CAt last， Liveried in the costume of the age， reality entered the room in the shape of a servant to tell the duchess that her carriage was waiting. She wrung her hands in mock despair.“How annoying！”she cried.“I must go.I have to call for my husband at the club， to take him to some absurd meeting at Willis"s Rooms， where he is going to be in the chair.If I am late， he is sure to be furious， and I couldn"t have a scene in this bonnet.It is far too fragile.A harsh word would ruin it.No， I must go， dear Agatha.Good-bye， Lord Henry， you are quite delightful and dreadfully demoralizing.I am sure I don"t know what to say about your views.You must come and dine with us some night.Tuesday？Are you disengaged Tuesday？”
“For you I would throw over anybody， Duchess，”said Lord Henry with a bow.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
A
Facts fled before her Like frightened forest things.
现实像惊慌失措的林中小精灵，在她面前纷纷逃窜。
拟人的描述手法，把“facts”拟人化为“森林中的精灵”，动词用flee，使篇章生动，形象跃然纸上，展现了王尔德写作的特性——新颖的意匠。
B
He charmed his Listeners out of themselves， and they followed his pipe， Laughing.
听众给他迷得晕头转向，一边笑，一边跟着他的笛子跑。
英国诗人罗伯特·勃朗宁写过一首长诗《赫姆林的花衣吹笛人》，诗中魔笛的美妙音乐把汉诺威所有的孩子都带走了。这里，“he”指代勋爵的即兴演讲，将其比作笛子以此表明勋爵的言辞吸引听众注意力的程度。
C
At Last， Liveried in the costume of the age， reality entered the room in the shape of a servant to tell the duchess that her carriage was waiting.
最后，穿上时装的现实进入餐厅：一名仆人进来禀报公爵夫人，她的马车已在等候。
in the shape of 以……形式。例如：He has nothing in the shape of money.他没有一文钱。
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man青年艺术家画像
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今日关键语导读Today’s Key Points
这本书是文学大师詹姆斯·乔伊斯运用“意识流”手法写成的第一部长篇小说，也是世界文学史上最早，最成功的意识流小说之一。小说具有强烈的自传色彩，主要描写都柏林青年斯蒂芬是如何试图摆脱妨碍他发展的各种影响——家庭束缚、宗教传统和狭隘的民族主义情绪，去追求艺术与美的真谛的痛苦过程，实际上就是青年乔伊斯从觉醒走向成熟的心路历程的写照。
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障碍词先听为快Words and Expressions
dip/dp/v.浸，蘸
catchword/"kt：d/n.醒目的字，提示的字
purgatory/"p：ɡr/n.炼狱
squander/"skwnd/v.浪费，挥霍
constitutional/，knst"tju：nl/n.散步adj.本质的
nimble/"nmbl/adj.灵活的，敏捷的
trudge/trd/v.长途跋涉
grimy/ɡraimi/adj.肮脏的
avid/"vd/n.渴望的，如饥似渴的
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好英文娓娓动听Words and Expressions
On the way home uncle Charles would often pay a visit to the chapel and， as the font was above Stephens reach， the old man would dip his hand and then sprinkle the water briskly about Stephens clothes and on the floor of the porch.While he prayed， he knelt on his red handkerchief and read above his breath from a thumb blackened prayer book wherein catchwords were printed at the foot of every page.Stephen knelt at his side respecting， though he did not share， his piety.He often wondered what his grand-uncle prayed for so seriously.APerhaps he prayed for the souls in purgatory or for the grace of a happy death or perhaps he prayed that God might send him back a part of the big fortune he had squandered in Cork.
On Sundays Stephen with his father and his grand-uncle took their constitutional.BThe old man was a nimble walker in spite of his corns and often ten or twelve miles of the road were covered. The little village of Stillorgan was the parting of the ways.Either they went to the left towards the Dublin mountains or along the Goatstown road and thence into Dundrum， coming home by Sandyford.Trudging along the road or standing in some grimy wayside public house his elders spoke constantly of the subjects nearer their hearts， of Lrish politics， of Munster and of the legends of their own family， to all of which Stephen lent an avid ear.Words which he did not understand he said over and over to himself till he had learnt them by heart：and through them he had glimpses of the real world about them.CThe hour when he too would take part in the life of that world seemed drawing near and in secret he began to make ready for the great part which he felt awaited him， the nature of which he only dimly apprehended.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
A
Perhaps he prayed for the souls in purgatory or for the grace of a happy death or perhaps he prayed that God might send him back a part of the big fortune he had squandered in Cork.
也许他在为在炼狱里煎熬的灵魂们祈祷，或者为赐予快乐死的天恩而祈祷，也许他在祈求上帝将他在科克荡尽的那笔财富的一部分归还给他。
pray for 请求，祈求。例如：Londoners never pray for rain.伦敦人从来不求雨。
B
The old man was a nimble walker in spite of his corns and often ten or twelve miles of the road were covered.
尽管老人脚趾上长鸡眼，举步却非常敏捷，每每信步可走上十至二十英里。
in spite of 尽管。例如：He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.他虽竭尽全力，但仍然未能将那石头搬起来。
C
The hour when he too would take part in the Life of that world seemed drawing near and in secret he began to make ready for the great part which he felt awaited him， the nature of which he only dimly apprehended.
他即将参与到这一世界的生活中的日子似乎越来越临近了，他开始暗暗为行将落在他肩膀上的重大责任做好准备，对于这种重大责任的性质，他只是依稀有点儿了解。
“hour”后面接续了个定语从句，句子主干是The hour seemed drawing near；“which he felt awaited him”和“the nature of which he only dimly apprehended”共同修饰“the great part”。
Mrs.Dalloway达洛卫夫人
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每篇好故事都有灵魂！
今日关键语导读Today’s Key Points
本书描写了一位议员夫人一天的活动过程。全书以主人公的生日晚宴为重点，突出地塑造了两个截然不同的典型：代表上流社会及习惯势力的“大医师”布雷德·肖和平民出生的史密斯，是对当时英国社会的刻画。在这本书中，读者可以领略到典型意识流小说的各种特色。
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huddle/"hdl/v.聚集
graze/ɡrez/v.掠过，擦过
conglomerate/kn"ɡlmrt/v.聚集，结合
reave/ri：v/v.抢夺，夺走
window-pane/"wind"pein/n.窗玻璃
deck/dek/v.装饰
cart/kɑ：t/n.大车
shabby/"b/adj.褴褛的，破旧的
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好英文娓娓动听Words and Expressions
AFar was Italy and the white houses and the room where her sisters sat making hats， and the streets crowded every evening with people walking， laughing out loud， not half alive like people here， huddled up in Bath chairs， looking at a few ugly flowers stuck in pots！
“For you should see the Milan gardens，”she said aloud. But to whom？
