When supper was over, Phil bethought himself that his day’s work was not yet over. He had still a considerable sum to obtain before he dared go home, if such a name can be given to the
miserable1 tenement2 in Crosby Street where he
herded3 with his companions. But before going he wished to show his
gratitude4 to Paul for his protection and the supper which he had so much and so unexpectedly enjoyed.
“Shall I play for you?” he asked, taking his violin from the top of the bureau, where Paul had placed it.
“Will you?” asked Jimmy, his eyes
lighting5 up with pleasure.
“We should be very glad to hear you,” said Mrs. Hoffman.
Phil played his best, for he felt that he was playing for friends. After a short
prelude6, he struck into an Italian song. Though the words were
unintelligible7, the little party enjoyed the song.
“Bravo, Phil!” said Paul. “You sing almost as well as I do.”
Jimmy laughed.
“You sing about as well as you draw,” said the little boy.
“There you go again with your envy and jealousy,” said Paul, in an injured tone. “Others appreciate me better.”
“Sing something, and we will judge of your merits,” said his mother.
“Not now,” said Paul, shaking his head. “My feelings are too deeply injured. But if he has time, Phil will favor us with another song.”
So the little fiddler once more touched the
strings8 of his violin, and sang the
hymn9 of Garibaldi.
“He has a beautiful voice,” said Mrs. Hoffman to Paul.
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的 |
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- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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tenement
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| n.公寓；房屋 |
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- They live in a tenement.他们住在廉价公寓里。
- She felt very smug in a tenement yard like this.就是在个这样的杂院里，她觉得很得意。
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herded
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| 群集，纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 )； 放牧； （使）向…移动 |
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- He herded up his goats. 他把山羊赶拢在一起。
- They herded into the corner. 他们往角落里聚集。
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gratitude
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| adj.感激，感谢 |
参考例句： |
- 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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lighting
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| n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光 |
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- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
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prelude
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| n.序言，前兆，序曲 |
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- The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
- The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。
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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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- If a computer is given unintelligible data, it returns unintelligible results.如果计算机得到的是难以理解的数据，它给出的也将是难以理解的结果。
- The terms were unintelligible to ordinary folk.这些术语一般人是不懂的。
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strings
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| n.弦 |
参考例句： |
- He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
- She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
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hymn
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| n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌 |
参考例句： |
- They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
- The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。
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complexion
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| n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格 |
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- Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
- Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。
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cupidity
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| n.贪心，贪财 |
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- Her cupidity is well known.她的贪婪尽人皆知。
- His eyes gave him away,shining with cupidity.他的眼里闪着贪婪的光芒，使他暴露无遗。
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impelled
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| v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- He felt impelled to investigate further. 他觉得有必要作进一步调查。
- I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project. 我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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analyze
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| vt.分析，解析 (=analyse) |
参考例句： |
- We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
- The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。
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fatigue
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| n.疲劳，劳累 |
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- The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
- I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
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inclement
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| adj.严酷的，严厉的，恶劣的 |
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- The inclement weather brought forth a host of diseases.恶劣的天气引起了种种疾病。
- They kept on going,even through the inclement weather.即使天气恶劣，他们还是执意要去。
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fatigues
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| n.疲劳( fatigue的名词复数 )；杂役；厌倦；（士兵穿的）工作服 |
参考例句： |
- The patient fatigues easily. 病人容易疲劳。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Instead of training the men were put on fatigues/fatigue duty. 那些士兵没有接受训练，而是派去做杂务。 来自辞典例句
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heed
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| v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心 |
参考例句： |
- You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
- For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
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determined
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| adj.坚定的；有决心的 |
参考例句： |
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
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drawn
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| v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的 |
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- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
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ragged
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| adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的 |
参考例句： |
- A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
- Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。
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undoubtedly
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| adv.确实地，无疑地 |
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- It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
- He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
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pier
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| n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱 |
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- The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
- The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。
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