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CHAPTER XVIII. THE LAST PREPARATIONS.
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The next day the weather changed; there was a return of cold; the snow and rain gust1 raged for many days.
Bell had finished the launch; it was perfectly2 satisfactory for the purpose it was intended for; partly decked, and partly open, it could sail in heavy weather under mainsail and jib, while it was so light as not to be too heavy a load on the sledge3 for the dogs.
Then, too, a change of great importance was taking place in the state of the polar basin. The ice in the middle of the bay was beginning to give way; the tallest pieces, forever weakened by the collision of the rest, only needed a sufficiently4 heavy tempest to be torn away and to become icebergs5. Still, Hatteras was unwilling6 to wait so long before starting. Since it was to be a land journey, he cared very little whether the sea was open or not. He determined7 to start June 25th; meanwhile all the preparations could be completed. Johnson and Bell put the sledge into perfect repair; the frame was strengthened and the runners renewed. The travellers intended to devote to their journey the few weeks of good weather which nature allows to these northern regions. Their sufferings would be less severe, the obstacles easier to overcome.
A few days before their departure, June 20th, the ice had so many free passages, that they were able to make a trial trip on board of the new launch as far as Cape8 Washington. The sea was not perfectly free, far from it; but its surface was not solid, and it would have been impossible to make a trip on foot over the ice-fields. This half-day's sail showed the good sailing qualities of the launch. During the return they beheld9 a curious incident. It was a
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sledge
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n.冰山,流冰( iceberg的名词复数 ) | |
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suffocated
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(使某人)窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 ); (将某人)闷死; 让人感觉闷热; 憋气 | |
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不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的现在分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死 | |
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purging
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清洗; 清除; 净化; 洗炉 | |
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providence
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northward
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reconciliation
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pointed
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vapor
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scoured
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gorge
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n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃 | |
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fully
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disappearance
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n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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pebbles
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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herds
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兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众 | |
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reindeer
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n.驯鹿 | |
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remarkable
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joints
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接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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rugged
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volcanic
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commotion
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cones
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cane
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hummocks
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thaw
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resounded
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avalanches
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peculiarity
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catastrophe
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ascertained
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prying
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decomposed
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已分解的,已腐烂的 | |
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