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vehemently, forcefully; eagerly.
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polemist, controversialist; disputant; one who is ready to dispute a contrary opinion.
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sacrilegious, violating sacred things; impious.
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abdication of the emperor, on February 12, 1912, when the Abdication Edict was proclaimed, when the young emperor relinquished his throne.
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heralded, ushered in; proclaimed; announced.
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He is punning on the word Fall , playing on the same word but on different applications.
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wandered from state to state . He had in mind Confucius, of course.
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hankered after, longed for; yearned after.
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obtuse provincials, not very acute or bright country boys; slow, mentally inactive students from the country.
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Men have short memories, men do not remember for long.
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scrape, gather; collect.
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ladies to describe whom a euphemism is generally used, sing-song girls who have become prostitutes.Euphemism , a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression—calling coal “black gold”(乌金), or “inky jade” (墨玉), for instance.
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libertine, licentious man; a man who lives a very loose life.
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equanimity, calmness.
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disconcerting, embarrassing; confusing.
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vicissitudes, irregular changes.
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dalliance in hidden places, wanton or amorous play in houses of prostitution.
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elucidate, throw light upon; explain.
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the most inscrutable of human illusions, love (? ).
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sarcasm, bitter sting.
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Traductore-tradittore, the Italian for “translation-traitor,” i.e., translation betrays, translation of what he has written would tell too much of Ku Hung-ming.
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sinologue, one well versed in Chinese language and literature, in things Chinese.
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taken aback, surprised; shocked.
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Questions
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1. Describe the city in which the philosopher lived.
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