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First Scene At Sea
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The night had come to an end. The new-born day waited for its quickening light in the silence that is never known on land — the silence before sunrise, in a calm at sea.
Not a breath came from the dead air. Not a ripple1 stirred on the motionless water. Nothing changed but the softly-growing light; nothing moved but the lazy mist, curling up to meet the sun, its master, on the eastward2 sea. By fine gradations, the airy veil of morning thinned in substance as it rose — thinned, till there dawned through it in the first rays of sunlight the tall white sails of a Schooner3 Yacht.
From stem to stern silence possessed4 the vessel5 — as silence possessed the sea.
But one living creature was on deck — the man at the helm, dozing6 peaceably with his arm over the useless tiller. Minute by minute the light grew, and the heat grew with it; and still the helmsman slumbered7, the heavy sails hung noiseless, the quiet water lay sleeping against the vessel’s sides. The whole orb8 of the sun was visible above the water-line, when the first sound pierced its way through the morning silence. From far off over the shining white ocean, the cry of a sea-bird reached the yacht on a sudden out of the last airy circles of the waning9 mist.
The sleeper10 at the helm woke; looked up at the idle sails, and yawned in sympathy with them; looked out at the sea on either side of him, and shook his head obstinately
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ripple
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n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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schooner
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n.纵帆船 | |
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possessed
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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dozing
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v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡 | |
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slumbered
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微睡,睡眠(slumber的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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orb
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n.太阳;星球;v.弄圆;成球形 | |
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waning
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adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡 | |
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sleeper
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n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺 | |
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obstinately
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ad.固执地,顽固地 | |
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obstinacy
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n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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brass
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n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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behold
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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standing
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perpendicular
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adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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knotty
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adj.有结的,多节的,多瘤的,棘手的 | |
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labor
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physically
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adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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grumbled
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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filthy
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adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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vibration
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n.颤动,振动;摆动 | |
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remonstrance
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n抗议,抱怨 | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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apparently
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delightfully
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大喜,欣然 | |
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delightful
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jugs
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(有柄及小口的)水壶( jug的名词复数 ) | |
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scampered
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v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bulwark
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luxuriously
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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steward
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n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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provincial
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condescending
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edifice
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eminently
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amiable
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rosy
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digestion
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maiden
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temperament
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bosom
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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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supple
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adj.柔软的,易弯的,逢迎的,顺从的,灵活的;vt.使柔软,使柔顺,使顺从;vi.变柔软,变柔顺 | |
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motive
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profusion
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n.挥霍;丰富 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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outgrowing
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长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的现在分词 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过 | |
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fixtures
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(房屋等的)固定装置( fixture的名词复数 ); 如(浴盆、抽水马桶); 固定在某位置的人或物; (定期定点举行的)体育活动 | |
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invalid
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n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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embarked
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乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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languor
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n.无精力,倦怠 | |
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maturity
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n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期 | |
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grudge
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longing
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awakened
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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(意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的)企图,尝试( tilt的名词复数 ) | |
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morsel
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n.一口,一点点 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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spoke
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devouring
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吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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perfectly
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pretense
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subdivided
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morsels
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previously
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determined
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stewardess
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n.空中小姐,女乘务员 | |
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anticipation
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proceedings
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ominous
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impending
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protracted
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waive
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peculiar
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nautical
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trifling
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consul
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perpendicularly
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oars
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amazement
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complexion
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seaman
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