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As we entered deeper into what had once been the city, the evidences of man's past occupancy became more frequent. For a mile from the arch there was only a riot of weeds and undergrowth and trees covering small mounds2 and little hillocks that, I was sure, were formed of the ruins of stately buildings of the dead past.
But presently we came upon a district where shattered walls still raised their crumbling4 tops in sad silence above the grass-grown sepulchers5 of their fallen fellows. Softened6 and mellowed7 by ancient ivy8 stood these sentinels of sorrow, their scarred faces still revealing the rents and gashes9 of shrapnel and of bomb.
Contrary to our expectations, we found little indication that lions in any great numbers laired in this part of ancient London. Well-worn pathways, molded by padded paws, led through the cavernous windows or doorways10 of a few of the ruins we passed, and once we saw the savage11 face of a great, black-maned lion scowling12 down upon us from a shattered stone balcony.
We followed down the bank of the Thames after we came upon it. I was anxious to look with my own eyes upon the famous bridge, and I guessed, too, that the river would lead me into the part of London where stood Westminster Abbey and the Tower.
Realizing that the section through which we had been passing was doubtless outlying, and therefore not so built up with large structures as the more centrally located part of the old town, I felt sure that farther down the river I should find the ruins larger. The bridge would be there in part, at least, and so would remain the walls of many of the great
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n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫 | |
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土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆 | |
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debris
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antiquated
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cub
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slumber
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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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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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reverberating
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回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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frightful
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savagery
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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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pandemonium
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ferocious
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slew
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v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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impeded
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阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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respite
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sneaking
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swollen
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foe
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sanctuary
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ramping
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bleached
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ribs
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majesty
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embarrassment
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