选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
Chapter 3
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
To live for others as a definite self-conscious aim was not his creed1. It was not the basis of his creed. When he says, ‘Forgive your enemies,’ it is not for the sake of the enemy, but for one’s own sake that he says so, and because love is more beautiful than hate. In his own entreaty2 to the young man, ‘Sell all that thou hast and give to the poor,’ it is not of the state of the poor that he is thinking but of the soul of the young man, the soul that wealth was marring. In his view of life he is one with the artist who knows that by the inevitable3 law of self-perfection, the poet must sing, and the sculptor4 think in bronze, and the painter make the world a mirror for his moods, as surely and as certainly as the hawthorn5 must blossom in spring, and the corn turn to gold at harvest-time, and the moon in her ordered wanderings change from shield to sickle6, and from sickle to shield.
But while Christ did not say to men, ‘Live for others,’ he pointed7 out that there was no difference at all between the lives of others and one’s own life. By this means he gave to man an extended, a Titan personality. Since his coming the history of each separate individual is, or can be made, the history of the world. Of course, culture has intensified8 the personality of man. Art has made us myriad-minded. Those who have the artistic9 temperament10 go into exile with Dante and learn how salt is the bread of others, and how steep their stairs; they catch for a moment the
点击
收听单词发音

1
creed
![]() |
|
n.信条;信念,纲领 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
entreaty
![]() |
|
n.恳求,哀求 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
inevitable
![]() |
|
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
sculptor
![]() |
|
n.雕刻家,雕刻家 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
hawthorn
![]() |
|
山楂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
sickle
![]() |
|
n.镰刀 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
pointed
![]() |
|
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
intensified
![]() |
|
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
artistic
![]() |
|
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
temperament
![]() |
|
n.气质,性格,性情 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
serenity
![]() |
|
n.宁静,沉着,晴朗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
corps
![]() |
|
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
sonnets
![]() |
|
n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
jointed
![]() |
|
有接缝的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
awe
![]() |
|
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
myriads
![]() |
|
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
utterance
![]() |
|
n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
trumpet
![]() |
|
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
incarnate
![]() |
|
adj.化身的,人体化的,肉色的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
rue
![]() |
|
n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
mythology
![]() |
|
n.神话,神话学,神话集 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
humble
![]() |
|
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
infinitely
![]() |
|
adv.无限地,无穷地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
destined
![]() |
|
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
conversion
![]() |
|
n.转化,转换,转变 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
fixed
![]() |
|
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
renaissance
![]() |
|
n.复活,复兴,文艺复兴 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
dreary
![]() |
|
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
frescoes
![]() |
|
n.壁画( fresco的名词复数 );温壁画技法,湿壁画 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
pall
![]() |
|
v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
mariner
![]() |
|
n.水手号不载人航天探测器,海员,航海者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
belle
![]() |
|
n.靓女 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
dame
![]() |
|
n.女士 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
ballad
![]() |
|
n.歌谣,民谣,流行爱情歌曲 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
tapestries
![]() |
|
n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 );绣帷,织锦v.用挂毯(或绣帷)装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
wilfully
![]() |
|
adv.任性固执地;蓄意地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
poetic
![]() |
|
adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
entirely
![]() |
|
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
pathos
![]() |
|
n.哀婉,悲怆 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
ecstasy
![]() |
|
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
inadequate
![]() |
|
adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
lark
![]() |
|
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
testament
![]() |
|
n.遗嘱;证明 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
delightful
![]() |
|
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
intercourse
![]() |
|
n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
toil
![]() |
|
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47
delicacy
![]() |
|
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
crumbs
![]() |
|
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
personalities
![]() |
|
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
mere
![]() |
|
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
admiration
![]() |
|
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
worthy
![]() |
|
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
precursor
![]() |
|
n.先驱者;前辈;前任;预兆;先兆 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
supreme
![]() |
|
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
stereotyped
![]() |
|
adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
perfectly
![]() |
|
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
poetical
![]() |
|
adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
ward
![]() |
|
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
toiled
![]() |
|
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
specially
![]() |
|
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
philistines
![]() |
|
n.市侩,庸人( philistine的名词复数 );庸夫俗子 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
philistine
![]() |
|
n.庸俗的人;adj.市侩的,庸俗的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
unity
![]() |
|
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
inaccessibility
![]() |
|
n. 难接近, 难达到, 难达成 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
materialistic
![]() |
|
a.唯物主义的,物质享乐主义的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
encumbrance
![]() |
|
n.妨碍物,累赘 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
nought
![]() |
|
n./adj.无,零 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
relentless
![]() |
|
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
acquiescence
![]() |
|
n.默许;顺从 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
opposition
![]() |
|
n.反对,敌对 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
tithe
![]() |
|
n.十分之一税;v.课什一税,缴什一税 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
alabaster
![]() |
|
adj.雪白的;n.雪花石膏;条纹大理石 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
manifestation
![]() |
|
n.表现形式;表明;现象 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
repent
![]() |
|
v.悔悟,悔改,忏悔,后悔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
repentance
![]() |
|
n.懊悔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76
initiation
![]() |
|
n.开始 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77
aphorisms
![]() |
|
格言,警句( aphorism的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78
prodigal
![]() |
|
adj.浪费的,挥霍的,放荡的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79
squandering
![]() |
|
v.(指钱,财产等)浪费,乱花( squander的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
80
boughs
![]() |
|
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
81
Christian
![]() |
|
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
82
Christians
![]() |
|
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
83
gaol
![]() |
|
n.(jail)监狱;(不加冠词)监禁;vt.使…坐牢 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
84
speculation
![]() |
|
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
85
solicitor
![]() |
|
n.初级律师,事务律师 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
86
solely
![]() |
|
adv.仅仅,唯一地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
87
oracle
![]() |
|
n.神谕,神谕处,预言 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
88
remains
![]() |
|
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
89
asses
![]() |
|
n. 驴,愚蠢的人,臀部 adv. (常用作后置)用于贬损或骂人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
90
imprisonment
![]() |
|
n.关押,监禁,坐牢 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
91
wring
![]() |
|
n.扭绞;v.拧,绞出,扭 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
92
appalling
![]() |
|
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
93
loathing
![]() |
|
n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
94
hatred
![]() |
|
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
95
cant
![]() |
|
n.斜穿,黑话,猛扔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
96
poignant
![]() |
|
adj.令人痛苦的,辛酸的,惨痛的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
97
humiliation
![]() |
|
n.羞辱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
98
inflicted
![]() |
|
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
99
immediate
![]() |
|
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
100
intensity
![]() |
|
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
101
cadences
![]() |
|
n.(声音的)抑扬顿挫( cadence的名词复数 );节奏;韵律;调子 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
102
aesthetic
![]() |
|
adj.美学的,审美的,有美感 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
103
vanquished
![]() |
|
v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
104
plaintive
![]() |
|
adj.可怜的,伤心的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
105
deferred
![]() |
|
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
106
persuasive
![]() |
|
adj.有说服力的,能说得使人相信的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
107
distress
![]() |
|
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
108
rendering
![]() |
|
n.表现,描写 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
109
gulf
![]() |
|
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
110
meted
![]() |
|
v.(对某人)施以,给予(处罚等)( mete的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
111
infamy
![]() |
|
n.声名狼藉,出丑,恶行 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
112
misery
![]() |
|
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
113
grotesque
![]() |
|
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
114
martyr
![]() |
|
n.烈士,殉难者;vt.杀害,折磨,牺牲 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
115
hideous
![]() |
|
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
116
junction
![]() |
|
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
117
swelled
![]() |
|
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
118
jeering
![]() |
|
adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
119
tragic
![]() |
|
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
120
pillory
![]() |
|
n.嘲弄;v.使受公众嘲笑;将…示众 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
121
penetrate
![]() |
|
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
122
submission
![]() |
|
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
123
herald
![]() |
|
vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
124
abasement
![]() |
|
n.滥用 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
125
contemptible
![]() |
|
adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
126
defiance
![]() |
|
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
127
abide
![]() |
|
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
128
ignobly
![]() |
|
卑贱地,下流地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
129
ignoble
![]() |
|
adj.不光彩的,卑鄙的;可耻的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
130
delightfully
![]() |
|
大喜,欣然 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
131
stimulating
![]() |
|
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
132
wrestle
![]() |
|
vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
133
malice
![]() |
|
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
134
perverse
![]() |
|
adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
135
pretences
![]() |
|
n.假装( pretence的名词复数 );作假;自命;自称 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
136
vats
![]() |
|
varieties 变化,多样性,种类 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
137
stony
![]() |
|
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
138
slaying
![]() |
|
杀戮。 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
139
charcoal
![]() |
|
n.炭,木炭,生物炭 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
140
mowing
![]() |
|
n.割草,一次收割量,牧草地v.刈,割( mow的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
141
scythe
![]() |
|
n. 长柄的大镰刀,战车镰; v. 以大镰刀割 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
142
subtlety
![]() |
|
n.微妙,敏锐,精巧;微妙之处,细微的区别 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
143
complexity
![]() |
|
n.复杂(性),复杂的事物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
144
folly
![]() |
|
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
145
feign
![]() |
|
vt.假装,佯作 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
146
conceal
![]() |
|
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
147
dagger
![]() |
|
n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
148
smirk
![]() |
|
n.得意地笑;v.傻笑;假笑着说 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
149
intonation
![]() |
|
n.语调,声调;发声 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
150
breach
![]() |
|
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
151
etiquette
![]() |
|
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
152
attain
![]() |
|
vt.达到,获得,完成 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
153
immortal
![]() |
|
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
154
niche
![]() |
|
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
155
censure
![]() |
|
v./n.责备;非难;责难 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
156
appreciation
![]() |
|
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
157
sublimity
![]() |
|
崇高,庄严,气质高尚 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
158
contagion
![]() |
|
n.(通过接触的疾病)传染;蔓延 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
159
isolated
![]() |
|
adj.与世隔绝的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
160
longing
![]() |
|
n.(for)渴望 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
161
sanity
![]() |
|
n.心智健全,神智正常,判断正确 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
162
chattered
![]() |
|
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
163
ivy
![]() |
|
n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
164
utilitarian
![]() |
|
adj.实用的,功利的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
165
cleanse
![]() |
|
vt.使清洁,使纯洁,清洗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
166
plumes
![]() |
|
羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
167
tawny
![]() |
|
adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
168
aromatic
![]() |
|
adj.芳香的,有香味的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
169
petals
![]() |
|
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
170
chalice
![]() |
|
n.圣餐杯;金杯毒酒 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
171
utterances
![]() |
|
n.发声( utterance的名词复数 );说话方式;语调;言论 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
172
detention
![]() |
|
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
173
clefts
![]() |
|
n.裂缝( cleft的名词复数 );裂口;cleave的过去式和过去分词;进退维谷 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
Chapter 2
下一章:
没有了
©英文小说网 2005-2010