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THE GHOST HAS ATTAINED1 the southernmost point of the arc she is describing across the Pacific, and is already beginning to edge away to the west and north toward some lone2 island, it is rumored3, where she will fill her water-casks before proceeding4 to the season's hunt along the coast of Japan. The hunters have experimented and practiced with their rifles and shotguns till they are satisfied, and the boat-pullers and steerers have made their sprit-sails, bound the oars5 and rowlocks in leather and sennit so that they will make no noise when creeping on the seals, and put their boats in apple-pie order, to use Leach's homely6 phrase.
His arm, by the way, has healed nicely, though the scar will remain all his life. Thomas Mugridge lives in mortal fear of him, and is afraid to venture on deck after dark. There are two or three standing7 quarrels in the forecastle. Louis tells me that the gossip of the sailors finds its way aft, and that two of the telltales have been badly beaten by their mates. He shakes his head dubiously8 over the outlook for the man Johnson, who is boat-puller in the same boat with him. Johnson has been guilty of speaking his mind too freely, and has collided two or three times with Wolf Larsen over the pronunciation of his name. Johansen he thrashed on the amidships deck the other night, since which time the mate has called him by his proper name. But of course it is out of the question that Johnson should thrash Wolf Larsen.
Louis has also given me additional information about Death Larsen, which tallies9 with the captain's brief description. We may expect to meet Death Larsen on the Japan coast. 'And look out for squalls,' is Louis's prophecy, 'for they hate one another like the wolf-whelps they are.' Death Larsen is in command of the only sealing-steamer in the fleet, which carries fourteen boats, where the
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attained
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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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adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的 | |
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rumored
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adj.传说的,谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷 | |
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proceeding
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n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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oars
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n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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standing
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dubiously
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tallies
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n.账( tally的名词复数 );符合;(计数的)签;标签v.计算,清点( tally的第三人称单数 );加标签(或标记)于;(使)符合;(使)吻合 | |
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schooners
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n.(有两个以上桅杆的)纵帆船( schooner的名词复数 ) | |
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cannon
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n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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piracy
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n.海盗行为,剽窃,著作权侵害 | |
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galley
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n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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ferociously
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野蛮地,残忍地 | |
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positively
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survivor
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n.生存者,残存者,幸存者 | |
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frankly
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adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 | |
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carnival
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n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演 | |
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grudges
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不满,怨恨,妒忌( grudge的名词复数 ) | |
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survivors
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幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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appalled
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v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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impel
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v.推动;激励,迫使 | |
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afflicted
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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futile
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adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
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reverberating
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回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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primal
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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vibrant
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adj.震颤的,响亮的,充满活力的,精力充沛的,(色彩)鲜明的 | |
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pessimist
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n.悲观者;悲观主义者;厌世 | |
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pessimism
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n.悲观者,悲观主义者,厌世者 | |
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loathsome
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adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的 | |
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contemplate
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vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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adj.痛苦难忍的;使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦;折磨(agonize的ing形式) | |
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materialism
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n.[哲]唯物主义,唯物论;物质至上 | |
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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random
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adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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stanzas
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节,段( stanza的名词复数 ) | |
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wail
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vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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rendering
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passionate
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irritability
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n.易怒 | |
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variance
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complacent
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adj.自满的;自鸣得意的 | |
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genial
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adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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insolence
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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deluged
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v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 );淹没;被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没;穷于应付 | |
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vexed
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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immortality
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n.不死,不朽 | |
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looms
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n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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glimmering
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n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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longing
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n.(for)渴望 | |
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puny
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adj.微不足道的,弱小的 | |
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protruding
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v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的现在分词 );凸 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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descending
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n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
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glazing
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n.玻璃装配业;玻璃窗;上釉;上光v.装玻璃( glaze的现在分词 );上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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blotted
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涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干 | |
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graphically
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adv.通过图表;生动地,轮廓分明地 | |
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demonstrations
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证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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