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CHAPTER 8—Idling in Mid-Ocean
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To those fortunate mortals from whom Poseidon exacts no tribute in crossing his broad domain1, a transatlantic voyage must afford each year an ever new delight. The cares and worries of existence fade away and disappear in company with the land, in the deep bosom2 of the ocean buried. One no longer feels like the bored mortal who has all winter turned the millstone of work and pleasure, but seems to have transmigrated into a new body, endowed with a ravenous3 appetite and perfectly4 fresh sensations.
Perhaps it is only the novelty of the surroundings; but as I lie somnolent5 in my chair, tucked into a corner of the white deck, watching the jade-colored water rush past below, and the sea-gulls circle gayly overhead, the summum bonum of earthly contentment seems attained6. The book chosen with care remains7 uncut; the sense of physical and mental rest is too exquisite8 to be broken by any effort, even the reading of a favorite author.
Drowsy9 lapses10 into unconsciousness obscure the senses, like the transparent11 clouds that from time to time dim the sunlight. A distant bell in the wheel-house chimes the lazy half-hours. Groups of people come and go like figures on a lantern-slide. A curiously12
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domain
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n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围 | |
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bosom
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ravenous
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adj.极饿的,贪婪的 | |
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perfectly
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(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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exquisite
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drowsy
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adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的 | |
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lapses
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n.失误,过失( lapse的名词复数 );小毛病;行为失检;偏离正道v.退步( lapse的第三人称单数 );陷入;倒退;丧失 | |
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transparent
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curiously
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inevitable
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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shrieking
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v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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philosophic
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galling
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luncheon
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n.午宴,午餐,便宴 | |
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descend
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vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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rubicund
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ascend
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quill
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n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶 | |
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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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darts
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n.掷飞镖游戏;飞镖( dart的名词复数 );急驰,飞奔v.投掷,投射( dart的第三人称单数 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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deviation
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n.背离,偏离;偏差,偏向;离题 | |
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lengthen
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vt.使伸长,延长 | |
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fatigue
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Mediterranean
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envoys
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使节( envoy的名词复数 ); 公使; 谈判代表; 使节身份 | |
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porpoises
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faculty
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affinities
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apparently
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mellow
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serene
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tempt
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poker
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sitting-room
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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revel
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sociable
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champagne
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n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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dames
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n.(在英国)夫人(一种封号),夫人(爵士妻子的称号)( dame的名词复数 );女人 | |
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n.(声音大而持续或重复的)洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 );隆隆声;洪亮的钟声;钟乐v.(使)(钟等)鸣响,(雷等)发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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supreme
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tact
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cavil
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v.挑毛病,吹毛求疵 | |
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aroma
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jaded
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dormant
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veins
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n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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civilized
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tug
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