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Book7 Module3
Literature
cast
/k
ɑ:st/ n.
演员阵容，全体演员
distribute
/d
?
'str
?
bju:t/ v.
分发，分配，分送
chapter
/'t
?
?pt
?
/ n.
章节
filthy
/'f
?lθ?
/ adj.
十分肮脏的，污秽的
sparrow
/'sp?r
??
/
n.
麻雀
seagull
/'si:g
?
l/ n.
海鸥
pipe
/pa
?
p/ n.
（通常埋在地下的）管，管子，管道
smog
/sm
?
g/ n.
烟雾
choke
/t
???
k/ v.
（使）窒息，（使）噎住，（使）呼吸困难
swallow
/'sw
?
l
??
/ v.
吞下；咽下（食物或饮料）
rag
/r?g/ n.
（一小块）旧布；抹布
dustbin
/'d
?
stb
?
n/ n.
垃圾箱，垃圾桶
attain
/
?
'te
?
n/ v.
获得，达到
nutrition
/nju:'tr
??
n/
n.
营养（作用）；滋养
starvation
/st
ɑ:'ve??n/ n.
挨饿，饿死
welfare
/'welfe
?
/
n.
幸福，福祉；健康
concern
/k
?
n's
?
:n/
n.
关心，担心
taxpayer
/'t?ks,pe
??
/ n.
纳税人
compass
/'k
?
mp
?
s/ n.
指南针，罗盘
anchor
/'??k?
/ n.
锚
inn
/
?
n/ n.
（样式古老的）小酒馆；小旅馆
carrier
/'k?r
??
/ n.
运输工具
accumulate
/
?
'kju:mjule
?
t/ v.
积累
corporation
/,k
?
:p
?
're
??
n/ n.
公司，企业
navy
/'ne
?
v
?
/ n.
海军
pile
/pa
?
l/ n.
堆，叠，摞
paperwork
/'pe
?<
/p>
p
?
w
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:k/
n.
资料，文件
trial
/tra
??
l/ n.
审判，审理
pump
/p
?
mp/ n.
泵；抽水机
fountain
/'fa
?
nt
?
n/ n.
喷泉；喷水池
pub
/p
?
b/ n.
酒馆，酒吧
maid
/me
?
d/ n.
女仆
bunch
/b
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nt
?
/ n.
一束，一串
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mistress
/'m
?
str
?
s/
n.
女主人
accomplish /
?
'k
?
mpl
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v.
完成（任务等），取得（成功）
ambassador
/?m'b?s
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d
?
/ n.
大使
humble
/'h
?mb?/
adj.
（身份、地位等）低下的，卑微的
pedestrian
/p
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'destr
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n/ n.
行人
lantern
/l?nt
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n / n.
灯笼，提灯
mourn
/m
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v.
悼念，哀悼，为
……
哀痛
a huge
amount of
大量的
bring sth. to the attention of sb.
使某人关注某事
Dickens’ London
Dickens
’
s cast of
characters lived in London, the largest and
richest city in the world. But its
wealth was distributed unfairly among
the population. Every chapter of his novels
describes the
sights, sounds, and
smells of the city, and provides a social
commentary of London life.
In the
middle of the 19th century, London was a filthy
city for rich and poor people alike.
Although on clear days, the air was
filled with sparrows and seagulls flying high
above, more often
the smoking chimney
pipes created smog which was so strong that it
choked the inhabitants. The
River
Thames was polluted, causing disease and death
everywhere, and if you fell in, it was
dangerous to swallow the water.
The East End was
London
’
s poorest district,
where children wore rags for clothes and
the women searched in dustbins for
food. Few people could ever hope to attain an
acceptable
standard of living. Many
people suffered from the effects of poor nutrition
and even starvation
because of a lack
of food, yet their welfare was of no concern to
the taxpayers of London. Ships
from
all points of the compass would drop anchor here
at the main port of London. South of the
river lies Southwark, another poor
district. The George Inn was a busy coaching stop
with food and
accommodation for
travelers leaving London, and for carriers taking
goods into the city.
But some Londoners
had accumulated enormous wealth through trade. In
the old City of
London are housed the
many banks and corporations which Dickens
mentions. Further west and
opposite
Southwark stands Somerset House, where
Dicken
’
s father worked for
the navy.
Close by are the law courts,
where lawyers and their clerks, carrying piles of
paperwork, would
hurry to the trials.
There were many squares and gardens with water
pumps and fountains, as well
as smart
restaurants and pubs.
Servants would
buy fruit and vegetables at Covent Garden market
for their rich families, and
maids
would buy bunches of flowers to decorate their
mistress’
s rooms.
The West End is the theatre district
where Dickens felt at home because, surprisingly,
he thought he would accomplish more
with his drama than with his novels. It is also
the London of
government, where
politicians, ministers, ambassadors as well as
more humble pedestrians walked
home at
night through streets lit with gas lanterns
London is very different today, and few
people mourn the passing of the old city. But you
can
still see many of the sights which
Dickens saw and wrote about in his novels.
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