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CHAPTER X A LITTLE LUNCHEON ON THE ELIAS WARD
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One could almost hear the creaking of knee and elbow joints2 when the five boys turned out the next morning. Despite Hal’s prediction, this was at an early hour. For, while the sea was yet running before the remnant of the wind, the sun came up on a cloudless sky. Captain Joe’s clothes dryer3 had worked splendidly, and by seven thirty o’clock, the rescuing crew was itself again—refreshed and reclothed.

Before breakfast, Captain Joe and Tom visited both the captain and the owner of the steamer’s cargo4. They reported these facts: The vessel5 was the Elias Ward6, of Charleston, South Carolina—800 tons gross, and commanded by Captain Martin Hobson, of St. Augustine. It had been chartered by W. L. Hawkins, a lumber7 dealer8 from Michigan, for a trading cruise in the West Indies, mainly to secure San Domingo mahogany in Hayti. In this, it had been wholly successful.

“Captain Hobson,” explained Tom, “don’t know what’s happened—he’s wanderin’ in his[127] head. We gave him some water, but we don’t know whether he ought to be fed. Mr. Hawkins can’t get out o’ his bunk9. But he’s takin’ medicine.”

“Well,” asked Mac, “since we’ve got two sick ones aboard, what’s next? Are you kids goin’ on to the Anclote Club house?”

The other boys looked about with puzzled expressions. Captain Joe answered by shaking his head.

“Not dis week,” he announced positively10. “We make breakfast, then work. There is plenty coal. Get up steam, and start de pumps. In half hour, in the Three Sisters, I go to Pensacola. To-night, I return with tug11. We tow de steamer to Pensacola.”

“We all got to go back?” began Hal, with a half wail12.

“Certain’,” went on Captain Joe. “We not leave the steamer now.”

“Why not?” began Bob. “That is, as soon as Mr. Hawkins is well enough to take charge. She’s all right here. We can telephone for a tug from Mill View.”

Tom’s face showed a strange smile. He looked at Captain Joe, and the smile broadened[128] into a grin. Then he beckoned13 the other boys closer.

“Why not?” he repeated. “For one reason, she’s too valuable.”

Mac suddenly slapped his knee and let out a yell.

“By cracky,” he shouted. “I hadn’t thought of that. What’s she worth, Captain Joe?”

Captain Joe was smiling too, but he only answered:

“She good money.”

Hal and Bob were still puzzled.

“Don’t you understand?” exclaimed Tom. “We’ve saved this craft. We’re going to land her safely in port, and then—”

“The court’ll give us a good part of her value as salvage,” concluded Mac. “We’ve earned it, and we’re all a goin’ to be rich.”

The opening of the club house would have to be postponed14 a week. Breakfast was cooked, the captain and the cargo owner made as comfortable as possible—the latter also being notified of the program of his rescuers—fire was started to provide steam for the pump, and then an examination was made of the cargo.

The boys did not ask Mr. Hawkins the value of his freight, and he volunteered no information.[129] But, whatever its value, the entire hold was packed with squared mahogany logs. There were also a few other logs of lesser15 size.

“This stuff is worth a good deal, isn’t it?” asked Bob, as the boys surveyed the heavy, curiously16 marked logs.

“That depends,” answered Mac—wise in all things pertaining17 to shipping18 or the sea trade of Pensacola. “If these sticks came from Central America, they ain’t so much. I’ve seen mahogany ’at didn’t bring more’n ten dollars a log. Wa’n’t wuth much more’n cedar19. But,” and he closed an eye, “ef they’s San Domingo logs, an’ the geezer ’at owns ’em says they is, I seen one o’ that kind sell right on the dock in Pensacola fur a thousan’ bones. Them thousand dollar boys is what they shave up fur veneer—all curly and wriggly20.”

“A thousand dollars apiece?” exclaimed Hal.

“I ain’t sayin’ that,” explained the knowing Mac, “but even ef they’s one ur two o’ that sort in the bunch, we ain’t been workin’ fur nothin’.”

“Do you mean to say,” broke in Bob, “that whoever owns this boat and the man ’at owns these logs has to pay us the price o’ them for savin’ ’em?”
 
“No,” explained Tom, breaking in; “but they pay part of the value of both—depends on the risk the rescuers took, and whethah the wreck21 would have been a loss without theah assistance. Sometimes, it’s half—sometimes less—an’ sometimes more.”

“Does I git any sheer ef yo’ all gits paid?” broke in Jerry Blossom suddenly.

“My own judgment,” Tom answered, “is that every one ought to share alike. That means Captain Joe, Jerry and all the rest. I don’t know by rights if we ought really to set up any claims—but if we do, let’s all share alike.”

“Not set up any claims!” exclaimed Mac belligerently22. “An’ why not? They wouldn’t been a stick o’ this timber saved, ef it hadn’t been for the old Escambia. An’ the steamer ’at carried it would ’a been suckin’ sand on the bar afore this.”

“Yas, sah,” spoke23 up Jerry. “Ah’s done heered ’bout dat what yo’ call ’em. De law makes yo’ take him—yo’ all ain’t got no choice.”

“What do you say, Captain Joe?” asked Tom.
 
“De man you wuk fo’ gets de money. ’Tain’t none mine.”

“I vote we put in a claim,” spoke up Hal, “and that we divide whatever we get into six piles—”

“I shorely done take a big risk,” broke in Jerry. “We all boun’ to git big pay. I kin1 use de money. Dese clothes—”

“Say, Kids,” interrupted Hal, his face lighting24 up with enthusiasm, “we’ll put our money together, and buy a good cruising yacht, and then we can surely go to Anclote Island—”

“Ah’s gwine to need all my sheer,” objected Jerry, in some alarm.

“I meant the Anclote Club members, Jerry,” explained Hal, laughing.

But instantly his laugh died out. As he realized what he had said, Mac, the “expelled” member, shifted uneasily. The latter said nothing, but the boys looked with embarrassment25 at each other. There was a quick whispered conversation and then Tom said:

“Mac, after last night, we think everybody ought to kind o’ forget our row. I reckon you’d vote for Bob now, an’ he ain’t nothin’ against you. We’ve taken back what we did, and you all are a membah again—if you want to be.”
 
Mac’s years of “toughness” and his bullying26 life had hardened him until he had no way of showing what was in his heart. But the other boys understood. Bob, especially, knew that Mac was genuinely sorry.

“Sure we will,” was Mac’s only response, “an’ we’ll git a bird. The stuff under our feet ain’t worth a cent less’n twenty thousand dollars to say nothin’ o’ the vessel itself. They can’t offer us less’n half. How much is that apiece?” he added, anxious to show no weakness over his reelection.

“A sixth of ten thousand dollars,” replied Hal promptly27, “is one thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars. Leavin’ Jerry and Captain Joe out, we’ll have six thousand six hundred and sixty-four dollars.”

Bob touched Hal on the shoulder, and the two boys stepped aside for a few moments. When they returned, Bob said smiling:

“Look here, boys, what’s the use o’ mincin’ words. We don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelin’s, but Hal and I are goin’ to speak right out.” Captain Joe and Jerry had withdrawn28 to attend the newly-made fires in the engine room. “It ain’t because we ever did anything to deserve it, but our fathers are what you call[133] rich men. And you fellows haven’t any fathers. If this thing figures out as big as we’re calculatin’, Hal and I want to buy the yacht—we’ll have enough.”

Mac said nothing, but Tom began shaking his head.

“Then we won’t go in it,” added Bob stoutly30. “If we can’t do it all, we won’t do anything.”

“Let’s see how things turn out,” suggested Mac as a compromise.

With this, the other boys had to be satisfied. As soon as the pumps were working, Jerry taking the first turn at stoking, Mac and the other boys took Captain Joe to the Three Sisters in the Escambia. The camp equipment, the provisions and the tent outfit31 on the beach were then conveyed to the steamer, hauled on deck and, a little after eight o’clock, Captain Joe and Hal were tacking32 out of the tortuous33 Perdido Channel on their way to Pensacola.

There was a fresh breeze, and in an hour, the schooner34 was only a speck35 in the east. The boys left aboard the Elias Ward had enough to do. Spreading and drying the camp equipment took some time. Then there were visits to the helpless captain and Mr. Hawkins, and Jerry[134] had to be relieved. At the first opportunity, Jerry and Mac boarded the Escambia, and in an hour, they returned with a half dozen red fish, a pail of crabs36 and a basket of oysters37.

This made luncheon39 an event. Jerry’s assistance in the galley40 did not extend to the cooking, but he cleaned the fish and searched through the captain’s cabin until he had collected dishes, knives and forks sufficient for the noonday meal. Mac was the cook, and there was no question about his success. The day turned out fair. Toward noon, the wind died away, and the sun shone with springtime warmth.

Bob was a little stiff, but he carried no other evidences of his vigorous participation41 in the strenuous42 rescue. Just before noon, Mr. Hawkins appeared on deck. He showed the effects of the strain under which he had labored43, but he was wonderfully improved. Until luncheon, he gave his time to Captain Hobson. Both Bob and Tom insisted on interfering44 with Chef Mac, but the only substantial contribution they made to the approaching meal was a dessert of fresh pineapples, of which they found an ample quantity aboard.

Captain Hobson’s dining room was just forward[135] of the wheel. A skylight gave it ample sunshine and air. Here Jerry arranged the table, and luncheon was served. Bob and Tom protested over Mac’s long delay, but at last, about one o’clock, Mr. Hawkins was summoned, and with Jerry acting45 as waiter, the three boys and their guest sat down to a meal that was compensation for the long wait.

In the center of the table was a pyramid of luscious46 sugar pines, ripened47 in the tropics and not in shipping crates48. Piled among the green waxen tops of these, were little “lady finger” bananas, such as cannot be shipped to the north, and oranges whose fragrance49 filled the saloon. In front of this “set piece” was a big glass bowl of shredded50 pineapple, swimming in its own piquant51 juice, unprofaned with sugar. At the other end of the table was a pitcher52 of iceless but none the less palatable53 lemonade—Bob’s work.

“More like a fruit salad,” remarked Mr. Hawkins, as he examined the contents of the pitcher and made out the flavoring slices of oranges and pineapples. “Funny the cook of the steamer couldn’t think of something like this.”
 
Jerry then served the following menu:

Oysters on the shell with lemon
Oyster38 Stew54
Boiled Hard Shell Crabs with Red Pepper
Fried Red Fish
Hot Baked Beans
Stewed55 Corn
Ship’s Biscuits
Shredded Pineapple
Black Coffee

“Boys,” said the Michigan lumber dealer an hour later, as he left the table, “I never had a meal like that in Chicago. Do you cook like that in the camp you’ve been telling about?”

Mac laughed. “You bet your life,” he answered. “Why not? That’s why we hang out around here. And if we were in camp a month, I reckon we could have a different sort of fish every day.”

About three-thirty o’clock, a cloud of black smoke out in the gulf56 told that Captain Joe and Hal had lost no time, and at four-fifteen, the ocean tug Sea Fox made fast to the anchored steamer. Captain Joe had made his bargain at the tug office, and there was nothing to cause delay. Had there been a supply of gasoline, Mac would have remained behind and gone on the[137] Escambia to the club house. But, after a filial conference, the life boat was made fast to the steamer, and the tug crew clambered aboard and raised the Ward’s anchor.

Hawsers57 were passed aboard, and Captain Joe, who had left the Three Sisters in Pensacola and returned with Hal on the tug, took the wheel. The stout29 little tug then fell to her work, and with straining cables, sharp commands back and forth58 between Captain Joe and the skipper of the Sea Fox, the rescued steamer was got slowly about and headed out the pass. A quarter of an hour later, the smoke hidden sea tug, with its deep laden59 tow far astern was well on her way to Pensacola Bay.

When the Elias Ward’s “mud hook” dropped again, it was nearly midnight. One man was watching and waiting on the Long Wharf60 in Pensacola, for the incoming steamer, and, while the Sea Fox was yet casting off her hawsers, the skiff of a vigilant61 reporter hurried alongside.

“Captain Joe,” shouted the enterprising young journalist, as he scrambled62 up the steamer’s ladder, “get a move on—it’s nearly midnight, and them dead ones over at the tug office don’t know a thing. Gimme the story in rag time.”
 
And, before the boys could work out any plans for the remainder of the night, the members of the Anclote Boat Club had to tell, for the Pensacola Journal, the full story of the Elias Ward’s rescue.

“Are you goin’ to print all that?” asked Bob innocently, at last.

“Am I?” laughed the reporter, hurrying over the side. “Just you read the Journal in the morning, and see. Sorry it’s too dark for snaps. Good night, kids. See you to-morrow.”

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1 kin 22Zxv     
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的
参考例句:
  • He comes of good kin.他出身好。
  • She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
2 joints d97dcffd67eca7255ca514e4084b746e     
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语)
参考例句:
  • Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
  • Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
3 dryer PrYxf     
n.干衣机,干燥剂
参考例句:
  • He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
  • There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
4 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句:
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
5 vessel 4L1zi     
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。
6 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
7 lumber a8Jz6     
n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动
参考例句:
  • The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
  • They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
8 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人,贩子
参考例句:
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
9 bunk zWyzS     
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
参考例句:
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
10 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
11 tug 5KBzo     
v.用力拖(或拉);苦干;n.拖;苦干;拖船
参考例句:
  • We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
  • The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
12 wail XMhzs     
vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸
参考例句:
  • Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
13 beckoned b70f83e57673dfe30be1c577dd8520bc     
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
  • The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
参考例句:
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
15 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
参考例句:
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
16 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
17 pertaining d922913cc247e3b4138741a43c1ceeb2     
与…有关系的,附属…的,为…固有的(to)
参考例句:
  • Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
18 shipping WESyg     
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
参考例句:
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
19 cedar 3rYz9     
n.雪松,香柏(木)
参考例句:
  • The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
  • She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。
20 wriggly 90ed187c02f4940f1fe66825971b49ea     
adj.蠕动的,回避的;蜿蜒
参考例句:
  • When he picked up, a wriggly kissy puppy, I saw tension ease from my father's face. 当他挑选了一只身体扭动、喜欢舔吻人的小狗时,我看到凝重的表情从他脸上消失了。 来自互联网
21 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
参考例句:
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
22 belligerently 217a53853325c5cc2e667748673ad9b7     
参考例句:
  • Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停,喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Harass, threaten, insult, or behave belligerently towards others. 向其它交战地折磨,威胁,侮辱,或表现。 来自互联网
23 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
24 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
25 embarrassment fj9z8     
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
参考例句:
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
26 bullying f23dd48b95ce083d3774838a76074f5f     
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
参考例句:
  • Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
  • All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
27 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
28 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
30 stoutly Xhpz3l     
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
参考例句:
  • He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。
  • Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难,但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。
31 outfit YJTxC     
n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装
参考例句:
  • Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
  • His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
32 tacking 12c7a2e773ac7a9d4a10e74ad4fdbf4b     
(帆船)抢风行驶,定位焊[铆]紧钉
参考例句:
  • He was tacking about on this daily though perilous voyage. 他在进行这种日常的、惊险的航行。
  • He spent the afternoon tacking the pictures. 他花了一个下午的时间用图钉固定那些图片。
33 tortuous 7J2za     
adj.弯弯曲曲的,蜿蜒的
参考例句:
  • We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。
  • They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。
34 schooner mDoyU     
n.纵帆船
参考例句:
  • The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
  • The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。
35 speck sFqzM     
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
参考例句:
  • I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
  • The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗,一星星云彩也没有。
36 crabs a26cc3db05581d7cfc36d59943c77523     
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
37 oysters 713202a391facaf27aab568d95bdc68f     
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
  • She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。
38 oyster w44z6     
n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人
参考例句:
  • I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎,它味道真美。
  • I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时,我发现我相当喜欢吃。
39 luncheon V8az4     
n.午宴,午餐,便宴
参考例句:
  • We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
  • I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。
40 galley rhwxE     
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇;
参考例句:
  • The stewardess will get you some water from the galley.空姐会从厨房给你拿些水来。
  • Visitors can also go through the large galley where crew members got their meals.游客还可以穿过船员们用餐的厨房。
41 participation KS9zu     
n.参与,参加,分享
参考例句:
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
42 strenuous 8GvzN     
adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的
参考例句:
  • He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
  • You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。
43 labored zpGz8M     
adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
参考例句:
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
  • They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
44 interfering interfering     
adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词
参考例句:
  • He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事!
  • I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预,让我自己拿主意。
45 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
46 luscious 927yw     
adj.美味的;芬芳的;肉感的,引与性欲的
参考例句:
  • The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口,每个人都想再来一片。
  • What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇!
47 ripened 8ec8cef64426d262ecd7a78735a153dc     
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
48 crates crates     
n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车 vt. 装进纸条箱
参考例句:
  • We were using crates as seats. 我们用大木箱作为座位。
  • Thousands of crates compacted in a warehouse. 数以千计的板条箱堆放在仓库里。
49 fragrance 66ryn     
n.芬芳,香味,香气
参考例句:
  • The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
  • The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
50 shredded d51bccc81979c227d80aa796078813ac     
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶,再把鱼放上,就可以上桌了。
  • I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
51 piquant N2fza     
adj.辛辣的,开胃的,令人兴奋的
参考例句:
  • Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce.清淡的蔬菜常以辛辣的沙司调味。
  • He heard of a piquant bit of news.他听到了一则令人兴奋的消息。
52 pitcher S2Gz7     
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
参考例句:
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
53 palatable 7KNx1     
adj.可口的,美味的;惬意的
参考例句:
  • The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。
  • This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错,价钱也不算贵。
54 stew 0GTz5     
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑
参考例句:
  • The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
  • There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
55 stewed 285d9b8cfd4898474f7be6858f46f526     
adj.焦虑不安的,烂醉的v.炖( stew的过去式和过去分词 );煨;思考;担忧
参考例句:
  • When all birds are shot, the bow will be set aside;when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed. 鸟尽弓藏,兔死狗烹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • \"How can we cook in a pan that's stewed your stinking stockings? “染臭袜子的锅,还能煮鸡子吃!还要它?” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
56 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
57 hawsers 6c1f6eb4232d3142cf30bd8219c081dc     
n.(供系船或下锚用的)缆索,锚链( hawser的名词复数 )
参考例句:
58 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
59 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
60 wharf RMGzd     
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。
61 vigilant ULez2     
adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的
参考例句:
  • He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
  • The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
62 scrambled 2e4a1c533c25a82f8e80e696225a73f2     
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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