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CHAP: III. LARBOARD WATCH AHOY!
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“What do you think of things in general?” Callcott asked of Somers one evening, a fortnight or so after their first encounter. They were getting used to one another: and they liked one another, in a separated sort of way. When neither of them was on the warpath, they were quite happy together. They played chess together now and then, a wild and haphazard1 game. Somers invented quite brilliant attacks, and rushed in recklessly, occasionally wiping Jack2 off the board in a quarter of an hour. But he was very careless of his defence. The other man played at this. To give Callcott justice, he was more accustomed to draughts3 than to chess, and Somers had never played draughts, not to remember. So Jack played a draughts game, aiming at seizing odd pieces. It wasn’t Somers’ idea of chess, so he wouldn’t take the trouble to defend himself. His men fell to this ambush4, and he lost the game. Because at the end, when he had only one or two pieces to attack, Jack was very clever at cornering, having the draughts moves off by heart.
“But it isn’t chess,” protested Somers.
“You’ve lost, haven’t you?” said Jack.
“Ah well, if I can win that way, I have to do it. I don’t know the game as well as you do,” said Jack. And there was a quiet sense of victory, “done you down,” in his tones. Somers required all his dignity not to become angry. But he shrugged6 his shoulders.
Sometimes, too, if he suggested a game, Callcott would object that he had something he must do. Lovat took the slight rebuff without troubling. Then an hour or an hour and a half later, Callcott would come tapping at the door, and would enter saying:
“Well, if you are ready for a game.”
And Lovat would unsuspectingly
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adj.无计划的,随意的,杂乱无章的 | |
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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. <英>国际跳棋 | |
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n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击 | |
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n.闪躲( dodge的名词复数 );躲避;伎俩;妙计v.闪躲( dodge的第三人称单数 );回避 | |
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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acquiesce
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vi.默许,顺从,同意 | |
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gasping
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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distressed
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n.视野,知识领域 | |
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wary
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adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的 | |
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warfare
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n.战争(状态);斗争;冲突 | |
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deference
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n.尊重,顺从;敬意 | |
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cosmos
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n.宇宙;秩序,和谐 | |
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manly
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adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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machinery
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n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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penetrating
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pessimist
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n.悲观者;悲观主义者;厌世 | |
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bolster
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n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励 | |
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bogey
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n.令人谈之变色之物;妖怪,幽灵 | |
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scrap
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n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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bluff
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v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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socialist
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n.社会主义者;adj.社会主义的 | |
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v.伤害…的自尊心( pique的过去式和过去分词 );激起(好奇心) | |
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soda
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n.苏打水;汽水 | |
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trespasses
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罪过( trespass的名词复数 ); 非法进入 | |
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intercourse
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n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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bungalow
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n.平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房 | |
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permanently
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adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地 | |
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spoke
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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 | |
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alacrity
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n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 | |
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 | |
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sheathed
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adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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velvety
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winsome
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n.迷人的,漂亮的 | |
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deferential
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adj. 敬意的,恭敬的 | |
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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tickled
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(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始,创始,启蒙,介绍加入 | |
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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tenor
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n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意 | |
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bail
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v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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uproar
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n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸 | |
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fatigue
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n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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hop
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n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过 | |
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aviary
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n.大鸟笼,鸟舍 | |
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subdued
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adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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toddle
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v.(如小孩)蹒跚学步 | |
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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ecstasy
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n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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hull
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n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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bust
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vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部 | |
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guts
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v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠 | |
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heed
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v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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infinitely
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adv.无限地,无穷地 | |
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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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vibration
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n.颤动,振动;摆动 | |
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penetrated
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adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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ruffling
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弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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fixed
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hearty
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chuckled
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hips
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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horrid
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fleas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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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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擦[洗]净,冲刷,洗涤 | |
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joyful
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adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的 | |
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膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱 | |
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blot
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pyjamas
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