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THE PART OF THE planet earth that the seas occupy has been assessed at 3,832,558 square myriameters, hence more than 38,000,000,000 hectares. This liquid mass totals 2,250,000,000 cubic miles and could form a sphere with a diameter of sixty leagues, whose weight would be three quintillion metric tons. To appreciate such a number, we should remember that a quintillion is to a billion what a billion is to one, in other words, there are as many billions in a quintillion as ones in a billion! Now then, this liquid mass nearly equals the total amount of water that has poured through all the earth's rivers for the past 40,000 years!
During prehistoric1 times, an era of fire was followed by an era of water. At first there was ocean everywhere. Then, during the Silurian period, the tops of mountains gradually appeared above the waves, islands emerged, disappeared beneath temporary floods, rose again, were fused to form continents, and finally the earth's geography settled into what we have today. Solid matter had wrested2 from liquid matter some 37,657,000 square miles, hence 12,916,000,000 hectares.
The outlines of the continents allow the seas to be divided into five major parts: the frozen Arctic and Antarctic oceans, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean extends north to south between the two polar circles and east to west between America and Asia over an expanse of 145 degrees of longitude3. It's the most tranquil4 of the seas; its currents are wide and slow-moving, its tides moderate, its rainfall abundant. And this was the ocean that I was first destined5 to cross under these strangest of auspices6.
"If you don't mind, professor," Captain Nemo told me, "we'll determine our exact position and fix the starting point of our voyage. It's fifteen minutes before noon. I'm going to rise to the surface of the water."
The captain pressed an electric bell three times. The pumps began to expel water from the ballast tanks; on the pressure gauge
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prehistoric
adj.(有记载的)历史以前的,史前的,古老的
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wrested
(用力)拧( wrest的过去式和过去分词 ); 费力取得; (从…)攫取; ( 从… ) 强行取去…
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longitude
n.经线,经度
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tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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auspices
n.资助,赞助
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fore
adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部
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gauge
v.精确计量;估计;n.标准度量;计量器
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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overlap
v.重叠,与…交叠;n.重叠
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reptiles
n.爬行动物,爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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marine
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵
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hull
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳
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bulge
n.突出,膨胀,激增;vt.突出,膨胀
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slanting
倾斜的,歪斜的
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steering
n.操舵装置
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brilliance
n.光辉,辉煌,壮丽,(卓越的)才华,才智
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beacon
n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔
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lighting
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
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aquatic
adj.水生的,水栖的
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rippled
使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式)
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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latitude
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
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orb
n.太阳;星球;v.弄圆;成球形
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rim
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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chronometer
n.精密的计时器
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meridian
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
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chronometers
n.精密计时器,航行表( chronometer的名词复数 )
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meridians
n.子午圈( meridian的名词复数 );子午线;顶点;(权力,成就等的)全盛时期
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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embittered
v.使怨恨,激怒( embitter的过去式和过去分词 )
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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hospitably
亲切地,招待周到地,善于款待地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
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panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
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perpendicular
adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置
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indigo
n.靛青,靛蓝
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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gallant
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
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petrified
adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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naturalist
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
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dedicated
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
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spotted
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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harpooner
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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initially
adv.最初,开始
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
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radius
n.半径,半径范围;有效航程,范围,界限
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portray
v.描写,描述;画(人物、景象等)
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translucent
adj.半透明的;透明的
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subtlety
n.微妙,敏锐,精巧;微妙之处,细微的区别
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strata
n.地层(复数);社会阶层
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translucency
半透明,半透明物; 半透澈度
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penetrating
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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prodigious
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
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aquarium
n.水族馆,养鱼池,玻璃缸
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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landmarks
n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 );目标;(标志重要阶段的)里程碑 ~ (in sth);有历史意义的建筑物(或遗址)
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streaks
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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stunned
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的
动词stun的过去式和过去分词
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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allure
n.诱惑力,魅力;vt.诱惑,引诱,吸引
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knowledgeable
adj.知识渊博的;有见识的
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spines
n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 );脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
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slayer
n. 杀人者,凶手
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subdivided
再分,细分( subdivide的过去式和过去分词 )
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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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perch
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于
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fins
[医]散热片;鱼鳍;飞边;鸭掌
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abdomen
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)
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dab
v.轻触,轻拍,轻涂;n.(颜料等的)轻涂
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edible
n.食品,食物;adj.可食用的
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glutinous
adj.粘的,胶状的
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eels
abbr. 电子发射器定位系统(=electronic emitter location system)
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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skull
n.头骨;颅骨
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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slit
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂
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adorned
[计]被修饰的
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maniac
n.精神癫狂的人;疯子
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cavorting
v.跳跃( cavort的现在分词 )
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dorsal
adj.背部的,背脊的
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quills
n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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eddies
(水、烟等的)漩涡,涡流( eddy的名词复数 )
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belly
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
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portfolio
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位
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azure
adj.天蓝色的,蔚蓝色的
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beaks
n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者
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serpentine
adj.蜿蜒的,弯曲的
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bristling
a.竖立的
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
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drowsiness
n.睡意;嗜睡
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mattress
n.床垫,床褥
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slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔