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a lifetime friendship
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thomas jefferson and james madison met in 1776. could it have been any other year? they worked together starting then to further american revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. from the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in 1 and the trustfulness of 2 and induration. it lasted 50 years. it included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. four and a half months before he died, when he was 3, debt-ridden, and worried about his 4 family, jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. his words and madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. they also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?
 
"the friendship which has 5 between us now half a century, the harmony of our po1itical principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. if ever the earth has 6 a system of administration conducted with a single and 7 eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been 8. to myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. take care of me when dead and be assured that i should leave with you my last affections."
 
a week later madison replied-
 
"you cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than i do. if they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? we cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with which we discharge the trust committed to us and i indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be 9 whilst we are here. "


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1 z4vxx     
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
参考例句:
  • his claims to an intimacy with the president are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
  • i wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
2 bw7yd     
n.合作,协作;勾结
参考例句:
  • the two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • he was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
3 xzzzba     
v.生病
参考例句:
  • they discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
  • she looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
4 1qnzcl     
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
参考例句:
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • they were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 d36c0632da7a5cceb815e51e7c5d4aa2     
v.(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去( subsist的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • before liberation he subsisted on wild potatoes. 解放前他靠吃野薯度日。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • survivors of the air crash subsisted on wild fruits. 空难事件的幸存者以野果维持生命。 来自辞典例句
6 beheld     
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • his eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
7 2utw7     
adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的
参考例句:
  • her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
  • he succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
8 xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • he devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • we devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
9 f9d7381abd94e53d1fbd8a4e53915ec8     
withhold过去式及过去分词
参考例句:
  • i withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后,我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • there was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意,学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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