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Next morning Clarissa was up before anyone else. She dressed,and was out on deck, breathing the fresh air of a calm morning,and, making the circuit of the ship for the second time,she ran straight into the lean person of Mr. Grice, the steward1.
She apologised, and at the same time asked him to enlighten her:
what were those shiny brass2 stands for, half glass on the top?
She had been wondering, and could not guess. When he had done explaining,she cried enthusiastically:
"I do think that to be a sailor must be the finest thing in the world!""And what d'you know about it?" said Mr. Grice, kindling3 in astrange manner. "Pardon me. What does any man or woman broughtup in England know about the sea? They profess4 to know; but they don't."The bitterness with which he spoke5 was ominous6 of what was to come.
He led her off to his own quarters, and, sitting on the edgeof a brass-bound table, looking uncommonly7 like a sea-gull,with her white tapering8 body and thin alert face, Mrs. Dallowayhad to listen to the tirade9 of a fanatical man. Did she realise,to begin with, what a very small part of the world the land was?
How peaceful, how beautiful, how benignant in comparison the sea?
The deep waters could sustain Europe unaided if every earthly animaldied of the plague to-morrow. Mr. Grice recalled dreadful sightswhich he had seen in the richest city of the world--men and womenstanding in line hour after hour to receive a mug of greasy11
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steward
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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kindling
n. 点火, 可燃物
动词kindle的现在分词形式
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profess
v.声称,冒称,以...为业,正式接受入教,表明信仰
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spoke
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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ominous
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
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uncommonly
adv. 稀罕(极,非常)
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tapering
adj.尖端细的
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tirade
n.冗长的攻击性演说
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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greasy
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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fathom
v.领悟,彻底了解
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sonnets
n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 )
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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relaxation
n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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liking
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
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cuffs
n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打,拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 )
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poking
n. 刺,戳,袋
vt. 拨开,刺,戳
vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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brute
n.野兽,兽性
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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beetle
n.甲虫,近视眼的人
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beetles
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 )
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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engraving
n.版画;雕刻(作品);雕刻艺术;镌版术v.在(硬物)上雕刻(字,画等)( engrave的现在分词 );将某事物深深印在(记忆或头脑中)
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impersonal
adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的
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faltered
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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impulsively
adv.冲动地
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implored
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 )
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fumbled
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下
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awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
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random
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
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calumny
n.诽谤,污蔑,中伤
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contagion
n.(通过接触的疾病)传染;蔓延
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stockbroker
n.股票(或证券),经纪人(或机构)
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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villa
n.别墅,城郊小屋
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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stuffy
adj.不透气的,闷热的
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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inhuman
adj.残忍的,不人道的,无人性的
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enquiring
a.爱打听的,显得好奇的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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inexplicably
adv.无法说明地,难以理解地,令人难以理解的是
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robust
adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的
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expounded
论述,详细讲解( expound的过去式和过去分词 )
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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sociable
adj.好交际的,友好的,合群的
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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vindicate
v.为…辩护或辩解,辩明;证明…正确
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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distressed
痛苦的
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sprightly
adj.愉快的,活泼的
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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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
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battered
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
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grunted
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说
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stimulating
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
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momentous
adj.重要的,重大的
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fad
n.时尚;一时流行的狂热;一时的爱好
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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resolutely
adj.坚决地,果断地
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unity
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
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dominion
n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图
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looms
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
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banter
n.嘲弄,戏谑;v.取笑,逗弄,开玩笑
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martyr
n.烈士,殉难者;vt.杀害,折磨,牺牲
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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capabilities
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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mechanism
n.机械装置;机构,结构
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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thumping
adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持
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virtues
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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sewers
n.阴沟,污水管,下水道( sewer的名词复数 )
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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jumbled
adj.混乱的;杂乱的
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intelligible
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的
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enchanted
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的
动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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warships
军舰,战舰( warship的名词复数 ); 舰只
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sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
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vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
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prey
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
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Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
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snarled
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说