句子中的表语“room”后边接续了两个定语从句，分别由“in which……”和“to which……”引导；时间状语“six months earlier”插入在第一个定语从句中。
C
The morning wore away.
一个上午就这么过去了。
wear away 消磨，消逝。例如：My patience is almost worn away by her endless complaints.她抱怨个不停，几乎使我的耐性消耗殆尽。
Adam Bede亚当·比德
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艾略特在她的早期小说中突出和解、宽恕与利他主义的道德原则。《亚当·比德》中所表现的人与人之间的爱与和睦关系，都充分说明了她的这种理想的人际关系。艾略特深信，人性本善，人伦关系的和谐，从根本上讲，要求的是理解。在理解的基础上才能谈得上真正的爱和同情。
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sphere/sf/n.球（体）
tributary/"trbjtr/n.附属国
cease/si：s/v.终止，停止
melancholy/"melnkl/adj.忧郁的，悲伤的
sleek/sli：k/adj.光泽的，光滑的
jolly/"dl/adj.快乐的，高兴的
dignity/"dɡnt/n.庄严，尊贵，高贵
inferior/n"fr/n.下级，下属
reconcile/"reknsal/v.使一致，符合
contemptuous/kn"temptjs/adj.轻视的，轻蔑的
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AMr.Casson’s person was by no means of that common type which can be allowed to pass without deion.On a front view it appeared to consist principally of two spheres， bearing about the same relation to each other as the earth and the moon：that is to say， the lower sphere might be said， at a rough guess， to be thirteen times larger than the upper which naturally performed the function of a mere satellite and tributary.But here the resemblance ceased， for Mr.Casson’s head was not at all a melancholy-looking satellite nor was it a“spotty globe”，as Milton has irreverently called the moon；on the contrary， no head and face could look more sleek and healthy， and its expression-which was chiefly confined to a pair of round and ruddy cheeks， the slight knot and interruptions forming the nose and eyes being scarcely worth mention-was one of jolly contentment， only tempered by that sense of personal dignity which usually made itself felt in his attitude and bearing.BThis sense of dignity could hardly be considered excessive in a man who had been butler to“the family”for fifteen years， and who， in his present high position， was necessarily very much in contact with his inferiors.CHow to reconcile his dignity with the satisfaction of his curiosity by walking towards the Green was the problem that Mr.Casson had been revolving in his mind for the last five minutes；but when he had partly solved it by taking his hands out of his pockets， and thrusting them into the armholes of his waistcoat， by throwing his head on one side， and providing himself with an air of contemptuous indifference to whatever might fall under his notice， his thoughts were diverted by the approach of the horseman whom we lately saw pausing to have another look at our friend Adam， and who now pulled up at the door of the Donnithorne Arms.
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A
Mr. Casson"s person was by no means of that common type which can be allowed to pass without deion.
卡森先生的长相很不一般，不加描述就放过，那是太便宜他了。
by no means 决不，并没有。例如：This is by no means a good way to solve the problem.这决非解决问题的好办法。
B
This sense of dignity could hardly be considered excessive in a man who had been butler to“the family”for fifteen years， and who， in his present high position， was necessarily very much in contact with his inferiors.
像他这样在名门望族中当了15年管家，现在又身处高位，与其他地位比他低的相处，端点架子的确很有必要。
句子中出现的两个“who”引导的定语从句都是修饰“man”的。
C
How to reconcile his dignity with the satisfaction of his curiosity by walking towards the Green was the problem that Mr. Casson had been revolving in his mind for the Last five minutes；
要不要放下架子到绿坪去看个究竟？过去的5分钟里他一直在为之犹豫。
句子的主语是由特殊疑问词“how”引导的主语从句。
The Picture of Dorian Gray道连·格雷的画像
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由爱尔兰作家奥斯卡·王尔德创作，是极少数唯美主义小说之一。此小说具有很强的唯美倾向，不但文辞绚丽，意匠新颖，有许多带有王尔德特色的俏皮话和幽默，深深影响当代电影及文学风格。这本小说可以看作王尔德艺术化的自传，也可以看作他关于艺术、关于爱情、关于人生的宣言书，当然也是他的不幸命运的前奏。
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wilful/"wlfl/adj.任意的
iridescent/，r"desnt/adj.五彩缤纷的
paradox/"prdks/n.悖论
sober/"sb/adj.清醒的
tread/tred/v.踩，踏
seething/"si：/adj.翻腾的，川流不息的
improvisation/，mprva"zen/n.即兴创作
liveried/"livrid/adj.穿制服的
bonnet/"bnt/n.无边软帽
demoralizing/di"mrlɑ：zi/adj.使人堕落，道德败坏的
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He played with the idea and grew wilful；tossed it into the air and transformed it；let it escape and recaptured it；made it iridescent with fancy and winged it with paradox.The praise of folly， as he went on， soared into a philosophy， and philosophy herself became young， and catching the mad music of pleasure， wearing， one might fancy， her wine-stained robe and wreath of ivy， danced like a Bacchante over the hills of life， and mocked the slow Silenus for being sober.AFacts fled before her like frightened forest things.Her white feet trod the huge press at which wise Omar sits， till the seething grape-juice rose round her bare limbs in waves of purple bubbles， or crawled in red foam over the vats black， dripping， sloping sides.It was an extraordinary improvisation.He felt that the eyes of Dorian Gray were fixed on him， and the consciousness that amongst his audience there was one whose temperament he wished to fascinate seemed to give his wit keenness and to lend colour to his imagination.He was brilliant， fantastic， irresponsible.BHe charmed his listeners out of themselves， and they followed his pipe， laughing.Dorian Gray never took his gaze off him， but sat like one under a spell， smiles chasing each other over his lips and wonder growing grave in his darkening eyes.
