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Chapter 32 The Waking
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 WHEN FRANZ returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream. He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated1. He stretched forth2 his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous. The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking. He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality. He found that he was in a grotto3, went towards the opening, and through a kind of fanlight saw a blue sea and an azure4 sky. The air and water were shining in the beams of the morning sun; on the shore the sailors were sitting, chatting and laughing; and at ten yards from them the boat was at anchor, undulating gracefully5 on the water. There for some time he enjoyed the fresh breeze which played on his brow, and listened to the dash of the waves on the beach, that left against the rocks a lace of foam6 as white as silver. He was for some time without reflection or thought for the divine charm which is in the things of nature, specially7 after a fantastic dream; then gradually this view of the outer world, so calm, so pure, so grand, reminded him of the illusiveness of his vision, and once more awakened8 memory. He recalled his arrival on the island, his presentation to a smuggler9 chief, a subterranean10 palace full of splendor11, an excellent supper, and a spoonful of hashish. It seemed, however, even in the very face of open day, that at least a year had elapsed since all these things had passed, so deep was the impression made in his mind by the dream, and so strong a hold had it taken of his imagination. Thus every now and then he saw in fancy amid the sailors, seated on a rock, or undulating in the vessel12, one of the shadows which had shared his dream with looks and kisses. Otherwise, his head was perfectly13 clear, and his body refreshed; he was free from the slightest headache; on the contrary, he felt a certain degree of lightness, a faculty14 for absorbing the pure air, and enjoying the bright sunshine more vividly15 than ever.

He went gayly up to the sailors, who rose as soon as they perceived him; and the patron, accosting16 him, said, "The Signor Sinbad has left his compliments for your excellency, and desires us to express the regret he feels at not being able to take his leave in person; but he trusts you will excuse him, as very important business calls him to Malaga."

"So, then, Gaetano," said Franz, "this is, then, all reality; there exists a man who has received me in this island, entertained me right royally, and his departed while I was asleep?"

"He exists as certainly as that you may see his small yacht with all her sails spread; and if you will use your glass, you will, in all probability, recognize your host in the midst of his crew." So saying, Gaetano pointed17 in a direction in which a small vessel was making sail towards the southern point of Corsica. Franz adjusted his telescope, and directed it towards the yacht. Gaetano was not mistaken. At the stern the mysterious stranger was standing18 up looking towards the shore, and holding a spy-glass in his hand. He was attired19 as he had been on the previous evening, and waved his pocket-handkerchief to his guest in token of adieu. Franz returned the salute20 by shaking his handkerchief as an exchange of signals. After a second, a slight cloud of smoke was seen at the stern of the vessel, which rose gracefully as it expanded in the air, and then Franz heard a slight report. "There, do you hear?" observed Gaetano; "he is bidding you adieu." The young man took his carbine and fired it in the air, but without any idea that the noise could be heard at the distance which separated the yacht from the shore.

"What are your excellency's orders?" inquired Gaetano.

"In the first place, light me a torch."

"Ah, yes, I understand," replied the patron, "to find the entrance to the enchanted21 apartment. With much pleasure, your excellency, if it would amuse you; and I will get you the torch you ask for. But I too have had the idea you have, and two or three times the same fancy has come over me; but I have always given it up. Giovanni, light a torch," he added, "and give it to his excellency."

Giovanni obeyed. Franz took the lamp, and entered the subterranean grotto, followed by Gaetano. He recognized the place where he had awaked by the bed of heather that was there; but it was in vain that he carried his torch all round the exterior22 surface of the grotto. He saw nothing, unless that, by traces of smoke, others had before him attempted the same thing, and, like him, in vain. Yet he did not leave a foot of this granite23 wall, as impenetrable as futurity, without strict scrutiny24; he did not see a fissure25 without introducing the blade of his hunting sword into it, or a projecting point on which he did not lean and press in the hopes it would give way. All was vain; and he lost two hours in his attempts, which were at last utterly26 useless. At the end of this time he gave up his search, and Gaetano smiled.

When Franz appeared again on the shore, the yacht only seemed like a small white speck27 on the horizon. He looked again through his glass, but even then he could not distinguish anything. Gaetano reminded him that he had come for the purpose of shooting goats, which he had utterly forgotten. He took his fowling-piece, and began to hunt over the island with the air of a man who is fulfilling a duty, rather than enjoying a pleasure; and at the end of a quarter of an hour he had killed a goat and two kids. These animals, though wild and agile28 as chamois, were too much like domestic goats, and Franz could not consider them as game. Moreover, other ideas, much more enthralling29, occupied his mind. Since, the evening before, he had really been the hero of one of the tales of the Thousand and One Nights, and he was irresistibly30 attracted towards the grotto. Then, in spite of the failure of his first search, he began a second, after having told Gaetano to roast one of the two kids. The second visit was a long one, and when he returned the kid was roasted and the repast ready. Franz was sitting on the spot where he was on the previous evening when his mysterious host had invited him to supper; and he saw the little yacht, now like a sea-gull on the wave, continuing her flight towards Corsica. "Why," he remarked to Gaetano, "you told me that Signor Sinbad was going to Malaga, while it seems he is in the direction of Porto-Vecchio."

"Don't you remember," said the patron, "I told you that among the crew there were two Corsican brigands31?"

"True; and he is going to land them," added Franz.

"Precisely32 so," replied Gaetano. "Ah, he is one who fears neither God nor Satan, they say, and would at any time run fifty leagues out of his course to do a poor devil a service."

"But such services as these might involve him with the authorities of the country in which he practices this kind of philanthropy," said Franz.

"And what cares he for that," replied Gaetano with a laugh, "or any authorities? He smiles at them. Let them try to pursue him! Why, in the first place, his yacht is not a ship, but a bird, and he would beat any frigate33 three knots in every nine; and if he were to throw himself on the coast, why, is he not certain of finding friends everywhere?"

It was perfectly clear that the Signor Sinbad, Franz's host, had the honor of being on excellent terms with the smugglers and bandits along the whole coast of the Mediterranean34, and so enjoyed exceptional privileges. As to Franz, he had no longer any inducement to remain at Monte Cristo. He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto; he consequently despatched his breakfast, and, his boat being ready, he hastened on board, and they were soon under way. At the moment the boat began her course they lost sight of the yacht, as it disappeared in the gulf35 of Porto-Vecchio. With it was effaced36 the last trace of the preceding night; and then supper, Sinbad, hashish, statues,--all became a dream for Franz. The boat sailed on all day and all night, and next morning, when the sun rose, they had lost sight of Monte Cristo. When Franz had once again set foot on shore, he forgot, for the moment at least, the events which had just passed, while he finished his affairs of pleasure at Florence, and then thought of nothing but how he should rejoin his companion, who was awaiting him at Rome.

He set out, and on the Saturday evening reached the Eternal City by the mail-coach. An apartment, as we have said, had been retained beforehand, and thus he had but to go to Signor Pastrini's hotel. But this was not so easy a matter, for the streets were thronged37 with people, and Rome was already a prey38 to that low and feverish39 murmur40 which precedes all great events; and at Rome there are four great events in every year,--the Carnival41, Holy Week, Corpus Christi, and the Feast of St. Peter. All the rest of the year the city is in that state of dull apathy42, between life and death, which renders it similar to a kind of station between this world and the next--a sublime43 spot, a resting-place full of poetry and character, and at which Franz had already halted five or six times, and at each time found it more marvellous and striking. At last he made his way through the mob, which was continually increasing and getting more and more turbulent, and reached the hotel. On his first inquiry44 he was told, with the impertinence peculiar45 to hired hackney-coachmen and inn-keepers with their houses full, that there was no room for him at the H?tel de Londres. Then he sent his card to Signor Pastrini, and asked for Albert de Morcerf. This plan succeeded; and Signor Pastrini himself ran to him, excusing himself for having made his excellency wait, scolding the waiters, taking the candlestick from the porter, who was ready to pounce46 on the traveller and was about to lead him to Albert, when Morcerf himself appeared.

The apartment consisted of two small rooms and a parlor47. The two rooms looked onto the street--a fact which Signor Pastrini commented upon as an inappreciable advantage. The rest of the floor was hired by a very rich gentleman who was supposed to be a Sicilian or Maltese; but the host was unable to decide to which of the two nations the traveller belonged. "Very good, signor Pastrini," said Franz; "but we must have some supper instantly, and a carriage for tomorrow and the following days." "As to supper," replied the landlord, "you shall be served immediately; but as for the carriage"--

"What as to the carriage?" exclaimed Albert. "Come, come, Signor Pastrini, no joking; we must have a carriage."

"Sir," replied the host, "we will do all in our power to procure48 you one--this is all I can say."

"And when shall we know?" inquired Franz.

"To-morrow morning," answered the inn-keeper.

"Oh, the deuce! then we shall pay the more, that's all, I see plainly enough. At Drake's or Aaron's one pays twenty-five lire for common days, and thirty or thirty-five lire a day more for Sundays and feast days; add five lire a day more for extras, that will make forty, and there's an end of it."

"I am afraid if we offer them double that we shall not procure a carriage."

"Then they must put horses to mine. It is a little worse for the journey, but that's no matter."

"There are no horses." Albert looked at Franz like a man who hears a reply he does not understand.

"Do you understand that, my dear Franz--no horses?" he said, "but can't we have post-horses?"

"They have been all hired this fortnight, and there are none left but those absolutely requisite49 for posting."

"What are we to say to this?" asked Franz.

"I say, that when a thing completely surpasses my comprehension, I am accustomed not to dwell on that thing, but to pass to another. Is supper ready, Signor Pastrini?"

"Yes, your excellency."

"Well, then, let us sup."

"But the carriage and horses?" said Franz.

"Be easy, my dear boy; they will come in due season; it is only a question of how much shall be charged for them." Morcerf then, with that delighted philosophy which believes that nothing is impossible to a full purse or well-lined pocketbook, supped, went to bed, slept soundly, and dreamed he was racing50 all over Rome at Carnival time in a coach with six horses.
 

当弗兰兹醒来的时候,外界的景物似乎成了他梦的延续。

他以为自己是躺在一个坟墓里,一缕阳光象一道怜悯的眼光似的从外面透进来。他伸出手去,触着了石头。他坐起身来,发觉自己和衣躺在一张非常柔软而芳香的干芰草所铺成的床上。幻景完全消失了。他向光线透进来的那个地方走前几步,在梦的兴奋激动过后,跟着就来了现实的宁静,发觉自己是在一个岩洞里,他向洞口走去,透过一座拱形的门廊,他看到一片蔚蓝色的海和一片淡青色的天空,空气和海水在清晨的阳光里闪闪发光,水手们坐在海滩上,在那儿叽哩咕噜地谈笑着,离他们十码远的地方,静静的停着那艘小船。他在洞口站了一会儿,尽情地享受着那拂过他额头的清新的微风,倾听着那卷到海滩上来的、在岩石四周留下一圈白色泡沫波浪的轻微拍击声。此时他让自己完全沉醉在大自然的圣洁妩媚里了,一切回忆和思虑都抛在了一边,当人们在一场迷乱的怪梦以后,通常总是这样的;于是,眼前的这个宁静,纯洁,宏伟的现实世界渐渐的向他证实了梦的虚幻,他开始回忆起来。他想起了自己是怎样到达这个小岛,怎样被介绍给了一个走私贩子的首领,怎样进入了一座富丽堂皇的地下宫殿,怎样享用了一顿山珍海味的晚餐,怎样咽下了一匙大麻。但是,面对着白天,所经过的这一切如是一年以前发生的事情一般,那个梦在他的脑子里所留下的印象是这样的深刻,在他的想象里所占据的位置是这样的重要。他不时地在幻想中,看到梦中垂青于他并投以香吻的女仙中的一个在水手中;时而幻想着看到她坐在岩石上,时而坐在船里,随着船儿左右摇摆。除了这一点以外,他的头脑却十分清醒,他的身体也已完全从疲劳中恢复了过来。他的头脑毫无迟钝的感觉,相反的,他却感觉相当轻松,他从来没象现在这样尽情地呼吸清新的空气或欣赏明媚的阳光。

他兴冲冲地向水手们走过去,他们一看见他,就马上站起来,船长招呼他说:“辛巴德先生留言向您致意,他不能亲自向您告别,托我们转达他的歉意,但他相信您一定会原谅他的,因为有非常重要的大事召他到马拉加去了。”

“那么,盖太诺,”弗兰兹说,“这一切,那么,都是真的了?这个岛上真有一个人请我去过,极其殷勤地款待过我,而在我睡着的时候走了,是吗?”

“真得不能更真啦,您还可以看到他那艘扯着满帆的小游艇呢。假如您拿您的望远镜来观看,你多半还能在他的船员之中认出您的那个东道主哩。”

说着,盖太诺就向一个方向指了指,果然那儿有一艘小帆船正在扬帆向科西嘉的南端驶去。弗兰兹调正了一下他的望远镜,向所指的那个方向望去。盖太诺没有说错。在那艘船的尾部,那位神秘的陌生人也正在拿着一个望远镜,向岸边望来。他还是穿着昨天晚上的那套衣服,正舞着他的手帕向客人告别,弗兰兹也同样地挥舞着他的手回答他的敬意。过了一会儿,帆船的尾部发出了一蓬轻烟,象一朵白云似的升到了空中散了开来,接着弗兰兹就听到了一下隐约的炮声。“喏,你听到了吗?”盖太诺说,“他在向你告别呢。”青年拿起他的枪来,向空中放了一枪,也不去多想枪声是否能从岸上边传到这一大段距离而被游艇上的人听到。

“先生您有什么吩咐?”盖太诺问道。

“啊,是有,我懂了,”船长高声回答说,“您是要去寻那间魔室的进口,遵命,先生,只要您高兴,我就把火把给您拿来。我也有过您这样的念头,也这样想过两三次,但最后还是放弃了这个念头。琪奥凡尼,去点一支火把来,”他又说,“拿来给先生。”

琪奥尼遵命照办。弗兰兹拿着火把走进了地下岩洞,后面跟着盖太诺。他认得他睡觉的地方,那张芰草铺成的床还在那儿,但他虽然用火把照遍了岩洞的上下左右,却仍是枉然。除了一些煤烟的痕迹,别的他什么也看不到,这些煤烟的痕迹是前人作这种同样尝试的结果,而象他一样,他们也扑了一个空。可是,这些象“未来”一样难以渗透的花岗石壁,他把别的地方都仔仔细细的检查过了。他每看到一线裂缝,就用那把剑的剑锋插进去撬,每看到一块凸出地面的地方,就去撞去推,希望它会陷进去。但一切都毫无用处,他费了两个钟头来检查,结果是一无所得。最后,他放弃了搜索,盖太诺胜利了。

当弗兰兹又回到岸边的时候,那艘游艇已经象是地平线上的一个小白点了。他又拿起望远镜来看,但即便从望远镜里看出去,他也分辨不出什么东西了。盖太诺提醒他,他原是为猎山羊而来的,这一点他可完全忘记了。他这才拿起猎枪,开始在岛上打起猎来,从神色上看,他倒象是在了却一种责任而不象在寻欢作乐,一刻钟内,他已猎杀了一只大山羊和两只小山羊。这些动物虽然是野生的,而且敏捷得象羚羊一样,但实在太象家养的山羊了,所以弗兰兹认为这不能算是打猎。而且还有其他更有力的念头占据着他的脑子。自从昨天傍晚以来,他已真的变成《一千零一夜》神话里的角色之一了,他身不由己地又被吸引到岩洞面前。他叫盖太诺在两只小山羊里挑一只来烤着吃,然后,不顾第一次的失败,他又开始了第二次搜索。这第二次花了很长的时间,当他回来的时候,小山羊已经烤熟了,大家正在等他用餐了。弗兰兹坐在前一天晚上他那位神秘的东道主来邀他去用晚餐的地方,看到那艘小游艇现在象是一只在海面上的海鸥,继续向科西嘉飞去。

“咦,”他对盖太诺说,“你告诉我说辛巴德先生是到马拉加去。但在我看来,他倒是笔直地在向韦基奥港去呀。”

“您不记得了吗,”船长说,“我告诉过您船员里面还有两个科西嘉强盗呢。”

“对的了!他要送他们上岸吗?”

“一点不错,”盖太诺答道。“他们说,他这个人是天不怕地不怕的,随时都会多绕一百五十哩路给一个可怜虫帮一次忙。”

“但这样的帮忙一定会连累到他自己的呀,他在一个地方实行这种博爱主义,那么地方当局不是找他麻烦吗?”弗兰兹说道。

“哦,”盖太诺大笑着回答说。“他还怕什么当局?他嘲笑他们,让他们去追他试试看吧!嘿,第一,他那艘游艇就不是一条船,而是一只鸟,不论什么巡逻船,每走十二海里就得被他超出三海里,假如他到了岸上,嘿,他不是到处都肯定会找得到朋友的吗?”

从这一番话中就可以知道,弗兰兹的东道主辛巴德翻天覆地显然和地中海沿岸的走私贩子和强盗都保持着极其友善的关系,单是这点就使他显得够奇特的了,至于弗兰兹,他已丝毫不再想在基督山逗留了。他对于探索岩洞的秘密已感到毫无希望了。所以匆匆用完早餐,急忙上了船,他的船本来就已准备好了,他们不久便开船了。当小船开始它的航程的时候,他们已望不到那艘游艇了,因为它已消失在韦基奥港的港湾里了。随着它的消失,昨天晚上最后的痕迹也渐渐地抹去了,晚餐,辛巴德,大麻,石像,这一节全都被埋葬在同一个梦里了。小船整日整夜地前进着,第二天早晨,当太阳升起来的时候,他们已望不见基督山岛了。弗兰兹登岸以后,先前所经历过的种种事情都被他暂时忘记,他把他在佛罗伦萨寻欢作乐的事情告一段落,然后一心一意地设想着怎样再同那位在罗马等他的朋友相会。于是他就乘车出发,在星期六傍晚到达了邮局旁边的杜阿纳广场。我们已经说过,房间是事先预定了的,所以他只要到派里尼老板的旅馆去就得了。但这可不是一件容易的事,因为街上挤满了人,到处都已充满了粗鄙狂热的街谈巷议,这是罗马每件大事以前常有的现象。罗马每年有四件大事——狂欢节,复活节,圣体瞻礼节和圣·彼得节。一年中其余的日子,全城都在一种不死不活阴沉清冷的状态之中,看来象是阳世和阴世之间的一个中间站,是一个超尘绝俗的地点,一个充满着诗意和特色的安息地,弗兰兹曾来此小住过五六次,而每次总发觉它比以前更神奇妙绝。他终于从那不断地愈来愈多,愈来愈兴奋的人群中挤出来,到了旅馆里。最初一问,侍者就用车夫生意很忙和旅馆已经客满时那种特有的傲慢神气告诉他,伦敦旅馆已经没收有他住的份儿了。于是他拿出名片来,求见派里尼老板和阿尔贝·马尔塞夫。这一着很成功,派里尼老板亲自跑出来迎接他,一面道歉失迎,一面责骂那侍者,一面又从那准备招揽旅客的向导手里接过蜡烛台。

当他正要领他去见阿尔贝的时候,阿尔贝却自己出来了。

他们的寓所包括两个小房间和一个套间。那两间卧室是朝向大街的,这一点,派里尼老板认为是一个无可评价的优点。这层楼上其它的房间都被一位非常有钱的绅士租去了,他大概是一个西西里人或马耳他人;但这位旅客究竟是哪个地方的人,旅馆老板也不能确定。

“好极了,派里尼老板,”弗兰兹说,“但我们必须立刻用晚餐,从明天起给我们雇一辆马车。”

“晚餐嘛,”旅馆老板回答说,“马上就可以给两位拿来。只是马车”

“马车怎么了?”阿尔贝大声叫道,“喂,喂,派里尼老板,别开玩笑了,我们一定要有一辆马车才行呀。”

“阁下,”店主回答说,“我们尽力给您去找就是了,我只能这样说。”

“我们什么时候才能知道呢?”弗兰兹问道。

“明天早晨。”旅馆老板回答说。

“噢,见鬼!”阿尔贝说,“那么我们得多付一点钱了,不过如此而已。我早就看明白了。在德雷克和亚隆,平常日子租一辆马车只要二十五法朗,可到了星期天和节日就要三十或三十五法郎,外加五法郎的小费,加起来就是四十了,那就了结啦。”

“我怕,”店主说道,“即使您给他们两倍于那个数目的钱,那些先生也无法给你找到一辆马车。”

“那么叫他们把马套到我的车子上来好了,”阿尔贝说道。”我的车子坐起来虽然并不十分舒服,但那也没关系了。”

“连马也没有。”

阿尔贝望着弗兰兹,象是不懂这句回答是什么意思似的。

“你听见了吗,我亲爱的弗兰兹?连马也没有!”他又说,“难道我们就不能租用驿马吗?”

“驿马在这两周内早已租光了,留下来的几匹都是应急用的。”

“这件事你说怎么办才好呢?”弗兰兹问道。

“我说当一件事情完全超出我的理解力之外的时候,我不愿去钻牛角尖,而情愿去想想另外的事,晚餐好了吗,派里尼老板?”

“好了,先生。”

“好吧,那么,我们来用晚餐吧。”

“但那车和马怎么办呢?”弗兰兹说道。

“放心吧,我的好孩子,到时候它们自然会来的。问题只在于我们要花多少钱而已。”

马尔塞夫相信只要有了一只鼓鼓的钱袋和支票本,天下就不会有办不到的事情,他就抱着那种令人钦佩的哲学用完了餐,然后爬上床,呼呼地睡着了,他做了一个梦,梦到自己乘着一辆六匹马拉的轿车在度狂欢节。


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1 penetrated 61c8e5905df30b8828694a7dc4c3a3e0     
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
  • They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。
2 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。
3 grotto h5Byz     
n.洞穴
参考例句:
  • We reached a beautiful grotto,whose entrance was almost hiden by the vine.我们到达了一个美丽的洞穴,洞的进口几乎被藤蔓遮掩著。
  • Water trickles through an underground grotto.水沿着地下岩洞流淌。
4 azure 6P3yh     
adj.天蓝色的,蔚蓝色的
参考例句:
  • His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
  • The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。
5 gracefully KfYxd     
ad.大大方方地;优美地
参考例句:
  • She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
6 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
参考例句:
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
7 specially Hviwq     
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
参考例句:
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
8 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 smuggler 0xFwP     
n.走私者
参考例句:
  • The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱,等待引渡到英国。
  • The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
10 subterranean ssWwo     
adj.地下的,地表下的
参考例句:
  • London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
  • We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。
11 splendor hriy0     
n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌
参考例句:
  • Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
  • All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。
12 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
参考例句:
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
13 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。
14 faculty HhkzK     
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句:
  • He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
15 vividly tebzrE     
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
参考例句:
  • The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
  • The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
16 accosting 35c05353db92b49762afd10ad894fb22     
v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的现在分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭
参考例句:
  • The provider of our first breakfast was found by the King of Accosting. 首顿早餐的供货商,此地的发现得来于搭讪之王简称讪王千岁殿下的首次参上。 来自互联网
17 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。
18 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
19 attired 1ba349e3c80620d3c58c9cc6c01a7305     
adj.穿着整齐的v.使穿上衣服,使穿上盛装( attire的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The bride was attired in white. 新娘穿一身洁白的礼服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired. 人人穿戴得体是恰当的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 salute rYzx4     
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮
参考例句:
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
21 enchanted enchanted     
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
  • He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
22 exterior LlYyr     
adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
参考例句:
  • The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
  • We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
23 granite Kyqyu     
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
参考例句:
  • They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
  • The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
24 scrutiny ZDgz6     
n.详细检查,仔细观察
参考例句:
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
25 fissure Njbxt     
n.裂缝;裂伤
参考例句:
  • Though we all got out to examine the fissure,he remained in the car.我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝,他却呆在车上。
  • Ground fissure is the main geological disaster in Xi'an city construction.地裂缝是西安市主要的工程地质灾害问题。
26 utterly ZfpzM1     
adv.完全地,绝对地
参考例句:
  • Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
  • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
27 speck sFqzM     
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
参考例句:
  • I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
  • The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗,一星星云彩也没有。
28 agile Ix2za     
adj.敏捷的,灵活的
参考例句:
  • She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧!
  • An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。
29 enthralling b491b0cfdbf95ce2c84d3fe85b18f2cb     
迷人的
参考例句:
  • There will be an enthralling race tomorrow. 明天会有场吸引人的比赛。
  • There was something terribly enthralling in the exercise of influence. 在这样地施加影响时,令人感到销魂夺魄。
30 irresistibly 5946377e9ac116229107e1f27d141137     
adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地
参考例句:
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was irresistibly attracted by her charm. 他不能自已地被她的魅力所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 brigands 17b2f48a43a67f049e43fd94c8de854b     
n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They say there are brigands hiding along the way. 他们说沿路隐藏着土匪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The brigands demanded tribute from passing vehicles. 土匪向过往车辆勒索钱财。 来自辞典例句
32 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
33 frigate hlsy4     
n.护航舰,大型驱逐舰
参考例句:
  • An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
  • I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。
34 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
35 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
36 effaced 96bc7c37d0e2e4d8665366db4bc7c197     
v.擦掉( efface的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;超越;使黯然失色
参考例句:
  • Someone has effaced part of the address on his letter. 有人把他信上的一部分地址擦掉了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus. 那艘船的名字已经从菜单中删除了。 来自辞典例句
37 thronged bf76b78f908dbd232106a640231da5ed     
v.成群,挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
38 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
39 feverish gzsye     
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的
参考例句:
  • He is too feverish to rest.他兴奋得安静不下来。
  • They worked with feverish haste to finish the job.为了完成此事他们以狂热的速度工作着。
40 murmur EjtyD     
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
参考例句:
  • They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
  • There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
41 carnival 4rezq     
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
参考例句:
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
42 apathy BMlyA     
n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡
参考例句:
  • He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
  • She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。
43 sublime xhVyW     
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的
参考例句:
  • We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
  • Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会,就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。
44 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
参考例句:
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
45 peculiar cinyo     
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。
46 pounce 4uAyU     
n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意
参考例句:
  • Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦?
  • We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。
47 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
参考例句:
  • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店?
48 procure A1GzN     
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条
参考例句:
  • Can you procure some specimens for me?你能替我弄到一些标本吗?
  • I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.我将尽全力给你搞到那本原版法国小说。
49 requisite 2W0xu     
adj.需要的,必不可少的;n.必需品
参考例句:
  • He hasn't got the requisite qualifications for the job.他不具备这工作所需的资格。
  • Food and air are requisite for life.食物和空气是生命的必需品。
50 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。


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