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“One is a fool,” said Lilly, “to be lachrymose1. The thing to do is to get a move on.”
Aaron looked up with a glimpse of a smile. The two men were sitting before the fire at the end of a cold, wet April day: Aaron convalescent, somewhat chastened in appearance.
“Ay,” he said rather sourly. “A move back to Guilford Street.”
“Oh, I meant to tell you,” said Lilly. “I was reading an old Baden history. They made a law in 1528 — not a law, but a regulation — that: if a man forsakes3 his wife and children, as now so often happens, the said wife and children are at once to be dispatched after him. I thought that would please you. Does it?”
“They would have arrived the next day, like a forwarded letter.”
“I should have had to get a considerable move on, at that rate,” grinned Aaron.
“Oh, no. You might quite like them here.” But Lilly saw the white frown of determined5 revulsion on the convalescent’s face.
“Wouldn’t you?” he asked.
Aaron shook his head.
“No,” he said. And it was obvious he objected to the topic. “What are you going to do about your move on?”
“Me!” said Lilly. “I’m going to sail away next week — or steam dirtily away on a tramp called the Maud Allen Wing .”
“Where to?”
“Malta.”
“Where from?”
“London Dock. I fixed6 up my passage this morning for ten pounds. I am cook’s assistant, signed on.”
Aaron looked at him with a little admiration7.
“You can take a sudden jump, can’t you?” he said.
“The difficulty is to refrain from jumping: overboard or anywhere.”
Aaron smoked his pipe slowly.
“And what good will Malta do you?” he asked, envious
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lachrymose
adj.好流泪的,引人落泪的;adv.眼泪地,哭泣地
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Ford
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
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forsakes
放弃( forsake的第三人称单数 ); 弃绝; 抛弃; 摒弃
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briefly
adv.简单地,简短地
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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envious
adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的
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chafing
n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒
10
doom
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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testy
adj.易怒的;暴躁的
13
twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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shaft
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
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Buddhists
n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )
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fray
v.争吵;打斗;磨损,磨破;n.吵架;打斗
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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idol
n.偶像,红人,宠儿
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idols
偶像( idol的名词复数 ); 受崇拜的人或物; 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物; 神像
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grill
n.烤架,铁格子,烤肉;v.烧,烤,严加盘问
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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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hostility
n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争
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antipathy
n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物
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skilful
(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的
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unaware
a.不知道的,未意识到的
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mashed
a.捣烂的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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eternity
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷
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influenza
n.流行性感冒,流感
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irritably
ad.易生气地
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hovered
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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sip
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
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dilemma
n.困境,进退两难的局面
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boredom
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
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fiddle
n.小提琴;vi.拉提琴;不停拨弄,乱动
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flute
n.长笛;v.吹笛
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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butt
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
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joints
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语)
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scribbled
v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 );乱画;草草地写;匆匆记下
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grimacing
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的现在分词 )
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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grimaced
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )
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ruminate
v.反刍;沉思
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pertinently
适切地
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dodging
n.避开,闪过,音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 );回避
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fictitious
adj.虚构的,假设的;空头的
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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faculty
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
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divesting
v.剥夺( divest的现在分词 );脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服
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persistent
adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的
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pyjamas
n.(宽大的)睡衣裤
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trespassing
[法]非法入侵
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charing
n.炭化v.把…烧成炭,把…烧焦( char的现在分词 );烧成炭,烧焦;做杂役女佣
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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friction
n.摩擦,摩擦力
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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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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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hitching
搭乘; (免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的现在分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上
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conspicuously
ad.明显地,惹人注目地
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awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
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soda
n.苏打水;汽水
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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obsession
n.困扰,无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
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royalty
n.皇家,皇族
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trench
n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕
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trenches
深沟,地沟( trench的名词复数 ); 战壕
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obsessed
adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的
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battering
n.用坏,损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )
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conceited
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
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kit
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
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anguished
adj.极其痛苦的v.使极度痛苦(anguish的过去式)
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glamour
n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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unbearable
adj.不能容忍的;忍受不住的
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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spurting
(液体,火焰等)喷出,(使)涌出( spurt的现在分词 ); (短暂地)加速前进,冲刺; 溅射
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apprehensively
adv.担心地
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loathed
v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢
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purgatory
n.炼狱;苦难;adj.净化的,清洗的
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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presentiment
n.预感,预觉
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vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
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sergeant
n.警官,中士
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tabloids
n.小报,通俗小报(版面通常比大报小一半,文章短,图片多,经常报道名人佚事)( tabloid的名词复数 );药片
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stunning
adj.极好的;使人晕倒的
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
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filthy
adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的
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scotch
n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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bust
vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部
100
busts
半身雕塑像( bust的名词复数 ); 妇女的胸部; 胸围; 突击搜捕
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inert
adj.无活动能力的,惰性的;迟钝的
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mechanism
n.机械装置;机构,结构
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vehement
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
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wriggling
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等);蠕蠕
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swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入
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writhing
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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justification
n.正当的理由;辩解的理由
110
presentiments
n.(对不祥事物的)预感( presentiment的名词复数 )
111
languishing
a. 衰弱下去的
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haughty
adj.傲慢的,高傲的
113
courteous
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
114
irony
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄