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Chapter 31
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`JIM,' said Silver, when we were alone, `if I saved your life, you saved mine; and I'll not forget it. I seen the doctor waving you to run for it - with the tail of my eye, I did; and I seen you say no, as plain as hearing. Jim, that's one to you. This is the first glint of hope I had since the attack failed, and I owe it you. And now, Jim, we're to go in for this here treasure hunting, with sealed orders, too, and I don't like it; and you and me must stick close, back to back like, and we'll save our necks in spite o' fate and fortune.

Just then a man hailed us from the fire that breakfast was ready, and we were soon seated here and there about the sand over biscuit and fried junk. They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox; and it was now grown so hot that they could only approach it from the windward, and even there not without precaution. In the same wasteful1 spirit, they had cooked, I suppose, three times more than we could eat; and one of them, with an empty laugh, threw what was left into the fire, which blazed and roared again over this unusual fuel. I never in my life saw men so careless of the morrow; hand to mouth is the only word that can describe their way of doing; and what with wasted food and sleeping sentries2, though they were bold enough for a brush and be done with it, I could see their entire unfitness for anything like a prolonged campaign.

Even Silver, eating away, with Captain Flint upon his shoulder, had not a word of blame for their recklessness. And this the more surprised me, for I thought he had never shown himself so cunning as he did then.

`Ay, mates,' said he, `it's lucky you have Barbecue to think for you with this here head. I got what I wanted, I did. Sure enough, they have the ship. Where they have it, I don't know yet; but once we hit the treasure, we'll have to jump about and find out. And then, mates, us that has the boats, I reckon, has the upper hand.'

Thus he kept running on, with his mouth full of the hot bacon: thus he restored their hope and confidence, and, I more than suspect, repaired his own at the same time.

`As for hostage,' he continued, `that's his last talk, I guess with them he loves so dear. I've got my piece o' news, and thanky to him for that; but it's over and done. I'll take him in a line when we go treasure- hunting, for we'll keep him like so much gold, in case of accidents, you mark, and in the meantime. Once we got the ship and treasure both, and off to sea like jolly companions, why, then, we'll talk Mr Hawkin over, we will, and we'll give him his share, to be sure, for all his kindness.

It was no wonder the men were in a good humour now. For my part, I was horribly cast down. Should the scheme he had now sketched3 prove feasible, Silver, already doubly a traitor4, would not hesitate to adopt it. He had still a foot in either camp, and there was no doubt he would prefer wealth and freedom with the pirates to a bare escape from hanging, which was the best he had to hope on our side.

Nay5, and even if things so fell out that he was forced to keep his faith with Dr Livesey, even then what danger lay before us! What a moment that would be when the suspicions of his followers6 turned to certainty, and he and I should have to fight for dear life - he, a cripple, and I, a boy - against five strong and active seamen7!

Add to this double apprehension8, the mystery that still hung over the behaviour of my friends; their unexplained desertion of the stockade9; their inexplicable10 cession11 of the chart; or harder still to understand, the doctor's last warning to Silver, `Look out for squalls when you find it;' and you will readily believe how little taste I found in my breakfast, and with how uneasy a heart I set forth12 behind my captors on the quest for treasure.

We made a curious figure, had anyone been there to see us; all in soiled sailor clothes, and all but me armed to the teeth. Silver had two guns slung13 about him - one before and one behind - besides the great cutlass at his waist, and a pistol in each pocket of his square-tailed coat. To complete his strange appearance, Captain Flint sat perched upon his shoulder and gabbling odds14 and ends of purposeless sea-talk. I had a line about my waist, and followed obediently after the sea-cook, who held the loose end of the rope, now in his free hand, now between his powerful teeth. For all the world, I was led like a dancing bear.

The other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels15 - for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore16 from the Hispaniola - others laden17 with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal. All the stores, I observed, came from our stock; and I could see the truth of Silver's words the night before. Had he not struck a bargain with the doctor, he and his mutineers, deserted18 by the ship, must have been driven to subsist19 on clear water and the proceeds of their hunting. Water would have been little to their taste; a sailor is not usually a good shot; and, besides all that, when they were so short of eatables, it was not likely they would be very flush of powder.

Well, thus equipped, we all set out - even the fellow with the broken head, who should certainly have kept in shadow - and straggled, one after another, to the beach, where the two gigs awaited us. Even these bore trace of the drunken folly20 of the pirates, one in a broken thwart21, and both in their muddy and unbailed condition. Both were to be carried along with us, for the sake of safety; and so, with our numbers divided between them, we set forth upon the bosom22 of the anchorage.

As we pulled over, there was some discussion on the chart. The red cross was, of course, far too large to be a guide; and the terms of the note on the back, as you will hear, admitted of some ambiguity23. They ran, the reader may remember, thus:--

`Tall tree, Spy-glass shoulder, bearing a point to the N. of N.N.E. `Skeleton Island E.S.E. and by E. `Ten feet.'
A tall tree was thus the principal mark. Now, right before us, the anchorage was bounded by a plateau from two to three hundred feet high, adjoining on the north the sloping southern shoulder of the Spy- glass, and rising again towards the south into the rough, cliffy eminence24 called the Mizzen-mast Hill. The top of the plateau was dotted thickly with pine trees of varying height. Every here and there, one of a different species rose forty or fifty feet clear above its neighbours, and which of these was the particular `tall tree' of Captain Flint could only be decided25 on the spot, and by the readings of the compass.

Yet, although that was the case, every man on board the boats had picked a favourite of his own ere we were half way over, Long John alone shrugging his shoulders and bidding them wait till they were there.

We pulled easily, by Silver's directions, not to weary the hands prematurely26; and, after quite a long passage, landed at the mouth of the second river - That which runs down a woody cleft27 of the Spy-glass. Thence, bending to our left, we began to ascend28 the slope towards the plateau.

At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation, greatly delayed our progress; but by little and little the hill began to steepen and become stony29 under foot, and the wood to change its character and to grow in a more open order. It was, indeed, a most pleasant portion of the island that we were now approaching. A heavy-scented broom and many flowering shrubs30 had almost taken the place of grass. Thickets31 of green nutmeg trees were dotted here and there with the red columns and the broad shadow of' the pines; and the first mingled32 their spice with the aroma33 of the others. The air, besides, was fresh and stirring, and this, under the sheer sunbeams, was a wonderful refreshment34 to our senses.

The party spread itself abroad, in a fan shape, shouting and leaping to and fro. About the centre, and a good way behind the rest, Silver and I followed - I tethered by my rope, he ploughing, with deep pants, among the sliding gravel35. From time to time, indeed, I had to lend him a hand, or he must have missed his footing and fallen backward down the hill.

We had thus proceeded for about half a mile, and were approaching the brow of the plateau, when the man upon the farthest left began to cry aloud, as if in terror. Shout after shout came from him, and the others began to run in his direction.

`He can't 'a' found the treasure,' said old Morgan, hurrying past us from the right, `for that's clean a-top.'

Indeed, as we found when we also reached the spot, it was something very different. At the foot of a pretty big pine, and involved in a green creeper, which had even partly lifted some of the smaller bones, a human skeleton lay, with a few shreds36 of clothing, on the ground. I believe a chill struck for a moment to every heart.

`He was a seaman,' said George Merry, who, bolder than the rest, had gone up close, and was examining the rags of clothing. `Leastways, this is good sea-cloth.'

`Ay, ay,' said Silver, `like enough; you wouldn't look to find a bishop37 here, I reckon. But what sort of a way is that for bones to lie? 'Tain't in natur'.'

Indeed, on a second glance, it seemed impossible to fancy that the body was in a natural position. But for some disarray38 (the work, perhaps, of the birds that had fed upon him, or of the slow-growing creeper that had gradually enveloped39 his remains) the man lay perfectly40 straight - his feet pointing in one direction, his hands, raised above his head like a diver's, pointing directly in the opposite.

`I've taken a notion into my old numskull,' observed Silver. `Here's the compass; there's the tip-top pint41 o' Skeleton Island, stickin' out like a tooth. Just take a bearing will you, along the line of them bones.'

It was done. The body pointed42 straight in the direction of the island, and the compass read duly E.S.E. and by E.

`I thought so,' cried the cook; `this here is a p'inter. Right up there is our line for the Pole Star and the jolly dollars. But, by thunder! if it don't make me cold inside to think of Flint. This is one of his jokes, and no mistake. Him and these six was alone here; he killed em, every man; and this one he hauled here and laid down by compass, shiver my timbers! They're long bones, and the hair's been yellow. Ay, that would be Allardyce. You mind Allardyce, Tom Morgan?'

`Ay, ay,' returned Morgan, `I mind him; he owed me money, he did, and took my knife ashore with him.'

`Speaking of knives,' said another, `why don't we find his'n lying round? Flint warn't the man to pick a seaman's pocket; and the birds, I guess, would leave it be.'

`By the powers, and that's true!' cried Silver.

`There aint a thing left here,' said Merry, still feeling round among the bones, `not a copper43 doit nor a baccy box. It don't look nat'ral to me.'

`No, by gum, it don't,' agreed Silver; `not nat'ral, nor not nice, says you. Great guns! messmates, but if Flint was living, this would be a hot spot for you and me. Six they were, and six are we; and bones is what they are now.

`I saw him dead with these here dead-lights,' said Morgan. `Billy took me in. There he laid with penny- pieces on his eyes.

`Dead - ay, sure enough he's dead and gone below,' said the fellow with the bandage; `but if ever sperrit walked, it would be Flint's. Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint!'

`Ay, that he did,' observed another; `now he raged, and now he hollered for the rum, and now he sang. "Fifteen Men" were his only song, mates; and I tell you true, I never rightly liked to hear it since. It was main hot, and the windy was open, and I hear that old song comin' out as clear as clear - and the death- haul on the man already.'

`Come, come,' said Silver, `stow this talk. He's dead, and he don't walk, that I know; leastways, he won't walk by day and you may lay to that. Care killed a cat. Fetch ahead for the doubloons.'

We started, certainly; but in spite of the hot sun and the staring daylight, the pirates no longer ran separate and shouting through the wood, but kept side by side and spoke44 with bated breath. The terror of the dead buccaneer had fallen on their spirits.


“吉姆,”西尔弗说,这时只剩我们两人,“如果说我救了你的命,那么你也救了我的命,我决不会忘记的。我看到大夫刚才招手唤你逃跑,我是凭眼梢瞥见的;我看见你说不行,就跟我的耳朵听到一样。吉姆,这件事你做得真像个正人君子。自从强攻失败之后,我这才第一次看到了一线希望,这应该归功于你。吉姆,现在咱们不得不闭着两眼去探宝,我总觉得这样做很危险。你我必须形影不离,相依为命。那样的话,即使运气再不好,咱们也不致于掉脑袋。”

就在这时,一个人从火堆那边招呼我们,说早饭准备好了。大家纷纷散坐在沙地上吃着干面包和煎成肉。他们点起的火堆能烤一头牛,现在火旺得很,只能从背风面靠近它,即使这样也得倍加小心。海盗们对食物也是同样浪费,他们准备的饭菜相当于饭量的三倍。一个海盗傻呵呵地笑着把吃剩的东西一下子全都扔进火里;火堆添上这样不寻常的燃料,顿时烈焰冲天、劈啪乱响。我从未见过这样的人,今朝有酒今朝醉,明朝没酒喝凉水。这样形容他们再恰当不过了。像这样糟蹋吃的,放哨时睡大觉,尽管他们能凭着一股蛮劲打一仗,但一旦遇到挫折,我看他们根本应付不了持久战。

西尔弗独自坐在一边吃,让鹦鹉弗林特船长蹲在他肩上。他一句话也不说,也不责骂他们的鲁莽妄动,使我感到特别惊讶的是他比以往任何时候更显得老谋深算。

“喂,伙计们,”他说,“有我‘大叉烧’用这颗脑袋为你们着想,我已经偷听到了我要了解的一切。船的确在他们手里。我目前还不知道他们把船藏在什么地方;但只要一发现宝藏,咱们就豁出命来找遍整个海岛,那时定会找到船。伙计们,咱们有两只小船,我想是咱们占上风。”

他就这样不停地鼓吹着,嘴里塞满了热的煎成肉。他用这样的办法恢复他们的希望和对他的信任,我猜想同时他也在给自己打气。

“至于这个人质,”他继续说,“我想这是他跟他亲爱的人的最后一次谈话了。我听出一些门道,这还得感谢他呢。但现在事情已过去了。咱们去探宝的时候,我要用一根绳子挂住他。要像保护金子那样看牢他,以防万一。这点你们要记住。一旦船和宝藏都到了咱们手里,咱们就高高兴兴地回到海上去。那时再跟霍金斯先生算总账,我们不会亏待他的,会好好答谢他干的好事。”

无疑他们现在情绪好得很,而我却再也没心情了。要是他刚才提出的计划可行的话,西尔弗,这个两面三刀的叛徒,将毫不犹豫地按计行事。他至今还是脚踏两只船。他毫无疑问更乐于同海盗们一起满载金银财宝逍遥法外,而他们寄托在我们这边的希望只是免去上绞架而已。

再说,即使事态发展到他不得不履行他向利弗西大夫作的保证时,我们的处境也会很危险。一旦他的同伙们的怀疑得到证实,我和他不得不拼死保护自己的小命。他一个瘸子,而我又是一个孩子,如何能对付过五个身强体壮的水手?

除了这双重的担忧,我的朋友们所采取的行动对我来说始终是个谜:他们为什么会舍弃这个寨子?为什么要交出地图?这些都无法得到解释,还有大夫对西尔弗提出的最后警告:“你们快找到宝藏时,可别大喊大叫的。”读者如果设身处地替我想想,就很容易理解,我吃的早饭为什么味同嚼蜡,为什么跟在海盗们后面出发探宝时会心惊胆颤。

要是有人在旁,定会看到我们一个个奇特的形象:所有的人都身穿脏兮兮的水手服,除了我人人都全副武装。西尔弗身上一前一后挎着两只步枪,腰间还挂着一把大弯刀,他的衣服两边开又,两边口袋里各放了一支手枪。最能体现他这副怪模样的是,鹦鹉弗林特船长蹲在他肩上,无意义地学着水手谈话,不时发出片言只语来。我腰间拴着一条绳子,顺从地跟在厨子后面。他时而腾出一只手抓住松散的绳子的另一端,时而用牙齿紧紧咬住不放。不管怎么说,我都像是头被牵去表演跳舞的狗熊。

其他人都扛着各种各样的东西;有的扛着铁锹和镐头——这是他们最先从伊斯班袅拉号带上来的工具;有的扛着午饭时吃的猪肉、干面包和白兰地。我看得出,所有这些东西都是我们贮备下来的。可见昨晚说的是真话。若不是他跟大夫做成了这笔交易,他和他的同伙船丢后只能靠喝凉水,靠打猎过日子了。凉水是不怎么好喝的,而水手又不擅于打猎。再说,水手在吃不上饭的时候,弹药也不会太充裕。

我们就带着这样的装备出发的,连脑袋开花的那个也去了,他本应在阴凉处呆着的。我们就这样一个跟一个拖拖拉拉地来到停有两只小船的岸边。小船里还可以看到海盗们纵酒胡闹的痕迹;一只座板被砸断了,两只小船都沾满泥,船内还有水未被舀干。为了安全起见,我们决定把两只小船都带走,我们分坐在两只船里向锚地底部驶去。

途中,我们对地图发生了争论,上面的红叉叉画得太大了,看不出确切的地点。背面的字说明的又不清楚。读者也许还记得,上面写着:

  望远镜山肩一大树,指向东北偏北,骷髅岛东南东,再向东十英尺,

大树是最重要的标记。在我们前方,锚地与一片高约两百至三百英尺的高地连接着。高地的北端与望远镜山的南坡相接,向南则逐渐拱起,形成崎岖多石的后桅山。高矮不一的松树星罗棋布地点缀在高地上。随处可见某一棵四五十英尺高的不同种类的松树鹤立于鸡群。然而弗林特船长所说的“大树”究竟是哪一棵呢,只有到达高地后用罗盘才能测定出来。

虽然实际情况就是这样,我们还没到半路,可是小船上的每个人却都认定自己倾心的一棵树。只有高个儿约翰耸了耸肩,建议到了高地上再作打算。

按照西尔弗的指令,我们划得不很用力,以免过早消耗完体力。经过相当长的路程后,我们在第二条河——就是从望远镜山树多的那面斜坡上流下来的那条——河口处登上了岸。从那向左拐弯,开始沿着山坡攀登高地。

一开始,泥泞难走的地面和乱蓬蓬的沼泽植物大大地耽误了我们赶路。但坡面逐渐趋于陡峭,脚下的土质趋于结实,树木变得高大稀疏,我们正走近的是整个海岛最迷人的地方。草地上到处都是香味浓郁的金雀花和茂盛的灌木丛,一丛丛碧绿的肉豆蔻同村干深红、树阴宽广的松树掩映成趣,肉豆蔻的芳香同松树的清香相得益彰。此外,新鲜的空气振奋人心,在烈日炎炎下,这无疑是一份难得的清心剂。

海盗们成扇形散开,大声叫嚷,跳来跳去,西尔弗和我处于扇面的中心和偏后一点的位置上。我被绳子拴住了,他气喘吁吁地在又松又滑的砾石中开路。有时,我不得不拉他一把,否则他定会失足摔下山崖。

我们这样走了大约半英里,快要到达高地顶坡时,忽然最左面的一个人大声叫了起来,好像是受了惊吓似的。他叫了一声又一声,惹得其他人都向他那边跑去。

“他不可能是发现了宝藏,”老摩根说着也从右边跑过来,打我们面前匆匆经过,“还没到山顶呢。”

的确,当我们也到达那边时,我们发现根本不是发现什么宝藏了。在一棵相当高大的松树脚下横着一具死人骨架,被绿色的蔓草缠住了,有几块较小的骨头被局部向上提起,地上残留有一些烂布条。我相信此时每个人心中都不寒而栗。

“他是个水手,”乔治·墨利说,他比其他人要胆大些,敢走上前看看衣服的碎片,“至少,他穿的是水手服。”

“嗯,嗯,”西尔弗说,“十有八九是个水手,不可能有主教上这儿来。我想,这骨头架子的姿势可真奇怪,不太自然。”

的确,再一看,简直想像不出这个死人怎么会保持这个姿势。除了一些地方乱糟糟而外(也许是吃尸体的大鸟或是逐步缠住尸体的蔓草造成的),死人笔直地躺着,脚指向一方。手像跳水时那样举过头顶,正指着相反的方向。

“我这个死脑瓜骨看出点门道来了,”西尔弗说,“这有罗盘,那是骷髅岛的岬角尖,像颗牙似的支出来。只要顺着这骨头架子测一下方位就知道了。”

于是就取出罗盘来照办。尸体正指向骷髅岛那一边,罗盘标明的方位正是东南东偏东。

“不出所料,”厨子叫了起来,“这骨头架子就是指针,从这里对准北极星走定会找到金灿灿的财宝。不过我一想到弗林特就会手脚冰凉。这是他的鬼把戏,肯定错不了。当初只有他和六个人在岸上,他们全都被他杀了,一个被拖到这里放在罗盘对准了的位置上。我敢打赌错不了。瞧,长长的骨头棒、黄黄的头发丝儿,那一定是阿拉代斯。你还记得阿拉代斯,是不是汤姆·摩根?”

“嗯嗯,”摩根回答,“我记得他还欠我钱呢,上岸时还把我的刀子带走了。”

“提起刀子,”另一个海盗说,“为什么他身上没发现刀子?弗林特不会掏一个水手的口袋,也不可能是被乌叼走了?”

“这话不假,没错!”西尔弗大声说。

“这里什么也没留下,”墨利说,一边还在骨头架子旁搜寻。“既没有一个铜板也不见烟盒。我觉得有点不对劲。”

“是有些不对头,”西尔弗表示同意,“还有点叫人不自在。你们说,心肝们!要是弗林特还活着,这可能就是你我的葬身之地。他们那时是六个人,我们现在正是六个人,可是如今他们只剩下一堆骨头了。”

“不,我亲眼看见他睁着眼死的,”摩根说,“是比尔带我进去的。他躺在那儿,两眼上各放一枚一便士的铜币,好让他瞑目。”

“死了,他确实死了,下了地狱。”头上缠着绷带的那个说,“不过要是真有鬼魂的话,那定是弗林特。天哪,他死时好一阵折腾!”

“嗯,的确如此,”另一个说,“他一会儿发脾气,一会儿吵着要郎姆酒,一会儿又唱起歌来。他生平只唱一支歌,叫《十五个汉子》。我讲的是真事,我从此以后就讨厌听那支歌。当时天气热得很,窗子开着,我清楚地听到歌声从窗子飘出来,那是小鬼来勾他的魂了。”

“得了,得了,”西尔弗说,“别谈那些事了,人已经死了,不会再出来了,我知道,至少大白天鬼魂不会出来游荡,你们可以相信我的话。提心吊胆反而会吓破胆。走,搬金币去。”

经他这么一说,大伙自然又出发了。尽管是烈日炎炎的大白天,海盗们也不再独自乱跑,或在树林中大喊大叫,而是肩并肩一起走。说话也屏住气。他们对死去的海盗头子怕得要死,至今还心有余悸。


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1 wasteful ogdwu     
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
参考例句:
  • It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
  • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
2 sentries abf2b0a58d9af441f9cfde2e380ae112     
哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We posted sentries at the gates of the camp. 我们在军营的大门口布置哨兵。
  • We were guarded by sentries against surprise attack. 我们由哨兵守卫,以免遭受突袭。
3 sketched 7209bf19355618c1eb5ca3c0fdf27631     
v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 traitor GqByW     
n.叛徒,卖国贼
参考例句:
  • The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
  • He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。
5 nay unjzAQ     
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
参考例句:
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
6 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
7 seamen 43a29039ad1366660fa923c1d3550922     
n.海员
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中,许多海员想,要是他们在陆地上就好了。
8 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
9 stockade FucwR     
n.栅栏,围栏;v.用栅栏防护
参考例句:
  • I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.我跑了不到一百码,就到了栅栏前。
  • A heavy stockade around the cabin protected the pioneer from attack.小屋周围的厚厚的栅栏保护拓荒者免受攻击。
10 inexplicable tbCzf     
adj.无法解释的,难理解的
参考例句:
  • It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.当时对这一事态发展的错误理解究竟是怎么产生的,现在已经无法说清楚了。
  • There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科学还无法解释。
11 cession QO9zo     
n.割让,转让
参考例句:
  • The cession of the territory could not be avoided because they lost the war.因为他们输了这场战争,割让领土是无法避免的。
  • In 1814,Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution.1814年挪威人反对向瑞典割让自己的国土,并且制定了新的宪法。
12 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。
13 slung slung     
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往
参考例句:
  • He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩,挎在肩上。
  • He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。
14 odds n5czT     
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
参考例句:
  • The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
  • Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗?
15 shovels ff43a4c7395f1d0c2d5931bbb7a97da6     
n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 );锹;推土机、挖土机等的)铲;铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 );锹;推土机、挖土机等的)铲;铲形部份
参考例句:
  • workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
  • In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天,我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。 来自辞典例句
16 ashore tNQyT     
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸
参考例句:
  • The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前,孩子们就上岸了。
  • He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
17 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。
18 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
参考例句:
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
19 subsist rsYwy     
vi.生存,存在,供养
参考例句:
  • We are unable to subsist without air and water.没有空气和水我们就活不下去。
  • He could subsist on bark and grass roots in the isolated island.在荒岛上他只能靠树皮和草根维持生命。
20 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
21 thwart wIRzZ     
v.阻挠,妨碍,反对;adj.横(断的)
参考例句:
  • We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
  • I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。
22 bosom Lt9zW     
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
参考例句:
  • She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
  • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
23 ambiguity 9xWzT     
n.模棱两可;意义不明确
参考例句:
  • The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
  • Her answer was above all ambiguity.她的回答毫不含糊。
24 eminence VpLxo     
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
参考例句:
  • He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
  • Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
25 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。
26 prematurely nlMzW4     
adv.过早地,贸然地
参考例句:
  • She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产,肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了,不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
27 cleft awEzGG     
n.裂缝;adj.裂开的
参考例句:
  • I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里。
  • He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间,他与他的哥哥分离。
28 ascend avnzD     
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
参考例句:
  • We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
  • We ascend in the order of time and of development.我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。
29 stony qu1wX     
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的
参考例句:
  • The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干,而且布满了石头。
  • He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。
30 shrubs b480276f8eea44e011d42320b17c3619     
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
  • These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。
31 thickets bed30e7ce303e7462a732c3ca71b2a76     
n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物
参考例句:
  • Small trees became thinly scattered among less dense thickets. 小树稀稀朗朗地立在树林里。 来自辞典例句
  • The entire surface is covered with dense thickets. 所有的地面盖满了密密层层的灌木丛。 来自辞典例句
32 mingled fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf     
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
参考例句:
  • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
  • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
33 aroma Nvfz9     
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
参考例句:
  • The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
  • The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
34 refreshment RUIxP     
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点
参考例句:
  • He needs to stop fairly often for refreshment.他须时不时地停下来喘口气。
  • A hot bath is a great refreshment after a day's work.在一天工作之后洗个热水澡真是舒畅。
35 gravel s6hyT     
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
参考例句:
  • We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
  • More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
36 shreds 0288daa27f5fcbe882c0eaedf23db832     
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
参考例句:
  • Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds. 将胡罗卜削皮,切成丝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I want to take this diary and rip it into shreds. 我真想一赌气扯了这日记。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
37 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
38 disarray 1ufx1     
n.混乱,紊乱,凌乱
参考例句:
  • His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后,他的个人生活一片混乱。
  • Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。
39 enveloped 8006411f03656275ea778a3c3978ff7a     
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
  • Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
40 perfectly 8Mzxb     
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。
41 pint 1NNxL     
n.品脱
参考例句:
  • I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
  • In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
42 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
43 copper HZXyU     
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
参考例句:
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
44 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。


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