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MR. M'ARTHUR MAKES A DISCOVERY
ON his return from the theatre, Mr. McArthur finds his daughter, Maria, waiting him in great anxiety. "Father, father!" she says, as he enters his little back
parlor1, "this is what that poor woman, Mag Munday, used to take on so about; here it is." She advances, her
countenance2 wearing an air of great
solicitude3, holds the old dress in her left hand, and a stained letter in her right. "It fell from a pocket in the bosom," she pursues. The old man, with an expression of surprise, takes the letter and prepares to read it. He pauses. "Did it come from the dress I discovered in the old chest?" he inquires, adjusting his spectacles. Maria says it did. She has no doubt it might have relieved her suffering, if it had been found before she died. "But, father, was there not to you something strange, something mysterious about the manner she pursued her search for this old dress? You remember how she used to insist that it contained something that might be a fortune to her in her
distress4, and how there was a history connected with it that would not reflect much credit on a lady in high life!"
The old man interrupts by saying he well remembers it; remembers how he thought she was a
maniac5 to set so much value on the old dress, and make so many sighs when it could not be found. "It always occurred to me there was something more than the dress that made her take on so," the old man concludes, returning the letter to Maria, with a request that she will read it. Maria resumes her seat, the old man draws a chair to the table, and with his face supported in his left hand listens
attentively6 as she reads: "WASHINGTON SQUARE, NEW YORK, May 14, 18--
"I am glad to hear from Mr. Sildon that the child does well. Poor little thing, it gives me so many unhappy thoughts when I think of it; but I know you are a good woman, Mrs. Munday, and will watch her with the care of a mother. She was left at our door one night, and as people are always too ready to give currency to scandal, my brother and I thought that it would not be
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parlor
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| n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅 |
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- She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
- Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
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countenance
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| n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同 |
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- At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
- I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
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solicitude
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| n.焦虑 |
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- Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
- He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
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distress
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| n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛 |
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- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
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maniac
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| n.精神癫狂的人；疯子 |
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- Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意！那个人开车像个疯子一样！
- You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子，你用炸弹恐吓她！
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attentively
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| adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神 |
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- She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时，她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着，把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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prudent
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| adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的 |
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- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
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recollect
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| v.回忆，想起，记起，忆起，记得 |
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- He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
- She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。
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crumpled
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| adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的
动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 |
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- She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
- She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低 |
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- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的 |
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- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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enjoyment
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| n.乐趣；享有；享用 |
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- Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
- After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
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flamingo
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| n.红鹳，火烈鸟 |
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- This is the only species of flamingo in the region,easily recognized by its pink plumage.这是那个地区唯一一种火烈鸟，很容易凭粉红色的羽毛辨认出来。
- In my family,I am flamingo in the flock of pigeons.在家里，我就像一只被困在鸽笼里的火烈鸟。
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possessed
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| adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的 |
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- He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
- He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
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wretch
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| n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人 |
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- You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
- The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。
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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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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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atoned
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| v.补偿，赎（罪）( atone的过去式和过去分词 )；补偿，弥补，赎回 |
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- He atoned for his sin with life. 他以生命赎罪。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She had atoned for everything by the sacrifice she had made of her life. 她用牺牲生命来抵偿了一切。 来自辞典例句
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