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CHAPTER XXIII. THE SENATOR'S LECTURE.—NO. I.
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Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed1 for the Senator's lecture. His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention. The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers. Some had praised him for courage, benevolence2, and a steadfast3 purpose. Others had ridiculed4 his inability to understand manners different from those of his own country. He had seen a good deal of society both in London and in the country, and had never hesitated to express his opinions with an audacity5 which some had called insolence6. When he had trodden with his whole weight hard down on individual corns, of course he had given offence,—as on the memorable7 occasion of the dinner at the parson's house in Dillsborough. But, on the whole, he had produced for himself a general respect among educated men which was not diminished by the fact that he seemed to count quite as little on that as on the ill-will and abuse of others. For some days previous to the delivery of the lecture the hoardings in London were crowded with sesquipedalian notices of the entertainment, so that Senator Gotobed's great oration9 on "The Irrationality10 of Englishmen" was looked to with considerable interest.
When an intelligent Japanese travels in Great Britain or an intelligent Briton in Japan, he is struck with no wonder at national differences. He is on the other hand rather startled to find how like his strange brother is to him in many things. Crime is
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v.嘲笑,嘲弄,奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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audacity
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n.大胆,卤莽,无礼 | |
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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borough
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(尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人 | |
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v.容忍,宽恕,原谅( condone的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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complexion
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sneer
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v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语 | |
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n.塞满,填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 );填塞;塞满;(为考试而)死记硬背功课 | |
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paragon
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jealousy
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utterances
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v.解放,使获得自由,释出,放出;vt.解放,使获自由 | |
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impelled
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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adv.确实地,无疑地 | |
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n.令人愉快的事物;礼仪;礼节;便利设施;礼仪( amenity的名词复数 );便利设施;(环境等的)舒适;(性情等的)愉快 | |
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apathy
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robust
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crammed
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gathering
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distinguished
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prolix
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adj.罗嗦的;冗长的 | |
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onset
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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prone
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obsolete
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rectify
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spoke
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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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belittle
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monarchy
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recondite
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enquired
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打听( enquire的过去式和过去分词 ); 询问; 问问题; 查问 | |
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meddle
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v.干预,干涉,插手 | |
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allude
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ballot
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curtailing
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metropolis
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(尤指大伦敦的)行政区( borough的名词复数 ); 议会中有代表的市镇 | |
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rustic
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eldest
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