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The Fifty Frightful1 Men
For several long minutes Jane Porter and William Cecil Clayton stood silently looking at the dead body of the beast whose prey2 they had so narrowly escaped becoming.
"Who could it have been?" she whispered.
"God knows!" was the man's only reply.
"If it is a friend, why does he not show himself?" continued Jane. "Wouldn't it be well to call out to him, and at least thank him?"
Mechanically Clayton did her bidding, but there was no response.
Jane Porter shuddered5. "The mysterious jungle," she murmured. "The terrible jungle. It renders even the manifestations6 of friendship terrifying."
"We had best return to the shelter," said Clayton. "You will be at least a little safer there. I am no protection whatever," he added bitterly.
"Do not say that, William," she hastened to urge, acutely sorry for the wound her words had caused. "You have done the best you could. You have been noble, and self-sacrificing, and brave. It is no fault of yours that you are not a superman. There is only one other man I have ever known who could have done more than you. My words were ill chosen in the excitement of the reaction—I did not wish to wound you. All that I wish is that we may both understand once and for all that I can never marry you—that such a marriage would be wicked."
"I think I understand," he replied. "Let us not speak of it again—at least until we are back in civilization."
The next day Thuran was worse. Almost constantly he was in a state of delirium
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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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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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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n.表示,显示(manifestation的复数形式) | |
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vi.胡言乱语;热衷谈论;n.热情赞扬 | |
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n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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savage
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vessel
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wailing
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grotesque
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rustling
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shriek
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filthy
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vt.使窒息;闷死;扼杀;抑止,阻止 | |
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regained
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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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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a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑 | |
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n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶) | |
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件) | |
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n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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a.震惊的,义愤填膺的 | |
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physically
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adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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looming
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n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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captivity
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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misery
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 ) | |
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴 | |
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n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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wrath
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adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式 | |
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taut
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adj.拉紧的,绷紧的,紧张的 | |
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shaft
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n.(工具的)柄,杆状物 | |
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chivalry
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n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索 | |
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eternity
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v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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advent
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adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 );分裂;(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等);(声音等)刺破 | |
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