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The Lottery1 of Death
Jane Porter had been the first of those in the lifeboat to awaken2 the morning after the wreck3 of the LADY ALICE. The other members of the party were asleep upon the thwarts4 or huddled6 in cramped7 positions in the bottom of the boat.
When the girl realized that they had become separated from the other boats she was filled with alarm. The sense of utter loneliness and helplessness which the vast expanse of deserted8 ocean aroused in her was so depressing that, from the first, contemplation of the future held not the slightest ray of promise for her. She was confident that they were lost—lost beyond possibility of succor9.
Presently Clayton awoke. It was several minutes before he could gather his senses sufficiently10 to realize where he was, or recall the disaster of the previous night. Finally his bewildered eyes fell upon the girl.
"Jane!" he cried. "Thank God that we are together!"
"Look," said the girl dully, indicating the horizon with an apathetic11 gesture. "We are all alone."
Clayton scanned the water in every direction.
"Where can they be?" he cried. "They cannot have gone down, for there has been no sea, and they were afloat after the yacht sank—I saw them all."
He awoke the other members of the party, and explained their
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n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事 | |
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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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不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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密谋( conspire的现在分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致 | |
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exhausted
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swollen
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vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求 | |
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impoverished
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succumb
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frightful
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futilely
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futile(无用的)的变形; 干 | |
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adj.酷热的,炽热的,似烧的v.(用火)烤(焙、炙等)( broil的现在分词 );使卷入争吵;使混乱;被烤(或炙) | |
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v.滤( percolate的过去式和过去分词 );渗透;(思想等)渗透;渗入 | |
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chuckle
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prey
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chattering
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