选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
CHAPTER I AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
“I had intended telling you my story of the days of the twenty-second century, but it seems best, if you are to understand it, to tell first the story of my great-great-grandfather who was born in the year 2000.”
I must have looked up at him quizzically, for he smiled and shook his head as one who is puzzled to find an explanation suited to the mental capacity of his auditor1.
“My great-great-grandfather was, in reality, the great-great-grandson of my previous incarnation which commenced in 1896. I married in 1916, at the age of twenty. My son Julian was born in 1917. I never saw him. I was killed in France in 1918—on Armistice2 Day.
“I was again reincarnated3 in my son’s son in 1937. I am thirty years of age. My son was born in 1970—that is the son of my 1937 incarnation—and his son, Julian 5th, in whom I again returned to Earth, in the year 2000. I see you are confused, but please remember my injunction that you are to try to keep in mind the theory that there is no such thing as Time. It is now the year 1967 yet I recall distinctly every event of my life that occurred in four incarnations—the last that I recall being that which had its origin in the year 2100. Whether I actually skipped three generations that time or through some caprice of Fate I am merely unable to visualize4 an intervening incarnation, I do not know.
“My theory of the matter is that I differ only from my fellows in that I can recall the events of many incarnations, while they can recall none of theirs other than a few important episodes of that particular one they are experiencing; but perhaps I am wrong. It is of no importance. I will tell you the story of Julian 5th who was born in the year 2000, and then, if we have time and you yet are interested, I will tell you of the torments5 during the harrowing days of the twenty-second century, following the birth of Julian 9th in 2100.”
I will try to tell the story in his own words in so far as I can recall them, but for various reasons, not the least of which is that I am lazy, I shall omit
点击
收听单词发音

1
auditor
![]() |
|
n.审计员,旁听着 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
armistice
![]() |
|
n.休战,停战协定 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
reincarnated
![]() |
|
v.赋予新形体,使转世化身( reincarnate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
visualize
![]() |
|
vt.使看得见,使具体化,想象,设想 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
torments
![]() |
|
(肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人] | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
superfluous
![]() |
|
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
quotation
![]() |
|
n.引文,引语,语录;报价,牌价,行情 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
detailed
![]() |
|
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
civilian
![]() |
|
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
punitive
![]() |
|
adj.惩罚的,刑罚的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
monotonous
![]() |
|
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
savage
![]() |
|
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
procure
![]() |
|
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
ammunition
![]() |
|
n.军火,弹药 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
calamity
![]() |
|
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
providence
![]() |
|
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
calamities
![]() |
|
n.灾祸,灾难( calamity的名词复数 );不幸之事 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
undoing
![]() |
|
n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
aeronautics
![]() |
|
n.航空术,航空学 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
lotions
![]() |
|
n.洗液,洗剂,护肤液( lotion的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
obsolete
![]() |
|
adj.已废弃的,过时的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
momentum
![]() |
|
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
intelligibly
![]() |
|
adv.可理解地,明了地,清晰地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
miraculous
![]() |
|
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
engrossed
![]() |
|
adj.全神贯注的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
withheld
![]() |
|
withhold过去式及过去分词 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
rivalry
![]() |
|
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
transit
![]() |
|
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
specially
![]() |
|
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
vessel
![]() |
|
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
accomplished
![]() |
|
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
lieutenant
![]() |
|
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
obnoxious
![]() |
|
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
mutual
![]() |
|
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
antagonism
![]() |
|
n.对抗,敌对,对立 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
considerably
![]() |
|
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
instructors
![]() |
|
指导者,教师( instructor的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
athletics
![]() |
|
n.运动,体育,田径运动 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
investigation
![]() |
|
n.调查,调查研究 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
rumor
![]() |
|
n.谣言,谣传,传说 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
affiliated
![]() |
|
adj. 附属的, 有关连的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
overthrow
![]() |
|
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
breach
![]() |
|
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
isolation
![]() |
|
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
isolated
![]() |
|
adj.与世隔绝的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
isolate
![]() |
|
vt.使孤立,隔离 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47
Saturn
![]() |
|
n.农神,土星 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
Uranus
![]() |
|
n.天王星 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
Neptune
![]() |
|
n.海王星 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
steer
![]() |
|
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
chagrin
![]() |
|
n.懊恼;气愤;委屈 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
overhauled
![]() |
|
v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
thoroughly
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
fully
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
hull
![]() |
|
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
naught
![]() |
|
n.无,零 [=nought] | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
deductions
![]() |
|
扣除( deduction的名词复数 ); 结论; 扣除的量; 推演 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
deviation
![]() |
|
n.背离,偏离;偏差,偏向;离题 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
importune
![]() |
|
v.强求;不断请求 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
undertaking
![]() |
|
n.保证,许诺,事业 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
lieutenants
![]() |
|
n.陆军中尉( lieutenant的名词复数 );副职官员;空军;仅低于…官阶的官员 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
roster
![]() |
|
n.值勤表,花名册 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
labor
![]() |
|
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
moored
![]() |
|
adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
majestically
![]() |
|
雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
auxiliary
![]() |
|
adj.辅助的,备用的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
previously
![]() |
|
adv.以前,先前(地) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
motive
![]() |
|
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
expedient
![]() |
|
adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
generator
![]() |
|
n.发电机,发生器 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
emanated
![]() |
|
v.从…处传出,传出( emanate的过去式和过去分词 );产生,表现,显示 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
analogous
![]() |
|
adj.相似的;类似的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
sufficiently
![]() |
|
adv.足够地,充分地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
offense
![]() |
|
n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
drawn
![]() |
|
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76
strictly
![]() |
|
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77
imprisoned
![]() |
|
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78
oratory
![]() |
|
n.演讲术;词藻华丽的言辞 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79
constraint
![]() |
|
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
80
admiration
![]() |
|
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
81
derive
![]() |
|
v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
82
vouchsafed
![]() |
|
v.给予,赐予( vouchsafe的过去式和过去分词 );允诺 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
83
bunk
![]() |
|
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
84
contented
![]() |
|
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
85
offset
![]() |
|
n.分支,补偿;v.抵消,补偿 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
86
loomed
![]() |
|
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
87
weird
![]() |
|
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
88
proximity
![]() |
|
n.接近,邻近 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
89
phenomena
![]() |
|
n.现象 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
90
encompassed
![]() |
|
v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 );包围;包含;包括 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
91
sidereal
![]() |
|
adj.恒星的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
92
spore
![]() |
|
n.(无花植物借以繁殖的)孢子,芽胞 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
93
mighty
![]() |
|
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
94
grotesque
![]() |
|
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
95
drooped
![]() |
|
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
96
wilted
![]() |
|
(使)凋谢,枯萎( wilt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
97
crumbled
![]() |
|
(把…)弄碎, (使)碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 衰落; 坍塌; 损坏 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
98
apparently
![]() |
|
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
99
disintegrating
![]() |
|
v.(使)破裂[分裂,粉碎],(使)崩溃( disintegrate的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
100
entirely
![]() |
|
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
101
purely
![]() |
|
adv.纯粹地,完全地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
102
reptilian
![]() |
|
adj.(像)爬行动物的;(像)爬虫的;卑躬屈节的;卑鄙的n.两栖动物;卑劣的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
103
partially
![]() |
|
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
104
beheld
![]() |
|
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
105
awe
![]() |
|
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
106
mare
![]() |
|
n.母马,母驴 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
107
insignificance
![]() |
|
n.不重要;无价值;无意义 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
108
panorama
![]() |
|
n.全景,全景画,全景摄影,全景照片[装置] | |
参考例句: |
|
|
109
glamour
![]() |
|
n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
110
craters
![]() |
|
n.火山口( crater的名词复数 );弹坑等 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
111
cocktail
![]() |
|
n.鸡尾酒;餐前开胃小吃;混合物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
112
conserve
![]() |
|
vt.保存,保护,节约,节省,守恒,不灭 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
113
unduly
![]() |
|
adv.过度地,不适当地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
114
protracted
![]() |
|
adj.拖延的;延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
115
narrates
![]() |
|
v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
116
prohibition
![]() |
|
n.禁止;禁令,禁律 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
117
repeal
![]() |
|
n.废止,撤消;v.废止,撤消 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
118
abated
![]() |
|
减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
119
reprehensible
![]() |
|
adj.该受责备的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
120
cowardice
![]() |
|
n.胆小,怯懦 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
121
garnered
![]() |
|
v.收集并(通常)贮藏(某物),取得,获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
122
chicanery
![]() |
|
n.欺诈,欺骗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
123
lauded
![]() |
|
v.称赞,赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
124
gauging
![]() |
|
n.测量[试],测定,计量v.(用仪器)测量( gauge的现在分词 );估计;计量;划分 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
125
chronometers
![]() |
|
n.精密计时器,航行表( chronometer的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
126
nebula
![]() |
|
n.星云,喷雾剂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
127
truculent
![]() |
|
adj.野蛮的,粗野的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
128
intentionally
![]() |
|
ad.故意地,有意地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
129
chagrined
![]() |
|
adj.懊恼的,苦恼的v.使懊恼,使懊丧,使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
130
confiscating
![]() |
|
没收(confiscate的现在分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
131
atone
![]() |
|
v.赎罪,补偿 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
132
clemency
![]() |
|
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
133
expunge
![]() |
|
v.除去,删掉 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
134
transgressions
![]() |
|
n.违反,违法,罪过( transgression的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
135
salvation
![]() |
|
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
136
noted
![]() |
|
adj.著名的,知名的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
137
peculiar
![]() |
|
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
138
elation
![]() |
|
n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
139
truculently
![]() |
|
参考例句: |
|
|
140
undone
![]() |
|
a.未做完的,未完成的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
141
quailed
![]() |
|
害怕,发抖,畏缩( quail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
PROLOGUE
©英文小说网 2005-2010