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CHAPTER III
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November.
In November the English Parliament met, heartened indeed by the naval1 victory of La Hogue, but not a little grieved over the failure of Steenkirk. Again, the financial aspect was extremely discouraging; and Sir Stephen Fox announced that there was not another day's subsistence for the Army in the treasury2. The prevailing3 discontent found vent4 in furious denunciations of Count Solmes, and a cry that English soldiers ought to be commanded by English officers. The debate rose high. The hardest of hard words were used about the Dutch generals, and a vast deal of nonsense was talked about military matters. There were, however, a great number of officers in the House of Commons, many of whom had been present at the action. With great modesty5 and good sense they refused to join in the outcry against the Dutch, and contrived6 so to compose matters that the House committed itself to no very foolish resolution. The votes for the Army were passed; and no difficulty was made over the preparations for the next campaign. Finally, two new regiments7 of cavalry9 were raised—Lord Macclesfield's Horse, which was disbanded twenty years later; and Conyngham's Irish Dragoons, which still abides10 with us as the Eighth (King's Royal Irish) Hussars.
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Meanwhile the French military system had suffered an irreparable loss in the death of Louvois, the source of woes11 unnumbered to France in the years that were soon to come. Nevertheless, the traditions of his rule were strong, and the French once more were first in[369] the field, with, as usual, a vast siege-train massed on the Meuse and on the Scheldt. But a late spring and
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     modesty   | |
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| n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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| 困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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     incessant   | |
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     fortress   | |
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| 堡垒,要塞( fortress的名词复数 ) | |
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     inconveniently   | |
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     monarch   | |
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     garrisons   | |
| 守备部队,卫戍部队( garrison的名词复数 ) | |
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| vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出 | |
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| n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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     insufficiently   | |
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     allied   | |
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     inevitably   | |
| adv.不可避免地;必然发生地 | |
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| v.使根深蒂固;n.壕沟;防御设施 | |
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| n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕 | |
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| 安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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| n.(陆军的)一营(大约有一千兵士)( battalion的名词复数 );协同作战的部队;军队;(组织在一起工作的)队伍 | |
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| n.营;部队;大队(的人) | |
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     entrenchment   | |
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     artillery   | |
| n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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| n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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     withholding   | |
| 扣缴税款 | |
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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     backwards   | |
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| n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀 | |
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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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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     demonstration   | |
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     gallant   | |
| adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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| n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别 | |
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     ammunition   | |
| n.军火,弹药 | |
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     cartridge   | |
| n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子 | |
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     expended   | |
| v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
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     assailed   | |
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     junction   | |
| n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站 | |
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     repelled   | |
| v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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     celebrated   | |
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     fugitives   | |
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| (使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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     exertion   | |
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     rout   | |
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     waggons   | |
| 四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车 | |
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     trampled   | |
| 踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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     redeem   | |
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     memorable   | |
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     abortive   | |
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     undoubtedly   | |
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     deteriorated   | |
| 恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     fortified   | |
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     remarkable   | |
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     defensive   | |
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     initiating   | |
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     immortal   | |
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     gathering   | |
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| n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 | |
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     bloody   | |
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     breach   | |
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| n.(尤指石块上的)刻印文字,铭文,碑文 | |
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     exhaustion   | |
| n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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     concurrence   | |
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     schooling   | |
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     compilation   | |
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| n.回忆录;回忆录传( mem,自oir的名词复数) | |
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