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Chapter Nine.
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A storm brewing1—It bursts, and produces consequences—The party take to the water per force—All saved.
“Ah, Bryan! ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed,’” said Frank, as he sat on a rock watching the blacksmith and his two Indians while they performed the operation of skinning the bear, whose timely destruction has been related in the last chapter. “I must say I never saw a man stand his ground so well, with a brute2 like that stealing kisses from his cheek. Were they sweet, Bryan? Did they remind you of the fair maid of Derry, hey?”
“Ah! thrue for ye,” replied the blacksmith, as he stepped to a rock for the purpose of whetting3 his knife; “yer honour was just in time to save me a power o’ throuble. Bad skran to the baste4! it would have taken three or four rounds at laste to have finished him nately off, for there’s no end o’ fat on his ribs5 that would have kep’ the knife from goin’ far in.”
Frank laughed at this free-and-easy way of looking at it. “So you think you would have killed him, do you, if I had not saved you the trouble?”
“Av coorse I do. Shure a man is better than a baste any day; and besides, had I not a frind at my back ridy to help me?” Bryan cast a comical leer at La Roche as he said this, and the poor Frenchman blushed, for he felt that his conduct in the affair had not been very praiseworthy. It is due to La Roche to say, however, that no sooner had he found himself at the top of the tree, and had a moment to reflect, than he slid rapidly to the bottom again, and ran to the assistance of his friend, not, however, in time to render such assistance available, as he came up just at the moment the bear fell.
In half an hour afterwards the two large canoes came up, and Bryan and his little friend had to undergo a rapid fire of witticism7 from their surprised and highly-amused comrades. Even Moses was stirred up to say that “Bryan, him do pratty well; he most good ’nuff to make an Eskimo!”
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n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式 | |
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v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的现在分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等) | |
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v.殴打,公开责骂 | |
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n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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gust
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弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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dreaded
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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frail
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shipping
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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lurid
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adj.可怕的;血红的;苍白的 | |
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foaming
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n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词 | |
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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shriek
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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cork
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n.软木,软木塞 | |
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crest
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n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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n.(水)獭( otter的名词复数 );獭皮 | |
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雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
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vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
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torrents
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n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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wring
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