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Chapter 31
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Departure in the Night-time.--All Three.--Kennedy's Instincts.--Precautions.-- The Course of the Shari River.--Lake Tchad.--The Water of the Lake.--The Hippopotamus1.--One Bullet thrown away.

About three o'clock in the morning, Joe, who was then on watch, at length saw the city move away from beneath his feet. The Victoria was once again in motion, and both the doctor and Kennedy awoke.

The former consulted his compass, and saw, with satisfaction, that the wind was carrying them toward the north-northeast.

"We are in luck!" said he; "every thing works in our favor: we shall discover Lake Tchad this very day."

"Is it a broad sheet of water?" asked Kennedy.

"Somewhat, Dick. At its greatest length and breadth, it measures about one hundred and twenty miles."

"It will spice our trip with a little variety to sail over a spacious2 sheet of water."

"After all, though, I don't see that we have much to complain of on that score. Our trip has been very much varied3, indeed; and, moreover, we are getting on under the best possible conditions."

"Unquestionably so; excepting those privations on the desert, we have encountered no serious danger."

"It is not to be denied that our noble balloon has behaved wonderfully well. To-day is May 12th, and we started on the 18th of April. That makes twenty-five days of journeying. In ten days more we shall have reached our destination."

"Where is that?"

"I do not know. But what does that signify?"

"You are right again, Samuel! Let us intrust to Providence4 the care of guiding us and of keeping us in good health as we are now. We don't look much as though we had been crossing the most pestilential country in the world!"

"We had an opportunity of getting up in life, and that's what we have done!"

"Hurrah5 for trips in the air!" cried Joe. "Here we are at the end of twenty-five days in good condition, well fed, and well rested. We've had too much rest in fact, for my legs begin to feel rusty6, and I wouldn't be vexed7 a bit to stretch them with a run of thirty miles or so!"

"You can do that, Joe, in the streets of London, but in fine we set out three together, like Denham, Clapperton, and Overweg; like Barth, Richardson, and Vogel, and, more fortunate than our predecessors8 here, we are three in number still. But it is most important for us not to separate. If, while one of us was on the ground, the Victoria should have to ascend9 in order to escape some sudden danger, who knows whether we should ever see each other again? Therefore it is that I say again to Kennedy frankly10 that I do not like his going off alone to hunt."

"But still, Samuel, you will permit me to indulge that fancy a little. There is no harm in renewing our stock of provisions. Besides, before our departure, you held out to me the prospect11 of some superb hunting, and thus far I have done but little in the line of the Andersons and Cummings."

"But, my dear Dick, your memory fails you, or your modesty12 makes you forget your own exploits. It really seems to me that, without mentioning small game, you have already an antelope13, an elephant, and two lions on your conscience."

"But what's all that to an African sportsman who sees all the animals in creation strutting14 along under the muzzle15 of his rifle? There! there! look at that troop of giraffes!"

"Those giraffes," roared Joe; "why, they're not as big as my fist."

"Because we are a thousand feet above them; but close to them you would discover that they are three times as tall as you are!"

"And what do you say to yon herd16 of gazelles, and those ostriches17, that run with the speed of the wind?" resumed Kennedy.

"Those ostriches?" remonstrated18 Joe, again; "those are chickens, and the greatest kind of chickens!"

"Come, doctor, can't we get down nearer to them?" pleaded Kennedy.

"We can get closer to them, Dick, but we must not land. And what good will it do you to strike down those poor animals when they can be of no use to you? Now, if the question were to destroy a lion, a tiger, a cat, a hyena19, I could understand it; but to deprive an antelope or a gazelle of life, to no other purpose than the gratification of your instincts as a sportsman, seems hardly worth the trouble. But, after all, my friend, we are going to keep at about one hundred feet only from the soil, and, should you see any ferocious20 wild beast, oblige us by sending a ball through its heart!"

The Victoria descended21 gradually, but still keeping at a safe height, for, in a barbarous, yet very populous22 country, it was necessary to keep on the watch for unexpected perils23.

The travellers were then directly following the course of the Shari. The charming banks of this river were hidden beneath the foliage24 of trees of various dyes; lianas and climbing plants wound in and out on all sides and formed the most curious combinations of color. Crocodiles were seen basking25 in the broad blaze of the sun or plunging26 beneath the waters with the agility27 of lizards28, and in their gambols29 they sported about among the many green islands that intercept30 the current of the stream.

It was thus, in the midst of rich and verdant31 landscapes that our travellers passed over the district of Maffatay, and about nine o'clock in the morning reached the southern shore of Lake Tchad.

There it was at last, outstretched before them, that Caspian Sea of Africa, the existence of which was so long consigned32 to the realms of fable--that interior expanse of water to which only Denham's and Barth's expeditions had been able to force their way.

The doctor strove in vain to fix its precise configuration33 upon paper. It had already changed greatly since 1847. In fact, the chart of Lake Tchad is very difficult to trace with exactitude, for it is surrounded by muddy and almost impassable morasses34, in which Barth thought that he was doomed35 to perish. From year to year these marshes36, covered with reeds and papyrus37 fifteen feet high, become the lake itself. Frequently, too, the villages on its shores are half submerged, as was the case with Ngornou in 1856, and now the hippopotamus and the alligator39 frisk and dive where the dwellings40 of Bornou once stood.

The sun shot his dazzling rays over this placid41 sheet of water, and toward the north the two elements merged38 into one and the same horizon.

The doctor was desirous of determining the character of the water, which was long believed to be salt. There was no danger in descending42 close to the lake, and the car was soon skimming its surface like a bird at the distance of only five feet.

Joe plunged43 a bottle into the lake and drew it up half filled. The water was then tasted and found to be but little fit for drinking, with a certain carbonate-of-soda flavor.

While the doctor was jotting44 down the result of this experiment, the loud report of a gun was heard close beside him. Kennedy had not been able to resist the temptation of firing at a huge hippopotamus. The latter, who had been basking quietly, disappeared at the sound of the explosion, but did not seem to be otherwise incommoded by Kennedy's conical bullet.

"You'd have done better if you had harpooned45 him," said Joe.

"But how?"

"With one of our anchors. It would have been a hook just big enough for such a rousing beast as that!"

"Humph!" ejaculated Kennedy, "Joe really has an idea this time--"

"Which I beg of you not to put into execution," interposed the doctor. "The animal would very quickly have dragged us where we could not have done much to help ourselves, and where we have no business to be."

"Especially now since we've settled the question as to what kind of water there is in Lake Tchad. Is that sort of fish good to eat, Dr. Ferguson?"

"That fish, as you call it, Joe, is really a mammiferous animal of the pachydermal species. Its flesh is said to be excellent and is an article of important trade between the tribes living along the borders of the lake."

"Then I'm sorry that Mr. Kennedy's shot didn't do more damage."

"The animal is vulnerable only in the stomach and between the thighs46. Dick's ball hasn't even marked him; but should the ground strike me as favorable, we shall halt at the northern end of the lake, where Kennedy will find himself in the midst of a whole menagerie, and can make up for lost time."

"Well," said Joe, "I hope then that Mr. Kennedy will hunt the hippopotamus a little; I'd like to taste the meat of that queer-looking beast. It doesn't look exactly natural to get away into the centre of Africa, to feed on snipe and partridge, just as if we were in England."

夜间动身——三人聊天——肯尼迪的天性——预防措施——沙里河——乍得湖——湖水——河马——打飞的一枪

早上3点钟左右, 正在值班的乔终于看到脚下的城市移动了。“维多利亚号”又开始上路。这时,弗格森醒了。

博士查看了一下罗盘。他满意地发现风正带着他们向东北偏北方向移动。

“我们很走运,”他说,“样样顺利,今天,我们就能见到乍得湖了。”

“湖的面积大吗?”肯尼迪问。

“亲爱的肯尼迪,大得很,这个湖最长的地方和最宽的地方有120英里呢。”

“在这么一大片平静的湖面上飘荡,倒真使我们的旅行有了些不同。”

“我觉得我们没有什么可抱怨的。这次旅行生活已经非常丰富多彩了,特别是一路上还算顺利。”

“这没说的,弗格森。如果不算沙漠缺水那一段的话,可以说,我们就没有碰到过什么大的危险。”

“可以肯定的是, 我们这忠实的‘维多利亚号’一直干得不赖。今天是5月12日, 我们是4月18日动身的,算来,已经飞了25天,再过10天左右我们就能到达目的地了。”

“哪儿是目的地呢?”

“现在我也毫不清楚。不过,最后到哪儿对我们来说又有什么关系呢?反正旅行的目的已经达到了。”

“你说的对,弗格森。我们就听从上帝的安排吧!让他像过去一样指引我们前进,使我们有付好身体。瞧瞧大家的气色,就好像不是从世界上瘟疫最猖极的地区来的!”

“那是因为我们可以升得高高的,而且确实是这么做的。”

“空中旅行万岁!”乔高呼,“25天过去了,我们依然是身体棒棒的,吃得饱饱的,休息得足足的,甚至可能太足了,因为我的腿都要锈住了。如果现在能走上30英里,活动活动腿脚,我不会不高兴的。”

“乔,你把这种乐趣留到伦敦大街上去享受吧。不过,可以下结论的是,我们比我们的前人幸运。 我们是3个人一起出发的,这一点和丹纳姆、克拉珀顿、奥韦尔韦格一样,也和巴尔特、理查逊及弗格尔一样。但是他们有的死了,有的失踪了,最后没剩下几个。 而我们到现在3个人仍然在一起!最重要的是我们不要分开。如果我们其中一位在陆地上的时候,‘维多利亚号’为躲避突然出现的意外,不得不起飞,那么,谁知道以后还会不会再见到他呢?因此,坦率地说,我是不愿意肯尼迪离开气球去打猎的。”

“弗格森老友,你还是让我再过过这个瘾吧。换换口味也不坏嘛。再说,我们动身来非洲之前,你曾经隐约向我提到过一整套绝妙的打猎计划。可是直到如今,我还没有打过几次猎呢。”

“可是,亲爱的肯尼迪,要么是你的记性不好,要么是你谦虚,忘了自己的功劳。小猎物就不说了,我觉得你该好好问问自己,那一只羚羊,一只大象和两只狮子是怎么死的。”

“嗳!对一个把所有的动物都看作枪下之物的猎人来说,这又算得上什么?喏,喏!瞧那长颈鹿!”

“啊,这就是长颈鹿?”乔问,“也就和拳头差不多大嘛!”

“那是我们在它们的上面1000尺高的缘故。如果离得近,你就会发现,它的个头要比你高3倍。”

“对这群非洲羚羊,你又怎么说?”肯尼迪问,“还有那些跑起来像风一样快的鸵鸟?”

“啊!那就是鸵鸟!”乔又叫道,“简直就是鸡嘛,完完全全像鸡!”

“怎么样,弗格森!就不能靠近点吗?”

“肯尼迪,可以靠近些,但是不能着陆,所以说,这些动物对你没一点儿用处,你又何必打它们呢?假如是只狮子、老虎或鬣狗,我还能理解,至少总是只凶险的野兽,可是像羚羊这样的动物,除非有其他好处,否则,打它们干什么?如果只是想满足你那猎人的打猎瘾, 的确不值得。再说,我们毕竟要待在离地100尺高的空中。当然,如果你认准某个猛兽,一枪打中它的心脏,我们会很高兴的。”

“维多利亚号”一点点地下降,不过,最后还是停在安全高度上。在这个人口稠密的野蛮地区,随时都可能有意想不到的危险,因此,还是提防点儿好。

三位旅行家现在是沿着沙里河飞行。浓密的树荫遮住了迷人的两岸。这里树木的种类繁多,色调各异。遍野的藤本植物和攀援植物弯弯曲曲,纵横交错,相互缠绕,仿佛给大地铺上了一层五颜六色的地毯。鳄鱼就像是生气勃勃的蜥蜴一样,时而在阳光下打斗,时而钻入水中嬉戏。它们一边玩耍,一边向沙里河中星星点点的众多绿岛靠去。

“维多利亚号” 就这样在富饶而苍翠的大自然中飞过了玛法泰地区。早晨9点左右,弗格森博士和他的朋友终于抵达乍得湖南岸。

这就是非洲的里海,这就是只有丹纳姆和巴尔特两只探险队到过的内海。很长时间里,它的存在被一些学者斥为是无稽之谈。

弗格森博士试着记下湖的现在形状。从1847年至今,湖的模样已经有了很大的差异。其实,这个湖的地图是没法画出来的,因为,湖的四周全是几乎无法穿越的泥沼。巴尔特就曾陷到里面险些丧了命。沼泽地里一年到头长着15尺高的芦苇和纸沙草,它们已经成了湖的一部分。湖边的城市常常因此被淹没,1856年,恩戈努城就遇到了此事。河马和凯门鳄现在经常出没的地方原来曾是博尔努城的住宅区。

太阳把耀眼的光芒洒到平静的湖面上,映得湖水一片金光。往北眺望,只见地平线上水茫茫,天无涯,天水交接连成一片。

博士想确认一下水质,因为很久以来,人们一直认为它是咸的。现在靠近湖面没有任何危险,所以吊蓝像一只飞鸟一样在距水面5尺高的空中掠过。

乔放下去一只瓶子,灌了半瓶湖水上来。博士尝了尝,他发觉水带有一种泡碱味,不能喝。正当博士记下水质检验结果时,他身边突然发出一声枪响。原来,肯尼迪实在忍受不住打猎的欲望,对准一只怪模怪样的河马开了一枪。这只正在安闲呼吸的大家伙一听到枪声立即消失了。猎人的圆锥形子弹好像并没有伤害它,只是把它吓跑了。

“要是用鱼叉就好了。”乔遗憾地说。

“这儿哪来的鱼叉?”肯尼迪问。

“就拿我们的锚试试嘛。对付这样的大家伙,锚正好当钩用。”

“哦,乔倒想了个好主意……”肯尼迪说。

“我求求你们,千万别这么做!”博士表示反对,“这怪物会很快把我们拖到我们不愿去的地方。”

“尤其现在,我们已经弄清楚了乍得湖水的味道。”乔表示同意,“弗格森先生,那条大鱼能吃吗?”

“乔,你说的那条鱼实实在在是厚皮动物中的一种哺乳动物。听说,它的肉很好吃,而且是乍得湖沿岸居民买卖最多的东西。”

“听您这么一说,我倒有些可惜了,刚才肯尼迪先生的那一枪要是能击中多好。”

“这种动物只有肚子或两条大腿之间的部位才容易受伤。肯尼迪的子弹压根就没有打中要害。不过,如果湖的北岸有地方合适,我们就停下来休息休息。到了那儿,肯尼迪肯定会觉得像是在动物园里,他可以痛痛快快地过过打猎的瘾,把以前的损失补回来。”

“好极了!”乔说道,“就让肯尼迪先生到时再打只河马吧!我还没尝过这种水陆两栖动物的肉呢,深入到了非洲的中心,还像在英国那样吃吃沙锥鸟和山鹑,的确不怎么样!”


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1 hippopotamus 3dhz1     
n.河马
参考例句:
  • The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud.孩子们真喜观看河马在泥中打滚。
  • A hippopotamus surfs the waves off the coast of Gabon.一头河马在加蓬的海岸附近冲浪。
2 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
参考例句:
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
3 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
4 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
参考例句:
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
5 hurrah Zcszx     
int.好哇,万岁,乌拉
参考例句:
  • We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
  • The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。
6 rusty hYlxq     
adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的
参考例句:
  • The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
  • I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用,我的法语又荒疏了。
7 vexed fd1a5654154eed3c0a0820ab54fb90a7     
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
参考例句:
  • The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
  • He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 predecessors b59b392832b9ce6825062c39c88d5147     
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身
参考例句:
  • The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗? 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 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。
10 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
11 prospect P01zn     
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
参考例句:
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
12 modesty REmxo     
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
参考例句:
  • Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
  • As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
13 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。
14 strutting 2a28bf7fb89b582054410bf3c6bbde1a     
加固,支撑物
参考例句:
  • He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大,在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
  • The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。
15 muzzle i11yN     
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
参考例句:
  • He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
  • The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。
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 ostriches 527632ac780f6daef4ae4634bb94d739     
n.鸵鸟( ostrich的名词复数 );逃避现实的人,不愿正视现实者
参考例句:
  • They are the silliest lot of old ostriches I ever heard of. 他们真是我闻所未闻的一群最傻的老鸵鸟。 来自辞典例句
  • How ostriches could bear to run so hard in this heat I never succeed in understanding. 驼鸟在这样干燥炎热的地带为什么能疾速长跑,我永远也理解不了。 来自辞典例句
18 remonstrated a6eda3fe26f748a6164faa22a84ba112     
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
参考例句:
  • They remonstrated with the official about the decision. 他们就这一决定向这位官员提出了抗议。
  • We remonstrated against the ill-treatment of prisoners of war. 我们对虐待战俘之事提出抗议。 来自辞典例句
19 hyena k47yz     
n.土狼,鬣狗
参考例句:
  • African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.非洲鬣狗,以其特别的嚎叫而闻名。
  • The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.鬣狗滑稽的外表无助于改善它在公众心中的形象。
20 ferocious ZkNxc     
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
参考例句:
  • The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
  • The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。
21 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
22 populous 4ORxV     
adj.人口稠密的,人口众多的
参考例句:
  • London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
  • China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。
23 perils 3c233786f6fe7aad593bf1198cc33cbe     
极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境)
参考例句:
  • The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
  • With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难?
24 foliage QgnzK     
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶
参考例句:
  • The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
  • Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。
25 basking 7596d7e95e17619cf6e8285dc844d8be     
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽
参考例句:
  • We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
  • A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发,生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
27 agility LfTyH     
n.敏捷,活泼
参考例句:
  • The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
  • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
28 lizards 9e3fa64f20794483b9c33d06297dcbfb     
n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外,没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
  • Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗? 来自辞典例句
29 gambols bf5971389a9cea0d5b426fe67e7e9ce4     
v.蹦跳,跳跃,嬉戏( gambol的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
30 intercept G5rx7     
vt.拦截,截住,截击
参考例句:
  • His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
  • Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。
31 verdant SihwM     
adj.翠绿的,青翠的,生疏的,不老练的
参考例句:
  • Children are playing on the verdant lawn.孩子们在绿茵茵的草坪上嬉戏玩耍。
  • The verdant mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.苍翠的山林在秋风中渐渐变红了。
32 consigned 9dc22c154336e2c50aa2b71897ceceed     
v.把…置于(令人不快的境地)( consign的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…托人代售;丟弃
参考例句:
  • I consigned her letter to the waste basket. 我把她的信丢进了废纸篓。
  • The father consigned the child to his sister's care. 那位父亲把孩子托付给他妹妹照看。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
33 configuration nYpyb     
n.结构,布局,形态,(计算机)配置
参考例句:
  • Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
  • Prices range from $119 to $199,depending on the particular configuration.价格因具体配置而异,从119美元至199美元不等。
34 morasses a93e5e99888d90de92586086678ed1bf     
n.缠作一团( morass的名词复数 );困境;沼泽;陷阱
参考例句:
35 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句:
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
36 marshes 9fb6b97bc2685c7033fce33dc84acded     
n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Cows were grazing on the marshes. 牛群在湿地上吃草。
  • We had to cross the marshes. 我们不得不穿过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
37 papyrus hK9xR     
n.古以纸草制成之纸
参考例句:
  • The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.埃及人书写用薄草纸。
  • Since papyrus dries up and crumble,very few documents of ancient Egypt have survived.因草片会干裂成粉末所以古埃及的文件很少保存下来。
38 merged d33b2d33223e1272c8bbe02180876e6f     
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
参考例句:
  • Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
  • The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
39 alligator XVgza     
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
参考例句:
  • She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
  • Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
40 dwellings aa496e58d8528ad0edee827cf0b9b095     
n.住处,处所( dwelling的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices. 新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。
  • The hovels which passed for dwellings are being pulled down. 过去用作住室的陋屋正在被拆除。 来自《简明英汉词典》
41 placid 7A1yV     
adj.安静的,平和的
参考例句:
  • He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
  • You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。
42 descending descending     
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句:
  • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
  • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山。
43 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
44 jotting 7d3705384e72d411ab2c0155b5810b56     
n.简短的笔记,略记v.匆忙记下( jot的现在分词 );草草记下,匆匆记下
参考例句:
  • All the time I was talking he was jotting down. 每次我在讲话时,他就会记录下来。 来自互联网
  • The student considers jotting down the number of the businessman's American Express card. 这论理学生打算快迅速地记录下来下这位商贾的美国运通卡的金额。 来自互联网
45 harpooned b519e5772d4379999ad0e46b07983788     
v.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He said he once harpooned a 2, 000-pound shark off the coast of New York. 他称,他曾经在纽约海面上,用鱼叉捕获过一条重达2.000磅的鲨鱼。 来自互联网
46 thighs e4741ffc827755fcb63c8b296150ab4e     
n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿
参考例句:
  • He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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