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CHAPTER IV. THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
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At this moment little Jack1 awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck. His eyes looked better. The fever had not returned.
"You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
"Yes, mama," replied Jack, "but I am a little thirsty."
They could only give the child some fresh water, of which he drank with pleasure.
"And my friend Dick?" he said.
"Here I am, Jack," replied Dick Sand, coming to take the young child's hand.
"And my friend Hercules?"
"Hercules is here, Mr. Jack," replied the giant, bringing nearer his good face.
"And the horse?" demanded little Jack.
"The horse? Gone, Mr. Jack," replied Hercules. "I will carry you. Will you find that I trot2 too hard?"
"Oh! you will put a bit in my mouth, if you wish," said Hercules, opening his large mouth, "and you may pull back so long as that will give you pleasure."
"You know very well that I shall not pull back."
"Good! You would be wrong! I have a hard mouth."
"But Mr. Harris's farm?" the little boy asked again.
"We shall soon arrive there, my Jack," replied Mrs. Weldon. "Yes, soon!"
"Will we set out again?" then said Dick Sand, in order to cut short this conversation.
"Yes, Dick, let us go," replied Mrs. Weldon.
The camp was broken up, and the march continued again in the same order. It was necessary to pass through the underwood, so as not to leave the course of the rivulet4. There had been some paths there, formerly5, but those paths were dead, according to the native expression—that is, brambles and brushwood had
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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rivulet
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n.小溪,小河 | |
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篡夺,霸占( usurp的过去式和过去分词 ); 盗用; 篡夺,篡权 | |
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relaxation
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n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐 | |
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devour
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v.吞没;贪婪地注视或谛听,贪读;使着迷 | |
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devouring
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吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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fatiguing
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oblique
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obliquely
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adv.斜; 倾斜; 间接; 不光明正大 | |
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riddled
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adj.布满的;充斥的;泛滥的v.解谜,出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式) | |
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softened
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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imprints
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n.压印( imprint的名词复数 );痕迹;持久影响 | |
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brutally
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strewed
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v.撒在…上( strew的过去式和过去分词 );散落于;点缀;撒满 | |
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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gnawed
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咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 ); (长时间) 折磨某人; (使)苦恼; (长时间)危害某事物 | |
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n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 );束缚v.给…上脚镣,束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 ) | |
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(可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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wretches
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n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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fatigue
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massacres
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大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 ); 惨败 | |
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scattered
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owls
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novice
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dreaded
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cemetery
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cataclysm
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n.洪水,剧变,大灾难 | |
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tributary
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obstructed
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阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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inundated
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v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付 | |
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swampy
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diversified
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adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域 | |
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n.上升( ascent的名词复数 );(身份、地位等的)提高;上坡路;攀登 | |
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vein
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n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络 | |
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n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 ) | |
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marsh
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n.沼泽,湿地 | |
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treacherous
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adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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quagmire
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mire
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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suffocating
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a.使人窒息的 | |
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porous
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spouted
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adj.装有嘴的v.(指液体)喷出( spout的过去式和过去分词 );滔滔不绝地讲;喋喋不休地说;喷水 | |
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marshy
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adj.沼泽的 | |
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crevice
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n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口 | |
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regained
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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underneath
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unbearable
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adj.不能容忍的;忍受不住的 | |
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rend
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vt.把…撕开,割裂;把…揪下来,强行夺取 | |
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grumbled
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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forth
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torrent
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elevation
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inundation
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salvation
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dome
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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afflicting
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illuminated
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termite
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cone
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glided
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lieutenant
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