Here is a tale which extends over many years and travels into many countries. By a
peculiar1 fitness of circumstance the writer began, continued it, and concluded it among distant and diverse scenes. Above all, he was much upon the sea. The character and fortune of the fraternal enemies, the hall and shrubbery of Durrisdeer, the problem of Mackellar’s homespun and how to shape it for superior flights; these were his company on deck in many star-reflecting harbours, ran often in his mind at sea to the
tune2 of slatting canvas, and were dismissed (something of the suddenest) on the approach of squalls. It is my hope that these surroundings of its manufacture may to some degree find favour for my story with seafarers and sea-lovers like yourselves.
And at least here is a
dedication3 from a great way off: written by the loud shores of a subtropical island near upon ten thousand miles from Boscombe Chine and
Manor4: scenes which rise before me as I write, along with the faces and voices of my friends.
Well, I am for the sea once more; no doubt Sir Percy also. Let us make the signal B. R. D.!
R. L. S.
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peculiar
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| 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。
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tune
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| n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整 |
参考例句： |
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
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dedication
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| n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞 |
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- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
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manor
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| n.庄园，领地 |
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- The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
- I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。
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