A Causeway

时间：2007-10-18 06:42:11

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A RICH Woman having returned from abroad disembarked at the foot of
Knee-deep Street, and was about to walk to her hotel through the
mud.

"Madam," said a Policeman, "I cannot permit you to do that; you
would soil your shoes and stockings."

"Oh, that is of no importance, really," replied the Rich Woman,
with a cheerful smile.

"But, madam, it is needless; from the wharf¹ to the hotel, as you
observe, extends an unbroken line of prostrate² newspaper men who
crave³ the honour of having you walk upon them."

"In that case," she said, seating herself in a doorway⁴ and
unlocking her satchel⁵, "I shall have to put on my rubber boots."

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1 wharf
n.码头，停泊处
参考例句：
We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。 We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

2 prostrate
v.拜倒，平卧，衰竭；adj.拜倒的，平卧的，衰竭的
参考例句：
She was prostrate on the floor.她俯卧在地板上。 The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.北方佬已经使南方屈服了,他们还打算继续下去。

3 crave
vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求
参考例句：
Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。 You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

4 doorway
n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径
参考例句：
They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。 Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

5 satchel
n.(皮或帆布的)书包
参考例句：
The school boy opened the door and flung his satchel in.那个男学生打开门，把他的书包甩了进去。 She opened her satchel and took out her father's gloves.打开书箱，取出了她父亲的手套来。