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CHAPTER III Blaauwildebeestefontein
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The Pilgrim’s Progress had been the Sabbath reading of my boyhood, and as I came in sight of Blaauwildebeestefontein a passage ran in my head. It was that which tells how Christian1 and Hopeful, after many perils2 of the way, came to the Delectable3 Mountains, from which they had a prospect4 of Canaan. After many dusty miles by rail, and a weariful journey in a Cape5-cart through arid6 plains and dry and stony7 gorges8, I had come suddenly into a haven9 of green. The Spring of the Blue Wildebeeste was a clear rushing mountain torrent10, which swirled11 over blue rocks into deep fern-fringed pools. All around was a tableland of lush grass with marigolds and arum lilies instead of daisies and buttercups. Thickets13 of tall trees dotted the hill slopes and patched the meadows as if some landscape-gardener had been at work on them. Beyond, the glen fell steeply to the plains, which ran out in a faint haze14 to the horizon. To north and south I marked the sweep of the Berg, now rising high to a rocky peak and now stretching in a level rampart of blue. On the very edge of the plateau where the road dipped for the descent stood the
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| adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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| 极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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delectable
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prospect
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cape
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stony
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gorges
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torrent
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swirled
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| (random access memory)随机存取存储器 | |
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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shanties
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| n.简陋的小木屋( shanty的名词复数 );铁皮棚屋;船工号子;船歌 | |
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aromatic
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intoxication
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lurk
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| n.潜伏,潜行;v.潜藏,潜伏,埋伏 | |
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civilized
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solitary
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| v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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belongings
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grunts
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说; 石鲈 | |
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depressed
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| adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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farce
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zeal
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inadequate
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initiate
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friendliness
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propitiate
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| v.慰解,劝解 | |
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mighty
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orphan
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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cuff
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hatred
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brag
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cringing
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| adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
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fawned
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| v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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villain
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| n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因 | |
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prospector
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vice
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hearty
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| adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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quail
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grassy
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leopard
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espionage
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bristles
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| 短而硬的毛发,刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 ) | |
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pane
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| 百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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followers
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mischief
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