TO MY READERS.

 TO MY READERS.

IN the following story I have endeavoured to depict¹ some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.

 

The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly² reliable sources.

 

Arthur James Vogan.

 

Tauranga, New Zealand.

September 1890.

1 depict   

vt.描画，描绘；描写，描述

参考例句：

• I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
• Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle,lovable creatures.儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。