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Chapter 20 Heredity
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When Jane realized that she was being borne away a captive by the strange forest creature who had rescued her from the clutches of the ape she struggled desperately1 to escape, but the strong arms that held her as easily as though she had been but a day-old babe only pressed a little more tightly.
So presently she gave up the futile2 effort and lay quietly, looking through half-closed lids at the face of the man who strode easily through the tangled3 undergrowth with her.
The face above her was one of extraordinary beauty.
A perfect type of the strongly masculine, unmarred by dissipation, or brutal4 or degrading passions. For, though Tarzan of the Apes was a killer5 of men and of beasts, he killed as the hunter kills, dispassionately, except on those rare occasions when he had killed for hate — though not the brooding, malevolent6 hate which marks the features of its own with hideous7 lines.
When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled8, and smiles are the foundation of beauty.
One thing the girl had noticed particularly when she had seen Tarzan rushing upon Terkoz — the vivid scarlet9 band upon his forehead, from above the left eye to the scalp; but now as she scanned his features she noticed that it was gone, and only a thin white line marked the spot where it had been.
As she lay more quietly in his arms Tarzan slightly relaxed his grip upon her.
Once he looked down into her eyes and smiled, and the girl had to close her own to shut out the vision of that handsome, winning face.
Presently Tarzan took to the trees, and Jane, wondering that she felt no fear, began to realize that in many respects she had never felt more secure in her whole life than now as she lay in the arms of this strong, wild creature, being borne, God alone knew where or to what fate, deeper and deeper into the
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adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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brutal
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killer
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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steadily
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onward
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ardor
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repulse
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arena
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maze
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n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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foliage
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inviting
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myriad
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graceful
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majesty
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sinuous
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malignant
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realization
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recollect
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bauble
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likeness
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n.相像,相似(之处) | |
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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speculation
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ornament
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forth
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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fathom
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v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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fascination
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n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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hereditary
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adj.遗传的,遗传性的,可继承的,世袭的 | |
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uncouth
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eradicate
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v.根除,消灭,杜绝 | |
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bower
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n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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ERECTED
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fiber
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prospect
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entirely
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contented
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假装,伪装( feign的第三人称单数 ); 捏造(借口、理由等) | |
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scrambled
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