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On the river, where was a packed trail and where snowshoes were unnecessary, the dogs averaged six miles an hour. To keep up with them, the two men were compelled to run. Daylight and Kama relieved each other regularly at the gee-pole, for here was the hard work of steering1 the flying sled and of keeping in advance of it. The man relieved dropped behind the sled, occasionally leaping upon it and resting.
It was severe work, but of the sort that was exhilarating.
They were flying, getting over the ground, making the most of the packed trail. Later on they would come to the unbroken trail, where three miles an hour would constitute good going. Then there would be no riding and resting, and no running. Then the gee-pole would be the easier task, and a man would come back to it to rest after having completed his spell to the fore2, breaking trail with the snowshoes for the dogs. Such work was far from exhilarating also, they must expect places where for miles at a time they must toil3 over chaotic4 ice-jams, where they would be fortunate if they made two miles an hour. And there would be the inevitable5 bad jams, short ones, it was true, but so bad that a mile an hour would require terrific effort. Kama and Daylight did not talk. In the nature of the work they could not, nor in their own natures were they given to talking while they worked. At rare intervals7, when necessary, they addressed each other in monosyllables, Kama, for the most part, contenting himself with grunts8. Occasionally a dog whined9 or snarled10, but in the main the team kept silent. Only could be heard the sharp, jarring grate of the steel runners over the hard surface and the creak of the straining sled.
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chaotic
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(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说; 石鲈 | |
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whined
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v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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petrifaction
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tremor
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meridian
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bulge
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twilight
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vista
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rim
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perpendicularly
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slant
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savages
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gorging
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ravenously
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rigidly
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n.定量(pl.)给养,口粮;vt.定量供应 | |
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prodigious
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adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 | |
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voraciously
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innocence
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carouse
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plunged
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boughs
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tangle
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n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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chunks
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厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 ); (某物)相当大的数量或部分 | |
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thawed
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replenished
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补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 | |
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oasis
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n.(沙漠中的)绿洲,宜人的地方 | |
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bickering
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v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁 | |
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aurora
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mien
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tingled
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numbing
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adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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mittens
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luminous
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adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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streaks
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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conspicuous
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loom
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loomed
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apparition
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wrangling
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grumbling
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loath
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cohesion
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flakes
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dangling
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悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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toiled
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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wilderness
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salmons
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meditated
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constructive
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reverted
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恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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poker
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