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From "Literature in the 21st Century"

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by Ronald Wallace

Sometimes I wish I drank coffee

or smoked Marlboros， or maybe cigars——

yes， a hand-rolled Havana cigar

in its thick， manly¹ wrapping，

and I'd be writing about war and old losses——

man things——and not where I am， in this

fizzy water， reticence⁴， and care， all reduced

fat and purified air， behind my deprived

computer， where I can't manage even

a decaf cap， a mild Tiparillo， a glass of

great-taste-less-filling light beer.

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1 manly
adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地
参考例句：
The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。 He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

2 pristine
adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的
参考例句：
He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。 He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

3 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

4 reticence
n.沉默，含蓄
参考例句：
He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯，把事情原原本本都告诉了我。 He always displays a certain reticence in discussing personal matters.他在谈论个人问题时总显得有些保留。