选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
CHAPTER XXIV.
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
Winter ends—The first insect—Preparations for departure—Narrow escape—Cutting out—Once more afloat—Ship on fire—Crew take to the boats.
Winter passed away, with its darkness and its frost, and, happily, with its sorrows; and summer—bright, glowing summer—came at last, to gladden the heart of man and beast in the Polar Regions.
We have purposely omitted to make mention of spring, for there is no such season, properly so called, within the Arctic Circle. Winter usually terminates with a gushing1 thaw2, and summer then begins with a blaze of fervent3 heat. Not that the heat is really so intense as compared with that of southern climes, but the contrast is so great that it seems as though the Torrid Zones had rushed towards the Pole.
About the beginning of June there were indications of the coming heat. Fresh water began to trickle4 from the rocks, and streamlets commenced to run down the icebergs5. Soon everything became moist, and a marked change took place in the appearance of the ice-belt, owing to the pools that collected on it everywhere and overflowed6.
Seals now became more numerous in the neighbourhood, and were frequently killed near the atluks, or holes, so that fresh meat was secured in abundance, and the scurvy7 received a decided8 check. Reindeer9, rabbits, and ptarmigan, too, began to frequent the bay, so that the larder10 was constantly full, and the mess-table presented a pleasing variety—rats being no longer the
点击
收听单词发音

1
gushing
![]() |
|
adj.迸出的;涌出的;喷出的;过分热情的v.喷,涌( gush的现在分词 );滔滔不绝地说话 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
thaw
![]() |
|
v.(使)融化,(使)变得友善;n.融化,缓和 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
fervent
![]() |
|
adj.热的,热烈的,热情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
trickle
![]() |
|
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
icebergs
![]() |
|
n.冰山,流冰( iceberg的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
overflowed
![]() |
|
溢出的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
scurvy
![]() |
|
adj.下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的;n.坏血病 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
decided
![]() |
|
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
reindeer
![]() |
|
n.驯鹿 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
larder
![]() |
|
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
solitary
![]() |
|
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
bin
![]() |
|
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
basking
![]() |
|
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
clinched
![]() |
|
v.(尤指两人)互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 );解决(争端、交易),达成(协议) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
spoke
![]() |
|
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 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
thoroughly
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
gossamer
![]() |
|
n.薄纱,游丝 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
worthy
![]() |
|
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
heartiness
![]() |
|
诚实,热心 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
possessed
![]() |
|
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
favourable
![]() |
|
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
latitudes
![]() |
|
纬度 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
warps
![]() |
|
n.弯曲( warp的名词复数 );歪斜;经线;经纱v.弄弯,变歪( warp的第三人称单数 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾, | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
apparently
![]() |
|
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
antagonistic
![]() |
|
adj.敌对的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
dependence
![]() |
|
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
touching
![]() |
|
adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
gunpowder
![]() |
|
n.火药 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
mere
![]() |
|
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
rend
![]() |
|
vt.把…撕开,割裂;把…揪下来,强行夺取 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
intensity
![]() |
|
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
gales
![]() |
|
龙猫 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
gale
![]() |
|
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
majestically
![]() |
|
雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
hummocks
![]() |
|
n.小丘,岗( hummock的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
irresistible
![]() |
|
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
momentum
![]() |
|
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
onward
![]() |
|
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
thwarts
![]() |
|
阻挠( thwart的第三人称单数 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
bulwarks
![]() |
|
n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 );保障;支柱;舷墙 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
catastrophe
![]() |
|
n.大灾难,大祸 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
bent
![]() |
|
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
overhauled
![]() |
|
v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
warping
![]() |
|
n.翘面,扭曲,变形v.弄弯,变歪( warp的现在分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾, | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
accomplished
![]() |
|
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
dreary
![]() |
|
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47
flinched
![]() |
|
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
grumbled
![]() |
|
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
gallant
![]() |
|
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
gratitude
![]() |
|
adj.感激,感谢 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
almighty
![]() |
|
adj.全能的,万能的;很大的,很强的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
blessing
![]() |
|
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
hawsers
![]() |
|
n.(供系船或下锚用的)缆索,锚链( hawser的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
taut
![]() |
|
adj.拉紧的,绷紧的,紧张的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
hearty
![]() |
|
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
marrow
![]() |
|
n.骨髓;精华;活力 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
nautical
![]() |
|
adj.海上的,航海的,船员的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
exertion
![]() |
|
n.尽力,努力 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
forth
![]() |
|
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
pointed
![]() |
|
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
temperament
![]() |
|
n.气质,性格,性情 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
conspicuous
![]() |
|
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
fixed
![]() |
|
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
prospects
![]() |
|
n.希望,前途(恒为复数) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
alas
![]() |
|
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
pall
![]() |
|
v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
saviour
![]() |
|
n.拯救者,救星 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
vigour
![]() |
|
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
cavern
![]() |
|
n.洞穴,大山洞 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
ammunition
![]() |
|
n.军火,弹药 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
muskets
![]() |
|
n.火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪( musket的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
chronometer
![]() |
|
n.精密的计时器 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
recollected
![]() |
|
adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
oars
![]() |
|
n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
poker
![]() |
|
n.扑克;vt.烙制 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76
embarked
![]() |
|
乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77
hull
![]() |
|
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78
bosom
![]() |
|
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
CHAPTER XXIII.
下一章:
CHAPTER XXV.
©英文小说网 2005-2010