大学英语精读文本1-6册(txt下载) 分节阅读 12（1/2）

IreadDreiser'sJennieGerhardtandSisterCarrieandtheyrevivedinmeavividsenseofmymother'ssuffering;,,,thenaturalismofthemodernnovel,

Steepedinnewmoodsandideas,Iboughtareamofpaperandtriedtowrite;butnothingwouldcome,?CouldIeverlearnaboutlifeandpeople?Tome,withmyvastignorance,myJimCrowstationinlife,,thattheverybreathoflifeitselfwasbeyondmyreach,thatmorethananythingelsehurt,

NewWords

lobby

门廊，门厅

porter

,cleans,doeserrands,,store,orrestaurant勤杂工

mop

;cleanwithamop擦；用拖把擦洗

commercial

hearsay

传闻

furious

;violent

denunciation

;condemnation谴责，痛斥

scorn

;contempt鄙视，轻蔑

denounce

castigate

riverfront

patronize

,reader,;giveregularbusinessto

insecure

;notconfident

offhand

;casual

banter

contempt

;scorn轻视，轻蔑

solidarity

,aims,orstandards

Baptist

浸礼会教徒

comprehend

Kluxer

三K党成员

sympathizer

anti-

prefixagainst;opposedto

refer(to)

pope

（罗马天主教的）教皇

lover

southerner

imponderable

suspiciously

pose

;state

supervise

(workorworkers)asthepersonincharge

forge