 | |
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depredations
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n.劫掠,毁坏( depredation的名词复数 ) | |
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allude
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hesitation
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trot
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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scattered
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clump
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sinister
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apparently
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partisans
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游击队员( partisan的名词复数 ); 党人; 党羽; 帮伙 | |
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majestically
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雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
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haughtily
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