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CHAPTER XXXII. — THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
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There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached. Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate1 together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger2. If the badger be at all commendable3 in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do. He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified4 with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog. The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls5 and snarls6, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody7 struggles of the combatants within.—'Well done, badger!—Well done, bull-dog!—Draw him, bulldog!—Bite him, badger!' Each has his friends, and the interest of the moment is intense. The badger, it is true, has done no harm. He has been doing as it was appointed for him to do, poor badger, in that hole of his. But then, why were badgers8 created but to be drawn9? Why, indeed, but to be drawn, or not to be drawn, as the case may be? See! the bull-dog returns minus an ear, with an eye hanging loose, his nether10 lip torn off, and one paw bitten through and through. Limping, dejected, beaten, glaring fearfully from his one remaining eye, the dog comes out; and the badger within rolls himself up with affected
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badger
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commendable
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n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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badgers
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n.獾( badger的名词复数 );獾皮;(大写)獾州人(美国威斯康星州人的别称);毛鼻袋熊 | |
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affected
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brutes
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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victorious
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den
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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contented
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devoted
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venom
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contrived
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kennels
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canine
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foes
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敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲 | |
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expediency
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momentous
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undertaking
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dominions
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统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图 | |
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contractors
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borough
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treasury
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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temporizing
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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destined
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astute
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surmise
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catching
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dispensed
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sundry
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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pecuniary
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profuse
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expend
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vt.花费,消费,消耗 | |
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expenditure
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n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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exchequer
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n.财政部;国库 | |
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(缓慢而有规律的)钟声( toll的名词复数 ); 通行费; 损耗; (战争、灾难等造成的)毁坏 | |
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immediate
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intercourse
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n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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adverse
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adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的 | |
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monstrous
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adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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constrained
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banishment
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utterly
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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transit
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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embryo
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boilers
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锅炉,烧水器,水壶( boiler的名词复数 ) | |
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barge
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marine
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cargoes
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imperatively
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speculation
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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literally
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patronage
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antagonists
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lamentable
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