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FREE JOE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
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The name of Free Joe strikes humorously upon the ear of memory. It is impossible to say why, for he was the humblest, the simplest, and the most serious of all God's living creatures, sadly lacking in all those elements that suggest the humorous. It is certain, moreover, that in 1850 the sober-minded citizens of the little Georgian village of Hillsborough were not inclined to take a humorous view of Free Joe, and neither his name nor his presence provoked a smile. He was a black atom, drifting hither and thither3 without an owner, blown about by all the winds of circumstance, and given over to shiftlessness.
The problems of one generation are the paradoxes5 of a succeeding one, particularly if war, or some such incident, intervenes to clarify the[4] atmosphere and strengthen the understanding. Thus, in 1850, Free Joe represented not only a problem of large concern, but, in the watchful8 eyes of Hillsborough, he was the embodiment of that vague and mysterious danger that seemed to be forever lurking9 on the outskirts10 of slavery, ready to sound a shrill11 and ghostly signal in the impenetrable swamps, and steal forth12 under the midnight stars to murder, rapine, and pillage—a danger always threatening, and yet never assuming shape; intangible, and yet real; impossible, and yet not improbable. Across the serene13 and smiling front of safety, the pale outlines of the awful shadow of insurrection sometimes fell. With this invisible panorama14 as a background, it was natural that the figure of Free Joe, simple and humble1 as it was, should assume
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n.似非而是的隽语,看似矛盾而实际却可能正确的说法( paradox的名词复数 );用于语言文学中的上述隽语;有矛盾特点的人[事物,情况] | |
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lurking
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outskirts
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noted
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coaxed
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innocence
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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certify
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vt.证明,证实;发证书(或执照)给 | |
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mighty
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fumbled
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speck
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短而硬的毛发,刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 ) | |
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growled
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insignificance
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insignificant
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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devoted
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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mitigating
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miserable
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aloof
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coveted
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prudence
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superstition
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sweeping
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whine
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assenting
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同意,赞成( assent的现在分词 ) | |
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hearth
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weird
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rumor
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tickle
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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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mantle
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ominously
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