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Chapter 16 In the Darkness of the Night
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When Tarzan of the Apes realized that he was in the grip of the great jaws1 of a crocodile he did not, as an ordinary man might have done, give up all hope and resign himself to his fate.
Instead, he filled his lungs with air before the huge reptile2 dragged him beneath the surface, and then, with all the might of his great muscles, fought bitterly for freedom. But out of his native element the ape-man was too greatly handicapped to do more than excite the monster to greater speed as it dragged its prey3 swiftly through the water.
Tarzan's lungs were bursting for a breath of pure fresh air. He knew that he could survive but a moment more, and in the last paroxysm of his suffering he did what he could to avenge4 his own death.
His body trailed out beside the slimy carcass of his captor, and into the tough armour5 the ape-man attempted to plunge6 his stone knife as he was borne to the creature's horrid7 den8.
His efforts but served to accelerate the speed of the crocodile, and just as the ape-man realized that he had reached the limit of his endurance he felt his body dragged to a muddy bed and his nostrils9 rise above the water's surface. All about him was the blackness of the pit—the silence of the grave.
For a moment Tarzan of the Apes lay gasping10 for breath upon the slimy, evil-smelling bed to which the animal had borne him. Close at his side he could feel the cold, hard plates of the creature's coat rising and falling as though with spasmodic efforts to breathe.
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n.爬行动物;两栖动物 | |
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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armour
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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gasping
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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tremor
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amazement
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scaly
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reeking
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imprisoned
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subterranean
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chamber
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thither
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egress
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windings
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watery
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gaping
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salvation
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tortuous
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quarry
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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chagrin
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阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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misgivings
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sinister
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taunt
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apprehension
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savage
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inured
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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frightful
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scarlet
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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bestial
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lesser
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scampering
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growls
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发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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bellicose
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bellowing
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tantalizingly
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attain
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shuffling
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shrill
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illusive
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horde
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warrior
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foe
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gulf
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wreak
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vengeance
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loyalty
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lessening
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rattle
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