Part 3 In The Shadow Chapter 8

　　One pale August evening, the letter that announced Yann's brother'sdeath, at length arrived on board the /Marie/, upon the Iceland seas; it wasafter a day of hard work and excessive fatigue¹, just as they were goingdown to sup and to rest. With eyes heavy with sleep, he read it in theirdark nook below deck, lit by the yellow beam of the small lamp; at thefirst moment he became stunned² and giddy, like one dazed out of fairunderstanding. Very proud and reticent³ in all things concerning thefeelings was Yann, and he hid the letter in his blue jersey⁴, next his breast,without saying anything, as sailors do. But he did not feel the courage tosit down with the others to supper, and disdaining⁵ even to explain why, hethrew himself into his berth⁶ and fell asleep. Soon he dreamed of Sylvestredead, and of his funeral going by.

　　Towards midnight, being in that state of mind that is peculiar⁷ toseaman who are conscious of the time of day in their slumber⁸, and quiteclearly see the hour draw night when to awaken⁹ for the watch--he saw thefuneral, and said to himself: "I am dreaming; luckily the mate will comeand wake me up, and the vision will pass away."But when a heavy hand was laid upon him and a voice cried out:

　　"Tumble out, Gaos! watch, boy!" he heard the slight rustling¹⁰ of paper athis breast, a fine ghastly music that affirmed the fact of the death. Yes, theletter! It was true, then? The more cruel, heartrending impressiondeepened, and he jumped up so quickly in his sudden start, that he struckhis forehead against the overhead beam. He dressed and opened thehatchway to go up mechanically and take his place in the fishing.

1 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

2 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

3 reticent   

adj.沉默寡言的；言不如意的

参考例句：

• He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
• He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 disdaining   

鄙视( disdain的现在分词 )； 不屑于做，不愿意做

参考例句：

6 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

7 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

8 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

9 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

10 rustling   

n. 瑟瑟声，沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的

参考例句：

• the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
• the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声