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Chapter Nineteen.
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Bustle1 and business—A great feast, in which Bryan and La Roche are prime movers—New ideas in the art of cooking.
The scene at Fort Chimo was more bustling3 and active than ever during the week that followed the arrival of the schooner4. The captain told Stanley, as they sat sipping5 a glass of Madeira in the hall of the new fort, that he had been delayed by ice in the straits so long, that the men were afraid of being set fast for the winter, and were almost in a state of mutiny, when they fortunately discovered the mouth of the river. As had been anticipated by Stanley, the ship entered False River by mistake, unseen by Oolibuck, notwithstanding the vigilance of his lookout7. Fortunately he observed it as it came out of the river, just at the critical period when the seamen8 began to threaten to take the law into their own hands if the search were continued any longer. Oolibuck no sooner beheld9 the object of his hopes than he rushed to the top of a hill, where he made a fire and sent up a column of smoke that had the immediate10 effect of turning the vessel11’s head towards him. Soon afterwards a boat was sent ashore12, and took the Esquimau on board, who explained, in his broken English, that he had been watching for them for many days, and would be happy to pilot the vessel up to the fort.
“You may be sure,” continued the captain, “that I was too happy to give the ship in charge to the fellow, who seemed to understand thoroughly
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v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹 | |
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n.注意,前途,瞭望台 | |
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ashore
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thoroughly
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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cargo
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n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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distinguished
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peculiar
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repose
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jack
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tars
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焦油,沥青,柏油( tar的名词复数 ) | |
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beads
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twine
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v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕 | |
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hue
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positively
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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precisely
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vat
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raisins
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n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 ) | |
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regale
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larder
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n.食物贮藏室,食品橱 | |
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affected
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bourgeois
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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retired
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placid
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ripple
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n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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murmur
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反响; 回响; 反射; 反射物 | |
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(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光 | |
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feats
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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agility
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n.敏捷,活泼 | |
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extravagant
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adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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ordeal
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n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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technically
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adv.专门地,技术上地 | |
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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spoke
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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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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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engulfed
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v.吞没,包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mingled
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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Undid
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v. 解开, 复原 | |
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dint
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cram
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v.填塞,塞满,临时抱佛脚,为考试而学习 | |
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homely
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epicure
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cranberry
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补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 | |
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n.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的名词复数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的第三人称单数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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hoisting
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起重,提升 | |
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