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In the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city. We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks! Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so. It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious1 houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs2; and of life full of quaint3 mysteries, quite unintelligible4 in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque6.
And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad. We have been in a certain manner at home at Bagdad, but have only visited Grand Cairo occasionally. I know no place which was to me, in early years, so delightfully7 mysterious as Grand Cairo.
But the route to India and Australia has changed all this. Men from all countries going to the East, now pass through Cairo, and its streets and costumes are no longer strange to us. It has become also a resort for invalids9, or rather for those who fear that they may become invalids if they remain in a cold climate during the winter months. And thus at Cairo there is always to be found a considerable population of French, Americans, and of English. Oriental life is brought home to us, dreadfully diluted10 by western customs, and the delights of the “Arabian Nights” are shorn of half their value. When we have seen a thing it is never so magnificent to us as when it was half unknown.
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luxurious
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adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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monarchs
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君主,帝王( monarch的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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unintelligible
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adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的 | |
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intelligible
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adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的 | |
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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delightful
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病人,残疾者( invalid的名词复数 ) | |
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deign
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civilisation
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abstemiousness
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chatter
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effrontery
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congregate
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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petrified
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aspiring
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laden
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grievances
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nucleus
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n.核,核心,原子核 | |
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adherents
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n.支持者,拥护者( adherent的名词复数 );党羽;徒子徒孙 | |
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Mediterranean
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virtue
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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inclination
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adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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lamentable
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fatigue
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longing
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conspicuous
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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sedulously
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persistent
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misgave
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odious
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a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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maternal
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adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 | |
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unnatural
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adj.不自然的;反常的 | |
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corruptible
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易腐败的,可以贿赂的 | |
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sarcasm
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n.讥讽,讽刺,嘲弄,反话 (adj.sarcastic) | |
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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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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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legitimate
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adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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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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reins
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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triumphantly
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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perils
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极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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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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entreaties
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n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 ) | |
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allied
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cataract
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n.大瀑布,奔流,洪水,白内障 | |
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literally
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adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实 | |
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averse
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adj.厌恶的;反对的,不乐意的 | |
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thoroughly
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awe
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irrational
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patriotic
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shrugged
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gracefully
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ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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wondrous
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ecstasy
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n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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trotted
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小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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chattering
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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raptures
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enjoyment
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hampers
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妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的第三人称单数 ) | |
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toddle
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v.(如小孩)蹒跚学步 | |
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