选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
Chapter Three.
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
Lingual Difficulties Accompanied by Physical Dangers and followed by the Advent1 of Banditti.
After several days had passed away, our travellers found themselves among the higher passes of the great mountain range of the Andes.
Before reaching that region, however, they had, in one of the villages through which they passed, supplied themselves each with a fresh stout2 mule3, besides two serviceable animals to carry their provisions and camp equipage.
Pedro, who of course rode ahead in the capacity of guide, seemed to possess an unlimited4 supply of cash, and Lawrence Armstrong had at least sufficient to enable him to bear his fair share of the expenses of the journey. As for Quashy, being a servant he had no expenses to bear.
Of course the finest, as well as the best-looking, mule had been given to the pretty Manuela, and, despite the masculine attitude of her position, she sat and managed her steed with a grace of motion that might have rendered many a white dame5 envious6. Although filled with admiration7, Lawrence was by no means surprised, for he knew well that in the Pampas, or plains, to which region her father belonged, the Indians are celebrated8 for their splendid horsemanship. Indeed, their little children almost live on horseback, commencing their training long before they can mount, and overcoming the difficulty of smallness in early youth, by climbing to the backs of their steeds by means of a fore-leg, and not unfrequently by the tail.
The costume of the girl was well suited to her present mode of life, being a sort of light tunic9 reaching a little below the knees, with loose leggings, which were richly
点击
收听单词发音

1
advent
![]() |
|
n.(重要事件等的)到来,来临 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
mule
![]() |
|
n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
unlimited
![]() |
|
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
dame
![]() |
|
n.女士 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
envious
![]() |
|
adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
admiration
![]() |
|
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
celebrated
![]() |
|
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
tunic
![]() |
|
n.束腰外衣 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
ornament
![]() |
|
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
ornamented
![]() |
|
adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
perfectly
![]() |
|
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
simplicity
![]() |
|
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
murmur
![]() |
|
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
uncommonly
![]() |
|
adv. 稀罕(极,非常) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
interfere
![]() |
|
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
delicacy
![]() |
|
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
abreast
![]() |
|
adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
sociable
![]() |
|
adj.好交际的,友好的,合群的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
kindly
![]() |
|
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
incumbent
![]() |
|
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
tedium
![]() |
|
n.单调;烦闷 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
construe
![]() |
|
v.翻译,解释 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
rugged
![]() |
|
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
fatigue
![]() |
|
n.疲劳,劳累 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
fixed
![]() |
|
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
pensively
![]() |
|
adv.沉思地,焦虑地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
opportunely
![]() |
|
adv.恰好地,适时地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
dispense
![]() |
|
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
mules
![]() |
|
骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
tilted
![]() |
|
v. 倾斜的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
precipice
![]() |
|
n.悬崖,危急的处境 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
precipices
![]() |
|
n.悬崖,峭壁( precipice的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
gorge
![]() |
|
n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
fully
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
justified
![]() |
|
a.正当的,有理的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
boulder
![]() |
|
n.巨砾;卵石,圆石 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
catastrophe
![]() |
|
n.大灾难,大祸 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
depredations
![]() |
|
n.劫掠,毁坏( depredation的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
prospect
![]() |
|
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
remarkably
![]() |
|
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
combative
![]() |
|
adj.好战的;好斗的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
disposition
![]() |
|
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
bad-tempered
![]() |
|
adj.脾气坏的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
rascals
![]() |
|
流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
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: |
|
|
47
jutting
![]() |
|
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
peculiarities
![]() |
|
n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
deception
![]() |
|
n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
wan
![]() |
|
(wide area network)广域网 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
upheaval
![]() |
|
n.胀起,(地壳)的隆起;剧变,动乱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
vaulted
![]() |
|
adj.拱状的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
worthy
![]() |
|
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
utterly
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,绝对地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
avalanche
![]() |
|
n.雪崩,大量涌来 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
descended
![]() |
|
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
foe
![]() |
|
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
onset
![]() |
|
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
flattened
![]() |
|
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
skull
![]() |
|
n.头骨;颅骨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
appalling
![]() |
|
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
scattered
![]() |
|
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
possessed
![]() |
|
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
standing
![]() |
|
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
consultation
![]() |
|
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
pointed
![]() |
|
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
bind
![]() |
|
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
binding
![]() |
|
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
shriek
![]() |
|
v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
boughs
![]() |
|
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
shrub
![]() |
|
n.灌木,灌木丛 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
mangled
![]() |
|
vt.乱砍(mangle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
countenance
![]() |
|
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
exhausted
![]() |
|
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
imminent
![]() |
|
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76
descending
![]() |
|
n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77
projection
![]() |
|
n.发射,计划,突出部分 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78
projections
![]() |
|
预测( projection的名词复数 ); 投影; 投掷; 突起物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79
hurled
![]() |
|
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
80
rebound
![]() |
|
v.弹回;n.弹回,跳回 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
81
plunge
![]() |
|
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
82
perpendicular
![]() |
|
adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
83
ledge
![]() |
|
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
84
crumbling
![]() |
|
adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
85
stoutest
![]() |
|
粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
86
entirely
![]() |
|
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
87
maiden
![]() |
|
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
88
stunned
![]() |
|
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
89
hatred
![]() |
|
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
90
perseverance
![]() |
|
n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
91
recesses
![]() |
|
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
Chapter Two.
下一章:
Chapter Four.
©英文小说网 2005-2010