Grit1 was not wholly without curiosity, and, as was natural, he speculated as to the amount which the wallet contained. When Mr. Jackson and Willie had left him, he took it out of his pocket and opened it.
He extracted a roll of bills and counted them over. There were ten five-dollar bills, and ten dollars in notes of a smaller
denomination2.
"Sixty dollars!" ejaculated Grit, with a thrill of pleasure. "I never was so rich in all my life."
He felt that the sum was too large for him to accept, and he was half
tempted3 to run after Mr. Jackson and say so. But quick reflection satisfied him that the generous New Yorker wished him to retain it, and, modest though[Pg 46] he was, he was conscious that in saving the little boy's life he had placed his passenger under an obligation which a much larger sum would not have overpaid. Besides, he saw two new passengers walking toward his boat, who doubtless wished to be ferried across the river. They were Phil Courtney and Marion Clarke.
"We are just in time, Mr. Grit," said the young lady, smiling.
"Yes, my good fellow," said Phil condescendingly, "we will employ you again."
"You are very kind," answered Grit, with a smile of amusement.
"I like to encourage you," continued Phil, who was not very quick to interpret the looks of others.
Grit looked at Marion, and noticed that she, too, looked amused.
"Have you had any passengers since we came over?" asked Phil, in a patronizing tone.
He was quite ready to employ his old schoolmate, provided he would show proper
gratitude4, and be suitably impressed by his
condescension5.
"I have been across several times," answered Grit
briefly6.
[Pg 47]
"And how much have you made now?" asked Phil, with what he intended to pass for
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grit
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| n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关 |
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- The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
- I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。
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denomination
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| n.命名，取名，(度量衡、货币等的)单位 |
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- The firm is still operating under another denomination.这家公司改用了名称仍在继续营业。
- Litre is a metric denomination.升是公制单位。
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tempted
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| v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词） |
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- I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
- I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
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gratitude
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| adj.感激，感谢 |
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- I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
- She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
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condescension
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| n.自以为高人一等，贬低(别人) |
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- His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
- Despite its condescension toward the Bennet family, the letter begins to allay Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy. 尽管这封信对班纳特家的态度很高傲，但它开始消除伊丽莎白对达西的偏见。
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briefly
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| adv.简单地，简短地 |
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- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
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benevolent
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| adj.仁慈的，乐善好施的 |
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- His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
- He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
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condescended
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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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- We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. 我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
- The king condescended to take advice from his servants. 国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。
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interfere
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| v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰 |
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- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。
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earnings
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| n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得 |
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- That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
- Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
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chafed
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| v.擦热（尤指皮肤）( chafe的过去式 )；擦痛；发怒；惹怒 |
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- Her wrists chafed where the rope had been. 她的手腕上绳子勒过的地方都磨红了。
- She chafed her cold hands. 她揉搓冰冷的双手使之暖和。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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mortify
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| v.克制，禁欲，使受辱 |
参考例句： |
- The first Sunday,in particular,their behaviours served to mortify me.到了这里第一个星期，她们的行为几乎把我气死。
- For if ye live after the flesh,ye shall die:but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body,ye shall live.你们若顺从肉体活着必要死。若靠着圣灵治死身体的恶行必要活着。
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adversary
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| adj.敌手，对手 |
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- He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
- They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
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promptly
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| adv.及时地，敏捷地 |
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- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
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exultingly
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| 兴高采烈地，得意地 |
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- It was exultingly easy. 这容易得让人雀跃。
- I gave him a cup of tea while the rest exultingly drinking aquavit. 当别人继续兴高采烈地喝着白兰地的时候，我随手为那位朋友端去了一杯热茶。
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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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- The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
- Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。
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mortified
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| v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等） |
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- She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
- The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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abruptly
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| adv.突然地，出其不意地 |
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- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
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mortification
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| n.耻辱，屈辱 |
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- To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected. 使我感到失面子的是：我的稿件被退了回来。
- The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. 主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。
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sufficiently
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| adv.足够地，充分地 |
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- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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sneer
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| v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语 |
参考例句： |
- He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
- You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。
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ardor
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| n.热情，狂热 |
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- His political ardor led him into many arguments.他的政治狂热使他多次卷入争论中。
- He took up his pursuit with ardor.他满腔热忱地从事工作。
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bluff
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| v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗 |
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- His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
- John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
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