英语专业四级阅读长难句精炼(25)
<p> 121. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberties">liberties</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="philosophic">philosophic</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="heroism">heroism</span>, <span word="consecrated">consecrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> ; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="comport">comport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>; <span word="science">science</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="penetrated">penetrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marvellous">marvellous</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="reproductions">reproductions</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span>.</p><p> 122. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="highbrow">highbrow</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unlikeness">unlikeness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="men">men</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conversely">conversely</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="lowbrow">lowbrow</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="mystical">mystical</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="likenesson">likenesson</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="outstandingly">outstandingly</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extraordinarily">extraordinarily</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span>.</p><p> 123. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowbrows">lowbrows</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="human">human</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inhuman">inhuman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geese">geese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p> 124. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="disputing">disputing</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="tastethough">tastethough</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="elseand">elseand</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="highbrowism">highbrowism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lowbrowism">lowbrowism</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p> 125. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thrillers">thrillers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beethoven">Beethoven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dostoievsky">Dostoievsky</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Rubens">Rubens</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="EI">EI</span> <span word="Greco">Greco</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Constable">Constable</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Seurat">Seurat</span>.</p>
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