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Chapter 20
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WE must move on; we have a long and rough journey before us.

  Durham had old friends in New York, Fred Calthorpe hadletters to Colonel Fremont, who was then a candidate for thePresidency, and who had discovered the South Pass; and Mr.

  Ellice had given me a letter to John Jacob Astor - THEAmerican millionaire of that day. We were thus well providedwith introductions; and nothing could exceed the kindness andhospitality of our American friends.

  But time was precious. It was already mid1 May, and we hadeverything to get - wagons2, horses, men, mules4, andprovisions. So that we were anxious not to waste a day, buthurry on to St. Louis as fast as we could. Durham was tooill to go with us. Phoca had never intended to do so. Fred,Samson, and I, took leave of our companions, and travellingvia the Hudson to Albany, Buffalo5, down Lake Erie, and acrossto Chicago, we reached St. Louis in about eight days. As asingle illustration of what this meant before railroads,Samson and I, having to stop a day at Chicago, hired a buggyand drove into the neighbouring woods, or wilderness6, to huntfor wild turkeys.

  Our outfit7, the whole of which we got at St. Louis, consistedof two heavy wagons, nine mules, and eight horses. We hiredeight men, on the nominal8 understanding that they were to gowith us as far as the Rocky Mountains on a huntingexpedition. In reality all seven of them, before joining us,had separately decided9 to go to California.

  Having published in 1852 an account of our journey, entitled'A Ride over the Rocky Mountains,' I shall not repeat thestory, but merely give a summary of the undertaking11, with afew of the more striking incidents to show what travellingacross unknown America entailed13 fifty or sixty years ago.

  A steamer took us up the Missouri to Omaha. Here wedisembarked on the confines of occupied territory. From nearthis point, where the Platte river empties into the Missouri,to the mouth of the Columbia, on the Pacific - which weultimately reached - is at least 1,500 miles as the crowflies; for us (as we had to follow watercourses and avoidimpassable ridges) it was very much more. Some five-and-forty miles from our starting-place we passed a small villagecalled Savannah. Between it and Vancouver there was not asingle white man's abode14, with the exception of three tradingstations - mere10 mud buildings - Fort Laramie, Fort Hall, andFort Boise.

  The vast prairies on this side of the Rocky Mountains weregrazed by herds17 of countless18 bison, wapiti, antelope19, anddeer of various species. These were hunted by moving tribesof Indians - Pawnees, Omahaws, Cheyennes, Ponkaws, Sioux, &c.

  On the Pacific side of the great range, a due west course -which ours was as near as we could keep it - lay across ahuge rocky desert of volcanic20 debris21, where hardly anyvegetation was to be met with, save artemisia - a species ofwormwood - scanty22 blades of gramma grass, and occasionalosiers by river-banks. The rivers themselves often ranthrough canons or gulches23, so deep that one might travel fordays within a hundred feet of water yet perish (some of ouranimals did so) for the want of a drop to drink. Game washere very scarce - a few antelope, wolves, and abundance ofrattlesnakes, were nearly the only living things we saw. TheIndians were mainly fishers of the Shoshone - or Great SnakeRiver - tribe, feeding mostly on salmon24, which they spearedwith marvellous dexterity25; and Root-diggers, who live uponwild roots. When hard put to it, however, in winter, thelatter miserable26 creatures certainly, if not the former,devoured their own children. There was no map of thecountry. It was entirely27 unexplored; in fact, Bancroft theAmerican historian, in his description of the Indian tribes,quotes my account of the Root-diggers; which shows how littlewas known of this region up to this date. I carried a smallcompass fastened round my neck. That and the stars (wetravelled by night when in the vicinity of Indians) were myonly guides for hundreds of dreary28 miles.

  Such then was the task we had set ourselves to grapple with.

  As with life itself, nothing but the magic powers of youthand ignorance could have cajoled us to face it with heedlessconfidence and eager zest29. These conditions given, withhealth - the one essential of all enjoyment30 - added, thefirst escape from civilised restraint, the first survey ofprimordial nature as seen in the boundless31 expanse of theopen prairie, the habitat of wild men and wild animals, -exhilarate one with emotions akin12 to the schoolboy's rapturein the playground, and the thoughtful man's contemplation ofthe stars. Freedom and change, space and the possibilitiesof the unknown, these are constant elements of our day-dreams; now and then actual life dangles32 visions of thembefore our eyes, alas33! only to teach us that the aspirationswhich they inspire are, for the most part, illusory.

  Brief indeed, in our case, were the pleasures of novelty.

  For the first few days the business was a continuous picnicfor all hands. It was a pleasure to be obliged to help toset up the tents, to cut wood, to fetch water, to harness themules, and work exactly as the paid men worked. The equalityin this respect - that everything each wanted done had to bedone with his own hands - was perfect; and never, from firstto last, even when starvation left me bare strength to liftthe saddle on to my horse, did I regret the necessity, ordesire to be dependent on another man. But the bloom soonwore off the plum; and the pleasure consisted not in doingbut in resting when the work was done.

  For the reason already stated, a sample only of the dailylabour will be given. It may be as well first to bestow34 afew words upon the men; for, in the long run, our fellowbeings are the powerful factors, for good or ill, in all ourworldly enterprises.

  We had two ordinary mule-drivers - Potter and Morris, alittle acrobat35 out of a travelling circus, a METIF or half-breed Indian named Jim, two French Canadians - Nelson andLouis (the latter spoke36 French only); Jacob, a Pennsylvanianauctioneer whose language was a mixture of Dutch, Yankee, andGerman; and (after we reached Fort Laramie) another Nelson -'William' as I shall call him - who offered his servicesgratis if we would allow him to go with us to California.

  Jacob the Dutch Yankee was the most intelligent and the mostuseful of the lot, and was unanimously elected cook for theparty. The Canadian Nelson was a hard-working good youngfellow, with a passionate37 temper. Louis was a hunter byprofession, Gallic to the tip of his moustache - fond ofslapping his breast and telling of the mighty38 deeds of NOUSAUTRES EN HAUT. Jim, the half-breed was Indian by nature -idle, silent, treacherous39, but a crafty40 hunter. Williamdeserves special mention, not from any idiosyncrasy of theman, but because he was concerned soon after he joined us inthe most disastrous41 of my adventures throughout theexpedition.

  To look at, William Nelson might have sat for the portrait ofLeatherstocking. He was a tall gaunt man who had spent hisyouth bringing rafts of timber down the Wabash river, fromFort Wayne to Maumee, in Ohio. For the last six years (hewas three-and-thirty) he had been trapping musk42 rats andbeaver, and dealing43 in pelts44 generally. At the time of ourmeeting he was engaged to a Miss Mary something - thedaughter of an English immigrant, who would not consent tothe marriage until William was better off. He was now boundfor California, where he hoped to make the required fortune.

  The poor fellow was very sentimental45 about his Mary; but,despite his weatherbeaten face, hardy-looking frame, and his'longue carabine,' he was scarcely the hero which, no doubt,Miss Mary took him for.

  Yes, the novelty soon wore off. We had necessaries enough tolast to California. We also had enough unnecessaries tobring us to grief in a couple of weeks. Our wagons wereloaded to the roof. And seeing there was no road nor so muchas a track, that there were frequent swamps and small riversto be crossed, that our Comanche mules were wilder than theIndians who had owned them, it may easily be believed thatour rate of progress did not average more than six or sevenmiles a day; sometimes it took from dawn to dusk to cross astream by ferrying our packages, and emptied wagons, on suchrafts as could be extemporised. Before the end of afortnight, both wagons were shattered, wheels smashed, andaxles irreparable. The men, who were as refractory46 as theother animals, helped themselves to provisions, tobacco andwhisky, at their own sweet will, and treated ourremonstrances with resentment47 and contempt.

  Heroic measures were exigent. The wagons were broken up andconverted into pack saddles. Both tents, masses ofprovisions, 100 lbs. of lead for bullets, kegs of powder,warm clothing, mackintoshes, waterproof48 sheeting, tarpaulins,medicine chest, and bags of sugar, were flung aside to wastetheir sweetness on the desert soil. Not one of us had everpacked a saddle before; and certainly not one of the muleshad ever carried, or to all appearances, ever meant to carry,a pack. It was a fight between man and beast every day -twice a day indeed, for we halted to rest and feed, and hadto unpack49 and repack our remaining impedimenta in payment forthe indulgence.

  Let me cite a page from my diary. It is a fair specimen50 ofscores of similar entries.

  'JUNE 24TH. - My morning watch. Up at 1 A.M. Roused the menat 3.30. Off at 7.30. Rained hard all day. Packs slippedor kicked off eighteen times before halt. Men grumbling51.

  Nelson and Jim both too ill to work. When adjusting pack,Nelson and Louis had a desperate quarrel. Nelson drew hisknife and nearly stabbed Louis. I snatched a pistol out ofmy holster, and threatened to shoot Nelson unless he shut up.

  Fred, of course, laughed obstreperously52 at the notion of mycommitting murder, which spoilt the dramatic effect.

  'Oh! these devils of mules! After repacking, they rolled,they kicked and bucked53, they screamed and bit, as though wewere all in Hell, and didn't know it. It took four men topack each one; and the moment their heads were loosed, awaythey went into the river, over the hills, and across countryas hard as they could lay legs to ground. It was a cheerfulsight! - the flour and biscuit stuff swimming about in thestream, the hams in a ditch full of mud, the trailed pots andpans bumping and rattling54 on the ground until they were asshapeless as old wide-awakes. And, worst of all, the pack-saddles, which had delayed us a week to make - nothing nowbut a bundle of splinters.

  '25TH. - What a night! A fearful storm broke over us. Allround was like a lake. Fred and I sat, back to back, perchedon a flour bag till daylight, with no covering but ourshooting jackets, our feet in a pool, and bodies streaminglike cascades55. Repeated lightning seemed to strike theground within a few yards of us. The animals, wild withterror, stampeded in all directions. In the morning, lo andbehold! Samson on his back in the water, insensibly drunk.

  At first I thought he was dead; but he was only dead drunk.

  We can't move till he can, unless we bequeath him to thewolves, which are plentiful56. This is the third time he hasserved us the same trick. I took the liberty to ram15 my heelthrough the whisky keg (we have kept a small one foremergencies) and put it empty under his head for a pillow.'

  There were plenty of days and nights to match these, butthere were worse in store for us.

  One evening, travelling along the North Platte river, beforereaching Laramie, we overtook a Mormon family on their way toSalt Lake city. They had a light covered wagon3 with hardlyanything in it but a small supply of flour and bacon. It wasdrawn by four oxen and two cows. Four milch cows weredriven. The man's name was Blazzard - a Yorkshireman fromthe Wolds, whose speech was that of Learoyd. He had only hiswife and a very pretty daughter of sixteen or seventeen withhim. We asked him how he became a Mormon. He answered:

  'From conviction,' and entreated57 us to be baptized in thetrue faith at his hands. The offer was tempting58, for thepretty little milkmaid might have become one of one's wiveson the spot. In truth the sweet nymph urged conversion59 morepersuasively than her papa - though with what views who shallsay? The old farmer's acquaintance with the Bible wasremarkable. He quoted it at every sentence, and was eloquentupon the subject of the meaning and the origin of the word'Bible.' He assured us the name was given to the Holy Bookfrom the circumstance of its contents having passed a synodof prophets, just as an Act of Parliament passes the House ofCommons - BY BILL. Hence its title. It was this historicalfact that guaranteed the authenticity60 of the sacred volume.

  There are various reasons for believing - this is one ofthem.

  The next day, being Sunday, was spent in sleep. In theafternoon I helped the Yorkshire lassie to herd16 her cattle,which had strayed a long distance amongst the rank herbage bythe banks of the Platte. The heat was intense, well over 120in the sun; and the mosquitos rose in clouds at every step inthe wet grass. It was an easy job for me, on my little grey,to gallop61 after the cows and drive them home, (it would havebeen a wearisome one for her,) and she was very grateful, andplayed Dorothea to my Hermann. None of our party wore anyupper clothing except a flannel62 shirt; I had cut off thesleeves of mine at the elbow. This was better for roughwork, but the broiling63 sun had raised big blisters64 on my armsand throat which were very painful. When we got back tocamp, Dorothea laved the burns for me with cool milk. Ah!

  she was very pretty; and, what 'blackguard' Heine, asCarlyle dubs65 him, would have called 'naive66 schmutzig.' Whenwe parted next morning I thought with a sigh that before theautumn was over, she would be in the seraglio of Mr. BrighamYoung; who, Artemus Ward67 used to say, was 'the most marriedman he ever knew.'


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1 mid doTzSB     
adj.中央的,中间的
参考例句:
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
2 wagons ff97c19d76ea81bb4f2a97f2ff0025e7     
n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车
参考例句:
  • The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
  • They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。
3 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
4 mules be18bf53ebe6a97854771cdc8bfe67e6     
骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者
参考例句:
  • The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
  • She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。
5 buffalo 1Sby4     
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
参考例句:
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
6 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
7 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。
8 nominal Y0Tyt     
adj.名义上的;(金额、租金)微不足道的
参考例句:
  • The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
  • The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
11 undertaking Mfkz7S     
n.保证,许诺,事业
参考例句:
  • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
  • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
12 akin uxbz2     
adj.同族的,类似的
参考例句:
  • She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
  • Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
13 entailed 4e76d9f28d5145255733a8119f722f77     
使…成为必要( entail的过去式和过去分词 ); 需要; 限定继承; 使必需
参考例句:
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son. 城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
  • The house and estate are entailed on the eldest daughter. 这所房子和地产限定由长女继承。
14 abode hIby0     
n.住处,住所
参考例句:
  • It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父亲花了十个月的功夫,才好不容易打听到他的住处。
  • Welcome to our humble abode!欢迎光临寒舍!
15 ram dTVxg     
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
参考例句:
  • 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存,640K内存则更佳。
16 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
17 herds 0a162615f6eafc3312659a54a8cdac0f     
兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众
参考例句:
  • Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
  • There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
18 countless 7vqz9L     
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
参考例句:
  • In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
  • I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
19 antelope fwKzN     
n.羚羊;羚羊皮
参考例句:
  • Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
  • The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。
20 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
21 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
参考例句:
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
22 scanty ZDPzx     
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
参考例句:
  • There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.他们的指控证据不足。
  • The rainfall was rather scanty this month.这个月的雨量不足。
23 gulches 1a9f2ec2d5cc173c05ab2d8ddfd3e412     
n.峡谷( gulch的名词复数 )
参考例句:
24 salmon pClzB     
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
参考例句:
  • We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
  • Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
25 dexterity hlXzs     
n.(手的)灵巧,灵活
参考例句:
  • You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
  • I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧,我不如你。
26 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
27 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
28 dreary sk1z6     
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
参考例句:
  • They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
  • She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
29 zest vMizT     
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣
参考例句:
  • He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
  • He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。
30 enjoyment opaxV     
n.乐趣;享有;享用
参考例句:
  • Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
  • After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
31 boundless kt8zZ     
adj.无限的;无边无际的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
  • His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
32 dangles ebaf6b5111fd171441fab35c8a22ff8a     
悬吊着( dangle的第三人称单数 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
参考例句:
  • A kite dangles from a telephone wire. 一只风筝悬挂在电话线上晃来晃去。
  • Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. 她一只手耷拉在一边,闪耀着珠宝的寒光。
33 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
34 bestow 9t3zo     
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
参考例句:
  • He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.他希望将那些伟大的荣誉授予这位英雄。
  • What great inspiration wiII you bestow on me?你有什么伟大的灵感能馈赠给我?
35 acrobat GJMy3     
n.特技演员,杂技演员
参考例句:
  • The acrobat balanced a long pole on his left shoulder.杂技演员让一根长杆在他的左肩上保持平衡。
  • The acrobat could bend himself into a hoop.这个杂技演员可以把身体蜷曲成圆形。
36 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。
37 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
38 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
39 treacherous eg7y5     
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
参考例句:
  • The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
  • The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
40 crafty qzWxC     
adj.狡猾的,诡诈的
参考例句:
  • He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
  • He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家,也是个狡黠的独裁者。
41 disastrous 2ujx0     
adj.灾难性的,造成灾害的;极坏的,很糟的
参考例句:
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨,血本无归。
42 musk v6pzO     
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫
参考例句:
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
  • She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
43 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
44 pelts db46ab8f0467ea16960b9171214781f5     
n. 皮毛,投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛,(连续)投掷 vi. 猛击,大步走
参考例句:
  • He did and Tibetans lit bonfires of the pelts. 他做到了,藏民们点起了篝火把皮毛都烧了。
  • Description: A warm cloak fashioned from thick fabric and wolf pelts. 一个由厚布和狼皮做成的暖和的斗篷。
45 sentimental dDuzS     
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
参考例句:
  • She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人,她相信姻缘命中注定。
  • We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。
46 refractory GCOyK     
adj.倔强的,难驾驭的
参考例句:
  • He is a very refractory child.他是一个很倔强的孩子。
  • Silicate minerals are characteristically refractory and difficult to break down.硅酸盐矿物的特点是耐熔和难以分离。
47 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
48 waterproof Ogvwp     
n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水
参考例句:
  • My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
  • All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。
49 unpack sfwzBO     
vt.打开包裹(或行李),卸货
参考例句:
  • I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
  • She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。
50 specimen Xvtwm     
n.样本,标本
参考例句:
  • You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
  • This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。
51 grumbling grumbling     
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的
参考例句:
  • She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
  • We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。
52 obstreperously c50d4f93599adb1b700b4b72013a111a     
参考例句:
  • Edward came in like a country wind, obstreperously healthy, jovial, large and rather bald. 爱德华象一阵乡野的风刮了进来,带着顽强的健康,快活,奔放和相当的直率。 来自辞典例句
  • Obstreperously, he demanded to get service. 他吵闹着要求别人为他服务。 来自互联网
53 bucked 4085b682da6f1272318ebf4527d338eb     
adj.快v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的过去式和过去分词 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句:
  • When he tried to ride the horse, it bucked wildly. 当他试图骑上这匹马时,它突然狂暴地跃了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The plane bucked a strong head wind. 飞机顶着强烈的逆风飞行。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
54 rattling 7b0e25ab43c3cc912945aafbb80e7dfd     
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词
参考例句:
  • This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
  • At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时,一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来,把窗玻璃震得当当地响。
55 cascades 6a84598b241e2c2051459650eb88013f     
倾泻( cascade的名词复数 ); 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支); 瀑布状物; 倾泻(或涌出)的东西
参考例句:
  • The river fell in a series of cascades down towards the lake. 河形成阶梯状瀑布泻入湖中。
  • Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. 现在他朝着太阳驶去,开始了穿越喀斯喀特山脉的漫长而曲折的路程。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
56 plentiful r2izH     
adj.富裕的,丰富的
参考例句:
  • Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
  • Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
57 entreated 945bd967211682a0f50f01c1ca215de3     
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail. 他们时而恳求,时而威胁,但这一切看来都没有用。
  • 'One word,' the Doctor entreated. 'Will you tell me who denounced him?' “还有一个问题,”医生请求道,“你可否告诉我是谁告发他的?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
58 tempting wgAzd4     
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
参考例句:
  • It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
  • It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。
59 conversion UZPyI     
n.转化,转换,转变
参考例句:
  • He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
  • Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。
60 authenticity quyzq     
n.真实性
参考例句:
  • There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
  • The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
61 gallop MQdzn     
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
参考例句:
  • They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
  • The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。
62 flannel S7dyQ     
n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服
参考例句:
  • She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她总是穿一条灰色法兰绒长裤。
  • She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿着法兰绒裙子,看上去楚楚动人。
63 broiling 267fee918d109c7efe5cf783cbe078f8     
adj.酷热的,炽热的,似烧的v.(用火)烤(焙、炙等)( broil的现在分词 );使卷入争吵;使混乱;被烤(或炙)
参考例句:
  • They lay broiling in the sun. 他们躺在太阳底下几乎要晒熟了。
  • I'm broiling in this hot sun. 在太阳底下,我感到热极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
64 blisters 8df7f04e28aff1a621b60569ee816a0f     
n.水疱( blister的名词复数 );水肿;气泡
参考例句:
  • My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
65 dubs f18576cb41617d8f67cb403367908ae4     
v.给…起绰号( dub的第三人称单数 );把…称为;配音;复制
参考例句:
66 naive yFVxO     
adj.幼稚的,轻信的;天真的
参考例句:
  • It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致,你未免太单纯了。
  • Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。
67 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。


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